Fallen Age Info Digest: April 8, 2001 - April 14, 2001
The following list of statements are the highlights of issues discussed on
the forums over at 'The
Official Site' over the past week by Savant and Drysart. Due to the
amount of information that will be out from this point forward, it is unlikely
that Info Digests will contain information presented in various IRC Chats.
You should take a look at the Chat Logs as well.
Savant: In response to "Will combat be a clickfest", Not a chance. I
hate clicking. You can just press your mouse down once and keep it held
for combat or running... or you can just hit F8 which is an AutoMouse
command which just clicks anywhere your mouse is pointed for you
Savant: Special spells and skills are right click.
Savant: When you move your mouse over a spell/skill icon, you'll see
what class you are in that spell (1-10)
Beta
Savant: If we get 1000+ CDs from other MMORPGS then yes, we will need
to filter them in a week at a time.
Savant: There's always a wipe after Beta ends, and sometimes some in
between. It's just how things go because there are a lot of imbalances
that pop up during Beta that give the Testers too much of an edge if the
characters were allowed to continue.
Savant: You'll be able to log in as soon as you get your CD, which
could be as early as Wednesday, since we're mailing out Monday.
Savant: Anyone who won a contest or sent in a CD (unless the CD promotion
turns out to be overwhelming and we receive several thousand) will be in
Phase 1 of Beta. If you got a t-shirt, you're also in Phase 1.
Character Classes
Savant: In response to "Will there be forced grouping", No.. Shamans
can even survive solo, but be a fantastic support class as well. You
will need to group to advance your class (99->100, 199-200), but thats
about it.
Savant: In response to "My class can beat up your class", Its more
like 'a' > 'b' > 'c' > 'a', not like a=b=c in terms of balance. [
think of rock paper scissors]
The World
Savant: In response to "Will there be day/night", Yes, and we'll
have seasons as well.
Savant: In response to "How do we travel to other continents", No
swimming, but there will be boats.
Savant: In response to "Will the contintents have a distinct
atmosphere", Yes
Colonies
Savant: There will be a large castle in the game, with several NPC
merchants and quite a bit of room (in the RPG element). He who has
Emperorship through colonization has rule over this castle and its
merchants, and gets to set the prices and sell wares
OS Ports
Drysart: I'm not making any promises here, but I have been
toying around with trying to get the client working on other platforms
as a personal project in my spare time. It most likely won't pan out,
but I'm giving it the ol' college try anyway.
Items
Drysart: Items you have equipped, in your inventory, or in your bank
or warehouse, will not decay over time, only through use (they wear out).