Discussion: Paragon Studios Announces City of Sidekicks
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Posted on: 2010-04-01 07:38 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
Wow! I'm not sure which I want to play more: a bungling sidekick or a Sarlacc Enforcer
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Or them announcing they'd hired me to do videos simply to watch me have a coronary.|
Originally Posted by je_saist
Nah, their original idea was going to announce they had hired me as a community rep, but Posi put the kibosh on that since he wanted a player base around for when Going Rogue launched.
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Originally Posted by mousedroid
Too bad they couldn't hold the Kinetic Melee and Electricity Control powersets announcment for today. That would have driven people nuts.
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Originally Posted by twelfth
Leaks from closed beta state that CoSk will feature two new Epic ATs: Winsome Elderly Relative and Burdensome Significant Other.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
So Super Reflexes is finally going to work correctly without power pools or inventions? Sweet.
I can't wait for the expansion Going Lackey when through a series of missions you can perform increasingly silly and useless things until you "cross over" into being a sidekick. |
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Hmmmmmm... I wonder how long it would take me to do a trailer for CITY OF SIDEKICKS...
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You know, I can't believe that no one else noticed that this just comes from how Defiance used to "work" for Blasters.|
Originally Posted by Avatea
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Careful.. if you do put your finger on it, you might get arrested...
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Originally Posted by _Klaw_
Something's not quite right with this announcement, I can't quite put my finger on it.
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Is the rumor true that marketing has determined that the boxed version CoSk will only be available in Europe?
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom (or freem?) fighter; just as one man's exploit is another man's feature.
Ya'll are slacking!!! It's been several pages and no one has mentioned.....
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
So I'm guessing this hasn't been been brought back for an intro to this upcoming expansion? Hero vs Villain: Sidekick
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Rumor has it that anyone who preorders CoSK will receive a custom Speedo with matching flared half boots. No red name confirmation yet though.
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No. Australia gets the boxed set this time. |
Originally Posted by Fire_Away
Is the rumor true that marketing has determined that the boxed version CoSk will only be available in Europe?
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Europe still has the multilingual packaging issue- that's a tough cost barrier to overcome.
Australia's so much easier since we just need to turn the boxes upside-down.
ha ha ha.. hee hee... ho ho....ahhh.. funny.
SERIOUSLY UNHAPPY!! 
I HAVE HAD A SIDEKICK CHARACTER IN COH FOR 7 YEARS NOW (FINE THE GAME IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD, BUT I WAS IN BETA AND OUROBOROS CAUSES A BIT OF A TIME PIT LOOP SWAPALITY THAT ALTERS THINGS A BIT... ANYWAYZ)...
IF MY CURRENT COH CHARACTER CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE CITY OF SIDEKICKS WITH ALL MY LEVELS AND EVERYTHING... i WILL BE SO MAD I WILL PLAY WoW!!!
P.S. If we can convert current characters that would make me super happy okthanxbye!!!
- worried/hurt/upset longtime idiot
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So do I - I'd love visual sounds, as long as they were optional, and would work with the normal sound efefcts |
Originally Posted by Santorican
I still think freem was a good idea
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There are conflicting rumors as to whether the speedo is an in-game item or a real "city of sidekicks" swag for this year's HeroCon.
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Originally Posted by McBoo
Rumor has it that anyone who preorders CoSK will receive a custom Speedo with matching flared half boots. No red name confirmation yet though.
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I don't think the system is gender based - you're just as likely to get captured by a guy in a leather catsuit.
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Originally Posted by Oxmyx
O-man, I had to take three hits on my puffer after I read this announcement! All my life I've dreamed of being captured and tormented by some Catwoman-esque type villianess ... now that dream is on the verge of reality. Thank you City of Heroes/Villians/Sidekicks!
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@Golden Girl
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Tsk, once again the highly demanded request for Dual Archery continues to be ignored and instead we get this wasted idea of another expansion when we haven't even gotten to Closed Beta on Going Rogue.
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I am just going to quit this game in a fit of rage. And no, no one can have my stuff! XP
PS. And I see they even got another expansilone coming out 6-months after!? Wow. WTH?
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Actually, as a slightly more serious point, being captured by a villain, but then turning the tables on them is quite a standard superhero situation - but I think it'd be very hard to translate it into actual gameplay, because it'd force the player into a situation of not being able to react.|
Originally Posted by Avatea
"City of Sidekicks brings a whole new way to experience Paragon City," said Lead Designer Melissa Bianco. "Instead of taking down the criminals, you get to be captured by them!"
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The closst we have is when we end up in Council or CoT cells on some maps - but that still gives the option of an instant response to the situation by letting us break down the door - if that option was taken away, it'd better reflect actuallty being trapped, but it'd also mean that players would be totally cut off from having the ability to change their situation, which would be a totally unique thing to happen in the game, as we've always got at least one option to affect any situation we're in - although I think there migth be a couple of ways they could do it.
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Quote:Looks like they're playtesting a bit of Henchmen debuffing.
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It's certainly henchperson level evil |
Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
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Looks like they're playtesting a bit of Henchmen debuffing. |
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I was LOL-ing pretty good while reading this.
Obvious, but well written joke. 
"Not in the face!"
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Hmmm.... I'm not sure that I want Speedo swag. It just sounds wrong....|
Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
There are conflicting rumors as to whether the speedo is an in-game item or a real "city of sidekicks" swag for this year's HeroCon.
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Let me set the scene....
Paragon Studios dev: Hi! Welcome to Herocon! Here's your City of Sidekicks Speedo swag!
CoX player: Not in the face!
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And this, my friends, is why having an overactive visual mind is a dangerous thing.|
Originally Posted by Oxmyx
I must confess that I haven't been this excited since my shift-supervisor at Wal-Mart said it was okay for me to greet people in my one-size-fits-most unitard!
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That being said, nice April Fools', devs. Very cute.
Man, I bet this is a Apirl Fool trick!! It is a good idea, LIVE!! PLEASE, I don;t like this bring a trick.
you guys need to stop working on I17 and GR and get this to LIVE NAOW!!!!
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@Torell Guardian, Liberty & Freedom
That live-or die option seems aimed at heroic sidekicks, not villainous ones; heroes don't put people in deathtraps. I think that for villainous Sidekicks, when captured by the heroes the Die option should activate a clip of your Villain boss declaring "Your usefulness to me has ended!", tapping his arm like a Robotics Mastermind, and you explode into giblets. They can even reuse Doctor Creed's Anti-Infected Serum animation for it!
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Oh, yes. I recall people asking for months when Visual Sounds were going to come out.
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Originally Posted by joshdex
Honestly, I saw the 'visual sound effects' as one of the less convincing of the April Day Fool's. I don't remember too many people actually falling for it. Do you know someone who fell for that one?
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I can't wait for the expansion Going Lackey when through a series of missions you can perform increasingly silly and useless things until you "cross over" into being a sidekick.
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