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Can they make Ghi experience less of a mystery and actually put some numbers in that bar thing? Like XXXXXX/1000000 or something like that. It'd be nice to actually get a number about how far away you are. I'm curious how GHI works for the experience and gaining it part of it.

I'm your huckleberry... cool

To answer you guys' questions from OP:

@Jane Fallen Angel: Qix is not helping us. He's no longer employed at Gaia HQ.

@Exiled Poet: We currently don't have any plans for Deva, plot-wise... but things may change.

@SykoCaster: Those 2 NPCs are actually rivals (well, at least one of them think so). We do have a story for them and we may include them in one of the new areas (btw, their sprites are already finished).

@Master Drakontis: We're currently in the process of adding a new ring which will boosts your luck even further. However, there may be some bugs with the luck system, so we'll need to get back to you on this question.

@Master Drakontis: We already have plans for the Aqueduct area which will involve the Preda Pup Commander, but we can't comment further on this topic.

@Patrick Jiuliani: We plan on adding many more badges (not just for the new coliseum).

@Master Drakontis: Looks like the EB question has been answered. And, if you're referring to the ring sets.. yes, we have discussed about making adjustments to them. However, there's no plans to implement any changes to them atm (again, this could change depending on priority).

Most of the time I hear it pronounced "Zoh-My-God" (all at once, just let it roll off your tongue). Rarely I hear it pronounced as "zomg" (kind of like "gong" but starting with a z instead of a g).

It's all very straight-forward. The project entails working on the zOMG! platform to allow the Sponsorship and Events Teams the option of using the zOMG! platform for sponsorships and events.

Firefox, Chrome and iE7+ should all have options to switch the browser into full-screen mode, thus letting you enjoy zOMG! in full-screen. I will poke around and try to make a thread about this later on.

Yes, we considered this at one point. There's always been an argument that this would force everyone to look the same, going against the very reason why we came up with the ring system. However, we have a solution for that. All we would need to do is include an invisible pose for that item. This way, it will not affect your look. The only problem is that for us to add this feature, we would need a lot of help outside the zOMG! team. So at this point it is highly unlikely that feature would be implemented.

Yes, as long as we get the permission from the main site people and it doesn't conflict with anything that they're trying to do with the main site's plot. We could always support the main site's storyline with our ingame story, but it doesn't work the other way around.

Fishing was created with CS2 (maybe even CS1). So unless someone converts that to CS3, we can't incorporate it into zOMG!. We have discussed using the fish items as part of the exchange items in zOMG! for new crafts though.

I can't give you a time frame, but it was worked on recently.

Well, Qix came up with most of those ring names.. I'm mainly into bewbies.

I'm not familiar with the Ghi system. But from what I remember, it's given in a set order and that using rings doesn't affect it. I'll need to double check and get back to you on this.

There are some badges that we made back then, but we've yet to release them. Also, several artists worked on the badges, so it wasn't always entered in order. Those are the main reasons why there are gaps.

It's one of the common elements we used in the environment to tie all of the areas together. There's also a hidden meaning behind it, which I can't disclose atm. smile

Most definitely. The coliseum is a prime example of how we're focusing on high level content now. There's still some work left for lower CL players, like the new tutorial stuff.

No. We slightly changed (aka, enlarged) grass fluffs to add more complexity (aka more mobs) to the game.


We don't have a lot of resources right now so we're trying to prioritize. Glitches that don't allow you to talk to NPCs for example are higher priority then this. Of course we want to fix it eventually but there are a lot of other things we need to do first


We have our plans for null crystals wink


First of all, Goof was removed because it didn't work properly and we didn't have the resources to fix it. So in order not to confuse and frustrate new users we took it out. Secondly, there are no avatar items that give stat boosts so I don't really understand your question.


I'm not sure how that could work - either way, it wouldn't be high up on the priority list.


Not with the initial release, but we hope we can add this later on.


We have a few ideas how this could be done without hurting continuity too much.


They're wearing blask suits, which Gaia has plenty of already.


I guess Gaians don't write on trash cans...


There are no items like that right now, now do we plan on releasing them in the near future.


AFK people get disconnected from the game after 10 minutes.


It's up to high level players if they want to help lowbies.


The forums and avatars are a lot more widely used then zOMG.

Will the developers conduct more contest in the near future? If yes, may we know what type?

There was a thread about Ring Sets where there was a suggestion for 5 ring sets. Could that possibly be implemented to give them a bit more flexibility, as well as maybe giving Medic a decent attack?

Are you guys to the point of where you can almost set a dead-line to the release of Buccaneer Boardwalk?

What's this rumor I keep hearing about a Kracken?

What is the point of ring sets, what were they intended to add?
Last I heard they were just a cool thing you'd come across.
>.>

I don't know if this question has been asked, but here it goes:

Will we get to Aekea heart , Durem, and Gambino? Or at least areas that relate to them? I mean, in B-Lake one of the guards talks about robots in Aekea and I was really hoping we would get to see them. Of course I realize this would be very far off in the future - but a yes, no, maybe so would be nice. Thank you very much. smile

A new question please. I would like to know what if anything the devs plan to do with the Ghi system? I know at an early time it was suggestion that Ghi would be removed, is this still a possibility? As it stands there is not much to it and it is not widely understood by new players. I also feel that this system could be a interesting and add a new dimension to the game if developed a bit more. What plans do the devs have with this area of the game?

Both can be the case, depending on the question


I know I do wink I like playing with users on my main too but sometimes I need to prioritze testing a boss/feature over answering questions ect.


Probably Buccanear Boardwalk, but I don't want to promise anything


They're triggered by the players last time I checked, so it really depends on you guys how often they spawn wink


We've talked about different contests we could hold and came up with a few ideas that would fit into your category. Not sure how soon we'll hold one of those though.


There are a lot of things we would like to develop, improve and work on if we could, Ghi being one of them. Unfortunately we really need to prioritize due to our limited resources. I too feel that the Ghi system could be a lot more then it is but right now we have a lot of other things we're working on.


There's a glitch? Please give me details - I had no idea sweatdrop



Maybe ninja


That's not supposed to happen and we'll fix it eventually... it's not very high priority though tbh


We've done some brainstorming on this and came up with a solution that would probably work alright. Hopefully, we could address this issue sometime down the line.


We sometimes log on zOMG to test out glitches and similar things, but we don't really do it while making art - that would be too confusing. I mostly log on in my free time - except for friday meetings... I'm still at work while we hold these because I go home pretty late (around 7:30-8 pm pst) and that would be too late for eastcoast people.


Well, we're all in one big office so we see each other all the time... as for how closely we work together: there are several meetings each week that don't only concern zOMG that I attend and I hold a meeting once a week informing other lead artists about what my team is up to. We also don't have a pixel artist that's dedicated to zOMG right now so we give our concepts to the person who manages all the sprite artists and she selects an artist to help us out.

We have plans for these rare drops so we plan on bringing them back - we're still working on the details though so this isn't 100% yet.


Is it only with this particular item? Or any pair of shoes?


Yes, this mini-event is broken and wasn't intended that way. Only bron can fix this problem and he is aware of this issue. Currently, he's working on higher priority tasks, so I don't know when he'll get to this.


That's intentional so it's easier to play with your friends.


I hope it's intended D:

I'm not sure on both of these things to be honest, you'll have to ask Bron sweatdrop


You want them as rare spawn (like Landy) out in Otami Ruins? I'm thinking that this mob is perfect for the new coliseum arena (imagine fighting 5 of them at once.. now that will be challenging).

This event has already received some tweaks. That said, I believe less than 20 players should be able to complete this event. The Waterfall, Ledge and Pad Pyres can be taken by 4-5 players and held by as few as 3 players for the course of the event. The key is positioning only 1-2 players near the Pyre itself and the rest near the points of the room where the animated come in.

The Ground Pyre is the toughest to hold and sadly most players head there while ignoring the other three Pyres that are much easier to quench. The key with taking Ground Pyre is having just enough players spread out in the room as needed to hold the Pyre. If you see a dozen people fighting near the Ground Pyre, take your friends (or invite some other Gaians) to go with you to one of the top three Pyres in order to hold them. Remember that while the event can only be won by quenching all four Pyres, you will earn more points by keeping at least some Pyres quenched than if the players manage to quench none of the Pyres during the event.

The minimum requirements for entering the Shallow Seas are:
1) Be CL 8.0 or above
2) Be crewed with someone who has received the Underwater Breathing boon

It has always been intended that players may enter the Shallow Seas as long as they meet these requirements.

This sounds like a bug. I'll take a closer look tomorrow.

We are aware of the issues with the chatbox. Currently clearing a player's Flash Storage is the only available solution. I am unsure of what's unclear regarding the Voice Chat. In your opinion. what can be improved there?

We are aware of the issues with glitched or broken NPCs, quests and quest rewards. There have been discussions on how to address these issues, but, to the best of my knowledge, there is nothing we're prepared to share at this time.

If G-cash is an issue then, as a reminder, I'd like to mention that PowerUps can be purchased from the Marketplace for gold. Moreover, the Labtech in Old Aqueduct sometimes rewards very lucky adventurers with a PowerUp.

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Questions Collection Spot:



It's possible. While I'm not a fan of shutting players of the area in the way we have, changing it isn't a high priority right now. Someday it would be nice to have this area repeatable, though.



Sorry, the layering system is exactly the opposite direction from my area of expertise. Can't provide any clarification on this. sad



We've got a few cool new ring types spec'd out. I'm pretty excited about them, not just from the visual aspect but they'll be giving some really unique benefits unlike any rings currently in zOMG! No firm ETA right now, but we're hoping to release them before the end of the year.



First, I'll disclaim my answer by saying that Qixter scripted this area and I'm not completely familiar with it. That being said, I did some quick investigation and it would appear that what you've described above is exactly what happens. The number of masks that spawn in the room is the number of players in the room, capped at 6.



This is a subject that came up recently, while we were preparing the Fortune's Favor ring. Interestingly, it was never intended not to display Luck on the Character Info pane - rather, the stat portion of the Character Info pane was created before the Luck stat existed. For whatever reason, getting Luck added to it just kinda slipped through the cracks. At the very least, we want to get Luck displayed there.

One thing we're planning to increase the transparency of luck is having it increase the amount of gold rewarded on each kill. This should be a lot more visible to players than item loot, where only the percent chance is increased by luck.

Hope my answers have been helpful.

-bron

Nope.. his grogain