[USA] Cyntara v8 - SEASON 2 - Evo [10.78]

[Red]

Cyntara v8 - Season 2 - Changing the Game​

Cyntara has slowed down a bit over the past few weeks. When the chaotic bustle of a "fresh reset" settles down it allows for further development of the server and its content. We have been having a lot of thoughts about Cyntara recently, and a lot of players have reached out to us after reading the Blog Post, named "Beautiful". Coming from a low point, we decided to move the server forward. So, what has been added today?

We are always looking to improve upon some of our amateurly-created maps. We recently accepted and implemented a map created by another volunteer; Ungifted Warlock has been kind enough to revamp the Nightmare spawn for Cyntara! The new spawn is now live. Please give a moment to thank Ungifted Warlock for his wonderful contribution!

Event Tokens


Events have continued to be underwhelming to players since the launch of Cyntara v8-s2. We took note that the new Mount Exchange alone was not enough to encourage players to participate in events, so we took a more universal and critical approach to increasing the value of event tokens. Today, we have introduced Weapon Matrix Crystals!

Weapon Matrix Crystals

You can exchange event tokens for weapon matrix crystals at The Collector. You will notice that you can choose between stable weapon matrix crystals and unstable weapon matrix crystals. What's the difference?

Stable Weapon Matrix Crystals can be used on select weapons (the weapons in the above screenshot) for a chance at upgrading it. The crystal will always break after used, and its chance to upgrade the weapon depends on where you are on the upgrade tree. The higher you are on the upgrade tree, the less likely the crystal is to upgrade your weapon.

Unstable Weapon Matrix Crystals can be used the same way as Stable Weapon Matrix Crystals. The crystal will always break after used, and its chance to upgrade the weapon is significantly higher than Stable crystals. Be warned: If the weapon upgrade fails, your weapon will be destroyed as well!

It is our hope that the introduction of these crystals will increase the value of events and event tokens and allow for more tasks for players reaching end-game material. That is not all we have introduced in regard to end-game material...

An Alternate Fate / "Rebirth"

Players that have reached level 1,800 will now be able to ask Queen Yvonne for enlightenment - but not so fast - the Queen has received word from a strange new prophet that he has come to bear grim news. You and at least five other heroes will need to save the Queen in an alternate fate in order to be able to bear a brand new title and begin the new start of your journey.

Who is this prophet? What went sour between the Queen and Finn? What greater power is behind all this?

What's to come?


Within the next few weeks we hope to see:
- A reworking of item stats as proposed here, by Heztix
- An adjustment to the raid system / world events to make some of Cyntara's more uncommon events more common.
- New raids and bosses
- Further balancing for Knights and Paladins

Additional changes, including an increase to the experience rates, can be found here.

Enjoy Cyntara!

 

[Red]

Cyntara v8 - Season 2 - Pushing Forward​

Cyntara always has and always has been under development. Every update we provide, we understand that in the future, it may need to be tweaked or even completly reworked. Our main goal of this update was to bring more balance to the server as a whole. So, what have we reworked?

Almost all items have been reworked; furthermore, every item that was reworked was buffed. The item changes made by Heztix will more closely bridge the gap between donor items and non-donor items. A lot of the higher end items such as prismatic and gill items, as well as soft boots and firewalker boots, have received a noticeable boost. Many players will notice that, regardless of their set and current progress, they have become stronger with this update! While on the topic of becoming stronger, we would like to share the new experience stages!

We became well aware that the "rebirth" quest, An Alternate Fate, may never see the light of day if players were unable or unwilling to reach level 1,800. We felt it was appropriate to adjust the experience rate in order to eliminate a good amount of the "grind" that was required to reach some of the end-game content. This change is even more germane to Cyntara's newest environment, considering the death penalty was raised during Season 2 in order to accomodate for more rewarding wars; it is our hope, that with this change, players will be more excited to embark on new adventures!

Attention, newbies!​

It has become clear that some players found it acceptable to power abuse new and low level players. The Cyntara staff want the server to be welcoming to everyone, and not just players that understand how Cyntara is developed and how the game is played. Every veteran Cyntara player was a newbie at one point, and nobody wants to be put down when trying to have a good time.

From today on, new players under level 1,000 will not receive a real death if the player that kills them is greater than 2x higher level than them. Please note that this system only applies to players that have recently joined Cyntara. If, in the future, this system needs to be tweaked, it will be adjusted to best fit the server.

Raids! Raids! Raids!​

When v8-s2 started, it was clear that the raid system was woefully underworked. Today, the new raid system will be actively working behind-the-scenes! This is more than a "random chance" every hour for a raid to start. The new raid system will use the online player count to help decide when to start raids. That means, the more players online, the more likely raids are to start! This also means that very difficult bosses, like Orshabaal, may not start at all if there are too few players online; this has been implemented as a safety measure for young or small communities.

Raids, events, and lotteries will now also utilize the "Events" channel. This channel will work as a Server Log for events and lotteries. Event Managers are also free to speak in this channel if they hold an event. This channel can be disabled by using its command.

What's to come?


Want to see a change in Cyntara? Drop us a line on the Forum with your suggestions!

Additional changes to the server over the past few weeks can be seen on the news ticker.

Enjoy Cyntara!
Red

 

[sgamez1]

Don't miss out on the Soccer Tournament this Saturday! For more information please visit this link <http://cyntara.org/forum/showthread.php?5724-Soccer-Tournament!>

 

[Red]

Cyntara v8 - Season 2 - Birth From Fire​

Today, Cyntara has reintroduced its original Island of Destiny. New players will first login at an island with a continuous rotworm spawn to aid them in reaching level 80 before reaching the main continent. The Island of Destiny will not only provide new players with level 80, it will provide them with supplies, money, and an upgraded weapon to begin their journey. Players are able to skip the Island of Destiny if their account is older than 3 days, and the rewards from the island are still obtainable by other methods. A lot of the monsters that new players will encounter have been adjusted as well; information regarding which monsters were adjusted can be seen in the News Ticker.

Additional changes to the server over the past few weeks:

◘ The drop rate for flexible dragon scales has been increased.
◘ The drop rate for the Old Backpack has been increased.
◘ The drop rate for the rare ice pick has been increased.
◘ The difficulty / experience for Crazed Beggars, Priestesses/Necromancers, Giant Spiders, Rotworms and Carrion Worms have been adjusted.
◘ The issue where training tiles were not functioning under certain conditions has been fixed.
◘ Level reward present boxes will now give players supplies inside a bag instead of throwing the items into your backpack or on the floor.
◘ An issue where the Dream Realm could not be reached has been fixed.
◘ An issue where the Tin Lizzard could not be tamed has been fixed.
◘ A few map marks that pointed to incorrect positions have been fixed.
◘ An issue where the shortcut in the "An Alternate Fate" quest was not functioning properly has been resolved.
◘ The level requirement to use sudden death runes, wands of draconia, northwind rods, piercing bolts, and sniper arrows has been reduced.
◘ The new raid system will no longer spawn non-location-specific bosses inside a protection zone.
◘ Players are no longer able to summon inside the Challenge Room, this resolves the issue where players could get stuck while participating.

Enjoy Cyntara!

Red

 

[Nerglexo]

Great work, keep it up Red!

 

[thanhlan94]

How long does it take to rebirth on this ot? Assumingma hr of play each day

 

[alguzu]

if i join again would i still get everything i donated in season 1?

 

[Azur Mayne]

if i join again would i still get everything i donated in season 1?

If you donated last year you will receive all your points. They should already be on the account you donated on, if not E-Mail Red ([email protected]) and he will sort you out.