Netmarble held a live showcase today (the 11st) ahead of the launch of its new MMORPG, 'Sol: Enchantment,' developed by Alt9. The game centers on players ascending to the status of gods and wielding various divine powers. Before the broadcast, the developers revealed that players who reach the rank of 'Absolute God' would be granted absolute authority, including the ability to reset servers.

Alt9 Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk and Netmarble Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan appeared on the stream to showcase in-game system footage and answer user questions.

Pre-submitted Q&A

How does Squad Mode work?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = After activating Squad Mode in the character window on the left, you can click 'Summon' to bring in other characters from your account to hunt with you. You can switch between characters instantly without logging out, allowing you to play multiple characters seamlessly. Squad characters can be invited to parties, and their items and EXP are displayed in the Squad Mode window at the top left for easy monitoring. For players who enjoy MMORPGs, this system is designed to make managing 'alt' characters much more convenient.

What is the 'Public Purchase' system introduced during the Divine Council meeting, and can anyone earn Diamonds through it?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = It is a system where you can check the prices in your inventory for items requested by the system and sell them to instantly earn Diamonds. Beyond items, you can also convert duplicate Heroes into 'Spirit Summon Cards' to register and sell them. Bound and imprinted items can also be registered, purchased, and sold. The purchase list is managed by the game company, and there is a set quantity for each item per server. Within that limit, individuals can sell as many times as they like.

What types of Divine Powers are there, and how are they used?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = There are various skills, such as summoning a specific character to your location, providing various buffs or debuffs, or mass-summoning monsters to a specific area to clear them with AOE skills. These can be used to level up quickly and secure large amounts of 'Nine' (in-game currency). There are also skills that affect regions, such as 'Sanctuary,' which turns a PK-enabled area into a safe zone for a certain time, or 'Declaration of War,' which turns it back into a war zone. These skills can be used by consuming Nine once the cooldown expires.

While those are the powers of a Server God, the World-level 'Main God' and the single 'Absolute God' for the entire service are granted even more powerful authority. I know there are concerns following the reveal of the server reset power, but we wanted to show that such significant decisions could be entrusted to players. This process requires many steps and extensive communication; it was not intended to imply that such actions could be taken immediately upon launch.

Can streamers become the Absolute God?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = There is only one Absolute God. Since we have separated 'Streamer Worlds' from 'General Worlds,' there would be no point in that separation if sponsored streamers became the Absolute God. Therefore, we do not believe streamers affiliated with Netmarble's marketing will become the Absolute God.

Can only players who have become gods use Divine Powers?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = Yes. Otherwise, there would be no value in becoming a god. However, we want to provide opportunities for non-god players to experience Divine Powers as well. For example, interacting with 'Nine Trees' in the fields allows you to use some Divine Power skills to defeat large groups of monsters. Nine Trees can be used even at low levels.

What content is available in fields or towns besides Divine Powers?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = In addition to hunting, we offer adventure content. While hunting in the fields, you may encounter powerful monsters called 'The Forsaken,' which drop 'Fragments of Corruption.' These can be registered in your Collection to boost your stats. There are also 'Cores of Creation' monsters; defeating them spawns a large number of monsters nearby, giving you a chance to cooperate with other players for better rewards.

Field exploration elements include the 'Tree of Life' and the 'Tree of Spirit.' Interacting with the Tree of Life grants you 'Fruit of Life.' We expect this to be used in various ways, as it can be registered in the Collection and restores much more HP than standard shop potions.

Also, for fast early-game growth, you can level up through item enhancement; if an enhancement fails, the item is dismantled into Nine, ensuring growth continues regardless. We are preparing the game so that time invested always leads to progress. Furthermore, equipment up to Unique grade and skills up to Epic grade can be purchased with Nine from standard NPC shops, allowing players to acquire them naturally as they play.

How can Nine be sold, and what is the difference between it and a Nine Core?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = A Nine Core is a packed form of Nine intended for sale on the Market. To create a Nine Core, you need 'Essence of Life,' which is crafted by consuming a certain amount of EXP. You combine this Essence of Life with Nine to create a Nine Core to list on the Market, and the buyer purchases it to use as Nine. Nine Cores can also be obtained through field hunting.

Additionally, enhancing a 'Seal' crafted with 100k Nine allows you to exchange it for a larger quantity of Nine. If you successfully enhance a Seal to +1, you can obtain 300k Nine, and depending on the enhancement level, you can obtain up to 24.3 million Nine.

Are there PK rewards or penalties?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = While many MMORPG players prefer peace, others enjoy competition and combat. For them, we have a looting and spoils system. If you PK another player, you can loot a certain percentage of their Nine via the PVP book. There is a daily limit on how much can be looted, and you cannot loot players below a certain level threshold.

PKing changes your alignment, and if it accumulates, a combat power debuff is applied. You can restore your alignment by hunting monsters. The 'spoils system' allows you to take a portion of the resources from the opponent based on how they recover. However, you cannot take spoils from players who use free recovery. Free recovery is limited to 5 uses, though this may change based on post-launch conditions. There is also a 'taunt' system and other features.

However, the specific stages and values for PK alignment are still being adjusted, and we are fine-tuning the system to prevent ruthless 'random PKs' by adding various restrictions.

How are the combat, classes, and bosses structured?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = You can assign desired stats to Epic grade or higher Spirits and God Armor. The number of stats depends on the grade, and Diamonds are consumed for each customization. We also support 'Netmarble Connect,' which allows remote control of the PC version from mobile, enabling uninterrupted monitoring.

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = To name the three main classes: the Knight possesses 'Stun,' a key CC skill. The Ranger specializes in ranged attacks, making stable hunting easy. The Mage focuses on AOE attacks, making it easy to clear groups of monsters once you have learned enough skills.

Live Q&A

Is the Market free to use?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = Yes. You can use it without purchasing any packages.

Can God Armor, Spirits, and characters be shared within an account?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Various items can be shared between characters on the same account, but God Armor and Spirits cannot be shared.

Is Nine a common item?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Yes. It can be obtained just like any other common item.

Are Legend Skills obtained through gacha or boss drops?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Because they are highly valuable, we must be careful with their supply to maintain that value. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly where they can be obtained, but we are considering ways to ensure they can be acquired through various in-game elements.

How are you dealing with 'workshops' (bot farms)?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = We plan to actively monitor the fields by having operators patrol them to observe behavior.

Can towns be turned into PVP zones using Divine Powers?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = We haven't strictly separated regions, so most Divine Power skills can be used in towns. However, there are restrictions on functions that would be operationally problematic or would eliminate all safe zones. We are updating gradually because we want to monitor the situation and only provide features once we determine it is safe to do so.

Is the Market server-integrated, and what are the fees.

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = The initial Market is server-based, and we plan to add an inter-server Market later.

If I store all my Nine in the warehouse, my held Nine becomes 0. Does that mean I won't be looted?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = That is correct. However, you will face the inconvenience of having to walk to the warehouse to retrieve the Nine you need whenever you want to use teleportation or other functions.

Is this a game that F2P and minnow players can enjoy?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = It may take some time to reach certain stages, but I believe you can keep up if you invest the time.

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = I know there are concerns about the business model, but we have set up the shop so that everything in the game can be done with Nine. We are working hard to ensure it doesn't become as 'spicy' (expensive) as you might fear.

Do alt characters have to do quests separately?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = At launch, yes. However, we will quickly prepare quest skips or alternative solutions.

Is there a 'pity' system for gacha?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = Of course there is.

What is the level cap?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = We have set it at level 80 for launch and plan to expand it based on the situation later.

Does Squad Mode require a purchase to activate?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = No. It unlocks automatically once you reach a certain level.

Do you support multi-client?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = No. We encourage the use of Squad Mode instead. However, we will review this later depending on the situation.

Does Squad Mode support offline play?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = No, it does not.

Do quests progress automatically.

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Yes. We have set it up to minimize any cumbersome interruptions during quests.

Is the warehouse shared across the account?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Yes. You can move items obtained on alt characters to your main character through the warehouse.

What are the plans for new classes?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Following the results of the last Divine Council meeting, a Healer class will be updated first. Most of the skills are already created, and we will release skill footage soon.

Do you support player-to-player trading?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = We are not considering it at launch. We are thinking about it for a time when the Market economy is active and high-value, high-risk items start appearing.

Do I have to join a Guild to enjoy the game?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = As it is a MMORPG, we encourage multiplayer over single-player. However, it is not mandatory, and most content can be enjoyed alone.

Can gacha be done only with Diamonds?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = It is also possible with Nine.

What is the file size?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = The PC version is about 10GB, and the mobile version is about 6GB, though it varies slightly between iOS and Android.

Is Nine sold as a business model? And is there a limit to how much you can earn?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Nine can only be obtained through gameplay, and there is no limit to how much you can earn.

Is there a character trading feature?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = We need to prepare the system for that. We are considering it for the long term, but it is not possible immediately at launch.

Are there paid accessories?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = Yes. However, they can also be purchased with Nine.

Are there non-PK servers?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = If Divine Powers work smoothly, I think that might happen if there is a strong demand for non-PK on certain servers. We also intend to provide a Divine Power that can set a server to non-PK in the long term.

Are there contents like alchemy?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Not yet. Since it is content that is most useful once items have accumulated, we will add it at an appropriate time.

Are pre-registration rewards usable indefinitely?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = They are set for a duration of about two weeks.

Can I obtain items in offline mode?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = It is no different from being online.

Are there life-skill contents.

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = It is not a main element, so we are not preparing it separately for the launch version. However, if it is needed to boost community activity, we will prepare it in the future.

Can I play from overseas?

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = We recommend using a VPN. Officially, the service is supported within South Korea.

Any final words before launch?

Planning Lead Yang Jin-hyuk = Launch is just around the corner, and we are doing our best to make this a game that MMORPG players will remember. We will continue to listen to your feedback whenever possible to make this a great game. We hope those watching the broadcast and many others will support us.

Business Division Head Kim Jang-hwan = We are working hard on the service side as well, and we hope many of you will come and enjoy the game.