UO:Developer Meet And Greet from 2014-04-30

Developer Meet And Greet from 2014-04-30

This meeting was held in English. It was logged by Flair.

Mesanna	lets begin
EM Avalon	Arakad you there ?
Mesanna	hi Arakad
Arakad Thorn	hey!
Arakad Thorn	wow … ok
EM Avalon	*smile*
Arakad Thorn	Just a few questions about current content
Arakad Thorn	will there be any improvements or additions for the High Sea’s? customize ships, more deed areas etc?
Arakad Thorn	and the second question would be any new recipes for the distillery? Its been pretty lack in comparison to others of its like
Mesanna	as far as adding more ships
Mesanna	we are not looking at that at this time
Mesanna	sorry what do you mean by deed areas?
Arakad Thorn	what about improving the ones we have now? Such as armor additions [perhaps slows the ship but makes it stronger]
Arakad Thorn	Deed areas such as the Britanian ship, it has two areas and only one square each
Arakad Thorn	perhaps make the cannon slots also areas to place deeded items or able to lock items down on the surface of the ship?
Mesanna	We will add those to our future ideas
Mesanna	we do want to add to the high seas and make it better
Arakad Thorn	there was an ammo idea as well *actually from a free shard* – they made a Snare ammo – that slowed down ships such as a paralyze spell
Arakad Thorn	I don’t mean to babble a lot of questions, these have been on my mind for a while now. And appologize.
Mesanna	Thank you for your comments
Mesanna	thats what this is for
Mesanna	to listen to your ideas
Mesanna	what you would like to see
Arakad Thorn	and the distillery? is there any plans to add more recipes?
Mesanna	always possible
EM Avalon	*grins*
Mesanna	we all like to drink =P
EM Avalon	like Coffee?
Arakad Thorn	*laughs* I was thinking drinks similar to the fish pies
Arakad Thorn	and coffee .. we need coffee
EM Avalon	*smile*
Arakad Thorn	ok! well then … thank you for your time!
Kyronix	Thanks!
Vino Jack	greetings
Vino Jack	from the line cannot see/hear anything so not know what been aske/told so far
EM Avalon	sorry sleeping at the switch
Bleak	Hi
Mesanna	Greetings
Kyronix	Hello
Misk	Test!
Mesanna	What is on your mind Vino
Vino Jack	have 4 items on list from town and guild
Vino Jack	having mouse oproblems
EM Avalon	*hides the cat*
Vino Jack	Stackable cooking ingredients such as for fish pies Samuels Sauce and Mentos stuff
Vino Jack	*i resemble that remark*
EM Avalon	*smile*
Vino Jack	Any word on if MyUO being re-worked?
Mesanna	Yes MyUO is being worked on
Mesanna	finally!
Vino Jack	yeah
Vino Jack	Variable city trade deal costs perhaps based on number citizens of all city on shard
Kyronix	And we are adding new stackables to the list where we can
Kyronix	rather than lower the cost we are adding new ways for governors to organize so they can
Kyronix	raise funds
Kyronix	as well as taking some monies from the sales of banners and titles
Vino Jack	will stop there and allow others to speak
Vino Jack	thank you
Kyronix	and a new traders quest that is being worked on right now
Mesanna	thank you
Kyronix	Thanks for your qeustion!
Mesanna	Have a good evening
Vino Jack
Mesanna	yes sir
Mesanna	Hi Zath
Zath Stoneworker	Good evening.
Bleak	Hello
Zath Stoneworker	My question is regarding the new player experience.
Mesanna	The one we have not done yet?
Mesanna	or the current one?
Zath Stoneworker	As it stands now, it is quite dire on people who are trying to start the game for the first time.
Mesanna	agreed
Zath Stoneworker	They get very poor equipment, and there is no good hunting grounds to teach them the basics of the game while rewarding them.
You see	stone pavers
Zath Stoneworker	In a way to increase the attach rate of trial accounts. I’d like to know what is being planned to address this issue now that we will soon be at stean.
Mesanna	First let me say we can only do so much with the team we have
Mesanna	we do have a good plan for a new player experience but we have something in front of it first
Mesanna	UO is 17 years old
Mesanna	we might get a few new players but we will probably get returning players faster
Mesanna	either way they need to be re introduced to UO
Mesanna	Every year it changes
Mesanna	and seems to be a new game if you are away
Mesanna	we as a team have alot of good ideas
Mesanna	we want to do so much
Mesanna	and have some really good ideas
Mesanna	but we can only so so much at a time
Zath Stoneworker	I understand. I also manage projects, and I know that you have time limitations.
Mesanna	but a new player experience is on our list to do
Mesanna	We want new and returning players
Mesanna	trust me
Zath Stoneworker	I’d just like to see them having to rely less on veterans to equip them so they will have a good time when trying the game again.
Mesanna	We all know new players have no idea what to do next
Mesanna	how to get around
Mesanna	where to go
Mesanna	where to travel etc
Mesanna	our idea in this is to guide them around the world
Mesanna	not keep them in one area
Mesanna	then let them go
Mesanna	not baby them but let them earn what they need
Zath Stoneworker	I am glad to hear that it will be addressed. My next and last question is about resource gathering. I am a rather new player myself, being around for only almost 3 years, and in that time I had a very hard time gathering resources.
Zath Stoneworker	Ore and lumber, mostly. Mining seems to not pay the time you invest on it, and getting enough to fill BODS can prove to be a challenge.
Mesanna	Then you are going to love what Kyronix is going to tell you
Kyronix	Well you’ll be able to get some much better equipment compared to what is out there now
Kyronix	Right now, in development, we have changes that remove the old loot generation
Kyronix	And replace it with what many refer to as “Shame Style” loo t
Kyronix	And rolling that out globally
EM Avalon	*smile*
Zath Stoneworker	That will be nice indeed.
Kyronix	We are very excited for it
Kyronix	*grins*
Mesanna	thank you Zath
Bleak	great questions
Zath Stoneworker	One very last thing that came in general chat. Is there a chance to see a gather all button for botanny? It takes 225 clicks to empty a 3×3 raised bed.
Mesanna	that is a pain in the butt isn’t it
Mesanna	we will look into it
EM Avalon	oh on so many levels its a pain
Zath Stoneworker	A simple for loop at the gather seed and gather resource would solve that. :)
Mesanna	Are you an engineer?
Zath Stoneworker	And with this, I take my leave. Thanks for hosting this meeting.
Zath Stoneworker	I have a bachelor in computer science, so, sorta.
Mesanna	Thank you Zath
Zath Stoneworker	Nice to have you around. I will leave the spot for the next in line.
Kyronix	Thank you for your question!
Mesanna	Thank you
Mesanna	Hi Raven
Kyronix	Hello Raven
Raven Hawk	Can we have coffee beans? The cooks can brew it and the tinkers can make the coffee machines
Raven Hawk	Hello all
Bleak	Hi Raven
Mesanna	we need big coffee pots
EM Avalon	yes we do!
Mesanna	I will add that to our wish list
Mesanna	how about that
Raven Hawk	thank you
EM Avalon	*moves it to the top of the wish list*
EM Avalon	*grins*
Mesanna	coffee beans to grow and coffee pots to brew
Mesanna	your next xmas present
Mesanna	a coffee pot
Mesanna	lol
Kyronix	*chuckles*
Raven Hawk	I have another question:
Raven Hawk	Could you please change the default llocation changing to “nothing” after having been on a boat?
Raven Hawk	Did I word that right?
Kyronix	Could you be more specific?
Mesanna	do you mean if you get kicked off?
Raven Hawk	Okay
Raven Hawk	Maybe it’s just in EC
Raven Hawk	I set a default location on my rune book
Raven Hawk	I can use it over and over again as long as I don’t go on a ship
Raven Hawk	After I go on a ship, the default is set back to nothing
Mesanna	that is a bug
Bleak	I will look into this
Raven Hawk	and I have to reset the default location
Misk	that should be pretty simple to fix!
Raven Hawk	thanks
Kyronix	Thanks for your questions!
Raven Hawk	That’s all I have
Mesanna	thats for the bug also =)
Raven Hawk	thanks
Mesanna	thank you Raven
Tika W Majere	Hi! <3 I’m so glad you came to visit! It’s really nice to see you in game form!
Mesanna	hi Tika
Kyronix	Hello!
Tika W Majere	Okay so like…
Bleak	Hey
Misk	sup
Tika W Majere	I wanna say that all of the holiday deco and recent packs have been much appreciated…
Tika W Majere	Atleast in my castle. 😉
Tika W Majere	However…
Tika W Majere	Our clothing, while classic… is… lacking…
Tika W Majere	Any plans for future fashions?
Mesanna	Clothing is alot more detailed to put in
Tika W Majere	*puss in boots eyes*
Mesanna	it takes the artist alot longer so we have to plan
EM Avalon	oh geesh
Mesanna	Oh I want new clothes
Mesanna	New female clothes first!!!
Tika W Majere	hehe Right on! YAY!
Mesanna	cause WE rule
Tika W Majere	*confetti*
Mesanna	ROFL
Tika W Majere	And lastly… undie dye tub?
Mesanna	rofl
Mesanna	I wish
Tika W Majere	haha
Tika W Majere	Lastly! LASTLY!
EM Avalon	*chuckle*
Tika W Majere	Mesanna Lanturn for Legends.
Tika W Majere	Pllleeeaaazzzeee
EM Avalon	!!
EM Avalon	ooh
Mesanna	I will do one
Tika W Majere	YAY!
Mesanna	I promise
Tika W Majere	Like right now?
EM Avalon	haha
Mesanna	I will come kill you all soon
EM Avalon	eek
Tika W Majere	Had to ask. <3 Much love to y’all. Thank you for your hard work!
Mesanna	Thank you
EM Avalon	oh my
Kyronix	Thank You!
lil Ray	Grettings I have several questions to ask.
Mesanna	hi Lil Ray
Bleak	Hi Ray
Kyronix	Greetings!
lil Ray	Will you in the future allow crafting of raised garden beds and planters
Mesanna	planters maybe but not garden beds
lil Ray	not even the small version
Mesanna	we sell those
lil Ray	i need more for free
Mesanna	LOL
lil Ray	lol
EM Avalon	dont we all
lil Ray	last question
Mesanna	nice try though
EM Avalon	haha
lil Ray	back in the day at crhistmas time we had a raindeer vs santa vs elfs any chance we can do that
Mesanna	I remember those shards
Mesanna	Bleak can we get those back?
lil Ray	Last thought more items to steal is good for more
Bleak	I will check and see if we still have this code
Bleak	: )
lil Ray	thx
lil Ray	have a good day
Mesanna	hi Sakura
Sakura-X	hi
You see	stone pavers
Kyronix	Hello
Sakura-X	sorry I cant face to face…
Sakura-X	ok
Mesanna	its ok
Bleak	Hey
Sakura-X	I did
Sakura-X	And sorry, my English is not good
Mesanna	thats ok
Sakura-X	Question
Sakura-X	Will Skill Cap will be araised from 120 ?
Mesanna	We do not have any plans to raise it higher than that
Mesanna	at this time
Sakura-X	But, Power Scroll is no value now
Mesanna	so we need to come up with a trade in system
Sakura-X	I think it is not good situation
Mesanna	like tokuno dyes system for scrolls =)
Misk	you can turn them into points with Cleanup Britannia…
Mesanna	we are always adding new items to the clean up
Sakura-X	Is there any change of skill cap?
Mesanna	total skill cap?
Mesanna	I would like to bump it a little
Mesanna	maybe just a little bit =)
Sakura-X	not total
Sakura-X	I wish change from 120 to 125
Mesanna	no
Mesanna	we are not going to change that
Sakura-X	I see
Sakura-X	OK, thank you
Mesanna	thank you
Kyronix	Thanks for your questions
ANDROMEDA	hiya guys…good times 😉
Mesanna	hi Andrp,eda
Kyronix	Hello
ANDROMEDA	aah
Mesanna	wow
Bleak	hi
Mesanna	Andromeda too
ANDROMEDA	prob the dumbest asked here
ANDROMEDA	lol
ANDROMEDA	is there a possibility of change in the runebook area
ANDROMEDA	i wish to secure this
ANDROMEDA	16 isnt enough
Misk	more entries in the book?
Mesanna	more locations?
ANDROMEDA	i wish to secure this
ANDROMEDA	i wish to release this
ANDROMEDA	more entries…im carring 13 in my pack atm
Mesanna	I actually agree with you
ANDROMEDA	maybe multi pages
Mesanna	it was fine when they were first put in the game
Mesanna	but we need bigger better ones
ANDROMEDA	woot!!
EM Avalon	*nods*
Mesanna	good suggestion
Mesanna	thank you
ANDROMEDA	tyvm hun
Kyronix	Thanks!
Mesanna	hi Furley
Furley’s	greetings all
Kyronix	Greetings!
Furley’s	I was wondering how is the new Counselor program coming along?
Mesanna	I have over 250 applications
Mesanna	going thru them
Furley’s	omg
EM Avalon	wow
Mesanna	please keep in mind we have to get Bleak to write a new system for us
Furley’s	when do you plan on getting it going?
Mesanna	we are not going to be using the old system
Furley’s	Thanks all for coming out, and gnite
Mesanna	I will be getting all the letters out probably around May
Mesanna	I will be getting them robed on TC1 so they can learn they powers in June
Mesanna	hi Aragorn
Kyronix	Hello!
ARAGORN	hi all its an honor to meet yall :)
Mesanna	Nice to meet you also
ARAGORN	I did finally get to see your state of uo address on youtube..very nicely done
Mesanna	we plan to have those more often
ARAGORN	you mentioned on there about gold going away and going to a ledger system?
ARAGORN	can u explain that in more detail plz?
Mesanna	Actually not yet
Mesanna	we do not have it all figured out in detail yet
Mesanna	but as soon as we do you guys will know
Mesanna	I hate to say something and it be untrue
ARAGORN	can it be summarized at all? maybe concept?
You see	stone pavers
Kyronix	Our high level goals are to basically make large amounts of gold easier to store
Kyronix	trade
Kyronix	and so on
Mesanna	it would be account tracked
Mesanna	gold will still be in the game but not in the large quanities like it is now
Mesanna	no checks
Mesanna	which frees up so much space
ARAGORN	very interesting idea
Mesanna	and look at all the atm vendors we will do away with =P
Misk	you will still be able to have gold for deco purposes
ARAGORN	oh my bank manager will have to go on unemployment..darn
Mesanna	lol
EM Avalon	haha
Mesanna	we hate to put anything out of business
EM Avalon	unless its a lawyer
ARAGORN	hehe she’ll get over it..thats the price of business
ARAGORN	one more question is any future plans for invasions? like the one that happened back in 2004?
ARAGORN	in britain
Mesanna	Kyronix
You see	stone pavers
Kyronix	Never know what nefarious types will spring up in an effort to disrupt our peaceful cities
EM Avalon	*chuckle*
Kyronix	We definitely want to add a little flair to invasions like we did with the Minax invasions
Kyronix	Make them more fun and dynamic
ARAGORN	:) i look forward to it thank yall for your time :) *bows*
Kyronix	Thank you
Kyronix	*grins*
Mesanna	Our time is coming to an end we will answer one question from each person in line
DevilsOwn	evenin all and thanks for coming to Legends!
Mesanna	Greetings
Kyronix	Hello!
Bleak	Hello
DevilsOwn	my question is about high res art project – it was slated for possibly this year
DevilsOwn	how is it going?
Mesanna	we are working on it
Mesanna	we hope to have our first pass out later this year
DevilsOwn	housing tiles slowing you down, yes?
Misk	it has not made it to QA yet, so not super quick
Mesanna	so many tiles
DevilsOwn	thank you for your time, I look forward to it,, and possibly new housing tiles
Kyronix	Thanks for the question!
Mesanna	Hi Arakad
Arakad Thorn	Lo’ I tremble before the dark lady … I risk my life again
Mesanna	lol
Arakad Thorn	I am in contact via ICQ to some who couldn’t make it tonight
Arakad Thorn	one of them wants to know about Morph earrings, they allow humans to wear / use elf items. Any plans on including gargoyles to that list?
Misk	not at this time, and honestly probably not ever
Arakad Thorn	Another asks a good question about Magery spell: Polymorph. Every magic brought out gives alternate forms special abilities
Arakad Thorn	Why not improve Polymorph, as Magery seems to be falling behind
Misk	magery offers diversity
Mesanna	We have been looking at so many other things we have not even though about updating magery
Mesanna	to be honest with you
Arakad Thorn	true, Necromancy has alternate forms that allow different advantages/disadvantages. I believe the question is – will you improve on that spell with the new content? New forms to chose from. And give those forms the appropriate updates
Mesanna	we should do a magery mastery
Mesanna	and you are asking more than 1 question
Arakad Thorn	*sorry – you can kill me for free later*
Mesanna	but I can kill you for free now =P
EM Avalon	eek
EM Avalon	quick run
Mesanna	lol
Arakad Thorn	*laughs*
Kyronix	Thanks!
Caelyr	hello!
Mesanna	hi Caelyr
Kyronix	Greetings!
Bleak	Hi Caelyr
Caelyr	you’ve mentioned at times that you all have a lot on your plates
Mesanna	always
Caelyr	and recently asked for ideas on new rewards, etc
Mesanna	yes sir
Caelyr	would you consider broadening that to allow for user generated content?
Mesanna	define that
Caelyr	such as art assets and other things which would consume precious hours
Caelyr	perhaps ideas or content could be voted for democratically
Caelyr	steam, for example, has its workshops
Mesanna	this is true
Mesanna	its something that we can look into
Mesanna	since we are Broadsword and not EA
Mesanna	that option is actually open to us
Mesanna	so I will not say no
Caelyr	congratulations, by the way
Mesanna	thank you
Caelyr	here’s to the future, eh
EM Avalon	here here!
Kyronix	Huzzah!
Caelyr	thanks for your time
Mesanna	thank you
EM Avalon	haha
Mesanna	hi Nazoc
Kyronix	Greetings!
Bleak	Hello
Nazoc	Hi, just one quick question
Nazoc	Why is house placement disabled on TC ? When will it be back up ?
Mesanna	Bleak is working on it
Mesanna	so he can answer it
Bleak	I will be working to get housing back up and running soon on TC1
Mesanna	we have alot of people asking the same question
Bleak	The plan is to have it up by tomorrow.
Nazoc	oh ok thank you very much
Kyronix	Thanks for the question!
Mesanna	hi Athena
Athena Rage	hello
Kyronix	Greetings!
Athena Rage	im not sure which chat to talk in sorry
Misk	this one is fine
Mesanna	?
Athena Rage	i had 3 questions but will ask 1
Athena Rage	ive read on web page bout the shroud of the avatar, but im confused, is that part of uo, or all
Athena Rage	together different game?
Misk	altogether different game
Mesanna	It is not UO
Athena Rage	so its not part of uo?
Mesanna	Nope
Mesanna	Different game
Athena Rage	ok tyvm for your time Great ones
Athena Rage	bows
Mesanna	You are most welcome
Kyronix	Thanks for your question!
Mesanna	Thank you Athena
Savoua Fair	Eavning
Mesanna	hi Savova
Kyronix	Hello!
Savoua Fair	Will Factions continue as a lead for PvP in Felluccua?
Kyronix	We are in the process of replacing factions with a more agile PvP experience
Savoua Fair	So wait to restart in it?
Mesanna	We will be getting together a player group
Mesanna	to give us input
Savoua Fair	Ill keep an eye out.
Savoua Fair	Thank you
Mesanna	please do
Kyronix	Thank you for your question!
Seledor	Greetings and well met all
Mesanna	hi Seledor
Kyronix	Hello!
Bleak	Hi
Seledor	I hav greatly enjoyed the presence of the Sea Dragons over the yrs
EM Avalon	*smiles*
Seledor	I was just wondering if they could b made more interactive to attract more interest in them
Mesanna	I personally would love to see more sea creatures
Kyronix	Hear Hear!
EM Avalon	*hides glee*
Mesanna	so I guess our answer is its very much possible
Seledor	it would giv us players who r not able todo the major battles something to do
EM Avalon	*grins*
Seledor	Ty for ur time
Mesanna	dragon turtles!!
EM Avalon	haha!
Alice Wonderland	*Cheshire Cat Grin*
EM Avalon	wooo
Alice Wonderland	*HUMS*
Mesanna	hi
Bleak	Hello
Alice Wonderland	Hail my UO Gods and Goddess
Mesanna	How are you Alice
Alice Wonderland	well my dark lady
Alice Wonderland	My question is related to being able to use the house art for castles
Alice Wonderland	and make them more customizable
Alice Wonderland	stained glass windows, get rid of barrier at the front entrance
Misk	meaning customizable castles or using the existing wall art to decorate casles?
Mesanna	we have had many discussions about making castles customizable
Alice Wonderland	either and perferable both
Alice Wonderland	wonderful! hopfully very soon!
Alice Wonderland	*Cheshire Cat Grin*
EM Avalon	that smile scares me
Mesanna	I can say we are always talking about it
Alice Wonderland	*cackles*
Alice Wonderland	*nods*
Alice Wonderland	thank you Great ones
Mesanna	do you have a white rabbit in your pocket?
Kyronix	Thank you for the question!
EM Avalon	dont ask…
Alice Wonderland	close ….
Mesanna	sorry
EM Avalon	haha
Alice Wonderland	*winks*
EM Avalon	afraid to know
Mesanna	lol
Agatha	Hi. – With the upcoming Vice vs. Virture, are Faction “Arties” being kept? Or will players need to
Mesanna	hi Agatha
Agatha	adjust their suits in advance?
Misk	similar artifacts will be made available
Agatha	Some of the mods on faction artifacts can essentially make or break a suit, which is why I asked.
Misk	with identical or potentially better stats
Kyronix	We aren’t interested in forcing people to redo the hard work they put into their suits
Kyronix	That’s no fun :(
Agatha	Ah yes, that was my concern Kyronix.
Agatha	Thank you all for your time, have an excellent night!
Kyronix	Thanks!
Mesanna	I was on the team when they first put in Factions
Mesanna	it was broken then
Mesanna	I was on the team when they tried to fix factions
Mesanna	it was worse after that
Mesanna	everytime it just seems to get worse
Mesanna	time for a change
EM Avalon	*nods*
Tika W Majere	I couldn’t stay away!
Mesanna	Tika you have been here already
Tika W Majere	Okay
Tika W Majere	I just would like to say…
Mesanna	quickly then
Tika W Majere	You should come visit us more often!
Tika W Majere	That is all!
Mesanna	lol
EM Avalon	haha
Tika W Majere	😀
Bleak	lol
Mesanna	I am coming to kill Legends please show up
Mesanna	lol
EM Avalon	hee hee hee
Tika W Majere	I’ll be near the front of the line! 😉
Tika W Majere	Thank you!
EM Avalon	they like to die
Mesanna	*hugs*
Tika W Majere	*hugs*
Tika W Majere	Thanks!
Mesanna	Thank you Legends for having us
EM Avalon	Thank you Mesanna and Devs for gracing us with your presence
EM Avalon	we have enjoyed having you
Mesanna	Again if you have any ideas for rewards or gifts we would love to hear them
Kyronix	Thanks for having us!
EM Avalon	*coffee pot!*
Bleak	Thanks for having us!
Mesanna	please email me with your ideas so I can get them on the list
Mesanna	Thank you!
Mesanna	Good night all
EM Avalon	good night!
Kyronix	Have a great night everyone!

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