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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I don't think you'll miss too much - nothing offical, anyway |
Originally Posted by Mystic_Cross
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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  |
@Golden Girl
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Epics now available at 20? can we clarify this? it sounds like those of us who killed ourselves to get to 50 wasted our time doing so. are we going to be getting some new epic that opens at 50 to replace the current ones?
Also what the heck are Alpha- and Omega themed auras and costumes? I'm guessing it has something to do with Omega team
Lord Raptor lvl 50 Thugs/traps MM Le Guerrier lvl 50 Broadsword/invuln scrapper
Lola the Chain lvl 50 electric/energy brute Kage Ryu lvl 50 ninja/dark MM
Billy. Bones lvl 50 zombie/trick arrow MM Jet Stream lvl 50 Super Strength/invuln tank
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No, but War Witch will be available in Pocket D between 17:00 and 18:00 EST each day for the week following the launch of I17 do use the /e slap emote on any players who feel they're been treated unfairly.
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Originally Posted by TheRook
Epics now available at 20? can we clarify this? it sounds like those of us who killed ourselves to get to 50 wasted our time doing so. are we going to be getting some new epic that opens at 50 to replace the current ones?
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@Golden Girl
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Yeah, thanks for breaking the news just as I was about to go to bed (11pm here). Just try go to sleep with all these bits of info flying around in your brain. Sheesh, some people
Just one thing - I hope those pre-orders and box sets come to the European market at the same time as US, so we can get our pre-order perks and goodies too.
So please, don't forget that there's players on the right side of the Pond too!
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In general I like cut scenes, they add a level of emersion. But the penchant for funny cut scenes they've added I don't particularly care for (frost fire, dr aeon). I like the ITF and STF cutscenes.
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Originally Posted by Melanie
I'll be throwing my shoes at you!
Just say NO! To cut-scenes! |
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I very much doubt that you will need to purchase GR to get the new powersets, but since there's no precedent we can't really say for sure without dev confirmation (I5, I7, I11, and I13 had new powersets but that was a free issue, I6 had a few new powersets but that was part of a paid expansion and the powersets in question were only available on ATs added in that expansion).
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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
How I read it so far;
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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But they get annoying after the 100th time x_x
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Originally Posted by EarthFury
In general I like cut scenes, they add a level of emersion. But the penchant for funny cut scenes they've added I don't particularly care for (frost fire, dr aeon). I like the ITF and STF cutscenes.
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Eh.. wasted your time? You got a level fifty out of it, and you got your epic up to years before this change goes into effect.|
Originally Posted by TheRook
Those of us who killed ourselves to get to 50 wasted our time doing so. are we going to be getting some new epic that opens at 50 to replace the current ones?
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It seems like offering a new Epic at level 50 would kill the point of a change in the first place, plus they've stated they weren't going to use level 50 as a requirement to unlock Epics in the future..
It does seem a bit low to me, but I am missing how it invalidates your actions and rewards in the past.
J/ Wilde
Still hate the visit Winscott mission- make it dropable, have it give actual exp or remove it altogether. PS- Down knows who you are.
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Some get annoying much faster than others. The worst offender is the lissssping sssssnake egg monologue. Being as it's so low level, the only way to avoid it is not do contact missions until you can get contacts via the newspaper.|
Originally Posted by Melanie
But they get annoying after the 100th time x_x
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Then again, that one barely is ssssaying anything at all. (Also, it totally ssssteriotypessss ssssnakesssssss.
J
Still hate the visit Winscott mission- make it dropable, have it give actual exp or remove it altogether. PS- Down knows who you are.
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All i want to know is when and where can we pre order it?
Will we be getting new minimum and recommended requirements to enjoy Ultra Mode in all of it's beautifulness?
I know it's not a required option but I want to know what I'll need to run it, or maybe I already have a computer capable of doing it.
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Well, I still would want timed chat (so the character does not say the next line until a predefined amount of time goes by.) And I'm no dev but it sounds as it would be easier to make an entity an ally and have the chat timers also be able to trigger a betrayal so you can't attack him.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
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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Would also be nice to make betrayals triggered on another unit's betrayal (would be easy to sinc betrayals of full groups.)
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Everything so far has tied Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning to Going Rogue. Otherwise, why bother revealing them? Why hype them as part of Going Rogue? They'd simply be in the next Issue.
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Originally Posted by macskull
I very much doubt that you will need to purchase GR to get the new powersets, but since there's no precedent we can't really say for sure without dev confirmation (I5, I7, I11, and I13 had new powersets but that was a free issue, I6 had a few new powersets but that was part of a paid expansion and the powersets in question were only available on ATs added in that expansion).
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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This is a brilliant post. Far too many times the devs have stood by silently while speculation went wildly out of hand. When they finally stepped in, the resulting disappointment swamped the excitement of the original announcement. I know marketing stops them from saying what *is* in the future releases, but I'm glad to see them stepping up and saying what is *not* before people get their hopes too high about the wrong stuff.
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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 |
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In the dark, mirrior universe of CO, that works the other way around |
Originally Posted by peterpeter
This is a brilliant post. Far too many times the devs have stood by silently while speculation went wildly out of hand. When they finally stepped in, the resulting disappointment swamped the excitement of the original announcement.
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Posi's Ultra Mode shopping guide is here -> http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=200245
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Originally Posted by FitzSimmons
Will we be getting new minimum and recommended requirements to enjoy Ultra Mode in all of it's beautifulness?
I know it's not a required option but I want to know what I'll need to run it, or maybe I already have a computer capable of doing it. |
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Ever since they first added cutscenes to Co*, I've been hoping they'd add a "skip" option like the one in Guild Wars: basically, everyone on the team has a "skip" button, and if everyone votes to skip a cutscene, it's skipped, but if anyone doesn't press it, it's not, so people that haven't seen it before don't miss out. (Also, though you can see how many have voted to skip it, you can't see who has or hasn't.)
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Originally Posted by joshdex
Some get annoying much faster than others. The worst offender is the lissssping sssssnake egg monologue. Being as it's so low level, the only way to avoid it is not do contact missions until you can get contacts via the newspaper.
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This is the one detail I'm not crazy about. Right now, the (V)EATs are badges of honor -- we worked hard to earn them and it seems like they'll be cheapened somewhat if anyone capable of getting Stamina can unlock them.|
Originally Posted by Niviene
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I can't help but remember the Star Wars: Galaxies MMO whose Epic Archetype, Jedi, took a dedicated player a year or more of grinding to unlock. There was a certain amount of displeasure when the Jedi class was opened up as a starting profession with no prerequisites.
Be that as it may, I'm looking forward to Issue 17 and hope my computer is up to the task of running Ultra Mode in all of its pixelly goodness.
-Buxley
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Where can I pre order regardless of statue, it's what 70 bucks altogether? o.o
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I actually find most of them (the notable exception being Dr. Aeon in the STF) completely immersion-breaking, since they provide information the characters would never have access to. I'm all for the addition of the ability to create these to the MA, though, provided the MA interface is updated to warn players that the arc may contain cutscenes. |
Originally Posted by EarthFury
In general I like cut scenes, they add a level of emersion.
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As long as people who don't like them can avoid them, adding them becomes a win-win.
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Might be a misunderstanding...Thought maybe they meant a new epic archetype o.@
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Originally Posted by Buxley1
This is the one detail I'm not crazy about. Right now, the (V)EATs are badges of honor -- we worked hard to earn them and it seems like they'll be cheapened somewhat if anyone capable of getting Stamina can unlock them.
I can't help but remember the Star Wars: Galaxies MMO whose Epic Archetype, Jedi, took a dedicated player a year or more of grinding to unlock. There was a certain amount of displeasure when the Jedi class was opened up as a starting profession with no prerequisites. Be that as it may, I'm looking forward to Issue 17 and hope my computer is up to the task of running Ultra Mode in all of its pixelly goodness. -Buxley |
my thoughts so far
* New badges, new missions and new player emotes:
new badges: plz plz plz no more defeat 5000 times badges other than that im good
new missions: always a + for me as long as it is not 1 mission and that it. (ie chimeria comes to mind or SS both witch have some missions but not a lot) still looking forward too it
* Epic Archetypes now available at level 20:
not sure how i feel about this but hey whatever
* Improvements and additions to Mission Architect:
cool
* Enhancements to UI and game systems:
i guess im not sure what they could do to improve it
* And more
of course
* Alpha- and Omega-themed auras
sounds like part of the end game system im just saying
* Alpha and Omega themed costumed sets
same which would be cool if you unlocked them because of doing X
* Four stance emotes
good?
* The Shadowy Presence invisibility power
not sure more details will help
well that about it over all not bad of course more pictures/some video/etc would help but i can wait oh yea and beta testing how could i forget that
sincerly yours:
Bzald of TopTen
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There are a good number of Maps still not available...there is an entire thread listing them in one of the MA forum sections. There are still issues with certain mobs not being available (Zig prisoners comes to mind) so I would imagine there is more than a few things that can still be added.
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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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