Lineage 2: House of Commons - #8 - March 4th

Rhayde : Hello and welcome to the Lineage House of Commons chat! To ask the developers a question, please /query [QT]rosie or [QT]flippie. Please do not message me or any of the NCsoft staff, these questions will be ignored.
captsturm : Hello, I'm CaptSturm. I'm the producer for Lineage North America
Leilo : Hi everyone : I'm Leilo, Community Relations Manager for NCsoft North American. :)
Kyzah : Hello everyone! I'm Kyzah, Community Coordinator for the Lineage message boards. :)
Darkwing_ : Kyzaaaaaaaaah!
Kyzah : LOL
Lena : Hello I'm Lena I work in Support for Lineage
Darkwing_ : Hello everyone, I'm Darkwing and I'm part of the Support team :)

Hyrrix : Hello! A question: I heard that Lineage wasn't very succesful in North America, while Ultima Online wasn't very succesful in Korea. Do you have any idea why that is? Are these markets distinctly different? In which ways? *
captsturm : I think the markets are different. I think that a number of factors impact this::but I don't really feel comfortable speculating on another companies product.
captsturm : I will say that we'd like see the Lineage numbers continue to grow in North America and are working on new content designed for our market.

aaron|westlife : ok, I've never heard of lineage. any chance of a brief overview?
Leilo : Brief Overview : Lineage is an online game that was originally developed in Korea, where it currently has millions of subscribers. It's a huge fantasy world where players band together...
Leilo : in bloodpledges, to siege and control castles, which in turn control the economy of the game. It has both PvP and non:PvP gameplay options as well. And, well, we think it's a pretty cool game. :)
Leilo : You can find out a bunch more info on it by visiting www.lineage.com, as well as start a free trial. :)

clin : Will NC US make a Lineage Shop like that in Korea?
Leilo : It's long been a plan (and a question that's come up before) to put together a US version of the online Lineage Shop.
Leilo : And we are moving forward on it. As a matter of fact, we just got a bunch of test merchandise in today : baseball caps, t:shirts, fleece pullovers, mousepads, and coffee mugs. :)
Leilo : Once we settle on some good, quality merchandise, we'll be putting it all up in a site for you.

Rhayde : any idea when we can look forward to a fix for the npc lag? :)
captsturm : We have been working on that issue. We're making slow progress, but we hope to have a fix very soon.
Siferenthiusi : With all the frequent problems with your servers for Lineage, do you plan to change over to a new server? Apparently Players are starting to get restless with this. Hence the many events lately. *
captsturm : Actually, we're just taking a more aggressive approach to ensuring players are having a great time.
captsturm : So, when there have been problems along different points of the network outside of our control, we've decided to go ahead and do more frequent events

lin_grendel : How does NC determine the election of a mayor : specifically, does it matter (1) where and (2) what you hunt?
Kyzah : First off, you have to declare your hometown : after you decide which town you want to declare, go talk to the Village Manager in that town.
Kyzah : Once you have your hometown set, you'll get contribution points by killing monsters based on your character level compared to the monster level.
Kyzah : These points are tallied to elect a Mayor each week, who can then determine the town's tax rate for the week.
Kyzah : You don't have to hunt around your hometown to get these points, you can hunt anywhere.

agris : Was wondering if anything is being done to make it easier for korean and english speaking players to be in the same game.. currently we just spam each other's screens with un:readable symbols
captsturm : Currently, you can prevent non english fonts from being displayed. But there's no current plans to add any translation assistance in game.

BadAxe: Hi there. I was wondering if it will ever be possible to add something simple like color dyes of different types and colors, to add a little uniqueness to the characters. I understand that this game is 2D so items worn can not be visible, but a little color maybe to spice things up? *
captsturm : I'm not sure how practical this would be with our current engine. It may require new sprites for any possible appearance, requiring substantial art assets and downloads.

clin : Will DS ever come back to the game?
captsturm : That item isn't currently planned to be reintroduced. I know that Cray's Quest is an old favorite of veteran players and has been requested of the dev team for re:implementation

Rhayde : what's with the orc town arena in tomorrow's publish? :P
captsturm : For the LoA server, we're "reserving" the orc town arena for special events
captsturm : Pending a live environment test, the NC staff can do occasional Dragon Fights or work with fan sites to provide PVP tourneys

Lebannen: Hi there. A single question : it's been a month since the last fan art; when are the results going to be published? *
Leilo : That on is my fault, and I'm sorry I fell behind on it. I'll go through the recent submissions and choose a winner this week. :)

Taera : Lineage is not Lineage without the players. What can we, as lovers (and addicts) of Lineage do to help keep the community growing, besides word of mouth? I feel helpless here!
captsturm : First, the dedicated fans of Lineage are fantastic::I really mean that.
captsturm : You've been great
captsturm : The word of mouth method of growth for lineage shouldn't be underestimated. If you're having a good time, please, invite a friend
captsturm : And when you see a new person in game, help them out. Not just with items, but welcome them into the world.

LeroyBrown : when will we see the new lv 45 quests on the us servers? also why is the new elf glove only safe to +4, when it is obviously an elven armor item (elf only)? why would people use this item over the very popular bracer? *
captsturm : That content is currently on the Korean Test Server. We generally apply new content to the US servers within 2 weeks (often within a few days) of their publish to the Korean Main Server.
captsturm : All content on Korean Test is considered to be highly subject to change and I'd prefer not set an expectation on items that may change.

Taera : Level 49:50 is like getting from 1:49. In my opinion, and the opinion of many players, this level should deserve some sort of reward. Would a level 49+ morph or some other reward be possible?
captsturm : We've discussed possible morph options. I do like the idea of rewards at different levels.

Rhayde : <Rhayde> Are there any plans to release the marriage and trade systems soon?
captsturm : I don't have a time table on that one. But we'll deploy it as quickly as we receive the content from development. :)

M3Gz : Can you please Tell them that the orange potion price increase was an unexpected thing and it has seriously thrown off balance the economy and is decemating the middle class in the game. If there is a pot increase,alot of players feel that the damage that mops do should be buffered to match this *
Kyzah : We've heard your complaints about this, we're continuing to check the OJ petition on the Lineage boards, and you are being heard, we are passing these comments along.
Kyzah : In addition to chiming in on the OJ petition, we'd also like to hear your suggestions for change and why you think it's a bad (or good) idea.
Kyzah : So keep the constructive commentary going!

Siferenthiusi : I've been on a lot of the Korean Lineage fan:sites lately and I have seen ads for "Lineage Tournament" or something similar to that name, what is this? I'm puzzled because I'm heavy into PvP and it strikes a little child in my brain. :) *
captsturm : It's basically a seperate server that is solely PvP or team vs team. It'll pull the character data over so that you don't affect your normal server character.
captsturm : It'll have its own "arena" type maps.

Petrucci : I posted a message on the Loa boards about Clear potions was wandering if there was any plans to change either the healing powers of them or reduce the delay *
captsturm : Yes, that'll be tweaked a bit::probably a little of both.
captsturm : I intended that for tomorrow, but, uhm, well...
captsturm : But, I've got it on my task list

Siferenthius : Ok, with lvl 15 quests that give you really good items or alter stats.. and lvl 30 that either give you something really good items or stats... what fair would this be to a new person in a tournament situation? *
captsturm : If you're asking if it would be a fair fight between a level 50 player and a level 10 player::I'm thinking, not so much.
captsturm : But the tournament server will have rooms that you can join, like a smaller 10v10 battle
captsturm : So you can choose to play against other players of your exp level
captsturm : However, we haven't determined if or when the Tournament system will come to our market.

lin_grendel : Is the limited style of the events a technical limit or are you guys taking suggestions?
captsturm : We do have some pretty strict technical limits in regards to events, but we're always open to suggestions.
captsturm : Even if what you suggest turns out to be impractical, it may spark an idea that ends up working out nicely.

amer : Some of us have seen these new GM sprites which look like Talass of the Ivory Tower. Tell us more. What is the deal LENA? *
Lena : Support has been working with a new body style for use in our in game interactions. We like the idea of being able to spend more quality time with the players. We hoped the new body choice might get everyone's attention and based on the initial reactions we were right!
Lena : Don't get discouraged if we sometimes still send you off to http://support.lineage.com as that will always be the best resource for most of your issues and questions! :)

Rhayde : <Taera> For years the internal debate has been going on, answered by religious leaders, political martyrs, even fast food depot owners. So here, now, we want to know what you, the NC Austin team thinks: What came first, the chicken or the egg, and why?
Darkwing_ : mmm, foood
Leilo : I have absolutely no idea, but a sudden craving for an omelette for dinner...
Kyzah : Mmm, tamago.
Kyzah : Now I need soy sauce.
captsturm : Obviously either choice is impossible, therefore chickens and eggs cannot possibly exist.
Darkwing_ : whoa
Darkwing_ : and the world now has meaning
Leilo : Capt wins.
Kyzah : 42?
Leilo : Thanks for joining us tonight everyone! And a big thank you to our hosts and question takers! :)
Lena : Farewell!
Kyzah : Bye everyone! Nice to see you here, look forward to seeing you on the forums! :)

Rhayde : Thank you for attending tonight's Lineage HoC! Logs will be up soon at http://www.stratics.com
captsturm : Goodbye everyone::thanks for stopping in!
Darkwing_ : Take care everyone :)