1) Is there ANY chance that you will REMOVE the Item Mall, especially Upgrade cores, potions and other game critical items etc.? Or is it already fix that those items will be able to buy with Real Money?
Then Item Shop will be a key aspect of Free to Play. However, what is placed in the Item Shop can be altered. There is a certain flexibility about which items we can add or remove from it.

2) Can we understand which players are premium or not? Like special signs above their head or near his nickname? We want to add a premium member to our guilds, not free players.
It is not possible to see if another player is playing using a premium subscription. However, we will open premium only channels on the servers so that only premium subscription players can play on them.

3) Will we still be able to find Astral bikes, Astral boards and other special items in dungeons? Or will this only be obtainable with payments?
All items will still drop as normal. When an item is added to the Item Shop, it will not affect the probability of the item dropping in game. Items are only added to the Item Shop for the convenience of players.

4) When the game moves to f2p, will the premium service be 25% more than what it is now and f2p is what it is currently, or will the Premium Service equivalent to now and f2p is 25% lower than it is now. Will use of training dummies be for 100% of the skill rank and it will be capped at 40% will f2p?
Free to Player users will receive 25% less level experience than now, but Platinum accounts will keep the same level rate as now.
Only Platinum players can use the Training Dummies and will receive 25% more skill experience than they receive now when training. Dummy training will be capped 30% of the skill rank.

5) Will there being any more items added cash shop, apart from what you mentioned at a later date?
Currently, only the items which we published will be added to the Item Shop. We can review the possibility about adding more items as Free to Play progresses and we can gauge how the Item Shop is having an impact in game.

6) Will there be premium servers so only premium users can participate in them?
We will have Premium only channels allowing only Premium subscription players to enter. These channels won¡¯t be any different to other channels in any other way though.

7) Will there be language-specific servers or will it continue as it is now?
We will not have separate language channels. CABAL Online can be played by everyone in Europe and as such, everyone should play together.

8) Are there any plans to implement these new skills/ maps/ dungeons during these two weeks?
There are no plans to implement any new skills, map or dungeons at this time.

9) Will all accounts remain intact (items/ xp/ etc etc) - just want an confirmation that accounts are not going to go to a "blank slate"?
All accounts will remain exactly the same except the status of the account. This means that everyone will be Free to Play. If you were an existing subscriber, you will receive Cabal Cash with which you can buy a Platinum Account. Other than this, your account will remain exactly the same. Nothing will be reset or set to blank.

10) What will happen to accounts that go free to play? Will items on the inventory pages not available to "free" players be available or be deleted?
Items in pages not available to free players will still be accessible. This means you can still retrieve your items, but you won¡¯t be able to put items into those pages unless you buy the Platinum account, or a Adventurer/Craftsman Silver account. This means you will not lose your items in your inventory or warehouse simply because you are a free player as they will still be available to you.

11) Will pet skills be available?
The Pet features are planned to be included in a future update, but we don¡¯t have a date for this as yet.

12) Will extra measures be implemented against cheats (hacking, macroing, exploitation) or will things continue as they are? Also how does a game that has always outlined the purchase of real game money in game justify this?
We are always working with INCA, who produce Gameguard, to create a more hack free environment. This is an ongoing battle and we will continue working to minimise hacking and macroing.

13) When the game opens on the 6th June for closed testing - will this be available for all subscribed members or "favourites"? I remember to test the "age of Man" update the sample was hardly a representative cross-section of the gaming population (a high % being GAs etc) and was wondering if all paying members are allowed to participate/ apply or if people are handpicked in the same way again.
In Closed Beta we will minimise the number of players simply because if we open the servers to all existing subscribers, we could be inundated with reports about the same bugs. As stated before, we will select players who already have good experience of the game irrespective of their guild name or GA status. Also, players who have a good history of not only finding game bugs, but reporting them well too, will be taken into consideration.

14) Where we will find return stones?(and is there a return stone quest)
You will still be able to obtain return stones in the same way as you currently do. The only difference is that you will also be able to buy an unlimited use Return Stone from the Cash Shop.

15) In a party: premium and non premium characters; how will the exp be influenced?
There will be no change as to how experience will be distributed amongst a party. The account status will not be taken into consideration.

16) Mana Portion (Level 3) 999 Qty, Extract Potion(STR) 10 Qty. Whats that Qty?!!!!!!
This is the Quantity of potions.

17) Will there be changes in buyable items in future (like osmium or even sg armorparts)?
There may be changes to the items in the shop; however, we will always consider the implications on the game before adding new items. We would not want to add anything to the shop that would unbalance the game or devalue the items that people have to hunt for.

18) Do "no gps using in f2p" means that u can¡¯t see your and others position on map, or ...even u cant see the map?
Having no GPS will mean that you cannot warp to other maps or areas. You need to travel around maps and use the warp gates to move around.

19) Are we going to have the same version of Korean server? I mean with the same rate in slot for example 10% critical damage in each slot in a helm??? and 20% critical damage in a slot for a gs???
Critical Rates and Enchants will stay the same as they are now. We have explained these changes in the past, they were made by the developers for game balance.

20) Will the critical rate of the force shielder be increased?
As mentioned above, critical rates will remain the same; these were changed by the developers for game balance. This is not something unique to the EU version, other services excluding Korea received changes as well.

21) Will we be able to set back up monthly recurring payments for premium players?
This has not yet been decided. At the moment recurring subscriptions have been cancelled due to the change in service.

22) Why can't all current paid accounts be allowed to be in the closed Beta? the more players you have the faster you'll find the bugs.
We have separate testing phases for different reasons. Initially, we want to concentrate on ensuring that any major bugs are addressed first. Inviting more people doesn¡¯t necessarily translate to more bugs being found.
We may either invite more people or shorten the period of Closed Beta. Obviously these decisions will be based purely on the ongoing progress of the testing in Closed Beta and we can not provide a definitive answer at this time.

23) For the platinum players; are the training dummies useable for 100% skill training or are they still going to be capped on the 40%?
Premium players will receive 25% more Skill experience than the current skill experience. However, the skill training cap will be limited to 30%.

24) Can you please explain in a bit more detail how the cash shops work......if I have premium platinum service......how do I go about buying EOF 7 for example?
Buying items from the Item Shop is completely independent of buying a subscription service. It does not matter if you are a free player or premium player, all items in the Item Shop will be available for you to buy.
The shop will be accessible while playing the game. You will not need to logout of the game to buy items.

25) All my inventories are full due to crafting, what will happen to my items once this game goes F2P?!
You will not lose your items. All your items will remain accessible to you.

26) Will I lose a bunch of items I worked hard to get?!
No.

27) My account expires on May 28th, what is gonna happen to that week of gameplay i'll lose due to cabal offline period?
Since your account turn into a Free Play account, we will give you Cabal Cash with which you can buy either the Premium Platinum Service or game items.

28) I've paid for 3 months game play. Will i get 90 days premium or just the 30 days premium with cash to spend in the cash shops?
You will receive 30 days Premium Platinum Cabal Cash for each month (complete and incomplete) you had remaining on your account. This means that even if you have 1 day left of your existing subscription remaining we will give you 30 days worth of Cabal Cash. If you had 2.5 months remaining of you existing subscription, we will give you 90 days worth or Cabal Cash.

29) Will pets have a time limit on them or will they be permanent?
No further details have yet been announced about the Pets. When we receive further information we will pass this in to you.

30) Will we be able to sign up for beta testing and if so when?
There will be no need to sign-up for the Closed Beta stage. We will select players from existing subscriptions.

31) My account will expire on 11th of March and ill pay for the next 30 days. How will this change affect my account period and if I will lose the 2 weeks offline period, or as i understand, ill be able to play my time as a premium user?
Your account will be converted to Free to Play and you will be given Cabal Cash equivalent to 30 days Premium Platinum subscription. You can then buy the Premium Platinum service.

32) What will happen to all the items I worked HARD to get?
For both Premium and Free accounts, you will get to keep them.

33) Why do we get a dumb replacement of our monthly fee when we PAY 9.99? for what will be the Platinum Service?
For existing subscribers the only difference will be that they will buy Cabal Cash to buy the Premium Account via the Item Shop. This is required as the architecture of the game has now changed to accommodate the Item Shop and Free to Play model.

34) Why can't all the paying customers get in the Beta? Favouritism at play?
Closed Beta will have limited players as explained above, but Open Beta will be available to all existing registered players.

35) There will be too many players in maps that are incredibly small - what will you do?
We will have more channels in place to accommodate the increase in the player base. If all of these channels become full, we will implement additional servers for a new world.

36) There will be easily 40 players trying to get the ONLY spawn of a monster to get the item. What are you going to do to avoid the KS and griefing that will follow for sure?
With the increase in channels we hope to minimise these problems. Naturally we can¡¯t guarantee that a monster will always be available for you, but then, that is part of the game too. With regards to grief play we will monitor incidences and act as best we can to again minimise this.

37) Why don't you just turn paid accounts into Platinums? Why do we have to lose items over your ineptitude to solve this?
You will not lose your items. By giving you Cabal Cash we will be giving you the option to buy the Platinum account and continue playing as before, or allowing you to experiment and try buying items from the Item Shop. This is left entirely up to you.

38) High Upgrade Cores(Reds) will be able to get from Cabal Shop... and so people will get some items easier and it will be hard to find those items... like SoD or EoD.... will be an increase on drop rate of those items?Drop rates will not be altered.

39) Are you removing the IP block as well? Or are we staying EU?The IP block will remain in place. We still only hold the license to publish the game in Europe. This will not change.

40) When the new model begins, does that mean that a new cabal client will have to be downloaded or will Cabal just get patched?You will simply need to download a client update to continue playing.

41) What can you do against hacks and items gone?We will always try to help players that experience problems with their account. However the security of your account is your responsibility and we are unable to help in cases of account sharing and also in cases where the security of your computer has been compromised.

42) Will we lose the item in the 3rd emplacement in the F2P version ? If yes, please tell me how to avoid this problem. ps : my char is lvl 98 and no 100 yet).
No items will be lost, you will be able to retrieve the items from that page of your inventory/warehouse, however, you will not be able to deposit new items unless you are a Premium User.

43) When the game restarts (13th June) we all will be in F2P mode (as I understand) so the 3rd page on the inventory will be unavailable. When we will pay for the Premium Service and the access for the 3rd page will be available we will still have the items stored?Yes. Regardless of the account status, you will still be able to retrieve your items from the third storage page. However, only Platinum and Adventurer/Craftsman Silver accounts will be able to store items in the third inventory page.

44) When are we going to see some actual game updates?
The game update schedules have been delayed at the moment due to the move to free to play. However, when we receive update information we will naturally pass this on to you.

45) Since we are using the same business/game model as the rest of the Cabal markets, does this mean we will patches much sooner and with fewer bugs?
Since we are adopting the same model as the other regions we do anticipate a smoother and quicker process of receiving patches with fewer hitches.

46) Does going to F2P mean that the massive amount of bugs we are seeing will be gone since we will have the same game {excluding language} that everyone else is using?The current model in which we operate sometimes suffers problems because our game is simply different to other regions. Because we will have the same model as the other regions we expect that bugs affecting other regions will be found sooner and fixed sooner with an easier transition to our game.

47) Will the amount of items in a stack increase?
There are no changes to the way that items stack.

48) I see that we can buy 999 mana pots, so will the normal items be able to stack this many as well? Or will it stay at 127 as we currently have?
As above there are no changes to the way items stack.

49) When does the pricing of the cash shop items come out?The Item Shop prices will be displayed in game via the Item Shop. They will be displayed on the website after commercialisation.

50) Will the channels for free to play users still be accessable for premium users too?All channels will be accessible to Platinum accounts.

51) Are events planned combined with the cash shop system, for example winning cabal coins or free game time?
There is nothing planned for this.

52) Would it be possible to buy only a kit that benefits a seconday char at crafting?
Yes. Items are bought for an account. Once an item is purchased it can be given to any of your six characters on your game account. However, some items once given to a character, are then bound to that character. For example, Astral boards and Pets are NoDrop, NoTrade, NoSell items.

53) Do we get another ToS with a ruletable for violations?These are continually reviewed and will be updated for Free to Play.

54) Is the language filter going to be overlooked?
Multi-language filters are difficult to implement since words in one language could be offensive and yet in another language will be completely innocent. It is something that we will be reviewing.

55) Are items from the cash shop fully trade and sellable to other players, no matter what behaviour they have?Some items will have restrictions placed on them so they can¡¯t be sold, traded, dropped. However, it is not finalised as to which items will have these restrictions just yet.

56) Premium users will have 25% in lvl up, skill and crafting than F2P users, which means F2P users will play with the NORMAL cap that already exists or 25%- lower?
Free to Player users will have 25% less level experience than now. Platinum accounts will keep the same level rate as now. Platinum players will receive 25% more skill experience than now when training on dummies.