What does exploration mean to you?

[Mutemutt]

Don't see the difference? The genuine excitement of discovery is taken away when we know what to expect. The side bar of things to find becomes a task without actually being one since we know its there for optional purposes. It may be exciting to find them, but we knew what to expect from the start.

I don't think the first would happen in either case is the thing. First off, I think we'd split up to find aether currents either way so that we can start flying around; having to walk everywhere would be troublesome, to-do list or no. You'd still stop to fight big monsters whether they were on the list or not since you know there's a good chance of getting nice stuff from them; end result is you still look around for the special stuff just the same.

In reality, without the list I see the situation going like this:
1) find aether currents, so you can start flying around
2) With flight in hand, ignore all small fry monsters and search for the big baddies
and maybe...
3)gather if you feel like it or have just given up on everything else/just burning time

That to-do list popping up on the screen was known to us before it even became a list. I think you're just really over selling it...

[Felis]

Like how in the world do we know that there's 8 bronze chests just sitting out there?

I think you have to kill enemies to make the chests pop up. And I hope i have not spoiled too much with this

Caution, big spoiler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhG1...outu.be&t=2953

[AlphaFox]

I think a better idea would be instead of giving us a to-do list. Give us a blank list that randomly fills in as the party explores, having the map be somewhat randomly generated. Come across a lake "Why not fish", a mining area, walk into a zone with monsters who ambush? Pop it up in the list now. Having a preset kinda ruins it cus you know what to expect.

[Kurogaea]

I think a better idea would be instead of giving us a to-do list. Give us a blank list that randomly fills in as the party explores, having the map be somewhat randomly generated. Come across a lake "Why not fish", a mining area, walk into a zone with monsters who ambush? Pop it up in the list now. Having a preset kinda ruins it cus you know what to expect.

Oh thank god someone who gets it, I was ready to lose my friggen mind with this. Discovery and excitement is key in exploration. To know what your dealing with just lessens that experience.

[AeraLure]

I think a better idea would be instead of giving us a to-do list. Give us a blank list that randomly fills in as the party explores, having the map be somewhat randomly generated. Come across a lake "Why not fish", a mining area, walk into a zone with monsters who ambush? Pop it up in the list now. Having a preset kinda ruins it cus you know what to expect.

I wish it could be like this, with a lot more random/dynamic generation to offer a bit more surprise and wonder in the exploration. More work on the dev side to be sure, and eventually you'd see most/all patterns (unless they kept adding to it), but it would be better. I'm afraid with that list that explorations will devolve into set patterns/roles every time "you go get the currents, you go fish, you.. etc" and it probably will. It may not matter - it may still be a lot of fun. I for one am still really looking forward to explorations as a main thing from this patch - drops, FC fun etc.

[Jynx]

I think a better idea would be instead of giving us a to-do list. Give us a blank list that randomly fills in as the party explores, having the map be somewhat randomly generated. Come across a lake "Why not fish", a mining area, walk into a zone with monsters who ambush? Pop it up in the list now. Having a preset kinda ruins it cus you know what to expect.

This would be best, once an objective has been discovered it is unlocked on the list giving us a feeling we are actually exploring and not treading old ground. Let the tryhards make their lists and leave normal people to actually explore.

[Felis]

This would be best, once an objective has been discovered it is unlocked on the list giving us a feeling we are actually exploring and not treading old ground. Let the tryhards make their lists and leave normal people to actually explore.

Like the result list from Hamlet Defence, that didn't show the things you have to do, but you did right after the run?

People will write down the most important things that give the most points and share it in the Forum.

[Jynx]

Like the result list from Hamlet Defence, that not showed the things you have to do, but you did right after the run?

People will write down the most important things that give the most points and share it in the Forum.

The list would be randomly generated and would show as such.


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The first "Jewel fly" you kill would change you list to say

Kill 1/10 Jewel Flies
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So it would update live.

[shanian]

The list would be randomly generated and would show as such.


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The first "Jewel fly" you kill would change you list to say

Kill 1/10 Jewel Flies
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So it would update live.

now that would be cool!

[Kurogaea]

The list would be randomly generated and would show as such.


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The first "Jewel fly" you kill would change you list to say

Kill 1/10 Jewel Flies
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So it would update live.

You sir, are a genius. :O