If you get to ask EME some questions about TERA, what would they be.

**Sonomaa** · 2012-03-12 20:18

Theoretical only, we dont have an interview but if we did get one, what balls deep questions would you ask. Dont hold back, give me the good stuff.

Check out the FFXIV interview we did with yoshi to see what kind of questions Im talking about http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/107...-Transcription

Anyway, give me some good ones, at worst I email them to their rep and they answer a few, hide behind the others. At best we get a real interview and scare the shit out of them.

**Vandole** · 2012-03-12 20:21

-when can we have our unmodified version of the game as a downloadable option? if you make it opt in or premium content it is a day one purchase. uncensored products are best products.

-I would love to be able to go above x4 anti-aliasing. i'm assuming this is just a beta limitation?

**Kachiko** · 2012-03-12 20:57

Understanding that Chronoscrolls are to be a deterrent, against gold farming, and without getting into the specifics, of the back end technology you'll use to monitor the account fraud associated with it, what specific assurances, and examples, can you give that shows you understand the affect that bots, and gold farming, have on this game, its player-base, and its economy and what you'll be doing to reduce that impact?

**SilverBreeze** · 2012-03-12 21:04

I would like to know why they honestly think that allowing players to keep characters from the open beta test to live is a good idea. (If this has changed, then please ignore it.)

I think it's one of the worst ideas possible, made worse by the fact of how you can stack quests in TERA. It's already ridiculously easy to level in this game, and it's nothing I will complain about because the classes are very diverse and unique in their own way. I think it will be bad for the game if you have a Open Beta weekend where people can easily hit the level cap (which will probably be 38) in those three days, and spam run the instance like many people did over the past weekends. When the headstart hits, suddenly we have a bunch of 40+ players right off the bat running around, and with a 3 day head start, we have level capped people running around at launch.

**Gulkeeva** · 2012-03-12 23:41

Hoping they do , make it slower to lvl myself, there are some hardcore people out there.. and I don't consider myself one but I did Lv 1-> 27 on berserker in about 12 hours or less ( spent time to catchup on some things alt tabbed a bit, to go eat etc). I don't see Lv 60 taking much more then... a week (especially on a weekend).

Did 1-> 22 on archer in about the same period of time on CBT3.

Doing content just once and remembering where to go, what to do... what glyphs to get, gems to use... just makes this faster, and having a 2nd character after your first is Lv 60, would go much faster because of the shared bank, able to store weapons/armor thats good quality for your next grinding session.

Hoping for 2X exp requirement or at least 1.5X to slow it down.

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This brings me to another thing about PvP
Will the korean "punishment for pvp" be brought in, alot seemed to complain about this (although not sure why if you've come from warcraft) , its not like someones stealthed where your exping, and 1 shotting you any time you touch something/res/quest with the inability to escape them

I'm sure thats one the current biggest "tests" being done though for tera... so we'll see.

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Crafting...!
lower level crafting seems somewhat useless, it seems more of a "pass time/making fodder to sit and enchant gear"... will it become more useful hopefully later? Its worse then quest white gear at times.

Hopefully craftable... gold gear at level cap, thats better then "normal" 5man instances but not as good as "uhh hardcore mode 5man" gear O_o
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Will... the cat "sitting on the head" headpiece, come with a cat tail accessory O_o, or should I say, "should" come with a tail accessory

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Just out of curiosity
In the future will there be a possibility for the "dungeon que system" similar to warcraft, to better make groups/quickly make groups and teleport people to the instance?

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wtb channel indicator for party members, so you know what channel they are in (or is there one, I didn't notice).

**shidobu** · 2012-03-13 07:31

i demand a bikini for my high elf
i demand a functional strip club inside castania and velika
i demand ass physics be added to the game
i demand boob sliders for all 5 female races
i demand a free movement detachable camera for "screen shot purposes"
i demand the option to not wear panties
i demand that the high elf /sit emote be changed to this

Spoiler: show

i demand that when i click on the character to play that she says "as you wish master". Before i log into that character

hook a brother up Sonomaa

**Gulkeeva** · 2012-03-13 09:42

there is a swimsuit... or at least I saw a pic of one for tera, I'll see if I still have the pic somewhere O_o

**Kaisha** · 2012-03-13 10:01

>Any plans to further optimize the client for lower-end machines? Perhaps more options to lower the CPU burden. Broader support = More potential users.

Spoiler: show

>What Vandole said.

>How onhands are the EME developers with the TERA code, and what's the response time like when requesting something from Bluehole? Mainly curious in the sense of how quick the teams can respond to 3rd-party tool and bot abuse, and how aggressive they will be on that subject. Most of us at BG.com here have come from an MMO that has had quite the history of tool abuse, and are fairly sick of it.

>Climbing takes forever. How about a 2x boost to it? Would make for more vertically orientated locations down the road being less of a chore to get up/down

>Possibility of having player models show up as the 'currently loading' textureless model that NPCs use when they're not fully loaded? Would make PVP a little easier by not having just a floating name attacking you while your computer plays catch up on streaming in the assets.

>Option for free camera movement unlocked from the character (what Shidobu said basically).

>Ban Elin from being able to roll a Lancer. There are too many of them. Tanks shouldn't be tiny also, think of the poor priests that have to target them.

>Any chance of supporting TGA/PNGs for the guild icons so we can make use of an alpha layer?

>Any information regarding an official API for custom front-ends, crosshairs, rearranging of information, etc?

>Could use a higher cap on the number of chat tabs

**Gulkeeva** · 2012-03-13 10:12

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found the video.. aka "The bikini show" (notice it has both male and female, and they do look somewhat nearly nude (especially the dragon race looking female)

**Divimise** · 2012-03-13 10:34

In regards to the extremely fast leveling this game offers, the idea from the makers in most cases, as far as I know, is for endgame content to be the main source of entertainment. I know I read something somewhere over the years about how battlegrounds is the whole purpose of the game. To level quickly into the political system and pound each other around, gearing up just for that reason.

My question would be,

How much end game content do you have planed, since as of right now, hitting 50% of the main games capped level took less then 3 days over a single weekend. How much of this content being added is pvp, or pve related. Why focus on getting everyone to end game so quickly, are you not afraid everyone will get bored once they have the best gear in less than a year and rule the system in battles?

I personally would like to see exp value cut, or at least the exp needed to level massively increased. It does not need to be like FFXI where you spent 2 years getting max level and getting nice gear for a single charterer(pre-abyssea). But it also doesn't need to be like WoW, where if i listened correctly on vent, they give you a fully geared, max level character, just for server transferring.

Spoiler: show

This is just my personal feeling on games that force you to level to endgame so quick (I have no interest in repetitive instances and battle, I like content)
I think spending 6-8months hitting level, and the rest of the first year to gear up, then the next part of a second year getting the best pvp gear is a nice balance of time and money. But if they are in it for a quick buck, it seems a bit underhanded to take 50-100 dollars from everyone that put money in for a years worth of product, and then just take the money and run(Like in Aion, they just took the money, added 1 expansion and that is it, game over. The new 3.0 stuff from what iv seen is just the old stuff promised long ago, nothing new). Hell I played FFXI for years, they sure drained my bank account, and I think its due to the fact, that every day, there was always something to do, something new, something better to always try and get.
It all really goes back to my question of, how much content is there in the game once your max level, and things like exploring and reading dialog from npc's is useless since you did it all. Grinding out in 1-2 end game dungeons for months on end gets boring, and eventually you run outa stuff to get from games that only offer 1 set of gear for endgame(2 if you count a pvp and a pve set). FF had so many different things you could use depending on what you where doing and what job you where, from those playing WoW, what is it about the endgame that makes you want to play at 50, or even start at 50 from the start, that you don't already have or already have done? What is available in tera to make me want to pay for another year of gameplay...
Don get me wrong, its a fun game to play, and I will be playing it, I just give a warning, like a candle, you can burn it from both sides, you can dip it in more wax, but if you don't replace the core wick its useless. I prefer a oil lamp, you make a beautiful cover for the flame, and slowly let the oil in to light the room, and avoid burning all the oil in a big bright ball.

**Kaisha** · 2012-03-13 10:37

Originally Posted by Divimise

But it also doesn't need to be like WoW, where if i listened correctly on vent, they give you a fully geared, max level character, just for server transferring.

That's just a limited-time offer using the Scroll of Resurrection program that they bumped up recently to try and recoup players that have long since unsubscribed.

Also will be curious if they do set up a proper interview. If not, at least we'll get a witty GM reply back.

**Divimise** · 2012-03-13 10:40

Originally Posted by Gulkeeva

wtb channel indicator for party members, so you know what channel they are in (or is there one, I didn't notice).

If you mouse over the party member hp bar, and hit the empty space around the information but within the box, I got a popup to display the channel they where in. There may be a better way to make it show up, but I do remember at one point the game telling me what channel they where in. Have to see if there is a easier place to put my mouse to make it show up, or the game makers add something, like the number in small font next to the name or something when they are in another channel.

**shidobu** · 2012-03-13 10:43

Originally Posted by Gulkeeva

Register to see the NSFW content

found the video.. aka "The bikini show" (notice it has both male and female, and they do look somewhat nearly nude (especially the dragon race looking female)

a real question this time

Q: Any plans to implement a way to view gear on your character in your inventory/auction house without soul-binding/putting it on? i would love to be able to preview gear on my character before buying it/ or using a scroll

Q: Ever thought of increasing the run speed while in combat for Sorcs considering their paper thin defense, being able to run a little faster in between spells (bind/sleep cooldown) to gain some space while soloing would be nice. I don't know of if its just me but not being able to solo bams that other classes are able to solo because i cant keep a proper distance kinda sucks. Gravity/slow spells never last long enough to do real damage in between. (unless im just doing it wrong, and im still to low lvl to be able to solo bigger stuff effectively).

Q: Any thought in separating eye color/makeup/ in the facial character creation something so basic in all mmos, you think this would be essential to character creation. I may like this eye but hate the makeup/eyeshadow that comes with it.

**Scythiroth** · 2012-03-13 11:58

I would definitely ask for more character customization options. It seems odd that they have a billion sliders and everything for facial structure but hair styles are linked to horns, ears, tails etc. And yeah, eye color choices are pretty much non existant since they seem to be linked to other things.

Most of the other stuff I'd ask has already been suggested here. >.>

**sander** · 2012-03-13 12:16

@shidobu

Q: Any plans to implement a way to view gear on your character in your inventory/auction house without soul-binding/putting it on? i would love to be able to preview gear on my character before buying it/ or using a scroll

A: Hover your mouse to an equipment/icon and press Ctrl + right click. You will go to gear view mode. It only works for body/feet/hands/weapons and 1 piece at a time and only restricted to your class's gear only.

**Wenrick** · 2012-03-13 12:16

- Due to the game structure allowing a character to level quickly (as compared to other MMOs), it seems that the game's focus will be activities at the level cap. What is your vision for what endgame content will be like, and how often do you plan on adding new endgame content in the next few years?

(Divimise has a very good point on character progression speed. Finding a good balance is essential. Right now we're concerned about it, due to us only being able to reach 32 so far. I think we're forgetting that 1-10 is supposed to be very fast. The Isle of Dawn is a introductory, newbie area, and I believe it serves its purpose well. Levels 11-20 are fast too. Once I hit 20, I noticed that the space between levels increases dramatically. Its still pretty quick, though, due to how much exp the 5-man quests and instances give you. If 1-20 are "get you hooked", 20-30 needs to be "get you accustomed to being hooked", and 30-60 needs to be "remain hooked". If endgame is the focus, Lv.60+ needs to have enough activities to keep us hooked for years.)

- There is an "innerwear" equipment slot. What are you plans for this, and when do you plan on adding it to the game?

- Are there plans to add an option where we can set a default channel that isn't Channel 1?

- An option to preview a piece of equipment before purchasing it (or equipping it, in the case with soulbinding) would be a grand idea. (Nevermind, its been answered.)

- I spent a lot of time getting my character's face just right. Is there a chance there could be a way for people to see my face (as an avatar) next to my name, hp, mp, and statuses when in a party? (I realize this would clutter the screen further, but I want ppl to see my shining eyes, dammit!)

- Guild icons are awesome. But we need a format with an alpha channel (like a .png) so they're not always square or have black edges where they shouldn't be.

- Your game is rated M for mature. Yet we have seen some censoring. Is there a way to implement an age-verification system to return textures to its original content?

**shidobu** · 2012-03-13 12:33

Originally Posted by sander

@shidobu

Q: Any plans to implement a way to view gear on your character in your inventory/auction house without soul-binding/putting it on? i would love to be able to preview gear on my character before buying it/ or using a scroll

A: Hover your mouse to an equipment/icon and press Ctrl + right click. You will go to gear view mode. It only works for body/feet/hands and 1 piece at a time though.

thx!

oh god yes at being able to have a default channel... Fuck channel 1 in the ass seriously

**Kaisha** · 2012-03-13 12:36

Originally Posted by Wenrick

- I spent a lot of time getting my character's face just right. Is there a chance there could be a way for people to see my face (as an avatar) next to my name, hp, mp, and statuses when in a party?
(I realize this would clutter the screen further, but I want ppl to see my shining eyes, dammit!)

I really hate that shit for the clutter reason as mentioned, and that it's a useless feature imo. A fix for it would be a moddable interface though so users can do that themselves.

This is an action game, I need to be able to see what I'm doing, not have 5+ portraits on my screen.

**shidobu** · 2012-03-13 12:40

Originally Posted by Kaisha

I really hate that shit for the clutter reason as mentioned, and that it's a useless feature imo. A fix for it would be a moddable interface though so users can do that themselves.

This is an action game, I need to be able to see what I'm doing, not have 5+ portraits on my screen.

like everything else in this game you can prob hide/turn it off if it ever came to.

**Senji** · 2012-03-13 12:45

Originally Posted by Wenrick

- Due to the game structure allowing a character to level quickly (as compared to other MMOs), it seems that the game's focus will be activities at the level cap. What is your vision for what endgame content will be like, and how often do you plan on adding new endgame content in the next few years?

(Divimise has a very good point on character progression speed. Finding a good balance is essential. Right now we're concerned about it, due to us only being able to reach 32 so far. I think we're forgetting that 1-10 is supposed to be very fast. The Isle of Dawn is a introductory, newbie area, and I believe it serves its purpose well. Levels 11-20 are fast too. Once I hit 20, I noticed that the space between levels increases dramatically. Its still pretty quick, though, due to how much exp the 5-man quests and instances give you. If 1-20 are "get you hooked", 20-30 needs to be "get you accustomed to being hooked", and 30-60 needs to be "remain hooked". If endgame is the focus, Lv.60+ needs to have enough activities to keep us hooked for years.)

Which games can you not hit 50% max level in a single hardcore weekend as an experienced mmo player exactly?

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