What part of the new Draconic Awakening event is your favorite?

It's a toss up for me.

I typically like the slash & bash of the ToT style events so that part appeals to me, especially since this time around they made it for multiple dungeons / facets and the drop rate is pretty decent depending on template/luck/luck potions/population. This is probably my favorite part based on the return on investment of time. I know I can get X drops (ie rewards) during my play time.

That said, I also like the semi laid back play of the nests which anyone can do. I like that the maps will have Umbrascale turn in items and plenty of refinements. I really wish there was some sort of "auto loot" capability with CC where I could click a button and auto loot all the gems out of the nests; they add up quickly. I also wish it was 1 stack of 60k gold instead of 3 to 4 piles just to cut down on the clicking. This is my second favorite because it gives some stuff (albeit slower) and a chance at a "rare" drop.

I'm back and forth about the matriarch part. On ATL we get to do it quite a bit which is a plus but it does get a bit discouraging when you've done dozens and dozens of them without getting the grand prize. Especially when you see the "other people" gating in their 5-6 toons (named things like ii / iii / iiii / iiii) thinking that I'm going to need to run 10 toons every matriarch just to get a mature egg...and getting a bag of deco eggs instead. Especially since it's a new pet, I think these should be more easily available.

I like the idea of the hidden chests, but given my thief is on ATL, I have the exact opposite problem other shards have with doing a matriarch... there are just too many thieves trawling the dungeons revealing. The chests are by far the biggest grind for me because it gives the least amount of ROI. If I played a less populated shard though I think I'd enjoy just walking around hidden looking for chests with a chance at the "rare" prize.

I’m not sure what ToT means but my favorite part is working with others on the server, to spawn and defeat the matriarch.  Least favorite is grinding dungeon spawns to get 1 drop out of 40-60 mob kills. I don’t have a thief/ninja/stealth so chests are out of the question.

I have not participated in any part of the event, maintaining my normal play.

My favorite part is GM Remove Trap is not nerfed.  Almost all hidden chests have had their traps removed on the first attempt.  I have successfully removed traps while being under paragons.

For the first time in years I've dusted off my samp and for the first time ever, I'm actually enjoying playing one. 

Drop rate is great. Difficulty isn't bad. I'm collecting the Paragon chests. 

The one thing I would personally like better would be changing the mobs when they change dungeons so we get a whole new flavor. 

All in all this one is a hit for me. 

The best part is ToT style event. I like the selection of mobs for this one and how do they look. Also distribution on two different dungeons is good. No lag and not to crowded on Atlantic (and im playing from Europa). Very very enjoyable on Sampire which is also a plus for me. 

Matriarch fight is also fun to do. I run there from time to time on different templates and they all work fine.

Nests are also fun, but I agree that having limited time for play I prefer doing ToT for guaranteed rewards. Then sell those rewards and get what I want. I'm not an expert here but it would be nice to add system like when you do for example 1000 Nests (or 1000 Matriarch) drop of Mature Egg is guaranteed. Or something like that.  

I am thoroughly enjoying the whole thing. Most days I take my warrior (NOT a sampire) for a short spin first, usually only about half an hour. Then I take my thief for a wander, when she's collected some Greater maps I use my t hunter, who has the best rune collection, to read them and mark runes, then later on, a friend and I gate to the runes with my tamer and her najasaurus and dig the chests up. If the matriarch spawns during that time we abandon our maps to go fight her.

Tonight is a guild hunt night, so I'll use some of my points to get a few massive maps, mark them and hopefully dig them with a party. All round fun!

Rocko said:

I’m not sure what ToT means but my favorite part is working with others on the server, to spawn and defeat the matriarch.  Least favorite is grinding dungeon spawns to get 1 drop out of 40-60 mob kills. I don’t have a thief/ninja/stealth so chests are out of the question.

ToT ... Trick or Treat... Halloween... 
Hidden chests are fun, but sometimes I just wanna use my macer to bash Infiltrators... Getting Mature Dragon Eggs, that's not a great part of it. RNG sucks for me and then there's the 120 stealing required for the statues. Never really made a thief... but enjoying the event nonetheless.

Necronom said:

Rocko said:

I’m not sure what ToT means but my favorite part is working with others on the server, to spawn and defeat the matriarch.  Least favorite is grinding dungeon spawns to get 1 drop out of 40-60 mob kills. I don’t have a thief/ninja/stealth so chests are out of the question.

ToT ... Trick or Treat... Halloween... 
Hidden chests are fun, but sometimes I just wanna use my macer to bash Infiltrators... Getting Mature Dragon Eggs, that's not a great part of it. RNG sucks for me and then there's the 120 stealing required for the statues. Never really made a thief... but enjoying the event nonetheless.

ToT for this event means "Treasures of Tokuno" which is basically the OG form of this type of event probably a decade ago. It's the event where the 300 luck mempo was spawned. Basically just kill kill kill and you build points towards rewards.

Already shared these thoughts on a separate thread but I think that anything being introduced, like a rideable dragon, should NOT be left to RNG. Honestly I wouldn't mind if they handled it like they did the NL Fractured Veil for ostards event where you fight the boss and there is a chance the item is dropped in your pack BUT you also can buy that item on the vendor for X points. It allows the unlucky people to work towards what they want. That's why I love the ToT rewards because I know they cost X...I'll have to grind and I'll eventually get there. 

Fun so far. The matriarch and nest hunting and chest hunting are all nice little to-dos. 

I do like the idea of the decryption cypher so you don’t need a t-hunter to do nests. That was a good idea in order to allow anyone to dig up a nest.

keven2002 said:

Necronom said:

Rocko said:

I’m not sure what ToT means but my favorite part is working with others on the server, to spawn and defeat the matriarch.  Least favorite is grinding dungeon spawns to get 1 drop out of 40-60 mob kills. I don’t have a thief/ninja/stealth so chests are out of the question.

ToT ... Trick or Treat... Halloween... 
Hidden chests are fun, but sometimes I just wanna use my macer to bash Infiltrators... Getting Mature Dragon Eggs, that's not a great part of it. RNG sucks for me and then there's the 120 stealing required for the statues. Never really made a thief... but enjoying the event nonetheless.

ToT for this event means "Treasures of Tokuno" which is basically the OG form of this type of event probably a decade ago. It's the event where the 300 luck mempo was spawned. Basically just kill kill kill and you build points towards rewards.

Already shared these thoughts on a separate thread but I think that anything being introduced, like a rideable dragon, should NOT be left to RNG. Honestly I wouldn't mind if they handled it like they did the NL Fractured Veil for ostards event where you fight the boss and there is a chance the item is dropped in your pack BUT you also can buy that item on the vendor for X points. It allows the unlucky people to work towards what they want. That's why I love the ToT rewards because I know they cost X...I'll have to grind and I'll eventually get there. 

Thanks Keven.

Good times. I took a slight break after The Shattering and then hit the ToT. I've already gotten a mount for my Sampire, the pet for my tamer and the Double axe just playing casually for about an hour or two a day (about all i can do anymore) i figure by the time this is over i will have gotten what i wan and grown bored and will go piddle on NL some more. Thanks @Kyronix and team, well done!