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Conan Exiles AMA

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  • mmocuriousmmocurious Member UncommonPosts: 9
    edited January 2017
    Hello, I have many questions.

    1: Are thralls going to be to Conan Exiles what dinosaurs are to Ark Survival?  In that they are a necessary part of the game as apposed to an optional way to play?  Do you feel that it is unbalanced if someone decides not to use thralls, as they will be at a huge disadvantage?
    Will there be any kind of rewards for freeing thralls / not using thralls?

    2: Do any of the religions/deities require that you kind of play as a good guy?  Not killing weaker players, not enslaving thralls, and reward you for doing so?

    3: Will dungeons have a difficulty?   Will I know which dungeons are harder/easier by looking at them?  Or do dungeons get harder the farther you go into the dungeon?

    4: Is there spawn select, or do you just spawn on a random part of the world?  I heard there is a "spawn area" As in one place, what is going to prevent spawn camp griefing?

    5: Is there a system stopping archers from "kiting" other players, in that they can just run and shoot, run and shoot, and never get caught but a player using a melee weapon?

    6: What was the point of adding corruption?  Was it to prevent people from camping in dungeons?

    7: Does the melee combat reward aggressive players, or passive/defensive players more?

    8: Are there any AI enemies that will require more than 1 player in order to kill them?

    9: Is the map static, or randomly generated?

    10:  It's my birthday this month, any chance I can get a discount? XD

    11: Do you plan on adding "The Four Winds"  A god from the conan movie.

    12: Will we be able to hide/stash loot some where ( as apposed to having it in my base)  Such as putting a satchel/small box in the creek, or in a bush?
  • AlustinAlustin Member CommonPosts: 1
    About your thrall system:
    Can you use a slave as a bodyguard?
    Need your slaves food or water?
    can they collect for you food or other resources?

    thanks.
  • CharlieUtterCharlieUtter Member CommonPosts: 1
    Thanks for doing this AMA!  Really looking forward to the game!  Our clan is stoked for it!

    1)  How will upgrading Tiers in building work?  Can you upgrade like in Rust or do you have to destroy the lower tier and replace it with the higher one?

    2) How will claiming land work?   Rust uses a Tool Cupboard, will there be something like that?  How do you give build access to friends?


  • CimmerianZugCimmerianZug Member CommonPosts: 3
    Do i have to feed the slaves or they can get food and heal themself on their own?

    Can my slaves mate and have baby slaves?

  • DazzletrapDazzletrap Member CommonPosts: 1
    Still very unclear about PVE as every game like this turns into immature trolls that seems to live just to cause other grief with no goals to actually play the game or allow other to play with any other style other than how to best grief others? Will there be any type of ingame penalty for pvp abuse so as to keep things from driving players that can't afford to live full time on a game such as this? Thanks it looks very promising and Ark just keeps dropping the ball on fixing the game all while adding more useless no one asked for content. Tankx Dazz
  • SkayaqSkayaq Member UncommonPosts: 4
    what biomes other than desert do you currently have plans for?
  • jvdarulajvdarula Member CommonPosts: 2
    So, any plans for PS4 version?
  • rickswirickswi Member CommonPosts: 4
    Has a price for the game been determined yet? If not when will it be announced?
  • tiranis72tiranis72 Member CommonPosts: 2
    Will a persistent  internet connection be required, even if only playing single player?
  • frostbit384frostbit384 Member CommonPosts: 1
    hello  im glad to have this chance to be part of this ... so my big question is.. seeing that ive been playing ark since like day 3 of the release on steam. the one major thing that ive noticed and blows my mind every time .. will there be enough servers  for the potential thousands of ppl that will be getitng this game and waiting to play ? will the servers be able to handle basically every one doing there own thing and not destroy the ping of the servers ? dont get me wrong i know a server can only do so much but is there somthing in place that stops ppl from building massive ping destroying structures?
  • z1joshz1josh Member CommonPosts: 1
    What will modding be like? will it be done with the steam workshop? will we have a ton of freedom to make whatever we want, down to new weapons or building materials to even more monsters or creators?  
  • PrestenfieldPrestenfield Member CommonPosts: 1
    Will there be more gods than Mitra, Crom Yog and Set?

    Greetings Presto
  • enecampionulenecampionul Member CommonPosts: 1
    Will there be any kind of paid dlc or expansions? I'm weary of that stuff after ARK released a paid expansion before they even finished the main game.
  • AldenyaAldenya Member UncommonPosts: 1
    Hi Joel,
    Thanks for Q&A session.
    Any chance to recreate a old Age of Conan character on Conan Exiles ?
    Maybe a transfert system ?

    And Can we punch the camel ? :p <3
  • M.D.33M.D.33 Member UncommonPosts: 47
    edited January 2017
    Hi Joel Bylos, thx for your great work at Funcom!

    How is the singleplayer experience or the experience for small groups like 2-3 players?

    How many players can one server handle?

    What is your longterm goal for the game?
  • AlairanVixAlairanVix Member UncommonPosts: 2
    Hi there. Super excited for Conan!

    1. Are you partnering with any server hosts to provide player rented private servers, or is that just being left open to any company? Can we expect to see private server providers on early access launch?

    2. Will there be body sliders that say, let me make female characters be not quite so busty?
  • Kiro.S.TerashiiKiro.S.Terashii Member CommonPosts: 1
    Hi there ! A few questions for me : 

    - In the end, how many religions do you plan the game to have ? 

    - Will we be able to change some physical traits, purely cosmectics (like haircut, beard, or anything) in game ? 

    - Is the game gonna have like potions or any other type of drugs to gain some effects of any kind ?

    Thanks if you take some time to answer ! Cheers !

  • BkallBkall Member CommonPosts: 2
    Archering looked a bit too easy to me. I'd like to see the bow wiggling with the breath of the archer. Do you think about such a feature if archering players are too dominating?

    Will there be a kind of special edition including the soundtrack?

    You showed us the server settings in one of the streams. If you change them is this "live" on the servers? Or do we need a server restart?

    Can you save your character presets after you created your avatar to use him/her on different servers? (I mean just the look, no complete character transfer)

    Do you get damaged when you jump through a campfire? :)

    Is there a suicide option? (would be good if you stuck somewhere)

    Can we change our religion later in the game or do we have to start a new character?
  • HyunWooHyunWoo Member UncommonPosts: 4
    Joel, one the site it has been mentioned that warhammers and pikes are in the game as two-handed weapons. Will we see any other two handed melee weapons such as swords on release? Thank you!
  • Mister-MysteryMister-Mystery Member UncommonPosts: 1
    Hi,

    1- What method of sale do you go to choose for early access , unique price or packs?

  • Kamil1988Kamil1988 Member UncommonPosts: 3
    Hello Joel,

    1. Can you tell us about the currently size of the maps for early access @ 31. January?
    2. What are the Minimum/Recommended Specs for a dedicated server? 
    3. How will the game fare for lone wolfs?

    4. I would like to know that will you improve the fighting animations until ea ( or in ea ). As i have seen in the last stream they wasnt too smooth ( and with the bow you could hold it straight like a small one handed pistol irl ). 
    The second thing i saw in the stream that the regular bow is soo powerful ( without headshot you could kill npcs almost as fast as with like a sword without the need to dodge/block or have any skill or to think ). I hope this game wont turn to a shooter game with bows. Also the bow range and straight line of fire in this game ( as i have seen it )can make ranged weapons necessary to use in pvp.

  • VelluminousVelluminous Member UncommonPosts: 1
    edited January 2017
    Sorry if there's some repeat questions (I know people are ahead of me in line) feel free to skip them.  I have about a billion questions, so I'm gonna do my best to limit it down to 10.

    1) Will we be able to host dedicated and non-dedicated servers on the XBox version?  Will they require a dedicated xbox or can we host as well as play on the same console?
    (I ask because Ark allows dedicated XB1 servers, but they require an xbox to do it; you can't play at the same time that you're running the server unless you run a non-dedicated 4-man server)

    2) Will the XBox version be Digital-only, or will we see a physical release (Obviously not during Early access, but maybe when the game releases) as well?

    3) I know the PC version supports 70 players... Any idea on how many for the xbox version?

    4) Will Private Servers be available to host launch day? *(My dedicated PC server wants to know!  It got upgrades just to run a 24/7 dedicated Conan Exiles Server!)

    5) How customize-able will private servers be?  Like, will we be able to change the amount of levels, stats, food/water-drain, thrall training time, crafting time, etc?

    6) How many different types of Thralls are there?  It seems like there's artisans for specific tasks, but it's been said that different races (aquilonian, cimmerian, etc) unlock different styles of whatever they make (armor, weapons, etc.)

    7) Are there different styles of buildings depending on the thrall artisan you have working?
    Or is that something that might be included later?

    8) Will we see any kind of special items (like the symbol of Set Conan steals in the movie) that maybe give buffs (faster crafting, stamina regen, or something similar)?
    I think having a very limited amount (like 5 total on the server) of these would encourage raiding/trading.. Maybe something special if you collect them all (an extra 30 seconds of Avatar time perhaps?)

    9) Any plays on Cross-Play between Xbox and PC?

    10) Will you be releasing additional maps for the game?  Or perhaps Proc.Generated maps?


    I'll be buying Day 1 on both PC and XB1.  Already have the 31st-Feb 3rd set aside to binge play!!!  Glad to be a supporter of your fine products!
    THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    19 Days, 12 hours, and counting until Jan 31st!
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  • nusquamnusquam FuncomMember, AMA Guest UncommonPosts: 62
    Akeema said:
    I know there will be mounts in the game, but have you guys considered animal husbandry of anykind yet? I would love the possibility of breeding animals for food/mounts/companions one day as it is often my chosen role in games as it is in real life!

    To ask a similar question: Will it be a possibility to have animals for combat like you do thralls? I would love to have big cats or other animals guarding my rooms inside or out on a hunt with me.

    I know it is still early in development to know for sure, but I'd love to know if these are something you guys are thinking about for the future. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to answer our questions! You guys have impressed me at every turn with your open discussions, videos, and engagement! I can't wait to hop in Conan at the end of the month!
    We are still discussing husbandry - but it is further out in Early Access.

    We are still also talking about the details of what you can and cannot do with animals once you tame them. Hard to give concrete answers at this point as we are still planning that phase of the development.

    Thanks for following and we promise to reveal more about mounts soon.


  • Tomlwsn998Tomlwsn998 Member CommonPosts: 1
    Will there be some sort of tribe/clan logs where players can see if other players have raided them similar to Arks Tribe logs? As this makes it easier for server admins to ensure people stick to rules. Also how many shoes will be in the game? 
  • spookymobspookymob Member UncommonPosts: 5
    edited January 2017
    I had over 900 hours into Ark and I notice the similarities right away but in a fresher sense.(No Dinosaurs)  The dinosaurs seemed to flood the servers and lag was a huge issue.
    Will there be options for the graphics settings since that was a HUGE problem in Ark.  

    Do you plan on implementing patches or are you going the "DLC" route on steam?  Will Cross-platforming be a possibility in the future?  I could sit here and ask a million questions but I'll wait =P

     It looks as if you guys created a Gem that will be a big hit in the Survival/MMO world if you listen to your testers/gamers.   I am most definitely buying the game when available and hope to be selected in the Early Access.
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