svenw
25-08-03, 10:11
Just some traslations from the german forums. These Questions and answers should be interesting for everyone.
From Beserker:
So, I'm back frome the Game Convention. Here are the answers that I squeezed out of the KK officals.
1.)When will DOY be released?
A: There is no fixed date 'cause KK has to find a publisher first. MJS said the publishers he talked to where interested. Thanatos told me, that it would take something around 1 month after they found a publisher to release DOY .
Annotation:
Nearly forgot: Thanatos himself will post on some topics but you should have seen his expression when I got out my list with 48 questions. :)
2.)Will there be a Neptune server?
A: He's not canceled but it's not sure if it will ever launch. Depends on the further growth of the community.
3.)Is there a chance that there will be LE clans?
A: most likely not.
4.)What about some skill 150 things that I heard of?
A: Some player made this up. Thanatos haven't heard about it.
5.)As an FA character will I get slaughtered at plaza 1 by the Copots?
A: the Story will reveal this .
6.)Will there be something like the Hacknet in the future?
A.:Maybe. First thing will be DOY and then we will think again.
Annotation: This is also the answer for further Add-Ons and Mechs
7.)Will pro CA players have a chance to look around in DOY?
A.: Maybe for some time, or you have to create a new char on another server that can go there.
8.)what is planed RP wise?
A: furniture should most likely come with the next TEST server patch on the testserver.
9.)Why do you listen so much to the whiners?
A: Thats not totally true. We judge pro and contra and if the “whining” is reasonable at all.
10.)Will the players be more involved in the fractions?
A: there will be fraction items that only fraction members can purchase.
11.)What will be the changes at the skill system with DOY?
A: there will be different bonus skills, but I didn't understood it it completely (I think that was the moment the bunny's went by :p)
12.)When will you tell the community exactly about the changes?
A: in a month, so it will be September (for all the skeptics: 2003 ;))
13.)What balancing problems are know and will be changes in the near future?
A: Look at the Testserverforum. Lupus is working on the weapon balancing.
14.)Will turrets and other automatic OP defenses get smarter?
A: That could happen.
15.)Will you stop the eternal faction changing?
A: We will have a look at it. Maybe you will be able to change faction once for the normal fee but afterwards it will get increasingly expensive.
16.)Could Tsunami and Co move freely around NC after DOY and will the Copbots in PP be removed?
A:They will be able to get to PP through secret tunnels and the Copbots will most likely be removed except for the ones at the PP1/P3 border.
17.)What will happen to the skill caps?
A:they will stay as they are.
18.)Will leveling as a trade get easier?
A: We will have a look at it. Have a look at the testserverforum. Maybe Lupus is doing something there.
19.)Will the quality of of turrets/vehicles matter sometime?
A: maybe, but most likely after DOY.
20.)Will there be new App designs? (storage hall, penthouse, etc)
A: The DOY apps, there are no further planned
21.)when will empty clans be deleted?
A: Daishi will take care about it. Maybe they will be removed with a patch or made invisible.
22.)Why does Tangent doesn't have a fabric to produce weapons while Proto Pharm has it's own lab?
A: Help!!!
23.)Will there be such places in the future?
A: When there are ideas what to do with these places or what should be special about them, then maybe. There won't be simple sectors with some static NPCs.
24.)Will guards and CopBots do more damage to Monks through piercing?
A: That will come, maybe that Copbots will make damage to all resists.
25.)When the NC Grs will get unreachable for the Anit-CAs will the same happen for the PRO-CAs?
A:Yes
26.)Will Ops get owned by fractions/cities as owner?
A: most likely not.
27.)your information policy was critisied in the last time, will you improve it?
A: Depends on the situation. We like to share information but most of the time there are a lot of whiners that think that think somethingwill be like “this or that”.
28.)what about the number of players?
A: They are constant. After the laast patches some people reactivated.
29.)Will there be measures about disapearing Gogos or empty Clan apps so that you can track and restore them?
A:We will have to take a look at the DB. Each item needs a 2 Byte ID and thats a lot of work cause of the sheer Number of Items, but we will have a look.
30.)Whats the reason for the syncs and fatals?
A: Some report a lot of syncs and fatals but on most computers NC runs rather stable. It's most likely an issue of the background programms like teamspeak or chat Programms.
I will include some DOY informations, even if they are know to the community:
When Doy comes Anti-CA factions will be KOS to Copbots. Same goes for DOY and PRO-CA fraction. DOY will have no save zones so you may be able to make a visit to DOY if you have enough fire power.
DOY will be more multi level then NC so the zones will be bigger.
From Beserker:
So, I'm back frome the Game Convention. Here are the answers that I squeezed out of the KK officals.
1.)When will DOY be released?
A: There is no fixed date 'cause KK has to find a publisher first. MJS said the publishers he talked to where interested. Thanatos told me, that it would take something around 1 month after they found a publisher to release DOY .
Annotation:
Nearly forgot: Thanatos himself will post on some topics but you should have seen his expression when I got out my list with 48 questions. :)
2.)Will there be a Neptune server?
A: He's not canceled but it's not sure if it will ever launch. Depends on the further growth of the community.
3.)Is there a chance that there will be LE clans?
A: most likely not.
4.)What about some skill 150 things that I heard of?
A: Some player made this up. Thanatos haven't heard about it.
5.)As an FA character will I get slaughtered at plaza 1 by the Copots?
A: the Story will reveal this .
6.)Will there be something like the Hacknet in the future?
A.:Maybe. First thing will be DOY and then we will think again.
Annotation: This is also the answer for further Add-Ons and Mechs
7.)Will pro CA players have a chance to look around in DOY?
A.: Maybe for some time, or you have to create a new char on another server that can go there.
8.)what is planed RP wise?
A: furniture should most likely come with the next TEST server patch on the testserver.
9.)Why do you listen so much to the whiners?
A: Thats not totally true. We judge pro and contra and if the “whining” is reasonable at all.
10.)Will the players be more involved in the fractions?
A: there will be fraction items that only fraction members can purchase.
11.)What will be the changes at the skill system with DOY?
A: there will be different bonus skills, but I didn't understood it it completely (I think that was the moment the bunny's went by :p)
12.)When will you tell the community exactly about the changes?
A: in a month, so it will be September (for all the skeptics: 2003 ;))
13.)What balancing problems are know and will be changes in the near future?
A: Look at the Testserverforum. Lupus is working on the weapon balancing.
14.)Will turrets and other automatic OP defenses get smarter?
A: That could happen.
15.)Will you stop the eternal faction changing?
A: We will have a look at it. Maybe you will be able to change faction once for the normal fee but afterwards it will get increasingly expensive.
16.)Could Tsunami and Co move freely around NC after DOY and will the Copbots in PP be removed?
A:They will be able to get to PP through secret tunnels and the Copbots will most likely be removed except for the ones at the PP1/P3 border.
17.)What will happen to the skill caps?
A:they will stay as they are.
18.)Will leveling as a trade get easier?
A: We will have a look at it. Have a look at the testserverforum. Maybe Lupus is doing something there.
19.)Will the quality of of turrets/vehicles matter sometime?
A: maybe, but most likely after DOY.
20.)Will there be new App designs? (storage hall, penthouse, etc)
A: The DOY apps, there are no further planned
21.)when will empty clans be deleted?
A: Daishi will take care about it. Maybe they will be removed with a patch or made invisible.
22.)Why does Tangent doesn't have a fabric to produce weapons while Proto Pharm has it's own lab?
A: Help!!!
23.)Will there be such places in the future?
A: When there are ideas what to do with these places or what should be special about them, then maybe. There won't be simple sectors with some static NPCs.
24.)Will guards and CopBots do more damage to Monks through piercing?
A: That will come, maybe that Copbots will make damage to all resists.
25.)When the NC Grs will get unreachable for the Anit-CAs will the same happen for the PRO-CAs?
A:Yes
26.)Will Ops get owned by fractions/cities as owner?
A: most likely not.
27.)your information policy was critisied in the last time, will you improve it?
A: Depends on the situation. We like to share information but most of the time there are a lot of whiners that think that think somethingwill be like “this or that”.
28.)what about the number of players?
A: They are constant. After the laast patches some people reactivated.
29.)Will there be measures about disapearing Gogos or empty Clan apps so that you can track and restore them?
A:We will have to take a look at the DB. Each item needs a 2 Byte ID and thats a lot of work cause of the sheer Number of Items, but we will have a look.
30.)Whats the reason for the syncs and fatals?
A: Some report a lot of syncs and fatals but on most computers NC runs rather stable. It's most likely an issue of the background programms like teamspeak or chat Programms.
I will include some DOY informations, even if they are know to the community:
When Doy comes Anti-CA factions will be KOS to Copbots. Same goes for DOY and PRO-CA fraction. DOY will have no save zones so you may be able to make a visit to DOY if you have enough fire power.
DOY will be more multi level then NC so the zones will be bigger.