Meet the Team: Writing Team Lead Emlly

Zoknahal · June 2016

I have another question: Since your team localize the text we find in game, you may remember a place known as Baldera. It exist in game and there is an actual town in there. The only way to get there is via jumping mountains. Back then, Baldera used to have some NPCs there, which later got removed. Did you or anyone in your team wrote the text for those NPCs? and i mean, what they say when you press F on them, and even their names. While at it, do you know why Baldera and other named regions like Velika Wilds are still not in use? Was there a point in writing the names and texts for those areas if they are not even released yet after 4 years?

StevenAnthony · June 2016

yea
im notice great work in to lore, for all people still read all quest and notice tragic, fear, sadness and sorrow for this NPC / people have for you request gave you revange, rest in peace, etc.

Like a Demonds Names for World boss like a Andras, Betzael and Abraxis/abraxas , and sets names you can only obtain now if you are in the same lv like them, example "Plage & Pestilent" for warriors and Stromjew Pendant from Tempest Kanash,..." Would shoul Be Queen" set for mystics obtainable only from Anansa droop. and names like " Cristals Pure" from Teriak, Ovolit Shiel from Juvenille Ovolit

im fell lucky play game with a great team supportt behind them ::pleased:

JBGaming · June 2016

Thank you for your work and dedication along side your team in the efforts to bring a wonderful game to us.

VICUP · June 2016

everytime ,there is a NPC said to me "your smile is wired "

MorningCoffee · June 2016

Emlly wrote: »

The Writing Team took ERTS to heart. We examined every zone; we looked at every NPC. Quests that just sent you from point A to point B for no reason wouldn't do. So each zone got a little backstory of its own. The races and major NPCs received complex personality traits. We also supplied questlines to Bluehole. If you look at the credits in KTERA, you'll see the EME Writing Team credited there.

And I still have ERTS displayed prominently on my desk.

Is that why the shopkeeper NPC voice lines are so consistently abusive? Haha.

pooni wrote: »

Are you responsible for the horrendous crime that is the gear names? Some are fine, but specific gems stand out on top of my head. Like "Kicking & Screaming (lvl44 warrior swords), Pay & Back (Warrior Imperator), Forest Toothpick (lancer. really, toothpick?). And basically ALL of wonderholme gear. What was going through your head??(not an insult)

I actually liked all of the ones with puns.

Desusky · June 2016

Are u the one that comes with awful shiny title names?

Gums · June 2016

Not a question this time but whoever comes up with the NPC text for stuff people don't normally look at is savage lol

Lol'd

And an implied [filtered] forest? lol.

Remembered some of these from a really old thread.

TheRealKingCrazy · June 2016

I got two questions...one of them is my own, the other my friend wanted me to asked...

Question 1 (my friend's question): What is the daily traffic like up in Seattle where you guys are?

Question 2 (my question): What is your favorite sports team (BESIDES THE SEAHAWKS)?

Emlly · June 2016

Ardire wrote: »

Since we're talking about gods I've always wondered where do the names Sikander and Kelsaik come from? Kelsaik borrows a few letters from Sikander to the point where it kinda makes sense that they're the same entity but I've always wondered if they meant something/were inspired from somewhere. Sikander is my favourite god, alongside Isren, but you have to really dig to learn much about him before he went to sleep in his egg and then went crazy bananas thanks to Thulsa & Killian.

All the gods' names (except two) and Kelsaik came from the original Bluehole story team. Unfortunately that team has scattered now, so I can't tell you if there was a greater purpose. And yeah Sikander x Isren was also quite the love story. One of only two monogamous pairing of gods.

Ardire wrote: »

In the same vein, I've always wondered if there's cohesive alphabets for the different races, I've seen fanmade ones for the main playable races but not for the sub-races like Nagas, Prions, Sikandari & Mekonari, etc.

No we don't have alphabets for all the races. We've made all the fonts we have available to fans via our fansite kits.

Emlly · June 2016

TheRealKingCrazy wrote: »

Question 1 (my friend's question): What is the daily traffic like up in Seattle where you guys are?

I live north of town and take the bus (full mass transit passes are a great perk EME offers all employees). So I'm on the bus between 45–75 minutes each way. Most commuters are one their phones (Facebook, games) or reading a book.

TheRealKingCrazy wrote: »

Question 2 (my question): What is your favorite sports team (BESIDES THE SEAHAWKS)?

I have season tickets to the Sounders FC. Last year was awesome. This year has been not so great a start.

Emlly · June 2016

Aulon wrote: »

The Mention of Baharr, in game you can find them in North Fyremont feeding the region as lava pours out his maw. Though not much has been touched when it comes to the Gods of late. With the progression of TERA, how much influence does the creative writer side have? Are you happy with how it is going? Would you enjoy the story evolving in a different direction then it is now? Little things like the Smolder mount was named after Baharr in KTera, what was the reason for it not being here?

The writers have a weird amount of latitude/influence. Early on, we communicated a lot with the Bluehole story team. Both teams are juggling multiple projects now, so we don't get to affect the big picture as much as I'd like. That said, we can insert a lot of story ERTS into the frameworks we're given.

re Smolder: We give our mounts proper names, so couldn't use the KTERA name. And we don't put flavor text on mounts, so lost that opportunity for a little bit of Baharr lore. I'm glad someone realized that Baharr is the god of lava. But c'mon, the word Smolder just sounds awesome!

Nopi · June 2016

Leaving this one here, looking for it's creator.

Aulon · June 2016

One more question then I will go away

One of your friends is walking in a market when they notice an expensive item that remind them some how of you. Which action would you prefer they take?

A. The buy the item for them self to reflect on as a token or a reminder of you

B. They buy the item for you as a present as well as when they present it they go into detail on how it reflects what you are to them

C. They smile get all warm and fuzzy thinking about you then go about their day

Emlly · June 2016

Aulon wrote: »

One more question then I will go away

One of your friends is walking in a market when they notice an expensive item that remind them some how of you. Which action would you prefer they take?

C. They smile, get all warm and fuzzy thinking about you, then go about their day
(most writers don't have a lot of money)

Deleted User · June 2016

Thanks for all the answers! It's great to get to know you and thanks for the great game!

Meet the Team: Writing Team Lead Emlly

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