MMORPG I16 Dev Digest
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Posted on: 2009-08-06 10:42 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
can i just say that Keetsie Braz da Cunha has a very cool name and if i worked there, i would address her by her full name at all times, i would likely be stabbed within a week.
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Still a good read though. Thanks for the link!
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Originally Posted by Synergy_NA
No real new information but it is a nice read and it gives a shout out to all those who help make I16.
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Great article... and now we know how long it took: 15 months or so.
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Poor Positron.
I have a vision of him tied to a torture rack and being pulled apart by the playerbase on one end and Champions Online on the other, while giving this interview with a manufactured smile. Every time the said smile slips a cloaked figure steps out of the shadows with a hot poker and menacingly reminds: "Smile."
After all the "This cannot be done. Ever. Stop asking. No, really, stop asking. In order to do this, we would have to change fundamental laws of physics and possibly end the world and remake it in a new image" posts... After all that, it really has GOT to hurt to say: we could do it all along, we just thought it was too damn much work.
And the only reason we're doing it now is 1) because you bastards kept asking and 2) because Champions Online is just over the horizon.
3) The devs have actually wanted it as well, but it wasn't reasonably possible with the old 15 person staffing. [is what I hear]
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I don't think we read the same article.
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Originally Posted by Extor_Prime
Poor Positron.
I have a vision of him tied to a torture rack and being pulled apart by the playerbase on one end and Champions Online on the other, while giving this interview with a manufactured smile. Every time the said smile slips a cloaked figure steps out of the shadows with a hot poker and menacingly reminds: "Smile." After all the "This cannot be done. Ever. Stop asking. No, really, stop asking. In order to do this, we would have to change fundamental laws of physics and possibly end the world and remake it in a new image" posts... After all that, it really has GOT to hurt to say: we could do it all along, we just thought it was too damn much work. And the only reason we're doing it now is 1) because you bastards kept asking and 2) because Champions Online is just over the horizon. |
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I'm pretty sure they did say this... like, multiple times. |
Originally Posted by Extor_Prime
After all that, it really has GOT to hurt to say: we could do it all along, we just thought it was too damn much work.
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"To die hating NCSoft for shutting down City of Heroes, that was Freedom."
Good Read! Thanks for the link.
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That's a really good article. Definitely clarifies a couple of urban legends we've all heard over the years. The new screenshots are extremely impressive. Thanks for taking the time to pull I16 together - and write up this Dev Diary entry.
Consider me tickled pink and completely sold on I16.
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Absurd. Are you saying they knew about Champions Online in Spring of 2008? |
Originally Posted by Extor_Prime
Poor Positron.
I have a vision of him tied to a torture rack and being pulled apart by the playerbase on one end and Champions Online on the other, while giving this interview with a manufactured smile. Every time the said smile slips a cloaked figure steps out of the shadows with a hot poker and menacingly reminds: "Smile." After all the "This cannot be done. Ever. Stop asking. No, really, stop asking. In order to do this, we would have to change fundamental laws of physics and possibly end the world and remake it in a new image" posts... After all that, it really has GOT to hurt to say: we could do it all along, we just thought it was too damn much work. And the only reason we're doing it now is 1) because you bastards kept asking and 2) because Champions Online is just over the horizon. |
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But that's what has been said all along. BaB even went into some detail as to why. He said that it could be done but would basically preclude them from doing anything else; then they got more manpower and could work on Power Customization without bringing the rest of the game's animation work to a halt.
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Originally Posted by Extor_Prime
After all the "This cannot be done. Ever. Stop asking. No, really, stop asking. In order to do this, we would have to change fundamental laws of physics and possibly end the world and remake it in a new image" posts... After all that, it really has GOT to hurt to say: we could do it all along, we just thought it was too damn much work.
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Good read, thanks for that.
| There's an article over on MMORPG where Positron talks about the efforts that went into making Power Customization a reality. |
I see he mentions it going live "summer/fall" - would the closed and open betas really be done before the end of this month?
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Lets hope they are.
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Originally Posted by Golden_Girl_EU
I see he mentions it going live "summer/fall" - would the closed and open betas really be done before the end of this month?
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She must have just gotten married, because in an interview not more than a few months ago she was Keetsie Berbel.
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Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
can i just say that Keetsie Braz da Cunha has a very cool name and if i worked there, i would address her by her full name at all times, i would likely be stabbed within a week.
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...I forgot what experience means.
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That's a total misrepresentation of what they actually said. They've been completely consistent all along. It was ALWAYS the workload that was the problem.
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Originally Posted by Extor_Prime
After all the "This cannot be done. Ever. Stop asking. No, really, stop asking. In order to do this, we would have to change fundamental laws of physics and possibly end the world and remake it in a new image" posts... After all that, it really has GOT to hurt to say: we could do it all along, we just thought it was too damn much work.
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A little delay, and it might launch early September - not sure if that'd be better or not |
Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
Lets hope they are.
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Well lets see the Ncsoft buyout was in November 07 if I'm not mistaken.|
Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
Absurd. Are you saying they knew about Champions Online in Spring of 2008?
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So yes they did know about Champions Online, of course back then it was called Marvel Universe Online.
Good article.
Power customization looks really cool, and really shows the team's commitment to continually improving the game. Along with Mission Architect, that's two huge features added to the game this year, with Going Rogue on the way. There's no way I would have predicted these kind of changes a few years ago when the game seemed to be stagnating.
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Well - yeah they did. They knew it was coming, and I am guessing they had a good idea about what level of customization would be in it - ie: one-upping the current CoH.|
Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
Absurd. Are you saying they knew about Champions Online in Spring of 2008?
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Still - Extor_Prime is a bit lacking in reality.
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No - by Spring of '08, it was Champions.
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Originally Posted by DMystic
Well lets see the Ncsoft buyout was in November 07 if I'm not mistaken.
So yes they did know about Champions Online, of course back then it was called Marvel Universe Online. |
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And by fall 09 it was dead in the water*|
Originally Posted by ifotym
No - by Spring of '08, it was Champions.
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* Maybe
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That was the most important part of the article, to me. Woo! |
Originally Posted by Inazuma_NA
Free tailor token for every costume slot unlocked? Awesome!
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There's an article over on MMORPG where Positron talks about the efforts that went into making Power Customization a reality.
No real new information but it is a nice read and it gives a shout out to all those who help make I16.
You can find the article here http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...omization.html
There are also some new screen shots http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...reenshots.html
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