So, I guess you're wondering what I'm working on right now. Apart from some template stuff for Fallen Sword, my main project right now is the AJAX based combat system. As I know this is what most of the old players want, incorporated in to this we're also running the current combat system through lots of testing.

My aim with our combat equations is to remove as much randomness as possible, without upsetting the game balance or levelling speed as I'm happy with those. Right now we're thinking of scrapping our current equations for new ones that would see your stats have a significantly bigger impact on fight outcomes than they do now.

We may also make you hit a lot more frequently, but increase the energy cost for each attack... so players don't level a lot faster from the shorter fights.

The hunting NPC stats and items are also under review, there is a post up in the Elders forum demonstrating my new hunting NPC generating functions. The aim being to make initial NPCs a lot easier, then gradually make them harder, with the 40 - 80 hunting groups being as challenging as possible... which currently they are not.