Primeval Feast and the Crystal of Equinoctial Divination

[Darklady]

We went once again in Primeval Feast on PTS and we got a very interesting item drop from Alltha the Reaper. A ring called Thick Spring Bloodloop. This ring has the inscription: "This item can be infused with the Crystal of Equinoctial Divination."

Could this mean we will be getting relic rings ? More orange shinnies for us ? What is this Crystal of Equinoctial Divination (this just reminded me of Harry Potter) ? Is it a chance drop from Faelord Twyl ?

I'm so curious !

[Josh York]

Maklamos is up to his old tricks!

Players will be able to activate additional challenges which will grant access to additional rewards.

Primeval Feast has some powerful items that can be further upgraded in Infernal Dawn.

[Lughon]

Maklamos is up to his old tricks!

Players will be able to activate additional challenges which will grant access to additional rewards.

Primeval Feast has some powerful items that can be further upgraded in Infernal Dawn.

i like the sound of this

[Darklady]

Maklamos hardmode !

[vladvador]

It's for 1.9 release? If yes, what about the EU guilds who can't lose a day of try on Laethys and have to kill Maklamos Wednesday? We must make choice between Ring super BiS or Laethys try?

[Riane]

Maklamos is up to his old tricks!

Players will be able to activate additional challenges which will grant access to additional rewards.

Primeval Feast has some powerful items that can be further upgraded in Infernal Dawn.

Interesting to read this; Will there essentially be a Maklamos "easymode" with no beams and a "hardmore" with beams (which rewards the item to upgrade)?

[RoughRaptors]

Interesting to read this; Will there essentially be a Maklamos "easymode" with no beams and a "hardmore" with beams (which rewards the item to upgrade)?

I doubt that, he probably just meant there's crazy stuff going on. My guess is Maklamos won't ever be fixed, and if he is then it won't be what the fight was originally intended to be. Anyways if he is fixed I guarantee you guilds who are stuck 2/8 will start complaining the Maklamos is too hard just like Ituziel. It's too late to fix their massive mistake, what's done is done.

[Asaomar]

Maklamos is up to his old tricks!

Players will be able to activate additional challenges which will grant access to additional rewards.

Primeval Feast has some powerful items that can be further upgraded in Infernal Dawn.

So what you're saying is you're adding even more mechanics to an already fubared boss in order to attempt to make him more than a loot pinata, and will more likely than not just break him even worse?

[Khelendross]

I think what he meant is that there are "hardmode challenges" in Primevil Feast. And that items you get from there can be upgraded via stuff from Infernal Dawn. Like that Maelforge drop. I think he just mentioned Maklamos because of the whole crystal thing. I can't see them fixing Maklamos unless they completely redo him. Though if they were to rework the encounter it would make sense to make it a hardmode for Maklamos. So that way it wouldn't screw with normal ID progression.

[Primalthirst]

It sounds like they've fixed the beams on Maklamos but reintroducing them would go against Decoys general theme of not increasing encounter difficulty on farm bosses after they go live. So they are introducing a hardmode and giving these new rings as motivation.

[DarkFalls]

It sounds like they've fixed the beams on Maklamos but reintroducing them would go against Decoys general theme of not increasing encounter difficulty on farm bosses after they go live. So they are introducing a hardmode and giving these new rings as motivation.

This is how I interpreted it as well.

[Riane]

I think what he meant is that there are "hardmode challenges" in Primevil Feast. And that items you get from there can be upgraded via stuff from Infernal Dawn. Like that Maelforge drop. I think he just mentioned Maklamos because of the whole crystal thing. I can't see them fixing Maklamos unless they completely redo him. Though if they were to rework the encounter it would make sense to make it a hardmode for Maklamos. So that way it wouldn't screw with normal ID progression.

No, it wouldn't be hardmore in Primeval Feast. He already stated the following: "Primeval Feast has some powerful items that can be further upgraded in Infernal Dawn."

Right now, in order to further upgrade items in Infernal Dawn (excluding Charred) you either do Conclave HM or beat Maelforge.

[Primalthirst]

No, it wouldn't be hardmore in Primeval Feast. He already stated the following: "Primeval Feast has some powerful items that can be further upgraded in Infernal Dawn."

Right now, in order to further upgrade items in Infernal Dawn (excluding Charred) you either do Conclave HM or beat Maelforge.

Conclave HM, nice joke Cupcake!

[RoughRaptors]

Conclave HM, nice joke Cupcake!

So as it has been, hardmode is easier than regular mode. Will the rest of the fights be like this as well? :-)

[Liapandra]

It would be nice to fix the itemization issues with the currents hard mode rewards before adding new ones...