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Random Gaian #1
I just got back from the Okaton panel, they mainly focused on Gaia Towns and the Quest System. The towns are coming very soon, their deadline was next Monday. (Just an estimate.) They didn''t say a whole lot about new updates and stuff, except some spiffy forum things like showcasing items and your friends. All the questions related back to the quest system (save a few) and how questing will determine your class for the battle system and it is possible to get old donation items. (But it requires a LOT of time and effort.) Also, some of the classes are going to be unconvetional, more personal to Gaia, such as spammer, etc.

Hope I answered some questions.

Jakobo also explained why Gino was able to live so long in the ocean. (Or attempted to.) He just said the Sea of Gambino can sustain you for long periods of time and makes you older. (And hotter.) So, they really didn''t think about that part of the plot a lot.

Random Gaian #2
Just to add some more information from the panel earlier today, they're coming out with new Guild features soon. The big thing that'll be happening for the Guilds will be Guild housing and the ability to actually spend Guild gold.

When the battle system starts up it will be PvM (player vs monster) only, and then gradually expand from there.

They are working on more Casino games, black jack and poker were in the works, though we'll probably be seeing black jack long before poker.

Also, the towns will be set to Gaia Time, so it'll look different during the different times of the day, ie night, dawn, dusk, and will even change seasons.

NPCs will have houses in the towns that you'll be able to visit.

That's all I can remember for right now, I'm sure others who were at the panel can add to it.

Random Gaian #3
A new Forum featured called Roll Dice. I have no idea what it is, but it has to do with adding up numbers. Other new forum features is posing a picture fo yuo and your friends.

NEW GUILD FEATURES! w00t!

Regular junk-o.


Random Gaian #4
For those who missed the pannel: As of Saturday Aug 21 Gaia towns is under internal testing and if all gose well shall be released one week from then, following that I belive they hope to also release the quest system.

Other news: Some one actually won a Halo! Also won was an OMG! Amazeing no?

More stuff: Blackjack for the cassino is under works, following that is plans for Poker ( Hopefully now you can clean out your Gaia friends at the table!)

More on Towns: You start off at Barton train station in Bartan town, it will run via flash just like every other Gaia related game. From the town you can warp to the other towns. In each one is a few neighbor hoods each one has up to 6 houses. I can't remember how many people can be in each town/house at once but I'm sure there will be multiple Gaia Town servers otherwise it would be imposible to do with hundreads of people on screen at once.

The first time you place a house it is free moveing it cost gold but I never got to ask how much.

Battle and Quest system: This should be released sometime after towns. The first quest may not be for items but rather to determin you class in the battle system. Lanzer said that the battle system will have the 'classic or rather, typical classes found in most games as well as a few special to the Gaia world such as the Spammer class'

Some of you may wonder, when will Gaia get back wings? Lanzer commented that due to back wings being in such high demand that part of the quest system will later on alow you to quest for such items in the future as well as weapons for the battle arena and old donation items and new items most likely only availbe through long quest.

I can't recall but Gaia battle system will have PvE and of course PvP (do not take this to heart I may be wrong on this it was quite loud at the time)

Funny note: During the pannel a girl dressed as Gino stood up during questions to ask Lanzer, "Why do you tourture my father!?" promptly Lanzer stood up saying, "No! Your father tortures you!" at which point the crowd went craaaazzzyyy!

Other neat stuff: For those who didn't stay around, the Gaia NPC art auction got crazy, Sasha and the girl you meet when signing up on Gaia (cant recall her name) where bought by Kenchan of the Flowers Of Japan donation thread due to no one showing them the love. While a friend of mine HaeYongKi bought Liam for 53.

Now the crazy part, Moria was sold for... 140 bucks... the bidding reached such clamatic points due to my friend Jenn (Nothing Yet on Gaia still) being offered money from friends to help her win, the actuall winner who's SN I did not get has decided due to such interest in the picture that she would scan it at home and PM any one interested in a copy. If I manage to get one ill post it in here.



This is all I got from Otakon for every one, hope you enjoyed it your self, and that this fills in the blanks for those who missed the pannel.


I posted this a bit ago in the Otakon thread for those who didn't get in to the pannel room. Camping out early paid off indeed

PS: I forgot to mention yes you can enter your house in towns and be visited by others. Saw a thread asking about that and should note it is a feature how ever I do not know if you are able to interact with the objects in the house such as sitting laying and useing them.

Random Gaian #5
Okay, I just got back from Otakon and bring you lots of news. Some of the stuff weren't mentioned at the panel, but I asked Lanzer these questions and he answered them for me on Friday. Well, here is the info:

Hey, I'm back. This is the new info:

Pets are coming, Lanzer said. Well, they're working on it.
Towns will come out in 1-2 weeks or less if there are no major bugs.
Guild subforums
Able to spend guild money
Towns is free both money wise and Gaia gold wise.
Battle system will be Player versus monster, and you'll be able to obtain special classes through the quest system.
Some regular, special items will have special attributes.
Questing will be released shortly after towns.
6 people per neighborhood; cost is free to move your house into a town for the first time.
Text will appear over head, everyone uses Barton train.
Some forum roll dice thingy and some other forum thing I don't remember.
Poker and blackjack will probably be added to the casino.
Able to talk with NPC's and able to go inside their houses.
Next plot update in before Halloween. Lanzer said probably in September.
No closets or toilets in housing because it's justr a place to hangout.
Towns will load very much like fishing.
Navigation directory thing to find neighborhoods and houses to visit them.
Towns is currently being tested by VO.
Grunny lever left.
The Von Helsons and Gambino might settle the business war via battle system.
The water made Gino go through puberty. This was suggested by a user and Jakobo said, "You know, some of our best ideas come from the users." I'm guessing it might happen, but I'm not really sure.

EDIT: There will also be Guild Houses.

EDIT: Rare housing items will be released soon.