Sword of the New World's UPCs have a unique combination of stances and access to special stances not found within the traditional classes. For example, a UPC might have access to the fighter's sword and shield stance but will also having access to the wizard's elemental protection stance. A UPC might also have his or her own specific stance, like an encounter shot, which is a special stance for using a bayonet and gives the UPC access to a weapon that can shoot (ranged class) and impale (fighter class).

GSUK: How does the economy work in Sword of the New World?

GD: Easy: kill monsters, level, get drops, get cash, get cool stuff, kill other Sword of the New World Vis players, rinse, and repeat. All this occurs very rapidly!

GSUK: Is there a system in place for buying in-game currency with real-world money? If not, have you got any plans to stop or hinder the almost inevitable black market?

GD: Sword of the New World will not be offering a system to buy in-game currency with real-world money. We do have plans in place to hinder the inevitable black market, which we will be announcing further down the road.

GSUK: Unlike some MMOs, Granado Espada has something of a death penalty after repeated character deaths. Will this feature be carried through into Sword of the New World?

GD: There is no death penalty in Sword of the New World Vis, other than time. As you level from starting the game to level 90, when you die, you can either wait for you character to come back to life or have that character resurrected. You can also, however, choose at any point (when you have a dead party) to return to your quarters and restart in a town with your recently deceased party. You will lose your current position, unless you have a warp save point. Once you reach level 90, there is no time-out to wait for an automatic resurrection. You will either need to be brought back to life by another player or return to the barracks. There is no experience, gold, or durability penalty for dying.

GSUK: How many hours of standard play will it take for players to reach the level cap?

GD: Currently, we are expecting around 300 to 400 hours of gameplay for players to reach the 100 level cap. After that, however, there are still many options as characters take on epic proportions and have access to new and exciting abilities, which are important for the higher-level instances and PVP.

GSUK: Is the game's content primarily for players levelling up or for players at the level cap?

GD: At launch, the game's content is primarily for Sword of the New World Vis players levelling up. There is much content at the level cap, but this is where the developer IMC is making most of its patch modifications and game enhancements, so that people at the high levels continually come back for more!

GSUK: Thanks for your time.