1) Who are you?
Well, In Atriarch I am going to be Eyeke Yrrep. Eyeke is a strange creature, known as a faction hopper, who saves a faction at first, and ends up being it's demise in the end. I don't see myself as that, I see myself as someone who hasn't found the perfect situation, but tries to make the best out of the slightly flawed ones I come in contact with. I am a member of the Palatine Hegemony, the Atriarch Player Development Team, and a poster at all of the forums.
2) How long have you followed the development of Atriarch?
I started following Atriarch early summer 1999. I came here with my RealLife friend bean, and we have been here faithfully since then.
3) What game(s) did you play before finding out about Atriarch?
Well, mainly EverQuest, which I still play today. I didn't really get into the gaming world until EverQuest, and I only played it because of bean. I also played a lot of FPS such as Tribes, Counterstrike, TFC, Quake, Unreal Tournament.
Gaming Aspects
1) What gaming design aspect are you glad is included in the game?
Knowing everything I do, will definitely leave a permanent mark. And, I like being able to have government and actually economic models, because these things interest me in Real Life.
2) What would you like included in/removed from the game?
BOATS!!!!!!!!!! I would like to see the "Science" removed from the game, I really don't think it's necessary. I mean the Ice Shields and the Lightning bolts, really aren't required. I would also like to see a stock market in the game, and a few other things dealing with economy.
3) How much/what innovation do you think Atriarch brings to the industry?
Well, there's no way to tell until we get to play. But I think that they will have some great ideas on their economy, PermaDeath, and government things, which they got from us on the DevBoards. =)
Atriarch Community
1) What factors build/destroy the Atriarch community?
Me. I think that sometimes the people in charge of the community, such as the ATS staff members, and the ops in IRC should do more things, like have contests and such, give us a reason to be active, other than to laugh a lot and wait for Serafina to grace us with her all knowing presence.
2) How can the schism between longtime and new followers of the game be breached?
Personally, I think that the main problem between new followers and us old timers is that we want to be respected, or at least not treated like we are worthless. But, at the same time, the N00bs want the same thing. Maybe we should just try not to insult anyone who hasn't earned it, or won't know that we are kidding. Can't we all just get along?!
3) Should visibility in the community curry special favour in the (pre-)game?
Yes. Those of us who show dedication will be paid for it though, in the way of free Beta tickets. And that should be reward enough.
Discussion
1) Where can people find your threads (site/url)?
Well, I post a lot on Faction boards, like SB, DM, and my faction, the Palatine Hegemony's
boards. I also post on all of the ATS boards, but mainly the DevBoard and Faction board.
2) What thread was your favourite to start or see thrive (site/url)? My Banking Thread. It involves a lot of talk about the state of banking in Atriarch, and some other things. Most of my other intelligent threads have long since left the page. They occurred a year or more ago. I haven't been very active on the forums lately, other than this one thread.
3) What do you think should be discussed more amongst the communities?
The diplomacy of the game. I think it's a little premature, but we've got to start sometime. I think that the faction meetings which are under planning will are helpful, but there needs to be more done. Also, I think that we should all pitch in to make the community more fun. We all should try to come up with fun things to do, even if they're lame, it's better than listening to the chat in #atriarch. Although, I admit, it's my fault as much as anyone's that the chat isn't very educational.
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