Thalien wrote:Could you not just steal old char screen, towns and border keeps from the lethantis client?

Would bei nice nostalgic feeling to get the real old look.

BigSteve wrote:Since we have all the different starting points set up, will we still all unite under the guild banner of Clan Cotswold? It would be good to keep all the noob chatter condensed in one /gc so that the noobs can more easily get help/information. I don't remember if each starting point had it's own GC.

pweet wrote:They all had their own till clan costwold united all forces

Nelg wrote:
Does someone remember/know in which patch starter guilds were introduced?

- In order to ease new characters into the PvP server community, we're putting all newly created characters in a series of "newbie" guilds. These guilds are roughly based on the character's starting location, so all players in the same area will probably be in the same guild. There are four guilds per Realm, each named based on the geographical location. Characters can remove themselves from these guilds by doing a "/gc quit" any time. Please note that characters can technically remain in these guilds for the life of their character, should they choose to do so. Being automatically put in a guild at creation gives new characters an instant chat group and a sense of community with the other players around them. They can discard this guild at any time, and join a player-run guild when they meet the right guild.

NEWBIE GUILDS

We've implemented the newbie guild system, so now all new characters will be pre-set in a guild. This is the same system that has been featured on the PvP servers for the last few months. Now, when you create a new character, you'll be placed in a guild that is based on your new character's starting location. This will give legitimately new players some community in their general starting area via guild chat and an easy way to meet up with like-level new players.

There are four guilds per Realm, each named based on the geographical location. You can remove yourself from the newbie guild by doing a "/gc quit" any time. Please note that you can technically remain in these guilds for the life of your character, should you choose to do so. Being automatically put in a guild at creation gives you an instant chat group and a sense of community with the other players around you. You can discard this guild at any time, and join a player-run guild when they you meet and are invited to the right guild.

pweet wrote:What about Relic bonuses, 10%each, 5%each like on Uth 1.0 or other bonuses?

Juri wrote:Can you tell us for how long the beta will last (or at least a rough estimation, based on your knowledge of the current status of the server)?

Alcyon wrote:

Juri wrote:Can you tell us for how long the beta will last (or at least a rough estimation, based on your knowledge of the current status of the server)?

Hi Juri.

At this moment in time it is impossible for us to answer that question with an ETA - it would also be a contradiction in relation to the last two years. We hope the BETA does not last any longer than it needs to. Our internal testers have worked hard but there are still things that need to be checked.

Xalara wrote:

Thalien wrote:Could you not just steal old char screen, towns and border keeps from the lethantis client?

Would bei nice nostalgic feeling to get the real old look.

which lethantis client are you referring to? the one you had to use for playing on their pvp (mordred / camlann style) server used the new (new frontiers and onward) character screen.

as far as i know, uthgard 2.0 will feature old towns (mag mell, cotswold, mularn etc.) and old portal keep skins.

the "real" oldschool character creation screen looked like this btw:



i dont know if its possible to implement that. sure would be cool

Juri wrote:Hi Alcyon,
thanks for the answer.

You know, my only concern is that this beta will last way too long. I mean, if you consider uth 1.0 you can say that the beta lasted 10 years. I really want to start on uth again, but I'm not going to stick to the beta as I will probably won't have time (or the interest) to do it. Knowing if it will last weeks rather than months will help out a lot, though.

TheKrokodil wrote:We're hoping to keep the beta as short as possible (since most players wouldn't want to invest time into it anyway), and will be testing several different things (low level, high level, RvR). I don't think any restrictions will be necessary (if players can and will actually level until 50, the beta is probably way too long.

Beta *should* be short unless we encounter blocking, game-impacting issues that will need to be fixed. We probably will, but our hope is that it's not that many and it won't take up too much time.

We'll try to give out at least a 1 week notice for the real relaunch.

Thalien wrote:AH saw it. Cotswold looks really old Mag mell must be older screenshot. Charscreen doesn't matter that much. As long as we got old towns, borderkeeps and cabby pets

Thalien wrote:

Xalara wrote:

Thalien wrote:Could you not just steal old char screen, towns and border keeps from the lethantis client?

Would bei nice nostalgic feeling to get the real old look.

which lethantis client are you referring to? the one you had to use for playing on their pvp (mordred / camlann style) server used the new (new frontiers and onward) character screen.

as far as i know, uthgard 2.0 will feature old towns (mag mell, cotswold, mularn etc.) and old portal keep skins.

the "real" oldschool character creation screen looked like this btw:



i dont know if its possible to implement that. sure would be cool

I tried the Client for the classic Shard. Maybe it's the same. It was some old char selection. With stones and dark. Not sure which patch but quiet old. I would guess SI/Toa. And i liked the old loading screens.