Tarisland Drops Gender Lock and Evaluates How Gold Will Be Earned After Player Feedback

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Tarisland, a new upcoming cross platform fantasy game, recently concluded its second closed beta test on November 30. The development team expressed gratitude towards the players in a thread on their official Discord for their enthusiastic participation and valuable feedback, despite the blowback the team received after their game advertised as “No Pay to Win” was decidedly Pay to Win by testers. This feedback is now shaping the game's future, as the team delves into making substantial adjustments and improvements.

One of the most significant changes announced is the removal of gender lock for all classes. This decision, driven by player feedback from the playtest, aims to foster a more inclusive and diverse gaming experience. The developers acknowledge the complexity and time required for this change, especially to maintain the “high-quality animations” and art style of characters. They’ve requested patience from the players, but at least one of the most disliked features of character creators, the dreaded gender-lock, will be gone once they are through.

Another notable change concerns the armor set drops. In future versions, class armor sets will be exclusively available through raids, not crafting. This move is intended to enhance the value and uniqueness of raid drops, though it also pushed players to raid for gear specifically. It’s too early to tell whether this will go over very well with the broader community, as it also diminishes what crafters are capable of.

The Inscribed Stone system, introduced in the latest playtest to allow strategic customization of character attributes, is also undergoing revisions. The developers plan to remove the trading of Inscribed Stone Energy, making it obtainable only through daily