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The December Newsletter has dropped!

    • 9115 posts
    December 13, 2018 4:00 AM PST

    The December Newsletter has dropped! Let us know what your favourite part was below #MMORPG #communitymatters

    https://www.pantheonmmo.com/newsletter/2018_december_intro/

    • 627 posts
    December 13, 2018 4:27 AM PST
    What a great read! Thanks a ton VR and you are welcome! <3

    My favourite part of the over all stunning newsletter must be the testers experiance and comments priceless and a very warming read. Wish you all a Marry Christmas and a happy New year!! ;)
    • 228 posts
    December 13, 2018 4:38 AM PST

    I was most pleased to read Ben's Under Wraps, in particular the teaser about the addition of a seasoned lead animator.

    The animations is one the first things people notice when they check the Pantheon streams out, and the current ones are the opposite of a selling point. YouTube is flooded with negative "reviews" by people who don't understand what pre-alpha means. And they typically mention the animations as the worst thing.

    • 36 posts
    December 13, 2018 4:57 AM PST

    I both loved and hated reading about project Faerthale.  I am excited for another significant step forward in the game.  At the same time, the commentary in the news letter makes me think that Pre-Alpha 5 won't be until at least April 2019.  Which means Alpha at best would be end of summer and likely end of next year.  While I know that the devs are taking their time and doing it right (and I begrudgingly admit that's the right way to go) it does not change my desire to dig in ASAP.  

    I will reluctantly continue to wait for even more news, and anxiously look forward to the day when I can experience more of the world.

    • 438 posts
    December 13, 2018 5:21 AM PST
    Really enjoyed the interviews with PA testers. Hearing from our own on what’s been going on and hearing their excitement rekindles my own excitement. Patience is a virtue and I lack it haha
    • 2138 posts
    December 13, 2018 5:22 AM PST

    I really liked the PA tester feedback.

    I can understand timeline extensions considering the new talent brought in. It will take time to incorporate their ideas into the current workstream- plus its the holidays. I can only hope that the no-stress, non-guilty calm holiday vibe in the workplace extends beyond the holiday season to become a general workplace ambiance

    Three things that jumped out at me- pleasantly. 

    1. Out Of Character chat (( ooc: yay! ))

    2. Aggro through the floor/proximity aggro (It's a feature! situational awareness!)

    3. Rogue pets (with great power comes great responsibility, if a charmed pet can break charm, a summoned elemental can go rogue.)

    *edit* I also liked reading about Dev mishaps.(Aradune on a CR) Somehow thats a good sign to me- at least they're playing!  


    This post was edited by Manouk at December 14, 2018 1:53 PM PST
    • 259 posts
    December 13, 2018 7:11 AM PST

    I would have to say that my favorite part is the Rogues Gallery.

    I look forward to each new story and the information about the Gameworld with each new Newsletter.

    SPRIGGAN “It is good to have old friends in this new world.”

    Just awesome!

    • 346 posts
    December 13, 2018 11:50 AM PST

    They were all great except for the Community Spotlight part. The guy they interviewed sounds like a tool.

    • 1247 posts
    December 13, 2018 12:20 PM PST

    VR great job! You keep doing great and amazing things, ever pursuing the vision that we anxiously await! I enjoyed the Q&A and the part about Janus. 

    • 51 posts
    December 13, 2018 8:35 PM PST

    It was interesting to see the back story for the implementation of the quick travel system for Spriggan/Druids

    • 228 posts
    December 14, 2018 2:43 AM PST

    Janus said:

    They were all great except for the Community Spotlight part. The guy they interviewed sounds like a tool.

    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. ;)