Feldon Eric “Piestro” Cleaver interviewed Brian “Omougi” Ferguson on the EQ2 Forums about the upcoming Game Update 63:
As we continue on towards the release of Game Update 63: SKYSHRINE, I sat down with Game Designer Brian “Omougi” Ferguson to talk a little bit about tradeskills. Tradeskills are a big part of GU 63 and he had a lot of exciting information to share!
[Piestro] So tell us a little bit about tradeskills in GU 63. What can tradeskillers expect to see once the Game Update is released?
[BF] Game Update 63 contains the first step into the 10th tier of “normal” tradeskill recipes. Higher quality Handcrafted and Mastercrafted versions of all the normal things you would expect are all included – spells, weapons, armor, food, poisons, potions, arrows, and of course new house items with themes centered around the Withered Lands and Skyshrine. The new gear will be level 91 and 92.
[Piestro] Of the items going in, what are your favorites?
[BF] There are a lot of awesome items going into this update, but my favorite new items are probably the poisons. Many players have been asking for more potent poisons, and we are aiming to deliver just that in this update.
[Piestro] What sort of quests can tradeskillers look forward to?
[BF] A tradeskill quest line is included in the Withered Lands content. We worked to incorporate the characters and story arcs closely with the adventuring story. If you do all of the content, both adventuring and tradeskill, you should be able to get a much better picture of what’s going on in the Withered Lands.
[Piestro] Finally, what about the new tradeskill apprentices; how many are there and what sort of recipes will they provide?
[BF] Two new tradeskill apprentices are included with GU63. The recipes that they provide will produce extremely potent items, like clicky buff totems and mastercrafted arrows, as well as a few hand-picked pieces of armor and weapons. Several of the items you can produce with these recipes may be best-in-slot for your favorite character!
Thanks Brian!
Feldon, did you see the new FAQ? For EU players: Pay Pro7 or leave; End of line…
I guess, they can do whatever they want with GU63 now..
@trepide Honestly? I don’t care at all who I pay my monthly fee to because I know that Europe has much stronger data and customer protection laws and there is no such thing as “identity theft” in Europe. Being able to get a credit card in anothers name just because you know his SSN? Can’t happen here. So even *if* they leak my personal information, it is virtually impossible for me to take any financial damage. Yes, maybe some minor annoyance because I have to get another credit card if the number is leaked but…no big deal. Won’t cost me anything.
There will be no region lock; we will still have access to the SOE forums, to the beta and test servers so…I will definitely not cancel, period.
Yes, honestly. And we’re not the only ones leaving.
On topic: I wonder how Omougi could put up an interview with such an abysmal lack of details and no answers at all on the current problems on Test.
Sorry to see you leave Whilhelmina. You’ve been a pillar of support and an incredible fountain of information over the years.
I suppose since Feldon is based in Europe we will see the end of eq2wire as well.
/sad face
On Topic: It’s a nice little fluff interview; a sound bite as it were; nothing to get worked up over.
VPN for the win. 😉
Those who do business analysis can use this as a case study of what not to do in business.