Discussion - Bill Willingham, Rooster Teeth, and Scott Kurtz Guest Author missions are live!
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Posted on: 2009-10-13 10:36 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
ok stupid question who are these peoeple?
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Bill Willingham has ties going way back to pen-and-paper superhero gaming with Villains and Vigilantes (the chief competitor to Champions). These days he's best known for his award-winning comic series Fables.|
Originally Posted by Forsaken_Empire_EU
ok stupid question who are these peoeple?
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(And kudos to CoH for getting him back into the game! Obviously I'm going to have to check out "Quest for Magic". Dare one dream of a port of Death Duel with the Destroyers?)
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Originally Posted by Forsaken_Empire_EU
ok stupid question who are these peoeple?
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- Scott Kurtz - From the comic series "PvP"
- Rooster Teeth - The same folks who did the Captain Dynamic stuff, but are more famous for their "Red vs. Blue" series
- Bill Willingham - of TSR, AD&D, and comic fame
Finally, some new blood which might actually have some quality!
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You got Bill Willingham to make a story arc?!
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Yeah, that's awesome. Fables is one of the best comic books on the racks for the last seven years.
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Originally Posted by LegendaryJMan
You got Bill Willingham to make a story arc?!
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Quest for magic is pretty intresting so far, but there are some (minor) errors. Can the authors make edits, or is it like Dev Choice? And does the feedback even get to the authors?
If we find these are just farm missions should we report them?
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Bill Willingham? Awesome! He's a fantastic writer and I absolutely LOVE Fables! I'm half-way through the Peter & Max novel right now.
I'm excited to check out all these arcs!
I have no idea who any of these people are but from the responses from other posters I'm excited to try them.
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Originally Posted by Niviene
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Neat.
I will find the nearest Arena 2.0 building, fight through the crowds and enjoy this GA entertainment.
w00t! *runs to the nearest AE building*
Just ran through "OMG, it's the LOLBAT!". It's ok.
I liked Croc Pot's minions though. Using the Science Pack's Lab coat for a Chef's jacket, very nice.
Overall though, it's a solid Arc. One warning though, Monsier Ronguer is a Extreme set thug MM. Not sure what Secondary he has, but throws everything out at you if you're not careful.
Thank you for the time...
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(Never mind, this announcement just did. Feel free to click the pic anyway!
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(Never mind, this announcement just did. Feel free to click the pic anyway!
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Getting Bill Willingham is pretty amazing, if you ask me. I love Fables.
I read PvP too. I'm sure the other two arcs will be fun, but I'm really looking forward to the Willingham arc.
Might be fun to join (or form) an AE team running these arcs tonight. ^_^
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So, where do we report any typos/glitches we spot in the arcs?|
Originally Posted by Niviene
Bill Willingham -
"Quest for Magic" (arc id: 337434) - Irena Faust is tired of being a civilian in a super world, so she's embarked upon a quest for super powers. She thinks magic is the way to go and she has an idea where to s tart. Can you help her? |
Ran the above arc tonight, and spotted a few glaring typos, along with a potential mechanic glitch (Glowy in first mission was clickable before it should have been, according to the clues received in said mission).
Enjoyed the arc, but I'd have thought there'd at least have been a thorough proof reading of the arcs before they were released into the stark, uncaring wilderness of public attention.
Oh, and there's a typo in the announcement about the Quest for Magic, since I have no idea where to s tart
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Bill Willingham? That's really cool. I've never checked out Fables, but I really liked Shadowpact. Definitely will run that as soon as I'm on, probably with a dark defender who gets some inspiration from his take on Nightshade. I'm looking forward to running the current and future Guest Author arcs.
Where do I send my contribution to the Gail Simone Writes An Arc Fund?
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That's just in keeping with long-standing tradition in our CoH games. Some of the typos lasted forever in this game. |
Originally Posted by Canine
So, where do we report any typos/glitches we spot in the arcs?
Ran the above arc tonight, and spotted a few glaring typos, along with a potential mechanic glitch (Glowy in first mission was clickable before it should have been, according to the clues received in said mission). Enjoyed the arc, but I'd have thought there'd at least have been a thorough proof reading of the arcs before they were released into the stark, uncaring wilderness of public attention. Oh, and there's a typo in the announcement about the Quest for Magic, since I have no idea where to s tart |
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I played sooo much V&V in high school.
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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Bill Willingham has ties going way back to pen-and-paper superhero gaming with Villains and Vigilantes (the chief competitor to Champions). These days he's best known for his award-winning comic series Fables.
(And kudos to CoH for getting him back into the game! Obviously I'm going to have to check out "Quest for Magic". Dare one dream of a port of Death Duel with the Destroyers?) |
I don't suffer from altitis, I enjoy every minute of it.
Thank you Devs & Community people for a great game.
So sad to be ending ):
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Yes, but were you ever able to accurately calculate your Carrying Capacity? (The math formula and the English explanation thereof contradicted one another...I have both the first release and the Revised Edition rulebooks here at my desk!)|
Originally Posted by tanstaafl
I played sooo much V&V in high school.
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As for Bill Willingham, I've been a fan of his since I read "The Elementals" way back when. Very good series that was ahead of its time, thematically.
Scott Kurtz is indirectly responsible for my working here, believe it or not. One day way back when, he posted a link to this game he had heard of called "City of Heroes" on his site and I've been following the game since, first as a fan and later as a developer.
Rooster Teeth? Well, those guys are just Awesome!
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I C wut U did thar.|
Originally Posted by Castle
Rooster Teeth? Well, those guys are just Awesome!
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P.S. FPARN
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As for Bill Willingham, I've been a fan of his since I read "The Elementals" way back when. Very good series that was ahead of its time, thematically. |
The Elementals actually got me into comics (that and Michael Gustovich's Justice Machine.) I did a spit take when I saw he wrote an arc.
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i remember getting randomly selected powers made it so different players could be much more powerful or weaker than others, but i don't recall ever calculating carrying capacity. It's been so long that i barely remember playing at all. Of course many rpg's around that time period had rules that contradicted each other in different parts of the books, so i'm sure we just did the usual thing of picking whichever rule seemed most reasonable and running with that.|
Originally Posted by Castle
Yes, but were you ever able to accurately calculate your Carrying Capacity? (The math formula and the English explanation thereof contradicted one another...I have both the first release and the Revised Edition rulebooks here at my desk!)
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| As for Bill Willingham, I've been a fan of his since I read "The Elementals" way back when. Very good series that was ahead of its time, thematically. |
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All you need to do to enjoy them is login, find an Architect Entertainment building, and open the mission browser. We hope you enjoy the missions, and stay tuned as we plan to announce additional Guest Authors soon!
Scott Kurtz -
"OMG, it's the LOLBAT!" (arc id: 337435)
- OMG! Your new contact on the street is none other than the internet meme-obsessed hero, the LOLBAT, and he brings grave if not confusing news. The Algonquin Hate Table, a rogues gallery of the LOLBAT's greatest foes, are looking to expand their heinous if not artfully influenced crime syndicate into Paragon City. If you know what's good for you and the citizens you protect, you won't let that happen. Luckily, the LOLBAT knows how these guys work and he's ready to help you defeat these pompous profligates.
Rooster Teeth -
"Mission: Awesome" (arc id: 337438) - Help Captain Dynamic defeat the Great Face's evil plans...
"The Great Face-Off" (arc id: 337436) - The Great Face is wanting to wreak havoc on Paragon City. He needs your help to free him from Paragon Prison and then carry out his master plan...
Bill Willingham -
"Quest for Magic" (arc id: 337434) - Irena Faust is tired of being a civilian in a super world, so she's embarked upon a quest for super powers. She thinks magic is the way to go and she has an idea where to s tart. Can you help her?