Devs: Will Mission Completion Share make it to CoH
By
bakka,
Posted on: 2005-10-18 24:55 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Newspapers? For heroes?
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Sure!
Jewel of Hera on display - curator expects "no unusal security problems..."
Bippy to accept key to city - "Although the Zig let Dap Dap escape, we're sure that he wouldn't dare interrupt the ceremony..."
Lecture at Founder's University "The Occult and You - an immortal perspective", by Akarist
All of those seem like perfectly normal headlines for Paragon City - but I suspect you could hang a mission on them anyway 
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I think those are subordinary for our fair city.
"Uh, Rob, it looks like Gaint Ants are now ravishing the land"
"Urgh, they're back, they weren't due till the end of the month."
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Newspapers? For heroes?
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Sure!
Jewel of Hera on display - curator expects "no unusal security problems..."
Bippy to accept key to city - "Although the Zig let Dap Dap escape, we're sure that he wouldn't dare interrupt the ceremony..."
Lecture at Founder's University "The Occult and You - an immortal perspective", by Akarist
All of those seem like perfectly normal headlines for Paragon City - but I suspect you could hang a mission on them anyway
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Not likely to be related to existing story arcs, but generic one shot missions. Maybe they can lead to mini-arcs, but hmmm.... that would be interesting.
CatMan - some form on every server
Always here, there, and there again.
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Yes...
BUT not right away. As soon as we get newspaper tech in, we'll get the mission completion sharing in...
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Am I the only one who finds that terminology to be the best oxymoron ever? 
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"Fortune Teller found missing this morning"
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"Azuria is handed magic artifact." 
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I know this is off topic but i see red names replying to post here but why won't anyone relpy to the issue regarding the CoV updater and why it keeps "checksumming" 
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Alexa's post regarding the lifting of the NDA specifically asks that questions for the beta boards be asked on the beta boards, not here.
I've asked all over CoV beta boards and support but it seems it's being avoided like a plague. I posted here since the Dev's are replying to CoH post. I'm sure they didnt avoid the money I spent on pre-order and all my months of CoH so why cant I get an answer when part of that money is spent on support.
So predictable, I don't have to be a Mystic to see it coming.
CatMan - some form on every server
Always here, there, and there again.
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One of the best features I saw in CoV beta was Mission complete sharing. Basicly, if players in a group have the same mission then they all have the option to have that mission completed at the end. A group of 8 could all go through Frostfire once and everyone could have it count as completed. This is a great improvement and hope this is carried into CoH in issue 6
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Oh nice! This is one of the things I pushed for long ago... It works very well in GW (everyone gets the same mission and then off we go and do it once). It's nice because if you play consistently with the same people you don't have to experience the same story arcs over and over again (straining the limits of in-character consistency to the breaking point).
This is a great idea and I am glad they're doing it.
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Am I the only one who finds that terminology to be the best oxymoron ever?
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What is this "pay-purr" of which you speak?
Fusion, do me a favor and check the Tech Support forums for Checksum.
The simplest way to fix it, if it is a problem, is to delete the file manifest. There are other solutions there depending on your specific issue. Also, you can PM Alexa or _Awry_. They deal specifically with CoV.
CatMan - some form on every server
Always here, there, and there again.
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Newspapers? For heroes?
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I don't see the newspaper working quite so well for us...
'I see in the paper that the bank was robbed yesterday. If only I'd been there in time to do something about it.'
Nah, a police radio or something of that ilk is a much better idea.
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He said Newspaper Technology. That doesn't necessarly mean actually using the newspaper. It could just as easily be a police radio, which is what I would prefer for the heroes.
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Newspapers? For heroes?
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I don't see the newspaper working quite so well for us...
'I see in the paper that the bank was robbed yesterday. If only I'd been there in time to do something about it.'
Nah, a police radio or something of that ilk is a much better idea.
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Actually it could work quite well, all you need is "hints" of something suspicious at a location, disappearances at the docks - police baffled, a series of bank robberies (all in a pattern leading to the next one).
Police believe there's nothing to be concerned about the bomb threat they received yesterday . . . Heiress kidnapped. Security tightened at museum because of Prized manuscript arrives, Stalker of Music Diva sought . . .
Long time ago in a RPG superhero game, I used news articles at the beginning and end of the session to hint of things to come. (with some red herrings of course).
Of course a police radio would be fun too, or a contact making the call instead of vice versa. "Get there quick." would be cool too.
On Justice
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Newspapers? For heroes?
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I don't see the newspaper working quite so well for us...
'I see in the paper that the bank was robbed yesterday. If only I'd been there in time to do something about it.'
Nah, a police radio or something of that ilk is a much better idea.
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Actually, I think the newspaper missions will work much better for heroes.
'The gem of Obidoby was stolen from the Paragon museum! From the description of the crime scene, you notice the tell tale signs of The Circle of Thorns handiwork! You have heard rumours of some activity in a CoT hideout, and decide to investigate to see if there is any connection!'
'You read about a certain neighbourhood that has recently been taken over by a gang of Hellions, lead by the ruthless Cinderfella. You decide to go clean up the streets by putting these thugs behind bars.'
Always remember, we were Heroes.
Whoo hoo!! Paper missions in CoH!! Talk about sharing the best of both worlds.
Now, all we need are the new water viuals in Atlas!
Proud member of the LEGION, and Sisterhood
Good call. Police Radio would so rock.
The one-time mission completion sounds great! Especially for some of those painful AV mishes.
The newspaper mishes will be cool however they get implemented...at least it'll be change of pace for our heroes.
Hero 64, where are you!?
How cool would a voice over be when a mish hits your radio:
"Raven Salvo, come in Raven Salvo, Paragon needs your help!"
This is the best news I have heard since before issue 5 was released...
OK, before everyone says that sharing missions will destroy their story arcs and whatnot...
the way it works is, you have to have the same mission QUEUED UP for the offer to be displayed. So if you haven't accepted that mission from the contact/newspaper... it won't make the offer.
So as far as clearing Atta and frostfire and all the others we do over and over ... remember to get the mission from your contact before going in, if you're far enough along to do so.
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
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Newspapers? For heroes?
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I don't see the newspaper working quite so well for us...
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Maybe, maybe not. I can think up a few. Like, "ACME Labs plan to unviel their new, low cost jetpack proto type at the Advanced Technology Expo this weekend. Hmm, Tech Expo? Better make sure Sky Raiders don't show up to steal it."
Or, "Secluded mystery star witness plans to testify against Family boss leader, Montonio Malone. Hmm, I know where the Feds have the witness in protection. Better make sure Malone's goons don't try and pay a visit."
Or, "'Has Lord Recluse Gone Soft? story by Ellie Fine.' Hmm, Ms Fine might get in a lot of trouble over that article. Maybe I could swing by her neighborhood to make sure no Arachnos are planning on kidnapping her."
Or, "'Mysterious Artifact Auctioned Off to Wealthy Duchess.' Wait a minute, I recognize that woman! She's one of the Carnival of Shadows! But why would she want the Artifact? Better do some snooping."
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I don't see the newspaper working quite so well for us...
'I see in the paper that the bank was robbed yesterday. If only I'd been there in time to do something about it.'
Nah, a police radio or something of that ilk is a much better idea.
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HAHAHAHA! 
Good call on the police radio. Or maybe some kind of Freedom Phalanx emergency channel. It'd work like the newspaper in CoV, but you could have the hero pull out a field-radio (similar to the one Merc Masterminds use to summon their minions). 
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Wait?! Is mission sharing going to be in I6? If not, why not? How long are we going to have to wait for something that is such a big quality of life issue (and it encourages grouping (and it encourages grouping within your level range)). Please make this available ASAP.
States said "BUT not right away"............
So that means they wanna leave all the new cool stuff in CoV as a selling point and somewhere down the line (who knows when) CoH may get it.
I'm thinkin I6 is nuthin more than ED and system stuff so CoV and CoH work together. That may explain why they have said nuthin bout what is in it. I mean it could possibly be all we "get" is the ED nerf, and they know the hard time they got when they introduced it.
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I don't see the newspaper working quite so well for us...
'I see in the paper that the bank was robbed yesterday. If only I'd been there in time to do something about it.'
Nah, a police radio or something of that ilk is a much better idea.
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HAHAHAHA!
Good call on the police radio. Or maybe some kind of Freedom Phalanx emergency channel. It'd work like the newspaper in CoV, but you could have the hero pull out a field-radio (similar to the one Merc Masterminds use to summon their minions).
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Checking the "sheets", like in MiB...
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I know this is off topic but i see red names replying to post here but why won't anyone relpy to the issue regarding the CoV updater and why it keeps "checksumming"
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Here, I will reply to it. Since that is something that should be directed to the CoV BETA boards, it won't be answered here by a dev. Anything that is supposed to be directed to the beta boards should be only on those boards.