AQ3D What dungeon is your favorite?

I'd say it's harder now than before (if playing at the dungeon's level recommendation, not overleveled) since potion spamming was a thing back then. Otherwise, playing the dungeon at level 27 should be easy. Only way I can see the dungeon become easier than before at the dungeon's level recommendation is if new classes were introduced, especially a dedicated healer class or a tier 3 class.

 

Depends. They could always add bosses that require some form of teamwork, maybe a boss that handicaps certain class skills or something else unique to bring difficulty. If Akriloth's challenge was level scaled, that would already be difficult for a lot of players. If there was a healer class, they could always add a boss with some unique ability to cancel the player's healing ability 50% of the time or something that'll level out the playing field. They've made bosses with unique abilities in AQWorlds, so I wouldn't be surprised if they did the same for AQ3D.

 

Making the (player's healing amount) ∝ (to the amount of HP a monster has, as well as factoring in the difference between the player and monster's level) could be the right balance for a Healer class, so long as the healing amount isn't a lot. In other words, for monsters with less HP, you won't heal as much, but for bosses with a lot of HP, you would heal a higher amount (though probably not enough to survive in a solo battle). I feel like Healer class isn't out yet because it would probably be too OP; the game wasn't really designed with Healer class in mind since attack stats still dominate the game. Or maybe instead, they could make the potency of the heal depend on how much attack stats the player has (the less attack, the higher the healing). That itself could make Healer class unstoppable though, since people would probably focus on defense stats (but in return, they get a slower battle). I would like to see less dependency on attack stats though, so there's more diversity in gameplay. They can already create diverse battles with unique attack patterns like Akriloth, but I'm really hoping for dungeon battles that can alter the norm of the items or classes we use. I still want to see a dungeon where you can permanently die from a monster, and need a Necromancer to revive you, for instance; that would be interesting to see, and players would have to carefully kill monsters one-by-one in that scenario.

 

If they made death a feature, it would sort of mess up the story since the hero is supposed to be immune from death considering the hero's goal is to defeat Vane, hence the concept of "respawning." Nevertheless, a concept where you need a Necromancer to revive you in a dungeon seems like it would make the game more fun, even if they replace death with some other necromancy concept. Otherwise, altering or adjusting the story would be the best approach to reflect that idea. For that to happen, I think Death's power to grant the Hero the ability to respawn would have to be restricted to certain areas; like maybe Death can only grant powers in certain places, but not every place due to other powers conflicting... maybe a dungeon is sacred or has some spiritual power that nullifies other powers. I'm not really sure, but if there's a new concept added to dungeons, that concept ought to not conflict with the story.

 

Would be far better than the dungeons we've been getting lately. Having to spend 10 minutes killing waves of monsters in a dungeon run (like in the recent Dr. Trollenstein dungeon) is frustrating, especially for mobile players... and especially when you're grinding for a specific drop in that dungeon which can take over two days. It just encourages players to leave the dungeon and rejoin until they find a dungeon that's almost completed, and it sucks to be the player that gets disconnected mid-way through the dungeon.

Dungeons are more fun when they're short and sweet (like the dungeons from Pre-Beta and the early parts of Beta), when there's an engaging challenge (like the Akriloth and the Frostlorn dungeon), or when there's some fun gimmick (like the idea of a dungeon where perma-death is a thing and Necromancers/Healers are needed for teamwork). Dungeons requiring players to do parkour (which is hard on mobile players) while killing monsters (Darkovia Clock Tower) or spend over 10 minutes seem to be the direction the game's going, and it really feels like quality is being sacrificed for quantity (or at least the illusion of quantity) these days. In other words, since weekly content isn't practical, we get dungeons that are more time-consuming to make up for what would be short content.

 

Short and sweet would be far better than cutting corners for something impractical and grindy that nobody wants to really bother with. If they do add a new dungeon for Yokai Isle, I think a new boss battle similar to Akriloth and Frostlorn would do just fine... like maybe a dungeon where players can fight O-Dokuro but with new attack patterns. Or maybe a simple dungeon with three rooms to explore and kill monsters with references to Yokai folklore. I'd rather not see another dungeon where you have to spend 10 minutes or longer killing waves of monsters, especially since players tend to stall (sort of AFK, but they're watching the battle and moving around from time to time to not get kicked from inactivity).

 

As long as it's not heavily parkour-driven. Platforms can be nice, if implemented properly so that every player is able to traverse/dodge with ease without setting up precise jumps. If it's something like jump between two small platforms every second and not fall into a lava pit, that would be a nightmare for players. But if it's something like hit a switch or lever on top of a platform during certain attack phases, maybe that wouldn't be a bad idea. It all depends on the implementation.

 

My favourite dungeons are umbralcave and the livingstone alcove dungeons becauze those two dungeons are the one who i used to farm potions when the dreafool labyrinth is not in game!

 

I like akriloth dungeon more

 

Umbral cave. Or even doomwood dungeons. Due to their puzzle thing inside.

 

Yea its really fun in akri dungeons esp the extreme one cuz its really challenging and it really has a trill

Thats what i really like in the dungeons of doomwood esp the unbral it has too many different rooms inside that is really cool

 

I'd say the Nightlocke dungeons in particular felt like a puzzle since a lot of it was pulling levers and a good bit of traversing; not a lot of forced monster fights compared to other dungeons, especially newer ones, but I will say the Doomwood dungeons overall are a bit bland after you already know how to reach your objective. In other words, the replay value isn't as strong. On the other hand, the Temple dungeon in the World Tree with the Wall of Pain felt like a more worthy puzzle... the map itself is randomized for every new dungeon instance, so it's like you're playing a bit differently towards your objective every time you visit the dungeon. I'd say the least favorite puzzle dungeon among players is the Clock Tower in Darkovia, not because of the puzzle itself, but because of the long traversal; the parkour is already tough for a lot of players, but what makes it frustrating is dying (to monsters, spikes, etc.) and having to get back to where you were all the way from the beginning. I like the idea of parkour-incorporated dungeons, but they definitely need checkpoints (like a lever to activate stairs or something helpful for players).