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Ten Ton Hammer: What about the economy? Will there be an auction house? Will players be able to trade items? (Clinique2)

AA: No game can claim to offer player-driven economy and not allow players to trade among them. Players will have access to banking services and an extensive auction house / global marketplace that allows players to trade goods and services with each other.

Ten Ton Hammer: Will guilds/clans be able to change the landscape of the game? (Arkane)

AA: Guilds will have to operate with a dynamic, persistent world in mind which requires them to cover many economic and political grounds in order to ensure their influence in the game world. They will have to make sure they have a strong flow of resources from controlled territories and the PvE world in order to re-supply, their constant protection often requiring contracting other guilds for that purpose. Although Factions make initial impressions on the players, guiding and aiding them as they find their way through the world of Earthrise, guilds offer different and often more exciting opportunities for players to connect and fight united for their own cause.

Ten Ton Hammer: How will players collect their resources for crafting in the game? (TTH Staff)

AA: There will different types of resources based on the means of their acquisition and their use. Basic resources will be available from a centralized market place but their price will fluctuate depending on the availability of these resources from the mines. These mines are under constant treat of mutant waves and should be kept operating. Basic resources are the foundation of crafting and used by all items. Rare resources are mined from territories that guilds control over and have built mining facilities. These rare resources are used for the manufacturing of powerful items and then creation of items with major design enhancements added by the players. Without access to rare resources, players won't be able to achieve high levels of technological advancement so the resources extraction is required in order to push forward the economy of the game world.

Ten Ton Hammer: Thanks again for your time, Atanas!