Discussion: A Death Revealed....

I am right there with you man. I am more interested in how he is killed.

Great, now I have the Japanese Pepsiman commercial playing through my head!

... okay, so that's actually not a bad thing hehe

So, being that Zwil said they've taken their cue from other comic book deaths I foresee one of three things happening:

1. Someone else takes up the Mantle of Statesman (ala Captain America, Batman, etc)
2. States comes back as a spirit, cyborg, clone, alien, Smurf, or somethingorother
3. ZOMGTIMETRAVEL States from the past is brought into the present time.

And I guess there's always the alternate universe route where Statesman comes back as Stateswoman. Or possibly Statescatboy.

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But the question that he ACTUALLY asked, not the one you answered, ( ), is will this change be TRIGGERED by playing the story arc.

The devs have said we have the opportunity to change our own world through these actions. So it's a valid question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axk76...eature=related.

Had to redo this post 4 times tell I realized, I should have expected this. Why would I expect them to change now. To bad I was enjoying the whole line. Sorry but all the questions and story really doesn't matter to me anymore the part that made it fun is ruined.

Not saying I won't run the content, just saying that I'll run it once and then its running the first arc for the rewards with the rest of my characters. Just another system to be used for character rewards instead of enjoyment.

So am I - this, along with the big hint at the Player Summit about Tyrant being permanently defeated, is a good sign that the devs are prepared to change the game world in quite radical ways.

To be honest, I thought this was going to be about someone that died within the Paragon Studios office (or in the "COH Community").

And Zwill quoted my post! wooo

Not only that, even before SSAs came out, I believe we knew who he was working for and why. But they've been pretty clear that "Who Will Die" was "Who Will Die and Stay Dead", but I think I see a way that death could be cheated that would still kill States, spread the power and still not leave Marcus Cole dead...

Same, actually. That was my first thought on clicking the link. Then I see the picture and that kinda spoiled the whole thing for me.

This is possibly the oddest thought process I have encountered lately.

"Black Pebble died today in a freak gasoline fight accident. Discuss."

I figured that the main person to die was going to happen before all 7 arcs were done, but just coming out and saying it...that's dumb. I would have rather found out when I played the arc.

Then again, the freaking loading screen used in part 3 wasn't all that subtle either :\ How you guys advertise a mystery story then blow it up before it's done just baffles me.

Totally called it. Totally okay with the decision, too.

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Well, a mod posted something, contains the word Death, has the typical "dot dot dot" afterwards, and being used to the way some people around here post, it's not that illogical of a conclusion.

Okay, I think I got my responses muddled up.

Yes, I think a spoiler tag should have been added for consistency. One rule for a thread and one rule for another isn't right really.

But you are correct, no tag would have kept this news under wraps so the rest of my response was more annoyance over Paragon having revealed this so soon.

Apologies if that didn't come across well.

Discuss? Really? You would expect Discussion over It is with great sadness...

Just to confirm everyone knows Who will die? is a signature story arc and not some paragon studios internal death pool.

Please God yes. I would pay several months worth of subscription fees for a repeatable arc that ends this way. In fact, make it a Paragon Rewards summonable ally.

Trying to kill him is Recluse's way of showing he cares. Sending a bunch of other villains to do it is his way of trying to hide just how much he cares.

We've already met her. She has problems figuring out pants.
And start World War III within a week.

Besides, who else would? Scirocco is locked in his room listening to Disintegration on repeat, and the other two are idiots.

No, because the whole no capes thing was Statesman's idea and he won't be around to make the suggestion this time.

My prediction for part 6: The funeral. Recluse cries. Ms. Liberty commits war crimes. Captain Hotpants is recruited into the Freedom Phalanx. Everyone is sad. Even if you're not sad, your dialogue says you are.

Part 7: Statesman is resurrected.

Well, some folks like to give their condolences. Look at some of the memorial threads out there. Just saying, it is a possible conclusion to come to.

I believe the wording of the title would have been quite different if it were a report of the death of someone from either Paragon Studios (including former employees known by the community) or someone in the community. A Death Revealed.... does not seem to be a news announcement of a real world event.

Now, the title of the thread when they announced that EMpulse had left had me concerned that someone had died. I was glad to see that A Farewell and a Celebration of Life! had nothing to do with someone's death.

Exactly thanks Xzero45

And no one said I was "normal"


I just thought it was one of the "hey someone died and wanted to let you know..."

Kind of like how they let us say "good bye" to former Paragon employees (sometimes)...

No harm. No foul.

Make that $target I imagine.

Well, to each their own...again, I saw the title and thought it was someone in the community because of the way it was titled as you said....


I thought it was a death too...something like that would be for a "paragon employee"...whereas I saw "a death revealed" would be for someone in the community, like: "Hey we heard that x person died and wanted to just let everyone know. (S)He was dear to the community...etc etc etc..."