❓│old-team-answers-pre-alpha

[lapis folio]

So it's a singular persistent world, or would the server have different "channels" to choose from per location within the server?

[errant pagoda]

with so many mmo's out there, alot of terms get muddled together, which is unfortunate.

[gentle otter]

Is there going to be a main antagonist in the game?

[errant pagoda]

Home Owners Association and Termites

[regal pumice]

Yes, but not giving any spoilers!

[wanton badge]

Instance have alot of meaning on multiplayer , sea of thief , genshing ( terrible ) , star bound , GTAV all of them have instances multiplayers and all of them are diferent

[native palm]

will we be needing lots of anti termite spray?

[wary folio]

can we smash the main antagonist? i hope we will

[gentle otter]

This sounds so exciting!

[wanton badge]

I don’t think there an enemy

[errant pagoda]

Shrug, if I can build my home out of stone, I am going full King Arthur Castle on my home.

[wary folio]

oh

[rustic torrent]

Is streaming the game allowed?

[cyan flame]

will there be a fishing minigame?

[undone otter]

Yeah

[cyan flame]

all my homies love fishing minigames

[dusk ferry]

NDA for pre-alpha test, afaik

[undone otter]

Hell yea we do

[wanton badge]

Can I have a flamethrower??! Jk jk

[errant pagoda]

Once NDA phase is over, there shouldnt be an issue streaming, Palia got their own music composure so it will be "Twitch and Youtube Friendly"

[dusk ferry]

you really want that 20k trees achievement don't you?

[gentle otter]

Are one of the activities associated with the game going to involve butterfly capture? (I noticed a net in the trailer)

[wanton badge]

Hahahahaha

[wary folio]

so you are THAT sick of mosquitos...

[wanton badge]

Yeh

[long tangle]

I'm interested to see how NPC relationships work when multiple players can romance the same NPC, whether it's explained in-game or just not mentioned

[errant pagoda]

Have you tried Mosquito Coils? Alot safer and wont burn the house down, Three Little Piggy Style...

[undone otter]

Unique pets that have a tiny chance of appearing while doing profession related tasks a la runescape? 👀

[tall venture]

I hope there'll be titles that one can acquire and one of them involves adopting a whole bunch of chapaas with the title being "crazy chapaa lady/man"

[wary folio]

random world events please 👉 👈

[blissful kelp]

that flamethrower could b for the spiders. no safer solution can be found there

[errant pagoda]

I remember a mention somewhere about titles being a thing, just not sure on the degree of it.

[limpid whale]

Are you guys using procedural generation or is the world hand-crafted ?

[wanton badge]

Hope so i want a ghost pet that can be tamed only in Halloween even “wink”

[runic notch]

very curated

[limpid whale]

😄

[wanton badge]

So that mean a big map ?

[gentle otter]

Will the game feature a day/night cycle?

[long tangle]

Is the game designed to be something I could sink dozens of hours into per week, ala WoW or RuneScape? Or is it more meant to be a game where I can drop in every now and then without feeling pressured to grind?

[runic notch]

yes

[errant pagoda]

Lol

[dusk ferry]

What would be a rough estimate on the "very soon" alpha test without many development problems, within half a year?

[wary folio]

I'm back

[errant pagoda]

Best answer to avoid disclosing things Bear.

[gentle otter]

Will different seasons be present in the game? (Spring, winter, fall)

[cold umbra]

As I see, the game have house construction notes. I wonder how this will be implemented. All players will have same lobby (like Rust or Minecraft) or every player had his own (like Animal Crossing)?

[sly ravine]

Will there be parental controls for those who get too addicted and lose their job because they can’t control how awesome the game is (exaggerated but you get the point)

[jade belfry]

Games looks great - do we know if its a free to play or full paid game? (id prefer a fully paid game)

[native palm]

wb

[thin mulch]

What timezone is the team located in? 🙂

[undone otter]

Check pins for comment on monetisation

[runic notch]

several

[wary folio]

I sent this in the wrong chat lmao

[wanton badge]

They don’t want/can’t answers that I tried ALOT

[runic notch]

comms will prob be PST

[lapis folio]

So is it a server that will be a singular persistent world. Or can it have regions with multiple "channels" to prevent overcrowding?

[wary folio]

layering probably

[gentle otter]

There's a lot of answers in the FAQ section. Super helpful

[fringe widget]

look some in into the FAQ section

[dusk ferry]

previous answer from bear: they want the world to feel alive, not overcrowded
guess they wont have all details on server things yet tho

[undone otter]

Tbf sometimes they just don't see them, there have been certain questions I asked tons of times like about seasonal events that only got answered way later on

[gentle otter]

Thanks man. I'd be psyched for living, breathing, evolving world

[thin mulch]

Might be handy to mention the FAQ in the rules and info channel so more people are aware of it

[undone otter]

I think they've tended to be fairly open about not knowing yet or just flat out saying no to things

[knotty notch]

Will there be regions aside from just woodland?

[dusk ferry]

Yep, and we can't expect all questions to be answered since it's still quite early in development

[manic horizon]

Will there be a player run economy?

[wanton badge]

Nah they read all this stuff , they have some kind of embargo and can’t talk about certain stuffs

[short ridge]

I'd assume this may have already been asked, will there be any chance of sailing?

[severe hatch]

Yup they mentioned an NDA earlier.

[mortal pike]

Will the game include skill or perk?

[void lantern]

If you get to the Alpha, do you need to sign an NDA?

[runic notch]

Narrative makes most of the calls on biomes and areas that we add. Keep up with the evolving story for clues

[wanton badge]

Skills

[gentle otter]

Will there be a jobs system in the game? I can just imagine the awesome minigames as jobs

[zealous adder]

It’s probably to early to say but is the payment model Subscription based? I’d be more than happy with that.

[undone otter]

Check pins

[long tangle]

not a lot of details, but the pinned FAQ doc says there will be some form of player economy

[errant pagoda]

Alpha is going to be NDA'd, so yeah.

[marble aurora]

will that be f2p?

[zealous adder]

Ahh. Thank you

[wanton badge]

I think they avoid this topic too

[paper condor]

Is there a way to fill out the survey if it didn't opened in a second tap?

[wary folio]

we dont know

[lapis juniper]

Will players be able to set up businesses and sell goods to other players for in game credit?

[wanton badge]

No answer about this yet

[knotty notch]

Any word on multi-mounts / vehicles like boats or caravans? A nomadid style of play perhaps.

[marble aurora]

ah okay ty

[long tangle]

They've implied that mounts and flying are being considered as various forms of fast-travel, so I would imagine sailing falls under that umbrella

[thin mulch]

How is the team feeling so far with all the attention? Hope you guys don't feel too overwhelmed

[undone otter]

I would definitely like to see a cart or something for carrying resources around. I think they did actually mention something of the like but I can't remember

[rough imp]

Is there a profession system to build and progress through certain points in the game, per say, exclusivity to those professions that would bring unique niches depending on what profession you had, or something along those lines with other character individuality?

[runic notch]

We want you to love your home and want to come back. That said with motivation you can spend a lot of time treking without needing to return home

[manic horizon]

Actually it doesn't, just says they want to have a "unique" trade system.

[undone otter]

They mentioned that while each character can technically do everything people can specialise and progress a bit further/get benefits in one profession

[native palm]

what about being able to make your house move?

[errant pagoda]

Whats the discord server up to atm, last time someone posted it, it was 17k.

[short ridge]

that sounds fair enough, don't mind doing regular waddles at a slower pace otherwise :3

[neon oriole]

will i be able to date the robot

[wanton badge]

Is really hard to do that , so that’s a no xd

[wary folio]

@errant pagoda 21313

[errant pagoda]

pfft

[runic notch]

Your plot is fairly private but you can put your house anywhere on it with all kinds of configurations

[errant pagoda]

4k more people in like the last 60-90min wow.

[lapis juniper]

Will players be able to set up businesses and sell goods to other players for in game credit?

[wary folio]

was thinking the same thing, like a mobile home or something. In case you want to travel or such.

[gaunt bluff]

How is the multiplayer handled? Is there an open world populated with people or do you have to invite someone to play with them?

[raven dagger]

Hey so about that esport?

[errant pagoda]

how does one easily check that for one self lol

[undone otter]

Is there a reason that an explanation of the name Palia hasn't been given? Would it spoil stuff?

[knotty notch]

Will we be able to build by water? Like docks and such?

[lapis folio]

Setting up a business takes hard work, we would want to enjoy life.

[steel iris]

Content calendar?

[thin thicket]

Thats cool, keeping it open to everyone is the best. And I like the idea if someone focuses all their time on one thing in paticular they can unlock more skills in that profession than someone who splits their time equally among all professions

[uneven oracle]

@lapis juniper i like your idea

[paper condor]

creating a business is much fun

[rough imp]

@undone otter When they say that each character can "do everything" what does that elaborate to? How beneficial would those "endgame" or experienced profession niches be? If you happen to know

[dusk ferry]

They're still working on pre-alpha test, might be a bit too early for that 😄

[wary folio]

i didnt understand the question but i looked members number from mobile discord

[short ridge]

also pondered, will we be able to pet some of the wild creatures (coax them with berries for instance) at any point or will they mostly be the type to skitter off when we get close? 👀

[steel iris]

it was mentioned in the FAQ so i was curious

[cold umbra]

How about Grind in the game?
From 0 to 10 where 10 is A LOT OF GRIND

[lapis folio]

Water is essential to life. Docks are a great way to keep ships at bay.

[errant pagoda]

ahhh okay I got pc one up, I can see online but not everyone lol

[wary folio]

yep

[native palm]

will the game have levels???

[dusk ferry]

Oooh I hadn't seen that yet 👀

[lapis folio]

Grind is the state of mind. If you fine peace within. There is no grind.

[gentle otter]

What is the team most excited about?

[errant pagoda]

There is no grind, there is only the force....

[undone otter]

I don't think they've really dived into it. I think it means that one character can progress in every profession if they want but players that focus their characters on one profession will progress further. Maybe just because of more experience/time invested or maybe because you can actually select a specialisation. They've not gone into it much

[gentle thunder]

"At bay" makes it sound likr docks defend coasts from ships 😏

[rustic torrent]

Will some of the devs play the game? (would be fun to meet in the world)

[manic horizon]

Trade with a dev to get a title 😄

[undone otter]

Considering they're saying they're building their dream game I assume they will

[runic notch]

Try and stop us!

[wary folio]

dont know if someone already asked, but did the Team expect the discord members count grow like ⏫ ⏫ ?

[dusk ferry]

Fear the almighty herring!

[errant pagoda]

The dev's will have their own Neighbourhood, It will be on the tallest mountain, built so high it will go into the clouds.

[knotty notch]

Dev Island...

[native palm]

or have their own island

[manic horizon]

So, the greek pantheon?

[runic notch]

/em rolls up with his Diamond Heart Fishing Pole. "Sup"

[mortal pike]

Are the character voiceover? or having any form of narrative?

[gentle thunder]

Skyrim title music begins playing

[gentle otter]

I like how the game got away from the holy trinity of mmo (tank, healer, dps)

[native palm]

ya know i wont be complained to about others health bars..

[errant pagoda]

@runic notch LOL I'd welcome it, In my WoW Guild, I am known as the Guild's Nat Pagle, I'll save your a seat and a cold one.

[long tangle]

New holy trinity: lumberjack, fisher, chef

[manic horizon]

That'll be due to no requirement to PVE

[wary folio]

selling healing potions, mmmmm

[cyan flame]

Major my time at Portia vibes,

[knotty notch]

If I set down an inn before any other, will I be able to get a visit log from devs with their messages?

[cold umbra]

but then arrow hit the gramophone knee)))

[severe hatch]

actually yea, is there PvE?

[wary folio]

yep

[fallow kindle]

Where does that info come from?

[errant pagoda]

There is but it is entirely optional.

[gentle otter]

This has my wife excited

[rough imp]

@undone otter that's fair enough, I think what im trying to get at, is that if there is say, enchanting and crafting of an armor, would putting all the "skills" into enchanting in this scenario, would there be something that would make it invaluable to have? And also vice-versa, so if I did the armor route in this scenario, would there be something that would make it a huge upgrade that I otherwise wouldn't be able to get? Or when you say you can progress in all professions, can you technically master them all with all of the crazy upgrades (if said upgrades exist)? I would be curious if any dev would be able to give some insight if possible :) (Sorry for my word gaggle)

[limpid whale]

Will there be a day/night cycle in the game ?

Sorry if its already been asked but i couldnt find it in the faq 😛

[runic notch]

We haven't ruled anything out either way. No info here. They probably got that from their butt 😛

[lapis folio]

Would I be able raise a family?

[errant pagoda]

The Doc says PC then other platforms, doesn't say it excludes switch, so wait and see?

[undone otter]

What did it say?

[wary folio]

Crusader Kings vibes

[fallow kindle]

Well that sounds great. The artstyle and gametype seems perfect for portable, and with Switch popularity explosion go go GO, it's made for this!

[hazy tusk]

So when it comes to character creation, from a scale of WoW to BDO, what's it gonna be like? :D

[thin thicket]

The random person said game isn't coming to switch \

[errant pagoda]

We are starting on PC and adding more platforms from there. Where crossplay is possible we will push to support it.

[undone otter]

Ah okay

[dusk ferry]

Haven't answered this question, been asked a few times tho
So assuming they're not ready to talk about this or it's a no

[fallow kindle]

Fingers crossed for Switch release, my money is there!

[undone otter]

Thanks

[long tangle]

From the FAQ doc: "We'll have relationships and romance, things like spouses and children could come later"

[gentle otter]

What ESRB rating does the team hope to achieve?

[prime cosmos]

Everyone asking about the game, but no one about the team. How are you guys? Hope everything is alright! ❤️

[errant pagoda]

Night and Day and Seasons got asked a few times, so gonna guess not ready to talk about as it would be a possible a game feature and not one addressed on the trailer.

[runic notch]

Its online so Teen is probably a given

[runic notch]

I am watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

[knotty notch]

Will there be sea serpents? If I set up a seaside inn, I need tales of legend.

[errant pagoda]

Ahaha, So Jojo references in Palia when?

[native palm]

what season? which one

[thin thicket]

Will we be able to have a party of players all live in one house? With housing permissions you can give out to people you want?

[runic notch]

S3 E8

[errant pagoda]

Robot dad NANI inc?

[prime cosmos]

Oh boi, we just started an anime train. 😄

[native palm]

dub or sub?

[gentle otter]

Don't answer that! There's no right answer for everyone!

[crystal pine]

Marry option like FFXIV ?

[runic notch]

if it was sub I wouldn't be able to answer questions here so pls forgive

[errant pagoda]

I dunno, I think it depends on the company who is in charge of dubbing lol.

[long tangle]

From the FAQ, it sounds like each player will have their own home but will be able to visit each other.

[gentle otter]

This is the way

[rough imp]

If someone ends up answering my question, do I get a ping on discord if im not sitting in the server?

[knotty notch]

I feel I need to ask; What will there be in terms of micro transactions?

[long tangle]

now the next time someone asks, I'll post a screenshot of your screenshot of my message, and we'll see how deep we can go

[wary folio]

good idea

[dusk ferry]

They're not talking about monetization yet

[errant pagoda]

Not currently mentioned.

[mortal pike]

oh yea will the game in include cooking maybe?

[hazy tusk]

We forgive you for the sake of multitasking

[gentle otter]

This is covered in the FAQ. they can't answer yet

[cold umbra]

So, if we start talk about JoJo
What kind of Stand, main character has in the game?:)

[severe hatch]

Yup it with have an indicator on the server like the @here does

[thin thicket]

Yeah I was just wondering if I could give permissions of my house to my partner so we could both change things in one house

[runic notch]

Honestly I like to watch a show while I play games, especially if they're grindy games (a lot of PoE under my belt) but when I really love a show I'll go back and watch it again subbed

[dusk ferry]

Garden, fish, cook and so much more! ~ website

[rough imp]

@severe hatch tyty

[native palm]

granted the sub of jojo is really funny lol

[long tangle]

They mentioned players will be able to help each other build their houses. Unsure about players "living" in the same house though

[fringe merlin]

Will the game release on Steam?

[errant pagoda]

I know that feel I often have something on the other monitor whilst playing wow, whether its twitch or disneyplus lol

[thin thicket]

Fair enough that seems great! Thanks!

[weak axle]

Will there be collectible pets and mounts?

[mortal pike]

noice thx!

[opaque girder]

I'm sorry, I saw in the pinned questions doc that release could be a matter of month(s) away and not Q/years. Is this true??

[gentle otter]

I think this is a warning sign of uncompelling gameplay

[runic notch]

Some dubs really are quite good!

[dusk ferry]

From what I can tell there will be pets many images etc have a character with pet next to them

[elder field]

Did Jeff join to work on Palia

[knotty notch]

How will the economy & land claims be sorted. The charm might be lost if its basic houses back to back with eachother.

[long tangle]

From the FAQ doc: "We see these categories as "Fast Travel" and "Pets". Both are in the roadmap in some form"

[errant pagoda]

More like the sign of having too many alts to do things on, that its just good to have something listening to while on flight paths lol

[dusk ferry]

It's a plot, no land claiming. Not much info on economy yet

[native palm]

the only thing i have to say before switch back to the game is i suggest demon slayer and i dont mind either sub or dub i enjoy both for most animes

[elder field]

Mob Psycho 100 you wont regret I promise

[tired coral]

Will there be procedural generation in the world?

[mortal pike]

the announcement trailer’s soundtrack is beautiful btw, *goosebumps everywhere

[crystal pine]

@wary foliothank you for the quick answer :))

[native palm]

^ i watch anime for the music and the soundtrack for the trailer is very nice

[errant pagoda]

Watched neither demon slayer or jojo, but If I can build a Gundam Sized robot in Palia and attach a giant watering can to it, I shall be happy.

[runic notch]

Very curated experience big enough to get lost in but small enough to feel alive and full of purpose

[gentle otter]

Will gear/loot be a thing?

[inland hemlock]

Will there be en Economy system? Or just trading with other players in general?

[neat mortar]

Favorite build?

[fringe merlin]

Hope the character customization would be varied with tons of options to choose so every character can feel unique

[errant pagoda]

Huh... just noticed something watching the trailer again, Neleimour, our discord boss character is the one running down the road of the right lol

[wary folio]

can you communicate with other player with mic, text, or predetermined chat options?

[crystal pine]

do we know how many people will be in one server ? (its probably been asked before but yea)

[dusk ferry]

Cosmetics, and tools of different qualities. No idea on armor and actual loot from mobs etc, but I assume you will get some drops for crafting

[crystal pine]

yea like monster hunter were u hunt a monster and craft gear from it that would be cool

[cold umbra]

Will there be a battle pass in the game? 😆

[pine bison]

Are u planning a subscription based model or via a cosmetic shop?

[dusk ferry]

Not much info on this, only that they want it to feel alive not crowded

[crystal pine]

fair enough

[next violet]

Check Pins mate

[pine bison]

thx

[dusk ferry]

Oh, and there won't be a server select or anything. (you hit play and enter game)

[long tangle]

@runic notch you and the rest of the team are heroes for actively answering all these questions

[errant pagoda]

Not mentioned atm @pine bison and @cold umbra

[next violet]

You get to play wherever your friends are, no dedicated servers you must stay on.

[gentle otter]

What does the team hope to avoid? (Please say e-sports)

[errant pagoda]

Any game can become an e-sport, depending on how you spin it 😛

[dusk ferry]

yeah edited it a bit 😛 I meant as in you just have to hit play or join friend

[dusk ferry]

Fishing esports 🐟

[runic notch]

Global Catastrophe

[crystal pine]

oh really ? so how does that work exactly is it just join the game u get on a random server ? what if you are in a server build a house on plot A and the other guy on the other server builds it there too and you then invite him to your game how will that work ? or maybe im just getting this server thing all wrong

[next violet]

Unsure on that yet haha, not sure if the Devs have covered that ☺️

[errant pagoda]

Lol I'd prob be a world champion contender at one esport then 😛

[gentle otter]

Ah, like China politics and such

[errant pagoda]

Oh boy too soon perhaps lando >>

[rapid kraken]

So no meatballs falling from the sky then? Shame

[next violet]

More like the "Projekt Red" effect

[dusk ferry]

I think all players have house built on same plot, so neighbourhood would be houses next to eachother or something. But they haven't mentioned much info about this or server in general ^^

[runic notch]

Politics of any kind probably have a better discord server somewhere

[errant pagoda]

A server that I hope I never find ^_^

[crystal pine]

well thanks anyways :)) really interested on how it will work :))

[native palm]

Oh this is a good question will there be any kinds of furniture based off of animes?

[pine bison]

Are there any mechanics to annoy other players like any sort of greefing? (pls dont😫 )

[dusk ferry]

first one to hit the tree

[hazy tusk]

This, so much this! I get enough politics from my parents

[runic notch]

Players are really creative when it comes to this stuff. Thankfully we have folks on the team that are really good at making sure we know when stuff isn't up to our standards in that department as well.

[errant pagoda]

I already dislike my countries politicians, I don't need to start worrying about everyone elses too 😛

[inland hemlock]

@runic notch Will continents be added to Discord roles?

[next violet]

I hope brooks got some sleep, been answering questions all night

[cold umbra]

How about terraforming in the game?

[errant pagoda]

Region roles could be an interesting concept.

[thin thicket]

I'm guessing there will be a wide range of areas? So like a normal mainland then an area with lots of small islands - maybe even a desert town near a volcano?

[pine marsh]

Hello! I was wondering if you are still looking for people to fill the job listings on your website? I am a recently graduated game design student and I am very interested in applying :)

[tough canyon]

Are you going to open chat rooms in different languages ​​here? For example for Turkish 🇹🇷🤗

[pastel blaze]

Is there any info about classes or things like that or too early?

[next violet]

I'd like to think Palia will be a classy classless MMO

[inland coral]

Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, but will there be set classes in the game? Or will it be closer to the way RuneScape does things?

[next violet]

Meaning, you're you, be what you want to be

[pastel blaze]

Edgy ninja

[round marten]

When is the earliest we can expect more information about the game opening for pre-alpha?

[wary folio]

since theres no magic afaik, no point in classes

[regal pumice]

We're taking a slow approach to opening channels. Ideally we'd love to, but we also got to make sure they're welcoming spaces for the community.

[errant pagoda]

No magic skill, im sure magic will be in it, as its high fantasy to some degree

[regal pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/is-this-a-trap-trapped-asking-confused-gif-16099098

[lapis juniper]

players can open businesses?

[thin mulch]

Will there be special ingame emoticons like there are on discord?

[errant pagoda]

apparently there are no classes but skills you pursue instead.

[thin mulch]

(Just realized how old I seem talking about emoticons. I mean, emojis)

[inland coral]

Sounds amazing.

[rough imp]

is the team making the game staying for the most part pretty small?

[next violet]

"We want players to be able to, but we're still exploring different ways of executing on this since there is a lot to consider to make it a good experience for everyone."

[pastel blaze]

Most of us come from WoW probably all having back pain

[paper condor]

will we be able to only build houses on the lots or also other stuff like a maze or something like that to create community events?

[tough canyon]

Hey team, what do you think about unreal engine 5?

[wary folio]

grind pain yeah

[knotty notch]

Will every housing item be unlocked at the start? Or do we need to unlock some down the line?

[hazy tusk]

as an old WoW boomer, I can confirm

[gentle otter]

I know the team consists of over 50 people. How many are working from home?

[regal pumice]

In all seriousness, we want it to be soon but we've been hesitating because the internet never forgets if we set dates. However, I can assure you we're doing our best to make sure the Pre-Alpha starts soon.

[thin thicket]

Will we have to chop down trees for wood? And mine for stone and such?

[tired coral]

How will the endgame experience differ from someone who just joined the server? Can both players be doing the same content?

[lean glade]

Are there going to be proffesions like in WoW?

[ebon glade]

Harvest Moon vets unite

[thin mulch]

As vaguely described as necessary for NDA and embargos etc: what are your personal favorite aspects of the game?

[knotty notch]

I come from Wildstar. This housing has something big to beat.

[quaint shore]

Harvest Moon Vibe ???

[regal pumice]

I think @hard iris is the only one that has been working from the office as of late.

[next violet]

Judging by the trailer, we will be chopping and mining 👀

[errant pagoda]

Your not wrong, case in point.... Cyberpunk.

[paper condor]

please do it not at the same time as new world launches

[gentle otter]

A late game is eventually good. A bad game is bad forever.

[round marten]

Thank you, and I definitely understand the hesitation. 🙂

[hollow plover]

Is land given out randomly or can you set where you want to plot your land for your house?

[pine bison]

I can assure u if u rush even an alpha launch and it is a mess, the game is doomed forever... ppl are toxic as hell with that. I remember the Torchlight 3 Launch day for Early access and how that went...

[regal pumice]

I mean, I was going to say one of my favorite things are the villagers, but the community has actually dethroned our villagers.

[thin thicket]

Yayyyyy 🙂 I'm so excited

[rough imp]

Wholesome

[wintry mesa]

I mainly only have 1 question about the game will there be any way to play as a robot like the one from the trailer ???

[paper condor]

only human

[wary folio]

but i think u can build one!

[next violet]

Speaking of dethroning, who rules Palia? Will we see a royal family of NPCs or is it more player-driven?

[errant pagoda]

Human and possible elf according to the Doc.

[lean glade]

Are there going to be weapons in the game?

[gentle otter]

What feature is the team most excited about?

[gray geyser]

Ah, playing as an elf would be really nice!

[next violet]

Humans will be the only playable race currently.

[wary folio]

bows, as we can see in trailer

[remote blade]

Heh, join the club :p

[wintry mesa]

Okay

[round marten]

Will the player house / land be phased into its own little “instance”, or will others be able to see your area?

If it’s the ladder, are you able to restrict what other players can do on your plot?

[next violet]

"Your home is intended to be your cozy private space but you can have visitors so you can still show off your decor."

[arctic urchin]

have you released a road map for the development?

[thin mulch]

Important question: will there be a server/world chat so shenanigans like community hosted events (trivia, hide and seek) can ensue?

[native palm]

@runic notch well ty for answering my questions ill be asking more tomorrow :)

[knotty notch]

How will bots & currency sellers be dealt with? Incase there are ever new spawns shouting websites or 3rd party programmers. Will the moderation be active?

[next violet]

This, I assume, means homes and player houses will be instanced

[round marten]

Thank you, I forgot about that little bit. 😅

[terse geode]

can we expect the game on other platforms?

[errant pagoda]

Oh boy, Palia Hide and Seek, that could be an achievement in itself

[thin mulch]

Additionally related: will there be old skool website forums or is discord going to be the main community hub?

[peak drum]

What languages will be available during the pre-alpha ?

[gentle otter]

All platforms (check the FAQ)

[thin mulch]

FAQ says English only 🙂

[undone otter]

Btw guys remember there is a unofficial FAQ in the pins that go over lots of answers to common questions here

[next violet]

"We somewhat know but aren't revealing yet. The real answer to this and many things is that we're not assuming we KNOW much of anything until we start gathering direct player feedback. That's a big part of why we're testing so early!"

[terse geode]

🙂 thats nice i will have a look

[peak drum]

Wow. I did read it. But I missed this one only. Sorry then 🙂

[errant pagoda]

FAQ says, All Platforms that can be pushed to support it.

Sooo that really depends on the platform.

[gentle otter]

Also mentions that the requirements will be low

[thin mulch]

Man I wish discord search was better, I looked for the question in the search bar but had no hits

[forest portal]

Housing must be instanced otherwise the game world will need to be a massive empty barren thing... Or it's gonna be something like Archeage where it's nearly impossible to get a plot. Considering this is not going to be a pvp game or competitive from the sound of it, it will be instanced.

[errant pagoda]

True, but as i know nothing of UE4, I couldn't say if platforms effect such things

[undone otter]

Yeah it was literally the response to one of my questions yesterday and I still couldn't find it again today

[next violet]

Haha, I saved a few frequently asked ones so I can just copy and paste

[north osprey]

Do we know anything about the monetization? Is it gonna be f2p, p2p or a subscription based model?

[lofty bison]

Any plans to bring Palia to Nintendo Switch?

[undone otter]

Check pins

[errant pagoda]

Nothing so far.

[thin mulch]

Wonder if the team could plonk a QnA bot on the channel for those instances 🤔

[gentle otter]

Really good idea

[regal pumice]

I'll have to look into this.

[limber remnant]

Hey I have a quick question, what engine is being used for Palia? UE4/Unity or custom?
I am a games tech student so I gotta ask lol 🙂

[errant pagoda]

A suggestion about a continent role came up earlier too (e.g, NA, Europe, Oceanic, etc.)

[thin mulch]

I only have knowledge of enterprise bots but if I can help out with anything chat bot related, feel free to ping

[next violet]

Unreal Engine 4

[gentle otter]

Ue4 (in the faq)

[limber remnant]

ah I didnt see lol thx

[knotty notch]

Will we be able to have pet sealife?

[lean glade]

is Palia going to be free?

[wary folio]

aight i gotta go

will be waiting for the pre-alpha invitation 👉 👈

see you soon everyone, good day/night and good luck

[next violet]

Check Pins, the team aren't ready to disclose this yet ☺️

[round marten]

Are players going to be forced to interact with others or can someone play completely solo?

[wary folio]

@regal pumice In a game such as Palia, with no instanced content, how do you keep players from running out of content (exploring the world, farming materials etc...) soon after the game launches?

[north osprey]

Is there a chance the team is looking for interns?

[lean glade]

Oh, alright

[gentle otter]

I was wondering the same. I'd be happy to lend my writing services

[errant pagoda]

They had a link about career stuff earlier.

[next violet]

I believe all job listings, at current, are listed on their website.

I can't link, but it's singularity6

[north osprey]

They only offer job offers and not internships, which is what I am currently looking for

[storm merlin]

@regal pumice did you or the rest of the team expect this kind of response to the announcement?

[dreamy cosmos]

More repetitive games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing are still extremely popular long after release. I think if there are several goals to work towards that you can't immediately get through grinding it should be doable.

[pine marsh]

Ah cool! They are still open! I hope to apply very soon!

[edgy current]

Hi team, what sort of specs will you need to be able to run this game smoothly?

[regal pumice]

This morning, I kid you not, as I pushing the button to send out the tweet I thought to myself "oh, maybe we'll get 1,000 folks in Discord. 5,000 if we're lucky."

[wary folio]

@dreamy cosmos I agree!

[pine bison]

Any mechanics in the game that are timelocked like "wait 1 day till its finished" ?

[hazy tusk]

How many we at now?

[knotty notch]

Wait. How many people are there here in total?

[errant pagoda]

Is there a way to find out how many we have on server via the pc version of discord?

[white thicket]

definitely helped that asmongold checked out your game too

[storm merlin]

@regal pumice So glad you got the respobnce you did, you deserve the recognition!!

[next violet]

7386 members and counting!

[errant pagoda]

last i heard, 21k.

[thin mulch]

22k in total

[hazy tusk]

[wary folio]

22303

[regal pumice]

22,294 lovely folks.

[forest portal]

@pine bison Growing food i guess? if you can call it a time lock lol

[hazy tusk]

Nice!

[soft meteor]

22,294 alpha access? Kappa

[wanton pendant]

will we be able to hire npc's to do tasks like gather resources or do other jobs for us?

[thin mulch]

Welp I can't count

[gentle otter]

As soon as I saw the trailer, my wife and I signed up.

[white thicket]

Is there gonna be an Auctionhouse kinda thing where you can sell what you make?

[knotty notch]

Blistering Barnacles....

[soft meteor]

Same lando! Looks so refreshing

[lofty bison]

Any plans to bring Palia to Nintendo Switch?

[pine bison]

I should have clarified that on the building aspect not the farming 😋

[next violet]

I believe the Devs said they have something "very special" regarding auctions/trading.

[errant pagoda]

I also signed up right away lol, though no confirmation email saying I did so leaves me a lil worried lol

[thin mulch]

How is the team celebrating the success so far? Are there virtual meeting parties? 😁

[silent plover]

@regal pumice Based on this feedback you received, do you believe you can handle all the load etc. if you were to have the Alpha Test? Unless you already have a number for amount of Alpha testers in mind which is accounted for the server loads etc. 🙂

[wary folio]

PC for now, other platforms later

[peak drum]

Same here 😕

[knotty notch]

Didnt sign up with a wife, but did with my pet rock, Benji.

[hollow brook]

are humans going to be the only playable race?

[lofty bison]

I know it's pc for now, wondering if they already have plans to bring it to Switch 🤔

[next violet]

At current, yes

[wary folio]

elfs are planned in future

[storm merlin]

I was astonished to see like 3k people in less than an hour in the discord, its really awesome to see people agree on how hyped we all are to see whats planned

[errant pagoda]

Alpha is human only so far.

[gentle otter]

Same. But I figure they'll contact me when they want us. My wife is very hopeful

[random sapphire]

Any plans to include community to help with game translation? I'd love to play with my wife and she doesn't speak English very well. I'm sure people would love to help. Including me 🇵🇱 .

[hollow brook]

fingers crossed for elves! thanks!

[errant pagoda]

I just wonder if I typed my email right lol

[pine bison]

Last question from me: Will there be spacewhales or nah?🐳

[dreamy cosmos]

Humans can be fun guys! Look at their... their variety!

[regal pumice]

We had a cozy war room call, where I stayed at most of the day while the rest of the team focused on the game development. There were a lot of screams, especially when art was shared, a lot of memes, definitely some crying and quite a few "OMG DID YOU SEE THIS?"

[jade fiber]

with the claim of being able to progress without combat, will the progression be balanced at the same rate for both with combat and without?

[worthy solar]

so the devp team read all of it?

[wary folio]

⬆️ i can help with translation eng->rus

[errant pagoda]

Lol give it a full day, the meme's should of exploded on google by then.

[knotty notch]

Will there be a Dev Q&A soon?

[regal pumice]

We've been trying our hardest to keep up with most of it.

[worthy solar]

i don't know much about the game

[errant pagoda]

I have huge hopes for robot dad to rule it all.

[dreamy cosmos]

I can imagine a response like this is super overwhelming haha

[runic notch]

Good night folks

[gentle otter]

I've noticed that the term, "cozy," gets tossed around a LOT. Is it part of the team's mission statement?

[regal pumice]

Definitely looking into organizing something like that, but don't want to promise dates just yet.

[worthy solar]

but mmo with villans and sometime pick sides and faction sound good

[thin mulch]

Good night!

[remote blade]

You've been invaded!

[wary folio]

good night, thanks for the answers!!!

[errant pagoda]

Lol Busco

[soft meteor]

Are we supposed to receive a confirmation email after submitting our application or only upon invitation?

[wary folio]

hellu, hope okey i ask but are you guys in need of voice actors for the game ?
(happy to do work for free as long as i get creditet and can put it on my resume)

[regal pumice]

Don't take my job!

[thin thicket]

I haven't had a confirmation so I assume it will be upon invitation

[regal pumice]

The confirmation email will be only for invitation.

[soft meteor]

That makes sense! Thank you

[viral storm]

There IS any ETA for the alpha?

[thin mulch]

"Soon"

[errant pagoda]

Soon TM

[fallen ocean]

what kind of monetization is planned? only base-price, only monthly subscription or both? and what you asume the pricing will be?

[viral storm]

Ok thanks xD

[thin mulch]

Monetization not known yet

[errant pagoda]

I think the Discord needs its own Soon TM emoji

[thin mulch]

Probably still in the works, knowing how companies work 🤔

[next violet]

*"With the announcement of Palia, we are on the path to making our vision a reality. Palia is a community simulation MMO set in a high fantasy world. This cozy world invites you to build a life possible only in your dreams while making new friends along the way.

“Palia creates a lot of opportunities to bring players together and that’s one of the things I’m looking forward to the most,” says Community Lead Edaleen Cruz. “I can’t wait to hear all those stories about friendships that began in Palia.”"*

[fallen ocean]

thank you :)

[worthy solar]

i think that make such game is great,i wonder if we can choose some factions to ally with

[regal pumice]

Let me tell you just how weird it was to write about myself in third person.

[gentle otter]

You noticed it too?

[true scroll]

I am going to be the 14th message asking about this, hopefully getting a reply 😛 Are there any plans to include Linux support in the future? 😄

[random sapphire]

We DEMAND "teamcabbage" badges on discord and Cabbage emojis
#teamcabbage

[remote blade]

Mmmm...cabbage with melted cheese!

[next violet]

I've done some snooping, sure.

[errant pagoda]

Lol I saw you in the trailer @regal pumice the one on the right.

[elfin marsh]

It's would be cool if it transitioned into adventure MMO

[wary folio]

Team Gabbage vs Team Potato?

[daring pumice]

I think "Haste makes waste". I'm happy when there are less bugs than in Cyberpunk. :D

[thin mulch]

Make a little puppet with the same name, tada now you're talking about the puppet instead 😎

[worthy solar]

villans and neutral factions are import

[regal pumice]

That was @raw rose 's idea to have my name in there, I was absolutely honored when he made the suggestion!

[worthy solar]

sometime to build such world,you need to think outside the box you know what i mean?

[errant pagoda]

After I saw that, I started looking to see if there were others, but no one else had the same discord name 😛

[round marten]

Will resource gathering be competitive, or are they going to be shared (meaning you and other people can chop down the same tree, and it’s still going to be there for other players)?

[worthy solar]

and learn from game that faild

[wary folio]

hellu, hope okey i ask but are you guys in need of voice actors for the game ?

[errant pagoda]

Apparently Tree's are very plentiful in Palia, according to a very "Beary" source.

[worthy solar]

voice actor are import it make the game feel "alive"

[gentle otter]

Proximity voice chat?

[worthy solar]

i know that if they will do their best to build this game perfect they will get more fans

[wary folio]

i would love to try out or send my demo atleast but dont know where or what email

[round marten]

Pinned message

[knotty notch]

Has that Innkeeper from tge trailer got a name? Dont want to be calling myself The Innkeeper, if the Innkeeper already exists.

[errant pagoda]

Bob, I hear he works at a tavern full of people playing with cards too....

[regal pumice]

Okay, okay. I'll share a lil info ahead to the Discord friends. His name is Ashura.

[round marten]

Billbo-Bob

[next violet]

I love Ashura

[winged trail]

Will there be any combat or a peaceful game

[round marten]

Even better!

[fleet beacon]

Hi Dev's, really excited about this one. Ex Blizzard and Riot dev's creating an MMO together is a surefire recipe for success! My question is "How does the Dev team plan to continually engage with the community on a regular basis?" One of the worries I have (especially as a World of Warcraft player) is that throughout the games lifespan, developers tend to stray from the community they've built, and become out of touch with the player base. Again, really, really excited for this one! The MMO genre has been needing innovation for some time now! 👀

[gentle otter]

#spoilers!

[wary folio]

there is a PvE but optional

[worthy solar]

i really want to try the game,i play many mmo

[honest saddle]

Will there be some kind of PvE in this game or is it just players interacting

[inner saddle]

I can't wait for this game to have a wiki so I can spend the whole night reading

[wary folio]

there is a PvE but optional

[knotty notch]

"Ian Keeper". Muddled in translation.

[winged trail]

Will there be any mounts thought i heard a horse in the trailer

[wary folio]

cant find any emails or into about that, sorry :S

[next violet]

Vlad made an unofficial FAQ compendium in the pins, answers most questions about the game.

[round marten]

Regarding player names, will we be able to have last names or will it just be a single name / word?

[tall venture]

As much as I would love to be able to play the game right now, I hope the devs take their time with the game, nothing is worse than an unpolished, rushed game 😆

[worthy solar]

i think the game need to be easy to understand simple such as wow classic

[gentle otter]

What race is Ashura?

[worthy solar]

4 hands

indian thing god

[next violet]

Brooks said that player names will most likely be formatted to "Shia#0047"

[heady plinth]

will there be player-player trading

[errant pagoda]

he looked like a demon kin human imp in the trailer, a tinge of purple.

[wary folio]

@regal pumice If devs will ever need free translators from english, will you announce it, or you will just hire professionals? I mean if some people from community will want to help for free

[round marten]

Oh ok, thank you 🙂

[knotty notch]

So Im looking at TheInnKeeper#001 as my best bet?

[wary folio]

its did not say anything about voice actors :S

[regal pumice]

Oh! Yay, this question is right up my alley. I can talk about this for days because it's something near and dear to me, so let me summarize for everyone's sake. The team is very excited about engaging with the community. @robust cipher and I spoke about it at length during my interview.

That said, expect the team to go quiet from time to time. We still have to build a game, after all ^^ However, I'll be chatting away and giving regular updates as to what they're up to.

[tall venture]

IIRC there is some form of trading, but it's not a focus

[next violet]

Just what one of the Devs said, we may still see vanity usernames, but have unique IDs like Discord.

[maiden finch]

Was the beekeeping question asked already?

[sudden cliff]

Have this game any kind of combat or is only a fantasy sims??

[dreamy cosmos]

combat was optional as far as I've heard

[maiden finch]

i think it has been talked about combat, but it can be avoided completely

[wary folio]

theres a pve but its optional

[errant pagoda]

PvE was Optional, though as to how it functions is unknown

[regal pumice]

While we know we want to localize to other languages, and we understand how important it is, we haven't decided yet exactly how that will be accomplished.

[valid stirrup]

@regal pumice Are there any planned titles, or tags that would possibly help people get in touch with other players? An rp tag for instance?

[wary folio]

ty for the answer

[round marten]

Is it safe to assume that Palia on PC will have full controller support since it will be on all possible platforms? I ask because my fiancée has cerebral palsy but loves animal crossing, and I’m sure this game will excite her 🙂

[proper walrus]

Thats the one thing I love about xiv's devs is how often they try to intereact with us so that feels me with joy to hear! It makes me feel like more then a dollar sign when devs try to actively engage with the players 😄

[errant pagoda]

They havent talked about controller support yet. @round marten

when they work on other platforms for it though, its a foreseeable result though.

[regal pumice]

I personally love how the XIV devs interact with their community.

[round marten]

Ah ok, I appreciate it 🙂

[knotty notch]

Thanks for the answer. Hopefully my Port Peddling, Mead Meddling, Beer Bartering, Host Having lifestyle will have such a Valuable vanity title.

[urban mulch]

What are the views on "endgame" reward structure and cooperative efforts through Neighborhoods? Literally the only part of World of Warcraft that still resonate with me is the end game raiding, mostly cause i get to participate and be part of something bigger (the guild). Doesnt matter that much to me if its combat oriented or not, just mostly the cooperation part.

[native stirrup]

Will there be support for Geforce Now for lower end players?

[next violet]

Shia, Slayer of fish & Drinker of ale, I hope.

[heady plinth]

actually i want to ask the same. Will there be events where we can participate with a larger number of pplayers together

[worthy solar]

i want to ask you neleimour how much race we going to have?

[knotty notch]

Hope thats MY ale youre drinking.

[round marten]

According to the FAQ, the spec requirement will apparent be pretty low 🙂

[civic hinge]

Is there a date of when you will hear if you have been selected? Just curious. I can't wait! ^^

[native stirrup]

Nice!

[next violet]

"We somewhat know but aren't revealing yet. The real answer to this and many things is that we're not assuming we KNOW much of anything until we start gathering direct player feedback. That's a big part of why we're testing so early!"

[wary folio]

human for alpha, elves planned

[regal pumice]

Yep! Specs are low. I will be working on getting those details as soon as possible.

[tall venture]

According to the website, in a couple of weeks-ish

[native stirrup]

Thanks! Very excited

[gentle otter]

Soon!™

[regal pumice]

Slight correction here, humans are the race for pre-alpha. We are open to the idea of expanding but no concrete plans on that yet.

[worthy solar]

fantasy game with tunnels and underground lakes and cool things,sound good to me

[tall venture]

playable chapaa race for game's full release

[wary folio]

yeah, pre-alpha, sorry

[meager olive]

Will the game have VR support?

[knotty notch]

Fish People...Crosses fingers.

[fleet beacon]

That's really positive to hear! Thank you for the reply! @regal pumice I'm also hoping that following alpha, you could perhaps post a 'developer diaries' to your Youtube channel. Perhaps showing the community what you've been working on, design philosophy for the game and why you've made certain decisions for specific gameplay elements. (Similar to what Ashes of Creation have been doing) That'd be really cool!

[proper walrus]

Launch the game with humans first then patch in elves with a magic system ;D

[tepid grail]

After the release, is it crossplay ? (PS5/XBOX/PC)

[next violet]

"It is, alas, not that simple. But yes, we are UE4-based and UE4 does have built-in support for various things"

[worthy solar]

what you think about that idea underground place that lead you to somewhere else Through the mountains

[wary folio]

and then dwarves with guns and gnomes with airships

[heady plinth]

i have been watching the ashes of creations streams too they r so entertaining sometimes i hope the devs here can do something similar

[meager olive]

Interesting, I wish you the best of luck!

[worthy solar]

it will be cool to travel to the moon

[tall venture]

From what we know, the game should be available for most, if not all, consoles on launch. Not sure about crossplay between consoles though

[next violet]

(I'm not a dev 😄)

[meager olive]

Still...good luck in anything you are currently doing!

[hidden bone]

Sorry if I have missed the answer already but have you posted anywhere what the price will be? ❤️

[round marten]

I would love multiple races, but generally speaking... How much customization options do the devs want in the character creator? Like 155 different hair styles, a color slider for hair and skin (CAN I BE A RED HUMAN?! ... Uh maybe I stood in the sun too long and got a really bad permanent sun burn... 😅🤷‍♂️), height slider?

(B👀b slider for the Asmon memes?)

[tepid grail]

ok thanks Reynchu 🙂

[next violet]

Well thank you, currently sending many emails to people around the globe ☺️

[errant pagoda]

Nothing is known yet

[meager olive]

Lets hope the email gods are happy today and don't hinder your work!

[knotty notch]

Will there be dangerous fish (to maybe turn into trophies?)

[split jackal]

Ok one quick question where can we get the game like is it a steam game an epic game is it for console? Im asking cause some games you made reference to in the survey was like final fantasy (console) harvest moon (console ) sims(pc/console)

[wary folio]

so could someone explain how the combat works?

[valid stirrup]

@regal pumice Will there be a walk hotkey? 🤔

[stable forum]

blue, green, red humans are a must

[wary folio]

they dont say this info afaik

or they just dont have this info atm

[round marten]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-baby-goal-funny-face-gif-13347383

[errant pagoda]

Specifics are unknown, all we know it exists but optional.

[proper walrus]

And there will be dungeons 😄

[obtuse musk]

Will this game be paid?

[heady plinth]

we dont know yet

[wary folio]

not known

[proper walrus]

Likely I'd imgaine if not i'd be shocked 😮

[errant pagoda]

I have hopes it will be similiar to TERA but, that is a high hope lol

[next violet]

📌

[wary folio]

genshin impact is free

[regal pumice]

Hey, another roleplayer like me! I suggest trying it out once you get into the Pre-Alpha.

[round marten]

See FAQ 😁

[proper walrus]

True tue

[wild chasm]

is there any word on if the dungeons are generated content or if they'll be built with unique bosses?

[valid stirrup]

Sweet!

[fleet beacon]

Controversial take - I'm actually hoping for a subscription base model.

[knotty notch]

What does the [S6] stand for?

[proper walrus]

Um... never heard of generated dungeons so dont know 😮

[errant pagoda]

there are pro's and con's to the different models of MMO's

[hasty needle]

studio name

[obtuse musk]

And lastly, is this game owned by riot games?

[heady plinth]

their company name, singularity 6

[knotty notch]

Ah.

[wary folio]

no

[dusk ferry]

By Singularity Six

[proper walrus]

It DOES have some riot staff tho, as well as the old guard for blizz I think

[errant pagoda]

Which kinda reminds me of N7, the Normandy lol

[knotty notch]

Where did the name Singularity Six originate from?

[wild chasm]

I am too, actually. I think it keeps non-gameplay content like cosmetics something you achieve rather than buy.

[proper walrus]

or well

[regal pumice]

Nope! Our team does have some veterans from Riot.

[proper walrus]

ex staff^

[valid stirrup]

@regal pumice Last question, got bumped up a bunch earlier. Are there any plans to have specific tags or titles to let others know what sort of player you are? Rp tag for instance?

[errant pagoda]

Riot, Blizzard, Epic, Zygna (hope im spelling that right) and others to name a few lol

[heady plinth]

will we have neighbours when we have a house

[regal pumice]

You mean in the game or in the server?

[thin thicket]

Can we have pig racing where we ride pigs 🥰

[wary folio]

so this is not an action mmorpg then?

i like the idea of the game, but unsure of how id work long term. i THINK the impression i get is something like albion online....but what can you guys say about the game? whats it like? xD

[wild chasm]

Will there be a marriage/spousal system in game? (player to player)

[regal pumice]

Ack, Imma get back to you on that one. I had heard the story from @raw rose , but I'm not sure on some of the details behind the name.

[heady plinth]

there is action but im pretty sure that is not the main goal. it is more focused on the social aspect and the simulation aspect

[wary folio]

I´m a gaming streamer and if - just if - i get selected to get hands on pre alpha will there be a NDA or other restrictions like that?

[wary folio]

Palia is a massively-multiplayer community simulation game set in a brand new high fantasy world with elements of open world adventure games. It’s a cozy and welcoming world that we hope fans of the community sim genre will love for years to come.

[worthy solar]

anima such as one piece dragon ball have cool ideas and people watching that for years neleimour

[errant pagoda]

the best way to describe that Artiom is get a blender, add some stardew, some minecraft, some harvestmoon, some Breath of the Wild, spice it with MMO, and turn it on :3

[round marten]

Speaking of roleplaying (because I love it!!), any features that the Dev team is thinking about for role players?
Examples:

• Writing a lore book to put on a book shelf
• A hover over feature similar to TRP3 in WoW, where you get some quick info about a player’s character.
• Create custom tooltips for crafted items
  Etc...

[hasty needle]

Check the pinned messages

[prime locust]

I want to stream this game!

[worthy solar]

the world they build in those anima and characters think about it

[regal pumice]

Trunks is the best saiyan.

[proper walrus]

"They had a singular dream a singular goal... they are... Singularity 6"

[wary folio]

aaah ok thanks ❤️

[nimble hornet]

Blacksmithing: if it’s there, I will be sitting on the email pressing F5.

[storm merlin]

@prime locust You wont be able to at first

[valid stirrup]

Ingame

[knotty notch]

Funny way of spelling Vegeta.

[heady plinth]

same lol

[wary folio]

thx, this is def not for everyone, ill check it out, but i kinda need the combat aspect in an mmo

[storm merlin]

Same!!

[errant pagoda]

Lol I'll be right there with you Terenas as well as Jewel crafting.

there is combat, though optional

[heady plinth]

there will be combat and pve but it will be completely optional i believe

[next violet]

"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."

[errant pagoda]

Its hard to answer the question on combat because its not shown, but its confirmed to exist.

[paper zenith]

Will there be any way to play instruments in game, or play a bard class during combat?

[wary folio]

yoooo will we be able to craft notes and drop them on the roads like advices in dark souls? 👉 👈

i havent played DS but i think its hot it works there

[worthy solar]

the idea of fantasy game is great,you just need to explore it more

[proper walrus]

What about a unique profession... poet. Can write books and sell them ingame :p

[next violet]

Aiden's medium blog has a whole post about S6 ☺️

[storm merlin]

I like to imagine that i will be able to open my own blacksmith shop

[fleet beacon]

@regal pumice Sorry last question from me as well as it was bumped up abit - Are you planning on uploading a 'developer diaries' series to you tube after Alpha perhaps? I think it'd be pretty cool to see what work you've all been doing and the design philosophy behind some game-play decisions. (Similar to what Ashes of Creation have been doing) 👍

[wary folio]

combat might be less fun then if its optional, cause less time will be spent on developing that aspect of the game

[proper walrus]

Thats also a sweet reason

[regal pumice]

Not yet! One thing I do want to make sure everyone keeps in mind is that our game is in Pre-Alpha, so there are features that won't be available during the test (but will be for launch). We've chosen to test this early because we want to make sure we're building things that are making you all excited to keep playing.

[errant pagoda]

Novelist in that case :P, I'd write fantasy novels, in a fantasy world, that is even more fantasy then the world itself

[worthy solar]

you can add fish-man race and Mermaids that live under the ocean

[proper walrus]

lul

[errant pagoda]

First novel would be about a little gnome and robot riding a cow to the moon.

[candid raptor]

What are the plans on getting people to actually group up together?

[knotty notch]

How much lore has been established that can be shared?

[proper walrus]

Thats a good story for the name, mmos may always have those toxic peeps but they can still bring people together

[brittle bough]

Are there going to be seasons (Winter and summer) like in stardew valley?

[round marten]

Does the Dev team plan to stay engaged with the player base to this degree permanently? (Outside of the need to sleep, work, and socialize lol)

[worthy solar]

sometime when you build game you need to think fantasy

[regal pumice]

Yes, there are plans to eventually do things like these. I do want to make sure that we're using them to share meaningful updates. I think there's only so many "hi, friends. This is Nelei from Singularity 6, just wanted to share that I saw some pretty fan art and I cried" I can do on video before y'all block me.

[valid stirrup]

Sounds good to me! I'm sure the rp community will be live and well when Palia launches, would be great to see that part of the community embraced by a company for once.

[pliant night]

@regal pumice apologies if this sounds awkward, but is there a way to talk with the team about technical development questions? As an indie dev I'd love to ask some questions about how to develop MMO-ish tech!

[next violet]

I believe they said lore is something they are "very passionate about and have invested in since day one"

[errant pagoda]

Sadly with MMO's there is always toxicity, but the trick is about applying the right amount of Chlorine to remove much of it :3

[heady plinth]

humans disappeared thousands of years ago after reaching the peak of magic (or smthing like that) and now humans are re appearing in the form of players. I think that is the history lol

[honest saddle]

Will there be some kind of PvE in this game or is it just players interacting

[errant pagoda]

The history all changed... when the fire nation attacked!

[tall venture]

There will be PvE combat, but it's completely optional

[turbid verge]

Anyone know if they are allowing trading? If so, will I be able to focus skills into crafting objects to trade to other players? I've always wanted to open a little shop in an MMORPG. Follow-up question: If trading is something they are looking into, have they thought about breaking the money system and only allow bartering of goods?

[regal pumice]

The team plans to be involved as much as possible. That said, it is likely we will see a few of them going missing for a few days before reappearing again. Still got a game to build after all 😉

[proper walrus]

Damn... what made them go poof i wonder to begin with like maybe they accidentally teleported to a diff realm 😮

[errant pagoda]

like in wow, where PVP is optional 😛

[fleet beacon]

Haha! You could create a series called 'Developer Shorts' where you react to fan art, memes and other fun stuff! Thanks for answering and good luck! 😄

[wary folio]

i think it would be very cool if some players actions would affect the world history or smth like that

Like if the lore was writing with the players playing and progressing

[worthy solar]

fish man island is good idea,you can be choose to be pirat or something add more inner class that make you good on the ocean,air,ground

[regal pumice]

It's just going to be the Parks and Rec meme with Haverford.

[unique folio]

im sure this has been asked 300000 times, but are the robots a playable character :(

[storm merlin]

Yes. Just yes.

[heady plinth]

ashes of creation is doing smthing like that where the entire world and history is shaped by the players

[knotty notch]

Im curious where the name 'Neleimour' came from now.

[storm merlin]

Not atm, but maybe later

[tall venture]

Only humans will be playable during the pre-alpha, but here's to hoping we'll get some playable robots in the final release lol

[candid raptor]

Trailer showed that a lot of the game will evolve around your house, how will you solve the issue of players who will eventually leave the game leaving ghosttowns behind them?

[wary folio]

good to hear

[unique folio]

yay!!

[heady plinth]

i wonder if we will be able to build robots like an engineer class or smthing

[tough canyon]

How competitive Palia will be? Esport level or stardew valley level? 🧐

[wary folio]

raising a lettuce tournament for sure

[storm merlin]

One of the devs mentioned something kind of like instancing but not quite... so we may have to see!

[placid island]

Hello 🙂 I'm curious if there will be any content creator programs for medium sized/bigger content creators. I'm for now simply joined the waiting list like everyone else 🙂

[regal pumice]

Oh wow, I wish I had a fun story but it's actually the name I used while working at Blizzard. I just mashed my keyboard around until Google said it found no search results and voila. That's how I got my name.

[candid raptor]

And will it be buy to play or sub based?

[hazy tusk]

Hopefully Stardew level of competitive ^^,

[wary folio]

not known yet

[errant pagoda]

Stardew had its moment of esports via twitch rival

[candid raptor]

f

[regal pumice]

Yes, I'd love to have a program. Don't want to make promises on what that program includes, but it will be in the works eventually.

[worthy solar]

is the game also going to be politic in the game that will explore the evil side of characters such as racism and hit,arlong from one piece really gave me that feel of evil character

[errant pagoda]

Lol whatever works, its hard to get a name in that game nowadays

[placid island]

would I be able to DM you inquiring on such a thing?

[storm merlin]

Do you need to sleep? The rest of the squad seems to have left, dont want you staying up all night to answer questions!

[regal pumice]

You can, but I don't have much to share at the moment. The best recommendation is to fill out the form.

[placid island]

Understandable, and already done 🙂

[round marten]

How important will the story of Palia be, and will it evolve over time? Similar to WoW, FF, GW2, ESO, etc.

[regal pumice]

One of the producers was scolding me earlier for being up too late

[pastel blaze]

How many technical artists do you have 🤔 (I work at a game dev company and recruited a tech artist recently that improved the visuals a crapton so been wondering about bigger studios)

[errant pagoda]

Lol By the power of caffeine and redbull you can be up as long as you want 😛

[native moat]

Is this running on UE4?

[worthy solar]

i think blizzard failed on their characters in wow since mist of pandria, characters that really grey for reasons and sometime and the evil character with agenda that will make you feel sad for your character and such things nelemour

[storm merlin]

Sleep! We'll all be here tomorrow. Hell this chat is my new pc background so I can learn as much as i can about the game before release :>

[versed cipher]

Must. Know. Everything.

[tough canyon]

Will there be buffs, powers, etc. that can only be obtained using real money? Is this game gonna be p2w

[heady plinth]

same lol

[wary folio]

we dont know anything about monetization

[storm merlin]

They arent talking about monitizations atm,

[wary folio]

@tough canyon

[errant pagoda]

Specifics are unknown, to all of the above

thats the second time I replied to the wrong message lol

[next violet]

Oooof

[errant pagoda]

As a warning, the bots sensitivity mode is set to extreme overkill 😛

[round marten]

I know this is more of a suggestion but...

I would consider putting together screen shots or something of all the questions with their answers into a page. I would love to read it all before having to bug a Dev with a question that has already been answered lol

[storm merlin]

I hope there will be a way to support the team once pre-alpha releases, i wanna give these people money

[errant pagoda]

it exists, its pinned to the page as a google doc.

[storm merlin]

We need to get on this as a community!

[warped nymph]

Question. Is housing going to be built upon in the future because it looks absolutely amazing and i love how cozy it looks so far in the trailer

[worthy solar]

you can make us feel sad,happy,angry for our characters in the story its really import the connection to the characters we play

[errant pagoda]

Your doing it right now, Palia has private funding, being active and cheering for it, spreading the world is all valid ways to support it

[round marten]

Thank you!!

[wary folio]

yw mate

[tall venture]

But I want to be like that "Shut up and take my money" meme towards the game

[storm merlin]

SAME

[errant pagoda]

Don't we all, but its the thought that counts 😛

[versed cipher]

Absolutely top job! Good Pin.

[pastel blaze]

Is there a list of the Palia team members somewhere?

[errant pagoda]

all the folks in the dev team catagory

[wary folio]

yeah thanks to @left yarrow

[errant pagoda]

that have [S6] in their names

[wary yoke]

Already any ideas for merch of the game ?

[pastel blaze]

Was more interested in the roles

But thanks

[knotty notch]

Will there be an adorable mob to serve as the game's mascot and/or punching bag?

[tall venture]

I'm expecting Chapaa plushes

[errant pagoda]

also meet the team channel in discord

[wary folio]

dev team role @pastel blaze

[pine lake]

I was wondering how we can apply to become a Moderator? 😊

[storm merlin]

chapaa / chuu

[wary yoke]

Ooo i would like that too

[pastel blaze]

I mean actual role not discord, and yes thanks @errant pagoda

I'm blind

[errant pagoda]

Its okay, I am too lol just noticed it lol

[wary folio]

^

[regal pumice]

I hope to have that up and running soon!

[rapid kraken]

Will we be able to have pets? Or tame animals?

[fallow tundra]

What is the name of the composer? It is missing from the FAQ :)

[silent timber]

So there is going to have Neighborhoods, that means I can be Medieval spiderman?

[wary folio]

@rapid kraken

[simple forum]

Where did you come up with the name Palia from? Does it have some sort of meaning within the Dev Team?

[lapis juniper]

Potatos, corn, cabbage roles

[errant pagoda]

@regal pumice a suggestion came up earlier about adding continent/region roles in the role channel earlier from another discord user. (To tell people that they are NA, Europe, oceanic, etc)

[pine lake]

Amazing, I'll be waiting for those applications to open 😃

[languid seal]

are you able to share a house with your friends to live in and progress together or is that whole thing solo?

[rapid kraken]

I read through the document and somehow missed that! 😅

[regal pumice]

That's a good one, I'll have to put it in the queue. Got a few things I need to be doing at the moment.

[storm merlin]

That would be so awesome!

[heady plinth]

they cant live with you i think but they can visit your house

[errant pagoda]

Credit if memory serves was someone with Kiwi in their username lol

[wary folio]

Land Share? In the alpha this won't be possible, no. You can visit a friend's plot and help them build their building though.

[languid seal]

ahh okay that's pretty cool anyway!

[worthy solar]

it will be cool to explore power class that wild god empower your class If you choose to accept them

[storm merlin]

Maybe put these in the suggestions tab!

[worthy solar]

Yes

[wary folio]

is it possible for you to show us the behind the scenes of making the game

[tall venture]

Can I be a priest class in the game, but instead of giving heals, I give everyone blessings of good harvests?

[pine lake]

That would be incredible 😍

[silent timber]

Thing about houses, once you build it is part of the world, so every new house keeps changing the world around?

[wary folio]

i love looking seeing videos on behind the scenes when games are created

[ancient scroll]

Has the date of the Pre-Alpha been confirmed?

[regal pumice]

Well those that get into the Pre-Alpha will certainly be able to get a glimpse at the behind the scenes. I have been recording footage from play sessions with the hope of getting to share it with the community further down the road.

[next violet]

Not yet.

[storm merlin]

Not yet!

[spring hedge]

Hey Devs. When sharing the website through a link, the website metadata appears to be "Kickstand Admin". Some website dev might want to take a look at that. 🙂

[twilit mulch]

Are there any plans to invite larger communities to test the pre-alpha at all? 🙂

[timid burrow]

Soon blizzard TM style kek

[worthy solar]

Can I be good charcrer or evil?

[mortal meadow]

is there any information about the extent of pvp which will be included in the game?

other than it being optional

[vague gull]

So, I know a lot of people won't play this kind of game without others playing with them. So the question is what kind of benefits/different styles can people hope to see for their homestead if it requires a larger space for their 'family' right out the gate?

[tall venture]

As far as we know, there won't be any PvP, but there will be optional PvE

[errant pagoda]

PvP has no direct plans atm according, though competition will exist?

[worthy solar]

can I be pirate in the game?

[wary folio]

oh, btw @regal pumice will there be any, like, borders in pre-alpha? or we will be free to go everywhere we want?

[pastel blaze]

@stray wraith Bit of a weird question, but what's the best way you could describe your job? I hear a new description from every tech artist and figured might as well ask one of the best if he's free 👀

[storm merlin]

We arent sure yet, we'll be learning more after launch of the pre alpha

[fallow tundra]

Any plans for photo mode? The most important part of any wholesome game.

[errant pagoda]

And once Pre Alpha happens, while NDA wont let us say much, the dev's might be able to tell the community more.

[storm merlin]

Exactly

[weary glacier]

Gonna have OCE servers?

[worthy solar]

I want to ask our charctera will get their own story and emotion?

[empty sedge]

How about selling our produce/products? I really liked the way archeage handled it. Like packaging products in crates and moving it, either by land or sea (instead of having like 10.000 carrots in your inventory and click sell. The bigger truck/boat the more you could carry. Do you guys have any information on this yet?

[errant pagoda]

there is some player trade system, but nothing detailed as of yet

sadly the most common answer you'll find till the alpha occurs

[worthy solar]

I wonder if we can explore more worlds in the game

[wary folio]

23,540 ppl in discord woohoo

[remote blade]

Yes I liked that idea too, until the PvPers ruined it all.

[errant pagoda]

Imma need to get discord on my phone to check that number lol damn

[empty sedge]

That's fine, it's in development anyway so no concrete answers are to be expected, just ideas will suffice :)

[storm merlin]

@regal pumice Hey, this is just an observation, but you might want to see if you can get the official game website a little further up on google, when I look up the game i cant find the game website at all

[knotty cipher]

Humming 'The Road Goes Ever On' as you take your pony down the road with your cart full of produce

[errant pagoda]

Im sure the dev's have alot of ideas, just a matter of what will and will not work lol, alpha shall help answer that

[heady plinth]

i hope alpha is soon lol im v excited

[remote blade]

I only saw it because I had a notification from Kira on my Youtube.

[worthy solar]

I hope my character will have sad times and good times that will make us feel sad,happy for them

[next violet]

SEO is a cruel dude

[errant pagoda]

IGN told me about Palia, immediately went to the website after, as many have lol

[storm merlin]

Same here, but i had to manually enter the URL, might be better for traffic if it was a top search result

[empty sedge]

Yeah our merchant guild had constant protections for large hauls, but those pvp ers ruined the fun yeah...

[round marten]

I would bet on 2-6 weeks from now. If I’m not mistaken, they said it will be a few weeks. I could be wrong though lol

When I hear “very soon”, I think weeks to a couple months.

[errant pagoda]

For Alpha? the sign up said in a few weeks, so do not lose faith lol

[thin thicket]

If the website is a new launch then SEO won't be great for the first week. YOu have to allow time for the google spiders to run around the website and collect info to push it up the serach results page

[worthy solar]

The longer it take you will get better game

[round marten]

Ehh.. not always true.

[marsh crescent]

Well some are "Ex Blizz" and we all know what soon means there

[knotty cipher]

Plenty of competitiveness already. Taters Vs Cabbage Vs Corn. Vegetable supremacy shall be decided here

[tall venture]

Regarding the second question, they did mention the game has a main antagonist, so there's bound to be some at least somewhat darker elements in the game

[round marten]

Regarding point 3, they said they don’t want to create pressure in the game

[errant pagoda]

Competition will exist, not sure about competetiveness though.

[fallow tundra]

I'm gonna make the best wholesome graveyard for lost souls. Any other graveyard keepers are gonna have to keep up. So clearly already competitive aspect and friendly spooky!

[round marten]

Regarding point 2, I’m sure they plan to add seasonal items. It would be a missed cash shop opportunity lol

[marsh crescent]

So its a pure PvE game ? No way to punish people who disturb us ?

[thin thicket]

Competitions discussed so far have been along the lines of fishing/cooking etx

[vestal eagle]

Looks like plenty of goals already judging from the trailer

[worthy solar]

I think rac ist evil characters that give your character reason to stop the bad guys,make the game fun

[dusk ferry]

1. Not much known yet, pet's and mounts (fast travel) are on the roadmap in some form
2. you’ll have to make yourself a new home in this friendly world, and forge a future for yourself and humanity. ~ website
3. No, no real competition with exception of community events (maybe?)

[turbid pewter]

How will communities work? Can you build public buildings like banks, town halls, etc. Can you elect a mayor?

[thin thicket]

I was thinking something like friendly sparring with wooden swords could be fun

[round marten]

There are guilds called Neighborhood. I’m assume if you want, the GM can be your mayor lol

[dusk ferry]

It's possible we introduce PvP in small ways in the future. Currently its not. ~ that's from pinned message

[turbid pewter]

but are there systems in place for it

[dusk ferry]

you might find some more answers there as well 🙂

[worthy solar]

I think the idea of fly mount can really sometime ruin the meaning of explore they will make it?

[vestal eagle]

Could see them adding competitve mini-games like Free Realms had.

[marsh crescent]

Well we could do a duell of games

[next violet]

If you see the trailer, the Tavern had a games table 😉

[errant pagoda]

the good thing about the game is what is not shown, there lies many possibilities.

[heady rover]

stone paper scissors???

[dusk ferry]

The typical arm wrestling in tavern

[round marten]

Hearthstone...! Err... Paliahearth 😅

[turbid pewter]

Having things like mayor elections and other community events that impact how your neighborhood evolves could add some compelling reasons to group up and band together

[knotty cipher]

...Boulder-Parchment-ShearS?

[next violet]

Pwent

[errant pagoda]

lol arm wrestling where who can click the left click the fastest win, used to beat out those maplestory auto clickers for the dungeon entry back in the day

[marsh crescent]

yeah sure

[round marten]

I would hate anything that forces me to deal with external players, like a mayor that can impose some kind of tax BS

[errant pagoda]

Mayor could only be a npc imo lol

[turbid pewter]

but that would be part of what makes it a community mmo

[errant pagoda]

if one player had god like powers it would bring issues to the game 😛

[turbid pewter]

and you always have the option to build your house outside of a community

[fallow tundra]

I can bring issues to the game just by being myself. Don't need to be a god for that.

[turbid pewter]

idk just my opinion on how the game could feel more like a community game

[errant pagoda]

ahahaha tomb

[round marten]

Nah. I would say go play Ashes of Creation if you want to inconvenience other players with taxes and forced to deal with how other players want to play the game.

[night flame]

Can we get some voice chats in the discord?

[errant pagoda]

They prob exist pherus for the alpha phase.

[dusk ferry]

would add competition and there would need to be some role this player has, meaning it could take away a lot of fun as well

[next violet]

I second this, would be nice to speak to people about the game

[remote blade]

No PvP, no Mayors, no taxes! They always bring the worst out in people.

[soft sentinel]

Titular mayor perhaps. Like a community figure of sorts

[remote blade]

No thanks!

[turbid pewter]

But it would be something you actively have to participate in. You aren't forced to

[next violet]

No taxation without representation type beat

[fallow tundra]

How do we pay for healthcare in the game without taxes?

[errant pagoda]

Ummm is it me or did the role section disappear?

[remote blade]

We don't....go harvest herbs, self medicate :p

[next violet]

Privately funded NHS.

[dusk ferry]

Sure, but it would have some effect on all the players or what would be the use of a mayor in the first place?
I can see an NPC mayor being nice which could be selected by players, but then the NPCs would have to evolve through time (probably won't happen, maybe we just have one character being the mayor forever)

[round marten]

If it forces me to pay gold, contribute resources, interact with a community I didn’t voluntarily join, or force me to relocate, then it’s a bad feature.

[knotty cipher]

It's easy to not care about your knees when your blasted on Palia Weed

[turbid pewter]

And taxes don't have to be a part of it. Mayors could just choose community projects like what buildings to build and players could choose to help out. Idk seems like an obvious system for a game like this. Otherwise people are just building individual houses and have little incentive to group

[fallow tundra]

lol alright time to focus on questions for the devs instead of discussing this :'D

[next violet]

#game-suggestions 😉

[remote blade]

Perhaps we could have skill like Doctor!

[turbid pewter]

Like I said nothing would be forced and you would have to voluntarily join the community to begin with

[soft sentinel]

Wouldn't it just apply to a small area (town). If you choose to live in a town then why would you not want to interact with the townies at all?

[knotty cipher]

"Doctor, I'm hurt!"
"Cool, take a toke of this once a day. If that fails, I noticed some nice mushrooms out the back of your house. Use those. And try not to walk on it"

[uncut axle]

what will be the price of the game(if there will be)?

[remote blade]

The problem in games, is that you would be forced, because if you didn't join you wouldn't be able to participate in stuff.

[errant pagoda]

Specifics are unknown at this point

[forest lake]

Will we be able to build our own structures out of planks etc on our plot like it was the case in WildStar, or will this only be possible within the house ?

[dusk ferry]

There is not going to be small area's or towns afaik, from my understanding you get a small plot of land and can form a neighbourhood but all of the neighbourhoods would be the same area (not 100% sure on this tho)

[fallow tundra]

Will there be a stems pack of some of the music so we can remix?

[turbid pewter]

Stuff like what? I'm envisioning it as a system that gives more incentive for people to group together. Solo players wouldn't be missing out by not participating

[errant pagoda]

No idea, the only thing known about the music is that they have their own composer and that it will be twitch and youtube friendly once NDA's fall off

[fallow tundra]

I would love to know who the composer is

[errant pagoda]

Ummm I'll go over the info and see if said person has a name

[novel latch]

will the potato computer be enough?

[uncut axle]

hopefully xD

I'm on an athlon from 2012 or so atm

[dusk ferry]

they said requirements would be very low, but no details yet
from the survey, I expect it to require 8GB RAM at least tho (since that was a question)

[errant pagoda]

sadly not mentioned either in the Google Doc or the Meet the team section, so shrug its a mystery!

[novel latch]

Thx

[errant pagoda]

they did say they are running it atm on potato computers so it should be enough 😛

[dusk ferry]

Mysterious shade living in the basement making epic music

[remote blade]

We don't know what "stuff" yet.

[pine lake]

Is there going to be Pay2Win features?

[remote blade]

Pay to win what? :p

[dusk ferry]

Uknown for now

[ripe seal]

@dusk ferry I would say less as you need some RAM for Windows. Something like 4 to 6 Go of RAM I think

[pine lake]

Hopefully not...

[novel latch]

P2w in social farm mmo lmao

[errant pagoda]

Anything related to monetization is unknown

[junior owl]

We're not ready to talk about that yet. More info in the #❔│game-faqs channel.

[scarlet temple]

Hey anyone knows which Engine Palia is made with? Looks pretty unreal-esque but i can't tell 100%

[knotty cipher]

UE4

[dusk ferry]

Yeah I mean 8GB RAM including resources used by your system (so 8GB in total on your device to run the game properly)

[kindred ore]

I think the design philosophy of the game itself protects it from ever succumbing to a p2w format

[novel latch]

Some house cosmetics and clothes i think!

[tight grove]

Read the #❔│game-faqs

[dusk ferry]

Cosmetics are confirmed, check pins 🙂 (at least outfits for your character)

[errant pagoda]

Nothing is really known, though I could not fault anything related to cosmetics.

[remote blade]

Sack of potatoes half price today! :p

[sly idol]

don't be so sure, they can make it so you get a simple table from cutting wood and a dragon lightning table from the game shop

that seems pay to win in this type of gam

[remote blade]

But what did you win with your dragon lightning table?

[errant pagoda]

Lacko, If they had an Item that turned my house into a castle, with a mote, where it can have all kinds of fish in it, I would throw my piggy bank at the shop.

[sly idol]

you look the coolest

[errant pagoda]

I am a huge fan of water features.

[novel latch]

Nach who cares about ur dragon lightning awesome table. Give me some chair 👍

[tight grove]

They promised that the crafting wouldn't have silly timers with paid instant complete 💩 at least there's that

[sly idol]

aesthetical advantage is an advanage in a game about aesthetics

[remote blade]

Hot tub? :p

[dusk ferry]

@errant pagoda do you also have not much else to do, other than watch this chat and imagine how the game will be?
I've seen you been here for a while haha

[errant pagoda]

I got an inflatable spa :3

[ripe seal]

Monetization is a huge deal for the survival of the game and shouldn't be an afterthought IMHO.
Slapping monetization after the game is made would be awkward.
The game being about "housing" in part, I doubt cosmetics would be a part of the monetization.
That would be like buying endgame gear in WoW.
I think a sub fee would be better.
We might have DLC monetization to unlocks some heavier features (like non-human playable races maybe).
Probably services like server transfer, appearance change.

[junior owl]

We're not ready to talk about that yet. More info in the #❔│game-faqs channel.

[thin mulch]

Looks like one of the bot triggers is monet ization

[remote blade]

I prefer subs too, you know where you are with those.

[errant pagoda]

Done all my wow dailies, I have the hearthstone esports up, and discord open on the other, all the other guildies are playing TBC classic, I refuse to do so 😛

the power of two monitors

[thin thicket]

That would be cool to be fair, a card game built into the mmo

[errant pagoda]

Im also oceanic, its only 8:40pm here lol

[dusk ferry]

From what it looks like, think they will ask our opinion on a lot of stuff when it comes to moneti.zation
Wouldn't worry about it too much

[acoustic hazel]

Technical MMO Question: How MMO is Palia going to be? You said that players will be able to join their friends even if they were in different servers, so will there be regional servers or one shard server, will there be instances or channeling etc?

[thin mulch]

Yeah it reassures me that there seems to be a dedicated community liaison team

[dusk ferry]

All we know: no server select, click to play or join friends. Unsure how the servers themselves will actually work when it comes to instancing, peer to peer, ...
They also haven't answered this question in depth yet
PS: They want to world to feel alive, so no overcrowding of areas (such as the main town or whatever)

[errant pagoda]

^

[thin mulch]

Aside from FAQ, does anyone know whether there has been a summary of publicity articles yet? I'll probably work on my own later today if it doesn't exist yet

[errant pagoda]

Just the FAQ as far as i know. One of the dev team did say they wanted to do a community talk in the future but nothing concrete yet

[ripe seal]

@acoustic hazel I assume it'll be like most MMO nowadays => One big servers with open world dynamic instances.

[acoustic hazel]

I hope so, i hate regional server barriers, i got friends from Russia and Brazil and we want to play together

[dusk ferry]

Yeah something like Destiny2 maybe

[ripe seal]

Found this in the FAQ Document

You won't have to choose a server before you're allowed to make a character or anything, we'll let you go to where your friends are. But play between regions may have some restrictions so we can keep our network performance up.

[errant pagoda]

It gets a little complicated with things like that, ping and such might be deciding factors

[acoustic hazel]

hmmm

[sly idol]

I do have a question. I read that dungeons will be added in the future, which means that there will be some kind of ability and combat system. Besides typical dungeons, do you know if there will be some other forms of challenging combat-based group content? (fishing a very big fish, cutting a very big tree, farming a very big farm, I don't know hahaha)

[acoustic hazel]

its weird though, because i play with Korean folks in D2 cruicible and im in EU

[thin thicket]

Dungeons doesn't nesercerily mean combat although they haven't ruled it out

[errant pagoda]

Just that so far group content of 4 people, specifics are very scarce.

[regal pumice]

There should be something available hopefully by end of day tomorrow. We got a lot of coverage!

[dusk ferry]

Hmm yeah that's true, but then you have ping issues across the board. This wouldn't be that big of an issue in a game like Palia afaik.
But I'm not an expert when it comes to back-end ^^

[errant pagoda]

Yeah ping always makes mmo's interesting, people blinking about due to latency could be very disorintating.

[slate swift]

This game looks amazing so far :D. What are the approximative hardware requirements to be able to run this game?

[next violet]

Minimum spec has not been disclosed but they are low

[errant pagoda]

Potato computers shall be okay apparently

the Potato is a very powerful meme here.

[last bear]

I'm playing via Shadow PC so I'm already curious about the performance on that 🙂

[crude hinge]

Hi! I'm curious as to how housing will work: will it be instanciated, or real estate based?
I'm afraid that if the latter is true, Palia would deal with the same problems so many other multiplayer/mmo games deal with, where there's not enough houses/farms for the player base.

[slate swift]

That's great to hear, I have quite a lot of friends interested in this game but they don't really have the most powerful computer in the world 😛 Thanks for answering!

[paper peak]

I know this game is chill and death isn't a worry, but is it possible? for example from optional combat or extreme terrain?

[errant pagoda]

Don't think that has been mentioned.

[ashen cloak]

Hey, is there any place where I can read about what Chapaa and Chuu are? Any kind of wiki with lore or something?

[cloud herald]

Any info on if Oceanic servers will be a thing? or shall i be disapointed in another mmo

[thin mulch]

No news on server details yet

[warm timber]

could we have a chat section related to the game ?

[paper peak]

#❔│game-faqs

[ashen cloak]

k thanks

[next violet]

There ya go 😄

[errant pagoda]

Lol a fandom page exists already?

[crude sapphire]

Hey, I accidentally put my RAM as much lower than it is on the survey, is there anyway to change it or is that it now?

[thin mulch]

Forms doesn't let you change an answer sadly

[light lake]

Is there a time frame of when invites would be going out?

[errant pagoda]

I don't think it will make a noticeable difference, you should be fine either way.

[thin mulch]

Soon(tm)