Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Notch Interview, from SWTOR Perspective

NOTE: This interview is completely fictitious. I have never spoken to Notch directly. All answers are derived from what is  currently in Beta 1.8.1 or features that have been confirmed, but not yet implemented. 

A lot of people have been talking about Same Gender Romance Arcs. Can you tell us a little bit more about the post-launch plans to include them?

Right now all I can say is that we will be adding just as many SGRAs into the game as the current number of Romance Arcs. They will of course be an optional feature.

What are your thoughts on guild ships?

We have no plans at this time of adding flyable guild ships to the game. However, each guild is more than welcome to build their own ship. You can even suspend it in the air if you like with just a little more work.
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Would you describe some of the dungeons that will be available at launch?

Sure! Most of our dungeons are connected to large caverns and contain a Monster Spawner. The Monster Spawner will continue to spawn monsters until the player places an adequate amount of light in the room, or until the Spawner is destroyed. Currently there is a 50% chance the Spawner will spawn zombies, and a 25% chance of both spiders and skeletons. You can still find dungeons on peaceful mode but the Spawner does not generate any monsters.

Could you elaborate on the Loot Bag system?

The Loot Bags have been renamed Loot Chests, as we don't have any bags in the game. Each dungeon will contain up to two Loot Chests, which will contain up to 8 stacks of items placed in random spots in the chest. Common loot includes saddles, iron ingots, buckets, string, bread, and gunpowder. Rarely you can also find music discs or golden apples.

Will crafting be a viable end game alternative?

Absolutely. In fact it seems players spend more time crafting or gathering than they do in dungeons or PVP. Crafters are definitely our target audience.

Do you have a favorite companion?

We're introducing a new companion in Beta 1.9, the Snow Golem. They often take on the tanking roll by throwing snowballs at hostile mobs. They also produce snow as part of the Crew Skills system.
A group of Snow Golems attacking a spider. Source.