Discussion: Ten Ton Hammer Interview with Matt Miller at SDCC
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Posted on: 2011-08-01 09:59 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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That would be sweet. | Positron: Im not 100% sure what well be doing with that, but I believe that we are adding additional costume slots, so instead of 5 youll be able to have up to 10. Weve added so may new costume pieces that adding more costume slots is just logical. |
That was a good condensing of a lot of the info we've been getting for weeks. Good read.
That was a good article. Nothing new (if you obsess over every bit of new info the way I do), but as Chaos said above, it's a good recap of what we've learned to date. 
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aww come on just tell us |
Originally Posted by Positron
We do have a release date locked in, but we’re not announcing it yet. Later this year is all we’re saying for now, but we are very excited about it.
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If most people were to take a guess, it would be right before the Halloween Event by maybe 2 to 3 weeks.
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Originally Posted by Lucky666
aww come on just tell us
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Most people keep saying October.|
Originally Posted by Santa_Laws
If most people were to take a guess, it would be right before the Halloween Event by maybe 2 to 3 weeks.
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I'm betting most people would be wrong.
The way I read Paragon Studio tea leaves says September.
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Very excited about this Especially because of the +5 costume slots! Must... control... self! <3 freedom (:
I hadn't seen that bit about doubling our costume slots before. That will be awfully nice and something I'd pay for. I wonder if it's account wide or not?
That was a very good summary of everything and really shows things off well for someone thinking of entering the game for the first time.
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So the focus group was made of people who post 12 times a day?
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Jealous?
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Originally Posted by Shadow Wail
So the focus group was made of people who post 12 times a day?
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Not really, You-Know-Who probably takes up seven seats.
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Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
Jealous?
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I'd say that's a pretty safe way to ensure you've got people who are actively invested in both the game and its community in your focus group.|
Originally Posted by Shadow Wail
So the focus group was made of people who post 12 times a day?
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We know for a fact that Arcanaville was there. I wouldn't be surprised at all to find that other well-known forumites like Zombie Man or SnowGlobe were there, though neither of them has claimed attendance to my knowledge. I wouldn't even bat an eye if they'd invited Golden Girl... despite the way she gets on peoples' nerves sometimes, she's obviously very passionate about the game.
I honestly can't think of a better metric to pull together such a focus group.
(Unless of course there's a metric that had somehow included me.
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I think they were in the Comic Con build... I know I'd seen them mentioned somewhere, at least.|
Originally Posted by Stupid_Fanboy
I hadn't seen that bit about doubling our costume slots before. That will be awfully nice and something I'd pay for. I wonder if it's account wide or not?
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So far all developer commentary has said that anything that isn't specifically consumeable should be account-wide, so I think we can probably assume that any paid-for costume slots will go to all characters on the account.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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I saw a screenie that showed costume slots 6-10 for sale in the new store. I forget how many points it took to buy each one - I want to say it was 800 each? I'm probably wrong but I assume they'd be account-wide like everything else in the store. I'll be buying a few over time for sure.
So... who exactly is the lead dev? War Witch or Positron? Was WW getting promoted just a misdirection? WW was lead dev only for the GR project? I'm confused.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
So far all developer commentary has said that anything that isn't specifically consumeable should be account-wide, so I think we can probably assume that any paid-for costume slots will go to all characters on the account.
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Originally Posted by Golden_Avariel
I saw a screenie that showed costume slots 6-10 for sale in the new store. I forget how many points it took to buy each one - I want to say it was 800 each? I'm probably wrong but I assume they'd be account-wide like everything else in the store. I'll be buying a few over time for sure.
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But even if they're not I'll probably still buy a number of slots across several different characters ASAP. I'm one of those crazy people who've been waiting for extra costume slots for many years now so I'll get them pretty much any way they are offered.
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Except that must also include potential critics in order to avoid it turning into an echo chamber. If not, then the risk is that previews may receive an unexpectedly negative reaction with little time for the devs to make adjustments.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I'd say that's a pretty safe way to ensure you've got people who are actively invested in both the game and its community in your focus group.
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Actually, I was told that while some of the people invited to the early focus group were heavy forum posters, not all were. And I believe it was actually the community people that put together the list, so Positron might not even be first-hand familiar with the precise way they were selected. I know there was an attempt to invite a cross-section of players, though.|
Originally Posted by Shadow Wail
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The largest statistical bias I detected was the obvious fact that most of the participants clearly lived within a short distance from Paragon's Mountain View offices for obvious reasons.
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These would likely be the vaguely-mentioned "friends and family" alpha phase people who always get first crack at these things. |
Originally Posted by Arcanaville
The largest statistical bias I detected was the obvious fact that most of the participants clearly lived within a short distance from Paragon's Mountain View offices for obvious reasons.
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I think all the participants were critics of some or all the elements of the Freedom details. The developers were challenged on many aspects of Freedom, including but not limited to what was included in the base subscription, what things should be off-limits to the ala carte store, how much content should VIP subscribers expect, how much access should Premium and Free players get, how the new veteran reward system worked, elements of the new tutorial and low level experience, and the obliteration of Galaxy City itself. In fact, I would say 90% or more of all the negative or cautionary feedback elements I've read on the forums were echoed in at least some fashion by the focus group participants that I observed.|
Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Except that must also include potential critics in order to avoid it turning into an echo chamber. If not, then the risk is that previews may receive an unexpectedly negative reaction with little time for the devs to make adjustments.
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I can also say this: while I won't out a focus group member unless they definitively do so first (and I reiterate my recommendation they don't do so unless they are really insane) I did recognize a few high post count forum participants and these people tended, on average, to be slightly more critical of various elements of Freedom, not less critical. I can only assume the reason is simply that as people used to expressing themselves, they were disinclined to lose the opportunity to make their constructive criticism heard for something as large as this.
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I had to say no. I had a work related obligation for which it was necessary for me to attend to, otherwise, I would have definitely gone.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
We know for a fact that Arcanaville was there. I wouldn't be surprised at all to find that other well-known forumites like Zombie Man or SnowGlobe were there, though neither of them has claimed attendance to my knowledge.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I wouldn't even bat an eye if they'd invited Golden Girl
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Define "insane."
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
...unless they are really insane.
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MMO site Ten Ton Hammer caught up to Matt "Positron" Miller at San Diego Comic Con and got the lowdown on everything City of Heroes Freedom. This expansive interview covers the genesis of the Freedom business model, the Paragon Rewards program, Issue 21 content and a lot more! It's an in-depth look into what's coming, so check out Ten Ton Hammer's interview with Matt "Positron" Miller!