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Athelan Q&A -New-
Betaguy
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http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/29238 .
1. Q- "Will there be any flying mounts that become available as a rare item that can be obtained through a quest system? And if so would this be directed for end game content?"
A- "There are no plans for flying mounts in Age of Conan, it's very not fitting with the lore."
2. Q- "We all have seen that there are actually female and male pet models available for the demonologist in some vids and screens.
Can we actually choose the pet gender or are we forced using a default one depending on our sex?
Personally, I think you should let people decide what demon form they would like as a permanent company.....
There are a lot of rumors going on about this in some forums."
A- "The demon spawned varies on the spell cast. The Incubus (male) and Succubus (female) have some slightly different abilities. And there are various levels of the different pets with different secondary bonus's"
3. Q- "Earlier in the development process I remember reading that the PC version of AoC would be able to use the xbox 360 controller in fact I remember reading a dev comment on the fact he preferred playing with the xbox 360 controller for combat. I was just wondering if this is still in or if this feature was lost when the combat system was revamped.
I play with a mouse/keyboard most of the time but some times it is nice to sit back and stretch out and play on a controller. Is it going to be possible to play with a controller at on on the PC version?"
A- "The Controller still works and can be used to play the game."
4. Q- "In an effort to help control "ganking" on PvP servers and at the same time immensely add to the risk vs reward aspect of PvP has there been thought of making Levels invisible to other players?
For example, in UO you never really knew how advanced someone was until you attacked them. Something the most poorly dressed were the greatest warriors or mages in the game. This always made the person attacking very cautious and less anxious to attack anyone and everyone they came across. In WOW 90% of the time you could always beat someone below your level. This lead to lvl 60 chars simply roaming the land in search of a LvL 50 to destroy."
A- "That simply does not work as it breaks so many other aspects of the game. Like grouping, guild recruiting etc. Besides you could still identify the "level" of a person in UO based on their title. Just did not know if it was 1x GM or 7x GM you were facing, and once you faced them once you had a pretty good idea the next time."
5. Q- "Just wondering how many buildings a guild city can have?
I've seen video of the "nodes" you click on to make different types of buildings, can you have one of every type of building? Or do you have to plan ahead so you don't run out of the right type of "nodes"?
How many "nodes" are there, per plot of land?
How about a "detailed list" of all the buildings we can create?
I understand this is multiple questions in 1 post, but they all revolve around creating a guild city.
The AoC community could use some specifics, so we may plan ahead...and keep our minds on AoC, as well."
A- "You are not going to get the specifics as everything is not the same in each location or area. The area's as demo'd at GDC are quite large and are static, and the total number of structures is quite sizable. The "profession" nodes are the ones that have building options and you can spread them out to get different types based on your needs.
This is one of those areas where players want to know everything, but knowing even a little bit just spawns more questions, but we can't just database dump everything in the game out there or people get upset when it changes."
6. Q- "If being an architect is your crafting profession, how will you make any in game money from it?
Weapon-smiths, Armor-smiths, Jewelers, ect...can place items in the Trade Posts, for others to purchase.
How will I ply my trade to make a living?...Or will I just have to build my own Poor House to live in?"
A- "Architects are needed to build guild cities, there is no reason why they could not be paid for their services, but it is obvious they are not a consumer good oriented trade, they are more akin to their real counterparts."
7. Q- "Will we see more videos prior to launch made in the manner of the Combat training vid Erling is in that was released recently for other systems like crafting, guilds (interface and functions) and bar brawling?"
A- "We may release more "official" guide type movies but we also believe heavily in our player community and machinima (sp) so don't want to inundate the community with "official" stuff that players might be able to taper a better guide for."
1. Q- "Will there be any flying mounts that become available as a rare item that can be obtained through a quest system? And if so would this be directed for end game content?"
A- "There are no plans for flying mounts in Age of Conan, it's very not fitting with the lore."
2. Q- "We all have seen that there are actually female and male pet models available for the demonologist in some vids and screens.
Can we actually choose the pet gender or are we forced using a default one depending on our sex?
Personally, I think you should let people decide what demon form they would like as a permanent company.....
There are a lot of rumors going on about this in some forums."
A- "The demon spawned varies on the spell cast. The Incubus (male) and Succubus (female) have some slightly different abilities. And there are various levels of the different pets with different secondary bonus's"
3. Q- "Earlier in the development process I remember reading that the PC version of AoC would be able to use the xbox 360 controller in fact I remember reading a dev comment on the fact he preferred playing with the xbox 360 controller for combat. I was just wondering if this is still in or if this feature was lost when the combat system was revamped.
I play with a mouse/keyboard most of the time but some times it is nice to sit back and stretch out and play on a controller. Is it going to be possible to play with a controller at on on the PC version?"
A- "The Controller still works and can be used to play the game."
4. Q- "In an effort to help control "ganking" on PvP servers and at the same time immensely add to the risk vs reward aspect of PvP has there been thought of making Levels invisible to other players?
For example, in UO you never really knew how advanced someone was until you attacked them. Something the most poorly dressed were the greatest warriors or mages in the game. This always made the person attacking very cautious and less anxious to attack anyone and everyone they came across. In WOW 90% of the time you could always beat someone below your level. This lead to lvl 60 chars simply roaming the land in search of a LvL 50 to destroy."
A- "That simply does not work as it breaks so many other aspects of the game. Like grouping, guild recruiting etc. Besides you could still identify the "level" of a person in UO based on their title. Just did not know if it was 1x GM or 7x GM you were facing, and once you faced them once you had a pretty good idea the next time."
5. Q- "Just wondering how many buildings a guild city can have?
I've seen video of the "nodes" you click on to make different types of buildings, can you have one of every type of building? Or do you have to plan ahead so you don't run out of the right type of "nodes"?
How many "nodes" are there, per plot of land?
How about a "detailed list" of all the buildings we can create?
I understand this is multiple questions in 1 post, but they all revolve around creating a guild city.
The AoC community could use some specifics, so we may plan ahead...and keep our minds on AoC, as well."
A- "You are not going to get the specifics as everything is not the same in each location or area. The area's as demo'd at GDC are quite large and are static, and the total number of structures is quite sizable. The "profession" nodes are the ones that have building options and you can spread them out to get different types based on your needs.
This is one of those areas where players want to know everything, but knowing even a little bit just spawns more questions, but we can't just database dump everything in the game out there or people get upset when it changes."
6. Q- "If being an architect is your crafting profession, how will you make any in game money from it?
Weapon-smiths, Armor-smiths, Jewelers, ect...can place items in the Trade Posts, for others to purchase.
How will I ply my trade to make a living?...Or will I just have to build my own Poor House to live in?"
A- "Architects are needed to build guild cities, there is no reason why they could not be paid for their services, but it is obvious they are not a consumer good oriented trade, they are more akin to their real counterparts."
7. Q- "Will we see more videos prior to launch made in the manner of the Combat training vid Erling is in that was released recently for other systems like crafting, guilds (interface and functions) and bar brawling?"
A- "We may release more "official" guide type movies but we also believe heavily in our player community and machinima (sp) so don't want to inundate the community with "official" stuff that players might be able to taper a better guide for."
"The King and the Pawn return to the same box at the end of the game"
Comments
Funcom pee in your lucky charms this morning?
Funcom pee in your lucky charms this morning?
I think he dropped his candy from the Pram:
When there is a PvP update we will get it.
Thanks for posting the questions and answers OP.
And if any of you have questions head on over to the Ten Ton Hammer site and post them in the Ask the Devs forums. Athelan should be back to answer another round or few of questions.
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