Gareth, thank you very much for your very detailed and honest review. While we feel we have delivered far more than might be expected on such a modest budget, we know players can only judge if a game meets their desires as a player or not. We actual…
Greetings everyone! This is Starr Long, Executive Producer on Shroud of the Avatar. Thank you so much for your interest in the project. We definitely want everyone to gather as much information about the project before making a purchase decision inc…
Thank you everyone for the great questions. It has been a true pleasure answering them. Thank you as well for the amazing support our community continues to provide. We are the luckiest dev team ever. Rock on!
-Starr
Originally posted by jtripper Questions apply both to single player offline and multiplayer online modes.
Will there be a formal "party" or "group"?
Will there be NPC companions (think similar to: Iolo, Dupre, etc) that will be AI-controlled wit…
Originally posted by superconducting MMOs originally had a sandbox origin, namely UO. They then leapt into the themepark era with WoW and its various clones. And we are now back at the point where people are fed up with the same old mechanics. Hence…
Starr,
On more then one occasion I have heard Lord British speak to regents and he stated there will be spells that don't require spell components just like every time a warrior swings his sword doesn't require it to be sharpened. He…
Originally posted by Someguynot Originally posted by Darkstarr9 Originally posted by Someguynot Starr,
I'm thinking of letting my 10 year old play this game in multiplayer with full pvp. Would you recommend this?
I see what you did …
Originally posted by jtripper The current map of New Britannia looks very much like Sosaria (Ultima 3) than it does Britannia (Ultima 4+). Can you shed any light on this and does it have anything to do with the cataclysm reshaping the continent of …
Originally posted by superconducting
How is the music submission contest going? Do you know when the selection / voting process will begin?
That contest is being run by the Poets Circle guild so you will have to ask them.
Originally posted by Someguynot Starr,
I'm thinking of letting my 10 year old play this game in multiplayer with full pvp. Would you recommend this?
I see what you did there. Nice.
Originally posted by End406
I was wondering about the different class or skill options, like necromancy, tamers or playing thief classes. Can anything be said on that topic as to what to be expected or not to be expected?
We don't have classes. W…
Originally posted by grnarrow
What will be your policy about players selling virtual items (be that powerful crafted or looted items, land, houses, gold, even entire accounts) for real world money? How will you deal with the gold sellers that are …
Originally posted by jtripper
Any chance you'll show off some new gameplay video, like when you did with the 3-month demo? If so, any ETA?
We are working on just such a video as we chat.
Originally posted by Someguynot Starr,
Most development teams fail to answer the hard questions because they're hard, but also because they fear that some potential fans will stop following the game...
PVP
Stealing
Bounty Systems
These…
Originally posted by Someguynot Starr,
I was able to refer 5 people to Shroud of the Avatar because I believe in your game. But also because I really wanted the "unique hunting dog" that was the prize for 5 referrals (offer good until October 31!…
Originally posted by grnarrow
As pledges continue to come for SotA do you expect to expand the size of your staff, or have you reached your maximum team size?
We may scale the team up *slightly* but we hope to keep a small lean team.
Originally posted by grnarrow
Will there be pets that can aid you in combat, or will pets only be vanity items?
Right now pets are a vanity item for Ep 1
We do have summoning spells that summon elementals, demons, and undead.
Originally posted by Someguynot Starr,
Since you guys are able to create basements 5 stories down, is this the limit for unity (5 stories)? If so, could you also create 5 story houses above ground?
In addition, why don't player houses have room…
Originally posted by superconducting How destructible will the environment be?
(I guess we have to ask this one after we heard about EQNext )
Thanks!
I want to also take the opportunity to say the involvement you guys have had with the com…