Questing around Earthrise
This weeks question for the Earthrise devs asks: what types of quests will be available? Earthrise is geared towards player cooperation and PvP, but the devs aren't neglecting the casual gamers. They still want players to be able to solo through the multiplayer environment and advance their character (notice how thy didn't say "level up") without being forced to play with a group. As such, quests will be plentiful.
Quests will follow a storyline based on the conflict between the Continoma and Noir. Many of these questions will have multiple solutions, allowing players to pick their side - or change it. Some quests will be repeatable (letting players change what they've done in the past), others will not. Players can follow the storyline for as long as they want, stop and pursue any of the numerous randomly generated quests, then come back to the main storyline.
The randomly generated quests are dolled out through the smaller organizations on Enterra, available through a centralized mercenary system. Furthermore, these random missions will change a players reputation based on the who, what, when, where and the why. Do something for someone and your reputation will increase with that group, but lower with another.
Fascinating. I've said it before... the more I hear about this post-apocalyptic MMO, the more I want to play it. Be sure to read the whole Q&A for even more detail.
