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I wouldn't be surprised if the release date were the 12th (as it's a Thursday) but would be surprised if the boxed edition came out on that date - and I thought us EU paupers were only getting limited exposure to the new box anyway?
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12th?!? But they're not even in open beta yet, let alone our CLOSED beta not having started yet! There's just no way it'll be March 12th, there's not enough time. April 12th, maybe... But March? That's next week!
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Don't get me wrong, I love the game and my characters and I'll defiantly play around with the mission builder
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No one's telling you not to!
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I wouldn't be surprised if the release date were the 12th (as it's a Thursday) but would be surprised if the boxed edition came out on that date - and I thought us EU paupers were only getting limited exposure to the new box anyway?
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12th?!? But they're not even in open beta yet, let alone our CLOSED beta not having started yet! There's just no way it'll be March 12th, there's not enough time. April 12th, maybe... But March? That's next week!
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I agree the timing is tight, I also seem to recall that rumour suggested I#15 would be out for the 5th Birthday. Looking at 'Wallpapers see April Calendar' the 5th birthday is the 28th April assuming 2 weeks open beta (14th April) 2 weeks closed beta (31st March) the release date for #14 must be before then if they hope to get #15 out in time. Boxed set is IIRC due out on 30th, so presumably will by made a week or so before then, latest release for i#14 might be the 24th.
12th looks too soon as its not in open beta yet (assuming it will be).
Good point about the 5th anniversary date. Hmm... Timing is REALLY tight, isn't it?
I have strong doubts about i15 coming out on the anniversary date... By now, we'd have heard some concrete details about it if so... They've probably just got some kind of game event in mind for that instead, and save i15 for around June time, when CO is due to launch.
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That depends on what will be in i15... As several times stated not all devs work on same thing. So if "Big" i15 include new story arcs, powers and costume stuff i guesss they possibly have most of it ready even by now. We know cossies in 2nd booster was ready a month ago (at least one part of it).
12 March is too early IMO, a date closer to the end of March seems more reasonable...
Hmmmm, wild speculation, but I wonder if they might skip open beta for I14, and go straight from closed beta to release?
It'd be a break from tradition, but they might just feel that as non-MA gameplay's essentially unchanged, and there might not be that many extra open beta'ers interested in MA (as compared to new power sets, zones, etc...) they could get away with it.
In that event, and given the number of weeks they've had in US closed beta, they could just about get it out next week...
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Good point about the 5th anniversary date. Hmm... Timing is REALLY tight, isn't it?
I have strong doubts about i15 coming out on the anniversary date... By now, we'd have heard some concrete details about it if so... They've probably just got some kind of game event in mind for that instead, and save i15 for around June time, when CO is due to launch.
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Would they talk about i15 tho while the build up of i14 is still underway wouldn't make sense to start giving details of i15 till after i14 hits open beta at the earliest.
Another possibility is that there could be some game event start on the 5th anniversary perhaps a rework of the council at war thing with council and 5th in open warfare and at the end of the event i15 could hit with a major story update that could give them at least a extra month to work with.
remember they do work 2 issues in advance, so whilst they are finishing of the MA, i15 should be well on the way to bugged completion, with possibly the start of i16 just about to be started
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Given that MA was originally part of I#13 theres a fair chance they started I#16 when I#13 went in. Much of MA must have been completed when i#13 went in or they wouldn't ahve been talking about it being part of i#13, so it probably wouldn't require a full team for just the changes to it. That said what do I know it might have taken more people not less. 30 years programming computers has taught me that what seems likely at first glance isn't when you start playing with computers.
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Hmmmm, wild speculation, but I wonder if they might skip open beta for I14, and go straight from closed beta to release?
It'd be a break from tradition, but they might just feel that as non-MA gameplay's essentially unchanged, and there might not be that many extra open beta'ers interested in MA (as compared to new power sets, zones, etc...) they could get away with it.
In that event, and given the number of weeks they've had in US closed beta, they could just about get it out next week...
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The official word remains that Issue 14 goes live in Q1 of 2009. That gives them 26 days. Just over three weeks
You might be on to something
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Personally, I'm excited for this new edition of City of Heroes, which will be available March 12 on your PC or Mac. Are you already a City of Heroes fan?
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Is this the boxed edition release date (since we don't get boxed edition are we going to get the live update quicker?)
What's going on??
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Sorry to dampen peoples spirits, but I found this on Amazon.
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The Archetect boxed edition is due 12 April, not March.
Since it will ship with issue 14 on disk, it will have to go live a week or so before that, but the exact date will depend on how the beta testing goes.
I expect the extra time means that issue 15 is basically ready to hit test when issue 14 goes live, but the testing process will probably need around 6 weeks, so issue 15 won't be before mid may.
I'm pretty certain a world event, along the lines of an invasion, is planned for the run up to issue 15, co insiding with the 5th aniversery.
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Aren't issues released on Tuesdays now? I12 and I13 were. If they stick to that, my bet is on March 31. Gives them maximum time to polish it, while still meeting the goal of releasing it in the first quarter.
March 31 would also be my guess.
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I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Devs have finished i14, i15 and i16 and are currentl;y kicking back in their reclining chairs playing WoW on 22" widescreen monitors whilst laughing at the foruumites speculation!
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well we know Castle does that - hence why pvp is borked (not completely but more than what it was)
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All I know is, I need to get my hands on this soon or just forget it exists until it hits open/live, because I've got total hype fatigue...
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12 March? That'd be damn fast. While it's more likely to be in April, Amazon release dates aren't really worth the webspace they're stored on. Remember, these guys had a release date for Did Not Finis.... I mean, Duke Nukem Forever. They also claimed Quake 4 would be out in 2003.
I feel obliged to put my theory back out there that I15 (or I16) is not a normal issue. They've been cooking up something hueg.
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I14 won't be live in March 12th.
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12th would be awesome- seeing nightwish on 11th and i14 on 12th- would be a sick week for me lmao
Few clarifications needed here, I see:
1. The boxed edition and the actual launch of Issue 14 will not necessarily occur simultaneously. I can say with certainty that march 12th is *not* the launch date for Issue 14.
2. Issue 15 does not have a release date, or even a release window, yet. Nothing has been officially stated. The rumour floating around that Issue 15 will coincide with the 5th anniversary is nothing more than that: a rumour. Most likely started by a very wild piece of speculation based on a comment made in an interview that had nothing to do with release dates at all .
3. EU Closed Beta for Issue 14 is imminent, and a global open beta will occur before Issue 14 is launched.
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Personally, I'm excited for this new edition of City of Heroes, which will be available March 12 on your PC or Mac. Are you already a City of Heroes fan?
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Is this the boxed edition release date (since we don't get boxed edition are we going to get the live update quicker?)
What's going on??