Captured by Herok in ATS's #atriarch (irc.stratics.net) channel on March 8, 2001

Serafina answered some questions in chat tonight.

Still No Publisher
{Mobile-3dsm} Serafina, you dropped lots of hints to people who might pay you money in there... ;)
{Serafina} huh... dropped hints about what?
{Mobile-3dsm} a north american publisher...
{Serafina} oh, ya, we don't have one

Volcano Engine
{Mobile-3dsm} licensing your engine..
{Serafina} Mobile-3dsm.. you're confusing me. Are we talking about our engine or the game?
{HellsChicken} is AT being funded completely by the Asian publisher at the moment?
{Korak} haha, funny thing is, Atriarch is looking to come out in Asia/Europe before Northamerica
{Mobile-3dsm} I was just commenting on the gamespy diary.
{Serafina} Mobile-3dsm.. but what are you commenting on. you are confusing me
{Serafina} is there a question in there?
{Mobile-3dsm} no. not really.
{Serafina} ah, ok, there's my confusion.. hehe

Deformation or Phinehas' Prayer
{Serafina} and who said we weren't going to support deformable terrain?
{Korak} you did
{Serafina} How did they get that from my diary?
{Serafina} when did I say that?
{Korak} Mmm, few weeks ago
{Serafina} HellsChicken.. yes
{HellsChicken} Korak, are you referring to when she said that it won't be extensive at release? She said that, but she did not say it won't be supported...
{Korak} here ya go, serafina, is deformable terrain in presently?
{Mobile-3dsm} Serafina, you should get Arc to come in here more often, and discuss game ideas with us.
{Serafina} can't.. he's working. We have a server demo we are giving to a publisher tomorrow.

Next HOC
{HellsChicken} hrm Serafina, its been a while since an Atriarch House of Commons, we should have another =)
{Serafina} HellsChicken.. I agree. As soon as we announce a publisher.

Gravity Shots
{Serafina} oh and Zang was correct. We got shot out into space because of the gravity
{Serafina} the world was so small

Space Travel
{Serafina} HellsChicken... no hinting. We do not have a publisher yet.
{HellsChicken} does the engine support existing in space? Or is there just a boundry?
{HellsChicken} I know, I'm sure you'd be eagerly telling us if you had one =) That time shall come
{Serafina} HellsChicken... do you really think we would build an engine that could support a massive round planet, but not be able to support space? I think not!
{Serafina} translation: yes, we can go into space.

Expansion Paks
{Mobile} Serafina, what are the boundaries?
{HellsChicken} Serafina - awesome! So a potential future expansion could include things like travelling to the moons?
{Serafina} whoa! whoa! whoa!
{Serafina} no, we won't have space travel in the game
{Serafina} probably, eventually... but not for a long time

Differing Quests/Server
{Dyant|Tre`Ainar} Serafina, will the dynamic quests be different per world server, or will they be the same?
{Dyant|Tre`Ainar} And will there be one "crew" for dynamic quests per server, or one for the whole game?
{Serafina} Dyant|Tre`Ainar... we will try to keep them the same, but outcomes may be a little different... and since we don't speak the languages in the other country.. well, things could be a little different
{Dyant|Tre`Ainar} Serafina, yuck :)
{Dyant|Tre`Ainar} I'd love to have the servers end up with different story lines.
{Dyant|Tre`Ainar} I guess It'd be okay if they started out the same.
{Serafina} Well, what do you care? Do you speak Korean or Chinese?
{ph|req} I was just going to say that, Serafina =P

Occidental vs ?
{TheGoodDoctor|MSI} Chinese Atriarch vs. Western Atriarch...that would be REALLY interesting
{velthuijsen} hmm that calls for dimensional portals
{Serafina} Can't have dimensional portals... different publishers. They won't allow it
{Serafina} Different publisher for each area.

E3
{Zang} Serafina, will Atriarch be demoed for public at e3 this year do you think?
{Dyant|Tre`Ainar} Serafina, is there any possiblity of a player-volunteered quest team to create quests for the game?
{velthuijsen} just the idea of world VS world appealed to something in me
{Serafina} Zang... I hope so, but I guess it will depend on if we have a north american publisher or not. We can't afford a booth on our own.
{Serafina} even a little nothing booth like us would cost tens of thousands
{Serafina} It is all unionized.
{Serafina} They don't let you set up anything yourself. You have no choice but to use the union people.
{TheGoodDoctor|MSI} i think i'll be an atrianese strike breaker
{Serafina} then they charge you for everything. You even have to pay for the carpet in your booth that covers the cement floor
{Serafina} We've actually had a booth before for one of our other products. We know how much it will cost and I know we can't afford it.

Cephas got this one answered in a pm

Transparent BackStory?
{Cephas} I got a question if you've got time.... just a yes, no or you'll see answer
{Cephas} Just was wondering about backstory to Atriarch. Is there going to be backstory being revaled ingame(ie like in AC) or will it be all available out of game at time of shipping?
{Serafina} yes
{Cephas} yes to a or b? ;) just realized I worded that as a two part question.
{Serafina} just yes
{Cephas} k. hope you'll have one
{Serafina} yup, definitely
{Cephas} I'm a big lore buff... every month when the update happens I run around to try to collect as many of the texts as possible :)
{Serafina} *smile* cool

All original artwork and content copyright 2000 - 2008, Atriarch Watcher, do not reproduce without express written permission, or link directly to any graphics on our server. Design/Code by Dakejuka Design (www.dakejuka.com) except where noted. Please read About Us for more information on the staff and philosophy of this site.

Atriarch, the Atriarch logo, and World Fusion are trademarks of World Fusion, and ATW does not makes any claim upon them. This site is in no way affiliated with World Fusion.

This site is designed for Internet Explorer 5.01 and up, with 16 million colors, and 800x600 or greater resolution, with JavaScript, cookies, and CSS enabled. Other browsers and settings not guaranteed, though every effort will be made to ensure backwards compatibility.