Hello, Masters of the Book,

This is the development team of "ASTRA: Knights of Veda."

On April 4th, we shared our first set of update patch notes and opened up a space on our Discord official community for your invaluable opinions.

We're deeply thankful to see so many Masters of the Book engaging with us, offering a wealth of perspectives. In light of your enthusiastic responses, we've formulated replies to the numerous points raised.

Beyond these responses, we're keenly listening to all you have to say and encourage your ongoing dialogue with us. We're committed to diligently assessing the scope of work and proposed changes to methodically implement enhancements.

Thank you for your unwavering support and thoughtful feedback.

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1. Shortening the Recharge Time and Increasing the Max Number of Adventurer's Shoes 

We noticed that many shared concerns about the shortage of Adventurer's Shoes. We empathize with this issue and have been closely monitoring it while seeking directions for improvement in various aspects.

To quickly provide improvements in response to the overwhelming feedback, we plan to accelerate the recharge rate of Adventurer's Shoes from 9 minutes to 8 minutes in the April 11th update. Additionally, we will increase the maximum quantity that can be automatically recharged from 120 to 160.

As Adventurer's Shoes are a fundamental economic unit in ASTRA: Knights of Veda, excessive changes could lead to unintended consequences for the game's economy, so we will make these decisions and adjustments with great care.

2. Kicking Guild Member Changes

The inability to kick guild members is an issue that the development team overlooked, and for that we are incredibly sorry. 

This issue is scheduled to be fixed through the April 11th update, and we will do our best to prevent similar occurrences happening in the future. 

3. Reward Decree “Knights of Arena” Change

We’ve discovered a sizable portion of players feel compelled to participate in the arena due to the Reward Decree, even if they are not interested in PvP content. We empathize with the sentiment, which is why starting from the next Reward Decree season, missions requiring mandatory participation in the arena will be excluded. 

4. Balancing for Knights of Veda in Arena

We have reviewed various opinions shared regarding the balance between melee and ranged Knights of Veda in Arena content. 

In the upcoming 4/18 update, we plan to introduce a feature that will switch between Knights of Veda automatically during Auto-play. Since melee characters perform better in auto situations than ranged, we need to take a multifaceted approach to balance. We’re reviewing the data as we get it, and plan adjustments to the balance with fairness in mind, ensuring that the individuality of Knights is maintained. 

5. Increasing the Quantity of Arena Crowns of Victory Earned

Considering the perspective of Masters of the Book who may not favor Arena content, we initially set a higher difficulty for obtaining rewards from the Arena to address concerns about the rapid progression of Knights of Veda through Arena rewards being potentially unfair.

However, based on your feedback, we acknowledge that the current quantity of Crowns of Victory awarded may be too low, making it challenging to achieve progression rewards. Therefore, in the upcoming April 11th update, we will double the amount of Crowns of Victory earned and will closely monitor the situation going forward.

6. Streamlining the Call of the Stars screen

 We are going to improve the Call of the Star’s screen to allow Masters of the Book to quickly review the results, enhancing the overall efficiency of the process. 

7. Improving the readability of Poison Attribute Damage

We will improve the visual clarity of Poison attribute damage to make it easier to distinguish the effect on monsters. 

8. Improvements to the Description of Reward Decree Missions

We have also noted feedback that the description of Reward Decree Missions is not intuitive or user-friendly. We will review the content to ensure it's easier for all Masters of the Book to understand and will continue to make improvements.

9. Weapon Refinement tooltips

We are going to take a closer look at the current UI, and make the section easier to read. 

10. Steam Deck Support 

Steam Deck support is on our update schedule, and we’ll let you know when it’s ready. 

11. Add a button to exit a stage without consuming shoes when doing co-op

To put this into context, a user expressed that they were unintentionally consuming shoes while helping friends, guild members and other Masters of the Book when doing co-op mode. 

While you can currently exit the stage without consuming Adventurer’s Shoes, by pressing the escape button on the top, we understand that as a force of habit, you’ll hit the Veda’s Return. 

For added convenience, we are currently considering adding a button which will allow you to exit a stage without consuming shoes. 

12. Adding the amount of Gold and Starstone information to the item information windows

For those who need context, currently when looking at the Gold and Starstone tooltips, they currently do not display the total amount of these resources that you have. A suggestion came through to include this information, similar to other item tooltips. 

 This was an excellent suggestion, and we’ll be looking to implement it as soon as possible. 

13. Improving Skill Cooldown features for Knights

We’ve seen quite a few comments regarding skill cooldowns, and the desire to have something to showcase that the skills are ready to be used again. We’re exploring options to improve this feature. 

14. Adding the Ability to Preset Equipment

It seems that there have been discussions regarding the inconvenience of equipping gear while enhancing multiple Knights of Veda. In response, just like the formation presets for Knights of Veda, we will develop a preset feature that allows you to save and load equipment sets, including Relics.

15. Call of the Stars/ Arena History Review Feature

We will review our current plans, and make space to add this to an update. We’ll let you know once it is added. 

16. Improving Skill Descriptions

We will thoroughly review and improve skill descriptions with each update. 

17. Improving the Reward Screen Animation

A feature to quickly skip the reward animation when pressed will be added on April 11th. We’ll continue to check other inconvenient aspects. 

18. Improving Controller Support

We fully understand the inconvenience of having to use the mouse alongside a controller as expressed in feedback. 

Originally, we planned to enable the game to be fully controlled through a controller, including UI elements, but unfortunately this could not be implemented for launch. 

However we plan to address this issue, and make the game fully controller supported in future updates. These changes will be announced on our website when they are ready. 

19. Adding a Feature to Keep Current Co-Op Team

This is something that the development team have also found quite inconvenient, and we will work to improve it as soon as possible. 

20. Introduction of Arena Co-Op and Friendly Matches

We have noted numerous requests from users who wish to enjoy Arena content with friends. We fully recognize the need and will incorporate this into future development.

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Additionally there have been numerous opinions regarding the readability of the UI, as well as improved options for chat and alert window notifications. 

We promise to promptly address any areas that Masters of the Book may find inconvenient, while balancing their importance and the time required for the implementation of these changes. These will then be reflected in our update schedule. 

Furthermore, we will not let this affect our planned new content and event updates, which aim to deliver various forms of enjoyment. 

The immense interest and support Masters of the Book have conveyed are a great source of motivation for the entire development team. We sincerely appreciate your valuable opinions and are committed to doing our best to reciprocate with improved services in the future.

Thank you.