Mothership arrival: imminent
By
Adeon Hawkwood,
Posted on: 2010-01-12 11:09 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Just a guess but....
I believe that the Devs have realized that with some actual market competition from That Other Game In Tights an issue delay is a "bad thing." Realizing that GR is going to be a ways off still and with no "real" issue content to launch, they've come up with a long term event using older assets that aren't often (or ever) used to keep players in the game. With the popularity and good memories of the previous First Invasion, they're banking on it to sate the player fickleness for "new stuffz" when they can't provide a new issue for quite a while thanks to the brain and time drains of finishing Going Rogue.
That said, I'm betting on a repeat with mild modifications (from the current invasions mostly) of the First Invasion. All the assets are there, very little work needs to be done on it and they can get it into our hot little hands fairly quickly with a minimum of testing or disruption of normal play. For most of us, it will be an entirely new experience since we came along when the First Invasion was just a memory.
Also, given the comment that it is just "days away" leads me to believe it is slated for next week and will run until the new VDay event (which may or may not be new) possibly to restart after the 2 week window for that event.
Basically, I think this will not be anything "big" like an issue or even the release of the Invasion Events (which were part of an issue) but it will be something very cool. This is to keep us form leaving and/or eating one another while we wait for I17/GR.
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Originally Posted by Dawnslayer
lol I remember the initial invasion. Watching all the untargetable rikti pile up and not able to do anythign to them until the streets were full of them.
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The Rikti are surely up to something, that is for sure. After all, they broke into the time capsule.
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The Rikti have actually conquered Praetorian Earth, and Emperor Cole and his crew are retreating to the only place they know that had any success repulsing the aliens. Of course, the Rikti are right behind them...
Or maybe Hero 1 is just stopping by for tea.
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Where ARE the residential areas?
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If they _have_ unlocked the level 55 she'll still say the same, but she'll bring friends. You've been warned, Rikti. Nobody steps on her turf with ill intentions.
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