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The official ad for the Winter Event rocks...

Airhammer

By Airhammer,
Posted on: 2010-12-14 20:23 in CoH and CoV General Discussions

 

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Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
Recluse's errand boy, you mean?
Weren't you the person that was recently arguing that this wasn't the case? I r confused.

Either way, I'm an Incarnate now. Soon, I'll be stronger than the itsy bitsy spider.

 

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Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay View Post
Either way, I'm an Incarnate now. Soon, I'll be stronger than the itsy bitsy spider.
That sounds like the opening for a ranting monologue or a speech to heroes who have just cornered you in your lair

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OMG !!!! THAT RAAAAAAWKED !!!!!

Seriously they need to make more vids like this !!!

The hard things I can do--- The impossible just take a little bit longer.

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Originally Posted by Scene_EU View Post
now that has great TV ad potential
Actually, this is the kind of ad that should be showing in movie theatres (not a full-on preview, but like when the lights are still up and they're doing local commercials and refreshment ads and whatnot).

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Originally Posted by Diggis View Post
Great job DR.... wait.. that wasn't yours?!
No, it was not mine. I wish it were - the whole thing was just fantastic. From the snow on the logos to the Hallmark-card-voiceover, it just worked.

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Originally Posted by Airhammer View Post
OMG !!!! THAT RAAAAAAWKED !!!!!

Seriously they need to make more vids like this !!!
Yes. Seriously, this. Folks should PM Black Pebble and tell him, "We want more like this! (But with some villain love, dude.)"

EDIT: Crap. Black Pebble has disabled his option to receive PMs. We can now only hope that he actually reads the forums and sees this post. :S

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Originally Posted by McNum View Post
Ouch. That was an incredibly horrible visual pun they had in that trailer. Santa Claws.

Awesome trailer.
Zoidberg thought it was funny.

total kick to the gut

This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.

 

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Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay View Post
Weren't you the person that was recently arguing that this wasn't the case? I r confused.

Either way, I'm an Incarnate now. Soon, I'll be stronger than the itsy bitsy spider.
Issue 21 Marcian the Rainmaker

total kick to the gut

This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.

 

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Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
Don't let Samuraiko decieve you. She works for Paragon Studios, dupin' vids now. o.o

Really. Honest. 0.0
as long as she stays away from the rares and gold, it's fine ^__^

There is no such thing as an "innocent bystander"

 

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Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
Don't let Samuraiko decieve you. She works for Paragon Studios, dupin' vids now. o.o

Really. Honest. 0.0
If she isn't... she bloody well should be!

Credit where it's due though, that's one of the best bits of marketing I've seen come out of Paragon Studios. That actually worked - unlike some of the dire efforts we've seen in the past.

A very welcome, not to mention long overdue step in the right direction and here's to hope there's plenty more.

And for those of you saying "there're no Villains - who's to say? Much of that was filmed in Co-Op zones. And we all know Recluse hates xmas, it makes his arms freeze up


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Originally Posted by Ironik View Post
Also: "Poomf."
It might have been a BIT funnier if the hero had been doing the arms-and-legs-windmilling thing you do when you die in midair, just before hitting the snow.

But the sound effect makes it.

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker View Post
Credit where it's due though
I'll tell you what: When they tell me who made the video, I'll be more than happy to give them credit.

Until then, it's left up to me to decide who I want to credit, and I credit Samuraiko. If nothing else, she deserves partial credit, since I'm 97% certain her work inspired this video.



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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
Damn, I only wish mine were this good, but I am ECSTATIC to see that the calibre of vids has jumped to this level!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfPgQ5oDYBc

Can we please get more like these?

Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
It's okay.

Now if only it snowed in-game:

Then it would be perfect.

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The video is OK, well put together and all that, but honestly... Am I the only one who's rather underwhelmed by the winter event?

No decorations in the city, no change to the NPC flavour text, no NPC's bundled up against the cold and carrying gaily wrapped packages. Not even any frozen lakes which we KNOW exist as resources as they did it for the very first winter event. Absolutely NOTHING outside of the ski lodge to give the game that holiday feel. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the video is a little misleading as it seems to show more Christmassy stuff than you actually get.

Sorry Paragon Studios, but you missed again.

@FloatingFatMan

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Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

 

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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
Damn, I only wish mine were this good, but I am ECSTATIC to see that the calibre of vids has jumped to this level!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfPgQ5oDYBc

Can we please get more like these?

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

They sure did a great job but they still aren't as good as yours. You're still the best.

 

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Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan View Post
The video is OK, well put together and all that, but honestly... Am I the only one who's rather underwhelmed by the winter event?

No decorations in the city, no change to the NPC flavour text, no NPC's bundled up against the cold and carrying gaily wrapped packages. Not even any frozen lakes which we KNOW exist as resources as they did it for the very first winter event. Absolutely NOTHING outside of the ski lodge to give the game that holiday feel. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the video is a little misleading as it seems to show more Christmassy stuff than you actually get.

Sorry Paragon Studios, but you missed again.
I have to agree with the Floating one.

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The teaser is ok, funny and all, but... the game looks much better on my computer... I use ultra-mode and when I watched the vid i was rather... disgusted by the optics... really lacking in that department. You will not attract new users this way. I know CoX can look better. Much better. Pump up the resolution/details and go ultra! Please!

Aside from that... good job.

Schlu.

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Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan View Post
The video is OK, well put together and all that, but honestly... Am I the only one who's rather underwhelmed by the winter event?

No decorations in the city, no change to the NPC flavour text, no NPC's bundled up against the cold and carrying gaily wrapped packages. Not even any frozen lakes which we KNOW exist as resources as they did it for the very first winter event. Absolutely NOTHING outside of the ski lodge to give the game that holiday feel. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the video is a little misleading as it seems to show more Christmassy stuff than you actually get.

Sorry Paragon Studios, but you missed again.
Admittedly on some level I agree with you, but I was comparing the vid in general to most of their previous ones. Instead of it being (as they're often dubbed) "animated patch notes", this actually makes the game look fun. (And I still laugh every time I see the hero faceplant into the snow.)

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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project View Post
They sure did a great job but they still aren't as good as yours. You're still the best.
Thanks, but I doubt that.

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Originally Posted by Schlu View Post
The teaser is ok, funny and all, but... the game looks much better on my computer... I use ultra-mode and when I watched the vid i was rather... disgusted by the optics... really lacking in that department. You will not attract new users this way. I know CoX can look better. Much better. Pump up the resolution/details and go ultra! Please!

Aside from that... good job.

Schlu.
I have Ultra Mode cranked up to the max, but I'm trying to remember if I've been in the Ski Chalet with it turned all the way up. (A quick check on Paragon Wiki - I-17 came out in April 2010. I'll take that as a no.) Hmmmmm... does it really look that different? (I will check Friday when the event goes live.)

Again, though, I was happier to see the video focusing more on the fun of the game.

(Me, I'd have probably gone a slightly more sinister holiday route, but I'm a drama skank.)

Michelle
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
Don't let Samuraiko decieve you. She works for Paragon Studios, dupin' vids now. o.o

Really. Honest. 0.0
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Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker View Post
If she isn't... she bloody well should be!

Credit where it's due though, that's one of the best bits of marketing I've seen come out of Paragon Studios. That actually worked - unlike some of the dire efforts we've seen in the past.

A very welcome, not to mention long overdue step in the right direction and here's to hope there's plenty more.
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
I'll tell you what: When they tell me who made the video, I'll be more than happy to give them credit.

Until then, it's left up to me to decide who I want to credit, and I credit Samuraiko. If nothing else, she deserves partial credit, since I'm 97% certain her work inspired this video.
I dropped a line to the official videographer (whom I've met). Apparently the Creative Services team in Seattle was the force for this one, and will most likely be doing of the same in future.

And I now live 25 miles north of Seattle. I'd apply there again in a heartbeat if I thought for one moment I even had a chance. But I don't.

So... yeah. Credit for this video goes to the Creative Services team for NCsoft in Seattle.

Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
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378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)

 

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Don't beat yourself up over it Samuraiko, the obstacle is without a doubt financial. Your talent for the great trailers is well known among the community, and I'm sure If Paragon Studios could reap the rewards of your work without all the awful business of actually paying you produce them - they would.
Most studios will try to keep things internal if they can, especially now with today's tight job market.

That said I quite enjoyed the light humourous approach of that trailer, could of done with more Heroes & villains (numbers-wise) together to stress the holiday community event.

 

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Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan View Post
The video is OK, well put together and all that, but honestly... Am I the only one who's rather underwhelmed by the winter event?

No decorations in the city, no change to the NPC flavour text, no NPC's bundled up against the cold and carrying gaily wrapped packages. Not even any frozen lakes which we KNOW exist as resources as they did it for the very first winter event. Absolutely NOTHING outside of the ski lodge to give the game that holiday feel. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the video is a little misleading as it seems to show more Christmassy stuff than you actually get.

Sorry Paragon Studios, but you missed again.
I agree FFM, that along with Zortels posting of Fanservice's 'winter enviroment patch' simulation makes me completely in agreement with you.
After a year away I'm underwhelmed by the listing of the winter *rehash* event content. I'll still be logging in, but believe me Devs its most certainly for the legendary CoH Christmas community feel - not 2010 event content.

/Underwhelmed.

 

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Did I mis-see that or did someone dive head-first into snow? Or was that creative license?

 

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Nope, someone dives headfirst into snow. With a little demoediting, that's easy enough to do.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)