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imported>An Adventurer: /* Dereth Wedding Developer Diary */

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Dereth Wedding Developer Diary

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	<font color=#FFCC00><b>Join the AC team as they discuss the creation of the Wedding of Hoshino Kei and Borelean Strathelar!</b></font>		<font color=#FFCC00><b>Join the AC team as they discuss the creation of the Wedding of Hoshino Kei and Borelean Strathelar!</b></font>

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	'''May 2010''' - [[Celebration\|Patch Page]]		'''May 2010''' - [[Celebration\|Patch Page]]

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imported>An Adventurer: /* Dereth Wedding Developer Diary */

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Dereth Wedding Developer Diary

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	<font color=#FFCC00><b>Join the AC team as they discuss the creation of the Wedding of Hoshino Kei and Borelean Strathelar!</b></font>		<font color=#FFCC00><b>Join the AC team as they discuss the creation of the Wedding of Hoshino Kei and Borelean Strathelar!</b></font>
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	Hosting an in-game wedding shares the same pitfalls and challenges as one in the real world, particularly the common problem of finding a place to have the wedding. The aim is of course to find a wedding venue that will accommodate everyone, but also be within your means. Just because we’re operating in virtual space doesn’t mean these aren’t primary considerations for an event like this.		Hosting an in-game wedding shares the same pitfalls and challenges as one in the real world, particularly the common problem of finding a place to have the wedding. The aim is of course to find a wedding venue that will accommodate everyone, but also be within your means. Just because we’re operating in virtual space doesn’t mean these aren’t primary considerations for an event like this.
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	We needed somewhere that was conveniently located for our guests and could accommodate a crowd. Yanshi was a natural choice with its central location and pre-existing festival grounds. Then we had to consider what we could get away with in terms of performance. The wedding location had to look nice while keeping details simple. Simple and elegant can be a classic look for a wedding, so team members spent some time researching pictures of “outdoor weddings” looking for inspiration. Ultimately a gazebo style area proved out as the most effective in both performance and style.		We needed somewhere that was conveniently located for our guests and could accommodate a crowd. Yanshi was a natural choice with its central location and pre-existing festival grounds. Then we had to consider what we could get away with in terms of performance. The wedding location had to look nice while keeping details simple. Simple and elegant can be a classic look for a wedding, so team members spent some time researching pictures of “outdoor weddings” looking for inspiration. Ultimately a gazebo style area proved out as the most effective in both performance and style.


	<blockquote><i>“An outdoor space has much more of a wedding feel in our game. Also - continuing on the ‘uniting the world’ concept - it feels more accessible than being put in an indoor area that people must portal into. It makes it seem more inviting. It also gives players more room to move around and hang out, whereas if it were indoors players would be forced to be within the bounds that we create.”</i> – <b>NoWorries, QA Lead</b></blockquote>		<blockquote><i>“An outdoor space has much more of a wedding feel in our game. Also - continuing on the ‘uniting the world’ concept - it feels more accessible than being put in an indoor area that people must portal into. It makes it seem more inviting. It also gives players more room to move around and hang out, whereas if it were indoors players would be forced to be within the bounds that we create.”</i> – <b>NoWorries, QA Lead</b></blockquote>
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	The natural inclination for planning the guest list of a wedding is to include everyone you can who would want to attend. This presents a challenge when you’re dealing with an MMO where players may span a broad level range, but they’re all interested in participating. We wanted to keep to the theme of “unifying the land,” so much of the questing and tasks were designed around encouraging players to come together and help with the wedding preparations, no matter where or what level they were – such as constructing the ceremony location on their servers.		The natural inclination for planning the guest list of a wedding is to include everyone you can who would want to attend. This presents a challenge when you’re dealing with an MMO where players may span a broad level range, but they’re all interested in participating. We wanted to keep to the theme of “unifying the land,” so much of the questing and tasks were designed around encouraging players to come together and help with the wedding preparations, no matter where or what level they were – such as constructing the ceremony location on their servers.

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	<blockquote><i>“It’s difficult to make an event that will seem ‘cool enough’ for all level ranges.”</i> – <b>Severlin, Producer</b></blockquote>		<blockquote><i>“It’s difficult to make an event that will seem ‘cool enough’ for all level ranges.”</i> – <b>Severlin, Producer</b></blockquote>
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	It goes without saying that sometimes the most memorable moments of a wedding are the little outtakes that can happen, like when a flower girl does something unexpected or a part of the ceremony goes awry. We’ve gathered a few choice quotes from the team spoken during the work on the updates that make us snicker, or sounded entirely too much like actual wedding chatter. Names have been removed to protect the innocent!		It goes without saying that sometimes the most memorable moments of a wedding are the little outtakes that can happen, like when a flower girl does something unexpected or a part of the ceremony goes awry. We’ve gathered a few choice quotes from the team spoken during the work on the updates that make us snicker, or sounded entirely too much like actual wedding chatter. Names have been removed to protect the innocent!

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	<i>“Oh my god, this is so much work!”		<i>“Oh my god, this is so much work!”

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	Once you have your venue set up, the next challenging part of a wedding is typically the guest list. It was no exception for our virtual wedding either.		Once you have your venue set up, the next challenging part of a wedding is typically the guest list. It was no exception for our virtual wedding either.
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	Having a large guest list also meant that we had to select a good time to have the event. We wanted to allow as many players as possible to experience the wedding, and it can be tricky picking a time frame that works for “everyone.” It also meant we had to deviate a little from our original plan of having live performers to play the roles of our famous characters.		Having a large guest list also meant that we had to select a good time to have the event. We wanted to allow as many players as possible to experience the wedding, and it can be tricky picking a time frame that works for “everyone.” It also meant we had to deviate a little from our original plan of having live performers to play the roles of our famous characters.
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	<span style="font-size: large"><font color=#FFCC00>The “Ceremony”</font></span>		<span style="font-size: large"><font color=#FFCC00>The “Ceremony”</font></span>
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 The natural inclination for planning the guest list of a wedding is to include everyone you can who would want to attend. This presents a challenge when you’re dealing with an MMO where players may span a broad level range, but they’re all interested in participating. We wanted to keep to the theme of “unifying the land,” so much of the questing and tasks were designed around encouraging players to come together and help with the wedding preparations, no matter where or what level they were – such as constructing the ceremony location on their servers.
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+Having a large guest list also meant that we had to select a good time to have the event. We wanted to allow as many players as possible to experience the wedding, and it can be tricky picking a time frame that works for “everyone.” It also meant we had to deviate a little from our original plan of having live performers to play the roles of our famous characters.
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