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Is CoH working on any new power sets?

Bookkeeper_Jay

By Bookkeeper_Jay,
Posted on: 2011-05-14 19:54 in Suggestions and Ideas

 

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I think your mistaken on the not very many new powers.

Issue 1 - APP's (granted some of these aren't new but it did add new things to the existing AT's)

Issue 3 -Kheldians

Issue 5 - Archery,Sonic

Issue 6 - Villain AT's

Issue 7 - PPP's

Issue 9 - IO's (while technically not powers, it most certainly was the powers team that did this work)

Issue 12 - SoA

Issue 18 - Dual Pistols,Electric Control,Kinetic Melee, Demon Summoning

Issue 19 and 20 - Incarnate

and lets not forget Dual Blades,Shield Defense,Earth Assault, Pain Domination and the various proliferations that sometimes required new powers to be made, done throughout the lifespan though I forget specific issues.

Also keep in mind that from issue 7 to I think it was 13 the development staff was very small (under 20)

 

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Don't forget that in I14, 15, and 16, new powers were added to every APP and PPP for every AT.

Recent issues have also included new temp powers and new animations for several sets. New animations are the bulk of the work involved in creating new powers.

Also,

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Originally Posted by iMidget Perfection View Post
considering the people trying to insult me and I guess stick up to the very hard working dev's? that they themselves have never talked to 1on1 or work'd with.
The devs are incredibly open to discussion. I myself have sent PMs to them and received replies within hours. They're willing to talk even when your messages have nothing to do with the game itself. If you want to talk 1-on-1 with the devs, all you have to do is ask.

We'll always have Paragon.

 

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Originally Posted by iMidget Perfection View Post
If people in this game believe that the devs have created alot of new powers since the game launch, besides the release of CoV. Then your very wrong. I've been playing since launch, there haven't been very many powers created in the last 7 years since launch. The question I has was not to insult the Dev's or make a demand, it was to simple know if new powers are coming out or any plans of new powers coming out. I'm new to the forums, it was a harmless question. I thought I was polite thoughout this forum, considering the people trying to insult me and I guess stick up to the very hard working dev's? that they themselves have never talked to 1on1 or work'd with.
More and more of this lately in that if you don't like what the OP says, you are mean and insulting. The forums have been more positive than negative.

Thanks DMystic for pointing out that new powers have been put in the game and there is a stickied thread for power suggestions.

As for future plans, I will challenge you to show where in the world of any industry where future plans are laid out for all to see. Do car makers show what is up for 2013? Do computer companies reveal their devices for the next few years so that all their competitors can see and plan around that? This game is no different.

The devs have shown a history of introducing new powers to the game, and I have zero doubt they have more up their collective sleeves. Let me ask you this, if they said they were going to have polearms out as a set, but then ran into problems, and months become years. Will the players be oh-so-nicely quiet while the devs try to get them to work or screaming "hey, you said you were going to give us polearms!!!!!!! Where are they???!!!??!" One step further in the devs say "well, since we said we will give you polearms, we will hold off on new content until we get them done." Any guess the reply from the player base? The devs have their reasons for witholding information.

And the devs do communicate. I know I have PM'd them before (like my Rikti O suggestion and gotten a reply). They are at conventions and even did that video the other day. Try those.

 

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Originally Posted by DMystic View Post
Issue 1 - APP's (granted some of these aren't new but it did add new things to the existing AT's)

Issue 3 -Kheldians
APPs were Issue 3 as well. Yes, for the first couple of issues of the game you didn't actually get anything new from levels 40-50.

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and lets not forget Dual Blades,Shield Defense,Earth Assault, Pain Domination and the various proliferations that sometimes required new powers to be made, done throughout the lifespan though I forget specific issues.
Issue 11 for DB, Issue 13 for the rest, I think? Also Issue 11 was Willpower.

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