OnRPG: How strong is the Night Shadow class? Will this class affect the game balance? Why or why not?
Aeria: The Night Shadow is a very strong class with area of effect (AOE) and other unique skills. The strength of the Night Shadow is offset by the increase in skill point requirements meaning that in order to fully realize the potential of this very powerful class a player will have to commit more effort. The idea behind this system is that we achieve a balance in the amount of effort required to be powerful regardless of the class a player chooses.
OnRPG: How does the new episode coincide with the game's lore?
Aeria: Episode 2 expands the lore of Last Chaos by opening up a new continent through the Gate of Shadows. As the war between the races intensified the Gate of Shadows was opened releasing the Night Shadow from their northern prison and unleashing monsters and demons on the lands of Iris.
OnRPG: Who makes the graphic novels for Last Chaos? How do the graphic novels tie-in the game and the story?
Aeria: Our graphic novels are produced by a number of our talented Game Masters (GMs). As we got closer to the release of Episode 2 the GM's became engrossed in the lore of Last Chaos and wanted to share the rich story with the community. The "Gate of Shadows" series of graphic novels lead up to the discovery of the Gate of Shadows and the series culminated with the release of Episode 2.
OnRPG: Do you think that episode 2 will affect the number of subscribers to the game? Why or why not?
Aeria: After the release of episode 2 we saw a large influx of old players who returned to last chaos gold to experience the new content. Many of these players have found new life in the updated content and continue to play Last Chaos today.
OnRPG: When will you be completing the sections of the Episode 2 guide found on your site? Was it intentional that you left a lot of things unsaid at the moment to build up player interest? Why?
Aeria: The Episode 2 guides are being rolled out as they are built and although we would have liked to have all of the guides released with the content there just wasn't enough time to complete everything. We are also looking to the community to suggest which guides they would like to see first with a number of forum polls and Q & A's requesting player feedback.
OnRPG: Once episode 2 is released how long will it take for you guys to make episode 3 of Last chaos? Or will you be concentrating first with episode 2? Why?
Aeria: Episode 2 was released in November 2009. The developers of last chaos gold are currently hard at work on Episode 3 which we expect to bring live later this year (2010). In addition to the large Episode 3 content we are also working closely with the developers on smaller content releases with a focus on revamping existing content, fixing bugs and improving overall game play for our players.
