It's Friday, Here's the Grab Bag   
from Sanya Thomas    
2002-04-19 19:05:20    

Here it is:

Q: At what level does a weapon proc?

A: A weapon, or a charged item proc, goes off when it is either your level, within one level of you, or within two levels of you, depending on the item. “Reverse proc” items (ie, gloves that proc) follow the same guidelines.

Please bear in mind that you cannot make reverse proc items go off when you choose – they go off when you are struck in that area. In other words, if you have procing gloves, they go off when you’re hit in the hand.


Q: Where can I find a good crafter on my server?

A: Recently, the Herald got some new goodies along with the alliance details. If you click on Realm War Status, select a server, and then click one of two options, you can get a great list of crafters who have elected to be known. The first link is at the top of the page, and says “Crafter Listing.” Another way to get the same information is to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the realm war status page and click either the tree, the hammer, or the grail – that page has the realm guild rankings, and at the bottom, a series of bars labeled “Heroes of the Realm” – click whichever you wanted to know more about. This list includes people who have chosen to be anon. If you want to change your listing, the toggle is /webdisplay trades.

Incidentally, the Heroes of the Realm buttons also sort out the top players of the realm by class – click and see where you stand!


Q: When is the PVP server going to launch?

A: I have no date yet, as the new server is still being coded.

By the way, for those of you who canceled awhile ago but plan to return for the new server – I suggest you “re-up” a little before the new server launches, just to get a feel for the game again. A lot has changed in three months, and a TON of stuff is different from when the game launched. Those familiar with the game will have a tactical advantage.


Q: What are the realm rank titles?

A: For Midgard, the ranks are Vakten, Skiltvakten, Isen Vakten, Flammen Vakten, Elding Vakten, Stormur Vakten, Isen Herra, Flammen Herra, Elding Herra, Stormur Herra, Einherjar.

For Albion, the ranks are Protector, Guardian, Warder, Myrmidon, Gryphon Knight, Eagle Knight, Phoenix Knight, Alerion Knight, Unicorn Knight, Lion Knight, Dragon Knight.

For Hibernia, the ranks are Wayfarer, Savant, Cosantoir, Brehon, Grove Protector, Raven Ardent, Silver Hand, Thunderer, Gilded Spear, Tiarna, Emerald Ridere.


Q: That armor factor discussion last week didn’t make sense to me – I wear (insert cloth armor type here).

A: Argh. Quite right – to determine the level of your armor, you divide the AF by 2, unless you wear cloth armor, in which case the AF IS the level. My bad.


Q: What steps are you taking to reduce framerate issues in RVR battles?

A: This is one of our hottest issues we’ll be working on in the next few patches. Some of the things we will be doing include rendering less detail on distant figures (right now the game draws everything even if the object is just a speck in the distance), and simplifying the geometry on distant environmental objects.


Q: Inquiring Bards want to know – what does EMP do for us?

A: Nothing. The reason it “lights up” on the character creation screen is because the base class can become a class that DOES use empathy for power. Only CHA affects a bard’s power pool. This is not the most satisfying answer I’ve ever given, nor is anyone here precisely HAPPY about it, but it is the truth.


Short and sweet today – by the way, the last two questions were taken from a Q&A I did for OfCamelot.com - head over and check it out in the next few days.

Y’all be safe, and have a good weekend.