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New Pantheon FAQ up
Tulerezzer
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https://www.pantheonmmo.com/game/faqs/
Pretty comprehensive FAQ.
No cash shop (topic 15)
Lots of other good stuff.
Thoughts?
Pretty comprehensive FAQ.
No cash shop (topic 15)
Lots of other good stuff.
Thoughts?
Comments
For example, they say most of it will be group content (which is good), but does that mean most content requires a group of 6 (TBD) consisting of a Tank, Healer, 2 DPS, CC + Other? Or is it going to be more open than that with content for 2, 3, and 4 player groups of various compositions? And if it is more open, what stops (or disincentivises) groups from min-maxing / taking additional players to trivialise the content while also keeping it accessable to smaller and / or more casual groups?
Another example they gave is a Druid to change the environment and negate an ice shield... Does this mean that content has to be done with a Druid? Or will there always be other ways of doing it, maybe a special item? Or is that sort of content going to be something only Druids care about (e.g. a class quest)?
Maybe I am worried about nothing... my first MMO was WoW, and most I have played since have had fairly strictly structured group content (Tank, Healer, X DPS)... but I have this horrible vision of spending hours looking for 'the right group' just to get a Prime Scroll that is 'required*' to do additional content.
*Note: It may not strictly be required by the game, but it could still be seen as required by the general community... i.e. if you don't have it, and the group wipes, it is automatically your fault.
How much of a job is it to change to different engine later if cash gets better? I have no idea myself to be honest, but I presume it will be allot of work.
Of course, I want to team up! That is when MMORPGs should shine! But if I log in and start seeing tumbleweeds rolling by, it is nice to know I can still progress.
The world is going to the dogs, which is just how I planned it!
We are definitely fans of alternate ruleset servers, be they PvP, role-playing focused, hard-core focused, etc. That said, our ability to offer alternate ruleset servers will depend, at least at launch, on how many servers we need and can support in total."
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So that sounds to me like they are saying they might not have it at launch
Almost all of the pledge tiers have subscription time built into them, and some come with a lifetime subscription. Seems a little late to change your mind after you've started selling it one way.
Lol it kills me. An FAQ comes out and people still don't bother to read..Point number 16.0 on the FAQ: "WE WILL LAUNCH WITH AT LEAST ONE PVP SHARD."
I'll wait and see, but it won't surprise me when "The Pantheon Difference" and many of the new features simply disappear from future versions of the FAQ. Without the new features promised, how much of this project ends up being "EQ with modern graphics" is anyone's guess.
Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.
https://www.pantheonmmo.com/content/forums/topic/1938/kiting-and-moving-while-casting/view/post_id/95616
Brad says in this thread.
"Here is the plan -- more details to follow as we approach/start beta:
1. Some spells will allow you to move at normal speed when casting
2. Some spells will slow you down when casting, but you are still moving
3. Some spells will require you to stay in one spot while casting.
It's the how many, what are the percentages of each, and which ones, etc. that probably won't be answerable until beta because that's when we'll have people in testing.
It's I guess a mixture of EQ & VG, although that may be an over-simplification."
But that was back in 2015. =-\
2.5 Tell me more about spells. Can you move while casting a spell?
Most spells can be cast when you are moving, however they will more often than not slow down your movement speed. Some spells will require you to stand and not move; likewise, some spells may not slow your movement speed. Additionally, while most spells are spoken, some are gestured, the latter being very handy when an area is silenced by a player or NPC.
My guess is gestured spells maybe insta cast? Just a guess.