Anyone remember the skill system? Cryptic? Do You?

Clintonian · 03-02-2006 05:35 PM

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The question I asked Statesman via PM (sent January 13):

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Quick question about the status of skills, since it came up on the forums again...are they still under development or permanently shelved?

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His reply:

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Shelved.

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I remembered, Ned.

SilentSpy · 03-02-2006 05:36 PM

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States!

Didn't you once say jetpacks would never be a costume option or some such thing..?

Gasp! Can people MAKE jetpacks for travel purposes? Is that why you were saving them!?

Hmmm!

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Sleepy_Kitty · 03-02-2006 05:54 PM

Mewk!! *notices that mallows can't hit very hard*

o.o err... why for do you smack my head?

I am Sleepy! Hear me Yawn!!
Veni, Vidi, Dormivi!
-Alpha Kitty of the Guardian chapter of the Legion of Catgirls
Never forget--Sleepy could conquer the world, if she could just stay awake long enough. =) -Llanwe

Khanon · 03-02-2006 05:55 PM

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The question I asked Statesman via PM (sent January 13):

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Quick question about the status of skills, since it came up on the forums again...are they still under development or permanently shelved?

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His reply:

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Shelved.

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I remembered, Ned.

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I don't remember Ned...who's that??

Miss_Kitty · 03-02-2006 06:00 PM

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Mewk!! *notices that mallows can't hit very hard*

o.o err... why for do you smack my head?

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*Whap whap whap*

No reason!

*Whap whap whap whap whap whap*

SilentSpy · 03-02-2006 06:01 PM

**EDITTED**

SilentSpy · 03-02-2006 06:02 PM

How did we get so off-topic?

I mean, Statesman just posted here and now we are talking about...

...nevermind...

Miss_Kitty · 03-02-2006 06:04 PM

..Spy.. I would appreciate it if you didn't respond in.. quite that manner.

At least make your innuendo less blatent and more tolerable.

SilentSpy · 03-02-2006 06:05 PM

Done.

Miss_Kitty · 03-02-2006 06:07 PM

>.>

Thanks.. I think there are lines. The mods let us play, but they won't let us play like THAT. That is about as bad(or worse) than the touching thread. That got a bunch of us PMed by CuppaJo..

Mantid · 03-02-2006 06:08 PM

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Done.

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Good.

Emerald_Cloak · 03-02-2006 06:12 PM

Ya' think?

Inventions --- great. We get to make stuff to do the same old, same old.

So much for hoping for something to add a little more depth for heroes.

Damn shame...

RTT

Miss_Kitty · 03-02-2006 06:20 PM

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Ya' think?

Inventions --- great. We get to make stuff to do the same old, same old.

So much for hoping for something to add a little more depth for heroes.

Damn shame...

RTT

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Wow.. someone is a wet blanket..

I doubt inventions is going to be the same ole same ole crafting you find in any other game.

Kias_Kais · 03-02-2006 06:32 PM

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"Shelved"
-Statesman

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I happen to remember they said they went through a few different attempts to develop it and they couldn't get it to be what they wanted to add into the game. I don't quite remember the specifics, but it I remember one way didn't really seem to fit, and another was just begging powergamers to ruin it, or at least something along those lines.

But, inventions? Heh, I've already got over a tray of temp powers on my main, why not a few more?

Emerald_Cloak · 03-02-2006 06:33 PM

---Flop---

It was such a downer too after seeing the video with the trenchoats and dual pistols too --- for npcs or not, it really got me excited. Usually when NPCs start sporting things --- that same stuff for the players isn't too far behind.

Too a point, I think the coming of an invention system is great. But it just makes me think that is 1/x of what a skills system could have been for everyone.

Inventions could possibly have been one part of the skills system. I've no doubt that've taken what they could have from skills and decided to proceed along with that at least.

I just hope it all works out and they're able to apply it in other ways. Maybe from inventions they can... and we'll soon see some science skills applied in the same way... maybe some detection skills applied the same way.

Wouldn't that be cool?

So we have the Universities for invention or whatnot. I'd like to see the The Paragon Times building (Actually, I would just like to see the building with some custom art itself... that would be spiffy.) be used for something having to do journalism/detective type skills. How about the Paragon Police Department be used for that too? We can go there to enhance our crime solving/clue finding/forensic skills? Science skills... Portal Corps and the Universities again would be great for that.

So maybe skills aren't shelved. Its incomplete and we're just seeing the first part of it - inventions.

There. Plenty of hope and bright visions of a future...

... now someone better take my wet blankie away before I start rat-tailing a few of ya with it.

EC

BackFire · 03-02-2006 06:41 PM

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Skills are shelved.

Inventions? :-)

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Skills weren't supposed to be the Super Secret Out of Combat System, were they?

Is the SSOCS still coming? Looking forward to advancing my army of alts thru something OTHER than combat.

Oh! And inventions sound like a blast! w00t!

Craft your inventions in AE!!

Play "Crafter's Cafe" - Arc #487283. A 1 mission, NON-COMBAT AE arc with workable invention tables!

Sleepy_Kitty · 03-02-2006 07:09 PM

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Mewk!! *notices that mallows can't hit very hard*

o.o err... why for do you smack my head?

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*Whap whap whap*

No reason!

*Whap whap whap whap whap whap*

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o.o

*pulls out pillow, strikes back*

>_< fear my leet pillow fighting skillz!!

(o.o after all, I invent new pillows all the time!)

I am Sleepy! Hear me Yawn!!
Veni, Vidi, Dormivi!
-Alpha Kitty of the Guardian chapter of the Legion of Catgirls
Never forget--Sleepy could conquer the world, if she could just stay awake long enough. =) -Llanwe

Nibb_Nibb · 03-02-2006 07:40 PM

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Skills are shelved.

Inventions? :-)

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Any chance we could invent skills? Because if not, meh.

Monkey_King · 03-02-2006 07:48 PM

I'd love to see skills too, but do any of YOU guys have any ideas for a system that is both fun and fits into the design concept of risk versus reward? I'm sure they wouldn't have tried and scrapped half a dozen systems if it was easy.

This begs the question, though. What are they going to do with the universities? Is that where we go for "inventions" now?

Arc #41077 - The Men of State
Arc #48845 - Operation: Dirty Snowball

QuietAmerican · 03-02-2006 07:50 PM

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Skills are shelved.

Inventions? :-)

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No Loot, Yes Inventions.

Confused? Possibly.
When I played V&V ... set the way back machine to 80 something... I had a character that was an inventor and my GM and I had a great time playing it.

Here's hoping for the defect BOOOOM "side effect" Percentage!

QuietAmerican · 03-02-2006 07:54 PM

Also whats with all the angry posts?
States tells us two lines of information and we're jumping to conclusions. Let the man create first before we judge.

SilentSpy · 03-02-2006 07:57 PM

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Also whats with all the angry posts?
States tells us two lines of information and we're jumping to conclusions. Let the man create first before we judge.

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Well, obviously Statesman meant that we are able to invent things in our brand new (free) laboratories that each character gets, selectrively hidden in their apparement building where we get to choose to place whereever we want at any time!

And obviosuly he meant that we can invent things such as enhancements, new powers, new people, NPC killers, Stalker-proof armor, nuclear bombs, inspirations and anything else we desire!

DUH!

Lady Athyna · 03-02-2006 08:05 PM

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I'd love to see skills too, but do any of YOU guys have any ideas for a system that is both fun and fits into the design concept of risk versus reward? I'm sure they wouldn't have tried and scrapped half a dozen systems if it was easy.

This begs the question, though. What are they going to do with the universities? Is that where we go for "inventions" now?

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I thought I saw a post earlier about the universities... damned if I can find it now...

Lady Athyna · 03-02-2006 08:07 PM

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Also whats with all the angry posts?
States tells us two lines of information and we're jumping to conclusions. Let the man create first before we judge.

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'Tis the nature of ... us.

QuietAmerican · 03-02-2006 08:10 PM

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Also whats with all the angry posts?
States tells us two lines of information and we're jumping to conclusions. Let the man create first before we judge.

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Well, obviously Statesman meant that we are able to invent things in our brand new (free) laboratories that each character gets, selectrively hidden in their apparement building where we get to choose to place whereever we want at any time!

And obviosuly he meant that we can invent things such as enhancements, new powers, new people, NPC killers, Stalker-proof armor, nuclear bombs, inspirations and anything else we desire!

DUH!

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Ohhhh I forgot to add my own ideas on top of what Statesman said. I see now! Its quite simple really.
NURF THE INVENTIONS! BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!