💬│palia-discussions

[mossy kraken]

i bet this will be a very very nice relaxing gamee just to hangout and have fun

[olive kayak]

Killing is over raided

[stone mantle]

Yeah that's completely fair

[naive vessel]

If PvP does make it in it should be an event type thing where you can't lose anything It should only be for fun

[severe gorge]

PvP will be a large scale siege snowball fight

[celest maple]

Or food fight

[severe gorge]

pie fights

[mossy kraken]

pillow fight

[olive kayak]

Or if you do loose something it’s like, something really meaningless

[hybrid orchid]

watching the trailer (just saw a few minutes ago) -- is there even going to be "classes" and fighting? or is it a puzzle type game .. figure out what happened to humans?

[severe gorge]

WATERBALL FIGHTS

[severe gorge]

i think roles/ jobs is more appropriate than classes

[hybrid orchid]

pre-alpha questioarre asked what kind of games you liked .. and lots of fighting games in that list

[severe gorge]

like farmer/ fisher etc

[hybrid orchid]

tho .. ffxiv does have lots of crafting classes

[olive kayak]

Whoever looses the snow ball fight gets snow down their pants

[naive vessel]

I would like if I could make a huge castle/museum type build that has a lot of freedom aka. armorstands, boxes for showcase of rare items etc.

[hybrid orchid]

just as many as fighting (ffxiv)

[stiff hedge]

cant get into FF, don't like the art style unfortunately

[umbral ferry]

And they're all the same

[celest maple]

Or has to jump in an ice cold lake

[hybrid orchid]

true .. gets old quick

[olive kayak]

Oh man , that’s monsterous, I love it

[mossy kraken]

imagine being a city guard in this game u arrest npcs who behave bad xD

man that would be awesome

[white moth]

Hey, has anyone asked the team if the game will be a part of SGF/E3? They implied we will see the game really soon, hence why I am wondering

[umbral ferry]

Arrest players who don't bribe mebehave bad

[mossy kraken]

XD

would be a cool way to earn currency xD

and build house

[lofty jasper]

Happy Thursday
https://tenor.com/view/bulldog-blind-box-funny-dog-gif-5490076

[mossy kraken]

haha

[stone mantle]

I do hope there's instanced personal properties.

[celest maple]

If theres fire in the game... I'll somehow figure out how to make a flamethrower xD

Need your Lawn removed? I got you homie

[mossy kraken]

but the important thing is is just to have fun and make ur garden look bad ass

so we might take care of our plants and trees inrl xD

[hybrid orchid]

have they said when alpha might come?

month?

[wispy wyvern]

Soon, Thats all we know.

[hybrid orchid]

ohh! thank you @wispy wyvern !!

really looking forward to something TOTALLY DIFFERENT

[summer obsidian]

Good morning Palia fam! ❤️

[hybrid orchid]

tired of the SAME OLE THING

[wispy wyvern]

There is some helpful info on various channels and also an unofficial FAQ doc which you might want to look at.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ECHPsDvyC0KP6ldYRaeFtmR0mhwBVGckWEPcH_zNc7E/edit#heading=h.l1punmfxfwfn

[naive vessel]

In the unofficial doc about qna it says a month or months but no more then a quartar of a year aka no more then 3 months

[summer obsidian]

They did say they wanted to re-address some of the things they previously answered today. Hopefully that isn't one of them

[wispy wyvern]

Quite possibly to clarify things they may have been taken out of context as well

[sour gorge]

Did they release the answers from the questions we asked yesterday?

Cause I do not see them

[summer obsidian]

Not yet, but it will be sometime today. Remember they are in Pacific time, so it's 4 in the morning for them right now

[wispy wyvern]

Theyre probably still asleep

[naive vessel]

The thing with pre alpha is that you can't push something out if it has a mayor flaw in it, aka if they need 2 months to fix a mayor bug you shouldn't get mad, better for them to fix the bug then for them to release an unplayable game

[sour gorge]

Pfft it’s 6:30am for me. They need to get up and make palia available to us! Lol

[naive vessel]

2 pm for meh

[hybrid orchid]

AMEN

CDT represent!

also 6:30 am .. 😛

[naive vessel]

If I get into the pre alpha Ill prob spend 4+h a day 7 days a week bughunting

[summer obsidian]

I wonder how they're going to keep such a large group in NDA. Not a lot of people understand that Pre-Alpha is BUGGY and can completely get the wrong feelings about the game since it so early in development

[molten bloom]

i play 16 hour a day xD

[celest maple]

Is currently playing an Early Access game What are these things called bugs?

[hybrid orchid]

that's pre-alpha life.. you're happy to play, and know you're part of development life cycle ... you're PART of it ... so you know there are going to be some game breaking bugs

[naive vessel]

Well most people who didn't know about Palia and just want to get into the pre alpha cuz it sounds good probably choose the 2 games the developers worked on aha Stardew and the other one

[hybrid orchid]

bu tyou get to be PART of it .. that's some pretty exciting stuff

[naive vessel]

Even if you find 1 bug you contributed something

[hybrid orchid]

exactly!

[naive vessel]

but if you only want to be in pre alpha to be "special" thats sad

[summer obsidian]

Exactly

[sinful birch]

i just wanna play to fil the void inside of me

[blazing kelp]

i am bug hunter and bug catcher ihateanime

[hybrid orchid]

my big hope ... controller support

[thorn frigate]

i'm curious if we can keep our progress/Character

[naive vessel]

No

[sinful birch]

most likely not

[naive vessel]

There will be resets

[hybrid orchid]

most likely not

especially alpha

[summer obsidian]

probably not...Alphas and pre-alphas are known for info wipes

[naive vessel]

and A big reset before the full release

[blazing kelp]

i recall reading this in the unofficial faq..

[hybrid orchid]

i woudln't even expect beta to release keep

[naive vessel]

But you might be able to keep something or get a headstart in the form of items or a boost

[celest maple]

I totally don't see any sort of bugs in the Game I'm playing 15 idle workers that need to collect 500+ units of waste Nope no bugs at all

[hybrid orchid]

maybe just prizes for being a beta tester

[naive vessel]

Like a tag,

[hybrid orchid]

special mount, pet etc

[naive vessel]

and maybe get a few more starting items but nothing too game changing

[sinful birch]

gay

[celest maple]

The "I did something" tag?

[noble elk]

https://tenor.com/view/love-you-lots-kiss-peachcat-gif-13985240

Love all

[void imp]

totoro and calcifer, not surprised to find you on this server

[blazing kelp]

😏

[hybrid orchid]

like in Bless Unleashed -- you got a title ... and a mount

[naive vessel]

If they give beta testers a free mount or a special mount skin that would be nice

I hope you can fly on a chicken

[sour gorge]

I think they said titles would be something added in the game

[noble elk]

I think alpha access is already a reward

[hybrid orchid]

be happy you get to be a part of game dev

[sour gorge]

Mounts are on their internal roadmap as well

[summer obsidian]

You probably will get a computer for your house that breaks down every 20 minutes to represent the testing you did, haha

[hybrid orchid]

that's pretty cool

oh .. nice @sour gorge

[celest maple]

Yarp perfect, tis runs off of... potatoes

[void imp]

i think they said it was a possibility but they haven't worked on it yet+ no guarantees

titles i mean

[celest maple]

Begins slowly stealing potatoes replacing the plant with a bottol of Vodka

[naive vessel]

Off topic question: If a 13 yr drinks 5 redbull cans and proceeds to die from a hearth attack after running around their house for 2 hours should the energy drink be banned for 16 yr olds?

[sour gorge]

Surnames or titles are a possibility, this may hinge on community feedback

[noble elk]

Niceee

[sour gorge]

So the more we say we want titles the more of a chance we will get them

[wispy wyvern]

Thats probably best in #💬│off-topic-chat

[noble elk]

https://tenor.com/view/yahia-potato-dance-gif-16070760

[naive vessel]

Oh there is a chat for that

[sour gorge]

Yeah they are starting to get a bit more strict on using the correct channels

[summer obsidian]

I can't imagine you want a title...Sir President....

[noble elk]

Haha, Ashes of creation discord tried that as well

[sour gorge]

👀

[naive vessel]

I hope that they add a Chuu reference into the game

[sour gorge]

That’d be cool

[summer obsidian]

With that being the earliest meme like thing going on...I feel certain they will, haha

[hybrid orchid]

Chuu?? whaaa?? enlighten pleassseeee

[celest maple]

Good ol' Britain

[summer obsidian]

The cute little creatures. The devs called them chapaa but the fans are trying to get the name changed to chuu. It's a huge battle, haha

[hybrid orchid]

gotcha

[summer obsidian]

you can even choose your side on the #📃│server-directory channel

[sour gorge]

And Nel(the lead) started it by making roles for each one

[dark zenith]

Dorito chat

[hybrid orchid]

omg .. #📃│server-directory ... that's great!

love it ...

i feel like i really REALLY want to see the conversation battle here

[uneven kernel]

The Chuu's are winning by a lot

[summer obsidian]

😭

[sour gorge]

It’s nuts. Has been going on since day one lol

[celest maple]

Rule Britannia begins to play

[hybrid orchid]

as a comic or something

[celest maple]

Lool

[noble elk]

Well there was a food war, but the momentum has died long ago

[naive vessel]

Quest Unlocked: Help the Mayor

Quest Description: Mayor Chuu lost the gift he planned to give to his mother. Chuu says he passed through the nearby forest and that he probably lost it there. Go to the forest and search for the rare "Amethyst Necklace" he lost out there.

Quest rewards:

100 Gold Coins
"Letter of Gratitude" - signed by Mayor Chuu, who knows it might come in handy later.

[void imp]

there are some visualisations of the ongoing conflict in #🎭│palia-memes

[modern blaze]

wow

[sour gorge]

I cannot wait for the devs to post the answers to our questions. It’ll give us so much more to talk about

[modern blaze]

very true. some onpoint memes in there xD

[regal swallow]

Good morning my fellow Pals!

[naive vessel]

Sike the game broken more then my moms vase after I dropped in from the third floor , cya in 2 years after we fix it bye

[twilit robin]

just found out about this game. i am super excited for this. this is the only alpha ive ever signed up for

[naive vessel]

Also what do you guys thing about my quest idea

[void imp]

good morning :3

[naive vessel]

gm

even tho it 2 pm

[void imp]

hh a fellow european

[celest maple]

I am in need of an "Eat, Sleep, Game, Repeat" role xD

[naive vessel]

I am in need to energy drinks

[shut umbra]

hello 2pm gang

[naive vessel]

school ends next week tho so i am happy i dont have to worry about tests aka if release next week poggers

[celest maple]

Wai call it the Chuu when you can call it the Shnuuu

[regal swallow]

Lol a train full of Chuus is called a Chuu-Chuu

[naive vessel]

Error.No-response-found.exe

[rose cedar]

Gnu>Chuu. Chuu is the sound a locomotive makes.

[eternal temple]

Mornin yaaaaaall

[naive vessel]

you require sleep

[regal swallow]

Why? I just woke up

[naive vessel]

A one is a Chuu a multiple is Chii

ch sound like R

so Ri and that sould like REEEEEE

so like the a locomotive using breaks

[regal swallow]

Interesting hypothesis my dear sir

[celest maple]

But if you call it a Shnuu it sounds like they either sneeze cutlie or its the noise they make when sleeping

[rose cedar]

no no, one is just a hat, multiple is a coat.

[naive vessel]

Oh no

no no no no no sir no

[rose cedar]

tastes like chicken

[naive vessel]

Poor Chuu he never deserved this

[regal swallow]

Chuus can be any gender

[celest maple]

Could call the Babies Chuu cos they sneeze alot and the adults Chappa

mm..Chuu-pocalypse maybe

[rose cedar]

the young are more tender

[celest maple]

oof😆

[pearl ore]

I see there are still many people who refuse to accept Chapaa

[celest maple]

i jus't can't..

[regal swallow]

🤷‍♂️ At the end of the day it's just a chat

[celest maple]

Or could make different breeds... idk i'm too lazy

[rose cedar]

or a snack

[pearl ore]

Just let it happen. Search your feelings. You know it to be true

[echo jolt]

chapaa is superior 😤

[summer obsidian]

Haha, I'm still waiting for someone to make a t-shirt with the fight so I can buy and wear it 🙂

[olive kayak]

bet

[grim void]

Correct

[wheat tundra]

Any idea when the QnA will happen today? o:

[pearl ore]

Later

[celest maple]

Can we have a doesn't care they both start with Ch role?

[summer obsidian]

They never officially said. So...

[rose cedar]

Soon™

[pearl ore]

No, lines must be drawn, sides taken. This is serious stuff

[naive vessel]

In aprox. 8-10 hours

2 pm pacific

[round snow]

yes

[summer obsidian]

Not official, but that would be my guess...gives them 24 hours to answer them and put it all together

[safe sinew]

Whichever name they go with, they could have some deep lore that another group called them another name. Like all the elf friends call them Chuu, but you find out from books or ruins or whatevers that the human friends called them Chapaa. Or vice versa. :3

[celest maple]

But they the same creature... it's like trying to rename Beer, it looks and tastes the same, just a brand

[naive vessel]

it is a guess

[rose cedar]

indeed they taste like chicken not matter what you call them

[celest maple]

But I wan Steak not chicken

[rose cedar]

have to pretend

[pearl ore]

Oh if only that were true. There are so many varieties of beer with so many different characteristics. No, this is more like if you have a person whose name is Steve, but everyone wants to call them Sam because that's what they called them before they knew their name

[celest maple]

But what if you cannot taste things are they different or the same?

[rose cedar]

they taste the same no matter the name.

[pearl ore]

Doesn't change the fact that Steve is Steve, not Sam

[round snow]

ok

[blazing kelp]

ok

[rose cedar]

I guess you could call the tough stringy ones Chuu, since you will have to chew them more.🤷‍♂️

[celest maple]

Now were talking about the name of steak

[quick robin]

Is the artstyle stylized or more Low poly?

[pearl ore]

Yes?

[wispy wyvern]

Stylized and high poly

[pearl ore]

Highly stylized polygons

[pure grotto]

manki

[regal swallow]

2 golems confirmed at least

[static mango]

@upbeat shale pogU

[upbeat shale]

pog

[warm gale]

Hello, did you all start to think of names for (your character, Neighborhood, house maybe) and where you'd like to have your house (sea, river, mountain, forest,...) ?

[celest maple]

The Black Boar Inn, River

[wispy wyvern]

Generally prefer alpine areas or waterfalls. So we'll see

[naive vessel]

The Obelisk, Mountain

[void imp]

in the woods but with flowers, either planted or maybe there'll be some around. with a friendly witch vibe :3

[tall echo]

I honestly would love to setup like a art gallery.

[void imp]

ooh

[summer obsidian]

That would be so cool!

[celest maple]

If I can make an Inn, by a river in the woods (And break my pc with decorations) then I'll be happy

[naive vessel]

I will prob me playing the role of an old crazy dude that lives in an entire mansion/fortress alone

[whole coral]

Ultimately, I would love to have a little apothecary style cabin and herb garden but with no health bar, that might not be in my future. But I am sure I could come up with something similar 🤓

[tall echo]

Yeah like a art gallery/ art studio looking kinda space.

[summer obsidian]

I've toyed with calling my neighborhood Tortall (points if you know where that's from)

[celest maple]

If I can get the warm, social and calm atmosphere of my local pub in my in game Inn i'll be happy 😄

[safe fern]

Same here with the friendly witch/apothecary vibes, in the forest with a little herb garden and lots of clutter everywhere

[warm gale]

Me I'd name my character Eido Pochipu, owner of a tea shop called Tea Mori, living in a cute little village by a river in the mountains. And as for the Neighborhood... idk yet, there would be a vote

[uncut plover]

Morning

[naive vessel]

aint that a book?

[summer obsidian]

It does come from a book 🙂

[celest maple]

Tho might get some inspiration from "His Dark Materials"

[tall echo]

Already thinking of events I could have. Like figure drawing nights where you draw in real life referencing the character or still life decorations I could set up in middle of studio.

[regal swallow]

Imagineers, Valley

[naive vessel]

I want to play to shut in role

since I'm a shut in irl

[summer obsidian]

Haha...I'll stand outside your door "Wanna build a snowman?" 😛

[naive vessel]

can I send you a link

[celest maple]

Comes out brandishing a shotgun I dare you to say it again

[wispy wyvern]

It amuses me that every other player is going to run an Inn.

[naive vessel]

Overflow?

[regal swallow]

I want to be Shrew the Greeter

[summer obsidian]

Sure

[wispy wyvern]

I will absolutely hire you to stand outside my smithy and entice people in!

[uncut plover]

I think I'd love to focus on cooking m

That was always my thing in minecraft

[regal swallow]

You wouldnt need to hire me. I'll do it for free. I will make so many Pals

[summer obsidian]

(changes mind about visiting @naive vessel) 😂 😂 😂

[wispy wyvern]

I will pay you in biscuits!

[pearl ore]

My thing in minecraft was getting arrowed by a skeleton and falling into lava

[regal swallow]

No payment is needed good sir.

[naive vessel]

"Will smith does not want to build a snowman" - search than on yt

[uncut plover]

That was all our thing hun lmao

[wispy wyvern]

You will take the thrice damned biscuits!

[celest maple]

Was it?

[pearl ore]

Yeah, but i did it with style

[warm gale]

Shall we make a tea house, I take care of the tea and you of the pastries. ?

[uncut plover]

Haha I bet

[pearl ore]

And a loooooot of cursing

[regal swallow]

I would just give the biscuits out to my future Pals

[uncut plover]

Ooo funny enough I love tea. I own a tissues business so yes!

Tisanes...

[naive vessel]

Ill take care of the poison

[foggy ingot]

I told a dude to sunbathe in minecraft and the next second "yira has burned to death"

[celest maple]

Is the style being shot into a creeper jumping then being launched into lava

[foggy ingot]

was a pretty funny moment

[summer obsidian]

I want to try and set-up a neighborhood where we can try and post when people need help with a task (almost like a job board) so we can all make sure we help each other with whatever projects we are all focused on

[uncut plover]

I love that!

[pearl ore]

On occasion. It was also "ha! You missed! Oh no I'm falling!"

[warm gale]

what poison x) ?

[celest maple]

holds up shield suck it you rattly twit

[warm gale]

so like a neighborhood ?

[naive vessel]

I can bring the acid

H2 SO4

sulfuric acid

[summer obsidian]

Bwahahaha, my actual neighbors don't actually interact with each other though...so...yeah, how a neighborhood "should" work

[naive vessel]

I will be up in the mountains and you make your lame town under me(this is a joke btw)

[warm gale]

We shall call it... Wisteria Lane

[celest maple]

is there any update yet for when the beta start

[smoky cipher]

Ok you busy bees what’ve I missed since yesterday!?!?!?

[summer obsidian]

bring in the DRAMA...I'm waiting to see who kills the NPC first, and who's starting the illegal chapaa fighting ring...

[zinc plaza]

it would be nice if you could turn your house into a rp setting, like if you carefully designed a cafe and then people ask to be invited inside the cafe to have fun

[naive vessel]

You should call it "The xxxx Province"

[uncut plover]

Don't think so Fin

[celest maple]

damn

im so excited for this game

[naive vessel]

xxxx would be a community choice

[warm gale]

Hello, we planning

[zinc plaza]

i could see so much community involvement

[smoky cipher]

Uh spill!!!!!

Deets!

[uncut plover]

Inns. A lot of inns haha

[regal swallow]

Welcome to Palia, Fellow humans. I am Shrew and behind me is a mystical and wonderous land for you all to explore! And think you would make some friends along the way. Say Hi to my friend Einar over at the pier. See you around future adventurers!"

[warm gale]

And with @uncut plover, our tea house will be THE place to go to... spill some tea

[uncut plover]

Oo I love that

[celest maple]

But what about storytelling?

[regal swallow]

I can be Shrew the Storyteller if you all see me at the tavern

[uncut plover]

Shrew is over here trying to be an NPC. We may need to worry lmao

[strange fern]

Hiii, good morning!

[summer obsidian]

I'll come listen to some stories 🙂

[warm gale]

Previously on Desperate Palians...

[smoky cipher]

Think it’ll be somewhat like the gta role playing at all? Been wondering if it’ll be played in a rp style for peeps or what

[regal swallow]

It's called good roleplay

[celest maple]

"Welcome to the Black Boar Inn, the sleepiest Inn of the land What would you like to order?"

[zinc plaza]

if they give us tools to rp, then it will be massive, most games dont they just have a chat feature and rp sprouts, if they actually enable rp to happen with some tools for us to work with, i can see it being very social

[uncut plover]

That sounds so cozy

[warm gale]

I mean it's a life sim and there won't be fights (except for the garden competition) so RP it is

[summer obsidian]

For real! I really want to put my feet up and get a drink at Black Boar Inn now

[whole shoal]

What about combat doe

[regal swallow]

"A yakmoo milk for me and all my Pals please on the house."

[celest maple]

"Tonight we have Mr Shrew coming to tell some stories, so grab a place by the fire once your meal has arrived"

[uncut plover]

There is a little pve but no pvp

[naive vessel]

The Obelisk: Who knows what it hides, supposedly built eons ago, Someone lives there but he is rarely spotted, no one know if its human or monster, friend or foe, stay away from it, it brings shivers to the most experienced adventurers.

[smoky cipher]

I’m intrigued to see what everyone will come up with. Like so many cool ways to implement the rp that I’m just like will there be worlds within the world and how will they mesh-if they can- and how it’ll all flesh out

[uncut plover]

sighs my neighbors are yelling

[summer obsidian]

Lawn wars

[celest maple]

"Not to worry we also have Karaoke on Friday, if your nervous to do it ask a member of staff to assist, we love a sing along"

[void imp]

if there's rp servers, that would add so much to the immersion ; v ;

[naive vessel]

Are we going to have ingame voice chat or only chat?

[celest maple]

"The Barkeep has a tendency to try, everyone gets sleepy after he's done, so calming"

[summer obsidian]

They haven't confirmed yet, but I saw some questions about that submitted...so we will see if they answer that today or not

[viscid aurora]

karaoke?

[void imp]

maybe we'll organise discord voice chats if it doesn't come with the game

[viscid aurora]

I heard karaoke and now I am interested

[uncut plover]

That's a great question for the devs! I was wondering too

[regal swallow]

"From the sea to Elm Street, we raises our glasses high. For the adventure we make, for the roads we take. We explore mile for mile" 🎵

[iron bane]

Hi everyone! I just learned about this game yesterday and I’m so excited for it! Fingers crossed for the pre-alpha!

[smoky cipher]

I was about to say the same thing, this is where discord will come to play I bet

[summer obsidian]

Welcome to the Family!!

[void imp]

welcome aboard!

[celest maple]

"So raise a health to the Company..."

[naive vessel]

The Obelisk: There is a light at the top, what is the human or monster planning, is it a summoning, a call or something much worse?

[smoky cipher]

Get ready to stay busy if you’re in chat hahaha it’s constant flow!

[regal swallow]

That's what the river said Yohoho.

[iron bane]

Thank you! I feel this game will scratch that very hard-to-reach itch of an MMO and life sim mix.

[smoky cipher]

^^^ facts

[iron bane]

Can’t wait!

[iron bane]

love that! Lol!

[uncut plover]

Alright gotta leave the flow or I'll never get my day going haha. 👋

[viscid aurora]

the flood

[regal swallow]

We were roleplaying earlier

[viscid aurora]

you must find a way to escape

[regal swallow]

Have a wonderful day!

[smoky cipher]

I felt this in my soul. Who needs a job when Palia chat exists

[uncut plover]

I'll be in trouble when it starts haha

[uncut plover]

Thank you ❤

[sudden mango]

same...

[smoky cipher]

Oh same dude. Like ams may be for job but the nights will be exclusively Palia hahahhaa I really won’t have a life

[summer obsidian]

wait...there's life outside of Palia? Where?

[void imp]

can i set it up so discord reads the incoming messages to me in the background? 🙈 [off to google]

[uncut plover]

You'll have a life with us ❤

[iron bane]

I have to start my day here as well, but I just wanted to extend my hellos! My DM’s are always open to new friends! Can’t wait to jump in to Palia!

[smoky cipher]

Be still my heart 💜

[celest maple]

"A way to escape? Well good chum, come to the Black Boar Inn, we serve Drink and food all day everyday, join us in the evenings for stories, Karaoke and more"

[whole coral]

I choose my ‘work’ hours (stained glass artist) so hopefully I don’t choose to completely stop working 🤔

[noble elk]

[uncut plover]

Alright bye for reals haha

[smoky cipher]

Tootles!!!!

[plush kelp]

hi

[still plinth]

Yooo

[summer obsidian]

I feel like Aidan, the game director of Palia, said it best. Their studio is based around games bringing people together. He said "We called our company Singularity 6 because we want to build towards a particular future — a world in which the evolution of technology brings us closer together and not further apart. One that makes us stronger together, and not more isolated and alone. One that tears down the barriers we build up between us across the world, our cities, our neighborhoods, our homes."

[smoky cipher]

Ugh it hurts but I should probably be productive as well, bye Palians

[regal swallow]

A wonderful day to you too see you later Pal!

[daring reef]

DaBaby

[noble elk]

1 hour until working hours are over, I'm soooo sleepy

[sudden mango]

Can we admit how they have successfully turned a singularity into something wholesome?

[regal swallow]

You got this! Power of Positivity towards you

[noble elk]

thanks! but the thing is... I have nothing to do either 🙂 my mornings are usually super-productive so that I could chill after lunch

[regal swallow]

Come right back here!

[summer obsidian]

I saw this more during COVID than any other time. My real-life friends who we depend on seeing each other face-to-face fell further and further away because we weren't used to keeping up with each other through texts. My online friends became my real family during COVID because literally nothing changed in how we interacted

[celest maple]

Begins to pour a pint, and lights the fire "Come rest upon the leather couch and watch the flames, finish your drink and have a nap"

[noble elk]

that would be nice

any exciting topics/news around Palia?

leaks? xD

[summer obsidian]

Q&A with devs will be posted in the #❓│old-team-answers-alpha at some point today! 😄

[rose cedar]

we may be able to farm/grow leaks in Palia.

[regal swallow]

"There's a leek in the boat!!"

[void imp]

have you read the document with the devs answers so far?

[noble elk]

oh, so it's today! cool, hope everyone's answers will be... answered... ugh, as I said, sleepy. My question was about character models collision in-game: will it be there or not

[noble elk]

yeah, I've read some parts of it that were most interesting to me

[summer obsidian]

There were so many questions! It's going to be hard for them to even scratch the surface of the questions asked. So be prepared to have to re-ask your question if it isn't addressed today

[warm gale]

"Welcome to Gardenia Lane, our splendid neighborhood and the first one in Bahari Town since the return of humans. At the Maison des Gardenias, @summer obsidian will help you find everything you need and will always have one or two advices for your flowers. Keep that in mind for our annual garden competition ! Placed by the river, Tea Mori, managed by @warm gale and @uncut plover will serve you with fresh pastries and premium hand selected teas. Relax by the window and enjoy a good book. And when it's time for dinner, eat at the Black Board Inn, owned by @celest maple, their lovely staffs will always find the perfect meal. They also host daily events with @regal swallow our own story teller !"

[regal swallow]

^ what an ideal community would be

Serene

[whole coral]

Honestly, even if there aren’t many answers to questions, I am looking forward to trying it out. Especially since I am a bug magnet.

[noble elk]

I read "bug magnet" as big magnate

[regal swallow]

Hoi!!!

[wispy wyvern]

Make your fortune selling them and you can be a Bug Magnate as well.

[whole coral]

I typoed and edited. It did say big but should have said big 😉

Damnit. It did it again.

BUG

[sand barn]

Someone who makes as many typos as I do!

[noble elk]

Maybe you're not wrong after all xD

[regal swallow]

https://tenor.com/view/oops-i-did-it-again-britney-spears-queen-of-pop-gif-6182978

[noble elk]

big, big magnet

[summer obsidian]

hahaha! Such a big magnet you are 😛

[iron pagoda]

maybe the universe just meant for it to be that way

[sand barn]

The biggest of magnets

[noble elk]

you attract attention

[regal swallow]

The world of Palia is always so fresh for new adventure!! Come along, there's stories to tell.

[topaz pasture]

Hello

[noble elk]

me want gaem

[ocean brook]

Hello

[summer obsidian]

Ok, Shrew is definitely hired as the local bard

[dark zenith]

Oo

[noble elk]

sorry

[celest maple]

why this obbsesion with bards here👀 ?

[warm gale]

We should write down our ideas

[regal swallow]

Our flow of imagination holds no bounds. That's why we glide freely in the air.

[summer obsidian]

Shrew plans to RP in-game as a bard...and I'm here for it 😛

[celest maple]

oow..i see now

[regal swallow]

"I woke up with a smile. And when I open my eyes I know I have a new day for opportunity!"

[summer obsidian]

What are you most excited for in the game? (question for everyone)

[celest maple]

the wastnes of WOW + the cozyness of Starde Valley - and a good tavern with good beer

[regal swallow]

Sharing a world with all of you!

[celest maple]

thiss too

[safe sinew]

I wish to have a cozy pie shoppe. :3

[warm gale]

Gardenia Lane now :3 But for real, I am excited to just chill and relax and invent myself a new life haha

[winged basalt]

Question... is the ammo loader in an M1 A1 technically a 'freedom sommelier'?

[celest maple]

yup, same here

[warm gale]

Yeaahhh we have another shop for our Neighborhood !

[noble elk]

Since I have nothing to do for the last 40 mins at work, I'll make a meme

[regal swallow]

Will you be mine, will you be my Neighbor?

[summer obsidian]

It's the social aspect for me...I've joined other games like WoW or FFXIV and struggled to find people to hang out with. Everyone's running around doing their own things...I'm hoping this will be a cool place to do things with people and hang out together

[kind forge]

absolutely agree overflow

[warm gale]

Can we make a group on discord ?

[celest maple]

you can make whatever you want i guess

[regal swallow]

A world so beautiful, it's almost too special to even blink

[warm gale]

Then somebody creates the group : Neighborhood 1 - Gardenia Lane thks

[meager crystal]

How many people will they select for pre alpha ?

[iron pagoda]

I think if anybody needs to be banned in game then an animation should take place where a pack of Chuus come out tie up the perpetrator then carry them off down a burrow hole
Edit: while the coffin song plays

[summer obsidian]

They haven't said

[celest maple]

prob. a closed one--couple of hunderd..thousands maybe i would assume

[regal swallow]

But know someday we'll all be together sharing the world

[summer skiff]

oh god

[safe sinew]

Maybe they'll pick at least 24,000, so we can all be in the pre alpha. :3

[summer obsidian]

I'm going to assume I won't be picked, so then I will be happy if I do and won't be crushed if I don't. 😛 Reverse psychology...maybe....

[void imp]

24k is the online members, theres at least 60k 🙈

[modern blaze]

A day not that far in the future

[summer obsidian]

70K now...

[warm gale]

I do believe they said each world/server capacity would be small - I think it's better ressource and space wise

[vestal ingot]

So many people!

[meager crystal]

And it will still grow

[safe sinew]

Oh... Maybe they'll pick over 70,000. That'd be snuggly too. :3

[regal swallow]

Yes but we can tell stories here!

[kind forge]

true story

[summer obsidian]

if snuggly you mean...game not loading for anyone, yep! LOL!

[safe sinew]

It will be a very strong server test.
sagenods with squiddlewisdom :3

[vestal ingot]

I'm looking forward to the stories from the Pre-Alpha players

[warm gale]

There won't be because there is a NDA

[void imp]

yep ☝️

[vestal ingot]

AH! OKAY!

[regal swallow]

But it will be beautiful

[summer obsidian]

Yeah, most NDAs require visual and verbal limits. Sometimes they let them share their experiences, just no screenshots. In pre-alpha, I would assume it would cover all versions of sharing their experience

[wheat tundra]

Man, I swear when I got to [REDACTED]

[iron pagoda]

MAYBE... They are watching the discord, making note of names that are sociable and active and creating a list from that. nothing worse than testers that will not provide feedback. 👀

[summer obsidian]

ugh, someone who gets a pre-alpha key and doesn't even use it dies inside

[regal swallow]

👋 to the devs

[kind forge]

whats a dev?

[iron pagoda]

chuu food

[regal swallow]

Magicians of the virtual world

[meager crystal]

Developer

[viscid aurora]

game magic

[iron pagoda]

It do be like magic though, imagine a shop where keyboards choose you.

[warm gale]

People of Palia, would you like to create a group in case we are chosen ? :3 We could then make our neighborhood and play together (or I'll just write down your @ )

[cerulean dock]

[whole coral]

I can tell you what my feedback will be already. “I am hopelessly stuck”. It inevitably happens to me in every test world.

[viscid aurora]

they wield the power to create and change wolrd of the virtual realm

[iron pagoda]

sounds like the start of a cult

[umbral ferry]

Do you need someone to rescue you with a rope?

[summer obsidian]

Yeah, I'll be the one who has issues with the launcher and never even gets in...

[celest maple]

stuff will have NDA's..doubt you can make that and share it etc..but who knows

[stray prism]

I'll vibe with a cult

[vestal ingot]

I'll probably get lost a lot...

[iron pagoda]

I'm down. I long for acceptance.

[summer obsidian]

I accept you!

[wild ridge]

I just want to remind everyone it will be a PRE-ALPHA test. If you go in expecting a polished, fun experienced game you may feel dissatisfied

[whole coral]

I am really an expert at accidentally finding that bush or tree that wedges you into a rock crevice somewhere.

[celest maple]

exactly..an Alpha

[regal swallow]

I've been in the sea of Thieves prealpha and let me tell you the sea claimed everybody

[meager crystal]

But still playing ahead feels good

[warm gale]

Doesn't mean we can't have fun especially if we are together 🥺

[celest maple]

Sea shanties

[viscid aurora]

mmhm

[stray prism]

Oh man, the big desync slide to the bottom of the ocean, how I remember thee fondly

[whole coral]

Yep 😊 Better me finding it than someone who is going to get really bent out of shape and rage quit 🤣

[kind forge]

i want to group up with shrew, the bard

[weak moon]

Same! Also finding the angle to approach a task from that somehow crashes the whole game 🥲

[celest maple]

good one

[regal swallow]

I'll be anyone's friend 😊

[void imp]

@kind forge omg your profile pic 😭 💕

[summer obsidian]

oops, actually have to work...be back in a bit 🙂

[vestal ingot]

The RP will be so fun.

[stray prism]

Seeya!

[vestal ingot]

Good luck!

[whole coral]

So long

[regal swallow]

I've been greeting everyone for the past few days in introductions

[noble elk]

big prish

[celest maple]

the real MVP

[buoyant heath]

Hi Shrew

[vestal ingot]

So Kind, thank you

[kind forge]

that is very nice of you

[regal swallow]

A simple wave makes new smiles!

[celest maple]

or we could allways roll around like noddles while we wait for the game

[kind forge]

nooodlez?

[regal swallow]

Cue Pandaria restaurant music

[noble elk]

yeah roll around like noodles. makes sense

[whole coral]

Hmmm. Noodles for breakfast sounds good. Time to make some spicy ramen 😎

[noble elk]

they often roll in together ^^

[regal swallow]

Let's roll together down the snow hill

[warm gale]

I'll be back in a bit, see you. And don't forget, if you'd like to group for a neighborhood, DM me 🙂

[tough orchid]

Anyone hyped for the answers to our questions? I feel like it's "going over the test" day at school lmao

[noble elk]

I'll get a warm coat for everyone

[regal swallow]

Teamwork crafting!

[void imp]

so hyped

[meager crystal]

What does the colored names mean ?

[noble elk]

this is based on #📃│server-directory

[blazing kelp]

our power.

[void imp]

i think it's according to the pronouns or blue for dev

[regal swallow]

For example I'm he/him

[lime forum]

Oehh i hope ill get invited for the alpha 😄

[dreamy spoke]

o/

[blazing kelp]

we'll need oxygen or we won't breath.

[noble elk]

I got my colour by picking Chapaa

[dreamy spoke]

afternoon, folks

[lime forum]

Thats for sure 😛

[regal swallow]

Good day Adventurer!

[vestal ingot]

Hello hello

[loud axle]

Good morning y'all!

[vestal ingot]

Hi!

[noble elk]

btw do you know what sort of crafting I never saw in any game and which would be cool? crafting musical instruments

[sand barn]

adventurer

[loud axle]

There's a lute in the trailer... 🙂

[regal swallow]

I am as clueless as you. But there will be farming, mining, and building!

[west stream]

here's to hoping that the Q&A answers today will be like: "when is pre-alpha?" .. "its tomorrow"

[hushed tundra]

wow i now want to create a music band in game

[dreamy spoke]

I think he's referring specifically to crafting instruments

[sand barn]

Not the cantina band, but the Tavern Troupe!

[hushed tundra]

not sure if its possible

[noble elk]

for some reason while everything else in the game is craftable (for example,in FF14 or ESO) like weapons/furniture, the flutes/lutes etc. just "appear there" out of somewhere

[dreamy spoke]

not just having them, and I agree that'd be cool!

[celest maple]

but..all thsi extra option etc..bring cluttter and clutter in the game's systems..look at wow..clutter and system over system etc..killed the game bit by bit😟 😭 keep that away from Palia - especially for the Ex Blizz devs

[white narwhal]

Pre alpha weekends would be fantastic

[noble elk]

I'm not saying add another system, just more items in wood carving prof

or if it's not specialized, just in crafting in general

[dreamy spoke]

pre alpha is in a month or month(s) but not as far away as a quarter or year, according to FAQ so probably not as soon as that 😂

[west stream]

man I would love a carpentry skill that we gotta level up to get the cool furniture

[dreamy spoke]

but hopefully soon

[regal swallow]

Everyone ready for dungeons too?

[noble elk]

would like to know about it more

the dungeons that is

[dreamy spoke]

dungeons are pretty far out as far as I know

[loud axle]

Even from the FAQ we don't know anything close to an estimation! All we know is "SOON soon™️" which could be tomorrow, could be a week, could be a month!

[regal swallow]

Mmmm Shrew is okay at puzzles

Shifts and causes a trap

Oops not that one

[dreamy spoke]

they said they want to add them but it's not super high up on the to-do list iirc

[sand barn]

Or.. it could be... soon 😱

[viscid aurora]

shrew is best hero

[regal swallow]

Let them iron out the world . Shrew can wait and storytelling all day.

[loud axle]

https://tenor.com/view/surprised-pikachu-pokemon-shock-surprised-pikachu-gif-15357817

[noble elk]

alright, I think I contributed enough in today's conversation, see y'all later

[hushed tundra]

like today? 🙂

[sand barn]

I'll sit and listen with a hot cuppa

[noble elk]

yeah

[regal swallow]

I appreciate that!

[sand barn]

I know right?! How dare they use soon 😤

[regal swallow]

See ya around Pal!

[dreamy spoke]

yeah but there was a specific quote talking about pre-alpha, something along the lines of; "in a month? maybe, in a couple months? maybe. in a quarter of or a year? no." so in a month or so I would assume. but I think we can safely say probably not as soon as a week 😂

[vestal ingot]

Shrew, you're going to have a neighborhood around you at some point...

[meager cosmos]

[sand barn]

Ohh now I remember why I know your name! You pointed out the mailbox!!! With the.. in it

[wheat tundra]

You know when you forgot to ask a question in "Ask-the-team"...

I was wondering if there will be a "report bug" feature in the pre-alpha. Would be down to get some.

[regal swallow]

It be wonderful to have many pals around! Very wholesome. You all are special!"

[loud axle]

lol! Apparently it's a trash can. "Trash chuu runs the chuu underground"

[sand barn]

A trash Chuute 😬

[still fog]

Morning yall ✌

[regal swallow]

Hiii!

[jagged needle]

Howdy

[vestal ingot]

Morning!

[desert lark]

morning

[dreamy spoke]

I'm 99% certain this will be there, that's one of the main points of a alpha

[jagged needle]

Just had an epidural steroid injection, im ready to wreck some sheets lol

[honest pulsar]

This game looks so good

[calm apex]

Should have a big board in the neighbourhood, then the player can write something if they need help, just like the board in Stardew Valley idk

[honest pulsar]

Hope im selected for pre alpha

[loud axle]

Yeah there will be some kind of way to report bugs, that's one of the main focuses of pre-alpha. Busco was in here last night when we talking about breaking the game. They have a great QA team, but if we can find other things to squash they'll definitely appreciate it!

[jagged needle]

Most of us hope that as well lol

[honest pulsar]

How many people will be selected for pre alpha?

[wild niche]

One of the biggest things about (Pre) Alpha is community testing imo

[calm apex]

We don't know

[vestal ingot]

That would be really helpful.

[wild niche]

You can break the game as many times as you want but community interaction and bug discoveries are a totally different thing than QA

[jagged needle]

I alpha tested surgeon simulator 2 amd it was fun. Except for not being able to talk about it outside of the discord

[regal swallow]

Breaking is easier than building. But building makes the community have a foundation worthwhile

[jagged forum]

whats chappa and chuu ?

[buoyant heath]

Congratulations - each and every one of you have been selected as AWESOME PEOPLE

[dreamy spoke]

😳

[calm apex]

😳 😳 😳

[winged siren]

I'm so excited, Palia sounds really awesome

[honest pulsar]

^

[regal swallow]

Indeed, a new land to explore! Come along!

[wheat tundra]

@dreamy spoke @loud axle Thank you for your answers :D

[wild niche]

"A QA Engineer walks into a bar. Orders a beer. Orders 0 beers. Orders 99999999 beers. Orders a lizard. Orders -1 beers. Orders a ueicbksjdhd. The first real customer walks in and asks where the bathroom is. The bar bursts into flames, killing everyone"

My favorite anecdote/joke as to why community testing is important

[winged siren]

Anyone else had gotten back into Stardew Valley over quarantine 👀

[loud axle]

Never left lol

[desert lark]

how can i get a role ?

[celest maple]

"Whilst your exploring do pop into the Black Boar for a drink and tell all a story of your travels"

[dreamy spoke]

lmao, it's true

[loud axle]

#📃│server-directory

[wild niche]

It really is

[jagged needle]

I've been playing valheim a lot lately, anyone else?

[wild niche]

That's why for such a social and community based game it's really important to have the community involved in testing

[regal swallow]

Dnd! I have been playing Dming one piece homebrew

[wild niche]

So many social aspects and concepts won't come to mind with someone that's trying to break the game intentionally

[winged siren]

community testing is like free workers lol

[desert lark]

thnks

[dreamy spoke]

not lately, but it's one of my favourite games to come out in recent memory

[wild niche]

Valheim had an explosive start but has seemingly died down in popularity

[winged siren]

I've been playing every once in a while with some friends

[jagged needle]

It is best played with friends imo

[regal swallow]

This game will make many friends and pals for you and I

[meager crystal]

Valheim is good with friends

[dreamy spoke]

It's good with & without friends, I think, but improved with for sure

[jagged needle]

Palia looks like its gonna be great

[dreamy spoke]

I hosted a server for my friends, but ended up playing more than everyone else so I kinda did both hahaha

[desert lark]

and who dont have friends ? ;-;

[winged siren]

I think Palia is going to be a great game for my gf and I to play together. She really loves Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing. I like Stardew and used to play WoW

[meager crystal]

And the discord is welcoming too❤️

[celest maple]

Hai xD

[desert lark]

lol

[regal swallow]

Yay! And I hope you tell of your adventures together.

[wild niche]

Yeah, though it's kind of surprising how quiet the server can get at times

[lavish remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/playing-piano-claire-crosby-claire-and-the-crosbys-performing-music-gif-21864900

[wild niche]

Considering there's 10s of thousands of members such a startlingly few people actively talk, though that's usually the way it goes

[analog grove]

[jagged needle]

Im usually lurking lol, I dont talk much

[wispy wyvern]

It picks up towards mid afternoon and by the evening it's a thronging amount of conversation

[sacred iris]

I honestly can't wait to play Palia., after looking into it, this is literally the game I needed more then anything. Lock downs in Canada have been so brutal and this is literally all my favorite games mashed into one... I can't believe it's also an MMORPG.

Literally been screaming I need a brand new MMORPG after losing Fiesta online to gamigo Dx...

[meager crystal]

People who silently read the messages 😂

[jagged needle]

I concur lol

[grim void]

Yeah, it is kinda bizzare. But I think this is one of those scenarios where social anxiety is leaking into the internet.

[loud axle]

We're a week past the announcement now so it's definitely died down a bit. Honestly it's nice, makes conversations more manageable when I can actually read everything before it flies across the screen!

[jagged needle]

For sure in my casr

[wild niche]

Very true, also just based on your name have you joined the Chapaa guild/party?

[regal swallow]

I wish you the best!

[meager crystal]

The best thing i have felt after watching the trailer was graphics many mmo graphics make me feel uncomfortable for some reason

Yet I still play them

[calm apex]

And we will see who's really here for the in game social system 👀

[still fog]

I see new faces every day, but it's usually the same few people who show up on a daily basis, yeah

[grim void]

I'm not sure I'm aware of such a thing! Other than the server roles, of course...

[blazing kelp]

Palia.

[regal swallow]

Many future Pals in Palia

[wild niche]

Ah, fair enough! Well myself and about a dozen other people have founded a Chapaa based guild for when Palia releases, and we all have our names styled like yours so I was curious. If you're interested in joining feel free to send me a DM!

[jagged needle]

I've been hiding in the woodwork for a few days, im feeling social woth the meds i got with my epidural today lol

[wild niche]

Yeah, that's typically true. There's plenty of regulars around in the chats but ever day there's new people popping in

[grim void]

Oooooo!

[blazing kelp]

if palia is pronounced as peylia will pals be pronounced as peyls

[wild niche]

Yeah, we currently stand at about 28 members!

[jagged needle]

Whats this?

[blazing kelp]

time to style my name too

[wild niche]

A guild/group for Palia based around Chapaa as the theme. As far as I know we're the only proper group for Chapaa at the moment

Palia isn't out yet of course though so we're just getting to know each other and playing other games and stuff

[regal swallow]

Do you think they will have community flags?

[blazing kelp]

mini countries

[jagged needle]

Sounds like a top knotch idea

[blazing kelp]

the russians and brazilians will band together and form a super neighbourhood

[still fog]

This would be a good idea for neighborhoods, kinda like the guild tabards on WoW

[wild niche]

Yeah, it's been a lot of fun to have so far! Only requirement to join up is to have the Chapaa role in the Palia Discord really

[regal swallow]

I would like to build a golem with all my Pals here!

[gaunt dust]

Hello everyone

[analog grove]

i'd just like seasons honestly

[jagged needle]

Im new to discord, and therfore not familiar with the roles and other nuances

[loud axle]

Actually really love this idea, dunno if I've seen it yet in #game-suggestions!

[regal swallow]

I can add it if it's not there

[wild niche]

It's all good, the roles for Palia are automatically added to you when you click on some of the emotes in the #📃│server-directory channel

[dreamy spoke]

roles are basically ranks, they can have different colours, permissions and titles etc. associated with them

each server makes their own, it's not a predefined thing

[loud axle]

We theorized - and this is just baseless speculation - that with 1 hour IRL = 1 day in game, they might switch seasons each weekly maintenance, making each season a week and each month IRL a year in the game.

[analog grove]

YES

SNOWMEN

[loud axle]

But again, baseless speculation so we'll see lol.

[wild niche]

Didn't they say something about Dynamic weather? If they did I'd think they'd absolutely do that. Would be super awesome to have for sure!

[meager crystal]

I too became a chapaa

[regal swallow]

Snow golem

[sacred iris]

That could make the game very interesting and difficult if farming

[jagged needle]

Thinking about how awesome this is gonna be is giving me a raging brainer

[wild niche]

Cool! If you're interested in joining just send me a DM and I can get you set up!

[loud axle]

On discord they've only said it's a world with weather, it was the IGN article that said dynamic weather.

[wild niche]

Ah my bad

[vapid grail]

good morning everyone :)

[gray mural]

I still think 1h is really short 😦 Imagine the scenario where you have to find the final rare fish and it only spawns for 15min at night. Hopefully its just me or it changes over time

And hey chat .o/

[loud axle]

Same honestly, when they said the 1 hr thing I was like 😬

But I also understand why they can't do the same 24 hours we have in real life, because that makes accessing certain parts of the game extremely difficult for people in certain time zones.

[jagged needle]

⅛ real time my suggestion

[lament citrus]

Ya some ppl don't want to plant crops and wait 8 hours to harvest like farm ville

Honestly I would wait 8 hours if they have a lot of other tasks to do

[gray mural]

Oh yeah, 24h is out of the question. I agree xD Even a short bump to 2h can change things

[tranquil mist]

Greetings all, so so looking forward to this game 🙂

[still fog]

I think that's more of a template for the idea, rather than the guaranteed numbers

[regal swallow]

Plant crops and plan a Long adventure!!!

[umbral ferry]

8 hours would be very fast, esp. cosnidering this is a MMO

[loud axle]

I was thinking more like x2, each 24 hr period IRL = two full day cycles in the game

[modern olive]

hey !!

[gray mural]

They want to test in pre-alpha how the game progresses, they do consider this currently but yes, I'm sure they will reconsider if there is feedback on it

[kind forge]

i have to get rowing, see you later

[still fog]

Most things at this point are foundational and in the testing/template period. We're not even in pre-alpha yet, so tons of things will added and adjusted.

[loud axle]

Mmm thinking about it, 12 hours is a lot more than most people can sink into a game in one day. So maybe x3. 2 hours of morning, 2 hours of afternoon, 2 hours of evening, 2 hours of night, repeating three times a day.

[regal swallow]

Row on!! And have a wonderful day!

[lavish remnant]

I think 1h hits a good spot for people that might have limited time to play.

[loud axle]

For sure. I'm known for full on tinfoil hat speculation. 😦 I may be just a tad excited.

[regal swallow]

Mmmm Animal plushies and onesies

[loud axle]

Anyhow I should make my breakfast and coffee, you think I'm bad now... 👀

[sturdy fox]

Do we have any estimate when the weekly answers will arrive? The how-to-ask channel only specifies the time when the questions will be collected

[gray mural]

That I agree with and like Roan said, we are only speculating. Nothing else we can really do ;P

[eager tide]

As much as I'd like to get totally hyped for this, I'm trying to temper my excitement in case of disappointment. I really hope that's not the case, and this delivers everything 🙂

[celest maple]

That's way too short

[foggy ingot]

if there's items only collectable at specific times, it'll turn into a waiting game

[celest maple]

I'd like a 6 hour in-game day personally

[still fog]

3 day, 3 night?

[lavish remnant]

Jesus, 6hr in-game day would ruin it for ppl that work 8hrs a day. lol

[regal swallow]

Also if you want try to draw a Palia animal and put it in #🎨│old-palia-fan-art everyone to enjoy

[sturdy fox]

Yeah, 15 min morning/day/evening/night feels really short

[celest maple]

Or just 4 full 24hour in game day cycles

[modest sedge]

Sort of in the same boat. I am hyped but there is little info and I don't want to get too excited just yet. 😁 I'm hoping for the best and wishing the devs luck on this journey though.

[buoyant heath]

There is no working, only Palia

[gray mural]

With 6 h you won't be seeing much of anything but one part of the cycle because most people don't play more than 6h

[celest maple]

That's true I suppose

[gray mural]

Like 5 days a week you play, come to your pc and is probably going to be night up until you get to sleep ^^

[loud flicker]

Better yet: Your amount of time in Palia decides on your paycheck.

[high arch]

You underestimate the amount of time MMO players actually spend in game

[celest maple]

WoW has a pretty good day/night cycle I think

It has one right?

[lavish remnant]

You underestimate how many gamers also work.

[celest maple]

I might be misremembering

[gray mural]

Some...true but not everyone xD

[still fog]

It's based on server time, so it's a 24h cycle roughly

[celest maple]

Yeah, I like that idea personally, even as someone who has a busy life irl it just adds a bit of connection to the real world to me

[regal swallow]

Work together and barter

[loud axle]

It's tough to model this game's cycle after anything else though, because of how reliant on time a lot of aspects in the game will be. Certain types of fish, crop crowth, npc schedules, etc.

[loud flicker]

Yeah, I'm curious to see how the current cycle the devs have set will work for actual play.

[sour gorge]

I expect days to go pretty quickly so you aren’t just sitting waiting on npcs to open their houses/shops

[still fog]

This ^^ But with the way servers and timezones may be implemented, this may or may not work

[plush sleet]

Anyone know when the q&a will happen

[lavish remnant]

Imagine working all day 9-5 and it's only evening when you get to play the game. LOL

Always evening

[still fog]

Kinda like the way Skyrim does it?
I find myself trying to break in to the same store on a fairly regular basis....

[celest maple]

Weekends don't exist for you huh?

[lavish remnant]

You're going to make people wait till the weekend to play the game? How self centered is that?

[celest maple]

i feel your pain there

[sour gorge]

Yeah but in Skyrim you can basically rest to skip the night

[celest maple]

I didn't say that

[still fog]

There's nothing saying that the game's functions will be centered around night/day cycle

[cyan folio]

Hello. After subscribing, how will I know if I was selected?

[sour gorge]

What? The day/night could be like 20min long.

[west stream]

youll get an email, and theyll announce it in discord

[celest maple]

You'll get an email

[wild niche]

You'll get an email if you were selected

[lavish remnant]

I'm talking about the people that think a 6hr to 24hr hour cycle is a good idea y'all.

and we're going off the assumption that there will be events tied to day night cycles. It's what half this conversation has been about. LOL

[gray mural]

They did mention already. NPCs won't let you in at night for example. Fishing is tied to the time of day etc

[wild niche]

Yeah 6hrs for a day is not a good idea for a social and community based mmo

[sour gorge]

I don’t think that’s a good idea. It should be like 15-20min at the max

[sturdy fox]

Yeah, there are game mechanics tied to hour of day I think they already stated

[still fog]

And..?
Gameplay may not be impacted much at all by night/day cycle, so nobody's being hurt by a longer cycle unless the devs confirl that certain things can only happen during the day/night.

[wild niche]

Majority of players would be casual given the gameplay style

[sour gorge]

Yeah like fishing

[lavish remnant]

I'm down for an hour depending on world size.

[wispy wyvern]

Definitely in favour of a medium/long day/night cycle. Not 1:1 though.

[celest maple]

same here

[sturdy fox]

Yeah, I'm also in the ~6h group

[celest maple]

yea me too

[sour gorge]

I think an hour is too long to wait for an npc to open up their house so you can. Interact with them

[celest maple]

I wouldn't want it to feel too short that's the issue

[still fog]

I need to catch up on the doc then. Been a day or two since I last checked it.

[wild niche]

I think I've seen the TWC tag before, what does it stand for?

[lavish remnant]

"As of right now, all our buildings can be entered! But be understanding that NPC might close the door of their home at certain times of the day (for sleeping!)" directly from the document.

[celest maple]

the wandering compass, it's a guild (possibly set up way too early but thats none of my business)

[gray mural]

Don't think I've added anything in the past 1-2 days but there is ^^ I wrote them myself, I should know XD

[sour gorge]

Exactly. So imagine waiting an hour during night time to interact with an npc. Its just too long and should be 15-20min

[loud axle]

Almost forgot to put baking powder in my waffle mix, that would have been sad. D:

[wild niche]

Yeah with just that in mind a 6 hour day cycle means that for 2-ish hours doors might be closed for people that need to interact with those NPCs, so that'd be a pretty big flaw

[wild niche]

Ah that does ring a bell! How many people have you gotten so far?

[sturdy fox]

I mean, unless you're in a rush is it really an issue? As long as the main story isn't inherently tied to talking to an NPC that's unavailable 75% of the day it should be fine

[celest maple]

not my guild but there's 12 of us

[lavish remnant]

This was in response to their saying "We don't know if time will effect events" not whether or not the time is good or not XD

[wild niche]

I figured, but pretty solid size!

[teal pond]

Honestly for an MMO, I think this game could get away without a day night cycle or at least having things exclusive to one or the other because that puts a lock on so many players with lives and work and whatnot

[still fog]

15 minute cycles are way too short. Most games go by an hourly basis and work just fine.

[celest maple]

yea it's not bad, probably going to make levelling a breeze if we can hit the ground running on launch

[sturdy fox]

If I need a fish that's nocturnal and night is 4h away I'll just go do something else in the meantime

[lavish remnant]

"We plan on having things like time of day affect fish, yes. Can't say anything specific yet though." Also this, so we can continue this discussion with the point that "Events will be affected by time."

[wispy wyvern]

4-6 hours could be the goldilocks zone. Any more than that you get poor player overlap.

[keen aspen]

15 minutes? I need 30 minutes alone to sort my inventory in some games

[wild niche]

Would think so, it also establishes a large community of people to play and interact a lot with which I'd think would be the more important part

[loud axle]

Exactly, there's plenty of ways to pass the time so you shouldn't need to plan your entire time around one particular thing.

[sour gorge]

Yeah I know but you said an hour is good when it’s not and then you are like “you get off at 5pm and it’s always night.” Now you gotta wait an hour just to do stuff with an npc.

[celest maple]

Agreed

[sour gorge]

I don’t know of any game that has an hour long day night cycle.

[analog grove]

maybe we could have sleepovers while waiting for the npc's to open shop? ; - ;

[lavish remnant]

I also said it was dependent on world size, but also include fast travel. Could be to long, could be to short.

[loud axle]

We're all way too invested in this now 😆

[regal swallow]

You dont want to walk with me?

[still fog]

Do other things in the mean time. An hour isn't a long time to work on something else while you wait on an npc.

[lavish remnant]

Right now it's set at an hour you got 4 areas of time at 15 mins each

[keen aspen]

My main game is FFXIV, which, granted, doesn't have shops closing at night, but a lot of timed nodes. I honestly don't really mind waiting an hour until the node comes up again

[eager tide]

Taking a game like Sea of Thieves for example, the day/night cycle is 24 mins each...

[sour gorge]

An hour is too long.

[loud axle]

@gray mural have you seen anything about tree tapping before? I'm gonna need some maple syrup to put on my waffles.

[paper wing]

o7

[dreamy spoke]

I think the current timing is good

[still fog]

Because waiting?

[dreamy spoke]

15 minutes of morning, 15 minutes of afternoon, 15 minutes of evening, 15 minutes of night seems fine to me.

[summer obsidian]

I heard the word waffles and I came running to chat 😄

[still fog]

Day/night doesn't impact gameplay much at all in SoT though

[lavish remnant]

If time affects the things you can do, say you want to farm "Sun Fish" and its only up in the morning and afternoon, you're telling me 30 mins is to long?

[sour gorge]

Yes if I have nothing else to do or only have a certain amount of time and I want to do something with an npc and I gotta wait an hour screw it I’ll stop playing

[dark zenith]

milf

[eager tide]

No, but it was an example of compressed time in a game

[keen aspen]

Given that shops most likely will only close for one of the quarters, 15 minutes is fine doing something else in that time

[loud axle]

I only had one egg left in the fridge so I was kind of limited on what to make for breakfast this morning, but I think it's a solid choice lol

[sour gorge]

But some people want you to wait an hour

[plucky hedge]

no can sign up for alpha test?

[lavish remnant]

Also if you guys want 20 min day cycle or 24min day cycles, you want 6 mins per timeset? How awkward would that look with the sky changing to fit the time every 6 mins LOL

[sour gorge]

On palia.com

[gray mural]

xD I don't think they did. You gonna have to eat plain waffles 🤢

[sour gorge]

Rust does it just fine.

[still fog]

I think the majority of people have more than an hour to do things, and 15 minutes would have things changing far too rapidly. That's a different time cycle every 3.5ish minutes lmao.

[wispy wyvern]

A little bit of delayed gratification is not a bad thing.

[summer obsidian]

Some people have said they felt that 1 hour was too short, that if they were trying to catch a night fish and were struggling with it they wanted night to last longer...so everyone has different opinions on the time element

[lavish remnant]

This game isn't rust.

[drifting shell]

I think 1 he could be to little, imagine trying to plant a field before sunset or fish that only bite curtain times a day. Won’t be much time for activity’s in a day

[wispy wyvern]

Thank all and any gods listening.

[sour gorge]

I’m using it as an example. You have yet to provide me with a game that has an hour long night cycle

[eager tide]

You may also get an uneven day/night cycle, with a day that's longer, some games appreciate that night can be less pleasant.

[still fog]

A lot of games people are using as examples aren't impacted by day/night cycles.

[lavish remnant]

I'm not trying to provide you with a game that has an hour long day cycle, Palia is a different take on the MMORPG genre, why do I have to compare it to existing games?

[sour gorge]

Because you said most games do an hour cycle

[lavish remnant]

No. I. Did. Not.

[paper wing]

something concrete that everyone knows lets them apply actual experience

[summer obsidian]

(getting a little heated - let's take a deep breath)

[paper wing]

I think it makes as much sense that if more stuff happens during the day to make the day 45 minutes and the night 15 or something

[wild niche]

Yeah why don't we change topics to something else instead of arguing semantics

[lavish remnant]

Or we could just wait to see the visual representation in the actual game. We're looking at a more toony, social, life skill MMO. Rapid environment changes could appear awkward, could not be.

[wild niche]

For example, what would peoples thoughts be on how guilds/parties operate?

[paper wing]

I agree

[eager tide]

LOTRO has a longish night cycle: 1 hour 23 minutes 40 seconds

[wild niche]

It'd be cool to see guilds be a single neighborhood where people all build their houses, that way community buildings can be created for the guild

[lavish remnant]

Personally, I'd like 30 mins to do a particular event, 12 mins would be yucky. lol

[wild niche]

Have a meeting hall and things like that

[summer obsidian]

They have said that a guild would essentially be your neighborhood...so it would be the people's houses near yours I'm guessing

[gray mural]

I will personally have the admin panel and change the cycle as I please. The rest of you, deal with it! It was confirmed btw

[still fog]

If interactions and mechanics are slotted to specific time periods, I think 1-2 hour cycles are a happy medium.

[loud axle]

Hopefully the cooking system in-game is in-depth. Base food recipes would be available, of course, but you can customize them with different optional ingredients or toppings. 🤤

[plucky hedge]

whether smoking albion will have something in common

[wild niche]

Very cool, I'd assumed that's how it would be. Just curious as to some of the community based stuff that might be able to be built in the neighborhood

[loud axle]

Time stone confirmed

[plucky hedge]

Palia and albion? the same game other near the same?

i have questins

[paper wing]

it may also be true that time cycle may not be shared by players but only by groups

[plucky hedge]

questions

[summer obsidian]

Click on the pinned message and look at the unofficial FAQ link. There's some answers given already about the guild/neighborhood...but not that feature specifically

[sour gorge]

That would be a terrible implementation. It should be the same for everyone.

[plucky hedge]

the game will be similar to albion corepunk

:p

[gray mural]

uh, no. Where did you get that? xD Its nothing like any of those

[sour gorge]

Albion is pvp focused. This game doesn’t even have pvp

[plucky hedge]

i ask

[wild niche]

Yeah, answers the question of neighborhoods but doesn't go into much detail. Still good to know

[paper wing]

why would it matter? if interaction is primarily group based and the servers are kept small as to the number of players it really is arbitrary

[plucky hedge]

open world? dungeon Palia?

or somethink 😛

[wispy wyvern]

Probably not.

[gray mural]

Ah! Nope, its a social mmo. (closer to stardew valley in a mmo style)

[plucky hedge]

nice

[paper wing]

Palia isn't fully open world either

[regal swallow]

Butterfly catching on sky islands

[plucky hedge]

and the camera will be like corepunk when it comes to character movement

or albion camera :p

[brisk umbra]

will there be any pve?

[sour gorge]

We dont know how many players are going to be in a server and it would be weird to just be playing with a friend and it be night time and they leave while you’re doing a night time activity and then suddenly you get sent to day time cause the rest of the server is day time

[gray mural]

Its third person so nope (wrong replay but same person)

[paper wing]

there's hunting confirmed but other combat we have no details about

[brisk umbra]

hmm

[plucky hedge]

something known about alpha when expected

near date 🙂

[brisk umbra]

hopefully the cooking will be semi-advanced

[hollow pulsar]

we'll just have to see when pre alpha comes

[paper wing]

they have stated that servers will be on the smaller side but I see your point on the cycle changing when you change groups

[hollow pulsar]

prays that i get in

[gray mural]

pre alpha is soon...Nothing else is known

[still fog]

Third person can have multiple meanings.
Are we talking sky-view third person?
Or something more like WoW?

[brisk umbra]

hopefully like WoW

[still fog]

^^^

[dreamy spoke]

within 1 month - a few months. definitely not a quarter of or a year

[plucky hedge]

nice

thanks

[hollow pulsar]

website said "a few weeks"

[gray mural]

I'm guessing its more like wow from the way the trailer ended. (I just know is not albion/corepunk style because you wouldn't call those as third person)

[sour gorge]

I know they said the smaller side but what is considered small is what we dont know

[plucky hedge]

graphics something like albion yes

[hollow pulsar]

i mean a month is 4-5 weeks and i feel like that is still within the definition of "few"

[sinful ivy]

Ahh so excited for this game! I can't wait to see it develop

[still fog]

That's what I was thinking, but I've noticed some other people have different speculations and thoughts.

[plucky hedge]

;p

[broken surge]

omg, who got an alpha key today?

[dreamy spoke]

really? where? a Dev said a month or a couple months but definitely not more than a quarter, but it's still up in the air

[brisk umbra]

from the trailer it looks a bit better than albion

[dreamy spoke]

no one yet

[plucky hedge]

oh nice

[wispy wyvern]

Nobody

[sinful ivy]

people are already getting them?

[still fog]

Me 🙂

[sour gorge]

No one cause they have yet to send them out

[paper wing]

I guess we'll know early on in pre-alpha

[brisk umbra]

how do i get one?

[still fog]

Just kidding

[gray mural]

The Albion/Corepunk thing keeps coming but I don't know from where....I think some misinformation from another media outlet

[hushed tundra]

who knows were houses will be placed? in real world how in ArcheAge or it will be a "personal map"?

[hollow pulsar]

from what i remember after you register for the pre-alpha it says that confirmation is within a few weeks

[sour gorge]

You sign up for a chance to get in on palia.com

[gray mural]

Instanced(so personal) 🙂

[dreamy spoke]

they'll announce when they've sent out keys

[still fog]

I've noticed Albion being brought up a lot

[brisk umbra]

oh i did it already

[paper wing]

most likely instanced

[broken surge]

well that wind up ended quick.. lol

[loud axle]

What if the pre-alpha keys don't exist? What if they've been inside us all along?

[hushed tundra]

thanks!

[minor crest]

I hope I can get one 😭

[hollow pulsar]

the real pre alpha keys are the friends we made along the way

[brisk umbra]

^

[minor crest]

They're right....

[keen aspen]

Chat moves too fast for a working person to make friends q.q

[hollow pulsar]

im excited about the character customization options tbh

[lament citrus]

Part of me hopes the Q and A today will release the date of the pre Alpha. But I also know it's not realistic

[viscid aurora]

our hearts are the prealpha key

[still fog]

So you're saying there's a pre-alpha key inside you? Get the scalpel.

[lament citrus]

100%

[wispy wyvern]

@regal swallow is automatically your friend.

[gray mural]

Yep xD It doesn't help me because I hate the people who worked on Albion

[lavish remnant]

If I can't have goggles on my head looking like an engineer, 2/10 game. lol

[dreamy spoke]

interesting. well I hope it's that soon!

[hollow pulsar]

RUNS AWAY

[broken surge]

cut him open boys and girls!

[brisk umbra]

the game graphics remind me of a zelda game

[analog grove]

slice and dice!

[regal swallow]

Yeah!!! I'll be anyone's friend and Pal!

[sour gorge]

This game is nothing like Albion. Albion is a pvp focused game. This isn’t

[hollow pulsar]

tbh i just really want cool starting clothes

[brisk umbra]

what if they add a VR mode later on. THAT BE EPIC!

[hollow pulsar]

what i dont like in mmos is that you start off looking extremely basic

[gray mural]

I know, that is what we are talking about 😛

[regal swallow]

Hi!!!

[idle lintel]

Have people gotten invites to the Pre-alpha yet?

[broken surge]

@brisk umbra we will all be in the oasis one day anyway

[still fog]

I'm wondering what starter clothes will look like. Whether everyone will have the same, or if there will be some amount of customization early on.

[brisk umbra]

you get me dude

[sinful ivy]

Hiiii I am work from home friend too!!

[dreamy spoke]

nope, they'll announce when they've been sent out

[hollow pulsar]

if suspenders isnt an option im rioting

[wispy wyvern]

But that gives you an immediate sense of progression. It's good to have to work for good things.

[lavish remnant]

Well humans just reappeared in the world, clearly we're all naked. 👀

[idle lintel]

Nice. I still have hope then!

[sour gorge]

Same here!!!

[minor crest]

I hope we can make our own clothes eventually like stardew

[loud axle]

Naked and afraid?

[still fog]

Suspenders and a straw hat

[brisk umbra]

that should be a gamemode

[lavish remnant]

First person we meet is Einar (not a real thing) so yes very afraid.

[sinful ivy]

fashion icon

[broken surge]

those will be on the in-game store possibly 😉

[dreamy spoke]

yeah, you shouldn't start with cool clothes tbh. then I won't feel as cool when I eventually get the most fabulous outfit in the land

[still fog]

No shoes though. Shoes are feet prisons.

[paper wing]

the story is engineered to be a solo experience so my expectation is not that you start the game and are suddenly surrounded by tons of other PCs that all look the same - I'd expect multiplayer to be integrated a bit later to the story, after you establish a house or something

[loud axle]

I just want a swimsuit ;_;

[sinful ivy]

my thoughts exactly

[hollow pulsar]

i mean yeah i get that but i kinda just want like a few options off the start that wont just make you look simple

[hollow pulsar]

and not just a basic shirt and pants

[magic mist]

like shorts or speedos?

[broken surge]

ill grab my mankini

[brisk umbra]

like after an introduction/tutorial. like Forza horizon 4.

right

[wheat tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/very-nice-nice-how-much-borat-awesome-gif-19087867

[magic mist]

Magic Mike vibes

[still fog]

The thought of logging in to the game for the first time and seeing an army of players piled into the same areas is a little daunting lol

[loud axle]

Board shorts. 😎

[faint dawn]

I like that first shirt from the trailer..
Its a nice shirt..