| |
 | |  |
 |  | Clever Title To Be Posted Later |  |
|  | Posted By: Sanya Thomas | 2003-04-04 18:18:13 |  |
| |  |  Here we go!
Q: I submitted a bug report on a ROG (random object generator) object in January, and have not seen any patch notes or fixes on it. What is up?"
A: From the mouth of our Content Producer: "To duplicate ROG bugs, our team needs the monster name, the item name, the bug, and the location where the monster was killed - your bug report may not have had enough information for us to track down the bug. Please resubmit any ROG bugs with this information and our team will track this down."
Remember (and this is true of ALL bugs in game), we need to be able to duplicate the problem in order to correct it. The more information you give us, the faster we can help.”
Sanya here: I had a bit of a chuckle – at one point this week, one of the message board had a thread about major ROG object bugs. We RAN to the bug appeal queue… and did not find a single report. You guys are our best and most important resource, and well-documented, duplicatable (is that a word?) bugs are the ones most likely to be squashed.
Q. The 1.61 patch notes said "All frontier zones have been itemized using the Unique Object Generator system. All monsters killed in all frontier zones will now drop loot." I've spent the last 2 days hunting Giant Wolves and Forest Adders in Forest Sauvage outside of Castle Sauvage in Forest Sauvage. I have not recieved one ROG item in that time. Are these guys bugged, or am I just the most unlucky guy in the universe?
A. Just a reminder - insects/plants/animals/reptiles won't have the new treasure tables on them. Those mob types don't normally receive magic loot (and were already itemized with cash loot), and so they won’t have a ROG.
Q: A question about the ROG in the frontier: I got a two-handed hammer in Albion (Hadrian's wall) that my thane could use. Are the drops specific to the realm of the person receiving the drop? (I was confused because I thought Midgard characters couldn't use other realm's two-handed weapons.) Another way to put it - were my eldritch high enough to hunt in the frontier, would she get Hibernian ROG stuff in the Midgard or Albion frontiers?
A: Yes, you get ROG stuff specific to your realm.
Q: What is the point of in-game, character marriage (or hats, or pretty dresses, or whatever)?
A: I could answer that, but a roleplayer would probably give a better answer. Any roleplayers want to take a swing at explaining the answer? Sanya@mythicentertainment.com. Use "WHY GET MARRIED" as the header.
Q: Will the Windswept Wraiths in the frontier still drop the Band of Ice rings, since they have been given a random object generator?
A: There is a new camp of the “old” windswepts in Raumarik. The frontier ones have ROG.
Q: Does charisma affect the minstrel's charm spell?
A: No – only the minstrel’s specialization matters.
Q: A previous grab bag stated that primary casting stat has no affect on the concentration pool, but I tested it with my warden, and she was definitely able to cast more and better buffs with higher empathy.
A. Increasing your primary casting stat will increase the size of your
concentration pool. Currently, you must relog to see the increase. (Sanya here – I stole the answer word for word from the player (thanks, L :)) who submitted the question – after checking with the Spell Man, who added “yes, you must log in/out to see it, and it is a bug.”
Q: Does the size of the shield affect the chance to block?
A: Nope. The shield’s size only makes a difference when multiple things are attacking you – a small shield can block one attacker, a medium shield can block two at once, and a large shield can block three.
Q: When using a shield related combat style (Slam, Brutalize, etc), does the game use your current slash/thrust/crush weapon skill as its base (as shown on your character info screen) OR is there a 'hidden' Shield weapon skill not shown on your character info screen (based on STR? & Shield Spec) that it uses instead?
A: It uses your shield skill - which is based on both your specialization level and dexterity.
Q: I heard that specializing in Parry does not affect the number of times you can parry in combat. Is this true?
A: Specializing in parry does raise your base chance to parry by 1/2% per spec point. (Remember, base chance means that the chance is modified by other variables.) This answer is also true for shield spec.
Q: I just started a berserker and I think I recall seeing in a grab bag that berserkers are the only class that can crit for up to 100% in RVR, even if they are not in frenzy mode. Am I right? I’d like to have an answer because I’m arguing this with a friend.
A: I hope you didn’t bet any money – according to the programmer who just looked it up for me, when not in frenzy mode berserkers have the same max crit percentages as everyone else: up to 100% in PvE and up to 50% against enemy players.
Q: When in melee combat, does a miss get calculated first due to evade/block/whatever and then armor?
A: Yes, all parrying, blocking (including guard) and evade is calculated before the actual hit/miss check.
Q: If someone misses but would have hit were it not for your armor, does it do any wear-and-tear damage to your armor, or is that just hits?
A: Misses don't cause any wear and tear to armor.
Q: Does a miss wear down your weapon/shield less than a hit, or at all?
A: Regular melee misses don't cause any damage to the weapon, though parries, blocks, and fumbles (which are basically a special case of miss - if you hadn't fumbled you still would have missed anyway) do.
Q: If someone hits, but just barely, does it do more damage, or is damage calculated irrespective of how much you exceeded AF and such by?
A: Wear and tear to armor does not factor in the amount of damage done in the strike. At some point we can’t be TOO realistic or the game will bog down :)
Q: Are critical hits rolled for before the attack is calculated to hit/miss, or do you only have a chance to "spend" a crit when you hit?
A: Critical hits are only possible once a hit has already been determined.
Not a whole lot in the way of announcements this week. I do have one big one – I am about to start my E3 scheduling. (The Electronic Entertainment Exposition – May 14 –16 in Los Angeles - three days of sensory overload and machines that go PING.) It’s officially a “trade only event” that you can only get into if you’re a reporter, a game maker, or a game technology maker. However, the system is not unbeatable, and I met plenty of fans last year. If you are planning to attend, and want to meet up, let me know now so I can schedule an appointment for you. Last year I was booked from start to finish, and had more fun than cheese dip hanging out with everybody, even if we didn’t have very much time.
Names - just a quick reminder, your name is your name, and we will only change it if the name violates one of our rules (not because you are tired of it, and want a different one). If you think your name was unfairly changed, the means by which you can dispute the change are outlined at the bottom of your letter notifying you of the change. If your name was changed and you didn't get the letter, please check your registration information to be sure we have the most recent email address for you. And above all else, please do not contact our phone support people for name issues - they are strictly for technical and billing support. Thanks :)
Got a nice letter from a man on Bors: "You had mentioned in the grab bag, about a player setting up a all realm meeting, and we want to do this on the Bors server as well. We have decided to hold this at 6pm EST Saturday April 5th. The location is at the AMG in Odins Gate. We're encouraging people to come and take screenshots, video, and get up close to poeple that they would normally try to kill, for one hour in a peaceful get together to support the troops over in iraq. We have some guildies over there, and I also have a little brother over there as well.
"Basically, everyone can start gathering at AMG at 6pm est with weapons unequipped. No spells are to be casted, except for buffs. Then at 7pm EST we will all go our own way."
Remember - Mythic isn't part of this, we won't help keep the peace, etc and so forth. You know the drill.
Thanks for playing, and have a wonderful weekend!
|  |
| |
|  |
| |
|  |
| | |
Herald Features
Game News
