Hello Everyone,
What info / updates would YOU like to see in an upcomming newsletter?
Here are a few on my wishlist:
Class update on Bard / Necro
* Who's NOT excited about these??? Bard class thread has the MOST posts / views of all classes!!
** Are we on track to have one or both at launch?
More Information on Racial Stats
* I would like to see what racial stats / passives devs have in mind
** We know typical raceial bonuses like Ogres and Dwarfs will be strong and have high constitution but what about unique races like Archai, Dark Myr and Skar?
*** Ogres had stun resist in EQ1, Trolls / Iksar had naturally higher HP regen - What kind of passives are they thinking?
**** What are all the races home cities? Where are the located in Terminus?
Alpha / Beta Estimates
* I know this is beating a dead horse - but we're all so excited and we know Pre-Alpha has been going strong so what are the Dev's goals for these? An update is always appreciated. :)
Grouping Mechanics
* Group size? - Have we gotten a final answer on 6 or 8?
* Mentoring - Will there be Mentoring? How ill the mechanic work / plans on how it will work?
** It is a group / social game - My friends will likely not be as hardcore as me, I would like to be able to mentor them and still gorup with them and help with content i'm already familiar with.
* More detail on how finding groups of people you played with before will work.
Chat Channels
* Will there be class / racial specific chat channels or trade channels?
** Will there be global channels for finding groups?
* Will we have unique languages? (I REALLY liked learning other languages, it was fun to fight orcs and no idea what they were saying then after grinding in Crushbone learn their language!)
There can always be a disclaimer - this is still subject to change. (^_^) I know much of this may still be undecided or not set in stone yet, but the more information that is out there or on the site, the more people can learn and the more theorycrafting and interest it can generate for people who have not been following as long.
If anyone has seen some of this addressed in the past please let me know in the comments below!
These are a few of my wishlist items - what do you want to see?
I know this type of post has been brought up a few times at least over the years. Here is one I posted recently. I don't think these type of wish lists will change much looking back on it. We will get the info that VR is ready to share regardless.
Edit: some of your questions have known answers OP. If you want to pm me I can answer some of them for you.
Things I want to see in the next newsletter:
1. More detail about the new hirees and what they are working on specifically.
2. Druid and Summoner official reveals.
3. An update on the Bard class and development.
4. Details about how they are revamping the Perception System.
5. A visual update on how the Human animations are coming.
I'd like to hear what they're working on for the next month in terms of world-building. Like what zones, what are they doing to those zones, what new monsters are being added, progress on animations/sounds/environment/art, and those kinds of things. Something like a "stand up" in the tech world, i.e. What did you work on yesterday, what will you work on today and what are your blockers (except maybe without the blockers).
