Newsletter?! Can't wait. Looking forward to the new info.

I hope there are a few dates included{hint hint}

All sounds great! I like the fact that a guild can also build administrative buildings to aid in crafting, trading and storage. Now we just need to make sure the warehouse is not raided!

But the most important question about guild cities is: Can guilds build a bar?
Be interesting if a guild could build a bar/club and actually get some minor income from it when other players visit and purchase food items from the place. Just a thought of
something to consider down the road in the long run.


@Moll: Is it possible to get some teaser screenshots of some guild buildings? 

I wonder if guilds can also adjust the visuals of the structures. For instance will the guild logos be on the structures?

It's an interesting turn of events if players are meant to spend most of their time IN their OWN base/territory *including* "civilians" (other players),  rather than in cities. It would give guilds administrative power over other players as well and the playerbase would be "equally" spread around the whole world rather than in cities. Althought the QOTW doesn't say anything like that, only that Market/warehouse building could make possible something like it.

I'd avoid assuming that factories in the npc towns will be better than player bases.  At first this will be true, but given enough time I think players will have the same factories  that the towns do.  Over time the towns will be used for faction gridning/missions. 

Good info. I find it interesting that guilds will need to choose which resources out of a territory are most important to them and to only harvest those. It makes not just building placement important, but now adds strategy to what you're doing when you're there.

Quick question: What happens to the items in a warehouse if the territory is lost? Does the building just disappear and your items are lost? I might have missed a post as to how this works, so sorry if I did.




I think that's a fantastic idea and something simple to implement. It will add a central point of social life for a guild and promote a small sense of community as well as allow guests to stop in to buy wares or visit some new friends

Controling territories and building structures in resource rich areas is a great idea.  It adds a feeling of realism to the game, as most pockets of civilization first developed around natural resources that where necessary for either survival or commerce.
Some of these included food sources, mining, waterways, and land travel thoroughfares.

In time, these little colonies grew to become towns and cities of their own.  But the major cities were always full of the hussle and bussle of the day.

I do not believe the major cities will become abandoned because that's probably where all new chars will start out and most likely that is where most main story line quest givers will be located.

If building placement within territories is as free-form as it sounds, that would add an extra strategy to consider.  Like maybe the closer a refinery is to a mine entrance, the higher smelting throughput it will produce or perhaps the closer a market is to a major road or waterway, the faster goods can be transported.

As far as what happens when an enemy conquers your territory, well I think it should also be close to realism.  LOOT and PLUNDER!  The conquering group should be able to take everything in the warehouses and be able to take control of currently existing buildings (or destroy them if they wish).  Many cities around the world were attacked and conquered because of the valuables they contained, the buildings they had, or the strategic position of the city (either for further conquest or trade).  Why should Earthrise be any different?  It's part of the PvP, territory controlling fun!