EVERLOOK Q/A 5/28

EVERLOOK - Q/A ONE 5/28/2022 --

QoL = quality of life
TBD = to be decided
TBA = to be announced

>more challenging experience
>recreate LH?
>>>take challenging aspects of LH and integrate them into vmangos core
>>>>>most up to date emulation sw for vwow
>>>>>>>>>increase challenge without trivialization

pathing, world drops, patrols, pack leashing as per vwow

NO LAYERING OR SHARDING

DYNAMIC RESPAWNS IN GAME (necessary with thousands players and no layering)

DEBUFF SLOTS ON LAUNCH -- N/A TBD

FORUMS -- N/A (ABUSE/MODERATION)

Respec cost - low at first but progressing into late game for economy

No hermes proxy on server

World buffs same as retail wow (buff runs confirmed)
>>restricted at tier release for competitiveness

Possible 'fix' to certain boosting methods / dungeon mechanics
>>no decisions made yet, as for many topics, gdkp, etc.

No cash flow from players, if donations were taken they would be logged
and transparent to public

No cash shop, ever

1.2 - 1.12 progressive itemization, no modifications to itemization
>>some specific itemizations
>>noggenfogger / deviate delights modded

PvP Gear - TBD

One realm, more than one realm has not been discussed
>>ppl asking for PvE - not favorable to split pop (this may be the last great
fresh for many years)

No XP bonuses

pvp decay not changed, in discussion

dynamic respawns for quest items - not in discussion(no) not linked to mob respawnss

We will have drop rates for all updated SQL scripts / itemization
>>2500 values changed so far
>>>>10,000 more to touch

Black Lotus BoP? Planning on BoE, under discussion

Fishing schools? TBD /likely will be standard progressive release,
limited pools at launch, tiered release

TBC? No plans to progress to TBC

Server event changes? (scarab lord/war effort) - TBD, no unless it becomes
an issue, likely will not be an issue with a large pop anticipated

China Blocked? - No region blocks, altruistic and open to everyone
>>seeking moderation for foreign languages from competent, moral individuals

Launching on 1.2

Maraudon will be on launch

BRD Prison break mob respawn bug? -- Will be addressed

Pathing changes? No changes

Thorium brotherhood added sooner? -- Not discussed as of yet

GDKP? gdkp is forbidden, advertising will be punished(as per LH, lightbringer, northdale)

V+ elements? -- No custom changes, things can be addressed on case-bycase basis
>>Lights Hope is the closest reference you can look to

Tradeable loot in Raids? -- TBD, under consideration - saves staff time on tickets

Generally, pve bugs/exploits will be addressed onm case by case basis

Warchiefs Blessing - Mind controllable to give to alliance

DMN buff for hunters? -- No

Prolonged griefing / quest giver camping bannable? -- NO.

Will WBUFFS be purgeable? --  YES

Multiple realms could be considered if population is too high for one realm

Name reserves before launch? -- No

Dungeon mob XP value changed? -- Cleaving?(this is NOT classic)

1.2 - 1.12 timing - will be addressed and formalized, will be similar to vanilla

Will GM's moderate world chat? -- Private channels permitted, Public chat with be moderated
>>public channels can be considered to have similar ToS to discord, don't spam public channels
>>>public channels are not 4chan
>>>>go to private if you want to edge your ego

NPC for ironman? -- No ironman challenge, may be discussed, not planned

Selling righteous orb runs is not the same as selling boosting services. Use common sense
>>whispering boosting services will be treated the same as publicly advertising boosting
>>>this was a large problem on classic, we don't want this

No player cap, server cap technically speaking is roughly 20k players

BG will be added shortly after launch, honor will be available at launch


Aesthetic visual cash shop? -- THIS WILL NEVER BE ADDED.

Server location - central/west europe, TBD


Launch date? TBD --- WHEN FRESH????
>>Not possible to be set at this time, time needs to be put in for database values and testing them
>>time needs to be put in on PTR


LFG? -- No dungeon finder, discord channels to encourage players seeking players for certain time
slots, in game channels.
>>Discord channels/forums. No custom LFG features in-game. This is a VANILLA project.


Trade Loot from Raids to eligible raiders in 2hour window? -- This saves GM's on ticket times, will
certainly be considered and discussed internally.
>>proper implementation of this is crucial so that it is not abused. there are quirks
	to work out. It is a massive QoL boon for GM's and players, so it WILL be
	seriously discussed and considered.


Mail to bank alts on same account will be instant, there will be a time delay sending to other players
>>TBD

No staff organized events are planned, that is player's volition
>>On LH there were community run pvp tournaments, certain functions were requested for
	these events, this may be accomodated but it is a case-by-case basis and not
	crucial for release at this time. Again, events should be organized by the
	community, but staff can be requested to accomodate these events.

Alexfagsual asked - -
>>aoe fear ppl off boats?
>>what is your approach to world pvp differences between LH and classic
>>>>vmangos core is being replicated
>>>>>>>players will still be vulnerable to being feared off boats

>>>>>>>>there are many pvp niches in vanilla that are very cool or very painful for players
>>>>>>>>>>vanilla comes with quirks, game design allows for heavy griefing
>>>>>>>>>>>>we hope the community can address griefers with community driven responses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Extreme cases may be addressed, but as always, these things are addressed
			on CASE BY CASE basis
	>>>>>>>>>>>>Priority is on getting the server prepared to release
>>>>>>>Use common sense with regards to what is permitted, exploiting will generally be frowned on
>>>>>>>>>>Dispel groups add end-game content to the game.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hunter solo tribute? -- Skill based content will be left in the game. Some
			things can be looked into, keeping the end game economy healthy is the
			priority for possible changes to clearly broken mechanics. We have to be
			careful not to change to much, because sometimes what is considered
			"broken" is actually an aspect of what makes vanilla, vanilla.

Gropy on stage
>>>>cross faction collusion?
>case by case or blanket ban?
>>collusion can be detrimental and negative. proving collusion is difficult and requires
	gm resources, resources that are spread thin on a free server with a volunteer staff.
	Players should be prepared to understand that this is going to be a massive server
	and the beauty of vanilla is often contained within niche interactions between players
	and the environment. If you want to play classic or hate certain things about vanilla,
	maybe consider playing somewhere else.

>>ban gdkp's completely?(trading items for epics - 50 black lotus for epics?)
>>>case by case basis, proper tooling could be introduced to handle this when the
	time comes to address this issue. We plan to have more automated tools for
	tracking this, but it is a process that will be dealt with throughout the life
	time of the server. It is up for discussion, as to the specifics of addressing this.

>>Open source code?
	>>>we plan on open sourcing after the project is completed. We will contribute bug fixes
		back to vmangos. Specific changes to database values will be closed up until after
		the project is shut down for security purposes.
>>Dynamic spawns in terms of which specific mob respawns? Randomized?
	>>We will emulate northdate for blasted lands specifically, mix of emulating classing
		and LH (pre-set respawns instead of randomized)


LEATHERTEETH ON STAGE
>>thanks to all devs and community
>>>Summoning stones? -- no summoning stones? No meeting stones. This is a TBC feature
>>>>server capacity? -- roughly 20k technical limits, with optimization this can be surpassed slightly
>>>>>Hate speech and racial slurs? -- Public channels moderated to discord ToS, use common sense.
	##go to private chat to jerk off your ego, public spaces are not 4chan.
>>>Fearing off of boats? -- Not feasible to fix within scope of development and basis of client. It
	will be similar to LH.
>>>Warning to alliance; You will be ganked. Shout out to Ngor.
>>>Thanks to team

ROFLKOPTER ON STAGE
>>veteran in-game exploits(social aspects, gold making), will you communicate with
	veterans on addressing things like Un'Goro collusion, Zone Control?
		>>case by case basis. do not think that you will not receive warnings for
			extreme social vector based gameplay that negatively impacts the server.
			>>if you don't take warnings seriously, you can face a perma ban.
>>How long will PTR run, how will it be tiered?
>>>Players want fresh. We need full 1-60 play testing for finding bugs.
>>>three phases for PTR. Play test all content, test hardware and software. Optimize
	for large launch population. Minimum 1 month for 1-60, accelerated launch, possible
	lvl caps for extensive testing. Testing will take as long as it needs to. In general,
	vmangos has been highly refined over the years, but some issues have to be hand coded
	integrated and subsequently fixed.



WK >> We are looking for staff members, CM's, Devs, Artists. Please send us an application.
>>>>>>>>>> WE NEED FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS FOR GAME MODERATION. PLEASE CONTACT US.

Thank you everyone.

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>pathing on nost, v.s. classic, many mobs dont patrol properly. Easier to lose
	aggro on nost v.s. classic. Will we be closer to classic in regards to pats
	and aggro?
	>>nost was a lot of guess work. vmangos sniffs blizzard standards, many of these
		issues have been addressed by the extensive work done on vmangos over the years.

>Changing respec costs
>>gold sinks to replace respec cost so we have cheap respec?
>>>>10g cap at first, will progress overtime to 50g by the time aq/naxx rolls around.
>>>>>>>BWL 30-40g respecs is not game breaking
>>>>>>>>>>no additional gold sinks, we don't want to add custom content.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mounts and repairs are another form of goldsink.

>>>bots will be banned. no special actions will be implemented.
>>>>>>BOT BUSTING EVENTS are on the table.

>>WBUFFS at start of raid content?
>>>>WBUFFS will be restricted from intital content tiers. Timeline yet to be determined.

>>In game gambling? Deathrolling etc.
>>>Falls under category of boosting.

NO CASH SHOPS.

>>Alpha wow had dark night
>>>Can't be done on this server.

>>CC timers? Northdale/elysium like? Or classic timers?
>>>Diminishing returns are as per 1.3 - - random breaks, or 17 second blinds?
>>>>this can be looked at on specific basis