double size coming in GR

Check out Dr. Aeon aka. Fearghas's interview at massively.

1) I didn't know Dr. Aeon was Fearghas, gratz to him!

2) around the middle, he mentions that in GR they want to double the filesize of architect files.

And here's the exact quote:

"In the upcoming expansion City of Heroes Going Rogue, we'll be doubling the file size capacity for Architect arcs."

Silver Gale has a thread about it over on the City Life section too.

Egads, that's horrible. If they increase the number of missions it's going to mean more interminable boring arcs. Whether they do or not it's going to mean arcs stuffed with even more custom mobs, the vast majority of which will be ugly and no fun to fight.

The file size limit ain't broke. They shouldn't be screwing with it. We don't need ten-mission arcs and we don't need arcs with thirty custom mobs in them.

If they're not increasing the number of missions then there is really nothing you can use that much file space on except custom mobs, and we really, really do not need arcs with twice as many custom mobs as we get now.

On the other hand some of these custom groups will be more diverse and therefore more fun to fight.

If you don't need double the file size, don't use it.

You would be hard-pressed to use all the available space now without using custom mobs. In fact I'm not even sure it's possible.

Because of that, anyone complaining about runnning out of space has to be complaining they can't use as many custom mobs as they'd like, and that almost certainly means the arc in question is "just a bunch of stuff that happens". The quality of MA arcs will not improve because the FX budget is doubled, and frankly I expect it to degrade.

Hopefully this means MA power customization too.

Oh and I'd like the ability to select custom powersets with NPC models. Would be awesome.

-shrugs-

I'm sitting on 99.98% on my arc with no formatting. And yes, it includes a custom group. And no, I don't intend to take them away because you've run a bazillion arcs and are apparently tired of doing so. And yes, my arc would be better if I had more file space simply because I could make it easier for the player to read it.

Well, to be completely blunt, I tend to take it with a grain of salt when someone says that I need to cut something that they haven't read/seen/played. It fits at the moment. If others who have played it tell me it drags or it needs to be cut down or they are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of text, then I'll consider making changes. But I doubt that I will do so based on someone's blanket preconceived notion based on... um... never having seen it.

Now, this isn't an invitation to play my arc by any means. Based on what I've seen in your review thread, you either seem completely burned out on the activity or you never much enjoy anything in the first place. I certainly wouldn't want to contribute something else for you to fail to enjoy.

I shall now state my opinion regarding the doubling of MA file size in GR:

Awesome!

I shall now retreat from this thread while the pointless arguments about why this is good (of which I agree with 100% and my regard for everyone on this side has increased by several thousand points) versus why this is bad (of which I agree 0%) to continue.

I'm glad to see Paragon finally hired someone from the playerbase. I advocated something like that a long time ago. Every time I saw a dev move or decision that was annoying or frustrating, I'd want an actual player at the table to give the devs our perspective. So congrats Fearghas, now Dr. Aeon! Make us proud.

To Venture: check out the film Amadeus, the part where the King is asked what he didn't like about Mozart's symphony. His answer? "Too many notes. Just cut a few and it'll be perfect."

Brevity can be a virtue when an artist doesn't have much to say. When there is substance there, I'd give the artist all the space he or she needed. Haven't you ever read a book that you didn't want to end?

In other words, short stories are fine, but once in awhile a book that draws you into an epic world is fine too. AE could and should encompass all types of stories, not just be a collection of short ones.