[Stormys_Amazon]

So several of you have suggested that we do our own interview - and I shall obey

Please post your ANSWERABLE questions in this topic and I will collect them and send them into MMG (I have his email ) Please remember that there are questions they will NOT answer - like when will Stellar Dawn be released? - that are not going to give out any specifics.

One question I have is:

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It has taken over four years so far to get Stellar Dawn to where it is today in the planning/creation process. What have been the most challenging areas of making the game that have lead to the delays in release?

Once we have the questions, I will submit them and then post the responses as soon as I receive them.

Please add your questions quickly - I will send them into MMG in one week, so ask your questions quick!

[JasonD]

• Mechscape was always put forward as a stand-alone project that would not affect the development of RuneScape. Now that Andrew is personally overseeing the project, has this situation changed? If so, How?
  
  
• In your interview at MechScapeWorld, you said that the game was not as complete as you all had hoped, and attempted to fix it, but eventually gave up on it. Considering that about 4 years have been spent on MechScape/Stellar Dawn so far, and to have to go and rebuild it, are we allowed to know the reasons that Jagex believed that it was not as full as they had originally expected? (Thinking about it as a coder myself, I would compare it with other games in the same genre, so if Jagex compared it to Runescape, it would not seem any where near as complete as RuneScape (which has had about 10 years to develop). Just a curious thought as to why it was scrapped, and what we can expect with the new version.
  
  
• Oh, And what happened with Henrique Olifiers? I believe he used to be the Head of MechScape/Stellar Dawn, but now he's no longer part of jagex? I've read somewhere that he was fired, and other places say he quit because of re-doing the game. Can you elaborate on this please?
  
  
• What will the economy be like in Stellar Dawn? Will there be general stores, Grand Exchanges, and how will the trading system act? Similar in nature to that of RuneScape, or completely different? I understand that SD will start out with Anti Real-Life trading in mind. That is a GREAT thing and I fully support it, but I also know that when you start a brand new game, the economy is almost as hard to build as the game it's self. How does Jagex plan to tackle this obstacle?
  
  
• Where do you (Jagex) Picture Stellar Dawn in the future competing against Runescape for activity and members? Do you think that the New SD will draw people away from RS because RS is becoming "older" and "Outdated" (some people's opinions)?
  
  
• Also, Is there a way we can get more concept art, in game screen shots, or developer videos from Jagex involving SD (Stellar Dawn) just to see what it MIGHT look like?

Thanks Deb <333

This post has been edited by JasonD: 30 October 2009 - 03:07 AM
Reason for edit:: I r add moar kwestshuns

[Sam]

Is it true that you (jagex) will sell gold to players?

Will the price for member accounts be similar to that of runescape?

[Scotus_Rex]

• When travelling around Mechscape/stellar dawn area's, as well as off planet and planet to planet. Will we actually get the view from the cockpit or vehicle interior or will it just be like runescape where all you get to see is a little avatar sliding across the map.
• Will there still be 4 races/species and if not, how many are there likely to be.
• Will f2p be able to travel from planet to planet as the do from town to town in runescape.
• Are we still going to have interplanetary travel given that things have taken a step back.
• Are we talking multiple years for the games release or less.
• As Mechscape has now been ditched as the games title or name. Will this then be used for another game in the future.
• Once the game is up and running, Will Jagex allow any of the fan sites to purchase domain names from them to use wholly for those specified fan sites.

[lightning]

I just want to see the answers to their questions lol.