7 days to die max level alpha 15 update#

They cost 1500 so for day 1 that was a bit of push, although trader quests are overly generous, but I certainly went out of my way to purchase and store for later. In the three longish playthroughs I've had of A20, in the first I simply couldn't find the beaker anywhere even past day 40 - although the trader did sell complete chem benches, which I think should be nerfed but that's another discussion - in the other two playthroughs I had beakers in the trader's inventory literally on day one. Just for reference, people complain about beakers being difficult and I presume that is one of the RNG things you are complaining about because it can't be crafted (it is daft it can't be, it's essentially a glass jar - which you can craft - with lines on the side). Some balancing here and there? Perhaps, but in terms of range, the worry is if you buff it, you just end up with a very easy game. RNG was always part of the game, I really don't think A20 changes much of that. Surely this is the same for almost every alpha, I've seen myself in A19 take 60 days to find the crucible schematic. spending tens of hours (or more) looking for specific recipes or a non-crafted part that they haven't found yet and you'll see my point.

Maybe it might be where your traders are and who they are so far i have 3 traders in the forest biome and 2 in the desert biome starter trader was rekt then jen next was hugh all in the forest then another jen in the desert and just up from there who is my tier 5 trader another jen but i haven't been sent to her officially yet.Įdited Januby Whiteshark68 (see edit history) I do realise i have been lucky but i can't be the same lucky 6 times in a row. I for one have never said just because i have found these items you should have to but it does seem a tad unlikely you haven't been offered a any tier steel tool for a reward because in all 6 times i have played i have and had the traders selling the steel tools as well albeit tier 1 usually onlyĪlways have a trader selling schematics and recipes because the fun pimps have nerfed/changed the drop rates of those in the 'wild'Īs for leveling traders that is what drives the game so if you are not you are actually missing out on things by the sounds of it you just seem to be focused on the negatives. On the one hand, I see what they're doing as it's forcing me to go out and search more, but on the other hand I'm not having fun because I'm bound by RNG of what I need. What do you guys think? I honestly don't know of a good way to balance what they're trying to achieve - and I'm torn. From beakers to acid, to guns, bullets, crafting stations, mining tools, motorized tools, I could go on the entire game is now a hide and seek game HOPING you find a schematic for that ONE thing you need and less of it's original survival RPG feel it used to have. But once you add in ALL of the other RNG into the game, it just makes the game less rewarding by making the player to heavily rely on RNG and not time-played or the skill of your character. It seems they tried to find a balance between crafting and looting by allowing you to create simple shotguns (like the pipe gun and double barrel) whilst making the actual pump shotgun and auto-shotgun require schematics. Why even mention the supposed ability to 'craft quality 3 fair shotguns' in Boomstick if you haven't found the recipe for it yet? Because you can't 'craft quality 3 fair shotguns' as it claims.

7 days to die max level alpha 15 update#

beakers and acid) - so you're getting double RNG'd here! As you first need the recipe that can only be found and then you need the part that can only be found in loot or traders.ĭon't get me wrong, I understand the issue they were trying to fix - which was in prior versions, at a certain point in the game-level, there was absolutely no reason or need to venture out and search for stuff since everything could be crafted/made in-house.īut A20's update of having almost everything requiring recipes has made the leveling system nearly pointless (not completely, but nearly). But even after you find the recipe, an item within that recipe can require their own special items that can't be crafted (i.e. You need to find a recipe to make virtually everything in the game. Just go look at the overwhelming threads on these forums and you'll see people rightfully asking others about spending tens of hours (or more) looking for specific recipes or a non-crafted part that they haven't found yet and you'll see my point.

I simply don't enjoy the game anymore with the move they've made in A20 to a near complete reliance on RNG. Overall I think A20 is a GOOD update - but with one MAJOR drawback. I've got 800hrs in game total and it's nice seeing 7 Days come such a long way.