The in-game GMs of Vampir are back on the clock after a short hiatus. They are squeezing in one final day of maintenance on January 28, with server work rolling out for Kaf2, Nel1, Oscar3, and Lillis1 on the 29th, followed by Damir2, Kizaia3, Shima2, and Poame1 on the 30th. With a half-year anniversary event looming, it is high time you get your feedback in. Despite the hectic schedule, the improvement board remains stuffed with player suggestions, and KookminTree has neatly summarised the planning lead’s responses to the lot.

Q. Is there any way to squeeze more critical hit rate out of Carnage's crafting skills?
A. Carnage already holds a competitive edge in critical hit rate compared to other classes.

First up, let’s look at class balancing. A player from the Razvi2 server, 'xBathoryx', pointed out a frustrating quirk with Carnage skills. The class features high critical damage coefficients, making it heavily reliant on crit rates, yet the skill-based buffs are shockingly low. Since there are virtually no ways to boost this outside of artifacts and passives, the player was looking for a workaround.

Vampir’s team is taking a cautious approach to class balancing these days, preferring to monitor metrics and adjust in cycles. While they sympathised with the difficulty of securing critical hit rates, they ultimately rejected the proposal. Their stance? Skills like 'Hunt Start' and 'Weakness Exposed' provide sufficient crit access. They did, however, promise to find ways to better highlight Carnage's strengths in future balance patches.

For those keeping score, a similar question popped up during the 'Night Conference' Q&A on the 26th. Keep in mind that the next balance adjustment is slated for the 'Akasha' update in March.

Q. Can we change the sorting rules for the inventory and storage?
A. We are planning to improve the storage sorting rules.

A short and punchy suggestion from 'BackdoorControl' on the Nel3 server has already been marked as 'in development'. The issue is the messy state of inventory and storage. Regarding the request for sorting by grade and enhancement level, the planning lead offered a bit of context on how we ended up here.

Currently, Vampir's storage mimics the bag's sorting rules. If you sort your bag while the storage is open, the storage follows suit. It was a handy feature back at launch when item variety was low, but now it is just an annoyance for players who want to manage them separately. Even with weight or lock-based sorting, it never quite settles the way you want it. The planning lead has committed to overhauling the storage sorting rules to make inventory management less of a chore, marking the suggestion as 'planned'.

Q. We need more granular rankings for classes and content.
A. We plan to address this without shaking the foundations of the 'Title' system.

The Title system in Vampir is the heart of season-based rewards. It offers significant stat perks to players who grind for rank. A player named 'VampireBye' suggested splitting the season rankings by class and breaking down content further to boost participation.

The planning lead gave a positive nod to the idea but remained wary of disrupting the tightly-knit season ranking and Title system. They are understandably cautious about making small changes that could have massive ripples.

Instead, they agreed that the ranking system needs to be more diverse and provide fresh motivation. They promised to explore new ranking systems that provide a sense of achievement without breaking the existing Title framework, categorising the suggestion as 'partially accepted' for future implementation.