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Preview for FATAL ERR0R

trailturtletrailturtle Posts: 5,496 Perfect World Employee
edited July 2013 in Super News Network
Get more info about the upcoming first mission in the FATAL ERR0R story arc, beginning on July 18th.

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    cybersoldier1981cybersoldier1981 Posts: 2,501 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    That there blog post thingy wrote: »
    This mission is just the start of the FATAL ERR0R story arc, which will play out over the next month or two. There will be another instance, tracking the hacker to the depths of a supervillain?s hideout, plus a climactic Alert in virtual reality for five-man teams. Both of these will come with a new item release that supports the VR theme ? an addition to the cash shop, something new in the Questionite store, etc.]

    If that underlined is a costume- I stay true to my word: $300.00 a month in zen to CO.
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    fudgemonstafudgemonsta Posts: 1,591 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    cybersoldier1981 wrote: »
    If that underlined is a costume- I stay true to my word: $300.00 a month in zen to CO.

    Costume pack man, gotta keep the words consistent, or we'll get another $15 dollar vibrating helmet vehicle bundle. <_<
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    amarillonmcamarillonmc Posts: 189 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Ahem, did I just spot a Bug Spider Blox within the screenshots?

    (Link to the BGM that plays in the place that enemy is found in)

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    bluhmanbluhman Posts: 2,410 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    amarillonmc wrote: »
    Ahem, did I just spot a Bug Spider Blox within the screenshots?

    (Link to the BGM that plays in the place that enemy is found in)

    That certainly looks like a spider made of blocks, yes.

    I'm almost certain it's just reuse of animations and skeletons from other games, but I do appreciate the inclusion of more non-humanoid enemies. The huuuuuuge dominance of bipedal weirdo enemies that are constantly cracking their knuckles all over the place was an issue I've had with both CoX and this game.
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    canadascottcanadascott Posts: 1,257 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    bluhman wrote: »
    That certainly looks like a spider made of blocks, yes.

    I'm almost certain it's just reuse of animations and skeletons from other games, but I do appreciate the inclusion of more non-humanoid enemies. The huuuuuuge dominance of bipedal weirdo enemies that are constantly cracking their knuckles all over the place was an issue I've had with both CoX and this game.

    I also think it's an issue with Neverwinter, which has to date lacked some of D&D's more fantastical creatures. I know Foundry authors would love a wider assortment of creatures for wilderness encounters.

    Still, looking forward to testing this.
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    fantasycharacterfantasycharacter Posts: 458 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Although NW does lack a bit in variety I was overjoyed with the appearance of a gelatinous cube.

    That could make a cool villain trap. Drown in my swimming pool of death jello, hero!
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    trailturtletrailturtle Posts: 5,496 Perfect World Employee
    edited July 2013
    bluhman wrote: »
    That certainly looks like a spider made of blocks, yes.

    I'm almost certain it's just reuse of animations and skeletons from other games, but I do appreciate the inclusion of more non-humanoid enemies. The huuuuuuge dominance of bipedal weirdo enemies that are constantly cracking their knuckles all over the place was an issue I've had with both CoX and this game.

    It's worth noting that that particular enemy isn't the final visual. The dev team went back and made it more menacing after I took that screen. The final version should be up in the playtest today.
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    rianfrostrianfrost Posts: 578 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    the main reason that i'm happy is that its perm, thanks for listening, this is good.
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    malvoumalvou Posts: 488 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Dr. Silverback (voice acted here for the first time),

    "All systems are in the green" He's had a voice before.
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    agentnx5agentnx5 Posts: 1,999 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Erm... I fail at this: What time is this in Eastern Standard US time? I should actually be able to make this playtest! (oddly I don't have work this evening)
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    pachiirupachiiru Posts: 31 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Oops, wrong thread.
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    jaxtondragoonjaxtondragoon Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    agentnx5 wrote: »
    Erm... I fail at this: What time is this in Eastern Standard US time? I should actually be able to make this playtest! (oddly I don't have work this evening)

    I'm Eastern time too. Just add 3 hours.
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    flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    And if you want to do that mission with a certain character. Don't do it before the 'playtest', you can't pick it again.
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    trailturtletrailturtle Posts: 5,496 Perfect World Employee
    edited July 2013
    malvou wrote: »
    "All systems are in the green" He's had a voice before.

    Huh, didn't know that... erps.
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    pricanwarriorpricanwarrior Posts: 53 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I hope you guys dont make this "fun looking" story arc like sky command alert (a fail) And before sending it to live make sure you fix the bugs because WE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH BUGS TO DEAL WITH ON THE LIVE THANKS TO YOU GUYS.
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    zer0x0nezer0x0ne Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    So... how exactly are we supposed to test this if you can't repeat the mission? I'm not copying over a new character every time I want to try it out.


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    tongi02tongi02 Posts: 21 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I just hope it give a higher chance to get the Socrates Become, I already spent enough to open up to 200 and all I got was a pair of boots and nothing else....no more boxes EVER!!
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    flamingbunnymanflamingbunnyman Posts: 2,035 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    zer0x0ne wrote: »
    So... how exactly are we supposed to test this if you can't repeat the mission? I'm not copying over a new character every time I want to try it out.

    I would guess that it's a daily mission, just like the first few missions in the previous events. You should be able to do it again tomorrow.
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    zer0x0nezer0x0ne Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    flamingbunnyman wrote: »
    I would guess that it's a daily mission, just like the first few missions in the previous events. You should be able to do it again tomorrow.
    This isn't a Live event, it's a test event. You don't test by doing it once a day. I highly doubt it was intended this way.


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    gamehobogamehobo Posts: 1,970 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    July 11 2013

    Fatal Err0r

    Couldn't have named it better.
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    theravenforcetheravenforce Posts: 7,066 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    gamehobo wrote: »
    July 11 2013

    Fatal Err0r

    Couldn't have named it better.

    FATAL ERR0R: Telepathy.

    Lmao.
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    trailturtletrailturtle Posts: 5,496 Perfect World Employee
    edited July 2013
    Hmm. I've poked LordGar about this, but in the meantime, you may be able to get in by having someone else share the mission. Thanks for catching this, folks.
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    themightyzeniththemightyzenith Posts: 4,599 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    trailturtle wrote: »
    Huh, didn't know that... erps.

    Well, who knew? TT is an ERPer :eek:
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    golgorzedgolgorzed Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Ok, i tought the corruption processes would be seen... corrupting the others? I had the impression the virtual space would be seen as a more conturbated one, with processes fighting each other and the corruptors spreading the... well, corruption. I was thrilled to fight a virtual blood moon.
    Suggestions?
    I tought there would be a corruption debuff to the characters digital form, limiting the heal, the damage and the speed of the chars, as they took damage from the enemy programs.
    I think the healthy socrates processes would be "infected" and turned against the players and other processes, like bloodmoon script of undead spreading.
    If you have enough corruption stacks, you will become a corruptor yourself.
    meh...
    I want foundry stuff for champions.
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    flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    FATAL ERR0R.
    Best damn marketing trick ever.
    Just goes unnoticed because of the damn negavite playerbase.
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    secondalksecondalk Posts: 67 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    From what I've tested in it so far, I like it.

    Warning: Spoilers Ahead if you even care.

    Things I liked:
    • Ironclad typing in all caps, Sapphire typing in txt spk, and Defender typing in walls of text were all nice little touches I think.
    • The voice acting for Dr. Silverback is solid. I'd dare say it's good. Especially when compared to most of the work in the rest of CO.
    • The unskippable cutscenes are preciously short.
    • No convoluted gimmicks on the last boss. Some may not like that it's straightforward, but I prefer this to the alternatives I've seen insofar.

    For things I didn't like...Well, it's really just one glaring thing insofar. I'm not sure who it is, but it seems that the person behind the level design in most of CO and STO's instances is still at it. By that, I mean the conspicuously long, barren hallways that have absolutely no reason for being so long or so prevalent. Just stick with a shorter instance, seriously.

    Though, it's lampshaded here by populating it with some fluff and the occasional hidden enemy to stall you from just blowing through it on a travel power.
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    tfavsb10tfavsb10 Posts: 309 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I played through this on the PTS, is it some kinda daily mission cuz its very short, with nothing but Q for the reward
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    thebuckeyethebuckeye Posts: 814 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I wonder if some of the information I noticed when going back through the truncated lore thread in the PnP section of the forums would indicate who the actual final boss of this event could be...after reading an entry there I'm having to change my hypothesis as to which technological villain could be the culprit....I no longer think its Mechanon...After reading about a certain corporation's involvement with a certain super villain I have a feeling I now know which previously unseen in the game....if my hypothesis is correct it's... :eek:... let go of me I wasn't going to tell them...seriously TT you can give me back my keyboard now...:biggrin:
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    wraithshadow13wraithshadow13 Posts: 531 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    tfavsb10 wrote: »
    I played through this on the PTS, is it some kinda daily mission cuz its very short, with nothing but Q for the reward

    I didn't even get the Q, after beating the boss it popped me out so all i got was a small amount of money at the end.
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    sistersiliconsistersilicon Posts: 1,687 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    wraithshadow13 wrote: »
    I didn't even get the Q, after beating the boss it popped me out so all i got was a small amount of money at the end.

    You have to return to a SOCRATES terminal after exiting the mission instance to complete the mission and collect your Q.
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    themightyzeniththemightyzenith Posts: 4,599 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    sistersilicon wrote: »
    You have to return to a SOCRATES terminal after exiting the mission instance to complete the mission and collect your Q.

    And there was no sign of costume pieces as advertised on the Massively site?

    "The cyberspace excursion will take place in a group instance ideal for two to three players, and players of any level can get in on the action thanks to enemy level scaling. Players who successfully stand in defense of SOCRATES will be rewarded in meatspace with snazzy new virtual-reality-themed costume pieces."

    Cause that's what I read.
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    sistersiliconsistersilicon Posts: 1,687 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    themightyzenith wrote: »
    And there was no sign of costume pieces as advertised on the Massively site?

    "The cyberspace excursion will take place in a group instance ideal for two to three players, and players of any level can get in on the action thanks to enemy level scaling. Players who successfully stand in defense of SOCRATES will be rewarded in meatspace with snazzy new virtual-reality-themed costume pieces."

    Cause that's what I read.

    The cash and costume bits are awarded at the end of the final cutscene. (Thankfully, they don't drop from the boss, because the cutscene starts before you can loot him.) You only have to visit SOCRATES for the Q and the mission log.
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    themightyzeniththemightyzenith Posts: 4,599 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    sistersilicon wrote: »
    The cash and costume bits are awarded at the end of the final cutscene. (Thankfully, they don't drop from the boss, because the cutscene starts before you can loot him.) You only have to visit SOCRATES for the Q and the mission log.

    Thanks for that response:smile:

    Any idea what these costume pieces are exactly?
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    flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=153301
    Page 12.

    And
    http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=3388021&postcount=30
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    themightyzeniththemightyzenith Posts: 4,599 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    flyingfinn wrote: »
    http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=153301
    Page 12.

    These pieces have already been released through the recent lockbox. Would they really give folks the opportunity to get these pieces by just doing the mission? If so, I foresee that a lot of folks who already dished out lots of zen and Q for these parts will be, quite rightly, miffed.

    flyingfinn wrote: »
    And http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=3388021&postcount=30

    Thanks for that link.
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    zer0x0nezer0x0ne Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    If we were really meant to be testing this mission, it would be available more than once a day, regardless of how it's going to be released on Live. That would actually give us the opportunity to figure out what's a bug and what's actually meant to be there, before we report what we think might be an issue.

    But that's all academic really, isn't it? Because we're not actually meant to be testing anything. The "test" part is just figurative.


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