posted 11-22-2000 02:33 PM            

<Knaeve> Will positive magic's (heals and buffs) effectiveness be effected by concentration, or will that be a function of intelligence exclusively?
<GL-Jeff> Very good question. Positive magics such as heals will not be effected by concentration, HOWEVER, positive effect spells such as sheilds will
<GL-Jeff> This means the ideal healing races will have high NTL, but not necessarily a high CNC. However for shielding yourself, you're going to need both a high Ntl and Cnc. ntl will determine how strong the sheild is, Cnc will determine how often it works.

<Cronniss> Other than already posted creatures (like dragons), what kinds of cool critters can we expect to see in the lands of Dawn?
<GL-Jeff> Basically we're stickin to classic fantasy. You'll see the standard creatures, lion tigers, bears, and you'll also see the classic fantasy creatures, pixies, orcs, etc

<My_Name_is_Bob> I heard that we might not be able to see how hurt a person is just by looking at them. If this is true then how will healers know when to heal their friends in battle? (My wife suggested a skill called "Assess wounds" on the Beta board if you're interested in reading it)
<GL-Jeff> Assess wounds is a good idea, but it would be quite a hassle.
<GL-Jeff> Via psionics, you will be able to get status reports on your group members.

<Kaim> If someone is on horseback and are hit with a ranged attack (or melee for that matter), will there be a chance of them being dismounted? What penalties will be associated with being dismounted (ie damage from falling, spots before eye <instert chuckle here>, etc.)?
<GL-Jeff> Everytime you get his there is a chance you till be dismounted. The chance is proportional the the strength of the blow.
<GL-Jeff> Being forcefully dismounted will cause damage to the player.
<GL-Jeff> and slight disorientation.

<JLBesser> Does tatooing a guy require willingness?
<GL-Jeff> Like many other things in the game, tatooing will require the consent of both parties. No tattooing sleeping friends. Of course this is perm death so you can always threaten someone with their life if you really really want to brand them. Humiliation is part of life and part of Dawn.

<Knaeve> To what extent do you plan on revealing things like damage equations/how material or immaterial specific stats are to specific actions/etc. For example: unlike EQ, I'd like to learn that dexterity is virtually worthless BEFORE investing a ton in DEX gear (yeah, I know that dex isn't a stat in Dawn).
<GL-Jeff> We will reveal our equations in words, not in formulas.
<GL-Jeff> AFter we finish all the formulas we're not going to say "dex helps so and so"
<GL-Jeff> we'll say "dex is linearly associated with so and so"

<Ombrenoir_TSC> what are you feeling on people going around to ther message boards and flaming Dawn on an issue that doesn't even exsist?
<GL-Jeff> Nobody likes ignorance...
<GL-Jeff> but its something thats inevitable so u just learn to live with it
<GL-Jeff> Dawn is controversial by nature, some people don't like the idea of another "reality" and will fight the idea of it being possible.
<GL-Jeff> But we have no intentions of letting these people effect us in anyway.

<Brisk> , Will their be restrictions on who/what you use magic on? (ie: can you heal a monster?)
<GL-Jeff> There will be no such restrictions.

<Kaim> What disadvantaged will you have while on horseback?
<GL-Jeff> I can't give you exact numbers at this time but i can say that when on horse back you will have greatly lowered coordination.
<GL-Jeff> And cnc
<GL-Jeff> especially when in motion
<GL-Jeff> this will make it very difficult to use ranged weapons when on your fast, and bumpy horse, but it won't make it impossible.

<JLBesser> <Zig1984> I would like to know, who else is working on the Dawn team right now?
<GL-Jeff> Just Glitchless bud.

<Talixx> If you had a chance to duel Brad McQuaid would you?
<GL-Jeff> You betcha.

<Ionix> how goes the progress? any new info on release? or is it going to take longer than expected? what have you finished recently? ... you guys kick ass btw... later an thankz
<GL-Jeff> We're on target for Spring 2001 for the beta. everything is going as planned.
<GL-Jeff> We'll be giving you more screenshots as we get them.

<THE_REAL_VYKROMOND> QUESTION: I tried to ask this the last Q&A. Will we be able to 'hire' wandering NPCs for jobs? IE if theres a homeless NPC, can I decide to give him a job as an armourer in my city, providing his items and job, pay, etc.? Can I tweak the paramaters, IE along the lines of getting a REal Estate NPC to sell deeds of land that the peron would then present to me to get a lot in the town?
<GL-Jeff> The issue of selling items while offline is something we are addressing.
<GL-Jeff> We're implementing special safes that work sort of like vending machines, so players can sell goods to wanderes while they are still offline.
<GL-Jeff> However, the hiring of NPCs to do chores will probably not be a big part in Dawn, its simply too easily exploited.

<Arathur> Could it be made possible for players to have the option whether or not they want to download the custom graphics such as coat of arms?
<GL-Jeff> I suppose we could implement something that would allow clients to disable the download of custom graphics, but we wouldnt recommend it. the graphics are simple enuf that even on a 28.8 you shouldnt experience any lag problems

<ZenGhost> I'm wondering about play balance as far as skill raising goes, i.e. will 3 level 10's be able to kill a level 50..do the stat templates work in a similar way to say Asherons call?
<GL-Jeff> I can't comment on the stat templates, but the general rule for level balance is that the sum of your groups level determines your power.
<GL-Jeff> For instance 5 level 10's would be roughly as powerful as a level 50

<Kaim> ]Will people become "winded" while after running (for example, they have to catch their breath)?
<GL-Jeff> Everything in the game is based on your constitution, be it physical or mental. Running will lower your constitution in the samee way the swinging a sword would, if you emppty i tcompletely then i suppose you could consider yourself "winded"

<JLBesser> Will there be replenishments for constitution, and what will they be? Posibly will better foods help with this?
<GL-Jeff> definitely not
<GL-Jeff> We dont like the idea of little items like healing potions etc
<GL-Jeff> We dont want the outcome of fights to be dependant on who has the most bananas in their inventory, we want it to depend on skill and stats.

<Lotharin> There has been quite a demand for hobbits/halfling/hoblings/etc., will the list of final races EVER be changed to satisfy the need for them?
<GL-Jeff> We're doing something special with the halfing race and they will not be a starting race.
<GL-Jeff> Remember, the ever mysterious specie loop hole could allow you to become a halfling if you played your cards right.

<Sorcerer_Gregory> What is the rate of aging, is it related to the length of days?
<GL-Jeff> For PC's aging doesn't play a huge part in the game
<GL-Jeff> you start out as an infant, that lasts for about 30-60 minutes, in the mean time you are pretty helpless.
<GL-Jeff> After that you are fully function but dont look small and young, it takes from a week to a month (real time, not play time) to fully mature
<GL-Jeff> after you have fully matured there will be an age limit, as there is on every specie
<GL-Jeff> however the PC age limits will be on the order of 10 years, so you dont have to really ever worry about dying from that

<BlakFlame> will there be rideable flying creatures?
<GL-Jeff> Yes

<_stella_> Girlie Question: Considering EQ makes all their females look like half dressed blow up dolls, and AC is all about androgny- do y'all plan to balance things a little more for girl players?
<GL-Jeff> The whole game is about balance.
<GL-Jeff> Both men and women will have attractive proportions.

<Knaeve> If pregnancy requires a week, it seems like it will be very difficult for RL friends to play together as you've said you intend to make possible-it'd be very hard to coordinate a week long incubation with someone wanting to create a new char. Hmm, that's not a question is it... Well, I know all that's spawning engine issue related, so I wont press for a specific answer, but any comments?
<GL-Jeff> The fact that pregnancy lasts a week actually makes it easier to coordinate being born to a friend...simply because you have a whole week to enter in the request.
<GL-Jeff> Just wait till one of your friends is pregnant with a child, then anytime during that 7 day period you can go to character creation, make your character, assign him to the parent (with the parents permission) and be born at the proper time.

<Morlack> Any info on when ur going to start releasing some spell shot video's?
<GL-Jeff> Probably not for a while, those will be some of the last thigns we do graphically.

<Tiney> what limits are there to PvP ?
<GL-Jeff> Guys can't attack girls and girls cant attack guys
<GL-Jeff> j/k, there are no pvp restrictions of course

<Adill> When can we expect to see some more 3d concept art of the other races?
<GL-Jeff> very soon...razm when do you expect?
<GL-RazM> At the latest end of the week
<GL-Jeff> there you have it

<The_Og> will I be able to stuff bodies of dead PC's and NPC's, or will the decay after one week still apply?
<GL-Jeff> you won't be able to stuff whole bodies, but you can detach heads for ID purposes which can be preserved thru taxidermy

<Brisk> Will their be any unique types of armor that aren't found in other games of this sort? and if yes could you site a few exmaples? (By different I mean , capes for instance or glasses/eye patchs? )
<GL-Jeff> The armor itself will be pretty standard, however you can wear some armors over other armors, such as a cape over ring mail

<Dolgo> How will you be moderating the amount of RolePlaying in the game? If Dawn becomes as large as we all hope, it would seem nearly impossible to inforce roleplaying on the entire community. What are the exact consiquences for walking around and acting L33T L1K3 A H@x0R?
<GL-Jeff> OOC behavior will be treated as insanity
<GL-Jeff> There's no telling how the gods will react
<GL-Jeff> but that doesnt mean you have to worry about always staying in chracter
<GL-Jeff> if you are with your friends talking to yourself about ooc stuff, not bothering anyone, then we dont have a problem with that at all

<Cronniss> Will it be possible for someone to break the concentration of a spellcaster who currently has a spell that s/he is powering (keeping the magic flowing into it)?
<GL-Jeff> definitely, thats a big part of the casting system

<_stella_> How are classes/skills going to be handled?
<GL-Jeff> There are no classes, skills are divided into categories of varying confliction.
<GL-Jeff> which means you can't just practice at any two skills, healing and necromancy for example may conflict to a degree that you simply cannot be profecient at both.

<THE_REAL_VYKROMOND> QUESTION: You [jeff] have said that although we will have full skills after we pass infancy, we will not look the part. Will our height/weight parameters be affected? If so, WHEN will the 'base templates' take effect? And will weight actually affect anything besides- well- our weight?
<GL-Jeff> you can expect to "fill out" within a week to a month after infancy.
<GL-Jeff> your height and weight will be reduced until then

<Ombrenoir_TSC> If you are willing to take the time to Code horses to make them Kite proof, why isn;t it possible to use some of that same coding and convert it for the chars of Dawn. It seems as if more people want varible speed then the ones who don;t want it.
<GL-Jeff> Because when you are on a horse thats a status change, and its the status change that allows us to implement the non kiting features.
<GL-Jeff> The features that make kiting difficult for instance, are the lowered CNC and CRD...we cant lower these stats when you are on a horse.

<BlakFlame> Will I be able to ride a dragon
<GL-Jeff> Its possible
<GL-Jeff> but its no easy task to obtain a dragon baby, and make him your follower

<JLBesser> Ok, in regards to all of the spawning info coming out, how much control will we have over the location where we are born?
<GL-Jeff> None unless you choose your parents.

<Eibon> In regards to kidnapping/imprisonment/ransom, will there be safeguards to keep it a roleplaying issue rather than a harassment or general disruption issue?
<GL-Jeff> Yes if you don't say "huzzah" at the end of every message you send to your kidnapped victim you are banned from the game for harassment.
<GL-Jeff> huzzah!

<My_Name_is_Bob> Is Psionics a skill that would work well with someone who has healing skills?
<GL-Jeff> Yes because it would allow you to know your teamates stats

<Razkir> Will npc's set up their own governments and elect their own leaders?
<GL-Jeff> You betcha

<Zubido> With a giant map, houses are a good idea. Will You be able to steal houses or be able to secure you house so it cant be stolen?
<GL-Jeff> You can lock the door.
<GL-Jeff> You dont have to worry about anyone hauling it away on a flatbed truck if that is your concern.

<Ionix> will there be islands on dawn? tropics? is there an equator? is one area of the world colder and another hotter? like the poles on earth... also, if someone were to think of alternate fantasy creatures other than the cliches... like orcs and such.. can we send them in to you to be considered?
<GL-Jeff> Yes there are different climates depending on where you are and how much sunlight the area receives.
<GL-Jeff> You can write all suggestions on the beta tester input board.

<The_Og> How will tatoos, symbols, and general designs which can be placed on armor, stones, etc., make it into the game?
<GL-Jeff> There will be a crude user interface that will allow you to paint, etch, etc designs in the game. there will be no importing bmps or gifs

<Zenko> Will you be able to pickpocket people and what stats will increase this ability?
<GL-Jeff> Yes to pickpocketing
<GL-Jeff> The stats taht affect it are Crd and Agi

<Pelf> When you are born into the world, will you have any form of a weapon present? Or will you have to find wood or ore and make one, even at level 1 when it will be difficult?
<GL-Jeff> Remember...you are born as an infant to parents.
<GL-Jeff> naked
<GL-Jeff> an obvious answer should follow.

<Aura_Darksoul> How will players be able to show emotions to one another? I know in EQ there were emotes. Will there be a system like this in Dawn? Or will it be something completely different
<GL-Jeff> There will be an emote system like in EQ, but EQ's emotes were kind of lame and OOC in my opinion. Our emotes will be bindable to keys for fast access and aimed for battle communication and stuff like that

<Brisk> This question is rather hmm 'silly/stupid' but , Will we be able to see spit in dawn? Many people would use the spit emote as a form of disrespect however you enver saw it? Will you guys have a spit graphic that can land on armor or on someones face and then drip off?
<GL-RazM> lol
<GL-Jeff> put it in the beta tester database and we'll try to implement it when the time comes
<GL-Jeff> we at glitchless love spit
<GL-RazM>

<Zenko> What special abilities will rogues have?
<GL-Jeff> there are'nt any classes

<Zubido> If you drink beer tto much as a mother, can you baby be crippled or is that unfair to the character that was born?
<GL-Jeff> Nah, in fantasy games you can drink whenever you want.

<Aura_Darksoul> can you move and cast spells at the same time?
<GL-Jeff> Yes, but its not as easy

<LordDrayke> I was wondering as to how the stat advancement will be handled. Will the rates of increase change with how much you focused during character creation upon a certain stat? and will the more you use a skill which uses a specific stataffect the possible increase in said stat upon lvling?
<GL-Jeff> Stats go up when you level
<GL-Jeff> the amount they go up depends on your base stats
<GL-Jeff> plus you can choose to focus in a stat each time you level in order to further customize your stats

<Pelf> When pursuing a foe who is running away, how are we going to be able to kill them? They can just sprint away. But if they sprint away, we will have to sprint after and will then lose our stamina and be unable to fight...even catch them for another shot.
<GL-Jeff> Its a tricky situation, Running hard makes you lose constitution, swinging your swords makes you lose constitution. whoever uses their constitution the wisest will win. That is if the sprinter uses up all his constitution with a fast sprint then the pursuer can jog up to him and kick his butt.

<Cerebral_Vortex> Hello, I'm glad I made it here . My question is this: Will one be able to solo in Dawn? Not having to depend on a group like in EQ.
<GL-Jeff> Yes, because NPCs and PC's use the same stat system you should always be able to kill an NPC that is a few levels below you granted you have suffeciently trained your stats and are a skilled player.

<BlakFlame> will you be able to have a loyal NPC wife? or a kid w/ and NPC
<GL-Jeff> No. Having loyal NPCs be anything other than followers (which are attained at level 1 and you have to level them yourself) cause an imbalance in the game.

<Milfranic> when one dies due to a bug, or lag, how/when will the "Gods" respond?
<GL-RazM>
<GL-Jeff> (Actually to better answer the previous questions: YES but they have to be a follower, they can't just be someone you find and bribe to be your buddy)
<GL-Jeff> Well if you die to a bug then we will definitely revive you.
<GL-Jeff> Lag is a touchy subject because our AI will be good enuf to get you out of any situations you have gotten yourself into.

<Raging> How do you plan on implementing magic as 1: its own type of damage, and 2: Casting... Will you learn a spell, and cast it from your knowledge, or will magic spells be item based solely?
<GL-Jeff> They will be item based solely, different spells have different levels of power.

<JLBesser> <Thoth> Will the Language Filter be a strickly random based filter, based on race....or will there be a Standard Filter applied to all races, therebny allowing for a purely player constructed "Diplomatic Language" to be able to be created?
<GL-Jeff> it'll probably be random, trust me its a lot easier to learn a language in the game than it is to invent a whole new language yourself

<Dris> will water be displaced when struck by objects (ex a rock from cattapult)? You know, ripples waves, that sort of thing?
<GL-Jeff> Yes it will cause ripples, just like it says on the screenshots page

<Morlack> can you cast a spell and swing a weapon at the same time? (knaeve asked me to ask )
<GL-Jeff> Some spells yes, some no

<Ionix> when do you plan to start publicizing (sp) dawn... talking to gaming mags, producers, getting the word out? and will you close the beta tester acceptance once you do? that would make sense if you were only searching for the hardcore gamers for beta testing....
<GL-Jeff> We're just now starting to reach out for publicity, there will be some changes shortly upcoming because of them - none bad.
<GL-Jeff> We will not stop accepting beta testers however, there will be mainstream gamers in the release, thus there will be mainstream gamers in the beta. its the only way to properly test
<GL-Jeff> however collecting the "hard cores" at the beginning did serve a purpose, but that will not be revealed.

<Dolgo> Why a purple Sky? And, how is Dawn's water blue, if water color is a reflection of the sky.....cobolt deposits on the ocean floor?
<GL-Jeff> There is a reason, but thats soething you will have to research in game
<GL-Jeff> astronomy isn't the only research worthy science in dawn

<Cronniss> During last Q & A, you had mentioned that you had been toying with the idea of MAYBE letting players add our own music. If this is available, what format will the music be in? (example, will we have to write it in tabulature format, or upload a .wav or something?)
<GL-Jeff> If we include music it will be in our own format
<GL-Jeff> It will be similar to midi in that it will be note based, but it will NOT be midi format

<Milfranic> what kind of mechanisms are in place to prevent item duping, hacking, cheats, etc?
<GL-Jeff> Telling you would only make it easier to get around them. So we will not tell you.

<Ombrenoir_TSC> will you be able to gain Exp while in NPC mode? By programming the AI to do a tak that will gain you exp?
<GL-Jeff> We're not sure if there is going to be a programable NPC mode
<GL-Jeff> but if you got lagged and you were taken over by NPC control, yes you would get experience from anything you do
<GL-Jeff> but most likely all forms of AI will try to make your character sleep as soon as he can

<Cerebral_Vortex> Will the UI in Dawn provide for optimum viewing? AC has a good UI setup, EQ has horrible UI.
<GL-Jeff> Our UI will feature movable windows, and fullscreen playability
<GL-Jeff> If you have an exceptional Config setup, all you should really need on the screen is a cross hair
<GL-Jeff> this will definitely make the game more immersing if you dont see stupid OOC windows at every corner

<Arathur> What's the status/progress on the flight engine?
<GL-Jeff> All movement has already been programmed
<GL-Jeff> We currently fly around in the world freely...its fun

<Brisk> Will we be able to throw things? I have great expections ot be the cause of many Bar fights / Tavern Brawls in Dawn and I want to see some broken bottles / plates flying etc.?
<GL-Jeff> You can throw any item in the game given its light enuf for you to pick up

<Aura_Darksoul> will all creatures be able to be tamed? or will there be some that you ahve no chance in the world to tame? Will creatures be able to out grow their taming if their owners do not keep it up?
<GL-Jeff> when you make a creature your follower he is your follower for good and will obey your every command.
<GL-Jeff> We're undecided on whether to make some species untamable.

<Zenko> Will there be grappling hooks or other such items in Dawn?
<GL-Jeff> Grappling hooks were real fun in DM quake
<GL-Jeff> hmmm
<GL-Jeff> add it to the beta tester database

<Sebastian_of_Dawn> Earlier you mentioned a vending machine style of offline selling. Can you explain how this will work with the notion of no built-in currency system?
<GL-Jeff> A tradesman will put an item in the "vending machine" and will program the machien to accept certain types of payment, such as 100 gold nuggets, 10 bushels of wood, etc
<GL-Jeff> then if the buyer gives this amount to the machine they will be rewarded with the item
<GL-Jeff> and no the machines won't ever steal your money

<Arathur> What I meant in my first question about custom graphics, I was referring to player made graphics, would it be possible for those who wanted to spend the time d/ling to do so and see it in the game while others don't?
<GL-Jeff> the only player made graphics will be made in the game itself
<GL-Jeff> you will not be allowed to import outside grpahics into the game

<Brisk> Could you give us some insight into the breaking point of Objects? What I mean is will everything have HP? IE: if i'm in jail and I keep hitting a brick in the wall what determines when the brisk breaks? Or if I break a bottle , what determines how many times i haveto hit it?
<GL-Jeff> everything will have HP, if you imprison someone you can't just leave them there and expect them to be imprisoned forever, because they can slowly eat away at the structures hp
<GL-Jeff> this is a nice feature when it comes to harassment issues because in order to keep someone imprisoned you really have to spend the time to do it

<JLBesser> <Grapler> Will there be display cases?
<GL-Jeff> The vending machines will serve as display cases

<My_Name_is_Bob> How is constitution restored or brought back to its optimal level? Is it by resting or other means?
<GL-Jeff> here we go
<GL-Jeff> Just resting

<Razkir> Will it be possible for certain creatures to move PC's? IE: My boat sinks, I'm swimming in the water, and a shark grabs me by its mouth and carries me to wherever.
<GL-Jeff> yes, player physics is very well developed
<GL-Jeff> you can move and bump people
<GL-Jeff> drag them too

<Milfranic> Death- how difficult will it be to get a ressurection? The reason I ask is, some people lose interest altogether after lettign a 12 month old character get wasted by a joykilling player character.
<GL-Jeff> You have to realize this is a PVP game, players will kill other players and for joy. Its not a bad thing.
<GL-Jeff> Expecting to keep the same character for the entire time you play the game is about as foolish as expecting to keep an individual Ogre alive in a game of Warcraft2.
<GL-Jeff> But ressurections will exist but will require the taking of another life of greater or equal value.

<Cerebral_Vortex> What happens if you go "Link Dead" while in the middle of battle? Will your character finish out the battle then go into automation?
<GL-Jeff> Your character will IMMEDIATELY be controlled by the same AI that is controlling the creature(s) you are fighitng....which means if you are more powerful than the creature (which you should be if you expceted to survive in the first place) then youi will defeat him.
<GL-Jeff> then if you stay disconnected the AI will attempt to make your character sleep and gain invulnerability

<ZenGhost> as a follow up to my stat question...the concern I have with a constant pvp/one death environment, is if it's easy for a group of low level players to PK a high level player...that sort of wipes out the notion of permadeath. Ok I get killed, so I get a bunch of friends to start throw away characters and go mob the person that killed me
<GL-Jeff> leveling difficulty is constant
<GL-Jeff> what this means is the following:
<GL-Jeff> if it takes you 10 days of game play to get level 50, it will take 2 game days to get level 10
<GL-Jeff> people can't just "whip up" a bunch of level 10 characters to defeat your level 50
<GL-Jeff> it takes just as much time to create 5 level 10 characters as it does to make 1 level 50 character

<Brisk> I'm aware of things like tatoos ,carving , and coat of arms but would it be possibly to allow cities/kingdoms to make their own flags inwhich to take into battle/put on a pole within the city or nail onto the city gates?
<GL-Jeff> Yes you will have your own Signs and Flags

<Sorcerer_Gregory> How about changes in features, ie the appearence of you chr?
<GL-Jeff> We *might* have a scarring system
<GL-Jeff> but for right now the only way to change your characters appearance is through items, tattoos and body painting. and if i'm not mistaken we are the only MMORPG to offer all these.

<Brisk> will you have any quests that affect your character in a more hmm direct way? (ie: The fountain of Youth which would keep a player young )
<GL-Jeff> Everything about your player can be altered, from his age, to his stats, etc.

<Gandalf_> if you'r baby is a npc and a "marked" devil would he be able to hunt you down and kill you ?
<GL-Jeff> anyone can hunt you down and kill you
<GL-Jeff> if you give birth to a baby whom you suspect to be a devil, then you have an interesting choice to make

<Edymier> Since there are rideable creatures in Dawn will there be a method of combat from those creatures?
<GL-Jeff> yep, but your stats will change when you are on the creature, and so will your abilities

<Lotharin> I've already spoken with many people dissappointed with the colors of the sky/ocean/etc. in the last avi. Comment?
<GL-Jeff> The colors don't look like an earth sky
<GL-Jeff> And thats because they aren't
<GL-Jeff> if you want earth colors go look outside, the colors of Dawn's environment are that way for a reason.
<GL-Jeff> Saying that you "dont like them" is a foolish as saying that you "dont like" the colors you see in an earthen sunset

<noptov52> Question Will it be possible, with the right skills of course, to create a powerful army of bovine riding/throwin crusaders (Bovine Assualt Division BAD)?
<GL-Jeff> the BAD are a definite possibility, they could rule the world

<_stella_> what d'y'all intend to do about grief playes? people who just play to ruin eveyone elses fun?
<GL-Jeff> Everyone is playing the game to build up a character and kill other characters, thats how the game is meant to be played. Whether or not the person on the other side is taking demented pleasure in it is of no relevance.

<Brisk> Will sex make more of a difference in Dawn? (I mean Male/Female not reproductive) (Ie: is their some things girls can do that guys can't and vice versa , or are their any items that have sex restrictions?)
<GL-Jeff> Males and Females are equal in Dawn.

<Draxxis> Will experiance doled out for actions in game be dynamic to encourage creative playing rather than endless camping, which makes playing hard for people who have a busy RL, since total hour played=character power?
<GL-Jeff> You can't camp
<GL-Jeff> there's nothing to camp
<GL-Jeff> npcs dont spawn, nothing does
<GL-Jeff> if you want to kill something you have to hunt for it, if you want to make something you have to find the materials to do so
<GL-Jeff> This is what prevents monotony, not some mathematical formula that says you have to alternate tasks in order to gain experience

<BlakFlame> How will the game start if all PC's are born from other PC's
<GL-Jeff> The same way things started on earth

<Brisk> Will the time of day / wheater affect weapons/armor in any way?
<GL-Jeff> Not in any way that comes to mind right now...
<GL-Jeff> Some armors will make you less visible at night due to their color
<GL-Jeff> some items will allow you to see in the dark
<GL-Jeff> but other than that i dont see how

<Sorcerer_Gregory> I thought that NPC's gave bieth to PC's and vice-versa, is that not so?
<GL-Jeff> Its possible. But we will make as many PC's be born to other PC's as physically possible.

<Moonbeam> will you be able to "decorate" yourself with non-combat essential "clothing" such as maybe...a flower in the hair? *winks at Selanar*
<GL-Jeff> There will be decorative clothing, yes.

<Draxxis> Any comments on upcoming betas or alphas? when is the earliest one could hope to get in the game?
<GL-Jeff> Spring 2001 for beta testers. The alpha testers were hand picked already and there is no chance of further admittance.

<Moonbeam> in relation to the inclusion of rideable flying creatures, how complex will Z-axis movement be? will there be giant battles in the air amongst dragon riding knights? and by becoming a flying creature can you move up and down with relaitve ease
<GL-Jeff> The Z-axis is just as important as any other axis. If something is high above you, you won't be able to hit it.
<GL-Jeff> Its not like EQ where range was only dependant on the X and Y axis

<Koramyen> Who are all the employees at Glitchless besides Matt, Razm, etc... Who has been hiding from the forums and chat?
<GL-Jeff> Chris is the name of our composer. The rest of the glitchless team is not media oriented.

<Moonbeam> will failed or inturrupted castings have serious repercussions on the caster and the area around them? (backfires)
<GL-Jeff> Nah

<Luein> Do you have an estimate on about how long beta will last?
<GL-Jeff> Several months most likely, depends on the amount of errors we encounter.

<noptov52> Question In the latest PC Gamer it is mentioned that next month they will be having an expose on Massively Multiplayer games. Will glitchless contact PC Gamer and try to be mentioned/do nothing/ ignore PC Gamer even of they call or none of the above?
<GL-Jeff> We haven't been talking to any magazines...but we might contact PC gamer if its not too late

<Eibon> Given that skills go up with use, will there be training rooms, archery targets, etc. that we can practice on to make skill up, or will we always have to be fighting something?
<GL-Jeff> You can train with targets and such, but since there is no risk the skill gains will not be as great.

<Morlack> How long did it take to make that pcBirth video?
<GL-Jeff> 2 days for graphics, 2 days for sound

<Eibon> What happens with your followers when you decide to log? Do they go to sleep with/near you, or will you have to worry about coming back and finding out your follower went nutty and started annoying nearby merchants?
<GL-Jeff> you either tell them to sleep or you let them fend for themselves.

<JLBesser> You've said that thre will be 100k PCs awake at once in the world. Just curious, approximately how many NPCs will be awake at once?
<GL-Jeff> about a million actually. Its taking some clever programming to handle the massive amount of calculations too

<Adill> I think it was stated before that for trade skills there will be a "triangle" type system, where the learning/mastering of one skill will help/hurt another skill, when can we expect to see the final version of this system? And how will it work? You can only master skills in the same 'triangle', or one of each? etc
<GL-Jeff> Yes thats correct. We'll give detailed info upon beta release.

<Redtic> Will we have to refine ore before we can do anything with it?
<GL-Jeff> Yep

<LordDrayke> how involved can we be in deciding the form/build of the houses/towers/castles that we build? will there be standard building types and sizes to choose from or is it more personable?
<GL-Jeff> There will be a list of standard buildings all of which will have a minimum and maximum size and you can scale them anywhere in between.

<Tempest-EQ> Ok, so with the follower system, If I somehow found a baby giant alone, could I raise it as a follower?
<GL-Jeff> yes

<Redtic> Will we have to refine ore before we can do anything with it?
<GL-Jeff> mm hmm

<kbar_vz> question to what extent will PvP be a part of our lives?
<GL-Jeff> Anyone can kill you. You shouldnt be playing the game and everytime you see a creature wonder "is that controlled by a person or a player?"
<GL-Jeff> In fact, with the specie loophole you won't know for sure who is a player and who is truly an NPC
<GL-Jeff> and we will often times control NPCs ourselves, so dont be surprised if the dragon you are trying to kill suddenly acts in a totally different and unpredictable manner, assume everything you attack is of the upmost intelligence.

<My_Name_is_Bob> What happens to our houses once our character is dead? Can others ever enter them and change the locks?
<GL-Jeff> They can be destroyed, the locks can be picked, others can use them etc.

<Bladefist> I have looked over your beta section.... the game is revolutionary, which makes it very open. How will you deal with players that purely try to disrupt play? Being someone who totally exploits being able to build anywhere. Or people who creat bogus accoutns to wreak havoc? --- I dont want it dealt with... just prevented.
<GL-Jeff> People who create accounts with the sole purpose to "disrupt play" dont have any advantage over the people who exist to do just the opposite. There will be evil and good in the game, there will be life and death, conflict and peace. This is the way the game is supposed to be.

<Talixx> Will there be planes in "Dawn" such as the ones in "EverQuest" will class specific loot and such?
<GL-Jeff> Unanswerable.

<Edymier> With the implementation of oceans in Dawn and from the posts on the website that oceans are for adventure does that mean you will be able to get a ship and embark on a life of privateering?
<GL-Jeff> You bet.

<Zenko> Will there be such abilities as backstabbing or throat slitting?
<GL-Jeff> There won't be any "one shot one kill" deals
<GL-Jeff> But there will be bonuses for catching players "off guard"

<Bladefist> Would it be possible for you to be very hindered when you are drunk? like in rednek rampage... it make forward - backwards right
<GL-Jeff> If you drink enuf you will be very hindered

<Brisk> as far as building /digging goes can we use our hands for everything or are tools neccessary? (ie: you can dig with your hands but a shovel is preferably
<GL-Jeff> You can use your hands, tools speed things up

<Quid> My question concerns your view of battle. With a 'final blow' toggle, how will combat with creatures be? Will the creatures render you unconcious and walk away or will they deliver the final blow?
<GL-Jeff> Depends on how much the creature dislikes you.
<GL-Jeff> In EQ the fight wasn't over till there was death, that is NOT the case in Dawn.
<GL-Jeff> Just because you attack a bear and he over powers you doesnt mean you will certainly die
<GL-Jeff> everyone in the game has the ability to feign death
<GL-Jeff> Death will not be as frequent as in other games
<GL-Jeff> That having been said: there will ALWAYS be the chance of an NPC killing you
<GL-Jeff> There will not be any recognizable patterns that are exploitable for riskless combat

<CKBisk> Will we be able to see that other people have a bulging backpack with a gigantic spear sticking out of it or will opponents be able to suddenly pull it out of nowhere?
<GL-Jeff> This is an important issue that has not yet been resolved
<GL-Jeff> We're planning for all large items to appear on players models, such as spears and swords

<Cerebral_Vortex> Is experience points gained for whatever action set? or do they get less the higher level a character advances?
<GL-Jeff> The amount of experience you gain from an action depends on your level

<Razkir> Will there be different death animations? For example, when a person dies, will they always fall to the ground the same way?
<GL-Jeff> there will be varying death animations, but remember, you only die once

<Rowlen> 7o6 are they letting you talk this time? remember kick them in the head if they dont..and! are you putting in anything to prevent obsene things in the coat of arms.. or do you guys care if they are in there or not?
<GL-Jeff> It'll be hard to make obscene coats of arms because they won't be extremely detailed. However, if you do manage to make offensive symbols then it will just make people hate you....and in dawn thats not good
<GL-SevenOsix> I can speak when I want to but right now, I don't feel like it :-)
<Axehandler> in other words... "I'm not paying attention =)"
<GL-SevenOsix> I'll see you after the chat Axe

<BlakFlame> would you be able to have a child w/ an NPC follower of the opposite sex?
<GL-Jeff> Yes

<Selanar> Will a child start with inherent skills derived from the parents and will their stats also reflect their parents stats in some way/shape/form?
<GL-Jeff> The only way they will reflect their parents is by race
<GL-Jeff> We dont want players to have to keep creating new characters until they have the parents with stats they wanted

<BlakFlame> will you be able to keep your char from beta
<GL-Jeff> no

<Quid> You said that a fire based attack would not do well in a cold environment, and you also said that fire itself isn't an attack, it basically applies heat. Can you explain elemental damage and if there will be elemental weapons?
<GL-Jeff> Fire and cold do damage based on temperature
<GL-Jeff> just because you are in a cold environment tho doesnt mean that fire won't work well, an Ice dragon for instance would be in a cold environment which would hurt fire based spells, but his heat resistance would be so bad from living in the environment that a fire spell may actually be superior to cold spell

<Rowlen> have you guys reconsidered putting cows in the game or not? they are something that every game should have... don't cows diserve there share of the dawn glory??
<GL-Jeff> They might be in the game
<GL-Jeff> but they are kind of boring

<kbar_vz> question how is your programming schedule going? any trouble meeting target dates?
<GL-Jeff> everything is on schedule and going as planned for the beta release at 2001

<Bladefist> can you swim?
<GL-Jeff> Yup
<GL-Jeff> Learned when i was young
<GL-RazM> lol
<GL-Jeff> My dad took me out to a lake and said sink or swim
<Axehandler> 12I heard you sank like a log =P
<GL-SevenOsix> same, I was 12 and my first time, I drank the whole pool
<GL-RazM> No that was me Axe
<GL-Jeff> i sank, but he dragged me out and taught me how to swim eventually
<GL-Jeff> (Yes of course you can swim)

<Redtic> Will beta testers get a discount when Dawn is released?
<GL-Jeff> No

<Milfranic> Will there be rare or unique items? How will spell resists be handled?
<GL-Jeff> Every hand crafted item will be unique in stats, and many in appearance
<GL-Jeff> resists are built into the stat system, read up on Cnt

<Talixx> Is experience going to be measured in a bar (like EverQuest) or in numbers, like you need 1000 points of experience to level up and a certain type of kill is worth so many points?
<GL-Jeff> Probably a bar, i loved watching that thing fill up

<LordDrayke> How customizeable will the smithing be? will we basically just be able to produce copies of the base items? or can we build improved versions that say do more dmg or protect better? also to what depth will the gnomish tinkering be taken? is it a gnome only skill? or will the races be able to persue it? perhaps just being less proficient.
<GL-Jeff> tinkering is hard to implement well, but we're workign on it
<GL-Jeff> smithing, however, will be VERY customizable
<GL-Jeff> You will be able to create items with customizable colors and shapes
<GL-Jeff> truly customizable - not just picking from a list

<Krymoor> how long of a wait until you are invulnerable when you go to sleep?
<GL-Jeff> once you go to sleep you are invulnerable
<GL-Jeff> the amount of time it takes to go to sleep depends on how emotionally intensive your previous activities were
<GL-Jeff> in other words dont expect to PK someone and then log off in 30 seconds

<Shadar> How is the chat system going to work and look?
<GL-Jeff> You will type messages.....they will appear in text form on the screen

<kbar_vz> question any word on what min system requirements will be for the user's machine? any platforms besides windows being considered?
<GL-Jeff> we're asking for Quake3 runnable computers

<Brisk> I'm assuming fire will create both light and smoke? If so will buildings have things like chimneys for indoor fires , also will we be ableto use fire as a singnalling system should smoke be a factor?
<GL-Jeff> Smoke is a big lag maker, you know when you are fighting Xaero on nightmare and he shoots rockets at you and the smoke trails kill your FPS? thats not good, we're not going to have complex smoke signals

<Shadar> Will there be underwater exploration?
<GL-Jeff> yes, the ocean is just as explorable as the land

<Kaltano> question will there be any kind of adults only server...one that would use say... adultcheck for verification... since no parent is likely to give get their kid their cc# for something they could get porn from? there have defenitly been times when i have wished for this in other mmorpgs i have played... due to some players maturity level...
<Kaltano> i meant other sites that verifies age with adultcheck... not dawn :-)
<Kaltano> autorization for an adult only site 18+ no immuture ppl aloud....
<GL-Jeff> you mean a site that discriminates against age. no
<GL-Jeff> a server rather

<Zues> Question -- Will you able to abandon a child? And if so will you be able to sell/trade your tamed animals as AI slaves?
<GL-Jeff> You can abandon children, nothing binds them to you
<GL-Jeff> You can trade followers

<Zubido> If you make buildings, How many stories can you make it, if more than one?
<GL-Jeff> As high as the sky

<Krymoor> the followers will have AI intelligence?
<GL-Jeff> Yes, and they will obey orders as well

<Zenko> Will Ogres be able to pull trees out of the ground for use as weapons?
<GL-Jeff> You can attempt to use any item as a weapon, it won't work to well tho probably, taking tons of constitution to swing

<JLBesser> <Archamaedes> Utilizing the skills of Writing and Reading, will it be possible to keep Libraries of information within the PC settlements of Glitchless. I know the first steps will be to bind together into tribes of people and build up defendable cities, but once our villages are established, I'd like to write and record information (geneaology of all citizens and their children, to read, realizing that these books could be ta
<GL-Jeff> Yes there will be writing, and we had previously stated that we were unsure if we were going to allow books: books will be allowed via the binding of paper.

<Raging> How well is monster AI going to be implemented? Will it be like Asheron's Call where the monsters run straight at you and if they hit something in the way they keep running into it and finally stop, turn around, and go to their spawn spot, or will you be in a sweat breaking battle with a horde of monsters hiding behind bushes, popping up to throw spears at you, diving around trees to evade missile fire, or jumping into water to
<GL-Jeff> Creatures will use a custom made movement algorithm that will help them to manuever around objects adeptly

<Quid> Dawn describes the newborn character as actually being newborn. Does my new character have a mother/father, will I be forced to have children via new players, etc? It sounds fun but confusing.
<GL-Jeff> You will have a mother, the father may or may not be there. You are not forced to reproduce.

<Draxxis> How immersive will the world be? In EQ, the world is just a static object you walk on, but can you for instance pick up a stick lying on the ground and throw it? or climb a tree and jump over a wall?
<GL-Jeff> You can climb on anything, you can throw any item.
<GL-Jeff> You can alter the terrain by digging
<GL-Jeff> You can redirect water flow

<Zues> question -- Earlier, you said there would be pregnancys caused by the gods. An event you wouldn't know of until it happned, is this going to be implemented? Will there be rewards or penalties for this kind of child (npc or pc). And if it could be something good why dont we all just make female characters so we have the option of having a wonder NPC follower?
<GL-Jeff> You do have a point in that allowing females to have this "miracle" isn't exactly fair to male players.
<GL-Jeff> We're going to work on some sort of male equivalent...
<GL-Jeff> But at any rate, this will be extremely rare, its not used for the mass production of infants, its use to add a cool RP element to the game

<Tiberius> Water, Will it have waves ala UWO?
<GL-Jeff> www.glitchless.com/screenshots.html
<GL-Jeff> We just released an animation of our ocean waves.

<Brisk> Can you die from climate effects? If your in a very cold place and aren't wearing any clothling could you freeze to death?
<GL-Jeff> Yup

<Sparr> What codec was used for the time lapses, specifically nightmoon.avi? I cannot watch them, can only listen, my mplayer cannot find the video codecs for them.
<GL-Jeff> They were encoded with indeo 5.04
<GL-Jeff> The best thing for you to do would be to go to the microsoft page and DL the new mplayer

<Sparr> the /PRAYers of an Eye will have more weight than a normal character according to the stuff ive read. will there be any other method of 'weighting' the prayers of a character, such as a piety measurement, allowing them better chances of being seen/granted by the gods? i would expect a level 50 paladin-style characters prayers to be answered more often than those of a level 2 pickpocket
-Jeff> If we do implement a prayer weighting system we won't tell you about it

<Betrayal> question i like the idea of no camping, will creatures to kill be easy enough to find to make powerleveling an option ?
<GL-Jeff> Population density will be lower in this game than EQ, you'll actually have to go hunting and seraching to kill things

<Kunae> Question Will there be mud?
<Axehandler> not A MUD.... but DIRT MUD
<GL-Jeff> yes there will be mud and all sorts of dirty stuff to play in

<Gandalf_> will there be wind ? and if so.. will an arrow be affected by this
<GL-Jeff> There will be wind.......I can't say for sure if it will affect arrows....probably not. but it will affect sailing.

<Arathur> Will it be possible to climb into trees and EFFECTIVELY hide amongst the leaves/branches if you are of a suitable character size? Will there be a "hide" skill that would help conceal oneself better?
<GL-Jeff> There won't be a hide skill, your ability to apporpriate yourself amongst the foliage is dependant on the player, not the character
<GL-Jeff> but you can climb trees and atttempt to hide in the leaves for certain

<Kylara> will a tradesman and a caster type be able to imbue spells or magical properties into armor, clothing and jewelry ?
<GL-Jeff> YEs

<Talixx> I was wondering, all the time I've played EverQuest and ate and drank (in game) i've never used the bathroom, will we have to in Dawn?
<GL-Jeff> Nah, we thought about it, but its not needed

<Tiberius-> What can you tell us about the company? How do you expect to fund the maintenance of the infrastructure required to host 100,000 people simulataneously. To my knowledge you don't have large corporate backing.
<GL-Jeff> We have all the money we need to create the title.
<GL-Jeff> After it is created we will be seeking private and corporate investors to help fund the infrastructure for chance to share in the profits. This is call business.

<Toris> is this how i ask questions? my first time here...well uh here goes...If you are using the Zaxis, then what will happen if a Wizard hides up in a tree and nukes those monsters below him who are unable to hit him and levels with virtually no risk of dieing? or will that be acceptable?
<GL-Jeff> The creatures will run away

<Tiberius-> Will PCs and NPCs look like they are partially in a wall at times or will there be more advanced collision detection?
<GL-Jeff> The collision detection will be more advanced, but there may still be instances where parts of polygons intersect where they look like they shouldnt. its impossible to do collision detection based on every polygon when you have over a million objects in the world each with several hundre polygons.

<JLBesser> Ok, I asked this at the last QnA, but you weren't here to answer. Raz and 7o6, do you guys have any past stuff we can see?
<GL-RazM> We'll be putting up our works on personal pages when we have some time

<JLBesser> <Archamaedes> Will the Dawn server keep a family Tree that will let us check our own heritage, or will we have to do that ourselves, trying to ask our grandparents their grandparents etc. I know in some modern Jewish cultures, descendants can name their ancestry all the way up to Abraham, I think it would be really cool to roleplay a civilization that values ancestry that strongly and can trace back to the original founders in
<GL-Jeff> records will be kept, but you probably won't be able to access them from within the game.

<Toris> Will there be a form of Ressurection for lost players, and would there be a time limit set to when you can rez someone after they die?
<GL-Jeff> There is a time limit.

<Draxxis> hehe, any hints you can give us on this mysterious "loophole?" Sounds very cool.
<GL-Jeff> Nope

<Brisk> I am not sure if this was brought up but what about air vechiles/creatures? Can we 'wieve' something together to make glider and can dragons fly for instance? If yes can we paradrop off of them and land over city walls etc ?
<GL-Jeff> we can implement items that make you fall at a slower rate quite easily, add it to the beta tester database

<Zenko> Can we have poiny hair? ie. Vegeta from DBZ?
<GL-Jeff> ...there will be a list of hairstyles to choose from during character creation, i dont know if that will be on the list or not
<GL-Jeff> but you can have prity hair like a pony (and John Romero)

<Edymier> Since you mentioned Alpha has already been chosen, then I assume you have notified the Alphas?
<GL-Jeff> Yeah they all know

<Moonbeam> in the ocean movie, the water was opaque...will this be true in all bodies of water? or will shallow ones be relativly transparent
<GL-Jeff> Water will vary in opacity depending on depth. The scene you saw was a very deep ocean.

<BlakFlame> will you be able to have a child w/ an NPC follower of yours
<GL-Jeff> yeah

<Kylara> will there be ways of changing your appearance for the benefits of being another race or animal type mob, like enchanter or druids have in EQ ? such as will Lycanthropy be a skill ?
<GL-Jeff> yes
<GL-Jeff> probably only spell based tho, not skill based

<Mallus> when we interact with npcs, will we have to use keywords, like in eq, or will the ai be advanced enough to hold simple conversations?
<GL-Jeff> Probably keywords...i know they suck...but all language AI is based on keywords at this time...whether or not we put them in [brackets] doesnt really matter.

<Moonbeam> will there be a way to temporarily mask your visage such as a veil or somesuch...
<GL-Jeff> Yes

<Kunae> Question When you kill someone/thing... will you be able to rip/cut/hack a limb off and assault your next opponent with it?
<GL-Jeff> You'll probably only be allowed to remove and carry the head, although bodies will gib like in quake if you beat on them long enuf

<Aventine> Will we be able to record movies? If so, how much size would a 30 second clip, for example, take up? Could we theoretically record the life of each character?
<GL-Jeff> Movie recording has not been decided on yet.

<Kylara> will there be natural disasters, like storms and floods and such ?
<GL-Jeff> Yep, but they'll just be to add an extra fun element to the game. you dont have to live in constant fear of losing your character to a lighting bolt.

<Malfranic> I hoard useless items...how much inventory space will our homes have?
<GL-Jeff> You can have as many chests to put items in as you like
<GL-Jeff> If they begin to cause server problems we'll be forced to add decay, but we're only going to decay things if absolutely necessary.

<Draxxis> who at Glitchless would win in a brawl (RL, hehe)?
<GL-RazM> Who let that Q in?
<Axehandler> LOL
<Axehandler> I DID =)
<Zyxnoz> Axe... you fell asleep didn't you?
<GL-Jeff> ME IM FEROCIOuS
<GL-RazM> lol

<Kyriz> What percentage of the items in the game will be strictly player manufactured?
<GL-Jeff> 0, NPC's can make everything you can

<Moonbeam> Will there be ANY sort of preferential treatment for beta testers in the full release other then the extra experience we've attained...and the friendships we've already formed?
<GL-Jeff> don't kid yourself, i hate you
<GL-Jeff> no

<The_Real_Eugene> Jeff, since things don't bio-degrade, how will you make sure to keep the ground free of litter?
<GL-Jeff> all items have innate value, they can be melted down and used for resources.
<GL-Jeff> an item on the ground is free money, people will pick them up
<GL-Jeff> and if they dont then we'll decay them

<The_Real_Eugene> As time goes by and cities are built, will technology advance, as well?
<GL-Jeff> no, this is a medieval game

<Milfranic> Will Gnomes be able to make fireworks? Explosives?
<GL-Jeff> no gunpowder based items will be in the game
<GL-Jeff> exploisions will be magic based only

<Mallus> Question Sorry if this has already been asked, but are you lisensing an engine or creating one from scratch?
<GL-Jeff> From scratch.
<GL-Jeff> All the screenshots and motion captures you see are from our own 3D engine make specifically for the purpose of Dawn.
<GL-Jeff> Nothing else would work.

<Redtic> Will PCs have to make there own beer?
<GL-Jeff> No, NPCs make stuff too

<JLBesser> About chatting, when someone sends a message and has an ambiguos player ID description, will there be some wya of matching up player and text?
<GL-Jeff> all direct or psionic messages will be identifiable

<Zenko> Will wrestling moves be implemented into the game?
<GL-Jeff> no, but some crazy wrestling game is excepting beta testers now if you're interested

<Milfranic> how long will it take to go to sleep? Can sleeping be used strategically in battles?
<GL-Jeff> The amount of time it takes to go to sleep will depend on the activities you have recently done.
<GL-Jeff> If you are in the middle of a war dont expect to be able to go to sleep with arrows flying by your head. you need to relax to go to sleep.

<KarasuToshio> Will there be any monkeys in the game? And if so.. will we be able to ranch em?
<GL-Jeff> There could be monkeys
<GL-Jeff> the species list is still in the workds

<Talixx> What is your suprise for us?
<GL-Jeff> www.glitchless.com/screenshots.html
<GL-Jeff> we released ocean footage

<Brisk> Will we be seeing varying Emotes? Such as rude ones , Farting burbing hurling or bonding ones like piggy backs and such - Also I want to see DANCHING , Irish Jigs , Russian-style , etc.
<GL-Jeff> There will be a variety of emotes, from rude, to nice, to dancin

<Gandalf_> if ocean is just as explorable as and you can't breathe under water.. how to explore ? any races that can breathe under water ?
<GL-Jeff> Not innately, but there are methods to make it so you can survive underwater indefinitely

<Kylara> i understand everything done is in character, but will there be a way of having private messages between characters ? will you have to be close to them, such a s whispering to them or can it be done anywhere ? or will chat be restricted to those around you ?
<GL-Jeff> There will be private messages, they will be send via wisp couriers (sp)

<Brisk> Will you guys be putting in any hmm 'backdoor' type features (ie: Asherons Call had a line of code that made your inventory turn into pong? (Note: GET MEN WITHOUT HATS - SAFETY DANCE)
<GL-Jeff> cuz your friends dont dance and if they dont dance...
<GL-Jeff> no probably not, thats not exactly in character

<Zenko> Will animals be able to be launched by catapult or someother seige device?
<GL-Jeff> Everything can be thrown and launched

<The_Real_Eugene> If there's nothing when the world begins....What do you do?
<GL-Jeff> Just twiddle your thumbs
<GL-Jeff> After you get to skill level 10 of thumb twiddling then swords appear from the sky and you fight to the death with your parents

<Kunae> Question Will intelligent creature's responses to your killing thier children/loved ones/friends be realistic as per, if anyone witnessed and told said parent? Or will it be more amorphous and instant hate no matter if they were sleeping when it happened and you were on the other side of the globe from tehm when you did this.
<GL-Jeff> faction is sight based
<GL-Jeff> if you kill someone before they have a chance to send a private message to someone else and if no one is around to witness it then you could get away with... murder

<Brisk> Can we have any deformed emotes? (ie: ones that make you cross your eyes or make wierd faces?)
<GL-Jeff> probably not

<Malfranic> How do we generate money? Are there bankers around?
<GL-Jeff> There aren't bankers "around" unless people decide they want to be bankers
<GL-Jeff> You can take a chunk of iron ore and refine it into a more valuable iron coin
<GL-Jeff> and that would be the currency
<GL-Jeff> but there won't be representational currency, all currency will most likely have innate value, in that it can be melted down into raw materials that can be used to create other items.

<Kylara> if it is total pvp without restrictions, what if someone uses fowl language will there be rules prohibiting that ?
<GL-Jeff> If someone pisses you off by being stupid in the game then you can kill them...thats the beauty of it.
<GL-Jeff> but we will not be doing any social policing if thats what you are asking, its not our job to make sure everyone is saying "nice" words

<BlakFlame> will evil people get help by evil gods, cause I dont think its fair for only goody two shoes to get god help
<GL-Jeff> Its a possibility, but you dont even know for sure that good people will be helped by good gods

<Brisk> As far as not letting in alpha testers can you consider this? What if I offered a bribe? (i'm serious some ppl joke about this but money makes the world go round?)
<GL-Jeff> email contact@glitchless.com .... if its a buttload of money maybe we'll let you in ;-)