Dev Response - Zone Events


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Love the fire events. The challenge of having to actually need about 10 heroes or so is fun. The blowing up if you fail, while frustrating, makes sense and is funny when it happens. I too would like to see some kind of system for the events to be announced, be it via NPCs or broadcasts or some kind of visible sign like the smoke from the buildings or Lusca's giant tentacles. I find the firefighting packs to be fun to carry around and when you get the advanced pack it gets so much funner. I really want to see what the 3rd pack looks like. Oh and would it be possible to also award a Fire Fighter hat from the Chief if you get the 3rd badge?

As for the troll raves, they are fun as well. I love the nonstop flow of Trolls and the look of the SupaTrolls and how they run around everywhere. I once saw a line of about 20 running around once, it was hilarious. Again, some sort of music or glow from the event would help in identifying it. Thanks again for everything.


 

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Keep adding zone events please. Minigames stuff like that. Once you get to 50 once, you start to look at all the content to do. I don't wanna run out of stuff to do.


 

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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Yeah, I put out half a building with Ice Storm, Blizzard, Ice Blast, Ice Bolt, Bitter Ice Blast. It was fun.


 

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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Does Chilling Embrace count? Icicles? (yeah, I know they won't) If so, it is my Ice/Ice/Ice Tank's time to finally shine.


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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Heh. And here I was shooting the fire with Gloom, thinking it might help.

"I know! If I cut it off from the sunlight, it'll wither and d-- oh. Wait."


 

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How about Freezing Rain? Seems like that would put out a fire pretty well.


 

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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Hmm. That's the only thing? I'd think things like "Hand Clap" (ala hulk clap) and wind powers would work too.


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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Hmm. That's the only thing? I'd think things like "Hand Clap" (ala hulk clap) and wind powers would work too.

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If they do, it should have a chance to fail and actually just spread the fire

...and yeah (to ditto a question above), are these events going to be temporary or permanent?


 

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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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I was right. You DID make me a firefighter bot!

*sniffles* I knew I was designed for more than police work.

Hmm, will this mean Blizzard is good for something besides scattering mobs? :P


 

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* Steel Canyon: The Hellions are living up to their name and have taken to arson.
* Skyway City: The Trolls start a Rave (Troll-style) when they find a new supply of Superadine.



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Great ideas, but of all the places to torch, why steel canyon. I'm fairly sure everyone would much rather see Perez burning (all of it)

Maybe you could do that as a world event some time, and set the whole of perez on fire


 

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* Steel Canyon: The Hellions are living up to their name and have taken to arson.
* Skyway City: The Trolls start a Rave (Troll-style) when they find a new supply of Superadine.



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Great ideas, but of all the places to torch, why steel canyon. I'm fairly sure everyone would much rather see Perez burning (all of it)

Maybe you could do that as a world event some time, and set the whole of perez on fire

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But if Perez was on fire would you really try to put out the fire?


 

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Worse... or Better? Huhh?


 

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I have to agree with several other posters. When I was able to get to the fire, I thought it could have been much better if we could have gone into the building to put the fire out! Perhaps with an "oxygen meter" or something similar, where the longer you stay in the building, the more damage you take from the lack of oxygen or something.


 

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* Steel Canyon: The Hellions are living up to their name and have taken to arson.
* Skyway City: The Trolls start a Rave (Troll-style) when they find a new supply of Superadine.



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Great ideas, but of all the places to torch, why steel canyon. I'm fairly sure everyone would much rather see Perez burning (all of it)

Maybe you could do that as a world event some time, and set the whole of perez on fire

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But if Perez was on fire would you really try to put out the fire?

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Heck no! I'd be on the wall cheering and *accidentally* blasting the tires out on any firetrucks on the way!


 

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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Gotta wonder if Fire controllers should have an extra influence on the fires, too. I can't see imps helping at all (quite the opposite, in fact) but being able to control fire like that should let you put it out, too.


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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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NICE!

... I dont have any characters with ice powers but... NICE!!!

Now make destructible objects highly vulnerable to smashing please


 

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Now make destructible objects highly vulnerable to smashing please

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I'm greatly looking forward to more destructible objects/terrain inside of instanced areas. Likely won't happen until after CoV, if I remember my internet detective work.

Not just destructible, but "affectable." How neat would it be to have the capacity to snuff out light sources and thereby decrease the visual range of nearby mobs? Or how about being able to bust down keyed doors as well as jam them shut? Heck, how about just the ability to close opened doors?

Not that any of these things can be coded up in one afternoon, of course.


 

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* Steel Canyon: The Hellions are living up to their name and have taken to arson.
* Skyway City: The Trolls start a Rave (Troll-style) when they find a new supply of Superadine.




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Great ideas, but of all the places to torch, why steel canyon. I'm fairly sure everyone would much rather see Perez burning (all of it)

Maybe you could do that as a world event some time, and set the whole of perez on fire


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But if Perez was on fire would you really try to put out the fire?

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If Perez was on fire I would come in, put down my big a!*ed radio and start dancing, maybe try to get some kind of a Perez is Burning freaky rave\dance party thing going... and beat up anyone that tried to put it out.


 

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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Hey Posi - just so ya know.. Spectral Wounds also does damage to the fires. Don't know if SW does "imaginary" Ice damage or it's just a bug, but there ya go. :]
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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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What about Gale....Hurricane....I suppose freezing rain and snowstorm? Etc....


 

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Why aren't the Sky Raiders trying to do a "forced" buy out of City Of Gyros, too? I mean, evil mercenary organization, Greek sandwich company... Just think of the horror! Evil Greek sandwich mercenaries. Gyros for Hire?

But seriously, awesome work so far! Now if we could bust up some Skull drug shipments, stop a Vahzilok morgue raid, just anything MORE like this!

It's been said before but I'll say it again, the best thing you guys could ever do is make so much stuff like this going on in the city that it's not "events" anymore, just everyday life as a hero.

This opens up the potential to really diversify our role as a hero here. Don't have to all be vigilantes anymore, if enough stuff like this goes in. You could just be a super fast public watchdog who specializes in fires and rescue, say.


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Hey Posi - just so ya know.. Spectral Wounds also does damage to the fires. Don't know if SW does "imaginary" Ice damage or it's just a bug, but there ya go. :]

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I guess tankers aren't the only ones who have a vulnerability to Psi damage...perhaps you're scaring the fire away?

Maybe all the firefighters around the country need to think up a new strategy for putting out fires....get a bunch of scary costumes and make threatening gestures at the fire! Saves on the water bill.....


 

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I want to make sure that you guys know that Ice-based powers work on the fires as well. That is why you are able to target the fires with any power.

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Only ice? Why can't you smother them with a smashing attack, or cancel their chemical and thermal energy with negative energy?


 

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* Steel Canyon: The Hellions are living up to their name and have taken to arson.
* Skyway City: The Trolls start a Rave (Troll-style) when they find a new supply of Superadine.



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Great ideas, but of all the places to torch, why steel canyon. I'm fairly sure everyone would much rather see Perez burning (all of it)

Maybe you could do that as a world event some time, and set the whole of perez on fire

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But if Perez was on fire would you really try to put out the fire?

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Heck no! I'd be on the wall cheering and *accidentally* blasting the tires out on any firetrucks on the way!

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Which is why it's not in Perez park+


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Now we just need mini-events for arresting all the car thieves, purse snatchers and break-in attempts in AP and GC.

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Forget the car thieves - what about the drivers in Paragon City? I'm sure you can draw up a huge list of common traffic violations, like Refusing to Yield the Right-of-Way, Hit-and-Run, Failure to Use a Turn Signal...

At least they modelled New England driving accurately... (j/k - sort-of )

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I would imagine traffic cops don't have much leverage with citizens when they pull them over.

"Miss, do you know how fast you were going?"

"Yo, cop, there is a purse snatching, gang fight and break in all within 100 yards of us. Don't you have anything better to do than pull me over?"