The smaller GM events are just about interacting with the community - sometimes GMs will summon monsters for players to fight, or they will go to an arena and duel with the players, or simply hang out in town and answer players’ questions. The nature of these impromptu GM events is all about interaction with our community and building a rapport. Last month for the holidays we asked players to create Rappelz holiday-themed poems and artwork that we could post on our Community Center and granted holiday wishes to the ones we posted. One winner got armor and a weapon for his pet, for instance, and another got the GMs to shout "All Hail the Chicken!" every day until Christmas.
Onrpg: What is the Rappelz library? Why is it so significant?
The Rappelz rupees Library is our official wiki, with information on character and pet skills, equipment, and more. It’s still under construction, but we hope that when it’s complete (or as complete as it can be in an evolving game!) it will be an excellent repository of knowledge about all things Rappelz.
Onrpg: The community center is an interesting section of your site that allows players to share videos, pictures, and stories with everyone who plays the game. How have you come up with the idea of creating such a creative page?
We’re continually looking for ways to get our community more involved with the game. They’re an intelligent, creative group, and we wanted to give them a highly visible place to express themselves. Just recently we’ve added even more incentive to the community center -players who submit cool stuff to the community center get $25 worth of Item Shop items when their work is showcased on the website.
Onrpg: How strong is the customization level of Rappelz? Will players be able to truly stand out?
Rappelz rupees has a lot of options for customization. In addition to a wide variety of armor and weapons, players can also customize their equipment with enchantments and soul stones that increase their stats. Any class can use any weapon, so players have the option of customizing their look and gear to complement their play style. That’s not even touching on the decorative costumes available from the item shop, the branching skill trees, or the ability for anyone to tame and raise a pet.