PAX 07: Cuppa Jo talks about more changes for Tabula Rasa

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Here's a rundown of some of the changes and new stuff mentioned by Cuppa Jo:

• More customization options such as facial hair, eye patches, goggles, clothes and coloring options
• Changesto the XP curve make it easier to level up so that players can gothrough the content faster. Cuppa Jo noted that this was done in orderto stick to the game's "Stable, Fast and Fun" credo.
• Changeshave also been made to the tutorial and the chat function. The UI hasalso been given a new control option. "It was much more like a FPSstyle, and now it's more of a cross over."
• The "kill 20 of this mob" quest has been discarded.

Moreinfo on the remaining tier 4 classes will also be coming soon. It alsolooks like players may be able to get badges and ranks for completingcertain quests and objectives in the game. Cuppa Jo declined to talkfurther about it, but she did say that it wouldn't surprise her if itgets implemented before the game goes live.

You can read the full interview via the Read link below.