Discussion: Issue 12: Midnight Hour Announced!

MissHolly · 03-12-2008 02:38 PM

I can't even begin to express the excitement I have for this issue. So, I'll just say, "Thank you."

What an announcement!

Shadowrush · 03-12-2008 02:39 PM

Very interesting. Issue 12 seems to have more stuff than I was expecting. Just in time too, to try out those new VEAT's, my Brute is just 5 levels from 50 (I rarely played my villains, until recently, this past month, when I started focusing on my Brute a bit).

I've heard of the Midnight Squad somewhere before in some in-game text on the hero-side. It will be interesting to finally meet them.

Can't wait for Shadowrush to go back to Roman times and access this new content and storylines. And there's so many great QoL features too!

I also can't wait to find out what powersets each AT are going to get. Although, there's a part of me that fears of my upcoming predicament, if the devs decided to give Ninjitsu to us Scrappers. Ninjitsu is closer to Shadowrush's original concept... if this happens, I'll be contemplating whether or not to reroll him as one. (I probably won't, but it will probably bug me for a while)

But all in all, a great issue! I can't wait!

Rooftop_Raider · 03-12-2008 02:40 PM

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*sigh* Way to screw villains YET AGAIN.

*HIGHLY disappointed with the "epic" archetype*

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Clearly the developers disagree with you. It sucks for you, but it does invalidate your opinion.

You agree with that logic, right AC?

Swansu · 03-12-2008 02:40 PM

Can't wait to try Bane Spiders, Fortunatas, and Night Widows. And i've always had a soft spot for ancient fighting MMOs so CoX getting a small peice of it=win

The Only Token Black Guy

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Your mom's real name is Castle.

SuburbanHell · 03-12-2008 02:41 PM

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Pax__ · 03-12-2008 02:47 PM

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My apologies, in my rage, I must've missed it.

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A_C, go take a walk. Then a cold shower. Then more walking.

Seriously man, I'm *this* close to putting you on /ignore for being an @$$hat with the way you're taking a net-positive issue and complaining that it didn't cater to your unique-and-special-snowflake wants and desires.

I mean, come on ... you're upset that you couldn't replace Lord Recluse ... it's a freakin' MMO ... what, did you want it to be "only the first guy to do this, gets to finish the mission - the rest of you just get to fawn at that player's feet and worship his uber leet-ness" ... ???

PERSPECTIVE ... get some.

Kamina · 03-12-2008 02:49 PM

you get another account and like it!

El_Frawg · 03-12-2008 02:50 PM

From Castle:

Every AT gains at least 1 powerset -- Masterminds only get a Secondary, no new Primary. Brutes get 2 new Primaries, and 1 secondary. Everyone else gets 1 Primary and 1 Secondary.

So lessee...

Scrapper
Primary 1 -
Secondary -

Blaster
Primary 1 - Psionic Blast
Secondary -

Tanker
Primary 1 -
Secondary -

Defender
Primary 1 -
Secondary -

Controller
Primary 1 - Plant Control
Secondary -

Brute:
Primary 1 - Axe (About time!)
Primary 2 - Mace (ibid)
Secondary -

Stalker
Primary 1 -
Secondary -

Mastermind
Secondary - (Kinetics, Radiation, Thermal, Sonic, or Cold)

Corruptor
Primary 1 - Storm
Secondary -

Dominator
Primary 1 -
Secondary -

Interestingly, that "only" makes 20. Positron stated there would be OVER 20 new powersets... Either they're leaving something out (Please let it be more Mastermind Secondaries), they miscounted, or the Kheldians are getting some love?

Pax__ · 03-12-2008 02:51 PM

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I'd rather pay $15 extra a month to get say 7 more slots on ONE account and keep my veteran rewards.

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This.

But if it's a whole $15, it better be 10 extra slots - I could still only use one character at a time, for example.

For another 12 slots on every server, I'd pay ... $5/month to $10/month ... hoping for the former, willing to accept the latter if need be.

Alternately, I'll take a $10 one-time-only fee to add a single slot (on each server) to my account.

Heronator · 03-12-2008 02:53 PM

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Not to mention a chance to really time travel (where we'll probably get to do something with the Well of Furies or Incarnates).

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That was Greek not Roman. Still cool either way

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True. However, due to how Greek and Roman mythology is intertwined (even with different names, they did worship the same gods until Christianity took hold), I'm hoping that the new zone will still have something related to the theme.

Pax__ · 03-12-2008 02:54 PM

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So, was I reading it right that each AT will get one primary and secondary power from its corresponding AT? If so that's awesome!

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Every AT gains at least 1 powerset -- Masterminds only get a Secondary, no new Primary. Brutes get 2 new Primaries, and 1 secondary. Everyone else gets 1 Primary and 1 Secondary.

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When do we get to know which Secondary MMs get? I can think of two right off that would not be IMO terribly broken - /Sonic and /Radiation emission.

Angelsilhouette · 03-12-2008 02:56 PM

*cries*

*chooses which of his toons to tear down to level 1*

*chooses which to delete in favor of VEAT(s)*

*shakes fist that more character slots aren't being added with the new issue*

Stoopid awesomeness....

SuburbanHell · 03-12-2008 02:58 PM

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Well the problem with having to get a new account -just- for more slots means you don't get veteran rewards on that new account (unless you've had it since the beginning).

I'd rather pay $15 extra a month to get say 7 more slots on ONE account and keep my veteran rewards.

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I couldn't agree more, though for an extra $15 a month may as well give us another 12.

Old_Gray · 03-12-2008 02:58 PM

Is it just me, or is Teddy Roosevelt in the splash for I12? Sure looks like him. Hmmm..

Old Gray Soldier-Level 50 MA/SR Scrapper-Virtue
Hunter Omega Prime-Level 50 WS
Dead Lord-Level 50 Necro/FF MM-Liberty
Grand Glory-Level 39 Arachnos Bane-Freedom

Angelsilhouette · 03-12-2008 03:07 PM

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Well the problem with having to get a new account -just- for more slots means you don't get veteran rewards on that new account (unless you've had it since the beginning).

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I couldn't agree more, though for an extra $15 a month may as well give us another 12.

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I would so wash the Devs' cars for this.

And yeah, I thought it looked like Teddy Roosevelt, too.

Grazel · 03-12-2008 03:20 PM

As for char slots what they COULD do (though it probably won't help the lower pop servers) is give us X number of character slots (not in the mood to do the math to see how many we get right now) and let us pick which server the char in the slot is created on. This way we don't have more slots per ACCOUNT but we have more freedom over where we use the slots. Many people play on just one server so they have a lot of empty character slots currently while others have all slots full on all servers.

I'd also just be happy with 2 more slots per server since there's 2 new EATs and as people have pointed out that gives you space for one of each AT and EAT per server.

Purrfecta · 03-12-2008 03:23 PM

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So, was I reading it right that each AT will get one primary and secondary power from its corresponding AT? If so that's awesome!

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I have to ask as I haven't noticed anyone else mention it... when you say every AT get at least one power set... did that include Peacebringers and Warshades? From what I can tell villains will be getting 2 Epics to choose from same as heroes, but they can specialize even further with powers in the sub categories, ie fortunata/night widow and bane spider/crab spider. I'm just curious to know if Kheldians are getting additional sets as well?

My Characters

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sly_boom · 03-12-2008 03:25 PM

Woot, cant wait!!! This gives me a reason to play my villains all over again!!!

Grym_Reaper · 03-12-2008 03:27 PM

I am so stoked for Issue 12. i think that NCSoft will have a very hard time outdoing Issue 12. Great job Staff!!

MaestroMavius · 03-12-2008 03:33 PM

My 1st thought was Teddy as well!

I swore I would never use this acronym but it applies:

OMG!!!!

This issue is so full of win!!
I might even be able to get my best friend back in the game simply with the addition of the Roman zone!!

Amazing

Maestro Mavius - Infinity
Capt. Biohazrd - PCSAR
Talsor Tech - Talsorian Guard
Keep Calm & Chive On!

stalkergod623 · 03-12-2008 03:33 PM

/e pissed

Weren't the villain epics supposed to be achieved WITHOUT reaching level 50?

_r0y_ · 03-12-2008 03:34 PM

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I doubt they'll want to give us more slots per server. That way, it will encourage people to move to less populated servers. Essentially, reviving them...

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WHY? I'm sorry, but 3 1/2 years on a "HOME SERVER" is really hard for many people to get off of.

They went and gave us VETERAN REWARDS so that buying a SECOND (or third, or fourth) account is not as desirable (yes, I'll admit, I am addicted to sands of mu and nemesis staff).

If they would have a SUB-ACCOUNT feature, where they give up and say, OK, another $15/month gets you another 12 slots on a sub-account, then FINE. I'd even take it if I couldn't 2-box them both in at the same time (though, I'd much prefer to 2-box).

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"Look how many pages of crap are in this thread already!" -r0y to all threads on these forums.

MaestroMavius · 03-12-2008 03:35 PM

Why on earth would they be unlocked without a 50?
Only if you could unlock Khelds without one!

Maestro Mavius - Infinity
Capt. Biohazrd - PCSAR
Talsor Tech - Talsorian Guard
Keep Calm & Chive On!

stalkergod623 · 03-12-2008 03:36 PM

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Only if you could unlock Khelds without one!

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I remember reading something that Emmert said about lvl 50 epic unlocks was a mistake, and I assume that most of the devs feel the same way.

JDub · 03-12-2008 03:37 PM

Pros:

-Very happy to hear about the power sharing. I'll have to wait and see what powers get shared before I get to excited.
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-New CoOp zone is great. More CoOp the better IMO
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-All the quality of life/game play impovements sound great
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-The new Roman costume pieces look really cool. Very happy to see a new kilt option. Helmets look rad.
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-Hollows make over is a good thing. I just wish they woulda considered making this a CoOp zone for lowbies.

Cons:

-No Shields Power Set
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-VEAT is a total disappointment
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-New content for 10-20 is heroes only