Iron mode and survival mode
Iron mode and survival mode are two optional ways to play. Both are ticked on the character creation screen, together or alone.[1]
Iron mode
An iron mode character keeps only what it earns itself: it cannot trade with other players[2], cannot pick up an item another player dropped or a monster dropped for another player[3], and cannot use the auction house. Leaving it is the quest Breaking Chaines at the Ironguard Tent in Josand (Keal Ironbreaker, since 0.4.47[4]), and it is one way: once the vow is broken there is no path back.
Survival mode
A survival character is undefeated as long as no monster has killed it. Nothing is lost on a death but the status: a defeated character keeps its items and its levels and is no longer in survival mode.[5] From level 30 the undefeated status is public[6]: reaching it is announced to everyone, and so is losing it. A defeat takes the status off at once. If a severe disruption to the game is detected, the defeat is reversed for a player who logs back in within 30 minutes of being disconnected[7].
Badges
| Level | Iron mode | Survival |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | ironmode (bronze) | undefeated (bronze) |
| 50 | ironmode+ (silver) | undefeated+ (silver) |
| 70 | ironmode legend (gold) | undefeated legend (gold) |
The badge shows on the paperdoll and is kept only while the mode is.
See also
- Shop: Buying and selling: what a shop charges and what it pays.
- Daily limits: The per-day caps: loot, selling, item transfers, gifts.
- Downed: Falling in a fight without dying, and waiting for rescue.
References
- ↑ “Both Ironmode and Undefeated will require to create a new character” Update 0.4.38: New Legends
- ↑ “Ironmode players cannot trade with other players, and other players cannot trade with them.” Update 0.4.38: New Legends
- ↑ “they cannot collect items dropped by NPCs if those items are assigned to other players, nor can they pick up any items dropped by other players” Update 0.4.38: New Legends
- ↑ “A quest has been added allowing players to leave the Ironmode. Kael Ironbreaker of the Ironguard now offers a way to break the vow” Update 0.4.47: Auction House
- ↑ “Instead of starting over, losing Undefeated simply means the optional challenge is over for that character.” Update 0.4.38: New Legends
- ↑ “At Level 30, the Undefeated badge and status become public.” Update 0.4.38: New Legends
- ↑ “If severe disruptions are detected, the defeat is reversed, when the player logs in within 30 minutes of disconnection.” Update 0.4.40: Panda Secret