Grab Bag - May 17, 2015

Our DAoC Knight Podcast for May 17th, 2015, was streamed live on our official Twitch channel which is available now on our Youtube channel and our Knights Podcast archive.

This is the written version of the questions and answers from that video. There was still a lot of discussion and ideas on the podcast, so make sure to check it out!

Onto the questions!


What are the current plans for the Knight program with the expansion going on ? I know there was talk about expanding it to 20+ and is there a more specific reason for this ?. Possible to associate certain Knights with classes or aspects of RVR ?

The purpose of the Knight program expansion and revamp is to move away from class-specific feedback and make the knights a more community-centered program. Providing feedback can and will still occur, but it is no longer the central purpose of the Knights. Instead, we’re asking them to participate in the weekly podcasts, create videos or guides, and host events/contests (such as the 5v5 tournament). The reason for this change is to help drive DAOC community participation to new heights.

I feel with all the realm buffs and potions And champ levels Your taking away the need for a shammy to be in a group and just putting shams on the side lines.realm buffs makes sham not needed for buffs Potions make this even worse if a person dies in rvr and get rezed they just pop a pot no need for sham to buff.And now champ levels with disease no need for sham.So are there any thing in the works to make the sham cave do more damage or something to spice them up?

At the same time, many of these changes have made the game much more enjoyable for casual players and made it less reliant on others to get some basic things done within the game. That said, we are actively looking at Shaman and several other classes that recent potion changes have similarly affected to ensure that they still have an active role in RvR.

Is is true that every/certain armor and weapon pieces have different proc rates compared to others? I've heard that some meth fangs and timeless chest pieces have a much higher proc rate then others, or is it just RNG?

This is not true. All versions of a given item have the same proc rate as all other versions of that same item. To use an item you mentioned as an example: All Timeless Indigo Mail chest pieces have the same proc rate.

Will we ever receive more bag/mount/vault space?

We hope to provide this to you eventually, but currently have no timeframe to announce at this time. Never say never!

Hello,
Will the Tree, Hammer, and Cup symbols be put back into the game? Also could you give any kind of time frame.

Yes, we hope to add these back in soon!

Whats the plans for NNF? keeping as is or reverting back to NF? or something new?

We’re quite happy with RvR as it is currently and if feedback and player population are any indication, so are most of you! That said, we do have some exciting plans for new content to add to the Frontiers in the coming months and possibly some tweaks to the Relic system to make it slightly harder to take a relic than it currently is. Feedback, as always, is welcome!

Broadsword has been redoing many areas. Can we expect to see some changes in housing? Reskinning of houses, more vault space, elimination of the surcharge to purchase directly for the merchant explorer, automatic delisting of merchants holding too much money as example?

Housing is certainly an area we’re going to be addressing. It’s not at the top of our list but it’s close. Once a few other UX features are in (CGF rework and some changes to quickbar and ability management) we plan on giving housing and specifically the market explorer a hard look. We are planning on getting the change in to delist merchants with too much money in the 1.119 patch.

Can we get a command to show when our character was created? Like toon birthday?

This is something on our list to add in, yes! As to when, I'm afraid I don't have dates or a patch version on that just yet.

Any chance of being able to transfer toons to other active accounts? I have many accounts I'd like to consolidate!

Account transfers will be coming with the new Account Center! It may not make it into the initial release stage, but is something coming down the line :) The shiny new Account Center is due sometime this fall!

What about a Podcast for us EU players and followers?!

Of course! Once we've added more Knights to the Knight program, including an EU Knight or two, we'll be expanding our Podcast and stream, and an EU timezoned Podcast is on the list! 

Many people LD if not using 7x3 buffs, can you do something for that?

We've been looking into this and it's not simply a matter of selecting a different option than 7x3 buffs that is causing players to crash. Video card drivers, configurations, PC specifications, etc all play a factor and we are trying still working to track down all the factors that cause this.

Any talks about possible PR events for bringing back players during the summer months?

The 5v5 event will be during the summer and we hope that'll entice some players to return. We're also planning a Midsummer Event similar to the Midwinter Event, so keep an eye out for that. As far as comeback campaigns go, nothing yet, but keep your eyes on the Herald!