Developer Chat at Allakhazam!

Calthine · 05-02-2008, 01:01 PM

Y'all are cordially invited to the next exciting Allakhazam Developers Chat! Members of the EverQuest II Developer and Community Teams will be there, bring your questions! If you'd like to submit questions in advance, PM me here or on the EQ2 'Zam Forums, or send e-mail to [email protected] (subject Dev Chat)A subject may be announced for this chat, but go ahead and send me your questions anyway!Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PSTIn the #EQ2 channel on Allakhazam IRC General chat during the actual event will be in #EQ2-FFANew to Allakhazam IRC? Instructions here!

Rashaak · 05-02-2008, 01:17 PM

Ya'll???

Aren't you from..Alaska? SMILEY

Calthine · 05-02-2008, 01:27 PM

Rashaak wrote:

Ya'll???
Aren't you from..Alaska? " />

What do you think an Alaskan accent sounds like? *snicker*

Rashaak · 05-02-2008, 01:31 PM

Calthine wrote:

Rashaak wrote:
Ya'll???
Aren't you from..Alaska? ">
What do you think an Alaskan accent sounds like? *snicker*

Canadian aye? SMILEY

Calthine · 05-02-2008, 01:32 PM

Rashaak wrote:

Calthine wrote:
Rashaak wrote:
Ya'll???
Aren't you from..Alaska? ">
What do you think an Alaskan accent sounds like? *snicker*
Canadian aye? " />

*GASP*Um, no...

Spyderbite · 05-02-2008, 01:36 PM

Rashaak wrote:

Canadian aye? " />

Blasphemer!! Don't you ever compare us Canadians to an Alaskan ever again! The nerve of some people I tell ya.. eh? XD

Kiara- · 05-02-2008, 01:48 PM

wow. like derail much?

* pulls the thread back on track *

Unfortunately Cal is going to be doing the entire Dev Chat all by herself. I'm leaving the country, Raven has come down with mad raven disease (it's very rare) and the rest of the staff have mysteriously disappeared!

So make sure you send in lots and lots of questions so her head doesn't asplode!!

Make sure they're phrased respectfully and we don't need bleep out every other word. For some odd reason those tend to not make the cut. Haven't figured out why yet SMILEY

See you all next week!!!

Calthine · 05-02-2008, 02:01 PM

Kiara wrote:

Unfortunately Cal is going to be doing the entire Dev Chat all by herself. I'm leaving the country, Raven has come down with mad raven disease (it's very rare) and the rest of the staff have mysteriously disappeared!

I'm so going to kill you.

Jesdyr · 05-02-2008, 02:20 PM

I think the question many of us want answered is : Looking at some of the comments on the tradeskill forum it seems many "areas" of the game want their own Domino. Are there any plans to clone Domino so that she can work on things other than tradeskills? Then again .. the tradeskillers are the gamers who sit in one spot hitting the same buttons over and over for hours and are happy. Maybe we are too easy to please?

Spyderbite · 05-02-2008, 02:30 PM

Jesdyr@Unrest wrote:

Then again .. the tradeskillers are the gamers who sit in one spot hitting the same buttons over and over for hours and are happy. Maybe we are too easy to please?

Hehehe... Jesdyr.. how do you think PvP works? For some its very, very similar. XD

Kiara- · 05-02-2008, 02:34 PM

Calthine wrote:

Kiara wrote:
Unfortunately Cal is going to be doing the entire Dev Chat all by herself. I'm leaving the country, Raven has come down with mad raven disease (it's very rare) and the rest of the staff have mysteriously disappeared!
I'm so going to kill you.

* blows kisses * I <3 you!

And ooooh Jes that is a great question!

Calthine · 05-07-2008, 01:27 PM

Just a reminder: The dev chat is tomorrow, May 8, at 4:30pm. Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PSTIn the #EQ2 channel on Allakhazam IRC General chat during the actual event will be in #EQ2-FFANew to Allakhazam IRC? Instructions here!

Kiara- · 05-07-2008, 01:32 PM

Hey Cal?I hate to tell you this... but I have a hot date tomorrow and I won't be able to make it.Sorry SMILEY

Calthine · 05-07-2008, 01:42 PM

Someone hand me the duct tape, hm?

Kiara- · 05-07-2008, 04:48 PM

* looks innocent *Why do you need duct tape Cal?Cal?masdfsjsiofjdshdsuafhdush!!!!* finds it difficult to type with her fingers taped together *

SG_01 · 05-07-2008, 05:42 PM

Kiara wrote:

* looks innocent *Why do you need duct tape Cal?Cal?masdfsjsiofjdshdsuafhdush!!!!* finds it difficult to type with her fingers taped together *

Hey, what about our date!

Zabjade · 05-07-2008, 09:40 PM

You still have my question submission?

walaruss · 05-08-2008, 01:42 AM

Calthine wrote:Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PST

is there any difference in PST and PDT or is it just the same, im having troubles in telling when it will start in CEST ?

ke'la · 05-08-2008, 06:36 AM

walaruss wrote:

Calthine wrote:Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PST
is there any difference in PST and PDT or is it just the same, im having troubles in telling when it will start in CEST ?

PST stands for Pacific Standard Time, while PDT stands for Pacific Daylight Time. In the spring everyone in the US Pacific time zone(except Alaska) sets their clock ahead one hour(Spring Forward) and in the Fall we set it back 1 hour, If you don't do this in your time zone then the difference between the two is PST = GMT -8 and PDT = GMT -7. Now in the context of this post, I am willing to bet she actually means when it is 4:30pm at SoE which is currently in Daylight Savings Time as such if you are also observing Daylight Savings time then base the time difference off of GMT -8 if you are not observing daylight savings time then base the time off of GMT -7.If all that confused you then look Here, it is a map that shows the current time in each time zone, so all you have to do is look at the time near California and compare it to your current time.::EDIT::Here is an even better one from that same site.

Calthine · 05-08-2008, 12:31 PM

I usually just say Pacific time. Right now Pacific time is GMT -8. edit: the dev chat is about 8 hours from when I made this post!

walaruss · 05-08-2008, 12:55 PM

thanks a lot, now i know its 1:30 am CEST /Central European Summer Time, and i will be there.

ke'la · 05-08-2008, 01:15 PM

Calthine wrote:

I usually just say Pacific time. Right now Pacific time is GMT -8. edit: the dev chat is about 8 hours from when I made this post!

Actually after more thought and a clearer head after some sleep Pacific Time is always GMT -8 as GMT also changes into and out of Daylight Time, though as the US shifted it's daylight time, when the zones go into Daylight time may not match, regardless by now I think everywhere that uses Daylight time is in Daylight time.

ZThoth · 05-08-2008, 01:46 PM

Two questions for the Devs:

1. What are the details around Shadow of Odyssey?

2. Will there be a Race reroll due to the changes made? 1 per account plx?!

(Yes, I know, you'd like an email, but I'm at work)

Britefire · 05-08-2008, 02:12 PM

how many people here are on now just waiting, i am

Spyderbite · 05-08-2008, 03:04 PM

Britefire wrote:

how many people here are on now just waiting, i am

It may appear that I am waiting for the Dev Chat. But, I'm always in Zam chat to annoy Stug and Cal. ^^

Calthine · 05-08-2008, 04:34 PM

Azag@Crushbone wrote:

Two questions for the Devs:
1. What are the details around Shadow of Odyssey?
2. Will there be a Race reroll due to the changes made? 1 per account plx?!
(Yes, I know, you'd like an email, but I'm at work)

I do believe we've got Shadow of Odyssey questions in the queue SMILEY

Can you be more specific on #2? what changes?

Kiara- · 05-08-2008, 05:24 PM

T minus 3 hours and counting!!!

Anekuh · 05-08-2008, 05:38 PM

Here is a question for them: Why is Rok raid tier 1 itemization horrible? The devs fixed VP gear which effects probably 1-2% percentile of the populace. However, the other 99-98% have been left out since RoK raid tier 1 gear is horrible, for most parts, in comparison to legendary gear. RoK raid tier 1 class sets are simply horrible, and most people are still using RoK legendary items or EoF Fabled. Are you kidding me??? Shouldn't RoK Fabled gear be better????

Another class specific question: There is a huge gap of "Ranger" bows between RoK raid tier 1 and tier 4. There is only one upgrade to the Ranger Fabled Epic and that is Vol'Drath. There are no other bows that drops from RoK raid tier 1 through tier 3 that is considered a "upgrade". Why can't you give us rangers a couple more raid tier 1-2 drops? Vexthorne is not an upgrade for Rangers.

Dragowulf · 05-08-2008, 06:59 PM

I just got home and tbh I can't wait for this later in the afternoon. I suspect we are going to be released info, maybe related to the next expansion, idk. Very anxious and I will see you all there!

Razlath · 05-08-2008, 07:21 PM

Anyone know of an IRC client that will work on the PS3?

05-02-2008, 01:01 PM	#1
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Y'all are cordially invited to the next exciting Allakhazam Developers Chat! Members of the EverQuest II Developer and Community Teams will be there, bring your questions! If you'd like to submit questions in advance, PM me here or on the EQ2 'Zam Forums, or send e-mail to [email protected] (subject Dev Chat)A subject may be announced for this chat, but go ahead and send me your questions anyway!Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PSTIn the #EQ2 channel on Allakhazam IRC General chat during the actual event will be in #EQ2-FFANew to Allakhazam IRC? Instructions here! __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-02-2008, 01:27 PM	#3
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Rashaak wrote: Ya'll??? Aren't you from..Alaska? " /> What do you think an Alaskan accent sounds like? snicker __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-02-2008, 01:31 PM	#4
Rashaak Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,413	Calthine wrote: Rashaak wrote: Ya'll??? Aren't you from..Alaska? "> What do you think an Alaskan accent sounds like? snicker Canadian aye?

05-02-2008, 01:32 PM	#5
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Rashaak wrote: Calthine wrote: Rashaak wrote: Ya'll??? Aren't you from..Alaska? "> What do you think an Alaskan accent sounds like? snicker Canadian aye? " /> GASPUm, no... __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-02-2008, 01:36 PM	#6
Spyderbite Server: Venekor Guild: Dark Vengeance Rank: Member Loremaster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,262	Rashaak wrote: Canadian aye? " /> Blasphemer!! Don't you ever compare us Canadians to an Alaskan ever again! The nerve of some people I tell ya.. eh? XD

05-02-2008, 01:17 PM	#2
Rashaak Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,413	Ya'll??? Aren't you from..Alaska?

05-02-2008, 01:48 PM	#7
Kiara- Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neriak, baby! Posts: 595	wow. like derail much? * pulls the thread back on track * Unfortunately Cal is going to be doing the entire Dev Chat all by herself. I'm leaving the country, Raven has come down with mad raven disease (it's very rare) and the rest of the staff have mysteriously disappeared! So make sure you send in lots and lots of questions so her head doesn't asplode!! Make sure they're phrased respectfully and we don't need bleep out every other word. For some odd reason those tend to not make the cut. Haven't figured out why yet See you all next week!!! __________________

05-02-2008, 02:01 PM	#8
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Kiara wrote: Unfortunately Cal is going to be doing the entire Dev Chat all by herself. I'm leaving the country, Raven has come down with mad raven disease (it's very rare) and the rest of the staff have mysteriously disappeared! I'm so going to kill you. __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-02-2008, 02:20 PM	#9
Jesdyr Server: Unrest Guild: Curmudgeons Rank: Senior Officer Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,710	I think the question many of us want answered is : Looking at some of the comments on the tradeskill forum it seems many "areas" of the game want their own Domino. Are there any plans to clone Domino so that she can work on things other than tradeskills? Then again .. the tradeskillers are the gamers who sit in one spot hitting the same buttons over and over for hours and are happy. Maybe we are too easy to please?

05-02-2008, 02:30 PM	#10
Spyderbite Server: Venekor Guild: Dark Vengeance Rank: Member Loremaster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,262	Jesdyr@Unrest wrote: Then again .. the tradeskillers are the gamers who sit in one spot hitting the same buttons over and over for hours and are happy. Maybe we are too easy to please? Hehehe... Jesdyr.. how do you think PvP works? For some its very, very similar. XD

05-02-2008, 02:34 PM	#11
Kiara- Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neriak, baby! Posts: 595	Calthine wrote: Kiara wrote: Unfortunately Cal is going to be doing the entire Dev Chat all by herself. I'm leaving the country, Raven has come down with mad raven disease (it's very rare) and the rest of the staff have mysteriously disappeared! I'm so going to kill you. * blows kisses * I <3 you! And ooooh Jes that is a great question! __________________

05-07-2008, 01:27 PM	#12
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Just a reminder: The dev chat is tomorrow, May 8, at 4:30pm. Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PSTIn the #EQ2 channel on Allakhazam IRC General chat during the actual event will be in #EQ2-FFANew to Allakhazam IRC? Instructions here! __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-07-2008, 01:32 PM	#13
Kiara- Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neriak, baby! Posts: 595	Hey Cal?I hate to tell you this... but I have a hot date tomorrow and I won't be able to make it.Sorry __________________

05-07-2008, 01:42 PM	#14
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Someone hand me the duct tape, hm? __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-07-2008, 04:48 PM	#15
Kiara- Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neriak, baby! Posts: 595	* looks innocent Why do you need duct tape Cal?Cal?masdfsjsiofjdshdsuafhdush!!!! finds it difficult to type with her fingers taped together * __________________

05-07-2008, 05:42 PM	#16
SG_01 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dutchieland Posts: 355	Kiara wrote: * looks innocent Why do you need duct tape Cal?Cal?masdfsjsiofjdshdsuafhdush!!!! finds it difficult to type with her fingers taped together * Hey, what about our date! __________________

05-07-2008, 09:40 PM	#17
Zabjade Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,631	You still have my question submission? __________________

05-08-2008, 01:42 AM	#18
walaruss Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 237	Calthine wrote:Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PST is there any difference in PST and PDT or is it just the same, im having troubles in telling when it will start in CEST ?

05-08-2008, 06:36 AM	#19
ke'la Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,445	walaruss wrote: Calthine wrote:Thursday, May 8, 4:30pm PST is there any difference in PST and PDT or is it just the same, im having troubles in telling when it will start in CEST ? PST stands for Pacific Standard Time, while PDT stands for Pacific Daylight Time. In the spring everyone in the US Pacific time zone(except Alaska) sets their clock ahead one hour(Spring Forward) and in the Fall we set it back 1 hour, If you don't do this in your time zone then the difference between the two is PST = GMT -8 and PDT = GMT -7. Now in the context of this post, I am willing to bet she actually means when it is 4:30pm at SoE which is currently in Daylight Savings Time as such if you are also observing Daylight Savings time then base the time difference off of GMT -8 if you are not observing daylight savings time then base the time off of GMT -7.If all that confused you then look Here, it is a map that shows the current time in each time zone, so all you have to do is look at the time near California and compare it to your current time.::EDIT::Here is an even better one from that same site. __________________

05-08-2008, 12:31 PM	#20
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	I usually just say Pacific time. Right now Pacific time is GMT -8. edit: the dev chat is about 8 hours from when I made this post! __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-08-2008, 12:55 PM	#21
walaruss Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 237	thanks a lot, now i know its 1:30 am CEST /Central European Summer Time, and i will be there.

05-08-2008, 01:15 PM	#22
ke'la Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,445	Calthine wrote: I usually just say Pacific time. Right now Pacific time is GMT -8. edit: the dev chat is about 8 hours from when I made this post! Actually after more thought and a clearer head after some sleep Pacific Time is always GMT -8 as GMT also changes into and out of Daylight Time, though as the US shifted it's daylight time, when the zones go into Daylight time may not match, regardless by now I think everywhere that uses Daylight time is in Daylight time. __________________

05-08-2008, 01:46 PM	#23
ZThoth Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 103	Two questions for the Devs: 1. What are the details around Shadow of Odyssey? 2. Will there be a Race reroll due to the changes made? 1 per account plx?! (Yes, I know, you'd like an email, but I'm at work)

05-08-2008, 02:12 PM	#24
Britefire Loremaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norrath Posts: 277	how many people here are on now just waiting, i am

05-08-2008, 03:04 PM	#25
Spyderbite Server: Venekor Guild: Dark Vengeance Rank: Member Loremaster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,262	Britefire wrote: how many people here are on now just waiting, i am It may appear that I am waiting for the Dev Chat. But, I'm always in Zam chat to annoy Stug and Cal. ^^

05-08-2008, 04:34 PM	#26
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Azag@Crushbone wrote: Two questions for the Devs: 1. What are the details around Shadow of Odyssey? 2. Will there be a Race reroll due to the changes made? 1 per account plx?! (Yes, I know, you'd like an email, but I'm at work) I do believe we've got Shadow of Odyssey questions in the queue Can you be more specific on #2? what changes? __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

05-08-2008, 05:24 PM	#27
Kiara- Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neriak, baby! Posts: 595	T minus 3 hours and counting!!! __________________

05-08-2008, 05:38 PM	#28
Anekuh Master Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 260	Here is a question for them: Why is Rok raid tier 1 itemization horrible? The devs fixed VP gear which effects probably 1-2% percentile of the populace. However, the other 99-98% have been left out since RoK raid tier 1 gear is horrible, for most parts, in comparison to legendary gear. RoK raid tier 1 class sets are simply horrible, and most people are still using RoK legendary items or EoF Fabled. Are you kidding me??? Shouldn't RoK Fabled gear be better???? Another class specific question: There is a huge gap of "Ranger" bows between RoK raid tier 1 and tier 4. There is only one upgrade to the Ranger Fabled Epic and that is Vol'Drath. There are no other bows that drops from RoK raid tier 1 through tier 3 that is considered a "upgrade". Why can't you give us rangers a couple more raid tier 1-2 drops? Vexthorne is not an upgrade for Rangers. __________________ Better Rok Itemization!!!

05-08-2008, 06:59 PM	#29
Dragowulf Server: Nagafen Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California, United States of America Posts: 763	I just got home and tbh I can't wait for this later in the afternoon. I suspect we are going to be released info, maybe related to the next expansion, idk. Very anxious and I will see you all there! __________________

05-08-2008, 07:21 PM	#30
Razlath Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 444	Anyone know of an IRC client that will work on the PS3? __________________ -Razlath Player of Dartak, Darsjach, and Darmeanglur on Nektulos Guild Leader of Fist of the Overlord (Full Content Guild)