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Stradden  10/18/07 1:24:50 PM
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The folks over at SOE's Everquest II have provided us with information about five of the new monsters that will make an appearance in the upcoming expansion, Rise of Kunark. EQII Senior Producer Scott Hartsman answers our questions about what goes into making monsters for MMOs in part one of a two part feature.

MMORPG.com:

Let’s start this off with a bang. Can you tell us a little something about what needs to be considered when bringing a new creature into an MMORPG?

Scott Hartsman:

There are a lot of questions that get asked. The story and environments tend to be the big driving factors – Who lives in these new places? What’s their history? Is this their natural environment, or are they displaced? And so on.

That’s an exercise that goes on for all of the new areas that we make, and it tends to drive a list that’s far larger than what’s practical.

Once those elements are worked out, we then need to apply reality. How much time do we actually have to get new creatures developed? How many new creatures can we feasibly develop? How much emphasis can (or should!) we put on bosses while still making sure there are enough new creatures for everyone to see?

Eventually, the wish list meets reality, and we end up with the populace for the new areas.

Check it out here.

Cheers,
Jon Wood
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MMORPG.com
Robbgobb  10/18/07 3:16:28 PM
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It is cool to see the burynai again. They seem like a race that would be interesting to play. Can just imagine them as a monk  It will be interesting to see what the other creatures are though the mouth just makes me laugh.
 
Mrbloodworth  10/18/07 3:20:36 PM
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Maedusa109  10/18/07 8:58:51 PM
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I really wish they would have chosen the Burynai over the goofy Sarnak...but oh well...maybe someother expansion.
 
neschria  10/19/07 1:19:29 PM
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Moo.

It's good to see that there are some familiar Kunark monsters out there 500 years later in Norrath's history.

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shalhassan  10/24/07 11:00:15 PM
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I thought the article said there would be 5 creatures. I can only see 2, am I missing something? or have they been forgotten/not posted yet?

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smut  10/26/07 5:28:24 AM
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Originally posted by shalhassan

I thought the article said there would be 5 creatures. I can only see 2, am I missing something? or have they been forgotten/not posted yet?

It says "Part one of two". The 2nd part has not been posted yet.
 
shalhassan  10/27/07 5:11:40 PM
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Ahh, so I was missing something, thank you

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smut  10/27/07 8:26:45 PM
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Originally posted by shalhassan

Ahh, so I was missing something, thank you

No problem man, was easy to miss.