Official Thread: Response to Positron's Letter
By
8_Ball,
Posted on: 2006-09-27 11:34 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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hmm...
No real mention of new zones.... 
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Isn't roughly 25 zones for CoH enough? 
We're good for zones in my opinion. It's hard enough to get to some missions in CoH.
CoV-wise, we could certainly use a few more zones to bring it in-line with CoH. However, by the sounds of things the devs are already going to be solving this issue by opening up the hazard zones to villains. (I would guess pvp will not be involved in the hazard zones.. though villain/hero teaming might)
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Be nice if the Praetorians were reworked for villains as well as heroes.
No mention of skills, new ATs (remember those?) or server transfers. Wasn't there talk about the "war walls coming down" or something like that?
Heroes & villains working together sounds nice (happens in comics often enough), but I hope it's not just some massive hami-raid.
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QFT
and what about the suppposed "AT specific powersets" we were going to get? We're not even getting any in I8.
(canna tanker get a new primary, for the love of pete!)
Notably absent things I really want to hear about for upcoming issues:
* New zones (ie, space/underwater/whatever won that poll)
* New ATs (probably EATs, in particular Incarnates)
* Legend System
* Flashback system. (You really, really need a way for our core characters to go back and redo stuff they missed; it will NOT kill altitis)
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hmm...
No real mention of new zones....
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If the new zones are anything like laggy Grandville then they can keep their new zones. I will not miss them.
Remember guys and gals its a game if someone kills you when you are grabbing a badge you do not die in real life. - Beef_Cake
Favorite i9 post:
Lady_Sadako: Devs: have you actually taken down the new Hami?
Positron: We never defeated the old one.
ir0x0r: Weak!
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Why did the Rikti originally attack? What happened to Hero 1? Etc, etc. Plus, as pervasive as they are in terms of story (Lost, Rikti, RCS, invasion, etc.) there are no AV's for them yet.
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And no loosely associated monsters like some groups have. I have really wanted to see a Rikti AV and/or monster.
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I'm in the dark, what was Posi referring to when he mentioned a project between Cryptic and Microsoft?
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Cryptic is doing the Marvel Univere MMORPG.
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I have to agree with Taser in this case. I don't believe it will kill CoH/CoV any more than WoW killed all the other fantasy MMO's (arguable I admit). Anytime a new MMO comes out, no matter what type, some players leave. But with Cryptic supporting both, I think we will see some innovations come as a result.
And as much as I love The Council/5th Reich, Rikti makes a better case for itself. There are so many dangling and loose ends in terms of story advancement there. Why did the Rikti originally attack? What happened to Hero 1? Etc, etc. Plus, as pervasive as they are in terms of story (Lost, Rikti, RCS, invasion, etc.) there are no AV's for them yet.
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WoW probably took more players from CoH than a Marvel MMO would. I like comic books, but I'm here as a fan of the game. I tried WoW, and if it had been better (for me), then I'd have stuck with that and probably dropped CoH.
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Pay [less] attention to PVP please, thanks.
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QFE
Sorry - you're entitled to request what you want, same as I am.
I really am glad to know there will be two completely separate teams. And glad to see more information on the overarching storyline. This was one of the things that brought me to the game!
Thanks - much appreciated!
-- War
Too bad they're trying to make it an online game. The freedom to make more compelling and absorbing stories (where you really matter) is a lot easier when you're not affecting the world of thousands of other players. Plus, certain powers and effects (like grappling and tossing) are probably easier and less problematic when there's no PvP or other players involved.
I'm pretty psyched about it. I really didn't expect to see anything about I9 let alone I10.
I've been playing for a year and a half, so it's nice to see some good changes coming.
I also play EQ II....sorry to some of you's out there that may not like the game but I am happy to see a "Crafting" sort of option coming. Inventions I think it was.
I have found myself playin CoX a lot more than EQ II though. A WAAAY better community; and you guys make me laugh on some of these threads.
Soooo way cool for Posi and the whole CoX crew. Also, I like the idea of having a dedicated crew for the game.
YIKES!!!! that was a kinda long post...sorry gang
Paragon's Silent Sentinel
My Altitis Clickie
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Anytime a new MMO comes out, no matter what type, some players leave. But with Cryptic supporting both, I think we will see some innovations come as a result.
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Cryptic MMO Subscription Account Station-Pass for the Win! 
Ooh - nice suggestion Shego. 1 size fits all...
*mind explodes at the thought of the cost*
"I9 brings with it a huge new gameplay system: Inventions. Players will be able to craft Enhancements and Costume pieces for their characters using recipes, and salvage that they find while adventuring."
He mentioned Enhancements and Costume pieces, which is all great. But I was kind of hoping to also craft my own temp powers. Like a pack of 6 Web Grenades, similar to the ones you could buy from Siren's Call. I dream of being able to consturct my own gadgets and equipment and have a utility belt of temp powers.
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Anytime a new MMO comes out, no matter what type, some players leave. But with Cryptic supporting both, I think we will see some innovations come as a result.
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Cryptic MMO Subscription Account Station-Pass for the Win!
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Well, that would work if we didn't have NCSoft to deal with.
Heroes
Dysmal
Lumynous
Sam Steele
Pluck
Wile
Slagheap
Pressure Wave
Rhiannon Bel
Verified
Stellaric
Syd Mallorn
Villains
Jotunheim Skald
Saer Maen
Jen Corbae
Illuminance
Venator Arawn
Taiga Dryad
Tarranos
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"Gee, let's have 2 superhero MMOs! We'll compete with ourselves!"
Thus diluting both player bases.
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Doesn't Sony have like 4 different fantasy MMOs?
That's like saying Lineage II's fanbase dilluted Lineage 1's...
Or that everytime Marvel releases a superhero game for PS2, it's diluting the fanbase.
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The only real dilution is in $$/month.
I can afford one MMO, plus I don't want to have altitis across two MMOs.
Wake me when there's an MMO that A) allows me to be *a* Green Lantern and B) doesn't stick me with only energy blast, force field and flight.
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Can you even imagine?
What an awful, awful thought....
Repeat Offenders
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"I9 brings with it a huge new gameplay system: Inventions. Players will be able to craft Enhancements and Costume pieces for their characters using recipes, and salvage that they find while adventuring."
He mentioned Enhancements and Costume pieces, which is all great. But I was kind of hoping to also craft my own temp powers. Like a pack of 6 Web Grenades, similar to the ones you could buy from Siren's Call. I dream of being able to consturct my own gadgets and equipment and have a utility belt of temp powers.
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And chest-mounted rocket launchers.
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Right, let's list all the villains that have a power centre.
1) The Council
2) ...
3) Er
4) That's it.
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I have a theory. I'm going to register it here, just in case I'm correct, so that I may trumpet my triumph later on.
Others have mentioned the hope that the Hami raids go away when Statesman's Task Force hits.
Positron mentions "Heroes and Villains banding against a common foe"
Hamidon is certainly the power center of the Devouring Earth ...
And I don't think anyone would argue that he's not a "common foe"
I'm seeing a magnificent possibility here ...
God in heaven, not Hero/Villain Hami raids ... but maybe something ... better? Maybe Hamidon ... changes? In a big, spectacular, story-filled way?
Hmmmmmmmmm. 
Edit: Or ... maybe I'm not the first. But ... it's a nifty idea.
That'll teach me to post predictions before reading the whole thread. 
Agent Parker -- Mind/FF Snark Lord
Captain Hadron -- Will/TW Immovable Object
Destroyer-X -- Elec/EA SMASH
Ms Apprehension -- Ill/Rad Chaos Controller
Permanent resident of Virtue
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Multi-Year storyline?
Count me in on that.
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Me too. The idea of an evolving storyline is perhaps the greatest weakness in MMO's that I know of and is perhaps the thing I want most in a game. One of the big things that attracted me to CoH was an evolving storyline (particularly when they are suggesting that the servers would be different based on what the players as a collective did). So, far it has been kinda disappointing I hope this means a big change.
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God in heaven, not Hero/Villain Hami raids ... but maybe something ... better? Maybe Hamidon ... changes? In a big, spectacular, story-filled way?
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Ooh. Good point. That works just as well.
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Maybe Hamidon ... changes
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Good gravy are you insane! Don't give them any ideas!
*nothing to see here devs, move along. move along."
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Be nice if the Praetorians were reworked for villains as well as heroes.
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I have to say that I shudder thinking about a hero version of Lord recluse
Lord Shoulder Kitten.
'nuff said
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Please please please please please Posi...
Be sure the Invention System is accessible to casual players (especially those not in SGs) as well as so casual and small SGs.
*crosses fingers*
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/signed
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In the past its been stated that the Invention system will use the Universities. I suspect that it will have nothing to do with SG bases other than sharing the use of salvage to create item.
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Uh oh. Makes me want to take back all the salvage I gave to SG in the base. From now on I'll be saving my salvage.
Pay more attention to PVP please, thanks.