FC.31.20121116.2 PTS Update

lordgar

PTS update FC.31.20121116.2
This build is scheduled to hit PTS by 11:00am Pacific on 11/27/12

Greetings!

We're updating PTS with the upcoming update build to test stability, as well as verifying a few bug fixes we addressed following the last live push.

Please format any bugs you find in the following format:
Bug
Where it happens
What happens


Release Notes:

Vendors

- Added Collections Officers to Millennium city near Defender, Kodiak, and Chief Surhoff (they will be added to other zones in the next build). Sell your unneeded items to them!

Misc

- Voice chat has returned from its brief hiatus.

gamehobo

I'm not going to buy gold until Telepathy is live.. so I must divert to the other players.

lordgar wrote: »

Vendors

- Added Collections Officers to Millennium city near Defender, Kodiak, and Chief Surhoff (they will be added to other zones in the next build). Sell your unneeded items to them!

Misc

- Voice chat has returned from its brief hiatus.

1) What exactly are the Collections Officers? Chance I can sell things for Recognition, or Questionite, or Zen (lol).


2) Also hoping that the multiple channel bug when using voice-chat is fixed. Can anyone confirm this for me?

xaogarrent

gamehobo wrote: »

1) What exactly are the Collections Officers? Chance I can sell things for Recognition, or Questionite, or Zen (lol).

It's just a regular vendor trash deposit. Just more places to dump your items for resources.

Seems to work fine, anyway.

titotito333999

Grav Bikes please...

captiveofthevoid

if only we also got something more substantial (like a bugfix), it would be greatly appreciated:)

valasqua

The Collections Officers will be a nice QoL addition.

kallethen

valasqua wrote: »

The Collections Officers will be a nice QoL addition.

Agreed. I hate having to return to the "start" area of a zone to sell all my gear. Having a few vendor NPCs spread out in areas that we can sell trash loot to would speed up getting back into the action. So this makes me happy.

vazkro

I am not counting on this but having a few collection officers in adventure packs would also be more than welcome since during those I feel the most need of vendors.

crypticbuxom

Why next to Defender when you can sell your trash to the Toy Master and the Perk Costume Liason who is literally right there? Unless you plan on replacing the perk costume guy entirely, which is fine.

theravenforce

Echoing what other people said really which is vendor addtions are very nice and thoughtful, which is to be commended.

However it would be nice to have them in things such as adventure packs or add the feature to signature heroes who appear in comic series?

Such as Justiciar in Whiteout?

It would be nice also to have perhaps a remote feature? So if in a Zone or even an AP we could open up say the mission tab and sell our items. This trade tab would be unlocked once we have visited each vendor in zone at least once perhaps?

Just a thought, but nice addition

ashensnow

crypticbuxom wrote: »

Why next to Defender when you can sell your trash to the Toy Master and the Perk Costume Liason who is literally right there? Unless you plan on replacing the perk costume guy entirely, which is fine.

Good point.

thedarkshadowen

Why not just let all the contacts buy items and remove the middle-man?

thelastsonofzod

thedarkshadowen wrote: »

Why not just let all the contacts buy items and remove the middle-man?

This. You have mission contacts in all zones. Just give them the option to sell and buy items. For bonus points you could give them heal packs and such too. Sort of makes sense.

xcaligax

Defender: You must go stop your nemesis! He is located here!

Me: I Shall stop him Defender!...oh before I forget, hey you wanna buy some of these?

Defender: Um...sure yeah ok. Ill give you 20 nationals. Oh and hey, wanna buy some of my stuff too?

Me: ......

flyingfinn

Hero: Grond! Staph! I needs to sell my crappy stuff!
Grond: Grond buy crappy stuff off from puny hero! SQUISH!*Lands on Hero*
G: Puny hero wants some heal patch? Only 100 G.

mijjestic

Grond only trades in Grondbucks. Also know as irradiated boogers.

theravenforce

Talking about contacts....apart from the tutorial instance...and the apocalypse...where is Sapphire located?

I've only seen her in game sometimes...like her concerts and when she was controlled via Voodoo by Foxbat...

Anyone know?

glomoro

theravenforce wrote: »

Talking about contacts....apart from the tutorial instance...and the apocalypse...where is Sapphire located?

I've only seen her in game sometimes...like her concerts and when she was controlled via Voodoo by Foxbat...

Anyone know?

Her and Witchcraft aren't really anywhere physically for very long. It seems all the male Champions are lazy layabouts who make us do all the work alone, while they're out there in the thick of things as well. Also, specifically for Sapphire I'd assume when she isn't working alongside us or being rescued by us, she's dealing with that tour she's been on for about the entire life of the game. I dunno what kind of contract she signed but she should have read it better.

flyingfinn

theravenforce wrote: »

Talking about contacts....apart from the tutorial instance...and the apocalypse...where is Sapphire located?

I've only seen her in game sometimes...like her concerts and when she was controlled via Voodoo by Foxbat...

Anyone know?

She's been spending time in my penthouse. Witchcraft visits some times too now that the hot tub has bubbles again.

underchicken

:eek:I just took a look at the patch notes.....

DAFUQ ARE YOU GUYS THINKING!?

Did you all not listen to a word we have been saying? Leaving the Ascension debuff as is was a horribad mistake, I'm baffled how you can't see that. Ascension is now the ONLY Active Power that can be cancelled.

Something NEEDS to be done about this guys, and we've given plenty of choices for you all to work with.:mad:

theravenforce

I'm guessing since these fixes have gone through to LIVE...something else it being worked on?

My guess is one or two of the following:

- Telepathy
- Phase 2
- Winter Event Testing?

I really hope it's telepathy, but I know that Phase 2 has to be done first

sinistro1978

Bug: Imbue can not be activated while held. Break free amount is also set at 12.

Also, could we please get the old FX (the aura one) back with Imbue?

gamehobo

New Build?

I'm beginning to worry.

itsbrou

New build?!

Ooh, ooh!

thesoulstar

New build going once.. new build going twice..

theravenforce

My psychic powers tell me a new build will be comming soon V_V

As for now, I'm content using my telepathic powers (which shouldnt exist :biggrin:) on PTS

gamehobo

My psychic powers tell me something sinister this way comes.

Oh wait.. Kontrol has no powers

falchoin

TK Maelstrom still doesn't proc Manipulator, on charge or tap.

gamehobo

falchoin wrote: »

TK Maelstrom still doesn't proc Manipulator, on charge or tap.

You sly one.. it's the hold review i've been waiting for.. i just know it.

theravenforce

gamehobo wrote: »

My psychic powers tell me something sinister this way comes.

Oh wait.. Kontrol has no powers

Funnily enough neither does Mentella xD...I've resorted to saying she has been captured by her nemesis and is being supressed by arcane powered psychic dampeners on a remote location in VB....I mean she cant be confined to her apartment for several months sipping an endless supply of herbal tea as a way to explain why I'm not using my most prized char.......

theravenforce

Not sure if this is intended but just using Ego Storm with Manipulator Active grants 6 stacks xD

(Pink for unsure..)

gamehobo

I know it's stupid to ask but.. has anyone seen any of the devs in-game? Any unofficial word on why there's been no development on PTS since the holiday?

I'm holding out hope that they are implimenting:

Hold review (updating every critter and playable character)
Telepathy Update
Vehicles Part 2
Rampage Alerts
New Zone (full of teleporters that teleport you to alerts, lmao)

pricanwarrior

either they been lazy or they're really working pretty hard on the telepathic powers orrr holiday event...

theravenforce

gamehobo wrote: »

I know it's stupid to ask but.. has anyone seen any of the devs in-game? Any unofficial word on why there's been no development on PTS since the holiday?

I'm holding out hope that they are implimenting:

Hold review (updating every critter and playable character)
Telepathy Update
Vehicles Part 2
Rampage Alerts
New Zone (full of teleporters that teleport you to alerts, lmao)

I'm going to reorder that list to what likely is being worked on from the progress I have seen on PTS.

Vehicles Part 2 (Simply because this is most likely going to override new telepathy)
Telepathy Update
Rampage Alerts
Hold Review (Not too sure on this one but this could well and truly be tied up with Telepathy meaning an even longer spell of waiting to play my telepath )
New Zone (If only )

Alot of people have been saying Neverwinter is being worked on alot more than CO and that's the way PWE roll. I'm no expert in knowing about stuff like that but from what the last patch notes were...I'm guessing one of two things is happening.

1) 90% of resources are being directed at Neverwinter and little attention is being paid to CO.

2) The Devs are working on something for CO and wish to implement it for the Christmas holidays...

Either way I just hope we still have Devs working on CO.

I've only seen TrailTurtle in game and that was yesterday. I havent seen or heard from GMC in a while

theravenforce

Then again all our negative thinking could be totally blown out of the water by an update containing some big things in CO....:biggrin:

datadaem0n

a new Alert ? Foxbats Lock Box Scramble maybe ? wait no dont give them ideas......