Mmm. No, not particularly impressed.
No date's mentioned, but let's hope it's not too far away. It would be ... unfortunate if we had to wait three months for improved mission browsing in the MA.
Well, no "More features to be announced later", and I have to admit that as the big mega Anniversary Issue I'm rather underwhelmed.
One TF, one SF, new costumes and emotes, and some MA tweaks - if that's really all it's a very modest Issue indeed. 
Edit: And the TF and SF both only 5 missions each, which is very much on the short side for that sort of thing. And, I'm sure coincidentally, exactly the same as the maximum MA arc length. 
Erm, I thought it was going to be a huge content Issue?
Where's the rest? I hope they've more. Bit strange that their announcement of i15 would be so... weeney. (It's not small. It's just shy)
Lets hope they more to it than that, as it doesn't sound like much currently.
MA now seems to have stretched across 3 issues - delayed from i13, implimented in i14, upgraded in i15.
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I guess the sucess of I15 depends on two things:
1. How much new content the invasion event brings to the table -- if it's just a reskinned Rikti invasion people are going to be disappointed.
2. If it is coming shortly. If it's released before the end of May, the relative paucity of content isn't so bad, as it'd be coming hot on the heels of the MA. If it doesn't get here till July or August... Well.
Wonder if there's more stuff they'd planned to get in, but couldn't finish/polish it all in time to meet the "Anniversary Issue" deadline?
Um.
You can't expect us to believe this is all you've been working on, guys.
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Looks... like an OK Issue, then.
Adding an SF/TF is never a bad thing. New things to play with in the character creation/editing is always welcome. But beyond that... well let's best not complain too much, really?
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Yeah must admit, that is pretty lame for a Five Year Anniversary....
uh-oh
no graphic update? no new AT/Powersets/Powerset proliferation?
I hope this is just a sneak peak...
Am I the only one who think that emotes are only for magic booster buyers ???
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Adding an SF/TF is never a bad thing. New things to play with in the character creation/editing is always welcome. But beyond that... well let's best not complain too much, really?
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Not sure anyone's complaining as such, and individually each item's fine, but in terms of quantity I can't describe that list as anything other than small. Even the individual items in there (5 mission TF/SFs) are on the decidedly Tom Cruise side of things... 
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Ummm... yes. 
Figured they tested those as part of the Magic Booster, and will now include more. Someone mentioned they did this with the Aura's too and the Cyborg Pack.
I'd be dissapointed it they were only for people with the Booster (even though I have that)
Well, I suppose this makes sense. 5th anniversary, 5th column, just like they said. If this is an update that launches within a week of today, within a week of the anniversary, I'll be happy.
What, no beta? It's two task forces, new costumes, and tools that the MA will only be better for, small bugs be damned. That isn't a lot to test.
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Anti-Muon - 42 Warshade
Ivory Sicarius - 45 Crab Spider
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Well, to be honest I like everything they are doing for I-15. It explains what Jay has been doing lately. It expends character customisation and brings us much needed MA improvements and even 2 TF's Including a red side one.
But yes, I was expecting much much more.
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Looks... like an OK Issue, then.
Adding an SF/TF is never a bad thing. New things to play with in the character creation/editing is always welcome. But beyond that... well let's best not complain too much, really?
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Not sure anyone's complaining as such, and individually each item's fine, but in terms of quantity I can't describe that list as anything other than small. Even the individual items in there (5 mission TF/SFs) are on the decidedly Tom Cruise side of things...
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On the TF thing that is the way they tend to go now. 5 varied and long maps rather than 10 clone-maps with Kill Alls or whatever. So in terms of the lenght of the actual TFs I'm not that concerned.
It's the lack of anything else meaty really.
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Looks... like an OK Issue, then.
Adding an SF/TF is never a bad thing. New things to play with in the character creation/editing is always welcome. But beyond that... well let's best not complain too much, really?
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Not sure anyone's complaining as such, and individually each item's fine, but in terms of quantity I can't describe that list as anything other than small. Even the individual items in there (5 mission TF/SFs) are on the decidedly Tom Cruise side of things...
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Posi himself said they'd be "fun" things.
I think more costume change emotes, couple more costume sets and a TF is their definition of "fun" - i.e. something quick and throwaway that you can look at an say "oh, that's neat to randomly get for free" and nothing more.
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The new costume change emotes are for everyone.
The ones that came with the magic booster will remain exclusive to the magic booster.
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An old argument, but not sure the "for free" bit really works; the arrangement with CoX is that we pay our subs and they give us ongoing server access and Issues every now and again.
You can (and we are!) debate about just what we can expect in an issue, but realistically getting Issues are part of the deal; not a "for free" thing the devs throw in because they wanted to give us something nice and happened to have a bit of spare time on a Friday afternoon.
What a way to fight off the new competition.....
Obviously they think the MA has got more pulling power than anyone else does....
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Looks intresting, but not really as much as i expected.
Tho after two cossie less issues, i'm stoked they're adding more costume options, yay!
I am hoping we'll get some more powersets, either copied or brand new.
Comparing the 'fun' emotes and costume extras in a Booster pack to... the 'fun' emotes and costume extras in this Issue update.
One I pay an extra handful of squiddly-diddlies for, the other comes as part of my monthly subscription, hence why the I15 ones are sort-of free.
Still not a great update, though.
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Apart From the fact that villains still don't have an SF between 30-35 or 40-45, I quite like it. There is bound to be more added. All that for an anniversary? Naa will defiantly have more. Have faith in the Devs for a change guys.
Lot of moaning going on. We just had the MA implemented, and I'm pretty sure that, judging from the current content information, it won't be long before it's out.
I'd say next to City of Villains' launch, i14 was probably the biggest issue, I mean, they literally had to split it apart to begin with!
Wait until i15 is actually out, then judge it by comparing its contents with how long it actually took.
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Trawling the sites then fell upon this, I am actually quite surprised, but this is the big thing that was coming.
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The SF/TF seems a good idea linking the two together storywise and besides, new content is always welcome.
I just hope theres more than just a build up to a TF.
New cossies?...always happy, additional faces?..even better, kheldian cossie change emotes?...lol.
Just something doesnt make it seem as big as they made out. Maybe give em time to add to this, though it is by no means looking like a bad issue.....it is after all my fave group everrrrr :P
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