News from PAX


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No release date announced today but Posi says it will be announced "very soon. Very, very soon".

VIP server will be named Exalted.

Backpacks will be sold in store at launch.

NEW. Barbarian costumes. They looked cool.




Street Justice powers live in Q4.

NEW haunted mansion for Halloween this year. Looks good.


The big bad guy for Halloween is Abomination.


Rewards for signature story arcs:


Updates below added at 6:30pm pacific time
These are from my hastily taken notes during the presentation.

Beta has provided good feedback

Top sellers in the store
Enhancement boosters
Beam rifle
Rocket board
Char slot
Xp boosters

Praetorian invasions will return and will tie in to first ward.

Official costume contests are coming.
First prize will be a Razer Naga.
They will be themed contests judged by developers.

Everyone who logs in during the headstart will get the Doorbuster badge. It looks like a booted foot kicking in a door.

Signature stories will be available shortly after VIP headstart.
Pt 1 mysterious obelisks. Battle in the hollows. Increased rewards.
Pt 2 Midnight Club becomes involved. The skull is important to the story.

From the Q&A: Cross server teaming being looked at. "may or may not be on a white board" (laughter). Sounded like this could be very far off but is being investigated.


New pics added below at 11:13pm Pacific time

Signature story arcs part two title graphic


Male barbarian


Signature story arc settings


 

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Cool. Still ongoing?


 

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Oh plz tell me thats not all?!


 

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Oooh if there isn't a Barbarian shield(s) and Swords (including the Titan weapons) then I am dissapoint.

But I'm sure there will be.. Can't wait to see pics!


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The barbarian parts have been seen before this. Yes, there will be a fur briefs costume part, very much old school He-Man.



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Is the Haunted Mansion part of a Holiday Trial?


 

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Still going. There are more tidbits like a VIP headstart for Freedom. But what I posted are the big highlights. I'll add more details and pics later.


 

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Thanks D


 

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A VIP headstart sounds cool. Nice that we'll be able to enjoy the new stuff for a little bit before the F2P swarm hits.


 

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Originally Posted by Inazuma View Post
A VIP headstart sounds cool. Nice that we'll be able to enjoy the new stuff for a little bit before the F2P swarm hits.
I think it's going to be used like the GR head start was - to catch any last minute bugs before it's open to everyone.


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Street Justice powers live in Q4.
That's fine as long a Titan Weapons and Staff Fighting is live in Q4 also


 

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Originally Posted by Zyphoid View Post
Did the show pictures of the back packs?
Yes, I would like to see some pics of the back packs.



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Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
I think it's going to be used like the GR head start was - to catch any last minute bugs before it's open to everyone.
I thought the GR head start was to spread out the demand of updating and all that, getting the existing players first, new players after launch. No?


 

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Originally Posted by warden_de_dios View Post
That's fine as long a Titan Weapons and Staff Fighting is live in Q4 also
Sure, because releasing untested stuff is smart.


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Added some pics to the first post.

There was talk about the headstart. I'll post my notes from that and all the other tidbits much later tonight. For now, I'm off to enjoy the day at PAX!


 

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Oh, backpacks. They only showed one pic and it was very plain. Looked like a big book bag.

Yesterday, I asked about quivers and they said come back tomorrow. I think there will be more backpack options that were not shown today.

I'll ask at the CoH/Antec booth later and let you know what they say.


 

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Re: the Sig story rewards - is that 7 day timer per arc, or per character?


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Originally Posted by Jasra View Post
Re: the Sig story rewards - is that 7 day timer per arc, or per character?
Considering the rewards are non-tradeable, except for the SO, I would assume per-character.



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Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
Any more details about the Halloween mansion?
I believe, based on the Holiday Trial option in the LFG up in Beta, it's a trial. :P