Vanguard Diplomacy Update 2 and Beyond

Update 2 Diplomacy Skill to Level Changeover Card Changes Refresh Timer Balance Noble House Bursars and “Land” System Tier 4 Diplomacy Clothing Eldor – Our First “Boss Parley”

Diplomacy Skill to Level Changeover

Card Changes

Refresh Timer Balance

Noble House Bursars and “Land” System

Tier 4 Diplomacy Clothing

Eldor – Our First “Boss Parley”

Diplomacy Skill to Level Originally created as a level-based system. Switched to skill in a previous design. All skill aspects were still based on level, but hidden. Most specialized design tools did not work with Diplomacy, such as the Quest tool. Diplomacy would require extensive code time to include basic features such as experience bars as a skill-based system.

Originally created as a level-based system.

Switched to skill in a previous design.

All skill aspects were still based on level, but hidden.

Most specialized design tools did not work with Diplomacy, such as the Quest tool.

Diplomacy would require extensive code time to include basic features such as experience bars as a skill-based system.

Card Changes Diplomacy’s card graphics are currently limiting us in some aspects of designing interesting new cards. Slight tweaks to current cards will allow us to provide more satisfying gameplay.

Diplomacy’s card graphics are currently limiting us in some aspects of designing interesting new cards.

Slight tweaks to current cards will allow us to provide more satisfying gameplay.

New Card Layout Card Name slightly shrunk. Influence now listed as a range. Refresh timer stretched to accommodate double digit refresh. This example is an NPC card. Not yours.

Card Name slightly shrunk.

Influence now listed as a range.

Refresh timer stretched to accommodate double digit refresh.

This example is an NPC card. Not yours.

Refresh Timer Balance Increase in Strategy size created a need for a re-balance of Refresh Timers. Each timer is based on card type and expression type. The fastest refresh cards are Assertions and Comments. Next fastest are Repeals and Rebuttals. Evaluations are the slowest to refresh.

Increase in Strategy size created a need for a re-balance of Refresh Timers.

Each timer is based on card type and expression type.

The fastest refresh cards are Assertions and Comments.

Next fastest are Repeals and Rebuttals.

Evaluations are the slowest to refresh.

Refresh Timers flattery evaluation flattery rebuttal flattery repeal flattery comment flattery assertion inspire evaluation inspire rebuttal inspire repeal inspire comment inspire assertion reason evaluation reason rebuttal reason repeal reason comment reason assertion demand evaluation demand rebuttal demand repeal demand comment demand assertion 10 to 14 9 to 13 8 to 12 6 to 11 5 to 10 8 to 13 7 to 12 6 to 11 5 to 10 4 to 9 6 to 11 5 to 10 4 to 9 3 to 8 2 to 7 5 to 10 4 to 9 3 to 8 2 to 7 1 to 5 4 to 9 3 to 8 2 to 7 1 to 5 0 to 3 10 to 13 9 to 12 8 to 11 7 to 10 6 to 9 9 to 12 8 to 11 7 to 10 6 to 9 5 to 8 7 to 10 6 to 9 5 to 8 4 to 7 3 to 6 6 to 9 5 to 8 4 to 7 3 to 6 2 to 4 5 to 8 4 to 7 3 to 6 2 to 4 1 to 3 11 to 12 10 to 11 9 to 10 8 to 9 7 to 8 10 to 11 9 to 10 8 to 9 7 to 8 6 to 7 8 to 9 7 to 8 6 to 7 5 to 6 4 to 5 7 to 8 6 to 7 5 to 6 4 to 5 3 to 4 6 to 7 5 to 6 4 to 5 3 to 4 2 to 3 12 to 12 10 to 12 8 to 10 7 to 9 7 to 7 11 to 11 9 to 11 7 to 9 6 to 8 6 to 6 8 to 8 6 to 8 5 to 7 4 to 6 4 to 4 7 to 7 5 to 7 4 to 6 3 to 5 3 to 3 6 to 6 4 to 6 3 to 5 2 to 4 2 to 2 very long long average short tiny

Noble House Bursars and Land Exchange rate of 100 House faction or 200 New Targonor faction for one House coin. House coins can be exchanged for Diplomacy clothing, items, containers, titles, and land. This land is abstracted – it doesn’t actually exist in the game world. You can collect taxes on this land by right-clicking your land deed. This is a special quest.

Exchange rate of 100 House faction or 200 New Targonor faction for one House coin.

House coins can be exchanged for Diplomacy clothing, items, containers, titles, and land.

This land is abstracted – it doesn’t actually exist in the game world.

You can collect taxes on this land by right-clicking your land deed. This is a special quest.

Tier 4 Clothing

Tier 4 Clothing

Tier 4 Clothing

Tier 4 Clothing

Boss Parleys Difficult parleys that have special, unbalanced decks and can be very lengthy. These parleys are repeatable and give unique loot rewards.

Difficult parleys that have special, unbalanced decks and can be very lengthy.

These parleys are repeatable and give unique loot rewards.

And Beyond... Thestran Noble Houses and Cartheon Content Other Continental Content Tier 5 Clothing More Boss Parleys! Animancy – the art of communicating with recently deceased spirits – diplomatically NPC Multi-deck, PVP Duelling and player deck save are all on the menu for the future!

Thestran Noble Houses and Cartheon Content

Other Continental Content

Tier 5 Clothing

More Boss Parleys!

Animancy – the art of communicating with recently deceased spirits – diplomatically

NPC Multi-deck, PVP Duelling and player deck save are all on the menu for the future!