eady for some more answers from the content team? Here is part two of Chill and Grill!

Q: I would like to know if any information about solving quests can be found ingame. Or is it Knightmare who wanted us to study Lord of the Rings trilogy to find any connection or inspiration that could be useful ingame?

Knightmare: I guess I'm supposed to reply to that by myself. To solve quests you are not expected to reference external sources. What is in the game can be solved by any Tibian with knowledge available on his or her world. References to other material are rather homages, allusions or just plainly poking fun. Ingame resources should be sufficient to solve all riddles. To find all the missing clues of a puzzle though, some ingame research and cross referencing might be necessary.

Q: I would like to ask if the information we can find in books can be futher expanded by talking to NPCs. For example, I would like to know more about "the 2nd earthen chamber", and I dont know if any npc would share his knowledge with me.

Knightmare: Some lore is of course expanded and referred to by NPCs. But not necessarily every issue mentioned in some sources is referenced in another. You have to understand though that neither people nor books - which are of course written by people - are 100% reliable. People have different opinions if not agendas which are reflected by what they tell you. The fun part is to evaluate information you receive, based on the reliability of your source in that matter. Some information is not cross referenced though. You will not find a book about any issue an NPC mentions and not everything contained in a book being expanded by NPCs.

Q: Does the item Excalibug exist ingame? Is it possible to obtain it? And what is the story behind it?

Knightmare: (laughs) With regard to the story there are multiple sources ingame, may it be books or NPCs. The excalibug concept already existed since some of the earliest incarnations of Tibia, and since then a lot of information, true and false, has been accumulated. It is up to you to decide what sources you trust and what the most likely truth for you is. That being said, you either believe in excalibug being obtainable, now or in the future, or not. Also it is up to you to decide how much effort you make in researching its lore and secrets.

Q: I was wondering if you are going to make an update soon adding tons of new monsters and items, and by TONS I don't mean 1-3 monsters, I mean at least 30-40 new ones.

Chayenne: There is not going to be an update soon which includes hundreds of new items and 40 new monsters. Why? Because new stuff and a lot of variation is one thing, but bringing everything into proper balance is another - not mentioning the graphic workload to create that many monsters, which is yet another topic. Now that Count Tofifti has joined our team who will be responsible for designing a solid balance for item values, monster stats and quest rewards in the near future, we feel that it's really important to have an in-depth look at existing creatures and items - and of course, also at the vocations and their options to fight or obtain the aforementioned. No one would benefit from us just tossing large numbers of random monsters and items into Tibia at this point, but instead we want to make sure that items are useful and monsters worth - and fun - fighting before implementing a large bunch of new ones.

Q: Which is the better vocation for beginners who have never played Tibia before?

Count Tofifti: Your question isn't easy to be answered as it's not obvious what you mean by "better". In Tibia there are four vocations with more or less specific features. Each vocation provides advantages and disadvantages, and your choice especially depends on your preferences. Do you prefer mages, distance fighters or tanks? Do you have friends playing Tibia who can support you with hints and equipment? Do your friends need a special vocation in their hunting party? These are just a few aspects that influence a decision concerning vocations, and there are many more. Let's have a short look at knights: Maybe one would tend to say knights are easy to play as they have many hitpoints and you don't have to focus on spells or runes too much. On the other hand you can argue that they are not a beginner choice as you have to train them a lot and need useful equipment all the time. In short, I wouldn't say there is a vocation which can be recommended to beginners without restrictions. It rather depends on the team you are going to be in. Tibia is an online multiplayer game. In a team you're able to overcome the weaknesses of an individual.

To be continued next week...

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