Discussion: The Intrepid Informer: Issue #2

You mean Heroes help Villains...?! Be specific here.. Spandex and Zeroes are never the main power.

Co-op content has to be heroic by default, otherwise Heroes wouldn't be able to do it.
Saving the world is heroic, but it's also something Villains can do because they want to take over the world themselves.

He.. if the world is controlled out of my control.. or destroyed... Where do I spend my stolen millions or play with my favorite subjects..?

Its already is my world.. I am just a bit slow taking it over. Now get the *bleep* of my territory!

My first thought as well. Maybe that means it's inhabited entirely by Marxists.

I'd like to add my voice to those requesting some new developments that aren't related to Praetoria. I'd particularly like to see some non-Praetorian Incarnate-level stuff. Of course, that's unlikely, given that the Incarnate matter was sold as part of Going Rogue, but I can dream ...

The Incarnate content is focused on Praetoria for now - Tyrant's invasion is the current main storyline, but the focus will shift later on.

EDIT: The I20 overview page is now up:

http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/gam..._overview.html

And it looks like the Floating Fortress belongs to the Sky Raiders and loyalists.

So the floating fortress is made on Primal Earth, by Primals.... for Praetorians.

who didn't call that?

lol, I was thinking, "Skyraiders" when the snapshots first came out... they already have a sea-fortress in SH after all. [but until actual confirmation is made...]

I'm seeing the scene in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE:

Hero: "Colonel Duray!"
Both Colonels: "Yes?"
Hero: "Give us the plans for Cole's invasion!"
Both Colonels: "What plans?"
Hero (addressing the Praetorian Duray): "You have the plans on your person!"
Primal Duray: "You dolt! You really think he'd come all the way here from an alternate dimension and be so stupid as to keep the plans on him?"
Hero (after decking them both): "Actually... yeah. Mission Exit!"

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[pause]
Primal Duray: You didn't, did you?
[another pause]
Primal Duray: You didn't bring it, did you?
Praetorian Duray: Well, uh...
Primal Duray: You *did*!
Praetorian Duray: Look, can we discuss this later?
Primal Duray: I should have sent it to the Praetorian Azuria!
Praetorian Duray: Will you take it easy?
Primal Duray: Take it easy? Why do you think I sent it to Praetoria in the first place? So THEY wouldn't find out!
Praetorian Duray: I came here to HELP you!
Primal Duray: Oh, yeah? And who's gonna come to help you, DOUBLE?
Praetorian Duray: [shouts] I *told* you...
[Both villains are suddenly targetable, Praetorian Duray draws an assault rifle and does Full Auto on all heroes in the room.]
Praetorian Duray: ...I'm not YOUR double.
Praetorian Duray: [initiates smoke flash, placating the attacking approaching heroes, and leaving Primal Duray to take their full aggro.]
Primal Duray: [curses] ... he gets smoke flash while I'm stuck with smoke grenade? #)$(#%^%#'s been useless since the nerf....

I think that, again, you're making a statement that simply suits your viewpoint (which we all do, I think, it just seems that it's happened a lot recently).

Co-op content doesn't have to be anything by default - it simply ignores alignment (the contact doesn't give a crud about the character's motivations, they just want their end-goal met). Unless you have secret knowledge of game code, or can quote a dev that confirms your statement, I still don't agree (as my viewpoint is different - not a good or bad thing, just different).

Also, saving the world is only heroic if that's the motivation of the character - as you've rightly pointed out, it may simply be a case of 'I'm going to stop X so that I can take it for myself' - that's hardly heroic, but you've still 'saved the world'.

But any co-op story always has to be something a hero would do - it can have evil consequences, otherwise it wouldn't be something heroes could do.

Lots of them - mostly done by War Witch in her zone dressing role before she became Supreme Grand High Imperial Overlady of Paragon Studios - including putting herself into the secret Cryptic Lounge area in Faultline, along with another dev:



She's also said that there's a little easter egg that's never been found in the RWZ, that's got something to do with one of the mailboxes there.

Aw man, now I'm going to be compelled to explore nooks and crannies again. There was a mish recently that had cured me of the habit - I completed all the objectives but saw there was an offshoot tunnel deeper in. Turned out to just be a dead end with a few extra enemies.

You can find a list of various easter eggs at paragonwiki, if you want to slightly spoil the hunting