Discussion - Ultra Mode, Issue 17: Dark Mirror and Going Rogue!
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Posted on: 2010-02-09 10:50 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
For the MA additons, what stuff in the non-MA missions is currently missing from the MA?
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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That was my first thought as well.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I think it's possibly related to the 1-20 GR content in some way.
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Oh ya, when and where will the preorders be available? Just checked Amazon and they didn't have anything listed yet.
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I'd also like a clarification on Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning.
Are users locked out from these if they do not purchase Going Rogue, will they be available to everyone on Going Rogue launch, do you need to purchase the powersets...
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Seems to me like they're going to come along with the release of GR, but they'll be available to anyone who pre-orders the game (I'm going to assume that purchasing the pre-order will flag your account as being able to use those powersets, which would otherwise be greyed out at character creation).
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Originally Posted by Neuronia
I'd also like a clarification on Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning.
Are users locked out from these if they do not purchase Going Rogue, will they be available to everyone on Going Rogue launch, do you need to purchase the powersets... |
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How I read it so far;|
Originally Posted by Neuronia
I'd also like a clarification on Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning.
Are users locked out from these if they do not purchase Going Rogue, will they be available to everyone on Going Rogue launch, do you need to purchase the powersets... |
Going Rogue in any shape or form = Two new powersets
No GR, no powers
Pre-order = Unlocked when you get it. (Unsure if that means test or live...I'm..god help me, tempted to say Live.
Answer is definitely 'you need to purcahse' though. Afaik, and as its been made out.
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I hope this is correct. Would be nice if a red name would let us know.
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Originally Posted by Obsidius
From how I read it, it's either $30 or $40, but not both. You pay $10 extra, you get $10 of extra things, just like a Booster Pack. Makes sense from their normal pricing standpoint. Also, $30 makes sense for the pricing of an expansion. Couldn't imagine paying $70 total for an expansion.
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Originally Posted by Obsidius
Couldn't imagine paying $70 total for an expansion.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Cutscenes?
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Just say NO! To cut-scenes!
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
For the MA additons, what stuff in the non-MA missions is currently missing from the MA?
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- Hmmm, contact redirection (where a mission sends you to a different contact)
- Outdoor missions (unlikely to happen)
- Escort to glowie objectives.
- In-mission contacts: like the new Cape mission where you engage in boxed dialog with a mission contact, personally I dislike this as only the leader gets to know what happened.
- Simultaneous glowy clicks (many hate them but may have a use if smartly implemented and done as optional objective)
- Doors
- Doors with keys
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I wasn't around when CoV launched, but they did a pre-order then that netted you access to an Arachnos helmet. They also had a CoV Collectors Edition DVD that got you an Arachnos chest/cape symbol. Does anyone remember if you could preorder the Collector's Edition back then, or if you wanted both the helmet and the symbol did you have to pay twice?|
Originally Posted by Obsidius
From how I read it, it's either $30 or $40, but not both. You pay $10 extra, you get $10 of extra things, just like a Booster Pack. Makes sense from their normal pricing standpoint. Also, $30 makes sense for the pricing of an expansionn. Couldn't imagine paying $70 total for an expansion.
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I'm also curious about the specificity of having access to the new powersets in March and April, and what happens come May. Are they talking about Beta testing for those sets in March and April? If not, why not just say, "...starting in March..."
Also, will Paragon Studios be at PAXEast???
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I got to say I love the cut scenes. They are much more team friendly than clues|
Originally Posted by Melanie
I'll be throwing my shoes at you!
Just say NO! To cut-scenes! |
At least I'd love to be given timed dialog with invulnerability (ally until conversation done) entities to be able to say the story through the characters and not through UI elements like clues and briefings.
OK, I don't get it. Are we talking unlocking Kheldians at hero level 20 and Soldiers of Arachnos at villain level 20, or are we getting whole new epic archetypes?
Pretty sure it's Khelds and Soldiers of Arachnos
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What about something like the start phase of an Arena match? Like you enter a room that has a "info NPC" in it, so you can't move or fire off powers for a few seconds while the text bubbles appear?
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Originally Posted by Starsman
I got to say I love the cut scenes. They are much more team friendly than clues
At least I'd love to be given timed dialog with invulnerability (ally until conversation done) entities to be able to say the story through the characters and not through UI elements like clues and briefings. |
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The ones we have right now - if they were giving out new EATs, they'd be making way more of it |
Originally Posted by InfamousBrad
OK, I don't get it. Are we talking unlocking Kheldians at hero level 20 and Soldiers of Arachnos at villain level 20, or are we getting whole new epic archetypes?
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Ditto this question.|
Originally Posted by Tarkenchi
Will the GR: Complete Collection version be available for pre-order at the same time as the standard version?
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Alternatively, if I purchase the pre-order immediately, will the "Complete Collection" be available as a $10 Booster?
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One thing I'd like to see would be the ability to select 2 contacts for an arc, and decide which one was going to be for each mission - because I've played quite a few arcs where the contact turns out to be an enemy, or gets kidnapped - but you're still left with them just as they were before they revealed they were an enemy/got kidnapped.|
Originally Posted by Starsman
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So for example, if there was a 5 mission arc where the contact got kidnapped after mission 3, you'd be able to select a second contact, like a desk and computer to take their place for the briefing for mission 4, and then once you'd rescued them, they'd be back as the contact for mission 5.
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Originally Posted by Xaphan
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You sure? Issue 17 reeks of a Nemesis plot to me. And everything is a nemesis plot. In fact I'm pretty sure I saw Lord Nemesis the other day saying "Issue 17 is going exactly as I have planned" |
Originally Posted by War Witch
Hey all,
Just to clarify before speculation runs toooooo rampant, we're not doing a Nemesis-type system for Issue 17. War Witch |
Granted I thought it was strange at the time since up until today I thought I:17 would be after GR. But chalked it up to him planning just that far ahead.
It really makes more sense now, and I'm fairly convinced that it's a nemesis plot.
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Wow. Just wow. This is far, far more than I was expecting today. Now I'm excited!
However, not too seem cynical or something, but can we get some confirmation on this closed beta concerning Europe? For now I'm presuming that closed beta is taking place on both the american and european test servers, but I know that sometimes europe can take a while longer to catch up. As I said, I don't mean to sound cynical, but if we won't get closed beta for another week or so, I won't bother checking my emails.
Also, can't try to get on the test server myself tonight, so can't check myself. 
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When CoV began accepting preorders, the stores gave a card (or was it a whole box? It's been over 4 years, I can't remember for sure) with a registration code on it. When you punched that code into your PlayNC account, it unlocked the goodies for you (as well as registered you for the CoV beta). Presumably, the same will happen here--you put down your $5 or $10 or whatever for a preorder code, and that money gets applied to the full version on the release date.|
Originally Posted by mousedroid
I wasn't around when CoV launched, but they did a pre-order then that netted you access to an Arachnos helmet. They also had a CoV Collectors Edition DVD that got you an Arachnos chest/cape symbol. Does anyone remember if you could preorder the Collector's Edition back then, or if you wanted both the helmet and the symbol did you have to pay twice?
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Not that I'm a huge fan of GameStop over other retailers, but they're generally very good for preorders if you have one locally. They also allow you to switch your preorder credit from one game to another at a later date... so if there is only a "standard" Going Rogue preorder, you can put $5 down on it and then just tell them you want to get the Complete Collection version instead when you go to pick it up.
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Ultra Mode, Issue 17: Dark Mirror and Going Rogue!
A while ago, we announced Ultra Mode, a brand spanking new addition to the City of Heroes® universe that will bring Paragon City and the Rogue Isles to an even fresher and visually more pleasing level! Ultra Mode will allow you (as long as your computer can handle it) to experience City of Heroes® in a completely different light...literally! You will rediscover places and landmarks in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles as if you'd never seen them before, and best of all, it will be in Issue 17: Dark Mirror, our next free expansion! And it is worth mentioning that once Going Rogue has released, you will experience even greater graphics since Praetoria was developed from the ground up with Ultra Mode in mind! No more waiting in anticipation of this amazing new feature, for its availability is right around the corner! And to make it even more worth your while, here are some additional features you can expect to see in Issue 17: Dark Mirror
Remember Going Rogue? That's right, how could you forget? Well, you have the opportunity to get access to the Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning power sets in March and April, if you pre purchase City of Heroes Going Rogue (MSRP $29.99 USD)! You will also be able to get your hands on an exclusive item pack if you get the City of Heroes Going Rogue: Complete Collection (MSRP $39.99 USD), that will be available when Going Rogue releases in July! What's in that item pack, you ask? Well, a few nifty things like:
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I'm so excited.... SQUEEEEEEEE EEE EEEEE EE *head explodes*
Ok now that I got that out of my system, I'm sooo dissapointed because I have to go out of town tonight until thursday and I don't want to miss anything
For the MA additons, what stuff in the non-MA missions is currently missing from the MA?
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