Embers Adrift Adds A Nifty New Mail System And A New Form Of Fast Travel Currency

Embers Adrift has made everyday life a whole lot easier for the group-based MMORPG’s players with several new quality of life features. The highlight of this week’s update is the addition of a handy mail system that not only allows players to send messages and in-game currency but also allows for cash on delivery trading between each other.

The way it works is that the seller attaches an item to the message with the option to send it as a gift or require the receiver to pay a specified amount before they can claim the item. Sending items through mail will require the sender to pay a fee but it should help make player-to-player trading easier for both parties concerned.

The update also introduced several new map features that offer more information on discovered regions at a glance. Players can also fast travel directly from the map by clicking on an Ember Monolith when standing near one in the game world.

Stormhaven Studios also came up with a lore-based solution to the problem of lower Ember Essence drop rates in low-level zones by allowing players to carry an alternative form of Essences for use solely in fast traveling called Travel Essences (TE).

“The basic gist is that we double the capacity of each player's Ember Stone and the added capacity can only be filled with TE,” the studio explains. “This allows players to ‘bank’ some of their Essence for travel while reserving the rest for abilities. In addition, if players were required to pay for this conversion it adds a universal (but optional) gold sink into the game which should benefit the economy. When using a Monolith travel funds would be removed from TE first followed by your regular Essence.”

Ember Essences can be converted to Travel Essences for a fee by speaking to Galinomen in the Academy at the rate of 1 Essence for 2 Travel Essences. “We do recognize that this conversion process is not exactly cheap; one should consider it a luxury provided by the Academy,” says Stormhaven.

“As a friendly reminder: players are not forced to engage with this system,” the developers added. “It is simply offered as a way to make your Essence more potent for travel purposes at the cost of some in game coin. If you decide to never purchase TE from the Academy then travel via Monoliths will work exactly as it has for you in the past.”

Stormhaven promises more game improvements coming next month, including an engine upgrade, performance improvements, and better NPC AI behavior as well as new NPCs, shirts, and a new zone to explore.

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