Issue 14: Architect Discussion

Ezoran · 03-12-2009 06:09 AM

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now heres a question I have on VEAT's, .. yes this is a spot for i14 chatter, but this ties in

I'm seeing some things now when VEAT's hit, they were freeking awsome, now they been dumbed down becuse people that didn't want to play a Arachnos Trooper, complained they were too good, so then that went on for a little bit

Now I'm seeing alot of annoying bugs , the Redraw of the guns , yes redraw was fixed, now the guns are invisible 75% of the time
the Mace blast animation time was fixed, now they don't have one, the mace is held like you're onna swing, but insted the blast just happens, not makeing the bane happy ya know?

and the old issue with the waist Capes, al they'd need to do is make the belt have an option of Belt cape, Tada

now HOW dowes this tie into I 14?, well they gotta fix things anyways, and you know people want to make Arachnos NPC's and characters, So this would be the best time to fix that little mess up.. you know they one that was caused by makeing the Arachnos characters like everything else non epic?, yeah that one AKA the NERF =-)

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speaking of i14... if they're in "closed beta" and all we've heard is "mission architect"... does this mean that's all that's going to be in i14?

or is someone just not telling folks anything about i14 other than the MA?

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Renvar · 03-12-2009 09:38 AM

Was wondering if thered be a supergroup Mission option available at some point... where you trade exp and inf for dbl prestige somthing like the enter sg mode button, or an sg based police scanner

Attache · 03-12-2009 11:37 AM

I'm half-day tomorrow at work so I really need open beta to start today since I can sleep in tomorrow. Okay?

:::holds breath:::

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Tripp Hazzard · 03-13-2009 08:22 AM

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Was wondering if thered be a supergroup Mission option available at some point... where you trade exp and inf for dbl prestige somthing like the enter sg mode button, or an sg based police scanner

[/ QUOTE ]Well, we will earn normal prestige in published missions.

And we may get an SG interface at some time in the future, but that is not confirmed. Only strongly implied.

Or did I miss your point completely?

Storm_Siber · 03-13-2009 12:29 PM

When Beta goes open does it usually happen on a particular day of the week or time of day?

Aura_Familia · 03-13-2009 12:33 PM

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now heres a question I have on VEAT's, .. yes this is a spot for i14 chatter, but this ties in

I'm seeing some things now when VEAT's hit, they were freeking awsome, now they been dumbed down becuse people that didn't want to play a Arachnos Trooper, complained they were too good, so then that went on for a little bit

Now I'm seeing alot of annoying bugs , the Redraw of the guns , yes redraw was fixed, now the guns are invisible 75% of the time
the Mace blast animation time was fixed, now they don't have one, the mace is held like you're onna swing, but insted the blast just happens, not makeing the bane happy ya know?

and the old issue with the waist Capes, al they'd need to do is make the belt have an option of Belt cape, Tada

now HOW dowes this tie into I 14?, well they gotta fix things anyways, and you know people want to make Arachnos NPC's and characters, So this would be the best time to fix that little mess up.. you know they one that was caused by makeing the Arachnos characters like everything else non epic?, yeah that one AKA the NERF =-)

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speaking of i14... if they're in "closed beta" and all we've heard is "mission architect"... does this mean that's all that's going to be in i14?

or is someone just not telling folks anything about i14 other than the MA?

idiotic fanboi replies, feel free to self delete.

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Been hinted at that there might be a few more things RELATED to MA in issue 14. HOWEVER, they've been hinting for a while now (months actually) that because of all the complex work related to MA, issue 14 is pretty much generally all about MA.

Issue 15 is the one that returns to the good stuff, though no word on what yet. (Though one can assume from various dev comments, its back to powerset prolif, some dev created content, etc, etc).

EDIT: Not to imply that Issue 14 isn't good stuff. Cause it is. Actually it's more like EPIC WIN stuff.

Blazara Aura LVL 50 Fire/Psi Dom (with 125% recharge)
Flameboxer Aura LVL 50 SS/Fire Brute
Ice 'Em Aura LVL 50 Ice Tank
Darq Widow Fortune LVL 50 Fortunata (200% rech/Night Widow 192.5% rech)--thanks issue 19!

Attache · 03-13-2009 05:45 PM

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I'm half-day tomorrow at work so I really need open beta to start today since I can sleep in tomorrow. Okay?

:::holds breath:::

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I very nearly died. Thanks CoH.

All kidding aside, isn't this kind of long for a closed beta? Isn't it usually like "2 weeks closed, 2 weeks open" or am I misremembering? I'm starting to wonder if I14 will be live in March at all...

EDIT: Wow, I was way off. It looks like I13 spent almost two full months getting through the betas before going live. If the schedule is similair, at least next week is looking pretty good.

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monstermash44 · 03-13-2009 07:47 PM

hey does anyone know when its being released? i cant wait for it!

Shadowstepper · 03-13-2009 09:03 PM

I haven't seen an official date anywhere....

However, on Amazon, the City of Heroes: Architect Edition goes on sale April 14th.

Anarchist_Kitten · 03-14-2009 03:11 AM

Anyone heard if there will be an option to "load character" like for example, if I want the villain in a mission to be my level 50 dominator, will I have to actually recreate her IN the system, or will I be able to just say "use Psychic Violet"

Fleeting Whisper · 03-14-2009 03:23 AM

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Anyone heard if there will be an option to "load character" like for example, if I want the villain in a mission to be my level 50 dominator, will I have to actually recreate her IN the system, or will I be able to just say "use Psychic Violet"

[/ QUOTE ]We haven't gotten any indication that you can just say "use Psychic Violet", but you can load a costume file (saved from the Tailor), and after that it's just selecting which powersets the character has.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt

Anarchist_Kitten · 03-14-2009 03:29 AM

Ah ok cool. Also, will you be able to "break archetype" with custom villains, like for exampe a few storm powers and a few dark powers, or will you be limited to the same archetypes as characters?

Fleeting Whisper · 03-14-2009 03:36 AM

I believe we get "pick any two powersets", though the critters more than likely won't be getting all 9 powers from each set.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt

Anarchist_Kitten · 03-14-2009 03:42 AM

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I believe we get "pick any two powersets", though the critters more than likely won't be getting all 9 powers from each
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Well right i just was wondering cause of my character Anya Lupescu she's a werewolf with darkness and storm powers (in game she is minus the storm powers since I made her a claws/regen stalker, will get the "dark" from Ghost Widow)

Haggard4Life · 03-14-2009 06:57 AM

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I believe we get "pick any two powersets", though the critters more than likely won't be getting all 9 powers from each
set.

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Well right i just was wondering cause of my character Anya Lupescu she's a werewolf with darkness and storm powers (in game she is minus the storm powers since I made her a claws/regen stalker, will get the "dark" from Ghost Widow)

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One of the devs have said we won't be limited to the archetypes' powersets. The example he gave was being able to pick Fire Blast for the primary and Invulnerability for the secondary. So it might be possible for you to pick Claws and Storm Summoning if you'd like. But I don't think you'll be able to combine Claws, Regen, Dark and Storm powers in the same character.

Anarchist_Kitten · 03-14-2009 07:17 AM

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I believe we get "pick any two powersets", though the critters more than likely won't be getting all 9 powers from each
set.

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Well right i just was wondering cause of my character Anya Lupescu she's a werewolf with darkness and storm powers (in game she is minus the storm powers since I made her a claws/regen stalker, will get the "dark" from Ghost Widow)

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One of the devs have said we won't be limited to the archetypes' powersets. The example he gave was being able to pick Fire Blast for the primary and Invulnerability for the secondary. So it might be possible for you to pick Claws and Storm Summoning if you'd like. But I don't think you'll be able to combine Claws, Regen, Dark and Storm powers in the same character.

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Right, wouldn't be any need to really.. if I could I'd probably do her as dark/storm for the actual archvillain version heh.

So, from what the devs said, we could make like Frostfire, that has really two primaries so he gets both Jack Frost AND Imps?

Storm_Siber · 03-14-2009 07:59 AM

Could one of the red names please give us a clue when open beta will start.

Cherokee · 03-14-2009 08:14 AM

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Could one of the red names please give us a clue when open beta will start.

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Just keep trying to log in. Dont see what the big deal is.

Tripp Hazzard · 03-14-2009 08:16 AM

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Could one of the red names please give us a clue when open beta will start.

[/ QUOTE ]It is my impression that the only clue they EVER give is "Open Beta starts today!".

JeetKuneDo · 03-14-2009 08:21 AM

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We haven't gotten any indication that you can just say "use Psychic Violet", but you can load a costume file (saved from the Tailor), and after that it's just selecting which powersets the character has.

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That's pretty freaking cool.

Sheesh....this gets better and better the more I hear about it.

Tripp Hazzard · 03-14-2009 08:22 AM

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I believe we get "pick any two powersets", though the critters more than likely won't be getting all 9 powers from each
set.

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Well right i just was wondering cause of my character Anya Lupescu she's a werewolf with darkness and storm powers (in game she is minus the storm powers since I made her a claws/regen stalker, will get the "dark" from Ghost Widow)

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One of the devs have said we won't be limited to the archetypes' powersets. The example he gave was being able to pick Fire Blast for the primary and Invulnerability for the secondary. So it might be possible for you to pick Claws and Storm Summoning if you'd like. But I don't think you'll be able to combine Claws, Regen, Dark and Storm powers in the same character.

[/ QUOTE ]The exact quote, FWIW, from Pohsyb, in the FAQ thread:
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You can chose 2 powersets that include almost all powersets available to players, but you can mix-match them in ways not available to players. (Ex: Fire Blast + Invulnerability ).

. . . We would love to expand this system further, but we cannot by release.

[/ QUOTE ] Doesn't say for sure if we can combine any of the available ones in any combo, but it does sound like you'll probably be able to do that Claws/Storm combo.

SablePhoenix · 03-14-2009 11:36 AM

So each player (I'm assuming this means account) can only have three uploaded missions/story arcs active at one time?

Lame.

I have way more than three ideas for great story arcs, and I'll guarantee many others do as well.

I didn't expect any limit on the number of missions you could post, but if there must be one, make it higher.

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Tripp Hazzard · 03-14-2009 02:25 PM

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So each player (I'm assuming this means account) can only have three uploaded missions/story arcs active at one time?

Lame.

I have way more than three ideas for great story arcs, and I'll guarantee many others do as well.

I didn't expect any limit on the number of missions you could post, but if there must be one, make it higher.

[/ QUOTE ]Both rating and publishing are by account.

You can swap your published stories in & out pretty much at will. There's a limit on how fast you can swap them, but it was described as measured in seconds, to keep the server traffic manageable.

There is no word either way on whether we'll be able to acquire more slots in the future, or if they'll increase the limit once the initial rush dies down.

Also, if one of your arcs makes Hall of Fame or Dev's Choice, that will free up one of your slots.

MadHobbit · 03-14-2009 03:33 PM

look as a start 3 seems ok, they just dont want us to put a lot of junk on the servers

Fluffy Bunny 1 Person SG
Rabid Bunny 1 Person VG
Both on Pinnacle
Hobbit's Hole 1 Person SG
Spider's Web 1 Person VG
Both on Freedom

bzald · 03-14-2009 08:45 PM

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hey does anyone know when its being released? i cant wait for it!

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if the audio is right pos said a couple of weeks untill open beta then live by the end of the month

so monday for open and last week live shurg we will see

here is the linky Linky listen to the last 14mins i think

sincerly yours:
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