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[Official Q&A Thread] June 20th, 2018

This thread is exclusively for questions related to the upcoming open Q&A livestream on Wednesday, June 20th at 1pm PT, 4pm ET, 8pm UTC/GMT. You can read the announcement in this thread.

June 20th, 2018 Twitch Livestream - Questions thread

The topic of this Open Q&A is the:

Personal Destiny System

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Note: Immediately after the livestream for about thirty minutes after the broadcast ends, the Soulbound Studios devs that were on the show may drop by our Discord server to field your questions and/or have further discussion. Be sure to stop by and say hi!

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"Stupid questions make more sense than stupid mistakes."

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6/13/2018 10:09:23 PM #1

To what degree does crafting skill and/or item quality tie into the destiny system (ie can a legendary quality item crafted by a legendary skilled crafter have a destiny)?


6/13/2018 10:09:29 PM #2

What are some examples of the kinds of Personal Destinies someone can get?


6/13/2018 10:12:18 PM #3

Can a destiny follow a soul over the course of more than one life/spark/incarnation ?


6/13/2018 10:14:29 PM #4

Can an individual's destiny be a altered by another players actions or just their own?


6/13/2018 10:15:36 PM #5

Do Soul mates share the same destiny? If so and if we are able to find our soulmate, would we be able to work towards that goal together and both get credit?


6/13/2018 10:15:41 PM #6

The characters page says "Like a key turning a lock, if everything lines up a story will unfold meant just for you." Could you elaborate on what it means by "a story will unfold" and how said story is put into place from that single event?


KelvinRiley a.k.a. Xander Renécius

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6/13/2018 10:18:04 PM #7

Do NPC's have a personal Destiny? does that destiny change if a player sparks into them or does it remain the same if they do have one.


6/13/2018 10:22:11 PM #8

Can you provide more details on the "storyfinding" aspect of the personal destiny system? Snipehunter in the TTC described it as a "GPS System, for getting you where you need to be in the story."


6/13/2018 10:25:41 PM #9

In a player driven world where every NPC can be killed, personnal Destiny might become extremely complex if it is based of PC-to-NPC interactions. How do you plan on having an involving & interesting destiny system if the variable they're based on can constantly change?

Example: Go to a certain city -> It gets pillaged and destroyed; Talk to a certain NPC -> He gets killed; Go to a wild location -> A city gets build on it;

is destiny only based of personal achievements or will there be phased events where your interactions with the world will directly impact it?


6/13/2018 10:37:02 PM #10

In terms of "Destiny," how does moral alignment play into it & will the destiny system try to create heros and villians?

I vaguely remember reading that you can be pushed down a darker or lighter path, and that few people will be right in the middle.


6/13/2018 10:39:18 PM #11

will there be certain people that (at launch) will already have a pre determined destiny to attain powerful artifacts, powers (or something similar)?


6/13/2018 10:40:27 PM #12

can we anticipate on our destiny? a k a, can the 'end' of our destiny be somehow visible so we can steer it in a way we like?


6/13/2018 10:44:48 PM #13

are there things we should keep in mind when playing our game 'destiny focussed'?


6/13/2018 10:47:04 PM #14

Can a skilled astrologer reveal accurate information about the destiny of a character?


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6/13/2018 10:52:20 PM #15

Are these personal destinies unique; i.e. what percentage of players will be on the path to the same destiny on the same server?


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