“Letting players deploy NPCs to their guild halls was always a high priority. I think it would be really fun to capture enemies in the wild, then release them as guards.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/07/25 @ 20:44}

“I really like the friendly control system, particularly if a team member disconnects mid-fight. I agree we could significantly improve co-op play. The game was designed more with solo players in mind as that was a complaint in The Infinite Black, but it does take away from the multi-player fun. What would you guys like to see? Keep in mind it needs to not benefit someone using alt accounts more than actual multi-player.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/07/10 @ 09:49}

“I'll see what we can figure out. For some reason some distros of Linux have odd loading problems. There's a full screen window loading bug. You can try editing ~/.config/unity3d/Spellbook/Heroes of Dire/prefs and changing 1 to 0 in the following line: <pref name="Screenmanager Is Fullscreen mode" type="int">1</pref>”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/07/09 @ 19:33}

“I'm open to all suggestions on what can be changed, and will continue to work on Dire. Many of the mechanics you guys pinpoint as problems were suggested and designed by players (including some people in this thread), and often in the name of "protecting weak players" and "protecting weak guilds". That's a big reason why PvP sucks in Dire: The desire to "protect" weakness instead of rewarding skill. There's not enough incentives and too many negatives for engagement. I prefer much more brutal and hardcore mechanics, but the idea here was to cater to solo and casual gamers more. It's not a complete wash, however, and I'd be happy to re-build whatever systems aren't working. My time split between Dire and The Infinite Black Expansion will be 25% / 75% for the next few weeks, so progress will be slower, but I will be working on whatever suggestions you guys come up with here.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/07/03 @ 10:29}

“It's fixed in the next server reboot.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/06/30 @ 01:03}

“Done. Scrap item for silvers -> Buy crafting resources”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/06/25 @ 09:53}

“Nobody has ever complained that they don't have ascension, guild, relic, and win streak bonuses! They don't pick the optimal gear and just wear whatever random crap which gets assigned. They also behave in a predictable way that lets you game them. All of that aside... Almost every game in history has enemies with different skills and abilities than the player. I'm not exactly blazing a new trail here. This is like being upset because Super Mario's Bowser could throw fireballs, jump twice as high, and didn't have to eat mushrooms too. It's supposed to be a puzzle. The challenge is greater because it has different rules from standard gameplay.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/06/20 @ 15:38}

“NPC damage was reduced again, and durability loss was cut by half. I don't really understand what drives people to want to play an easy game and not be challenged. There's already Farmville and Fruit Ninja for that experience, but I guess we can go that direction too. Seems boring and pointless, in my opinion.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/06/18 @ 07:36}

“AI guilds will start raiding your territory soon with powerful squads that drop double loot rewards.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/06/13 @ 09:50}

“This is now live. Buttons and popups are buggy and incorrect until the next client patch on Wednesday.”

^{Ozymandias on 2017/06/13 @ 05:02}