Ask Anything Q&A Planning

Positron mentioned that if possible, the devs will do an Ask Anything Q&A session Tuesday. Does anyone think we should try to come up with a list of questions or otherwise organize something so that we can get some real answers to stories, rather than leave the Q&A open to randomness and questions that get asked over and over?

Sounds like a good idea. My only concern is that if CoH does survive somehow that we'll be spoiling things. However, to start...

First, what were the remaining incarnate slots planned to do?

Second, what was the coming storm and the plans for it?

Third, how was Praetorean Hamidon going to be dealt with?

Fourth, what was the side project that Paragon Studios was working on?


That is all I have for now

I guess I'd like to know but only if there's no hope of discovering it in game.

Maybe we should leave the "what comes next" until we know the fat lady's singing.

"You got to dig it to dig it, you dig?"
Thelonious Monk

Q: What were the plans for Rularuu and the Shadow Shard?

I'd push for the story bible to be released. It's the ultimate treasure for anyone who's interested in the lore, and it would give us fodder to continue the legacy for years, via COH videos (they can still be done with demoediting even without a functioning client), fan comics, and who knows what else.

The Q&A section is sadly going to focus too much on newer developments like Praetoria, Incarnates and the Coming Storm (because that's what immediately comes to mind about the future of COH), but the story bible will have plenty of information about Coralax, Rularuu, the Moon Base and more from ALL over the game, not just what's fresh in people's minds.

Story bible. That's the holy grail for COH's lore.

Were there any new zones planned?

-How would SSA2 Pandora's Box have ended and where there any more SSAs planned?
-How would the Ouroboros/Silos/Nemesis thing have ended? Did the Dream Doctor really trash the place?
-I would also like to know what was planned for Rularuu and the Shard and how it tied in with the Battalion

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-What new/changes to the seasonal events were planned, if any.
-Would the game have ever transitioned to a "serverless" environment

Me, personally? I would just like to know if any legit plans were ever being made that revolved around Crey. I felt like they carried so little presence and were used more as a plot device than an actual corrupted corporation. I really feel like they had so much potential and would've loved to have seen something more done with them.

What is the real nature of the relationship between the Clockwork King and Penelope Yin?

Is primal Vanessa DeVore also primal Penelope Yin's mother, as she is praetorian Penny's?

What's the deal with the Shivans and the Great Mother/Dark Father.

@Oathbound & @Oathbound Too

In 1986, The Midnight Squad, Statesman and Back Alley Brawler found a Superadine lab in Baumton. Little is known about the lab's contents. It is simply known that the Back Alley Brawler and the Statesman swore their comrades to secrecy after the battle.

What did they find?

What were the plans for Scirocco?
Full redemption and going blueside or what?

@Redcap

1. Were there plans for any kind of payoff with the Penny Yin/Clockwork King relationship?

2. What would the the Vigilante/Rogue storylines have been like?

3. Was there a plan to bring back Statesman if it seemed like the situation warranted it?

4. What's the one thing you guys were working on-- even if only in the planning stages-- that you think really would have blown our minds?

What were the plans for the Positron/Numina relationship?

If Praetoria hadn't had to conclude, where would you have liked to have gone with it?

Has there ever been a special someone for Nemesis?

What were NPCs you had planned that we never got to see?

What other villaingroups were in the works?

I was going to do a planning thread like this, but never got around to it. I did gather some questions from friends and myself though.

So if I'm not here to ask it within the first couple pages, please someone post it for me.

* What were all the planned Incarnate slots supposed to do, in general? Can we get some examples?
* What was your ultimate goal with Rularuu and how was his story going to pan out?
* What were the Battallion going to be like? Did you have any ideas on their looks and abilities?
* Max' personal story heavily hints at an upgrade for Malta with Battle Maiden tech. Elaborate?
* What was in store for future trials with all the Praetorians handled?
* Were we ever going to return and deal with Prae Hamidon? How was his fight going to play out if so?
* Were there any other major storyline changes planned? Anything as major as killing off characters?
* Anything for Arachnos now that Recluse has no rival? Or are they left in the dust by incarnates?
* Any big plans for Nemesis? We haven't heard any plots from him in quite some time.
* Was Ouroboros really bad all along? Were they going to turn on us at any point?
* Be truthful, did you have any plans for bases? Or PvP?
* Anything you ever REALLY wanted to do but couldn't? New ATs? Fix all the things? CoH 2?

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1.) War Witch once said that there were Easter eggs that no one has ever found in City Of Heroes. I'd like to know what these Easter eggs are so we can see them in game before it shuts down.

2.) Obviously, what was the storyline with The Battalion supposed to be and how would it have started and ended?

3.) Positron may have alluded to a moon base zone. Was this in the works?

4.) Were we ever going to be able to defeat Praetorian Hamidon?

5.) Who was the good guy, Mender Silos or The Dream Doctor? My guess would be that Nemesis was truly repentant and was genuinely working to fix his past mistakes. The Dream Doctor took on a villain into his team, I wonder if he had ulterior motives.

1. Who is the Trashman and what is his relation to the rest of the Lore?
2. More enhancement sets? (other than i24 stuff)

I want to know why the Decision to Make Posi solid again?

Where there any plans to bring anyone back like Sister Psyche, or was she really dead?

Thanks for the opportunity to ask questions!


We all know that clockwork bosses are really just big shells full of little gears.

When the gears are sitting inside the shell - what do they do?
Are they pulling levers?
Are they arguing over which foot walks next?
Do they have random conversations about what transformer substations taste good, or who they have a *spark* for?
Do they have different personalities?



Also - why do hordeling (bodies) look like plucked chickens? If you roast one, does it taste like chicken?


Also - when the hordelings that sit all over the hills in Cap Diable, they sit down in a little circle and sometimes one stands up in front of the others and it looks like it's telling a tale to the sitting ones.
WHAT IS THE STORY THAT IT IS TELLING? I wanna know.


Also - what are the Goldbrickers REALLY seeing when they peer through the windows? What is going on that so many have to do this?


Who is inside flying the Arachnos Flyer in Mercy Island? The pilot has been doing laps there for 7 years. He must have seen some interesting things?


How come the outcasts never made it to the Rogue Isles? Were they afraid to venture in?


What is inside the tanks on the backs of Vazilok exploding zombies?


Where did the thousands of arachnos spiderlings from from in Saint Martial? Were they born from a momma spider or made by whom?


Whatever happened to Doctor Geist? Do you hate mad scientists?


Who REALLY has the obilation oscillthruster? What the frack does it do?


When the ghosts in Port Oakes get sucked into those traps on the ground, where do they go? Do they end up crammed in like sardines or go to another dimension? And is the ghostbuster theme really playing on the inside of it?


Why were there never any missions inside the fancy section of Port Villa in Port Oakes (all the fancy mook houses)? What were the turrets on the roofs for over there for?


Are Nick's delicious weenies really delicious? Why is noone ever inside his hotdog shacks?


In one of the office maps, there is a room with 2 levels (upper being a sort of balcony). There are 2 sets of stairs leading up to the balcony. This room is usually a trap - theres usually 2-3 groups of mobs on the bottom and another up top.
Anyhow in this room, there is a tiny side room up the top.
Inside that room - is a picture on the wall. The picture is a photo of a mans face, with 4 panes of his face, each in a different colour.
Is this picture an easter egg of one of the original coders?


Who is Krazy Mark (the NPC in St Martial in front of 'Krazy Mark's house of bargains'?) Has he ever sold anything?


What are the wailers running from in Saint Martial? Some run like mad around the zone, almost like they are frightened.


When you fire the Warburg Rocket, where does it end up?


The shivans like to say 'blurble'. What does it mean?????

The pumicites like to yell "Galapa Oog". What does this mean??

Who is flying the blimp in Atlas Park? What things have they seen? How does it avoid the Rikti ships?

Are the kraken a distant relative to (rotten) potatoes? Will they ever get dental care?


When Babbage patrols the backwall in Boomtown, does he ever sing "I'm so ronery" or "Noooo...body knowwwwws.... the trouble.... I've seeen"? (song from Spaceballs)


The swarm - are balls of hundreds of little insects. What sort of insects are they? Bees? Wasps?

When redcap bosses throw a little one that sits on your head an explosion goes off. What happens to the one that was on your head?


Just before a sniper shoots you (you know the buggers - the ones in Founders Fall / PI / Creys Folley) - do they whisper a motto before they shoot? Do they radio one another on the top of the buildings comparing hit scores?

Which one has a longer stun? Knives of Artemis Boss or Malta Boss? Do the Knives ever date the Malta?

Do you love to run along the upper roads in Skyway City, and use KB skills to send mobs flying into the yonder, just like I do? (omg I have to do this again)

What really goes on inside those carnie tents, in the carnie zone over at St Martial?

The Spetsnaz Commandos - why didn't we see these elsewhere and only in Dimitri's missions?


Ty

• Was Dream Doctor telling the truth about Ouroboros?
• Who or what was Jocas?
• Did Manticore view Psyche as a plaything or an actual life partner?
• Why do we meet Director11 and Gyrfalcon of Malta (outside of gaming boss tropes) when these are generally highly secretive about their identities?
• Any regrets over banning people over AE?
• How were Going Rogue and Praetoria perceived internally? Did enough players use the content to make it worthwhile?
• Is Positron a Killer GM in D&D?

• What plans did you have for Lord Recluse, Ghost Widow, and Arachnos?
• What's the backstory between Lord Nemesis and The Lady Grey?
• How much of the game's history did Dark Watcher have influence on?
• Was Lord Nemesis going to be the final iVillain, the true mastermind of the universe?
• What were your plans for the Praetorian refugees, such as Marauder and Dominatrix?
• What was Prometheus' true goal?

1)How did the Rikti turn back the Battalion?

2)Can we at least see a pic of the Battalion?

3)Was there ever plans to have us battle Rularuu?

4)Can it be confirmed that there was a moonbase/space station zone in the works?

5)Any plans for another MM set?

6)In depth details of the remaining incarnate slots.

7)Was Darrin Wade going to play any role in the future SSA's?

8)Other than wind-based powersets, what else was in store, power wise?

9)Would anything be added in MA for ish 25?

10)Always wanted to know if they would eventually have a costume code for wisps?