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@Razvan Yes, they did talk about adding more races.

Hey everyone!

Engagement Drawing - Week 99

Each of the winners below has gained 1,000 Foundation Points!

@Yitra
@Tero.Kaze
@Drustin
@hellzer
@Ametrys
@BearRod
@kokokat06
@Razvan
@Mewmew
@Heartlock
@Arokks
@viziory

Congratulations to everyone and thank you for being part of this awesome community! See you at next week's drawing!

If you're wondering what types of drawing exist and how to participate, check out this explanatory thread.

Please note: Drawing winners are drawn on Wednesday - so Week 99 ended on December 11th (last Wednesday).

Please note: the leaderboard is updated once per day. If you've won a drawing and want to trigger the update immediately, you have to open your own foundation page first

@Stealthz Not at launch, but maybe in a future expansion.

@Razvan I can only merge threads, not posts unless I copypaste one of your comments into your other comment but that's something you can do yourself.

@Razvan There are no plans to let players trade cash shop items so I doubt there will be such a market.

@Noebody

Are the Talents in place yet? If so how do I view/open them?

Not yet implemented.

When I go into Settings and "Control" there is nothing there. Is this just me or the norm right now?

They will expand those later.

Are Friends and Groups working yet, if so could you tell me how to access them?

Both are not yet implemented.

What is the key to switch between weapons? Normally the weapon I see in my hand is the weapon on the far left of the Character screen. But last night I was wielding the weapon next to the shield in the Character screen. No idea how I did it. lol

The tab button.

@delexis Prometheus mentioned back in 2017 that they definitely want to have seasonal holidays and have them properly themed too. While his answer is 2 years old, I doubt that much has changed about those plans.

Hello @Azurose

is there going to be grouping system

Yes, but it's not yet implemented.

Is this going to be a crafting centered game or drops?

Crafting is going to play a prominent role. Monsters will drop loot that makes sense, so rabbits won't be carrying coins on them.

Also can i upgrade purchase packs at a later date?

Yes, you can.

Is the kickstarter over or can I still contribute through there?

The Kickstarter is over and the packs were retired a while ago. The only available packs are the ones available in the store.

The game plays quite well currently. It was a mess during the stress test due to the large influx of people but performance hasn't been an issue during the various alphas. The vast majority of the crafting system hasn't been implemented yet though, so I can't say much about that.

@Razvan It's in the FAQ.

8. What business model does Fractured follow?

Fractured follows a “buy to play” business model. This means that a single initial purchase gives you permanent access to the game, without any content restriction!

On top of that, the game features an Item Store selling cosmetic perks and an optional VIP membership.

9. VIP membership? What's that about?

VIP membership is a monthly subscription planned to be priced around $10/month. It provides the following perks:

• Discounts on Store items
  * Unique cosmetic rewards for accumulated VIP time
  * Other vanity rewards we might think of in the future
  * Additional study slots
  * Increased Knowledge Point gains

10. Is VIP membership "Pay to Win"?

Fractured characters are already competitive from day 1. The core of progression afterwards consists of completing tasks requiring you to travel and perform a wide range of exploration- and experimentation-related activities.

The bonuses from VIP membership have nothing to do with the above, since they only impact the passive “studying phase” that kicks in once the tasks have been completed. Moreover, they've been balanced so that they only speed up progression for "completionists" who want to learn a ton of abilities (beyond what's actually useful for each character). Because of this, VIP membership ultimately has no impact on actual PvP competition, not between individuals nor between guilds.

Hey everyone!

Engagement Drawing - Week 98

Each of the winners below has gained 1,000 Foundation Points!

@Chuck
@asspirin
@Nyquil44
@mylara777
@Einhar
@Logain
@Gibbx
@Afterlife
@Crowdac

Congratulations to everyone and thank you for being part of this awesome community! See you at next week's drawing!

If you're wondering what types of drawing exist and how to participate, check out this explanatory thread.

Please note: Drawing winners are drawn on Wednesday - so Week 98 ended on December 4th (last Wednesday).

Please note: the leaderboard is updated once per day. If you've won a drawing and want to trigger the update immediately, you have to open your own foundation page first

@TMaxter @TekNicTerror It's buy-to-play with a cosmetic cash shop and an optional VIP sub.

@domino8945 Hopefully. Assuming they're able to fix the issue quickly.

@pistkitty Yeah, Prometheus is going to write a blog post and newsletter today to explain what happened. As for your last question:

Were I to purchase a "founder's pack" and jump right into the alpha this very moment, is the experience I had during the stress test typical of what I'd see on a daily basis?

These server issues weren't an issue during any of the alpha tests so no, you wouldn't experience this on a daily basis unless everyone all of a sudden started buying the alpha 2 pack. With that said, the server is down completely right now and I don't know when the devs are going to bring it back up again for the A2 testers.

@pistkitty Prometheus is going to write a post about it but in short, they're going to let the SpatialOS engineers look into it and after it's been fixed the devs will host another free weekend.

@Arheyn @tomelectric The devs had to end it because the server is currently plagued by an issue that's making the game unplayable. They want the SpatialOS engineers to look into it and fix it before resuming the stress test. They will host another free weekend after the issue has been fixed.

@xeoneex As Xzoviac mentioned, the devs will host another free weekend after the issues have been fixed. Prometheus is going to write a post about it tomorrow.

@KingIIJulian At the moment it's hard to say if your issues are being caused by a bug or by the server performance issues as a result of the stress test. Could you please try it again once those issues have been fixed?

@Arheyn Once the current issues have been solved, the devs will host another free weekend.

@Zetskey They did. There were certainly more than 30-40 players in the alpha tests. Also, as I've said before the server didn't start having issues until the number of players reached 300+.

@Zetskey The servers worked fine until the number of players reached 300+. It was certainly stable with ~100 people.