Dev Team TweetChat Q&A: The Official Responses at ZAM!!

Calthine · 08-23-2012, 10:21 PM

Cyliena's fingers are just FLYING! Here's her transcript of the Dev Team TweetChat Q&A.

Raienya · 08-24-2012, 08:16 AM

Well, it looks like they aren't completely ignoring tradeskills. I was particularly excited by the following question from Zam's transcript of the Q&A:

Q11) Is there any possibility of recipes being available in the SC Marketplace?

Smokejumper: A11) Yes, sort of! Other way around though. Clarify: We're going to turn a bunch of SC items into recipes. Moving recipes into the tradeskilling community. Much design still to do, but we want this stuff made instead of SC.

How they intend to get much done with a part-time developer is still a big question in my mind, though.

Mermut · 08-24-2012, 01:48 PM

Raienya wrote:

Well, it looks like they aren't completely ignoring tradeskills. I was particularly excited by the following question from Zam's transcript of the Q&A:
Q11) Is there any possibility of recipes being available in the SC Marketplace?
Smokejumper: A11) Yes, sort of! Other way around though. Clarify: We're going to turn a bunch of SC items into recipes. Moving recipes into the tradeskilling community. Much design still to do, but we want this stuff made instead of SC.
How they intend to get much done with a part-time developer is still a big question in my mind, though.

I'd have thought actually making the item was the 'hard part'. Making the recipes is probably time consuming (deciding how much of which items for each recipe and assigning a craft and station then putting all of it into the database). But that is not 'hard', just tedioius and time consuming if they don't automate it. (speaking from experience here SMILEY )

Daalilama · 08-24-2012, 05:14 PM

Mermut wrote:

Raienya wrote:
Well, it looks like they aren't completely ignoring tradeskills. I was particularly excited by the following question from Zam's transcript of the Q&A:
Q11) Is there any possibility of recipes being available in the SC Marketplace?
Smokejumper: A11) Yes, sort of! Other way around though. Clarify: We're going to turn a bunch of SC items into recipes. Moving recipes into the tradeskilling community. Much design still to do, but we want this stuff made instead of SC.
How they intend to get much done with a part-time developer is still a big question in my mind, though.
I'd have thought actually making the item was the 'hard part'. Making the recipes is probably time consuming (deciding how much of which items for each recipe and assigning a craft and station then putting all of it into the database). But that is not 'hard', just tedioius and time consuming if they don't automate it. (speaking from experience here )

Intrestingly enough they ignored any pointed and direct questions as to when they would (if ever) address the long broken mechanics, ignored class fixes, the etch-a-sketch loot tables...not suprised though kinda what we get on the forums now.

Halo of G4 · 08-28-2012, 10:24 AM

A bunch of fluff questions and nothing more. Time to find a new game if the developers of this one aren't going care.

08-23-2012, 10:21 PM	#1
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Cyliena's fingers are just FLYING! Here's her transcript of the Dev Team TweetChat Q&A. __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

08-24-2012, 01:48 PM	#3
Mermut Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 852	Raienya wrote: Well, it looks like they aren't completely ignoring tradeskills. I was particularly excited by the following question from Zam's transcript of the Q&A: Q11) Is there any possibility of recipes being available in the SC Marketplace? Smokejumper: A11) Yes, sort of! Other way around though. Clarify: We're going to turn a bunch of SC items into recipes. Moving recipes into the tradeskilling community. Much design still to do, but we want this stuff made instead of SC. How they intend to get much done with a part-time developer is still a big question in my mind, though. I'd have thought actually making the item was the 'hard part'. Making the recipes is probably time consuming (deciding how much of which items for each recipe and assigning a craft and station then putting all of it into the database). But that is not 'hard', just tedioius and time consuming if they don't automate it. (speaking from experience here ) __________________ I'm willing to suspend my disbelief, But not hang it by the neck until dead.

08-24-2012, 05:14 PM	#4
Daalilama Server: Nagafen Guild: Illuminati Rank: Senior Officer Loremaster Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 437	Mermut wrote: Raienya wrote: Well, it looks like they aren't completely ignoring tradeskills. I was particularly excited by the following question from Zam's transcript of the Q&A: Q11) Is there any possibility of recipes being available in the SC Marketplace? Smokejumper: A11) Yes, sort of! Other way around though. Clarify: We're going to turn a bunch of SC items into recipes. Moving recipes into the tradeskilling community. Much design still to do, but we want this stuff made instead of SC. How they intend to get much done with a part-time developer is still a big question in my mind, though. I'd have thought actually making the item was the 'hard part'. Making the recipes is probably time consuming (deciding how much of which items for each recipe and assigning a craft and station then putting all of it into the database). But that is not 'hard', just tedioius and time consuming if they don't automate it. (speaking from experience here ) Intrestingly enough they ignored any pointed and direct questions as to when they would (if ever) address the long broken mechanics, ignored class fixes, the etch-a-sketch loot tables...not suprised though kinda what we get on the forums now.

08-28-2012, 10:24 AM	#5
Halo of G4 Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 283	A bunch of fluff questions and nothing more. Time to find a new game if the developers of this one aren't going care. __________________ LU2012: Valve has bought SoE. EQ2 has been renamed FortressQuest 2 with Freeport and Qeynos respectively becoming Blu and RED base. Added Raid Zone: The Goldrush: Dwell into the depths of RED base to defeat the Heavy, a powerful foe that even the Nameless fears.

08-24-2012, 08:16 AM	#2
Raienya Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 202	Well, it looks like they aren't completely ignoring tradeskills. I was particularly excited by the following question from Zam's transcript of the Q&A: Q11) Is there any possibility of recipes being available in the SC Marketplace? Smokejumper: A11) Yes, sort of! Other way around though. Clarify: We're going to turn a bunch of SC items into recipes. Moving recipes into the tradeskilling community. Much design still to do, but we want this stuff made instead of SC. How they intend to get much done with a part-time developer is still a big question in my mind, though.