i22 Release date imminent? Lets get excited!
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Posted on: 2012-02-21 17:56 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
It's not the 28th.
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I agree that the timing of the 2xp weekend was likely calculated to work with the timing of when Issue 22 will be released. But I think you have the order of when these things will happen reversed. Having a 2xp weekend happen immediately after the release of Issue 22 will encourage everyone to play with the new powersets and content that much more. |
Originally Posted by Judas_Ace
I doubt they'll release it before 2xp. They'll want people to come back for 2xp, as they always do, then hit them with the new shiny to get subs and store sales. My guess is that it will come immediately after the 2xp weekend.
In fact I wouldn't be surprised if the 2xp weekend was specifically scheduled as this type of marketing strategy. |
The only thing we know for certain (from Zwillinger) is that it will not be on the 28th. But that makes dates like March 6th or 13th for Issue 22 even that much more likely. The Issue itself has been in open beta for almost 2 months now and the last set of patch notes were extremely tiny. It's very clear that very little (if anything) is going to change before it's released so they might as well kick it out the door in the next week or two.
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I don't believe any of this for a second, and how do we know hint-dropping by such people is not allowed? Simple. If a family member came out here and got all snarky with the hints and the smileys, the developer they were related to would catch A LOT of heat at work. "You TOLD! You told SECRET STUFF! to your obnoxious forum GIRLFRIEND!! You BROKE CONFIDENTIALITY, you LIED and betrayed us, you broke your contract and CLEAN OUT YOUR DESK!"|
Originally Posted by McCharraigin
I dunno Dark Energon, I have said this before and I will say it again, I think Golden Girl is either a daughter of a Dev or mayhaps sister, wife, or close cousin...and how do you know hint dropping by such a person is not allowed?
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She aint anyone close to the developers, and here's the most damning evidence why not: they do not make haste to do what she wants. Cape-hair? Absent. Total destruction of the Malleus badge, along with its being stricken from stone monuments and eradicated from the papyrus scrolls as Teh Most Evil Thing Evar?? Hasn't happened. Her predictions are often wrong.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
But that makes dates like March 6th or 13th for Issue 22 even that much more likely.
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The 13th only gives a few days to work out any bugs before the 2XP weekend, should something creep in at the last moment. The 6th sounds more likely to me for that reason, it gives an extra week to fix anything if needed.
I think a 6th of March release sounds likely. It would give current customers a "head start" on all the new stuff, there's a reasonable bug fix window, and then 2XP will draw a lot of folks in to take a gander at all the new shiny.
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That was my thought at first, so it could all tie in together. Then I remembered that Posi has said that the post-SSA continuity cleaning won't happen until i23. So who knows? The sixth does sound good.
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Originally Posted by Blackleviathan
my guess is it will be sometime in March ish after the Who will die Arcs
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I'm not the world's greatest at reading facial expression and tone of voice, but when I asked Zwill and Synapse during the last Coffee Talk if i22 would be out before 2XP, Zwill seemed really, really dubious. He said "anything's possible," but with so much emphasis on the world "possible" as to imply "but it's not especially likely."
I think it'll be in April, on or shortly before the anniversary date of the 28th. So put me in the betting pool for the Tuesday before the anniversary, April 24th.
Mind you, if it were earlier than that, I'd be delighted. After being on i22 beta, I can barely stand to play my stalkers on live.
From what I've played of, i22 Beta, it seemed pretty playable too me.
I could see i22 going Live this month.
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Wouldn't go that far.
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What exactly would it take for you to consider it a "fair shake"? Being able to advance as fast as trials? For cripes' sake, it IS still an MMO even if you choose to solo. Of course there are going to be better rewards faster from teaming...
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Maybe the devs just want to have fun and release it on 29th as it'll be the only time they can do so for 4 years!
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Originally Posted by BrandX
Maybe the devs just want to have fun and release it on 29th as it'll be the only time they can do so for 4 years!
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This.
Plus I've been DYING to play a Dark/ Controller since I-2, and I've got a nine year old daughter that really REALLY wants to play a Beast Summoning MM. I've been very happy with the stability on Beta for awhile now, can't roll to live too soon IMO. :-)
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Just so your daughter's not too disappointed when it does go live... Beast Mastery is NOT part of I-22. It'll come later (but probably before I-23)
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Originally Posted by Argentae
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This. Plus I've been DYING to play a Dark/ Controller since I-2, and I've got a nine year old daughter that really REALLY wants to play a Beast Summoning MM. I've been very happy with the stability on Beta for awhile now, can't roll to live too soon IMO. :-) Arg |
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Beast Mastery and Staff Fighting will in the I22 development period - we'll get them before I23.
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Originally Posted by Quasadu
It'll come later (but probably before I-23)
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@Golden Girl
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Didn't I just say that?
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Beast Mastery and Staff Fighting will in the I22 development period - we'll get them before I23.
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@Quasadu
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That would totally suck. How are we supposed to celebrate the anniversary of the I22 release? Celebrate on the 28th? Celebrate on March 1? Only celebrate every four years? They need to think of these things.|
Originally Posted by BrandX
Maybe the devs just want to have fun and release it on 29th as it'll be the only time they can do so for 4 years!
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P. S. Golden Girl is awesome.
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You used the word "probably" |
Originally Posted by Quasadu
Didn't I just say that?
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There really needs to be an eye roll smiley for these moments.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
You used the word "probably"
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@Quasadu
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Yeah we REALLY need on of those 
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That's too bad.|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
It's not the 28th.
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Edit: If it is on the 29th, I'll grin a lot.
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Heh. Thanks for pointing out the delay, managing expectations is a very important part of successful parenting.
Well I suppose I'll have to look forward to her enjoyment of summoning lions... But I'll be able to play some Dark control in the mean time when "The Improbables" does SG missions, that will bring some wonderful freshness and give me something to play with while I exercise patience. Patience, the most import power in the build of a parent teaming with their pre-teen kids!
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Issue 22 may make it out first, but then i bet Staff and Beast Mastery will get split off and released after. I seriously doubt they want it to be a weekend of dogs chasing sticks. And since players have historically returned for new power sets, new issues and 2xp weekends, I doubt they'll put all 3 of those eggs in the same basket.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
I agree that the timing of the 2xp weekend was likely calculated to work with the timing of when Issue 22 will be released. But I think you have the order of when these things will happen reversed. Having a 2xp weekend happen immediately after the release of Issue 22 will encourage everyone to play with the new powersets and content that much more.
The only thing we know for certain (from Zwillinger) is that it will not be on the 28th. But that makes dates like March 6th or 13th for Issue 22 even that much more likely. The Issue itself has been in open beta for almost 2 months now and the last set of patch notes were extremely tiny. It's very clear that very little (if anything) is going to change before it's released so they might as well kick it out the door in the next week or two. |
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Originally Posted by TonyV
Celebrate on the 28th? Celebrate on March 1? Only celebrate every four years? They need to think of these things.
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What game is coming out march 6? I am not anticipating anything. Well, guess I will go do a search.
But without that data point, I would guess March 6 as most likely, with Feb 28 and March 1 as possibe/preferable-to-me.
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