TheJazMan

Good idea. I'd like to add the minotaur head. Allow the Terminotaur to become whole!

I would love to see us be able to cuztomize and make our own giant monsters in our arcs. I realize these would have to be outdoors but so be it! Would love to design my own toon the size of Jack of Irons (does he still drum for Pearl Jam? Anyway...). Just hoping that is a future feature!

I will say a lot of the TFs need to be changed. They are horrid. In my 2 years here I have one toon with the task force commander accolade. The sole reason is due to how painful the TFs are to play. It's like work. The worse has to be Synapse.

DEVS, please, make some changes! Synapse is repetition defined! Change it up! Lots of running around and the same thing over and over. I realize these were done long ago and designed to take a lot of time so players were doing something and didn't complain about running out of things to do but please....there's lots....change them so we could actually enjoy them! The Shadow Shard ones hurt too....so much running around.....ugh...pain!

Finally, I am all for longer TFs/SFs if they are interesting and don't involve running all over for no reason. I think the game is at a point now where these things could be 'updated' after GR. After Mission Architect was released it seems altering a few missions in a TF/SF wouldn't be too tough

I tried out CHAMPS in hopes it would have more potential than this game. It obviously did not. Unfortunately this game is still stale to me and I hope GR changes that. Anyway, there are a few ideas this game could 'borrow' from CO to make it oh so much better. The things that have great potential from CO: the Nemesis system and the effects/look of the power armour powers. Those are the big ones and would be quite cool to add to this game. Not the exact same but, yeah...

Possibly one of the worst TFs in the game. Good luck getting peeps. One of the main reasons I have the TFC accolade on one toon in 2 years.

I play on Virtue (mostly) and yes, we are running out of names. Sure, you can go out and find some obscure versions of a name you want etc. Or you can add various letters and hyphens at the end, periods etc to get your name. No thanks. I think that is ridiculous. I also really really dislike non-names such as Orion's Sword or that ilk. Silly, really. How many iconic, popular, classic supers have such names?!?!?

On the other hand, I do love how there is only 1 of your name on the server. So, what to do? I suggest releasing names for toons as the policy currently exists and if they have been dormant for over 4 years then any toon under 40 should have its name removed. Come one....4 years?! Or something like that. Given the vast amount of toons created over the years the name issue is becoming a bit of a problem.

I would also be disappointed if I was to come back when/if GR hits and the best name I could come up with was something like: xXX StaIker Xxx That would make me lose some interest. This game is aging and many good names get taken and get locked away.

So, long story short, good names ARE running out!

Who are these people??? Guest authors? I don't think I know them?

I really hope they improve their community relations dept. The latest news is informative but there isn't a lot to it. CO has constant updates but their game is just too lacking right now - hopefully CoX can get into that mode and update frequently.

I also get the sense that we are not really being told the whole truth here...call me a conspiracy theorist but they tend to keep a lot quiet even when they tell us about stuff. Ah well...they have some good reason to do this, I guess

Hi WW! Gratz on your new position - from one Vancouverite to another! So, I was hoping if you could answer some or all of the following:

- What direction are you planning on taking the game? Lately we have been getting a lot of issues/additions but little to do. Some players feel a game of this vintage has to keep evolving to keep it's players. I notice the player numbers are very low lately and maybe this is a partial explanation? So, what will be your focus in the upcoming year? More missions, game mechanics, innovations?

- Will you be looking at older content? Some of it is not enjoyable and just plain work. For example: Synapse TF and the Posi TF among others. There is numerous content that can be fine tuned but changing up the TFs might be a good start. A lot of the missions and TFs/SFs tend to have a lot of pointless running around. I am hoping this is done away with as well for future content - make the story streamlined and relevant.

- Will you be using new maps and environments for future content? The same old mission maps have been done to beyond death. Hoping they don't get used much in any future content additions.

- Will you be merging the markets?

Thanks!

Essentially no new info. Great. And the beat goes on.

Although props for the new changes and what not.

I also don't buy the OP stating there has been no new info cuz they have been so busy. Rubbish. Keeping the players in the dark the way they have is tantamount to to a slap in the face. Sad.

I do like a change in lead development. I still remember last year (maybe in May?) how they promised the next few issues would be huge and there are huge things coming this year. Well, the issues have not been huge and GR might be that huge add we've needed. The only positive I take from this is a new lead dev. I have been around for i12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 - the only ones that were decent: 12 and 14. 13 was almost a complete joke and 15 wasn't really an issue. Apparently 17 is supposed to be light too and should be out 'soon' or before GR so who really knows.

War Witch, PLEASE inject this game with items that make it fresh and exciting. I hope your version of content isn't doing the same missions, with the same minions, same maps but with different text. This game is too repetitive and it wears on me. I pray the dev team never uses any of the existing maps in a mission ever again. Make up a new group and slowly add to them. Go back and fix the old TF's - they are not fun to play at all (esepcially Synapse and Posi). Add some new mechanics and stop adding items that are like what we have. I beg you!

I also have to wonder why next to no news about GR and even i17. If they are going to try and release an issue every 4 months then 17 should be out soon. Doesn't seem like that is going to happen (oh, when I say soon I mean like in a few weeks...not the CoH soon which is, apparently, a year+)

It's early 2010 and no news at all. I thought this was the period where closed beta invites were to be looked at? Has there been a set back?

Ya, the market people are really annoying. I don't mind not getting precise details bur how about SOME news. Is i17 still coming up before GR. Any features we can hear about in i17? Anything?!

I feel it's a bit much not to release any additional info since Hero Con. Honestly, that doesn't bug me too much. The big issue is what will GR contain. This game's high repetition is wearing on me but I do enjoy many aspects of it. GR will need to have much more than shown at Hero Con, IMO. A lot of the GR features revealed at Hero Con were 'fluff' type additions.

We didn't get details on side switching - will the missions be using the same old maps and be something like the tasks we need to complete to join the Midnighter's Club? That is tiring for the umpteenth time. The new area looks decent but, at first glance, it seems like....another city....don't we have a large one of those already lol.

Anyway, I am hoping there is much more to GR than revealed. Some new systems, game mechanics etc would be wild.

Oh, and maybe a recipe price cap (dependent and varying on recipe type) might be nice. It would be nice to, one day, actually be able to afford to put a full purple set in one toon.

Is there a decent red side population on protector?

Well, something for the level 50s to do? Here are a few ideas.

1) How about, at 50, supers get enlisted into a new service where they deal with high end threats/missions etc. Being a member of this squad allows you access to lvl 50 only arcs. Each arc would involve a new signature super (not another version of the current ones). All new signature supers that we have to deal with. These arcs could slowly be added by the DEVS and perhaps DEVS could include arcs from AE in here and make them canon (they were mentioning this before). Oh, these should include all new maps

Another good way to intro new signature supers would be to have each one run through P.I. or Grandville - using the same element as the rikti invasion. However, it would be just one AV or Hero (suped up a bit in the open environment maybe) to deal with. These open world 'invasions' would only happen to intro the new super and could reward a badge. Once that person has been intro.ed then maybe move to a different one. I figure doing this 'invasion' style intro is easier than a new arc.

2) Since we have a ton of repetitive content, please make all new content a bit more interesting and not so intentionally time consuming. We have a ton to do so any future material needs to be new.

3) Our own Nemesis system ('borrowed' from Champions, to a degree). Have a zone, or front, that is not as well gaurded and where only 40+ can travel to. That zone should only be occupied by some new minions and AVs/Heroes created by the players. Every time we hit 40, we have the option of making our arch-enemy. This enemy can exist continuously in this unprotected/open zone. Extra rewards for going in and dealing with him/her/it! Perhaps, if your toon reaches level 50 then this arch-enemy gets powerful enough to hit the regular environment and it would be an open mission - to beat the random enemy in the zone. It would beat the constant zombies and rikti invasions - I like both of these but in moderation. Between the new area/zone and having your enemy 'invading', each of us may see our counterpart every now and then!

Also, perhaps the DEVS would allow us to create a Giant Monster in addition to our arch-enemy. One GM per account when any toon dings 50 - like an unlock. The GM could be in the new area and outdoor environments. This GM would also plague heroes, vills and Praetoria zones (outdoor).

4) Perhaps, at lvl 50, give us the ability/option to buy weapons. No more than maybe 2 at a time and allow us to slot them. These weapons should be in a 2nd section on our build. Each weapon is one slot and can max out at 3 slots. We can easily obtain them, delete the weapon and get a new one or just replace them with a different weapon. Slots obtained via XP - no need to level but just get XP.

5) Level 50 - 1 extra divine power. An arc where, if you complete it, you have the opportunity to get 1 new divine/super power. 6 slottable and those slots are, again, gained via XP. Perhaps a NEW power for each AT (examples of new powers: missile launcher from shoulder, gattling gun on shoulder, power staff, power javelin etc.).

6) NO MORE re-hash of existing content. There is enough of that. Let's keep everything else here on in fresh and new!

Anyway, I think the more you involve the player, the more fun. So, I would love to see more player stuff (arch-enemies) etc. Architect Entertainment is an awesome tool but there is too much junk in there; too many farms. This would be another cool way to get more player involvement.