* this is based upon the interview of Shrift, mod of Rappelz Master
Tanda and xarfox were present during the online question asking on xfire. I will basically sum up most of their answers form all the important questions we asked although they didnt give away too much information.
1/ An auction system will definitly be implemented soon to reduce the lag in cities from player shops.
2/ Regarding new pets and mobs they said they are working on additions and patches all the time we will just have to wait and see
3/ There wont be a timeout system for idlers in towns but as seen in epic4 test server they have added an option to turn off seeing other players/pets in town
4/ Concerning in-game events they will be up and active again after they have completed implementing epic4
5/ In the short term they have no plans currently for SLi compatibility. However as such configurations become more common, the addition of this feature will definitely be possible.
6/ The current situation with the glicthing in the moonlight dungeons has been fixed slightly but they are still working on it
7/ Concerning customisable items - specifics regarding new content and items will be divulged when the time comes.
8/ The developers are working on designing a more complex guild system to implement into the game giving others various roles within the guild such as promotion and demotion.
9/ In the newer versions of Rappelz pets become even more important and powerful and will become a larger part of the game. They also become easier to get.
10/ Concerning W.A.S.D controls - Click to move is very popular in Asia, and as a result, many MMORPGs that are designed from that region use that same movement system.
11/ The stamina system was implemented in order to try to reward casual players
12/ Lack of ability to download patches - Currently our network has been under heavy maintenance and restructuring, due to the increase in popularity of Rappelz and other Gala-Games. Yes. We would like to offer manual patches. And it is being considered
13/ Concerning new guild features - A guild war system and an alliance system are in progress. There are other things planned for later this year too.
14/ Implementing an in-game help system is currently being worked on, we hope to implement it in the near future
15/ We will continue to add new servers as needed. And there should be a new one fairly soon.
16/ We have another team in Europe that is localizing Rappelz for that region. Everything regarding that project is progressing well.
17/ they have no ETA on party arena duels at this current time
18/ Gold farming is a problem for every MMO out there. We actively ban gold famers, and have several countermeasures in place to deter gold farmers.
19/ There will be new high level dungeons. The next one will probably be around the 9x to 11x range.
20/ Yes. The developers are working on the art for the R5 and R6 items. They will also update the art on some of the existing equipment.
21/ Concerning the scarce nature of drops for r4 type/higher lvl players - High level items are always supposed to be a rare commodity. We do, however, take player feedback very seriously, and take many things into consideration.
22/ Concerning more armour for different character levels - Yes, but not a lot. The focus will be more on decorative equipment
23/ Rappelz forums will be back up within a week
24/ examples of decorative items - There will be all kinds of things. From just fancy looking weapons to special costumes and wings.
25/ Concerning transferring your characters from one server to another - This is something that is being considered, but there are currently no plans to implement it.
26/ Bypassing rappelz loading screen or creating various ones - Non-official modification of the game is generally frowned upon.
Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:50 pm
