Ask NGD

Zombrex · 01-12-2011, 08:06 PM

Hello to everyone.

One of the most heated things in this forum is the unanswered questions. My intention is to change that and establish, at the same time, a more fluent feedback between NGD and you.

In this thread you can post any question you have regarding any aspect to the game.

The thread will work normally from Monday to Thursday. On that day we will select the most important questions and set a poll in which you select which one you want to be responded. The poll will run for the entire weekend and, on Monday, we will answer the one that got more votes.

Since we start late in the week for this idea, all questions will taken from now, until Friday.

Please keep in mind that all posts need to present a question. If it doesn’t, the post will be erased.

Wyatt · 01-12-2011, 08:15 PM

Heheh I guess I will be first to ask a question

Any plans on working to improve the current Clan System?

It totally needs new features since the system is pretty basic.

Ulti19 · 01-12-2011, 08:35 PM

Any plans to fix the "you are not facing your target" while he/she is knocked or right in front of you? And having your weapon being put back after using a move even after you draw it. 2 Things that are my biggest annoyances in ro atm:P

w_larsen · 01-12-2011, 08:38 PM

good effort

is any crafting or other pve activities planned?

mr_scsi · 01-12-2011, 08:40 PM

What is the air speed velocity of a southbound swallow?
What is suraks favorite color?

Seriously, is dual wielding on the table for a future feature? Is there an kind of timeline?

_Seinvan · 01-12-2011, 08:42 PM

What are your plans for the next (big?) balance update?

PT_DaAr_PT · 01-12-2011, 08:42 PM

Last year I made a thread about the lack of merchants in certain important cities(because they made stash only available from Merchant type NPCs). It got a reply from a developer saying that it would be fixed soon, instead, it never happened and now the thread seems to have vanished(either that or I just can't find it anymore).

So, to have this clarified, merchants are available in level 1 and 5 cities(Stash is not available for characters under level 10) and will not be in level 10 and 30 cities?
It's a pain because the level 10 city is the capital of the realm and the level 30 city is the nearest of the realm gate where usually most players travel by.
Sucks having no merchants there. :/

tl;dr Will there be Merchants available in all Cities and Marketplaces in the War Zone?

bois · 01-12-2011, 08:43 PM

Good thread Zombrex and welcome back :P

1. Could NGD explain spell focus, its calculation and how much does spell focus rings help players?

2. Has any headway made towards the Castles and forts?

3. Any fresh thoughts on the approach to invasions?

4. Any word on the unification of jewellery items across realms?

You did not specify that I must ask only one question so I took advantage of the loophole. You can take your pick. I suspect this thread will be heavily over subscribed as there are lot of burning questions out there. I hope these questions will not be too tough on the staff.

Oh, one last thing. I like the format you give but will the answer simply be just that? It would be great if for just one day (1/2 day even) the answer thread remains open and the community can ask for clarification on areas of the answer that was vague to them. At that point you can make a sticky in the news and announcements area that houses the question and answer so that players can refer and use as research. Just a thought. Important stuff tends to get lost here a lot.

Regards
Artec

tikinho · 01-12-2011, 08:56 PM

Better later than never.

How is are the stats in (like intelligence, concentration and etc...) affecting the spell focus and spell resistance? Can you give us formulas about that? Also formulas about evasion, block chance, miss chance and formula about how the constitution affects knock down resist.
What percentage is 1500 spell resistance?
How the damage from some weapon with many types of damage on a player is calculated?
What is the drop chance from a normal mob to drop normal item, magical item, epic item, great gem.
Can an unchallenging mob to drop a great gem?
Why Alsius altar guards do way more damage than Ignis (at least on Horus is like that)?
Is there a difference between arrows that are for level 50 and make same as arrows that are level 48 than the cost price?

Mattdoesrock · 01-12-2011, 09:00 PM

When will we be able to obtain quest jewellery from another realm e.g. Ring of Lightning in Alsius, Royal Amulet in Ignis etc., like we were promised?

View Poll Results: Which question do you want to ask NGD?
Will there be Merchants in all cities and War Zone marketplaces?	3	1.56%
Any word on the unification of jewellery items across realms?	43	22.40%
Will there ever be an option to switch races?	5	2.60%
Any thoughts of introducing auction house?	15	7.81%
Any plans to make friendlist shared between characters on one account?	1	0.52%
Why does the drop rate appear to not be random?	14	7.29%
Is the in-game GUI ever going to be re-worked from scratch?	12	6.25%
Will there be changes to Invasions mechanics?	40	20.83%
Any chance on lowering prices for arrows?	0	0%
Will there be an API for web developers?	4	2.08%
Any plans on working to improve the current Clan System?	15	7.81%
Would it be possible to expand the icon bar?	15	7.81%
Will there be Dungeons?	25	13.02%
Voters: 192. You may not vote on this poll

01-12-2011, 08:06 PM	#1
Zombrex NGD·Studios Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 368	Ask NGD Hello to everyone. One of the most heated things in this forum is the unanswered questions. My intention is to change that and establish, at the same time, a more fluent feedback between NGD and you. In this thread you can post any question you have regarding any aspect to the game. The thread will work normally from Monday to Thursday. On that day we will select the most important questions and set a poll in which you select which one you want to be responded. The poll will run for the entire weekend and, on Monday, we will answer the one that got more votes. Since we start late in the week for this idea, all questions will taken from now, until Friday. Please keep in mind that all posts need to present a question. If it doesn’t, the post will be erased. Last edited by Zombrex; 01-13-2011 at 01:46 PM.

01-12-2011, 08:15 PM	#2
Wyatt Count Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,544	Heheh I guess I will be first to ask a question Any plans on working to improve the current Clan System? It totally needs new features since the system is pretty basic. Last edited by Wyatt; 01-12-2011 at 10:35 PM.

01-12-2011, 08:35 PM	#3
Ulti19 Master Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 450	Any plans to fix the "you are not facing your target" while he/she is knocked or right in front of you? And having your weapon being put back after using a move even after you draw it. 2 Things that are my biggest annoyances in ro atm:P __________________

01-12-2011, 08:42 PM	#6
_Seinvan Initiate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Roaming the snow Posts: 247	What are your plans for the next (big?) balance update? __________________ Meatshield, Seinvan, Sunday, Smash \ Sex Machine

01-12-2011, 08:38 PM	#4
w_larsen Initiate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 111	good effort is any crafting or other pve activities planned?

01-12-2011, 08:40 PM	#5
mr_scsi Initiate Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Right behind you Posts: 153	What is the air speed velocity of a southbound swallow? What is suraks favorite color? Seriously, is dual wielding on the table for a future feature? Is there an kind of timeline?

01-12-2011, 08:42 PM	#7
PT_DaAr_PT Baron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portugal Posts: 940	Last year I made a thread about the lack of merchants in certain important cities(because they made stash only available from Merchant type NPCs). It got a reply from a developer saying that it would be fixed soon, instead, it never happened and now the thread seems to have vanished(either that or I just can't find it anymore). So, to have this clarified, merchants are available in level 1 and 5 cities(Stash is not available for characters under level 10) and will not be in level 10 and 30 cities? It's a pain because the level 10 city is the capital of the realm and the level 30 city is the nearest of the realm gate where usually most players travel by. Sucks having no merchants there. :/ tl;dr Will there be Merchants available in all Cities and Marketplaces in the War Zone? Last edited by PT_DaAr_PT; 01-12-2011 at 09:12 PM. Reason: Added tl;dr version.

01-12-2011, 08:43 PM	#8
bois Count Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Posts: 1,194	Good thread Zombrex and welcome back :P 1. Could NGD explain spell focus, its calculation and how much does spell focus rings help players? 2. Has any headway made towards the Castles and forts? 3. Any fresh thoughts on the approach to invasions? 4. Any word on the unification of jewellery items across realms? You did not specify that I must ask only one question so I took advantage of the loophole. You can take your pick. I suspect this thread will be heavily over subscribed as there are lot of burning questions out there. I hope these questions will not be too tough on the staff. Oh, one last thing. I like the format you give but will the answer simply be just that? It would be great if for just one day (1/2 day even) the answer thread remains open and the community can ask for clarification on areas of the answer that was vague to them. At that point you can make a sticky in the news and announcements area that houses the question and answer so that players can refer and use as research. Just a thought. Important stuff tends to get lost here a lot. Regards Artec

01-12-2011, 08:56 PM	#9
tikinho Initiate Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 244	Better later than never. How is are the stats in (like intelligence, concentration and etc...) affecting the spell focus and spell resistance? Can you give us formulas about that? Also formulas about evasion, block chance, miss chance and formula about how the constitution affects knock down resist. What percentage is 1500 spell resistance? How the damage from some weapon with many types of damage on a player is calculated? What is the drop chance from a normal mob to drop normal item, magical item, epic item, great gem. Can an unchallenging mob to drop a great gem? Why Alsius altar guards do way more damage than Ignis (at least on Horus is like that)? Is there a difference between arrows that are for level 50 and make same as arrows that are level 48 than the cost price?

01-12-2011, 09:00 PM	#10
Mattdoesrock Count Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England, UK. Posts: 1,055	When will we be able to obtain quest jewellery from another realm e.g. Ring of Lightning in Alsius, Royal Amulet in Ignis etc., like we were promised? __________________ MattdoesJOKE_#40_NOT_FOUND RA / Hor... Haven?