Implement a "reload" function in the demo player

I'm aware that demoplay is likely so low on the list of priorities that it might as well be on {or under} the opposing hemisphere, but...

Would it be possible to implement the ability to reload the demofile without restarting the client? Having to do so whenever the editor wants to make even the slightest change to the script severely hinders any attempts at making machinima beyond simple recordings.

As for the benefits - the attention from well-made CoH videos is often fairly big, and giving an already creative playerbase additional tools to express that creativity can only increase the exposure to the game itself. There's no guarantee, of course, but it might bear consideration that one of those editors might create something viral, bringing in more interested players. It has all the cost-prospect of a lottery, of course, but if the resource investment is low enough to justify it, why not?

An open letter to NCsoft

If it makes the job of the peeps who make the awesome vids I've seen easier?
Hell to the Yes /Signed

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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.

Demos in general are incredibly sloppily handled in this game. Their biggest boasting feature is "they exist" and that's about it. At the very least, I'd like to see an interface for playing them back like an actual video and the ability to control at least the orientation of the camera.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

Not sure how simple skipping back and forth would be in demoplay, what with the way demos are recorded. Would be nice, though.

An open letter to NCsoft