Zwillinger

As stated above, it's something completely different than a level pact.

GL & HF to everyone that's competing!

The system has automation, however it's not reliable. So rather than risk it *not* working correctly, we run the process manually.

Please keep in mind that this is a *test* program. It will only run for a limited time, then we'll evaluate the metrics we gather from it and possibly implement it in a much more polished fashion. For the time being, we're going to maintain the current cadence of events.

-Z

Well TJ, it's a good thing you can watch our Hangouts live on YouTube .

http://www.youtube.com/user/ncsoftnorcal/feed

You may not be able to join in on the actual discussion, but you can watch other folks and hopefully glean interesting information, like which hat I'm wearing that day.

That's the plan.

I'm currently waiting for some new Hardware before we start doing them, however the idea is to do it like a Fireside chat where the fans can either try to participate or can just tune in.

With the capability to watch Hangouts in progress G+ has gone from an interesting experiment to an actually viable platform, for the purposes of Community Relations at least.

What were you doing when it occurred?

Is it reproduce-able? Reliably so?

Thanks

We've got a bit of housekeeping to do and the updated rules to post.

There will be some changes in the coming weeks, however nothing terribly drastic.

I am not a Brony.

I post meme's of MLP that I find amusing, and have relented to allowing my 5 year old sons to watching the show on Netflix, however that's the extent of it.

Black Scorpion is about as close as it comes, however he's working on another project now.

Obviously the one on the right is the GOOD El Super Mexicano.

The Denny's principal applies in Paragon City just like in your hometown.

He usually records and put it up for viewing later.

They're gaming journalists. They have to play hundreds of games for a living, so maybe we could give them a bit of leeway?

Look at it this way: people who would be new to COH aren't exactly looking to see how well the guy behind the keyboard is playing the game. These live streams are great exposure for the game, which is why we're looking to host some ourselves.

While I do respect differing opinions and viewpoints:

If we had wanted to kill off States out of spite, we would have done so years ago. There's been nothing keeping us from doing so.

The death of Statesman (and Sister Psyche) was part of a huge change to the City of Heroes franchise; the move to a Hybrid model. We wanted to do something big, something impactful and something that could give us more avenues to make you, the player, the primary focus.

Were there obvious allusions and comparisons made to Jack and his relation to States? Of course. There's plenty of press opportunities there, and it's something that drew interest from veteran players, current players and new players alike, as well as gaming journalists familiar with the franchise. I absolutely agree that there was some real world symbolism, as Matt expressed in an article he wrote on the topic, however to say there was malice or prejudice involved would be spurious.

This industry is entirely too small to burn bridges.

There's also the point that the SSA1 stories weren't directly written by Matt. I believe most of the writing was handled by Dr. Aeon.

Terrifying.

Also, why aren't you joining in!