You know I wouldn't leave you without posting it if I could help it:
Q: I tried to submit my beta test application, and it said I already submitted! Is this because I answered the riddle?
A: No. The application was bugged, briefly – if you got that message and you KNOW you didn't sign up, try again. Be sure to check with well meaning spouses and roommates who may have signed you up, thinking you might not get a chance to do so.
Q: This person that mailed out fake Beta invites...where did he/she get the addresses?
A: Message boards, IRC, and so forth. It helps a little to write out your email – like Player at Hotmail dot com. Everyone still understands, but harvester programs will ignore it. Also, always select the "keep my email private" option on message boards whenever possible. Finally, I recommend having two email addresses – one for boards and such, and one that you register with us. We do not sell our customer information.
Q: Any word on Jewelcraft?
A: Jewelcraft is on the back burner, and looking at the schedule for the next six months, that's not going to change. I wish I didn't have to say that, but better the truth than false hope.
Q: I'm a 40 SB, I have +constitution and +hp completely capped via stats on gear. If I spent realm skill points on Augmented Constitution, does it stack with my items?
A: I am told that yes, it does.
Q: In the battlegrounds...if I fall off the steps made of wood that lead from the Portal Keep courtyard to the second level or the Central Keep courtyard to the second level my characters can lose anywhere from 50-75% of their health! Yet when I fall off or jump from second level of the Portal Keep or Central Keep I lose on average 10% health. Heck I even jumped off the four level of the Central Keep to the courtyard and lose 60% health. Why is this?
A: That sounds like a bug. Anything like that where you lose more health from a point that is technically lower than another point you've jumped off of, submit the details (the zone name, the /locs of the two spots) to our bug appeal queue. You won't hear back directly, but someone will look into it.
Q: I noticed while playing the other day a mention by an NPC of "Mercenary's." As you should know, there is no such word.
A: *cringe* I hate those. Anything like that, send as a bug appeal. We…well, the content producer, but anyway, we just did another sweep looking for those and think we've fixed most of the most egregious errors. Thank you for bringing that to my attention.
Q: This is a question to whether this is a glitch or not, please read: A day that I was helping my friends level, we were all in World's End in Hybrasil. We came upon a monster called the "rencan tri", we already knew that all monsters with the first name rencan will die within seconds and a "giant anglator" will come out, yet after I pulled the rencan tri there came no "giant anglator" or as we thought, because it was actually INVISIBLE. We were not able to target it unless it made contact with us and even then it said is wasn't visible, though we killed it because we had PBaoe.
I am asking is this a glitch or an actual intended part of the game?
A: Invisible monsters (and your Giant Anglator is one of them) are supposed to become visible when they attack. This looks like the monster didn't come all the way out of his invisible state for some reason. If this happens again, please note down all the details (how many attackers, what you used to pull with, etc) and send a bug appeal.
Q: I was wondering why the following item was not usable by the savage
class: Agmundr's Foe Slayer. Savages can spec themselves in Sword so why they cannot use this sword drop from Tuscaran Glacier. Stats are not class specific. They are general stats. I consider this as a bug. How can I report this to Mythic developers? Thanks for any help you can offer me!
A: Well, you found the best way to report this to Mythic developers
But it's not a bug, it's a design choice. That weapon is very fast for a two hander, and savages have a number of innate haste boosters. It would be somewhat overpowering in the hands of a savage.
Don't hesitate to send me things like this for the questions file, though – you never know when there might have been an oversight. Right now, our item bug list is completely clear. Let's give the item princess and her handmaidens things to suffer over!
Q: Do you even read negative feedback? (Insert long list of really good feedback.)
A: Well, yes, if it's written clearly and concisely and free of accusations of bias towards a particular realm. Bulleted lists are nice. I have a lot of material I need to read each day, so I love it when someone gets straight to the point and lays out the data without long essays.
Q: Does the Master of Concentration RA prevent a cast from being interrupted if an amnesia spell is cast on them?
A: No – the amnesia spell is the one thing that will always interrupt, by design. Incidentally, Mastery of Concentration does not prevent interrupts, it simply improves your chances to not be interrupted.
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As you may have noticed, we decided to leave the beta sign up form up through the weekend instead of yanking it tonight – several of you wrote in to let me know that you could not surf the net at work. We will be pulling the form off the web on Monday, though, so don't wait too long!
I did a fun interview with an old friend named Mystery – it's posted over at Warcry. Check it out!
Andred players – if you missed the excitement in the last few weeks, you can still move your characters, you just can't log into Andred and look at your inventories. The directions can be found here.
Gentle reminder – all third party programs that directly and actively impact the game are illegal, and once we have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that someone is using such a program, we have a one strike and you're out policy. If you're wondering – a simple log parser that returns results to a separate window = fine. A simple log parser that returns results to your in game chat windows = bad. Anything that gives you an advantage over another player such as speed or "radar" = very bad, not to mention pathetic. If you can't compete without cheating, this may not be the game for you.
Of course, remember the other side of the coin – just because the other fellow beat you is not in itself proof that he cheated.
I believe it is time for me to consume some complex carbohydrates. Thanks, as always, for being part of our community.