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April 23, 2002 05:36 pm ET - research by Melantus
Veteran Questions: Part I
If you haven't read the message boards, Melantus asked all the vets to provide a list of "veteran questions" so he could research the answers. Here is the first installment:
I'm going to answer some of these questions now, and continue to answer a bit more over the next few days. I have the answers here, but I do not want to do a large unload of information onto the players all at the same time. Note that not all of the questions that were posted to the Veteran Questions thread will get answered. Some were duplicate questions, too. Some questions will be answered here, but that will be as detailed as we want to get with the answer.

I know the answering of these will generate more questions. We will be able to answer some of them in due time, but as I said before some of these answers are going to be as detailed as we are going to get with it.

I was wondering if you could explain the drops system in more detail such as what are the percentages of getting a rare drop etc and how are the drops calculated. Are they put on mops at first or are they calculated once u kill one?
The monsters have the items when they are created. I reported this as different in the past, and I apologize for that. The rarity is set in their coding, and is based upon probabilities.

What exactly are the times that drakes spawn... or at least how do they spawn what are the rolls for it? And what name has the npc that tells it (according to Monitor21)
Fictionally the drakes are guarding teh entrances to the Dragon Valley dungeon where Antharas can be found. The spawn times vary depending on when they were last killed.

When will the alliance command work, and is there any date known yet when it will work.
We don't have any new information yet on the alliance command. It's not in the next couple of publish plans. As soon as I have more info on it, I will let you know.

Why is the Hell and demon not in the game yet, and when can we get this in our game. If you kill a monster in Hell will you get it's drops or will a monster drop nothing?
We are tentatively planning to introduce Hell to the US Test Servers very soon. It's not going to be a place you will want to go. :) There will be significant experience loss occurring after going there, and the monsters are going to be much stronger then usual. It will not be a place players can "hunt".

These are the answers to some of the questions. More will come tomorrow.

April 23, 2002 05:45 pm ET (#1)
Carrington
Loyal Fan

133 posts
10-08-01

Wow, if they introduced Hell on the Test server then a couple Pledges i can think of in particular might just have to disban since thats all they do. I mite have to try killing people though just to see what hell is like, i'll just have to remember to bring 500 condensed clears with me. Unless the monsters don't drop, then its pretty pointless going there.

Carrington

April 23, 2002 05:51 pm ET (#2)
phil
Loyal Fan

147 posts
04-05-02

I think they should put a castle in Hell and then a pledge should go chaotic and go and take the castle. Then the King of the pledge would be Satan o.o~

April 23, 2002 05:58 pm ET (#3)
2x2
Loyal Fan

104 posts
04-19-02

lol

April 23, 2002 06:01 pm ET (#4)
Arioco
Loyal Fan

119 posts
11-01-01

Nice! It's great o have answers to all that questions ^^

Hope the hell will be put on the game soon :P

April 23, 2002 06:02 pm ET (#5)
RGConqueror
Loyal Fan

221 posts
03-22-02

I want to know why can't NC put togther a decent event. I mean the ratmen weren't bad with the Elindare plot coming along. It even intoduced Kurtz coming back. Well where is Kurtz? NC was starting to get a good plot along and than a few dumb newbie knights came along and killed Elindare... Why not our hero LordBritish. Why didn't he host Dwarf Castle. Choulnt think of a plot like fire creatures invadeing it and the dwarfs asking for help or something.

Back to the Elindare plot. If I was a writer I whould make 3 more Elindares pop up. (fire, eath and ice elindare) I see Elindare as an Necromencer. Its time we have a good plot. We are sick of the dragons! What happend to Enhasad and the evil dude. We know of an eva goddess who is the goddess of water. What are the other elemental Goddesses? How do they fit into the plot with the other two gods? Why havent we herd about the gods or kurtz or any cool storyline. There is so much more linage can be. I played linage for a wile and it hurts me to see that other games like Dark Age Of Camolot are easy conquering it. I mean whats with the fire crackers? They make no sound! (use zombie or goul mode and they will make a cracking sound{but works with any wand=not popper sound})

About Einhasad and the Evil guy. Will hell and demons have anything to do with the two gods? What about ArchAngels. (whould make a cool class)

I rember hearing a rumor that there was gona be a Back Pack item coming out during giren update. Well its been a while and where is it?

Finealy we have elven brave(walflers) thats good. How about the princes? Dont they deserve something spacil too? Maybe a Super map that shows a map of aden and some dungions!

Lineage is a great game! but it can be so much better!

April 23, 2002 06:10 pm ET (#6)
omega13
Loyal Fan

3 posts
03-31-02

Where did this whole hell idea come from, i've never heard of it before. What is the deal with it too.

April 23, 2002 06:31 pm ET (#7)
Arioco
Loyal Fan

119 posts
11-01-01

How much time before u kill the drake need to wait until the new drake respawns?
Will u loose items in hell?
What have u to do to exit from hell?

PD: Nice ideas conqueror!!

April 23, 2002 06:46 pm ET (#8)
HEADHUNTER
Loyal Fan

49 posts
03-10-02

mops dont drop in hell lol... whats the point in demon then

April 23, 2002 07:27 pm ET (#9)
aupairKing
Loyal Fan

320 posts
03-11-02

That point is to smack you around real good and straighten you out, it is like going to a Catholic priest these days. He informs you of the rights and wrongs and then demonstrates a little!!

April 23, 2002 07:55 pm ET (#10)
Haplo
Loyal Fan

6 posts
12-12-01

lol, if the monsters in hell do drop items, I can see entire pledges going on a massive PK spree just so they can get 20-30 ppl down there to clear hell out.

April 23, 2002 08:00 pm ET (#11)
Doomscythe
Loyal Fan

1155 posts
03-21-02

Demon drops items though..

April 23, 2002 08:19 pm ET (#12)
Vail
Loyal Fan

260 posts
02-27-02

Melantus said, it's not meant for hunting. So don't worry about Monsters dropping items or not.

April 23, 2002 08:25 pm ET (#13)
ChillMaster
Loyal Fan

69 posts
03-03-02

ooo wow hell this will finally cause it to be real somewhatingly. i heard you get sent to hell if you pk 100+ ppl so maybe it will be for ppl who pk alot but then again wat would be its point in ken?

April 23, 2002 08:52 pm ET (#14)
RGConqueror
Loyal Fan

221 posts
03-22-02

Thanx Arioco. Maybe NCI should recrute me to work on thier story editing. Im full of Ideas.

I think Earth necro should go into Giren Dungioun so that people can hunt there. That place is always empty. Fire necro should be in FV cave! we need a FV cave. Kurtz should spawn at the warf. Who said kurt died. Might have been a pretender! Real kurtz should be the evil king himself!

Full of ideas =p How about the crabmen and cruoceans attacking hiene to start of new event! and the boss can be a super cru =p

Elindare's minions should take a new shape and be stronger than DE.
Fire and water necros should come up and reek chaos at other places around aden!

We need a truely good storyline! to last for a long long time. So that a month or 2 will pass and the newbies can start geting into the story.

April 23, 2002 09:07 pm ET (#15)
RGConqueror
Loyal Fan

221 posts
03-22-02

Another Idea.

How about Demons have jobs.

Demon Aracher.= Flameing bow
Demon Warrior.(DK like sword)
Demon Mage.(soul staff) staff that takes mp and hp! more than 1 kind of spell
ARCDemon.= many types of attacks\ shots fire lightning, Metior, Hits with a sword that steals hp and hurts like a strong mop.

Than there should be angels that are like demons but prefer wind and water elements and not fire and rock.

Another great idea. Make more mops talk t.t (might also be great lag) =p


April 23, 2002 09:08 pm ET (#16)
RGConqueror
Loyal Fan

221 posts
03-22-02

HEY HEY HEY! People dont you have ideas? Im sick of being the spamer with ideas.
Nows the chance to share em.

April 23, 2002 09:19 pm ET (#17)
Tanathos
Loyal Fan

16 posts
04-20-02

Maybe HELL will be the place to get new spells:special chaotic spells,or is part of an upcoming episode.So many things that can be done with the addition of a new land....Maybe the beggining of the end,say bye bye to Lineage j/k!

April 23, 2002 09:23 pm ET (#18)
Gamegod
Loyal Fan

26 posts
01-11-02

Sorry used all my story writing ability in writing a 50 pages story all in one night(i'm a procrastenator and it was a project for school)

April 23, 2002 09:29 pm ET (#19)
kwiver
Loyal Fan

106 posts
04-07-02

less story events more events with cool things happening and cool drop or something with a bit back story

April 23, 2002 09:30 pm ET (#20)
Tanathos
Loyal Fan

16 posts
04-20-02

I'm also thinking that this could be the introduction to Chaos Vs Law wars.
Chaotic pledges will try to take over the land of Aden and turn them to the evil side,demons would invade new lands and guard them.Then the lawful pledges strike back and try to reclaim the lands.
While the lands are under Evil control npcs wont sell items,storage would be closed.
This will be like factions wars in UO.I think that it would be a great idea because so far getting fully law or chaos doesn't involve major changes on gameplay(only for drops).

April 23, 2002 10:00 pm ET (#21)
NeoCross
Loyal Fan

139 posts
03-20-02

I think Full chaotic shouldn't drop o.0

that way there is a reward for being a good pker, I hate getting pked personally, but I imagine its a pain to get cursed at every minute

April 23, 2002 11:27 pm ET (#22)
Arioco
Loyal Fan

119 posts
11-01-01

I've seen on some page a helm that make u chao if u are law when u put it on.. and an armor that give power to chao ppl.... O.o

But puting helps for chaotics will be the KAOS!! Lots of PKs! LVLing u down ;(

April 24, 2002 09:27 am ET (#23)
FlyZ
Loyal Fan

791 posts
11-11-01

The point of hell is to punish people who pk exclusively.
PKing out of hate towards someone is ok but going on a pking spree and killing everyone is considered and hence you eventually land to hell

April 24, 2002 11:01 am ET (#24)
cruelgame
LC Reporter

290 posts
04-04-02

All of you can go to HELL!!! J/K ; p Anyways your right we need some more story lines. Some more cool stuff. How bout a "spy" class. Automatic coi, a few spells, really fast but low attacks? Buehler? Buehler? Buehler?

April 25, 2002 11:07 am ET (#25)
rapiersux
Loyal Fan

7 posts
03-10-02

hell works like this in korean server
1. if your pk count exceeds 100, you are sent to hell
2. you cannot use any potions
3. you cannot use any magics as well
4. monsters don't drop
5. you will have to stay in hell for 20 minutes or so to get out(not so sure)
6. the stay in hell will lengthen if your pk count is more than 100(like, if your count is 100, you stay there for 20minutes if the count is 101, you stay in hell for 30 minutes and 200 count means 220 munutes)
i'm not sure about the amount of the minutes, but that's how the system works

sorry guys in case you didn't understand
my english sux

April 26, 2002 02:57 am ET (#26)
RGConqueror
Loyal Fan

221 posts
03-22-02

Hmmmmm...

When I pk it doesnt go to my pk count. I always have 0. Im never going to hell. ): *cry*

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