Player Summit Ustream Highlights: Keynote and opening Q and A

Two things:

First, I appreciate the time that Von Kreiger puts into these summaries. I would be much less informed if it weren't for him.

Second, I used to be at least a part-time pvper and would like to do so again in this game, but not as it currently exists.

I find that the devs and community reps (like Zwill, not members of the community) frequently shy away from any response about pvp or give a dismissive response. I was interested in hearing what the question and answer involving pvp was. (Thanks Turg for explaining that part).

Wow, GREAT news!

Ask the Devs a straight forward question:
Can you make or have you discussed making an AE style designer for PVP. Where we can make maps, balance powers and basically create PLAYER PvP for ourselves?
Then WE the players can create, balance and expand it far faster than the devs ever could. I used to make maps for Halflife and Soldier of Fortune 2 and to be able to make maps, assign power balance and create Capture the Flag, escort, briefcase style play.

You could make buffable/controllable walls, boxes and other objects where defenders\controllers can stop you from entering by shielding a wall, you can control or mez an object so it stops or switches who its shooting at.

You know I have visions of a PvP game completely different from where this has been going. I see the possibilities and would love to help build it. You say that the game isn't balanced for PvP? I tell you - it is being done wrong. You say lol at defenders? What if that defender is behind the wall you are trying to breakdown to get the case/Flag or whatever and is healing it? Shielding it? What if that squishie blaster is wasting your defenses? The idea of PvP being just 2 players squaring off is so very far from what it could be that I am astounded. From day One of the AE I wanted it for PvP. It is the danger room, the way for iron to sharpen iron and it is completely neglected because you don't know where to go.

I am telling you we the players who think outside the box, who have ideas on how to twist gameplay - can make and balance PvP far faster and better than you can imagine. Remember Counterstrike was built by a PLAYER.

TYVM vk!!!! So awesome!

Sorry if I missed it, but any time frame for i22?

Soooo excited!

Thanks, VK!

Just popping in quickly to say to Turg...
I never PvP (I have maybe... twice in this game).
However, when I went to the M&G in Boston, that took place before Going Rogue came out, I chatted with Posi about many things and one thing I lightheartedly suggested was PvP dueling options, to allow heroes and villains to duke it out in the open city zones (completely an opt in/opt out mechanic... with an option to never take part and so on).
It was a very casual conversation, I don't even think anyone else was around for it, and he said that some people just don't ever want to see PvP, so that was a factor they'd have to consider and balance how much you're willing to "upset" other players and all that.
Again, it was a casual chat and it wasn't like I was selling it hard and putting him on the spot about it. We just tossed around thoughts about it back and forth.
Anyway, the main reason I'm mentioning this is because I, too, am not a PvPer, but I share your feelings that it'd be a cool aspect to have in this game and could possibly open me up to partaking in some of it. So, I understand where you're coming from.

I could go on about it more, but it is not really relevant to this thread, so I'll stop, hehe... Maybe in another thread some time!