YOUR QUESTIONS FOR TAMAT HERE!
As you heard in the podcast, were looking for YOUR questions for Tamat here! We're breaking this news to you now so you can think about them! Question submission is open until 12pm PST/3pm EST on Sunday, 12/06 so get them in as fast as you can!
If you don't feel comfortable submitting them here, feel free to PM or Email any one of the hosts of the podcast to get them seen!
[ Edited Mon Nov 30 2009, 03:56AM ]
Sun Nov 29 2009, 02:44AM 
ask tiamat bout the lag and rubberbanding issues
also if they would change the gladaitors charge skills to maybe a lesser cooldown
oh and bout botters and spammers
[ Edited Sun Nov 29 2009, 02:56AM ]
Sun Nov 29 2009, 02:55AM All of us know RMT and Bots are their top priority and they are working their tails off to deal with these issues, even at the detriment of other projects like server transfers. We also know that a sneak peek at any assault tactics that they have planned would be counterproductive. I'd honestly like us to ask ZERO questions in this department as the answers will obviously be cookiecutter spin, and for good reason.
Every class will always have grievances in every game, especially at launch because the community has yet to holistically experience all class paradigms. I'm personally not very interested in class qqing until the game and player community matures some more.
After seeing that video I think there are bigger questions our community could ask about Aion's future.
Why was a video of this magnitude released with so little hype? Where's the presser talking about everything that just exploded across our eyeballs as we sat petrified in nerdgasmic bliss? I personally forgot all about the Atreia I've been obsessed with exploring for the last few weeks when I saw this. As I whittnessed each scene a belligerent chant kept pounding through my mind... WHEN!?!? WHEN?!?! WHEN?!?
It starts out with what appears to be a massive flora upgrade. Are they replacing cryengine or unlocking features in the engine? When will this be released to the the players?
The face-first free-fall from a troop transport into aerial combat had to be one of the biggest ZOMGZ I heard in ventrilo the night the video launched. How long will we be waiting for that?
When do we get the player housing and will it be in land controlled areas?
What is up with the bare-fisted mage or is that a new monk class coming?
When will more open flight areas of recognizable zones be unlocked?
When will rangers be toting crossbows?
When will we get to wrangle mobs?
When will daevas learn to swim?!?
When...
If not when, at least find out what priority each of these features has.
If it's not in Korean Aion yet are we to believe that this is literally years out for us?
After hearing our own legion reaction the night this was birthed and now trolling around the big sites (including the comments on http://na.aiononline.com/board/videos/view?articleID=22) this simply owned a lot of peoples faces, and not just fanbois. Anyone with their finger on the pulse of Aion will have a ton of questions after seeing the video and there's basically been radio silence from NCsoft about it.
Hey everyone,
This trailer is being shown at this year’s G-star event and is a glimpse at the future of Aion. As you can tell from the movie, the development team is hard at work on evolving and growing the Aion experience in some very unique and innovative ways. Needless to say, we’re very excited about Aion’s future and look forward to providing you with further updates when they’re available.
While we’re not yet confirming specifics around what was shown in the Aion vision trailer, we’re very excited about what the future holds for Aion and are committed to evolving the game’s experience in the months and years ahead.
(I like to think he's saving up some juicy "further updates" for the Unofficial Aion Podcast!)
Outside of the video I'm sure we have questions about the November Community Address too. Like what does NCsoft mean by "We will eventually honor our promise to give eligible players the opportunity to transfer for free". How did Korean fans react at G-Star when they saw the video? What about the reception at Sweden's DreamHack? Did he go to either of them? Can NA players expect NCsoft to attend, or to host, any big conventions soon?... possibly in Vegas? /nudgenudgewinkwink...
Along those lines let's get to know the folks he works with and what it's like being him. What's his normal day like? Which fansites have the most support? (We know he likes to post on AionSource/AionArmory!)
...and one question we can't forget...
...the most important...
Would Tamat(Andrew) like to be a recurring guest?!?
[ Edited Mon Nov 30 2009, 04:23AM ]
Mon Nov 30 2009, 01:15AM If you'd like to see what our online community's development liason looks like just check out the Aion Around the World article posted on November 13th.
http://na.aiononline.com/board/notices/view?articleID=155
[ Edited Mon Nov 30 2009, 02:59AM ]
Mon Nov 30 2009, 02:58AM Here are some questions that I sent to Slick for Tamat, check them out here!
1) How did you get your start in the gaming industry?
2) When did you decide that NC Soft was the right company for you?
3) What were your impressions when you first saw Aion? Did you have any doubts?
4) Do you think Aion is 'competing' with wow? Or Aion being developed
as its own unique identity.
5) What is your view on expanding the lore further then what is
already in place? Blizzard took some extreme liberties lately....
6) How do you view the community taking the Visions video as an
expansion announcement?
7) Can you make any judgement if all of the content in the video is
'expansion', or will some of that be patched in?
8 ) What was your favorite part of the Visions video?
9) What do you play in Aion, what side? Do yo have a favorite area
(non judgemental)
10) Do you think that Gameguard being in the game at launch might have
stilled this Botting controversy any further?
11) How do you feel about the state of the Balaur and their
involvement in PvP and Fortress raids, nd the changes being made soon.
12) What do you think of other MMO threats: WoW: Cataclysm, Warhammer
Online' rolling free trial (free under level 10) or the upcoming Star
Wars MMO?
13) In regards to Aion, is there anything you'd like to see,
personally added to the game?
14) Do you like Costco, BJs or Price Chopper?
15) What color are the majority of your shirts?
16) Cats or dogs?
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Mon Nov 30 2009, 10:49AM 
Will you be having Jinx making new designs for aion shirts?
What about having pets added into the game? Like small litte toons running around. Like in guild wars.
with the increase of new players, will there upcoming servers again?
what will be your new strategies to rid of gold farmers and botters?
how long have you already put in the effort for the expansion of aion vision?
what are you favorite skills in the game of aion?
will the animation for the skills be changed sometime soon to add variety in the game?
Mon Nov 30 2009, 12:01PM 
My Question for Tamat:
Currently there is very little customization available in regards to stigmas. Most characters will strive to take one of the two available advanced stigma paths, but are then left with very little room for further customization.
Are you aware of any plans to increase the amount of available stigma slots, or perhaps plans for new advanced stigma paths?
Mon Nov 30 2009, 01:56PM 
Just got back a e-mail from tamat!
its FN epic
Mon Nov 30 2009, 04:30PM Hey man! Forward that shit to me 
Mon Nov 30 2009, 04:36PM 
I have a few questions:
1) With the movie titled "Visions of the Future", is the movie simply a CGI/Rendered version
of what you believe the future of aion to be, or is there some actual in-engine gameplay
going on there?
2) Do you have any word of progress on the next patch? understandably many of us (Spirit masters)
are very much looking forward to this next patch.
3) In the possible future, will the aion team be adding any new regions without rifts? I ask this
because at the current time, most players have to level up in areas with only one channel,
and have to regularly suffer being ganked by asmodians/elyos, even in PVE areas. As great as
PVP is,sometimes it would be nice to be able to kill monsters in peace without being hassled
once in a while.
4) Is there any kind of christmas event planned?
I am here, I am there, I am anywhere I want to be.
Mon Nov 30 2009, 06:22PM 
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