A teaser Q&A with Positron to tame the masses?
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Posted on: 2006-04-20 13:25 in Developers' Corner
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When is I7?
Just kidding -- How about talking about the new costume options being available in I7?
There have been mention of a few but then we got a few surprises like the robot shoulder pads, anything else we haven't seen in screenshots, Posi?
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I said no "When is I7?"
Interview over.
Yes, there are more costume options you have not seen.
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KILTS????
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4. Will you folks ever do what you did in 2004 and sketch out roughly the year ahead what we players can be looking forward to, either via convention panels or 'State of the Game' forum post?
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Yes, answer this one, please.
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Since you said please...
Yes.
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Hey Foo, (lol funny how that works) what were you guys talking about? Were you guys referring to the Ask A Dev series?
Did the /newspaper missions for CoH make it into I7, or is that farther out into the future? And will heroes get the option to complete the same mission when they share it with somebody else, like villains do, in I7, later, or not at all?
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And Lightning Rod gets my vote for Coolest Use of the Power System.
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WOOT!!!! Thanks Positron! I apprec-
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Aw dammit, I fell for it AGAIN!!!!
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Lightning Rod
<Guardians>
"I am certain that all CoX will be humbled by the might of the Lightning Rod." -Lady_Sadako
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When is I7?
Just kidding -- How about talking about the new costume options being available in I7?
There have been mention of a few but then we got a few surprises like the robot shoulder pads, anything else we haven't seen in screenshots, Posi?
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I said no "When is I7?"
Interview over.
Yes, there are more costume options you have not seen.
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KILTS????
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Gah! I should've asked that as well! 
It seems too much to ask that they give them to us now ... we've only been begging for Kilts for a year now ...
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*hopes for a tomorrow session since I missed this while the big guy was on*
Is there any plan to do _something_ with Boomtown and Faultline? Please?
I would love to see Boomtown become a Cap au Diable-style city zone with big annoying buildings for the TPers, lots of NPC hustle and bustle, and yet keep its giant Babbage monster (like Cap). As it is, Boomtown is just...dumb. And empty.
Now Faultline...I'd love to see this zone get the Hollows or Croatoa treatment. I've done quite a bit of badging in there lately and I really like the giant fissures, the big dam, the whole ambiance--this would be a fun place to mish in, especially if the imaginary back part was opened. It would also fill the hazard zone-style leveling gap between the Hollows and Striga.
Yes, it's pie-hoping, but it can't hurt to ask, right? 
President of the Arbiter Sands fan club. We will never forget.
An Etruscan Snood will nevermore be free
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4. Will you folks ever do what you did in 2004 and sketch out roughly the year ahead what we players can be looking forward to, either via convention panels or 'State of the Game' forum post?
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Yes, answer this one, please.
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Since you said please...
Yes.
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Hey Foo, (lol funny how that works) what were you guys talking about? Were you guys referring to the Ask A Dev series?
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Not entirely, speaking as the person who asked the original question.
Back in the summer/fall of 2004, Emmert/Statesman went on the convention circuit and spoke on various panels about CoH. He roughly sketched out what the plans were to expand CoH through 2005, introducing concepts like the EATs, where the Arena was in the pipeline, and where CoV fit in the schedule of updates - all done without really specifying dates.
The 'Ask a Dev' series is sort of similar, but not. Obviously not, since by September 04, forum commandos had a pretty good idea how the year was intended to play out and the same cannot be said today. The 'Ask a Dev' series was more about personal interaction and getting to know the devs.
Here are some examples from 2004:
A Chicago con report thread 08/20/04
From Statesmans Mouth - GenCon seminar 08/21/04
Future of CoH thread 08/22/04
WizardWorld Dallas 11/08/04 info roundup
Enjoy gazing into the past!
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4. Will you folks ever do what you did in 2004 and sketch out roughly the year ahead what we players can be looking forward to, either via convention panels or 'State of the Game' forum post?
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Yes, answer this one, please.
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Since you said please...
Yes.
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Hey Foo, (lol funny how that works) what were you guys talking about? Were you guys referring to the Ask A Dev series?
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Not entirely, speaking as the person who asked the original question.
Back in the summer/fall of 2004, Emmert/Statesman went on the convention circuit and spoke on various panels about CoH. He roughly sketched out what the plans were to expand CoH through 2005, introducing concepts like the EATs, where the Arena was in the pipeline, and where CoV fit in the schedule of updates - all done without really specifying dates.
The 'Ask a Dev' series is sort of similar, but not. Obviously not, since by September 04, forum commandos had a pretty good idea how the year was intended to play out and the same cannot be said today. The 'Ask a Dev' series was more about personal interaction and getting to know the devs.
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Ah understood.
Well, that's something to look forward to.
Thanks Clint.
Supergroup questioning.
1. Will you consider giving more consideration to the influence/infamy issue while in SG mode past level 35? I mean could a gift of influence/infamy for making 100k of prestige, 200k, etc?
2. Will badges ever be given for the amount of prestige you generate for a supergroup?
3. Will the rent for bases ever decrease?
4. And last and probably asked a million times, why can't we have the number of toons in an SG increased? Possibly giving an increase in the number of toons to an SG that generates a certain amount of prestige or donates influence/infamy.
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FIRST THING: I want the devs to take their time with I7, seriously. Take your time. No rush, get it right, yadda, yadda.
SECOND THING: That said the inmates are getting restless.
SO,
THIRD THING: Like the subject line says, how about a quick Q&A with Positron (like his recent badge thread) where we're allowed to throw out questions and Positron answers as few or as many as he wants. Just friendly, perhaps we sic Clintonian on anyone who trolls (since Happy Fun Taser is out of that business).
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I'm crazy busy right now, but I'd be happy to answer a few questions, as long as none of them are "when is I7...?"
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You have talked about the addition of missions in I7. How about more Strike Force type of missions? Can we get more, a lot more?
You said earlier that endurance drain would be fixed in I7. Please, can you give us some hint as to how it is done?
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I think these tidbits really did help a lot. We've been in sort of an info blackout.
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/agreed.
I would not mind an informal 'Ask a Dev' series repeated.
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It's really amazing how just a little bit of Dev time can help alleviate board tensions.
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That, and I think it helps some people see the devs as actual, yanno, people.
Alright, group hug everybody.
You too Clint!
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Alright, but I want everyone keeping their hands honest!
*hugs*
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I make no such promises. Being a lecher in a e-group hug is a right I hold dear.
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Oh, I didn't mean you. You shore got a purdy mouth...
Okay, I'm chiming in for all the badge hounds...well, most of them...okay, some of them...fine, just me, dang it. Is there a possibility of the Hordelings and Hellfrosts making their way over to City of Heroes? Some of us got wrapped up in real life toward the end of the Valentine's Day event and are sitting with an almost full (5 kills away) bar from getting Coldhearted. So...yeah, if that's in there, then I'll personally mail you some Mexican wedding cookies that are homemade...as soon as my wife makes some more...
Punt Speedchunk - Level 50 elec/elec/elec Blaster & El Guapo for Electric Boogaloo (Victory)
Thick McRunfast - Level 32 claw/regen Scrapper
If you hate the game so much, why pay $15 a month to complain about it?
A few questions for tomarrow hopefully
1. Will there be a Kora type mission in I7 for villians
2. Are any new Strike Forces added to fill the gaps, 10-15, 20-25 that don't require being in a SG or the respec trial, normal SF's
3. Are any changes planned to TP Foe, or debt in PvP zones
Thank you SO much, Poz!
1. Will CoH get beacons for 'normal' zones, i.e. Atlas Park, Skyway City, etc. as the zones in CoV can be covered by teleporters/beacons?
I'm not asking for a beacon in 'The Hive' with it's two exploration badges, but some of the zones in CoH have more exploration badges than CoV zones.
2. Is the prestige income and costs of items ever going to change? Either up or down?
The base my villian is an architect for, admittidly we are more active in CoV currently, is a lot more complex that our hero base. But our heroes are working just as hard as they can, but they were so much higher than the villians and the prestige income was not equivilent.
Sometimes, I impress my boss. Sometimes, I impress myself. The rest of the time, I scare people. I can live with that.
I'm gonna repeat this a few times with cruise control for cool so people notice in case they're zipping through the pages.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
No point posting any more. Move along, move along.
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I'm gonna repeat this a few times with cruise control for cool so people notice in case they're zipping through the pages.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
No point posting any more. Move along, move along.
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Maybe he will look at the accumulated questions tomorrow and take a look then? Never know. Can't hurt.
Doom.
Yep.
This is really doom.
Questions concerning the costume options added: Are any of them customizable piece sets (Like robo feet: steampunk, tech, robo), or all single piece (like work boot i believe, has no customize extras beyond color) Are some of the exclusive pieces (like certain pieces for shoulder being available for jackets but not for tight) being opened up?
Looking forward to I7! Been waiting for electric melee set for a long time 8D too many concepts for it not to be made XD
EDIT: Bah posting while I'm writing now I look like a fool! Still, leaving my questions up won't hurt anyone :P
Stealing broken radios from your garbage since March 2006
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I'm gonna repeat this a few times with cruise control for cool so people notice in case they're zipping through the pages.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
No point posting any more. Move along, move along.
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Some of us foresaw that happening and asked if Positron would visit this thread tomorrow too.
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I'm gonna repeat this a few times with cruise control for cool so people notice in case they're zipping through the pages.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
POSITRON HAS STOPPED ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
No point posting any more. Move along, move along.
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Some of us foresaw that happening and asked if Positron would visit this thread tomorrow too.
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As usual, always one step ahead 
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I'm crazy busy right now, but I'd be happy to answer a few questions, as long as none of them are "when is I7...?"
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Ok, question dejuor: I dont know if you've poked your nose into the whole Ageia physics card thread, but has the code for using that funky new card been implmented in the game yet? Or is it still awaiting a future update?
(sub question B - not nessassarly as a dev, but a gamer who's gotten to play with it for a while now, how is it? Is it all that and a bucket of fish?)
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Bah! Too slow on the draw! Ah well, I'll leave the question in hopes that he might see it laters.
Thanks to Positron, and definitely thanks to EvilGeko for creating this thread. Good infodump, hope we see more!
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Can you tell us why certain powers (Lightning Rod, Chain Induction) won't be effected by Fury? Will they be just too uber with it?
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Lightning Rod does build Fury, we fixed that very recently. Not sure about Chain Induction though.
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Okay, not sure what you mean here. Do you mean Lightning Rod will now EFFECT Fury, or Lightning Rod will be EFFECTED BY Fury? Because the OP was asking about the latter.
It sounds like you are saying Lightning Rod did not build Fury before, and now it will. But more people are concerned about Fury not boosting its damage.
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And Lightning Rod gets my vote for Coolest Use of the Power System.
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Agreed. I think most people underestimate exactly what it going on here, or think it's just a foe targetted attack. But it's a teleport followed by a PBAoE attack. Which if I'm guessing right is not possible. Instead you probably have a delayed reaction Location AoE that goes off at the same time you arrive. The way you chained together a bunch of different powers to make it look that way is probably pretty cool.
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I'm rather curious about that too, but considering the fact that he's human, I'm sure he simply mispoke; it wouldn't matter much to me if it built a couple points of Fury, but would matter is if the thing used Fury to boost damage. If it doesn't, it better have one big BI, like 20 BI, to compensate.
Doom.
Yep.
This is really doom.