Discussion: The Intrepid Informer: Issue #2
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Posted on: 2011-02-28 11:27 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
So does this mean we are getting Under Water Zones as well.
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Well, from the description, it seems like we'll doing heroic things there - so there will be some vaillainous types controlling the place - but it's way mroe likely to be a co-op rtaher than a single faction zone |
Originally Posted by NightshadeLegree
New zone? New zone?
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Originally Posted by GreenFIame
So does this mean we are getting Under Water Zones as well.
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Those ships in the left look like Aegis cruisers, which are definitely not Praetorian in design.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
If it's in Praetoria, I think it might be a Resistance base, as a loyalist one probably wouldn't look so "thrown togther" - but if it's on Primal Earth, it could be a loyalist one that they made in secret off the coast.
And whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it's connected to the warship in Independence Port and Admiral Sutter. The Facebook picture looks like it shows a floating platform of some kind, but its shape doesn't seem to match anything on the Floating Fortress diagram:  |
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I know - but they might be the way we get to the Floating Fortress |
Originally Posted by Demobot
Those ships in the left look like Aegis cruisers, which are definitely not Praetorian in design.
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EDIT: NVM, I need coffee
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
That just looks damn cool... a floating fortress of stolen ships? For I-20? I'm thinking someone's decided Praetoria is not the place to be, and Hami may not like water, so hi ho, hi ho, it's off to sea we go!
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The Nav window has...an awful lot of text on it. Is this an actual new zone, or is it an event/mission map?
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It could be both - especially if they plan to use it as a raid setting.
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Originally Posted by Lazarillo
The Nav window has...an awful lot of text on it. Is this an actual new zone, or is it an event/mission map?
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I must admit this was pretty much the very first thing I thought of when I saw this. |
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But I have faith in the Devs that whatever this turns out to be it'll lack any of the more extreme Costnerian influences.
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Originally Posted by Lazarillo
The Nav window has...an awful lot of text on it. Is this an actual new zone, or is it an event/mission map?
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Good catch. It looks like it's a new mission. Which would make sense. I would be disappointed if this was a new zone.
Why? It looks too small for a new zone and there appears to be no new art. It looks like indepedance port ships put together.
Great for a new mission, very meh for a new zone.
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That's what I thought too, I think the use of the word "zone" in the preview is misleading. I do think it has something to do with Praetoria since everything else lately seems to, and the "rift portals" seem to heavily imply that.|
Originally Posted by Nebulhym
Good catch. It looks like it's a new mission. Which would make sense. I would be disappointed if this was a new zone.
Why? It looks too small for a new zone and there appears to be no new art. It looks like indepedance port ships put together. |
It does look like the kind of map that would contain a lot of "maps within a map," which should be neat.
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I wonder if the wall ships are linked below decks, so you could go almost the whole way around the fortress?
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Originally Posted by Eva Destruction
That's what I thought too, I think the use of the word "zone" in the preview is misleading. I do think it has something to do with Praetoria since everything else lately seems to, and the "rift portals" seem to heavily imply that.
It does look like the kind of map that would contain a lot of "maps within a map," which should be neat. |
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My current bet is that it's Emperor Cole's forces building the fortress, and trying to get a solid foothold on Primal Earth. They didn't expect their initial invasion to be repelled (they expected to just steamroll everyone), so their followup plan would likely be rushed... hence using a bunch of stolen ships and building a fortress based off of them. The fact that some of the buildings are noted to be factories seems to support this, as far as I'm concerned.
Just a guess, though.
So, did the devs pull another bad move and give Heroes even more exclusive stuff? Really!? I hate you!
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The aircraft carrier area seems to suggest something military and mor5e sophisticated than a normal criminal operation, and the factories could be for producing Clockwork.|
Originally Posted by Xaphan
My current bet is that it's Emperor Cole's forces building the fortress, and trying to get a solid foothold on Primal Earth. They didn't expect their initial invasion to be repelled (they expected to just steamroll everyone), so their followup plan would likely be rushed... hence using a bunch of stolen ships and building a fortress based off of them.
Just a guess, though. |
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Originally Posted by The_Coming_Storm
So, did the devs pull another bad move and give Heroes even more exclusive stuff? Really!? I hate you!
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@Golden Girl
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While I'm all for new zones, and this one is surprising, and pretty cool looking, it probably wouldn't have made my list of top five new zones on a survey.
We still need a mall, an amusement park, and a sports stadium(s).
Hoping it's a new Redside zone.
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A thought: maybe it's a Primal Earth forward base in Praetoria.
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*Crosses fingers and toes and prays hard to his gods that this new zone has absolutely nothing to do with Praetoria for a change.*
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The mention of our "heroic arrival" makes it sound more like it's going to be a Praetorian place we go and smash up - either on Primal Earth or Praetorian Earth.|
Originally Posted by Eva Destruction
A thought: maybe it's a Primal Earth forward base in Praetoria.
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Originally Posted by Dante
*Crosses fingers and toes and prays hard to his gods that this new zone has absolutely nothing to do with Praetoria for a change.*
Yes, I know I'm going to be disappointed, but I can hope can't I? |
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Originally Posted by mousedroid
Hoping it's a new Redside zone.
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@Golden Girl
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Praetoria's not the only alternate dimension.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
There's a rift portal marked on the sketch map
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Suppose it is interesting if you like this sort of thing. Well done to the art department for pulling it off.
Like others have said though, where is the much asked Space Station, Moon zone, Undewater zone and my personal favourite, Jungle zone? Unless this isn't a whole new zone, but rather an instance for some new trial? The "exterior environment art for a feature" bit leads me to believe it is the latter.
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Right now, it is |
Originally Posted by Dante
Praetoria's not the only alternate dimension.
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Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
Unless this isn't a whole new zone, but rather an instance for some new trial? The "exterior environment art for a feature" bit leads me to believe it is the latter.
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@Golden Girl
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This.|
Originally Posted by Dante
Praetoria's not the only alternate dimension.
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It could be another Cimerora-sized zone that's accessible through Ouroborus. The original intent for Ouro was to be a hub to various places. I'd bet this is what they're thinking.
There's enough ships in that area that there could easily be enough for a TF just in that spot, plus some repeatables and maybe a contact per side.
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Looks cool! I can't wait to explore it and see what the supporting story is.
That said, purely from an art/physics standpoint, I'm wondering why the "wall" ships aren't listing due to the weight of those heavy metal walls bolted to one side of the ships with no visible counterweights on the opposite side of the ship. I'd also expect them to be riding somewhat lower in the water...
Not meaning to be overly picky, but that's the first thing I noticed* when I saw those screenshots. So there's my 2 INF to the discussion.
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* Truth be told, it's the second thing I noticed. The first was that the floating fortress wasn't floating in the sky. =)
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