Update 14OCT10 - Faction Info

I may get an outcry against this but can you please delay the release of the teleportation spell. All we know so far are the disadvantages of an area and how much a faction like us. You've already told us that gnomes will be important when crafting is released but we don't know if we should go out of our way to trade with the fey for magical components or if we can by spider webbing for fishing nets, snake venom for poisoned weapons etc.

Basically I'd much prefer it if we could re-settle when we know what we want as well as what we don't want

Are faction relations between themselves static? And will we find out more about these factions if we interact with them?

Will ALL races offer faction quests if you can get relations up enough in the long term - even Melders and Dragons who dont seem to have hubs and hate everyone? :)

Noryasha Grunk wrote: Will we be able to work with these "monstrous" groups like the Melders if we persistently target their enemies for persecution to get on their good sides? Or are interactions with enemies only capable of lowering standing, not raising it? (a friend of my enemy is an enemy, but an enemy of my enemy could still well be an enemy) Also, if we raise our standing with factions a given hostile faction is friendly with, will our standing with that faction rise? Also, if we attack that third faction. Basically, do factions have concepts of "alliances", and do they care about them?

Yes, it will work in both directions Noryasha.

Noryasha Grunk wrote: Are relations in regards to the alliance, or the individual? If your whole alliance is friendly with some group and you are bitter enemies, how will that work?

Faction relations for players are always with regard to the individual.  However, whilst you are in an alliance, individual actions by members of the alliance will have effects on your own personal standing.

So if you have a very poor standing with a particular faction, and join an alliance with a very good standing with that faction - this makes little to no difference to you.  However, your actions (since joining the alliance) and the rest of the alliances actions (since you joined) will repair or damage your standings with the Faction.

I want a manticore :(