Positron: working on his postcount!
By
Beber,
Posted on: 2009-02-03 19:04 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
OMG he has cleared up the REFORMED badge debacle!!!
About time!
Now that the big issues have been dealt with maybe we could get some words about pvp v2.0?
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OMG he has cleared up the REFORMED badge debacle!!!
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It's good that he's done that - although the explanation of the reasoning and history behind badge names/rewards is more interesting. Even if it doesn't tell us much more than we knew (or could reasonably assume) it just comes across as completely open and honest.
I'm far more interested/intrigued by the other posts - particularly the following line:
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And its not just dialog trees that are going to look at badges, and its not just crafting badges that will be looked at, so you guys can speculate away!
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About time we got branching/alternate mission arcs...
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Gee golly geepers. That's a lot of Positron. I guess that will have to do for developer communication 'til we get I14.
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Aber ja, nat�rlich Hans nass ist, er steht unter einem Wasserfall.
I dont know which part to quote in any of his posts but credit where its due, hes admited making a mistake and fully explained his reasons to it 
Now about all those "subtle" hints he made . . . . . . 
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Time to double the production of my business cards.
This looks to be an interesting year...
And from his quotes, it looks like I14 closed beta may be very short, or go straight to open.
Yes, I think the main thing delaying the start of issue 14 beta is the need to clear some of the issue 13 bugs first.
But it will, no doubt, be in testing internally, which should, as you suggest, shorten the process a little.
I really should do something about this signature.
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Gee golly geepers. That's a lot of Positron. I guess that will have to do for developer communication 'til we get I14.
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Yup - a load of Posi US side... and Castle paying a posting visit EU side... I'm getting spooked
off to check the Book of Revelation of St John the Divine and the Necronomicon - one of them must mention these signs & portents...
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Gee golly geepers. That's a lot of Positron. I guess that will have to do for developer communication 'til we get I14.
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Yup - a load of Posi US side... and Castle paying a posting visit EU side... I'm getting spooked
off to check the Book of Revelation of St John the Divine and the Necronomicon - one of them must mention these signs & portents...
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The Nekomimion mentions that these are portents to a glorious time of peace and harmony.
(Before anyone asks there's only one other person who could get this personal reference on these forums, and if more than one does I'll probably commit ritual sucide.)
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Yes, I think the main thing delaying the start of issue 14 beta is the need to clear some of the issue 13 bugs first.
But it will, no doubt, be in testing internally, which should, as you suggest, shorten the process a little.
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A lot of the MA 'stuff' should hopefully be quite quick in Beta as it's no doubt based upon pre-existing dev tools, or has been used/tested by devs - possibly with an eye to using it for future storyline work.
I've had a sneaking suspicion for a while that MA is actually going to be better featured than was announced/discussed by devs - and that (to a fair extent) that's what has been holding up the move to beta testing. I suspect that they've acted wisely and announced something that they knew they could deliver but have been working like mad to deliver a system that's what we'd have expected MA v 2.0 to look like.
The odd leak or MA-hinting bug has done nothing to dissuade me from this - though I'm still somewhat restrained in what I allow myself to believe is definitely coming.
By my mohawk shall ye know me!
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Serious: To Save A Single World (#83744) * Marketing Opportunity (#83747)
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Gee golly geepers. That's a lot of Positron. I guess that will have to do for developer communication 'til we get I14.
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Yup - a load of Posi US side... and Castle paying a posting visit EU side... I'm getting spooked
off to check the Book of Revelation of St John the Divine and the Necronomicon - one of them must mention these signs & portents...
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The Nekomimion mentions that these are portents to a glorious time of peace and harmony.
(Before anyone asks there's only one other person who could get this personal reference on these forums, and if more than one does I'll probably commit ritual sucide.)
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Neko mini mode?
Brawling Cactus from a distant planet.
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And its not just dialog trees that are going to look at badges, and its not just crafting badges that will be looked at, so you guys can speculate away!
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This is the bit thats got me thinking. What other things can badges be used for?
Future pvp game badges unlocks a gladiator themed costume?
Defeat XXXX badges unlocks that enemy type for use for the MA?
Auction house badges gets you cheaper paid back %s in the auction house?
Taskforce badges increase merit rewards/influence for that certain taskforce?
Possibilities!!!
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(Before anyone asks there's only one other person who could get this personal reference on these forums, and if more than one does I'll probably commit ritual sucide.)
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Nekomimi is the Japanese term for catgirls. Kind of narrows things down a bit I suppose.
Although it would be more hilarious if it's some sort of composite reference to Sapphic Neko and the Mimi sex toys.
EDIT: That last bit sounds like the name of an awesome band....
Chairman of the Charity of Pain; accepting donations of blood and guts.
Prophet of the Creamy Truth; "If it's empty, fill it with cream."
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Auction house badges gets you cheaper paid back %s in the auction house?
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That was supposed to be in I13 with Day Jobs.
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Q: How exactly will this work and what will it mean in the overall concept of the game? As in, what impact will day job badges and accolades have on the gameplay, if any?
Matt: Your character will definitely get bonuses for logging out in specific locations; these range from bonuses on mission completions, to extra Experience Points, to discounts at the Tailor or Wentworths.
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So you know, Positron.... he speaks much... acts less...
Castle --- Speaks More (badly i might add) - Does Even less (unless its underminding what ppl wanted to see and basically doing what the heck he likes (whihc is making it more statacto (PvP Refenece))) - Blames others
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Yes, it seems logical that Castle operates independently of the rest of the dev team, ignoring any overall plans for moving the game forward and concetrates only on driving away their customers.
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Auction house badges gets you cheaper paid back %s in the auction house?
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That was supposed to be in I13 with Day Jobs.
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Q: How exactly will this work and what will it mean in the overall concept of the game? As in, what impact will day job badges and accolades have on the gameplay, if any?
Matt: Your character will definitely get bonuses for logging out in specific locations; these range from bonuses on mission completions, to extra Experience Points, to discounts at the Tailor or Wentworths.
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So you know, Positron.... he speaks much... acts less...
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So it did happen, didn't it? I thought the tailor day job does give a discount at the tailors, and that would make it true and implemented.
They're devs - and as such it's reasonable to assume that when they say 'or' it's a logical or. The possibilities of 'a discount at the tailors' or 'a discount at wentworths' was met when either of those was implemented.
By my mohawk shall ye know me!
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Serious: To Save A Single World (#83744) * Marketing Opportunity (#83747)
Not only the news about the reformed badge (see Reformed badge thread) but Positron's been posting a fair bit today in the US Developers board.
Among his postings are:
* a couple of posts with relevance to I14 (and beyond?)
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Heres a bit of a teaser: We have big plans for these (and other) badges, and we really want them to mean something to your character. If you are in a dialog tree that involves creating something, we have the ability to look at your badges and see if you have taken the effort to prove yourself as a crafter. This effort would be rewarded with special options in the dialog tree that earn you better results, enable you to skip steps, etc. For this system to work, well need them to be a reasonable indicator of the amount of work a crafter has put into crafting. And its not just dialog trees that are going to look at badges, and its not just crafting badges that will be looked at, so you guys can speculate away!
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With Double XP weekend now in the past, we can now go ahead with releasing fixes for some of the bigger, more obvious, yet not game-killing, bugs on the known issues list. Were also rapidly moving towards getting Issue 14 beta onto the Training Room, and when that happens, further Issue 13 fixes will need to be rolled into Issue 14. We dont want to close out 13 until we feel that we have nailed all the big-ticket issues, but we also dont want Issue 14 to be kept out of your hands any longer than is absolutely necessary.
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* a post regarding stealth fixes not appearing in patch notes
Good to see info coming from the devs again.
I get the feeling that rather than being 'an end run around marketing' (as several posters called the comments about going rogue in the Reformed badge post) that this amount of info coming at once is probably more likely to be part of the marketing plan leading up to I14...
EDIT: Could be part of marketing - Notice that the posts were all posted at 14:09 and (looking at his recent post history) Positron doesn't seem to often write offline and then post en masse.
By my mohawk shall ye know me!
my toons
Funny: Ee-Ai-Ee-Ai-Oh! #3662 * The foul-mouthed Handyman! #1076 * City of Norms #132944
Serious: To Save A Single World (#83744) * Marketing Opportunity (#83747)