Monthly Development Update – 31st July, 2013

**Xandathrii** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:03:41

21th, and ty for the update Genele!

**Ekarona** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:08:09

Originally Posted by Taranide

Does that free for all trader shop give boost to others too when selling junk?

I think modifiers for shops were 75%(clan/neut/some vendors) 100%(most omni-terminals) and 125%(trader shop).

On top of this the CL does effect the price so traders do still have some edge...

**Genele** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:11:42

Just to clarify: 18.7 will be a large patch containing NPE, Engine Beta, the mentioned phasefront update neutral vendor changes, some Itemshop goodies, removal of some of the outdoor cities ++.

We are still not close enough production wise to give you an ETA on it. You know you will just be disappointed if we don't deliver within the promised time.

We are however planning to get it patched to one of our QA servers for proper testing very soon. This patch is so large that it will have to be tested internally for some time before patching Testlive. How long depends on how many issues QA will find.

**Esssch** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:18:02

Originally Posted by Genele

You know you will just be disappointed if we don't deliver within the promised time.

I'm disappointed no matter what.

**Ekarona** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:19:18

Originally Posted by Genele

Just to clarify: 18.7 will be a large patch containing NPE, Engine Beta, the mentioned phasefront update neutral vendor changes, some Itemshop goodies, removal of some of the outdoor cities ++.

We are still not close enough production wise to give you an ETA on it. You know you will just be disappointed if we don't deliver within the promised time.

We are however planning to get it patched to one of our QA servers for proper testing very soon. This patch is so large that it will have to be tested internally for some time before patching Testlive. How long depends on how many issues QA will find.

I'm more concerned about how many issues QA doesn't find... My trust in them is lacking in some ways...

**Raggy** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:25:51

Profession Tools shouldn't be available in the shop, end of.

Nano Cans were a push. Full blown parts of professions is just utterly out of order though and yes I'm aware that these things have been around for a while now. I couldn't give a rats ass if it is for 'convenience', taking CORE AREAS OF SPECIFIC PROFESSIONS and putting price-tags on them is P2W in every sense of the word. Which is funny, because it was exactly what we was told, wouldn't happen!

If you don't have the time to play the game but are willing to pay for these 'convenience items', you really need to re-evaluate your subscription and probably your common sense too.

**clipjunkie** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:43:28

Originally Posted by Genele

We are however planning to get it patched to one of our QA servers for proper testing very soon. This patch is so large that it will have to be tested internally for some time before patching Testlive. How long depends on how many issues QA will find.

Would be great if you could allow some players to access that QA server too, something like that was done with ROTGS.

**madman666** · Jul 31st, 2013, 18:59:35

at least we got news, hope youre all well rested and ready to work... how do you get into the QA team for this?

**Rurounin** · Jul 31st, 2013, 19:00:00

Originally Posted by Raggy

Profession Tools shouldn't be available in the shop, end of.

Nano Cans were a push. Full blown parts of professions is just utterly out of order though and yes I'm aware that these things have been around for a while now. I couldn't give a rats ass if it is for 'convenience', taking CORE AREAS OF SPECIFIC PROFESSIONS and putting price-tags on them is P2W in every sense of the word. Which is funny, because it was exactly what we was told, wouldn't happen!

If you don't have the time to play the game but are willing to pay for these 'convenience items', you really need to re-evaluate your subscription and probably your common sense too.

Pay to win items are generally items that are a must to enjoy the game or items that increases your combat abilities while used, the above does neither. Screaming pay to win whenever something like this is added is just wrong, you need to learn what the term stands for first.

**Cago30** · Jul 31st, 2013, 19:07:39

Cool! Thanks for the "Gift wrapped bazzit's alien library". I'm sure it will be flamed later though.

**gresh** · Jul 31st, 2013, 19:49:32

Thanks for the update Genele. Now I have to retract that thanks for removing ingame melons

now i have to log off and go find some in rl

**snakeeyes** · Jul 31st, 2013, 19:52:14

Originally Posted by Genele

We also had an issue with some armors showing way too much melons because of transparency issues. Hehe.

(Sorry guys, I fixed it!)

Doh! If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Rest sounds good tho

Hope the sploiters didn't do too much damage, god I hate people like that!

**Raggy** · Jul 31st, 2013, 20:16:37

Originally Posted by Rurounin

Pay to win items are generally items that are a must to enjoy the game or items that increases your combat abilities while used, the above does neither. Screaming pay to win whenever something like this is added is just wrong, you need to learn what the term stands for first.

Instead of making a Trader and taking it to 220 to fully make use of the CL + increased percentage of the Trader Shop, you can now just flat out buy the Trader Shop!

Instead of making a Trader and levelling it to a point where you can make use of the portable GMI, you can now buy it!

Instead of making a Crat and playing it to the point where it can make use of the Bank, you can now just buy it!

Instead of making a Fixer to get good use out of Grid Nanos, you can now just buy the Nano Cans!

Instead of teaming from 150-200, you can now just skip it! All with the wonders of the FunCom Point Shop!

It's Paying to get something without the time investment. It's P2W. End of.

**Wakizaka** · Jul 31st, 2013, 20:39:05

Originally Posted by madman666

at least we got news, hope youre all well rested and ready to work... how do you get into the QA team for this?

Get a job at Funcom.

Originally Posted by Cago30

Cool! Thanks for the "Gift wrapped bazzit's alien library". I'm sure it will be flamed later though.

Don't know why, it takes an hour or less to do the quest. Last run took me ~40 minutes.

**agentgimpy** · Jul 31st, 2013, 21:01:32

Originally Posted by Genele

Hey All!
The New Graphics Engine
We are getting closer and closer to a beta now. And this month I have helped Macrosun out with finding more issues since he had run out of bugs to fix. We are also getting help from the render team to fix the issues related to character animation (some of our monsters have too many bones and the new engine needs to accept the same amount of bones as our old one) and getting more shiny water, lava and toxic liquid (water is currently running a bit too fast and in the wrong directions).

So are you saying the characters need to have bones limited so they will still work for people using the old engine, or does the new engine need to learn how to deal with more bones?

**Taranide** · Jul 31st, 2013, 21:56:58

Originally Posted by Lazy

it's not free. youhave to pay a couple (dozen) euros for it

Please. Anyone who buys it can obviously use it.

**Poko** · Jul 31st, 2013, 22:09:22

"Vacation?"... haven't you people at fc been on vacation since 07?

**Hunni** · Jul 31st, 2013, 22:26:16

/yawn

**Knyffen** · Jul 31st, 2013, 23:13:07

No such thing as "...too much melons".

**Awikun** · Jul 31st, 2013, 23:30:24

I am so glad to hear that GMI is repaired and everyting (including AO economy) is OK

/sarcasm off

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