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I've tended to think that there won't be... but I could point out, if I were to be paranoid, that players not seeing who created a mission won't stop the devs and GMs knowing.

It's kinda their database... they're kinda super users but that doesn't mean that they're going to be impartial.

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But why wouldn't they be? Their main concern will be to deliver a high quality product - so the only thing that'll matter when they choose missions is the quality, not who made them.

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They are human, the natural state of humaness is to be a jerk.

To not be a jerk takes effort.

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That's stupid, and untrue - there's absolutely no moral, logical or business reason for them not to choose the very best quality missions to make "official", rather than just pick them by names.

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I've tended to think that there won't be... but I could point out, if I were to be paranoid, that players not seeing who created a mission won't stop the devs and GMs knowing.

It's kinda their database... they're kinda super users but that doesn't mean that they're going to be impartial.

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But why wouldn't they be? Their main concern will be to deliver a high quality product - so the only thing that'll matter when they choose missions is the quality, not who made them.

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So, in other words, it seems as if we will be writing the coralax back story perhaps. Exciting, especially, if some players are actually responsible for some "canon" to be added to the game

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Yeah, that's going to be awesome - they could have it as a contest - not for prizes, but just as a way of having a themed content creation challenge for each Issue, regardless of what the actual main theme of the Issue was.
Like the Issue 14 content challenge could be to create an arc that told the Coralax backstory, the Issue 15 one could be to create an arc about Frostfire's escape from the Zig and search for revenge, and so on.

I'm think it's quite likely there'll be no player name attached to the misisons - there's not really any need for it, after all.

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* Only submit 5 or 6 missions
Wonder if that's submit 5 or 6 missions and that's your lot for ever or submit 5 or 6 until they get approval/high ratings. i.e. it seems daft if it's a hard limit of 6 missions to limit someone who may be writing universally acclaimed missions to just 6 missions!

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I think it's quite likely that one of the rewards will be an increased mission allowance, so popular missions = high ratings = more mission slots made available.
Or, it coudl eb that once you have a "Dev Choice" mission, it's no longer "yours", so it's removed from your allowance when it's upgraded to an "official" mission - so even if you only ever could have 5-6 missions/arcs, as long as you were creating good ones, and having them made "official", you'd be getting mission allowance space freed up quite often.



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* a dev's choice is what unlocks the special factions and AVs
Hmmmm...

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Do they really mean devs? As in developers. As in not just any old NC staff. As in the comparatively tiny group of people who very rarely give the EU much time whatsoever.

Guess we'll just have to hope that we can persuade War Witch to look at the cream of the EU when she's next over...
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As far as I know, the player created content is going to be like the auction hosues - it'll be transatlantic, and not restricted to servers, or American/Euro game versions.

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XP: Missions do not give out full xp/inf/drops. Unless they meet a certain condition that will be mentioned later.


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How to waste months of development time the NC way!
Err why would I waste my valuable playtime for less reward just cos a player wrote the mission text ( which frankly I don't read anyway ). Why not just take a loaded weapon point it at your foot and pull the trigger it would probably have much the same effect.

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I think you're missing the point - player missions that meet the required standard the devs set will have the full rewards - it's to stop farming maps, arcs that ignore or change game lore, or are generally lacking in some way, like playability or fun.
Think of it as all missions being on Test, until selected by the devs, when they then "go live".
It's a sort of quality control thing - if missions are at the same standard or as the ones found in the game, then they'll be given the same rewards as the ones found in the game - but if they're of a lower standard, then they'll get lower rewards.

Well, now we'll be able to get Archon Romano's G-String, if anyone's feeling that creative

Well, wear it short-ish then

This really does sound like an amazing feature - and with lots of scope to be expanded too.

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[u]Hair[u]

Whilst many hairstyles have been added during the time i've played, apart from the affros there has not been any hairstyles added that are not dead straight. There should be an option for each hairstyle to be either curly, wavy or straight. Also seing as the capes are animated it only makes sense for hair to be aswell. For example it looks rather foolish when my characters are falling down and their cape goes up, it only makes sense for the hair to do the same thing. This applies for water also. I'm not asking for it to be an immitation of life, just a few water drops or something along those lines .


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Sex me Nor Cal, sex me.

Oh, in regards to the Lady Sadako comment: players will be writing the next set of Coralax-related canon. That's an...interesting hook.

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I mentioned that earlier when the idea of player created content was first suggested - that the devs could run contests like once per Issue to add a player arc into the Issue content.
While the devs add the new stuff like zone makeovers, new storyline and so on, there's loads of space for players to expand on existing game lore.

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You will be able to cuztomize existing heroes, villains and enemy groups with a dozen or so options, if not more at launch.

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So we can give Swan a proper outfit then? That could even be a mission - "Escort Swan to Icon".

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Anything that lets me be rid of the title I have is fine by me.

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Yes - remove all titles, post counts and registration dates - it makes it better for newer players, I think.

Well, he can't be in 2 places at once
And I'm pretty sure American trial accounts can access the American Test server.

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Secret room in Faultline = Games designer.

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Reward: All Developer Powers... in-game.

The I Win Button!

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And if more than one person has this?

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Can trial accounts access the test server? If so:

http://www.cityofheroes.com/trial/index.html

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I think they can - I don't see why they couldn't, really.

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As long as that avatar stays up, I'm pretty much satisfied with having you.

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Just what is it about you and rabbits?

Well done

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The people who want the Stripper/****** job by logging out next to Swan might be let down though

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I'm sure you'll cope - just log out in the red side area of Pocket D

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Wouldn't that just give you the job title of "Fighting Monkey"?

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Hi,i'm new player(only 2 months)

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Welcome to the game and the forum then

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imagine what he could do given the tools and the UI to achieve his goals ?

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I'd like the ones BAB uses

And if the impersonator is just contacting them by text, then it doesn't matter how special looking the real GMs are.

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People who you've never talked to before who call you mate immediately.

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You must hate Aussies then... G'day mate!

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As I posted above, I generally just hate people, and that is regardless of nationality, creed, religion, race etc. I'm fairly equal with my hatred.


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But hatred leads to suffering - you must learn to let go of it

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hypogonadism

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Massive nuts syndrome?
I'm not a doctor...just curious

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Unfortunately kind of means the opposite - your not producing enough testosterone and your nuts may shrink!

I'm a secretary to a doctor who does an Erectile Dysfunction clinic

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So you must have met just about every hardcore PvPer then?

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The Day Jobs sounds interesting it'll have to mean you be more careful where you log out now rather than just log at some random location though one does wonder if Hazard Zones will come into this category?
Well as my main toon is a Firefighter I really hope I get to have firefighting as an actual job!

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Well, as we have arson zone events, firefighting badges, and the PCFD puts out messages on the alert channel, I think it's very likely you may get your wish
The people who want the Stripper/****** job by logging out next to Swan might be let down though