Savant @ Stratics on April 12, 2001 - Concise Version

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<Cortes>Savant: Will running speed be determined by a Skill or Stat, or will it be based on your connection/items?
<Savant> Run Speed: speed boots, speed spell
<Cortes> So everyone runs at the same speed, unless altered my magic?
<Savant> Yes
 
<Savant> 1000 for Phase 1
 
<Zoidy> how many CDs is the game on?
<Savant> 1
 
<Savant> Names will be unique, and no filter for names.
 
<Krozy> Will there be any devices to help someone determine where they are in adventure mode (like uo's sextent) .. im assuming the X & Y's wont be in the interface later on
<Savant> The X Y coordinates will stay
 
<Arlian> so how does one escape monsters? run a long way?
<Savant> yes, run, warp, recall..
<Krozy> warp?
<Savant> warp
<Savant> disappear and reappear a few feet away
<Krozy> like teleport
 
<Cortes> Is there any skill for telling a player's level?
<Savant> you can tell what class rank they are
<Arlian> Class ranks are determinined by level, once you reach a certain level and you group you can advance your class rank, so can you advance without moving up a rank?
<Savant> no, you need to solve class rank quests (these are group oriented) which move you through the ranks... you cannot advance without them.
 
<Krozy> When will you tell us what the resources are in colony mode?
<Savant> Krozy, when I have them in front of me... I dont remember the names off hand because we just made up 2 of them ;)
<Savant> One is Gas, the others both start with L, but I'll be damned if I remember them
<Savant> Letom is one
 
<Cortes> Will NPC's recognize the true value of a item, instead of having a Set price for all types? (Like if you try to sell them a Magic Sword, they will think its a regular sword.)
<Savant> An NPC will know what an item is worth
 
<Cortes> How many kinds of Gems are there?
<Savant> Currently 6 gems and 6 cubes
<Cortes> What are the 6 Gems called?
<Savant> a red gem, a blue gem... :)
 
<Savant> skill/spells: You purchase from your trainer
<Savant> some cost money and exp and be a certain level, some require a certain gender, some require a certain item plus all of the above
 
<Arlian> gender spells? woah... can you name a gender spell?
<Savant> yes, gender spells will be complimentary
<Savant> like a male shaman gets "Slow" while the female gets "Haste"
<Zoidy> how about a gender change spell :)
<Savant> yes, and there will be more
 
<Arlian> are there illusion type spells?
 
<Savant> we added classes to your spells
<Savant> so you can see how good you are in your skill/spell
<Savant> You start at Class 1 and can move up to Class 10
 
<Arlian> what kind of stuff can chakra do besides nuking?
<Savant> nuking and debuffing
 
<Savant> Chakra's fly instead of run
<Savant> they don't float into the air forever like a balloon
<Savant> they just hover and fly instead of run
 
<Cortes> Will you be keeping records on who reports bugs, and boot people from the Beta if they dont report anything?
<Savant> no, we aren't into booting people unless they're disruptive ;)
<Savant> if someone wants to just "play" beta, thats fine with me
 
<Krozy> What would you do if one day you check the boards and find a handful of beta people at level 601
<Savant> ask how they did it and fix the bug ;)
<Krozy> what if they dont tell you
<Savant> they will
 
<Savant> if you drown in your bowl of soup, you likely deserved it
 
<Savant> there are peaks like hills and caves and mountains.. you just cant climb them
 
<Arlian> will there be pets of any kind? tamed animals, things that wander in your house, stuff that follows you and looks pretty, anything?
<Savant> we wanna do pets, we'll see if we have the time
 
<Zoidy> we gonna see you in the game when we are playing Beta?
<Savant> yes
<Savant> I'll be starting at level 1 as a n00b too
 
<Krozy> Does Netamin.com have any long term plans to acquire EA?
<Savant> Krozy, of course
 
<Lewie> can our names in the game have spaces to suggest first and last names?
<Savant> Lewie, maybe
 
<Arlian> If i say put my name in as "Arlian Mindlurker" will people need to type that out or just "Arlian"?
<Savant> the full thing
 
<Krozy> Is the spell & skill system dynamic in the sense that more can be added later on? or is it fairly restricted in number (UO=restricted)
<Savant> dynamic
 
<Cortes> Can we customize how long our Hair / Facial hair is?
<Savant> yes, but not at the start of beta
 
<Lewie> are there any requirements on the images that we can submit? height, width, etc?
<Savant> yes, we'll let you know the reqs
<Savant> 25x25 I think, i'd need to double check
 
<Lycent> Do you drop anvils on people, or do you prefer the standard incineration?
<Savant> i like to do both
 
<Cortes> Will we have to eat to keep at maximum abilty?
<Savant> eating is lame
<Savant> no eating
 
<Lewie> What kind of options are available when creating a new character?
<Savant> currently just name and class and gender
 
<Arlian> will you be able to customise your face and such? at least by release?
<Savant> yes
 
<Lewie> will you add more faces as time goes on?
<Savant> yes, but not a ton more... you cant really see it on your avatar or on others, it is 2d after all
 
<Zoidy> when 2 peeps are deathmatching, and you wanna bet on em, do the odds depend on their lvl?
<Savant> odds are even when you bet
 
<Lycent> What's the fetus capacity of the standard catapult?
<Paynen> lol
<Arlian> lol
<Savant> 3 feti
<Savant> wait let me test it
<Savant> ok, I was a bit off, it's 6 feti
<Krozy> see! - another 6 fact