Tales from NYC Meet & Greet?

750,000 characters have logged in since Going Rogue came out?
That's crazy.

Did they mention anything about the Halloween event?

Anything about boosters?

There totally needs to be some kind of conversation between Calvin and Sister Psyche too

Just to clarify, the Imperial Defense Force isn't technically new. It already exists but the look of them was meant to be temporary. They get their finalized look in I19.

They also showed the Praetorian GM, a huge Warwalker.

Also much to the chagrin of one of the question askers, they will *not* be giving out any extra slots because Fitness is now inherent (FWIW I am fine with that but I know a lot of people aren't).

The Calvin Scott TF isn't new. They are just making the original one available in Ouros (which is fine by me, I started after it was removed).

Also notice the new Ferry/Train screen gives level ranges for the zones now and they mentioned that train missions will appear at the top of the list with star.

When asked about revamping zones, they said no specific plans but they are very aware we want Boomtown revamped.

Also they confirmed that Praetoria will take part in Halloween events.

I wonder if the new Praetorian misisons will be undercover ones, or more openly Praetorian? And will the contacts be back in Praetoria, or will there be new ones on Primal Earth?
I think new ones on Primal Earth would be good - some could be ones who took the same route put as you, and there could be some undercover loyalist operatives too, to give missions to the ones still following Tyrant.
Marchand could also be a phone contact - like once he sees his attempt to prevent the war has failed, he'd probably switch to attempting to end the war as fast as possible, and would need help with doing that from the loyalists who were already on Primal Earth.

Posting on my itouch from my hotel rooom. The panel was goood and Avatea was a great moderator. The only things I will add for now is that issue 19 open beta is next week, more new travel powers are under consideration and Prat epics seem likely. And there was a really passionate plea for more slots. And don't expect an official CoX Mids-type program anytime soon.

More tomorrow when I have a keyboard...

.5% more Resistance than Loyalist? Curse you, Resistance!

Also, it's amazing how close that's cut.

I met a bunch of folks there and as I warned most, I am so bad at names that I forget them almost instantly. So if you remember an old guy with a gray beard wearing a black shirt and khaki pants, please say hello here.

Avatea and War Witch are extremely nice people, as well as being blindingly beautiful in real life.

Black Pebble is incredibly cool. He brought me around introducing me to people including (I hope this is right, like I said, bad memory) Ghost Falcon who is also incredibly cool.

Meeting people responsible for my favorite MMO was like a dream come true. Being able to sit down and talk with them is... well... just incredibly incredible.

I know a lot of y'all are jaded types, but for me the meet and greet was Christmas and my birthday rolled up and frosted with awesome.

And then I got hugs from War Witch.

::sigh::

Wow. This is all pretty impressive. I honestly had thought that i19 was going to be focused on the Alpha system only but they are finally delivering a nice well rounded issue that reminds me of "back in the day"...

QoL improvements? Check.
More mission content? Check.
More solo friendly arcs? Check.
More group oriented arcs? Check.
Advancement of gameworld meta-story? Check.
Level 50+ content? Check.
New systems or systems advancement? Check.
New costumes? Check.
New auras? Check.
Extension of power customization? Check.
More goodies made available for AE developers? Check.

The only other feature areas I see NOT being touched by this issue are PvP, Base Design, Base Functionality and Inventions (I realize that the alpha slot is an invention of sorts with crafting going on, but I mean general lvl 1-50 recipes).

Overall, pretty impressive. From the list, it looks quite well rounded and meaty with something for everyone. This is a good issue and I hope that all issues going forward continue to touch upon as many arenas providing such a wide range of features, content and improvements.

I was on the fence a few weeks back about my future with the game, but this issue description reinvigorates my enthusiasm. I think you've got me for another quarter Paragon!

I19 is straight to Open Beta?

Okay, I19 just got EVEN MORE awesome. sheesh I was only expecting the alpha slot and tfs related to them.

And 20 is the "big one"? W. T. H.?!!!!!

VERY pleasantly surprised.

Holy crap, is it true?! I can haz I19 open beta next week?

Looks like I19 is what they wanted in GR, but didn't have time for. I am not complaining, I am glad they waited to get it right.

I'd still like to see the charcters in RogueIsles Villains and Paragon Heroes, that appear as Rogue Gallery in the Tip/Morality missions with the expanded levels bf added to AE.