Vampir continues to keep in touch with its 'Successors' through active in-game GM engagement. Since mid-October, the team has been aggregating feedback and publishing it weekly on their official improvement status board, where the planning lead even drops personal comments. In this third iteration, 13 new suggestions were added for a grand total of 153. While the 'not implemented' category has seen a slight uptick, don't be fooled—a 'no' in the status column doesn't always mean a dead end, as many responses suggest the team is still mulling things over. KookminTree has rounded up the highlights from this third update.

Q. Are there any plans to add a friends list feature?
A. There are no immediate plans, but we are keeping an eye on it.

Two major items were sidelined in the third status board update. The first is the friends list. Currently, the social fabric of Vampir is woven entirely around clans. Most large-scale content, such as 'Battle for Territory', is clan-gated, and even the field bosses—often the spark for all sorts of backstabbing and drama—are usually contested at a clan level.

However, the atmosphere in Gehenna, where server-wide dominance is the name of the game, feels a bit different. Even if players belong to different clans, they often find themselves working together for the greater good, or cooperating with strangers from the same server. This is exactly why the community keeps clamouring for a friends list.

Vampir’s stance is that given their current development roadmap, other priorities are taking the lead, hence no immediate plans for the feature. It didn't make the cut this time, but they insist they are still reviewing the direction. If you’re a Successor desperate for this, keep pinging them through the official in-game GM channel—persistence might just pay off.

The story is much the same for the dedicated item storage request. They aren't planning to add a separate system, instead suggesting that players make better use of the existing inventory.

Q. Will the next server shuffling be random again?
A. If the competitive balance between server groups becomes an issue, we plan to consider rebalancing.

Server shuffling was the talk of the town back in late October. The developers held a live stream to conduct a random match-making process, which was implemented on October 29th. Because the shuffle was completely randomized, some Successors were left feeling a bit sour. Naturally, when you’re dealing with server-based equity, someone is bound to be unhappy.

The planning lead personally addressed this hot-button issue. Vampir’s argument is that if the developers had manually adjusted the groups, it would have invited accusations of bias. Hence, the live-streamed random draw. They suggest this is likely to remain the standard, though they left a door ajar: if the competitive balance between server groups goes off the rails, they are willing to revisit the idea of matching based on actual combat power and server stats.

As for calls to merge underpopulated servers, they believe it's too early for that. They plan to keep a close watch on population distribution and respond fluidly as the situation evolves.

Q. Will there be content where neutral players can grow and hunt for loot?
A. As an important demographic for the long-term health of the game, we plan to add more activities for them.

The most encouraging news comes from the content front. Specifically, the team marked several suggestions for 'neutral' (non-clan-aligned) players as 'planned for implementation.' Currently, neutral players spend most of their time in fields and dungeons, while the big rewards are locked away in competitive zones like Gehenna or the territory battles. The community wants a way to feel that sense of progression and loot-lust without having to dive into the meat-grinder of clan warfare.

The verdict here is a firm 'planned for implementation,' accompanied by a rather positive tone. Vampir acknowledged that neutral players are vital for the game’s longevity. While they admit the current focus is on PvP between server groups, they’ve promised to keep rolling out content that’s more inclusive for the neutral crowd.

To that end, last week’s developer notes teased the new 'Invasion' content and the new 'Bezdan' region. The former is a co-op mode designed for better loot in field hunting grounds, while the latter will push the story forward and open up new, tougher hunting grounds for those chasing better rewards.