Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): Hello everyone and welcome to the live chat with the Shaiya GMs! We're lucky to have them here today so let's let them introduce themselves and they'll start taking your questions!
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Hello everyone!
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): I'm roguefeebo, the Producer for Shaiya, :D
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Ah Finally! :P I am GMVentSol. GM from Shaiya.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): For the shiya GM did you think Shaiya would be this big of a hit?
Answer: We new it would be big, but we weren't expecting it to grow this quickly. And yes, we're still growing fast!
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: tygerrose: How similar will the NA Shaiya be to the other countries' versions and how do you see them diverging?
Answer: We actually are using very similar builds to the other territories. Those territories have been out longer than Shaiya US, so we are a bit behind in updates. We recently got the go-ahead for more support and should be getting more of a say in the US development schedule.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: SyNeRgY (2k4killer): Will you be adding more quests to the other maps so the game doesn't get repetitive in a way?
Answer: We have a steady supply of new content coming down the road. This includes new maps, new quests, and more. We could add new quests to old maps, but we think our efforts are better spent on all new content.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: }IHAEC{Blade (123batesman123): In Shaiya i find it very hard to get exp. I am a lvl 34 priest and there are never really any parties. what should i do?
Answer: Shaiya is more of a Team Based game with solo content as well. Best way to level up is join guild and make new friends.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): When will teh game see its first update?
Answer: We actually have seen several updates, including one major expansion release. This release added a new concept to the game based on controlling territories through PvP.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): Since there is a difference between gamers from different countries, what was the biggest hurdle bringing the game over to the US?
Answer: The biggest issue would be the localization of the text in Shaiya. Having over 1700 Quest is a big task for us.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Captainplanet (blairjface): Q1.Is the game going to eventually as you progress, develop a slowly building story line, Because as many of my guildies and others players agrre that their isnt much of a story line yet.
Answer: We are working on bring in the Guild quest and Guild house in our next major update. This will provide some competion between Guild and Light vs Dark.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: }IHAEC{Blade (123batesman123): Will a 30-40 PvP or similiar be made? for this level range PvPing is hard because lvl 60s in the 1-60 can pretty much kill you so fast.
Answer: Additional battlegrounds are under consideration, but are not in development stages yet. This is a known concern and we will try to address this in the future.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Nadina (scooterpoke): how can we "summon" a B6 for a friendly fight in Iris/apulune?
Answer: Those evil B6 read the forums. You can make a challenge in there, but becareful. They play dirty.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Peperoncina (peperoncina): Hello, I play on Shaiya from this March! The game is fun and the staff is always ready to help! Question: When will the next expansion? There will be new? What for example?
Answer: We don't have the date for the release yet, but we know it will involve Guilds.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Captainplanet (blairjface): when will all of the AP items finally be buyable, I've seen the black art nos's and they've always been 99,999
Answer: The black art Nos do not work correctly at the moment. To avoid problems we removed that option for players. This is a bug reported to our developers and will be addressed in the future. We don't want to hold anything back on purpose, ;)
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: -=RG=- CrazyIrishMan =^^= (auron3933): How did you think of the names and physical apperance of the monsters in your game? Were some of them based off of legends and fictional stories?
Answer: We didn't create the content for this game. It was SonoV, they are located in South Korea.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Captainplanet (blairjface): Q2, With the game constentaly going down for mateince when will we see some of the clipping errors go away?
Answer: Our regular maintenance occurs once a week on Wednesday evening (PDT). The downtime is generally about an hour or two. The main purpose for this is to backup the data on our servers.
Updates are also made public during maintenance times, but we are reliant on our developers for these. The clipping issues have been reported, but there is no ETA on when a fix will be available. Sorry, :(
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): Do you go by a certin storyline when creating new content, or do you write a new story as you develop new areas?
Answer: Shaiya is created by SonoV and SonoV have their own story-line. I been reading some of new content and they seem very interesting.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Coldheart (brownebeard): Not sure if this has been asked already... Are there any plans to make the game 'subscriber' only ?
Answer: No, Aeria Game will always be Free To play.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Captainplanet (blairjface): Are you going to itrouduce instances, or guild instances, by guild instances i mean You can go in fedion, and you can have Joe run in fedion and hokk up with you, But Joe is in your guild, other guildies can come aswell, and help farm bosses.
Answer: Guild Quests in the new content will be instances and it will involve ranking on the website as well. They will not be able to help you farm bosses.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): What kind of live events can we expect in the future?
Answer: We are thinking of bring some live events back from earlier this year. Also we the new GM will have to come up with new content and GM made story-line.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: chakaron: PvP and PvE are normally kept very Seperate- However this is not the case in Shaiya, why do quests take the casual PvE'er into PvP Zones when they have no wish to be targeted by other players- the Same goes for Lapises- Will anything be done to Protect the PvE er who wishes to get Lapis but not Fight lvl 60HM and UM's?
Answer: PvP is a central part of Shaiya. I do realize that not all players intend to participate in PvP, but we want to provide content available to those that like PvP combat as well. There's a lot to do for someone that only wants to participate in PvE. These quests are generally optional. Lapis are available through the player market and there are other, better lapis available in PvE maps too.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Nadina (scooterpoke): how many GM can aeria have total for Shaiya?
Answer: We have total of 5 Game Master for Shaiya but we are growing so we will be expanding.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: -=RG=- CrazyIrishMan =^^= (auron3933): I've noticed in alot of MMO's that they dont use a jump feature. In your game players do have this ability i have noticed tho some walls you cannont jump over even if they are lower than the hight of the jump is this a glitch or an invisable wall?
Answer: This is an intended feature. This is a restriction of the game engine at the moment, as it is with many games that originate from Korea unfortunately.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Peperoncina (peperoncina): Question 2: I happen very often to see that SPAMMERS GOLD flooding to TRADE CHAT. Is it possible to take the right measures once and for all? it's a very boring situation.. Have you ever thought of developing a system to prevent these people from disturbing?
Answer: We are working on fixing this issue. SonoV is looking into this issue.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: tygerrose: There seems to be an increasing armount of ksing going on in game and more gold farmers than ever. Will the GSs finally get thier own banstick?
Answer: GS will not get a banstick. Ever as far as I know. This gives far too much power to someone that is still considered as a player. It also begins to cross the line of volunteer vs employee.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Werewolf_789 (werewolf789): Will there be done something about the lagging monsters that when they're dead they're still on the map?
Answer: Those ghosting monster are being looked at; on the time they will be fixed, we don't know yet.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: T-Wizzle (twizzle09): Will there be any new PvE maps, weapons, armor, etc in the later updates of the game?
Answer: There is definitely more in development for PvE as well as PvP. The next major update focuses more on the PvP conflict between guilds. The following update currently scheduled is to provide PvEers a chance to achieve goals in order to open new content.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): How do you choose your GM's is there a screening process or some kind of backround you must fit?
Answer: Well, Game Master is just another Customer Service Job with a little more fun. There are a few interviews process, however you need to in the local area.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Mareus (mareusio): When is there going to be another best armlet offer?
Answer: We're working on a system that will allow us to do these offers in a more streamlined and constant manner. Stay tuned for a pretty big update for this in the next month or two.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: -=RG=- CrazyIrishMan =^^= (auron3933): Why did you decide to put durability on weapons? Ive seen alot of MMOs who dont use this feature. Was it to add a level of realism to the game?
Answer: In most recent MMO's in the market, a lot of weapons and armors have durabilty in the game. Beating up on a rock hard monster will do some damage to your weapon.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Peperoncina (peperoncina): Question 2: I happen very often to see that SPAMMERS GOLD flooding to TRADE CHAT. Is it possible to take the right measures once and for all? it's a very boring situation.. Have you ever thought of developing a system to prevent these people from disturbing?
Answer: This system is actually in development as a small update to the game. This is not included as a major update and will be released as soon as it's tested and ready.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): Is there a internship a upincoming programmer attend for Aeria or any kind of internship?
Answer: You can always go to http://www.aeriagames.com/jobs
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): Some companies allow their employees to create an environment for their cubical, or other fun things. How is the office set up there? What kind of fun things do you guys do?
Answer: I have a lot of stuff at my desk. From the Shaiya Mouse Pad to Shaiya poster to a Cool signed T-Shirt from SonoV. I might one day take a picture of it, but after I clean it up some of the mess. ;)
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Justin (justintoms): How does having a seperate content creator work for you, I know in some games because the devloper is in korea or somewhere else and they won't program content altered by anyone but them either for incompadiblity issues with their content updates or becasue of a licencse to offer it in another area but not to make it "their own", do you guys have the ability to make changes when you deem it required or do you have to go through sono v and if so how good about it are they?
Answer: This situation definitely provides its own share of issues. We do our best, but as you can imagine from an overseas developer, it's not always the easiest thing to deal with.
We are able to make suggestions and SonoV does implement the best way they can. We are not completely at their mercy, but they do have the final say in any content deliverables.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Mareus (mareusio): When will the guild warehouse be implemented? :(
Answer: We don't have the date yet but all i can say is Soon™.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Fieranger (fieranger): Question: is it possible to transfer rank 1 (Guild Master) from an account to another one?
Answer: We have removed the option through our ticketing system to figure out some of the bugs. But we will bring it back later. We know that some people want to change leadership in guilds and guilds are very important in Shaiya.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: chakaron: have you any Plans to Limit the activities of Boss farmers who stop questers completing their quests?
Answer: We do have plans, but all of them are in the concept phase still. This is an issue that has been escalated and we will be working with the developers to try and find a fix.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: theonelv: How is it possible to get to lvl 60 UM in like 2 months??
Answer: We call those the Hardcore players. In every MMO you always have these few guilds that will grind to reach the cap level.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): Are there any plans for new races or classes in the future?
Answer: Not currently, no. We have a lot of updates planned, but this isn't one in the forseeable future.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Nadina (scooterpoke): of all the GM for shaiya, who's the "oldest" (not specifying which old :P)
Answer: Our oldest would be Maynard and our youngest would be GMViet.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: deslau (roger675): Does the Shaiya team contemplate doing anything about leveling the pvp part of the game?
Answer: I'm not quite sure what you mean by leveling. If you're referring to more 'achievements' and content, then yes. If you mean adding the ability to level your character, then probably not.
This would probably upset a lot of people that want to stay within a certain level bracket.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): How do you guys communicate to the rest of the devisions of the game. Do you fly out to a central location every year or only communicate ofer voice?
Answer: We communitcate with them over phone and also messengers.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): How do you guys see your self compared to the other older running MMOS for expample World of Warcraft, Silkroad, or Diablo?
Answer: We are very different from both WoW and Diablo in that we are based off of a completely different business model.
Shaiya is free to play and will always be free to play. This includes expansions, new content, and more.
Our business model is very similar to Silkroad, but I believe Shaiya's content and quality are better as a result of the amount of time Silkroad has been out.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Captainplanet (blairjface): Is the game going to eventually as you progress, develop a slowly building story line, Because as many of my guildies and others players agrre that their isnt much of a story line yet.
Answer: There will be a small story-line involved with the Guild Quest.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Mareus (mareusio): "Why doesn't Shaiya sell in-game gold to combat the 3rd party gold sellers?
Answer: We feel that this could be dangerous for the in-game economy as well as the perception our players have. We have explored the option of allowing our players to sell gold to each other through a system similar to eBay (for games only), but that never left the concept phase due to many more concerns.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: chakaron: Why are there so many PvE quests in PvP Zones?, will Lapis farming ever be safe?, as of the last update new equipment and lapis are firmly under the controll of the very few strongest guilds
Answer: Shaiya's main focus in PvP and then PvE. We know that there are a few Guilds that dominate this but alliance could be created.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): Why cant more veterain players help more younger players A.K.A noobs with Leveling?
Answer: Our GS have tried to run 'newbie' events in the past to help newer players to jump in the game easier. This is something that we try to run when our resources allow.
I don't believe there are any other restrictions that disallow veterans to take it upon themselves to help new players.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): Will there be more options when creating a characters look like new hair and facial features?
Answer: This is an option for later updates, but it is not in the forseeable future. New player content (like maps, quests, etc) is generally the bigger focus for any new update development
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: (supercop007): Coldheart (brownebeard): Are there any plans to implement some form of set quests along with those you can find if you talk to a lot of NPC's... sort of a pop up at a specific character level?
Answer: There are some quest that open up with finding items from some monsters. But each level should open up few quests.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Justin (justintoms): Can you guys give us an idea of the specs of the servers and bandwidth you use to run the game, some people might find that interesting
Answer: Sorry... internal information only... for now.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: xetelian: Will there be titles you can earn though pvp battles in the future?
Answer: We are working on an event that will involve the website ranking. More info will be coming soon.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Captainplanet (blairjface): When will there ever be Battle grounds were you get ranked on your battle ground, and gett specail battle ground gear, and make 2v2 teams, 3v3 teams and so on.
Answer: Don't know what SonoV is planing but they are always working on content.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Captainplanet (blairjface): When will there ever be Battle grounds were you get ranked on your battle ground, and gett specail battle ground gear, and make 2v2 teams, 3v3 teams and so on.
Answer: There is nothing planned for development at the time being. We do run many events where we award some great items, but this requires manual effort on our part.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Justin (justintoms): Then I'm guessing you also can't tell us peak alltime players online average pleayers online :(
Answer: No, we can't, but it is a huge number.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: chakaron: You refered to 'newbie' events but these have all been on the Lialah and none on Teos- Teos seems to be loosing out because it is under staffed (eg 1V1 Tournament on Lialah only)- will this change in the near future?
Answer: We will have more Game Sages on Teos that will lead those type of events. Teos is still a new server and our Game Sages are trying really hard to create Mini Events.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): Why is it when you type in trade chat sometimes your message wont be show will this problem be fixed in the future?
Answer: This is an issue that is random and very infrequent. We have not been able to find distinct steps to reproduce it yet. We are aware of it and look out for any new evidence that may help fix the bug.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Justin (justintoms): Then I'm guessing you also can't tell us peak alltime players online average pleayers online :(
Answer: You're right... sorry, :(
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Mareus (mareusio): Are there plans to make quest boss instances?
Answer: Only instance we will have in future content will be guild housing and guild quest.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Acerayl (acerayl): Do you see a crafting system in place in the future?
Answer: SonoV didn't think their players wanted Crafting but they are now working on a crafting system. We have no further information about it.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: mars (imsurethisnameisavailable): when you do server inspection, what are you dooing exactly?
Answer: We are restarting our servers, applying patches, applying server updates, backing up our databases, backing up our logs and records, generating various reports, and quickly testing the server before opening it to the public.
As you might be able to guess, we're very busy during server maintenance, ;)
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Fieranger (fieranger): Could you tell us something more about guild quest?
Answer: Alrighty, It will involve three sets of bracket levels. Each bracket needs to do their duty so they can win the quest. This will be a 1 day event every week and it will give you points to upgrade your guild house and NPC. If I give anything else it wouldn't be a suprise.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice): Will there be a use to the worthless items in the future maybe alchemy or something to that extent?
Answer: This depends on which items you're referring to. Many of the items will have uses in future updates, but most are just vendor material.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Mareus (mareusio): Do you ever plan on hosting non-AP events?
Answer: We have tons of Non-ap events. GvG, Monster Spawn events, B6 and more.
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Question: Coldheart (brownebeard): Are there any plans in the works to implement a system similar to what NeverWinter Nights used where a multitude of servers were available, run by non-direct-affiliated people?
Answer: This is very non-traditional for any true MMO. I don't think this will be an option for Shaiya at any time.
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Question: Rinoa <3 (rinoa0leonhart): Are there any plans to give a random item on the day of a player's birthday?
Answer: Well, not on players birthday but we give out random items at random spots.
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): Alright everyone!
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): That's the end of the hour and the end of our live chat with the Shaiya GMs
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): We'd like to thank them very much for participating in our event,
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): But let's get to those prizes!
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): 10 Winners:
· 1 Lucky charm
· 3 Linking Hammers
· 5 Mysterious lapis pocket
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): If you are a winner PM me.
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): If you can't PM me, make sure we're friends first!
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya):
1. ẶŗĶş (pinoy702gotrice
2. Acerayl (acerayl):
3. Nadina (scooterpoke
4. -=RG=- CrazyIrishMan =^^=
5. Godofire (gofire):
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya):
6. Justin (justintoms):
7. chakaron:
8. Bonerific (noxious17):
9. Peperoncina (peperoncina):
10. Fieranger (fieranger):
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): Thanks again everyone!
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): Have a good day..night..afternoon...happy playing!
roguefeebo (roguefeebo): Thanks for coming everyone! I really appreciate the interest and all the great questions you all posed for us. Many were definitely difficult to answer, ;)
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): There are only 7 hours left in the Summer of Shaiya event!
Summer of Shaiya (summerofshaiya): Get those hours in before the "gates" close!
GMVentSol (gmventsol): Thank you for coming!