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The attire is the center of attention in BnS. What will the attires we get from siding with one of the factions be like? (The factions that appear later in the game)
Kim Hyung Tae: It seems like a lot of the users chose the Hong Chun Cult attire. But I am revealing this now; the attire for Moo-Lim Allegiance will be way better looking. We will be adding more attire for each faction in the future content. Keep your hopes up.
The users are amazed at the amount of attire even now. What is the one attire that you put the most effort on?
All attires were made with great effort. But if I were to choose, I would say it’s the Hong Moon Clan attire (the one you get from tutorial).
One of the factors users take into account when picking attires is the one the NPC is wearing. Will users be able to wear those as well?
It will come down to whether the users can acquire it or not. All attires in the game can be worn by the characters, but just not attainable yet. There will be a lot more attires that become attainable in the future, so do not worry.
What would be the best attire one can acquire in a CBT?
I can’t tell you the method in obtaining one, but the one shown in the artwork behind me can be acquired in 2nd CBT. I don’t know when a user with that one will appear in-game though…(the attire he is referring to is one of the outfits sold by NPCs)
The attires are designed with no difference in upper and lower parts. Moreover, there are no graphical changes when equipping accessories. Any plans to change this?
There are no plans to change that. The attires can be obtained from npcs as well as monster drops. There is a named boss called Golden Destroyer in Giant Desert area that drops a set. The set includes the basic attire along with a hat and wing-like addon.
We can mix theses with other attires, but the one dropped by that boss is the best match. Don’t you usually try to match your shoes with your pants in real life?
We made it so that obtaining the full set will make the user feel the coolest. We initially tried to implement the graphical effects of accessories, but the minute details weren’t catching the eyes, so we decided not to implement them.
I felt that a lot of the online games have attires that can be worn in real life. In short, they looked too plain and simple. Isn’t a game supposed to be where a person feels special and looks much cooler and fancier? I tried to emphasize that into BnS, and hence the results.
We steered away from separated attire (like top attire, bottom attire, foot attire, etc) to make gaming feel like going to a party and having fun. Rather than the answer, we consider this as the direction BnS took.
We will introduce monster attires and other unique designs in the future. They will cater to the users’ tastes.
The preset designs changed in 1st and 2nd CBT due to user feedback. Will they change in the future tests as well?
We look at feedbacks, along with the forums, in great detail. There was one user that posted a bunch of Korean art relics in an organized fashion.
We got a lot of new ideas and concepts from these relics. There was one where a tree looked like a dragon soaring through the sky…. Expect to see something like this in-game in the future.
We are constantly receiving feedbacks: NPCs and characters’ legs are too thick, the ankle is too thin, etc. So we look at helpful comments like those instead of comments like “Great game!” or “Love this game!!” in more detail to make the game better.
Speaking of feedbacks, it looks like love towards male characters will be lower than female characters.
That is true. I am saying this now but I hope the users will give more feedbacks on the male characters. The dev. Team thinks they are designing cool looking male characters, but since the feedback is significantly lower than females, they are considering making the males sexier.
Isn’t it because the female characters are too beautiful?
Something we are regretting. A male user should pick a male character…so we are trying hard to fix this problem.
How do you plan to change the male characters?
Nothing special. Just changing the hair style, facial shape, and animations. We think the main problem with the male characters is that they are too plain and simple.
In short, we think they lack charisma and appeal. It is hard to add different characteristics visually to male characters in online games~ such as a thuggish look, reckless/brash look, bad boy look, etc.
This is easy in console games, however. Hence we altered some things, but it looks like we need to change more. Therefore we need more feedback.
What if the user feedback asks for thigh size reduction for female characters?
If we are changing body parts, we need to do it in relation to the other body parts. We don't want the users to have a “I like this character but I don’t like this body part, so I won’t play it” mentality.
Isn’t it the same area as Art Director Kim Hyung Tae’s trademark?
That is why there may be a limit on how much we can change. I think we will add more options for users to utilize instead of changing existing ones.
We know that a lot of manpower was used to make the stunning graphics. Are the fashion and character design where the most manpower was used?
There are actually more people for the animation and environment department. Character design is limited to only a minor group of people due to the unique artistic style. They still do their job well.
I believe animation decides a game’s gameplay quality. BnS animation in my opinion is the peak of online games. I am confident to say it is 3 times better than other well-made games out there.
The important aspect is how the target I am hitting is hit rather than how I am getting hit. BnS hit animation is different depending on how the target is hit.
You can be lifted into the air, be choked, or stumble and roll over. This applies to not only humanoid mobs but all the other mobs as well. To this extent, we consider the target’s hit animation more important.
We place more importance on stylistic combat and animation with another person rather than the same animation being used in zerg vs zerg battles. We want to provide users with unique experiences by expanding on this.
Server stress seems to be enormous. In real tests, server downs may occur within an hour.
That is why the server team is struggling right now. The amount of pressure on the server during regular open-field gameplay is about the same as another game’s RvR. If you look at it the other way, I guess you can say we are making good use of our servers.
Given how good the graphics is, it looks like a lot of resources go into each character.
We did not use more polygons or special effects to increase the graphic quality. We used a technique used in movie production called Mi Jang Shen (??). It models the character around the location, environmental color effects, contrast, light/shadow, and angle of the camera.
The graphics is considered great because we adjusted this technique to be neither too detailed nor sloppy. Since you played the game, you would have found out that BnS is not that demanding of a game. The graphic engine team’s effort is a factor, but aren’t you able to play the game with semi-high settings even if you only meet the minimum requirements?
In the opposite, are there extra options available for those users with high-end specs?
We are working on adding those options. Right now there is a noticeable different between high settings and max settings. We are trying to make the game look better even on the medium settings. Obviously, we are thinking of adding more options for max settings to satisfy those players.
The monsters all have unique designs and it’s hard to find the same mob in different regions. Is there a reason you are not recycling models?
We are not focusing on new designs for monsters, but rather, to make fighting new monsters in new regions to be always different.
We are not making monsters that look different, but have same attack patterns (aka easy to farm). We are focusing on the AI and the animations/behavior of each monster type. The animation team is working hard to make the skill motion look and feel unique.
Since humanoid monsters use the same skills as the player while also looking similar, there is a pvp feel to it.
We place importance on the concept of PvP. Monsters appear in martial-arts settings but person to person relationships are more important. Expect more humanoid enemies and other monsters sporting different action styles in the future.
Kim Hyung Tae: It seems like a lot of the users chose the Hong Chun Cult attire. But I am revealing this now; the attire for Moo-Lim Allegiance will be way better looking. We will be adding more attire for each faction in the future content. Keep your hopes up.
The users are amazed at the amount of attire even now. What is the one attire that you put the most effort on?
All attires were made with great effort. But if I were to choose, I would say it’s the Hong Moon Clan attire (the one you get from tutorial).
One of the factors users take into account when picking attires is the one the NPC is wearing. Will users be able to wear those as well?
It will come down to whether the users can acquire it or not. All attires in the game can be worn by the characters, but just not attainable yet. There will be a lot more attires that become attainable in the future, so do not worry.
What would be the best attire one can acquire in a CBT?
I can’t tell you the method in obtaining one, but the one shown in the artwork behind me can be acquired in 2nd CBT. I don’t know when a user with that one will appear in-game though…(the attire he is referring to is one of the outfits sold by NPCs)
The attires are designed with no difference in upper and lower parts. Moreover, there are no graphical changes when equipping accessories. Any plans to change this?
There are no plans to change that. The attires can be obtained from npcs as well as monster drops. There is a named boss called Golden Destroyer in Giant Desert area that drops a set. The set includes the basic attire along with a hat and wing-like addon.
We can mix theses with other attires, but the one dropped by that boss is the best match. Don’t you usually try to match your shoes with your pants in real life?
We made it so that obtaining the full set will make the user feel the coolest. We initially tried to implement the graphical effects of accessories, but the minute details weren’t catching the eyes, so we decided not to implement them.
I felt that a lot of the online games have attires that can be worn in real life. In short, they looked too plain and simple. Isn’t a game supposed to be where a person feels special and looks much cooler and fancier? I tried to emphasize that into BnS, and hence the results.
We steered away from separated attire (like top attire, bottom attire, foot attire, etc) to make gaming feel like going to a party and having fun. Rather than the answer, we consider this as the direction BnS took.
We will introduce monster attires and other unique designs in the future. They will cater to the users’ tastes.
The preset designs changed in 1st and 2nd CBT due to user feedback. Will they change in the future tests as well?
We look at feedbacks, along with the forums, in great detail. There was one user that posted a bunch of Korean art relics in an organized fashion.
We got a lot of new ideas and concepts from these relics. There was one where a tree looked like a dragon soaring through the sky…. Expect to see something like this in-game in the future.
We are constantly receiving feedbacks: NPCs and characters’ legs are too thick, the ankle is too thin, etc. So we look at helpful comments like those instead of comments like “Great game!” or “Love this game!!” in more detail to make the game better.
Speaking of feedbacks, it looks like love towards male characters will be lower than female characters.
That is true. I am saying this now but I hope the users will give more feedbacks on the male characters. The dev. Team thinks they are designing cool looking male characters, but since the feedback is significantly lower than females, they are considering making the males sexier.
Isn’t it because the female characters are too beautiful?
Something we are regretting. A male user should pick a male character…so we are trying hard to fix this problem.
How do you plan to change the male characters?
Nothing special. Just changing the hair style, facial shape, and animations. We think the main problem with the male characters is that they are too plain and simple.
In short, we think they lack charisma and appeal. It is hard to add different characteristics visually to male characters in online games~ such as a thuggish look, reckless/brash look, bad boy look, etc.
This is easy in console games, however. Hence we altered some things, but it looks like we need to change more. Therefore we need more feedback.
What if the user feedback asks for thigh size reduction for female characters?
If we are changing body parts, we need to do it in relation to the other body parts. We don't want the users to have a “I like this character but I don’t like this body part, so I won’t play it” mentality.
Isn’t it the same area as Art Director Kim Hyung Tae’s trademark?
That is why there may be a limit on how much we can change. I think we will add more options for users to utilize instead of changing existing ones.
We know that a lot of manpower was used to make the stunning graphics. Are the fashion and character design where the most manpower was used?
There are actually more people for the animation and environment department. Character design is limited to only a minor group of people due to the unique artistic style. They still do their job well.
I believe animation decides a game’s gameplay quality. BnS animation in my opinion is the peak of online games. I am confident to say it is 3 times better than other well-made games out there.
The important aspect is how the target I am hitting is hit rather than how I am getting hit. BnS hit animation is different depending on how the target is hit.
You can be lifted into the air, be choked, or stumble and roll over. This applies to not only humanoid mobs but all the other mobs as well. To this extent, we consider the target’s hit animation more important.
We place more importance on stylistic combat and animation with another person rather than the same animation being used in zerg vs zerg battles. We want to provide users with unique experiences by expanding on this.
Server stress seems to be enormous. In real tests, server downs may occur within an hour.
That is why the server team is struggling right now. The amount of pressure on the server during regular open-field gameplay is about the same as another game’s RvR. If you look at it the other way, I guess you can say we are making good use of our servers.
Given how good the graphics is, it looks like a lot of resources go into each character.
We did not use more polygons or special effects to increase the graphic quality. We used a technique used in movie production called Mi Jang Shen (??). It models the character around the location, environmental color effects, contrast, light/shadow, and angle of the camera.
The graphics is considered great because we adjusted this technique to be neither too detailed nor sloppy. Since you played the game, you would have found out that BnS is not that demanding of a game. The graphic engine team’s effort is a factor, but aren’t you able to play the game with semi-high settings even if you only meet the minimum requirements?
In the opposite, are there extra options available for those users with high-end specs?
We are working on adding those options. Right now there is a noticeable different between high settings and max settings. We are trying to make the game look better even on the medium settings. Obviously, we are thinking of adding more options for max settings to satisfy those players.
The monsters all have unique designs and it’s hard to find the same mob in different regions. Is there a reason you are not recycling models?
We are not focusing on new designs for monsters, but rather, to make fighting new monsters in new regions to be always different.
We are not making monsters that look different, but have same attack patterns (aka easy to farm). We are focusing on the AI and the animations/behavior of each monster type. The animation team is working hard to make the skill motion look and feel unique.
Since humanoid monsters use the same skills as the player while also looking similar, there is a pvp feel to it.
We place importance on the concept of PvP. Monsters appear in martial-arts settings but person to person relationships are more important. Expect more humanoid enemies and other monsters sporting different action styles in the future.
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This post has been edited by futilepath: Sep 12, 2011 - 1:35 PM
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