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Frequently Asked Questions
Company QuestionsHow can I invest in Goblinworks?
Please visit our investors page for more information.How can I get a job with Goblinworks?
Job openings will be posted here. Most positions will require prior experience in the video game industry. Lead positions will generally require significant experience with published MMOs.What's the relationship between Goblinworks and Paizo Publishing?
Goblinworks has an exclusive worldwide license from Paizo to create an MMO using Paizo's Pathfinder property. Paizo is a founding owner of Goblinworks, and is providing operational support to Goblinworks. Lisa Stevens is a founding owner of both Goblinworks and Paizo, as well as the CEO of Paizo and the COO of Goblinworks.Which Paizo employees are involved with Pathfinder Online?
Because Pathfinder Online is very important to Paizo, almost every Paizo employee that works on Pathfinder will be involved to some degree with Pathfinder Online. Paizo's leadership team of Lisa Stevens, Erik Mona, Jeff Alvarez, and Vic Wertz, as well as Creative Director James Jacobs, have been working on Pathfinder Online since its conception.Pathfinder Online Prelaunch Questions
When is Pathfinder Online coming out?
Creating an MMO is a lengthy process that's only just beginning. We have not yet announced a release date.How can I keep up with Pathfinder Online news?
You can sign up to our newsletter to receive e-mail updates for Pathfinder Online.Can I playtest Pathfinder Online?
Goblinworks will offer limited opportunities to be involved in Pathfinder Online prior to its formal launch, but we're still a long way away from announcing specific details. If you'd like to be informed about these opportunities when they become available, make sure you sign up for our newsletter to receive news updates on Pathfinder Online.How can I share my ideas for the game with you?
Post in the Goblinworks thread on paizo.com!Will there be fun promotional materials for Pathfinder Online?
We have a few ideas... stay tuned!I'd like to promote Pathfinder Online on my website. Is there a package of graphics and such available for community use?
Not yet, but stay tuned!Pathfinder Online & In Print
Is the tabletop Pathfinder Roleplaying Game going away?
Far from it! Pathfinder Online and the Pathfinder RPG will not only coexist, but they'll benefit from one another in countless ways.Is Pathfinder Online going to be a direct adaptation of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook?
No. MMOs have different needs than a tabletop roleplaying game. Pathfinder Online will retain the spirit and flavor of the Pathfinder RPG, but it will not be mechanically identical.Will the things that happen in the game be official canon for Pathfinder?
While the printed game may incorporate ideas and developments drawn from Pathfinder Online, the two are distinct entities. Players chart the course of events in Pathfinder Online, and the end result may look very different from the continuity of the published campaign. As in the case of Pathfinder RPG Modules and Adventure Paths, the "results" of adventures do not generally change the status of the published campaign, leaving those developments for the player characters to experience themselves at the game table (or in the case of Pathfinder Online, in the shared virtual world).Will Pathfinder Online use the OGL?
No.What races will I be able to play?
The initially available race options will mirror the core races of the tabletop Pathfinder RPG: dwarves, elves, gnomes, half-elves, half-orcs, halflings, and humans.What classes will I be able to play?
Pathfinder Online's innovative archetype system includes specific paths of development that reflect the classes in the tabletop game, so if you want to play a character that mirrors a classic tabletop class, you'll be able to do it. However, Pathfinder Online is driven by more diverse player activity than the classic adventurer-focused tabletop experience; Pathfinder Online players will be able to act as merchants, farmers, miners, teamsters, caravan guards, spies, and explorers, and in any other role the players choose to create. Characters will have a wide variety of skills to develop, allowing them to be highly customized to the player's preference.Will I be able to play to 20th level?
Characters in Pathfinder Online don't have levels in the classic sense. They develop skills over time, and as their skills develop, and as they meet various prerequisites, they unlock new abilities similar to class features or feats from the tabletop game. Characters following an archetype path will be able to unlock a capstone ability much like the 20th-level capstone abilities in the Pathfinder RPG.Will archetypes, spells, feats, equipment, and other stuff from Paizo products be available in Pathfinder Online?
While many of the mechanics are different, the flavor of the world will be consistent with the Pathfinder campaign setting, so you will find much that is familiar.Can I import/export my character for tabletop play?
Because the mechanics aren't identical, that's a bit tricky, but we like the idea. Stay tuned!Where does the game take place?
Pathfinder Online is set in the River Kingdoms area of Golarion, a wilderness dotted with ancient ruins and small self-governing communities. The area is temperate, with a wide variety of terrain including lakes, rivers, swamps, forests, plains, grasslands, hills, and mountains. A wide variety of monsters inhabit the area.Is the story based on a specific Pathfinder Adventure Path?
The initial area for players to explore is near where the Kingmaker Adventure Path plays out, but Pathfinder Online is not a direct adapation of the Kingmaker storyline, or of any other Adventure Path.
How will this interact with Pathfinder Society Organized Play?
Initially, at least, interaction with PFS will be minimal.Pathfinder Online Basics
What platforms are the game being developed for?
The game engine we intend to use is currently PC only. A Mac OS X version of the engine is in development, but we can't guarantee that it will be ready for the launch of Pathfinder Online.Will there be a cost to play Pathfinder Online?
We are planning a hybrid subscription/free-to-play model. Players will have the option to pay a flat monthly fee for complete access to all standard game features, or to play for free with certain restrictions, using microtransactions to access desired features and content on an a la carte basis. Pricing details have not yet been finalized.Will there be premium content?
Yes. Several types of premium content can be purchased using microtransactions. This content includes "bling"—visual enhancements to the character or the character's property that have no mechanical effect; a wide variety of mounts that let you customize your ride and show your personal sense of style; and adventure content packaged like classic adventure modules that you and your friends will be able to play through as a group.Will the game be available internationally?
The game will be playable worldwide, although it will initially be available in English only. Localizing the game into other languages will depend on the pace of the development effort and the ability of Goblinworks to provide full support to new markets.Will Pathfinder Online have an age restriction?
Players must be at least 13 years old to have a Pathfinder Online account.Will Pathfinder Online have a profanity filter?
Certain kinds of inappropriate communication will be blocked by filters in order to ensure that Pathfinder Online is a safe environment where no player feels threatened or harassed, and that we provide an immersive gaming experience free from too many anachronisms.Will I be able to have multiple characters?
Yes.Can I be a bad guy?
Yes. You might find that "bad" can be a relative term, though!How do I acquire stuff in the game?
You can buy it, make it, or take it. The game will have a thoroughly developed economic system.Will it have things like banks and auction houses?
Players will be able to create those things and more!Will there be a system for guild play?
We know that many existing MMO guilds like to test & play new MMOs as a group, and they want to reserve things like guild names and certain character names. We're sensitive to these needs, and we'll be working on a complete package of guild migration tools for the game.Will PvP (player-vs.-player aggression) be allowed?
Characters will be able to attack rival characters in most parts of the game world. In many circumstances, though, unprovoked aggression may carry severe in-game penalties.Can I define where in Golarion my character is from? Will it have an in-game benefit?
There will be many ways to differentiate your character during character creation, and your character's background will have an in-game effect.How is Pathfinder Online different from World of Warcraft or any other fantasy MMO?
Most fantasy MMOs, including World of Warcraft, are "theme park" games. In theme parks, you're expected to work your way through a lot of scripted content until you reach the end, and then you play end-game content while you wait for the developers to release more theme park content so you can continue to advance your character.The other end of the MMO spectrum is the "sandbox" game. In sandboxes, you're given a lot of tools and opportunities to create persistency in the world, then turned loose to explore, develop, find adventure, and dominate the world as you wish. You and the other players generate the primary content of the game by struggling with each other for resources, honor and territory. There is no "end game" and no level cap.
Pathfinder Online is a sandbox game with theme park elements. You'll be able to create your own place in the world of Golarion, complete with complex social and economic systems. You'll form ad-hoc or permanent groups ranging in size from small parties to large settlements and even huge nations, and interact with others in your world in a realistic, unscripted fashion. You'll also be able to participate in scripted adventures, though, with the outcome of those adventures helping to determine the shape of your world.
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