Discussion: City of Heroes Is Running Out of XP!
By
2short2care,
Posted on: 2011-04-01 10:17 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
I blame pvp 
I've already forgotten about most of you
Whats the date again?
Too many 50's to list here's a few you may know.
Slazenger, Area51, Area53, Area54, Erruption, Mind Plague, Thresher, Sheath, Broadside, Debt
This is an outrage. AN OUTRAGE, I SAY! I'm deleting all of my unused lowbie alts to return some XP into the pool as soon as I finish this post.
Oh, and thanks for the surprise Halloween events 
*flush*
There are no words for what this community, and the friends I have made here mean to me. Please know that I care for all of you, yes, even you. If you Twitter, I'm MrThan. If you're Unleashed, I'm dumps. I'll try and get registered on the Titan Forums as well. Peace, and thanks for the best nine years anyone could ever ask for.
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I'll admit it. I laughed.| "We were looking good to last several comic book life-death-resurrection cycles, but along came Going Rogue and threw our projections out of whack." |
Also for good measure, I blame Statesman.
I still want my FREEM!
I know the date, but I'm gonna start stockpiling Xp in my bomb shelter just in case.....
Wash: "I've been under fire before. Well ... I've been in a fire. Actually, I was fired. I can handle myself."
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Originally Posted by ransim
Also for good measure, I blame Statesman.
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It's always his fault somehow.
@Brightfires - @Talisander
That chick what plays the bird-things...
*PSSST* Hey you need some XP? I got a fresh shipment fell off the truck this morning. follow me over to the AE.
Either overlong list of "50's" or obligatory quote, your choice.
o.o we're all obviously missing the big picture here. As xp dwindles and the price per unit skyrockets, its time to find a new method of traveling up the levels.
>_> Gentleintelligences, I suggest we form a committee to study possible ALTERNATIVE Leveling technologies!
<.< while this is going on, I'll be napping for the next 2 decades till you get it right. Good luck!
I am Sleepy! Hear me Yawn!!
Veni, Vidi, Dormivi!
-Alpha Kitty of the Guardian chapter of the Legion of Catgirls
Never forget--Sleepy could conquer the world, if she could just stay awake long enough. =) -Llanwe
In other news there is a new unit going to replace XP. They are calling it 7. You won't be able to upgrade from XP to 7, but instead have to start from scratch using 7 instead of XP. Don't worry, 7 will allow for XP designed characters to work with it, just not be able to gain any 7.
Defcon 0 - (D4 lvl 50),DJ Shecky Cape Radio
@Shecky
Twitter: @DJ_Shecky, @siliconshecky, @thecaperadio
When you air your dirty laundry out on a clothesline above the street, everyone is allowed to snicker at the skid marks in your underoos. - Lemur_Lad
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Wouldn't you know it, the one thing we do have in abundance is FREEM. We overstocked and demand has been far less than supply.
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Originally Posted by Y3kbug
I still want my FREEM!
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I smell a Nemesis plot.
I blame Global Warming.
Disclaimer: The above may be humerous, or at least may be an attempt at humour. Try reading it that way.
Posts are OOC unless noted to be IC, or in an IC thread.
Fryguy beat me to it. It's a Nemesis plot!
Actually, I blame Po...no, I won't say it lest the ghosts of Heroes Past rise up to curse me!
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I know the date, but I'm gonna start stockpiling Xp in my bomb shelter just in case.....
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I loved this announcement and the picture to go with it is perfect.
It's a scam! I guarantee more will show up in upcoming Super Boosters; "Only $9.99 a pop, suckas!"
["Support your game" my eye!]
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!! !1!1!!!!
We had solid suggestions for an alternative system, back in beta, that never would have resulted in this.
If we can get a company like NCSoft to okay a conversion from XP to cupcakes, I think we might make it through this.
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
Sean "Dr. Aeon" McCann, one of the masterminds behind the player generated content system Mission Architect was only able to give the following statement: "No Comment."
I bet you don't have anything to say for yourself.
Oh, and before I go: You fools! You've doomed us all!
Thank you, City of Heroes, for giving me a superhero social network combined with amazingly smooth game play. Petitions signed with realistic expectations.
Fortunately, there is a ready supply of IXP from running the new Incarnate trials. Oh, well, I guess we're not City of Alts anymore...
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Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
English does not borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, hits them over the head, and rifles through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Ok..I admit I was fished in at first...then I realized what date it was. There is nothing like the combo of feeling foolish and laughing at the same time to be glad that I was alone! LOLOL. Thanks to the brilliant minds who caught me off guard for a minute!
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.� Sorry, but this year's April Fools Day joke just seems a LOT weak. Especially compared to the "Visual Sound Effects". Try harder next year guys!
Are you guys sure your projections are right?
I just got the following in-game popup:
We're sorry, your account has already received its full allotment of XP. If you wish to continue advancement with this character, delet unused characters to recycle their XP.
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Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
Are you guys sure your projections are right?
I just got the following in-game popup: We're sorry, your account has already received its full allotment of XP. If you wish to continue advancement with this character, delet unused characters to recycle their XP. |
I had just started a new level one character...
And it took me 12 Skulls to gain a single point of xp...
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
In an interview given earlier today, Paragon Studios Senior Designer Matt "Positron" Miller was asked "Why can't we level our characters past level 50?" In a surprise admission, Miller replied "We'd love to but we simply can't allow it. We're running low on Experience Points to hand out and want to make sure that we have enough to cater to lower level Heroes and Villains."
Running out of XP?! Has this ever happened before? Our investigations led us to several examples of companies running out of seemingly unlimited virtual goods, but never anything on the scale of an MMO running out of the basic requirements needed to level up your character. "Everything seemed to be on pace in the early days of City of Heroes", said Brian Clayton, studio manager for Paragon Studios. "We were looking good to last several comic book life-death-resurrection cycles, but along came Going Rogue and threw our projections out of whack."
When asked to comment, Lead Designer Melissa "War Witch" Bianco mentioned other things that have impacted the supply of XP. "All those Task Forces, Trials, Strike Forces, Mayhem and Safeguard missions;. It adds up. We tried alternative forms of rewards, but players still want XP, and our stockpiles have continued to dwindle."
"We even implemented a feature that allowed a player to turn off XP as an austerity measure," said Senior Designer Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney. "Unfortunately the major marketing push to raise awareness of the issue was tangled up and shelved, and the whole 'Conserve XP' movement never really took hold. Patrol XP was a possible substitute, but it just whetted the appetite for the real thing. Proposals to raise revenue through increased XP debt penalties were never on the table to begin with."
Nate "Second Measure" Birkholz, Producer for City of Heroes, had this to add: "We've tried to increase supply, but it's difficult. Every point is handcrafted from the finest gems of insight, pearls of wisdom and seasoned with the harsh sweat of overcoming your setbacks. That's a time consuming process, not one you can rush."
When we asked experts outside of Paragon Studios, we got some surprising rebuttals. "Their accounting methods budget a full 50 levels of XP for everyone who steps into the city. How do they know if that character is ever going to actually reach level 50? They could be a simple entrant to a costume contest, or just there to keep tabs on a fellow Super Group, or even try out a new Power Set. Level 50 is an aspiration, not a requirement. We are far from the days of 'Peak XP'."
"Based on current usage and our projections," Destin Bales, Development Director for Paragon Studios said, "we predict we will run out of Experience Points exactly one year from today, April 1st, 2012. And I would like to point out that Influence isn't looking too hot either."
Sean "Dr. Aeon" McCann, one of the masterminds behind the player generated content system Mission Architect was only able to give the following statement: "No Comment."