From the discussion thread:
Slider numbers to recreate legacy settings:
Light: 0.5 Medium: 1.8 Heavy: 3.0
To be extra clear, the old "Default" pre-changes is equivalent to 1.0 on the slider. You only need to change it if you preferred alternate settings in the old system.
I assume the 'default' vibration settings will still vibrate goal replays after a match? Nothing more annoying then running to get a beer after a match and the controller starts going nuts on my desk waking up the whole house.
We'll look at making this an option in a future update.
Sounds like that might be the reason for this new thing that's happening where half of all new games now fail to load reading some error about not finding a map.... And then locking me out for 5 minutes because I abandoned a ranked match.
We identified an issue with Farmstead (Night) loading incorrectly on some platforms and removed it from rotation. If the issue persists, please let us know.
Will this include the light option as well?
No, for the purposes of the hotfix, it will only be Old Default (w/ constant boost vibration). To replicate the old Light setting, you will have to wait until we split the option into 2 options (Slider+Dropdown).
We will add a "Legacy" option in a hotfix build that restores the combo of the old "Default" intensity + always vibrating while boosting.
Longer term we will look at splitting this option into a slider (how intense) and a dropdown (when to vibrate - never, impacts, everything)
100% this. Fortnite, Apex and most of the other similar designed stores have credit systems that earn credits through play time. Taking away trade ups and then making all items only purchasable is pretty ridiculous. That and even completing the Rocket Pass only gets you 6/10 credits back which doesn’t happen in any other battle pass to the best of my knowledge.
Edit: someone corrected me that you get all credits back by RP tier 110
Wanted to touch on a few of the points in this subthread.
First, the other games you're referencing do not have Player Trading, which adds a lot of complexity to making paid currency earnable. Because trading exists, we have to be extremely careful about how Credits are earned to avoid creating incentives to bot/AFK farm on multiple accounts (which could then be traded to a single primary account). We hear the feedback about the loss of Decryptors and are discussing ways to address it, but we can't commit to anything yet.
Second, Trade Ups were primarily targeted as a way to mitigate random outcomes from Crates. Even if you got a Rare Decal you didn't want from a Crate, you could recycle it for a chance at something else. In a world where you know exactly what you're purchasing (via Blueprints or the Shop), it no longer makes sense to Trade Up paid content, and conflicts with our goal of moving away from paid random purchases.
That said, we are actively investigating allowing Bluep...
Read moreEach remaining Crate you have will be converted into a Blueprint of the same series.
I have around 700 crates, so what your saying is I'll have 700 blueprints to chose from? Is there a chance the blueprint will have a BM decal or explosion? Does it cost more to craft said BM decals than a rare decal?
Yes, each converted Blueprint will have a chance to be a BM decal or Goal Explosion from the same series as the origin crate.
It costs more to create BM decals than a rare decal.
Thanks for the reply, It just seems those that hold a major stockpile of 'keys' may get shafted after the changes take affect. Just as a follow up question, Will the skins available in crates now be available for purchase on epic or are you starting with a clean slate so to speak?
We fully expect items currently obtainable in crates to be obtainable via the new systems we roll out in the future.
And would new rocket passes provide you with the "funds" to get the next rocket pass? Or will we be required to pay for every rocket pass moving forward?
Current plan is to keep the same behavior for RP "funds" as it is on live
But what about for Rocket Passes in the future? I have 10 keys specifically for that reason and they get renewed by the next Rocket Pass so I can keep getting Rocket Passes. If these keys are taken and I have to pay to get the premium Rocket Pass it simply won't be happening. As much as this doesn't hinder my gaming experience much I would still like the ability to access this extra content.
For changing Keys specifically, we will make Rocket Pass use the same currency system as whatever Keys "become", so you would still have the same value (~10 keys = 1 RP Premium Upgrade) in your account before and after the change.
It's gonna completely destroy trading. If a new car comes out, people who want it will buy it, and keep it. The rest won't, so there won't be any sellers to trade with.
This assumes that new cars are automatically offered for sale to all users, but we have not shared details on the replacement system yet.
If the opportunity to buy the new car came as a random drop like receiving a crate and opening it, that "drop" would still have trade value.
Will the keys refunded be transferrable in any way or will it be converted into a non transferable in game currency?
We can't speak to details just yet, but making "Keys" - or whatever replaces them - untradable would be very damaging to the trade economy, and doesn't meaningfully satisfy our company goals around removing random purchases. Take from that what you will.
It'll be interesting to see what it does to the market but it shouldn't ruin trading. You're still just as likely to get a crate with a specific item in it. On the other hand prices could drop like crazy if it only takes 1 key to open a guaranteed BM decal.
Edit: actually depending on how the system works. If players know what is in the "crate" before opening it it could lead to MORE trading. For example, if I get a "crate" that I know has valuable stuff in it then I will trade it, where as it would currently just sit in my inventory never to be opened.
It is safe to assume that you will not be able to get a guaranteed Black Market Decal for 1 Key.
I don’t see anything about rewards for winning a tournament, does this mean it is not something you want to implement in the next couple updates?
there will be rewards
haha this is amazing!