They usually tell us ahead of time when the servers are going down for a live publish. Also, I believe it's been said by a dev in-game that it's not going live today.
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Oh... major let down then. Par for course with Statesman though.
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
They usually tell us ahead of time when the servers are going down for a live publish. Also, I believe it's been said by a dev in-game that it's not going live today.
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That's true; the other SSA arcs have gone live without downtime. However, if SSA 5 was going live today, it would've done so at around midnight Pacific if precedent were to be followed. Not saying that it still isn't possible; it's just not likely.
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Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
Both of those may be true, but there's a third thing to mention. They don't always have to bring the servers down and patch to activate contacts that are already in the build.
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I didn't say that it would. I was just clarifying that it can go live without a patch or downtime.|
Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater
That's true; the other SSA arcs have gone live without downtime. However, if SSA 5 was going live today, it would've done so at around midnight Pacific if precedent were to be followed. Not saying that it still isn't possible; it's just not likely.
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I agree, if it's not up by now, we're likely looking at next week.
However, as of me typing this, the Winter Event is still active, so go figure.
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Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
I didn't say that it would. I was just clarifying that it can go live without a patch or downtime.
I agree, if it's not up by now, we're likely looking at next week. However, as of me typing this, the Winter Event is still active, so go figure. . |
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That's what I was thinking too - who is going to come in early from vacation to pull a few switches, ow whatever it is they do to get stuff up? But just noticed that the Magic Carpets are available at the store, so now am at a loss.
I have a question If Statesman is suppose to die when SSA05 is published, what are they gonna do with him? Hes pretty much an icon of the game itself. If they kill him, then theyre gonna have to remove him completely from the game as he is in a ton of missions and story arcs to the Statesman Task Force. How are we gonna have a Statesman Task Force without Statesman?
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They haven't said specifically. All we do know is that everything isn't going to change all at once. The in-game revisions will happen over a period of time.
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Originally Posted by Marsha_Mallow
I have a question
If Statesman is suppose to die when SSA05 is published, what are they gonna do with him? Hes pretty much an icon of the game itself. If they kill him, then theyre gonna have to remove him completely from the game as he is in a ton of missions and story arcs to the Statesman Task Force. How are we gonna have a Statesman Task Force without Statesman?
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Which means you have to presume he died *after* he gave you a Task Force.
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Originally Posted by Marsha_Mallow
I have a question…If Statesman is suppose to die when SSA05 is published, what are they gonna do with him? He’s pretty much an icon of the game itself. If they kill him, then they’re gonna have to remove him completely from the game as he is in a ton of missions and story arcs to the Statesman Task Force. How are we gonna have a Statesman Task Force without Statesman?
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Ms Liberty will take over her grandpa's Task Force, moving to Indy Port to stand vigil on the aircraft carrier. Her job as Atlas Park's trainer will be taken up by Back Alley Brawler, who has nothing better to do since Galaxy City was destroyed.
As for story arcs dealing with Statesmen... they can just be considered to take place before his death.
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Ms Liberty will take over her grandpa's Task Force, moving to Indy Port to stand vigil on the aircraft carrier. Her job as Atlas Park's trainer will be taken up by Back Alley Brawler, who has nothing better to do since Galaxy City was destroyed. As for story arcs dealing with Statesmen... they can just be considered to take place before his death. |
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Personally I'm hoping Ms. Liberty finally goes off the rails and goes true Vigillante- she's teteering over the edge now. Have her removed as the Atlas Trainer, and set up BaB as the Trainer and the STF contact.
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They haven't said specifically. All we do know is that everything isn't going to change all at once. The in-game revisions will happen over a period of time.
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She's never been held accountable for the BLATANT illegal invasion of the Rogue Isles by her Longbow mercenaries.|
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What laws is she breaking exactly?
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Also, her attempted "take-over" of Vanguard duties in the RWZ. Considering Vanguard is sanctioned by the UN and as far as I know Longbow is NOT- in the eyes of international law she and LB aren't that different from Arachnos.
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RI is part of the UN? Last I knew it wasn't. Not to mention Arachnos many incursions into the US. What law is she breaking exactly by sending over heroes to the Rogue Isles, especially considering most of the villains there were broken out of the Zig and taken to the Isles.
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She's never been held accountable for the BLATANT illegal invasion of the Rogue Isles by her Longbow mercenaries.
Also, her attempted "take-over" of Vanguard duties in the RWZ. Considering Vanguard is sanctioned by the UN and as far as I know Longbow is NOT- in the eyes of international law she and LB aren't that different from Arachnos. |
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You misunderstand; Liberty stuck her fingers in Vanguard business, and the Vanguard is a UN establishment. That'd be a pretty big no-no if she did it without the UN's permission.|
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RI is part of the UN? Last I knew it wasn't.
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Secondly, Longbow HAS invaded the Isles. The occupants of the Isles and Arachnos are two different groups. Nerva is pretty much occupied by Longbow, especially with Agincourt set up in the middle as a Longbow Stronghold. Yes, Arachnos has ops in Faultline, but nothing like Longbow has in Nerva.
Also don't forget that the Corps and other hero groups have been pinning the actions of the Rogue Arachnos on Recluse for some time now, even though he has absolutely no control over Marshal Blitz. If I had to guess, Blitz's involvement in the death of Alexis Cole-Duncan, the 'loss' of Sister Psyche, and the death of Statesman might just send Liberty over the edge.
Remember, Arachnos does things with their power; Paragon does things with politics and finger-pointing.
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When you have Praetorians going "Damn, these dudes are hardcore, arresting people with flamethrowers." and having a legitimate point your organization has issues.
RI is consider a sovereign country according to the lore of the game, or it was the last time I checked (might have been retconned who knows- at the very least it is recognized by the UN). Is it run by a supervillain organization.. yes, but it's still not US soil, hence Longbow has no legal right to set foot on it, especially to conduct military raids like the one that occurred at CoV launch. (Look at Wyvern.. they are considered borderline, and Longbow exhibits the same attitude)
It is the same as the Avengers launching a raid into Latveria. They would LOVE too, everyone knows Doom is up to no good.. but they have to abide by the same laws they claim to uphold- something Ms. Liberty plainly chaffs against. Hence why she would be better off as a full Vigillante.
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even though he has absolutely no control over Marshal Blitz.
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Alright. Why don't you show me where Recluse has some sway in what Blitz says and does?|
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If you read his description, you'll find that the game lists him as a little more of a megalomaniac than Recluse himself, wanting to speed up the 'kill all heroes' process. Recluse hasn't been able to stop him; this could be for two reasons: either Recluse is letting Blitz make his scene so Arachnos can work without eyes on them, or he's stepping back and saying "I'm not about to associate Arachnos with that guy." We all know that the only way to give Recluse the finger and live is to go forward in time and bring him his own head, and Blitz hasn't done that.
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It's true. Recluse doesn't have control over Blitz. This does not mean, however, that Recluse doesn't have a certain...appreciation of Blitz's actions, even if he claims otherwise. Marshal Blitz has legitimately gone rogue (but not Rogue, mind you), but as long as Blitz keeps the missiles pointed at Paragon and not Grandville, Recluse is not really going to make any effort to untie his hands and get around to quashing that particular rebellion.
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He's supposed to die on SSA01E05 (which I presume goes live today). Does that mean we are getting a live server publish today? As if I recall correctly it was said that every content pertaining to the dead one would be removed from the game. Or is this something that will be done further down the road?
Also, can I kill him yet? Can I?
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