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All of my problems with this game could be solved in 3 steps

devtrackerdevtracker Posts: 66 Arc User
edited July 2013 in Champions Online Discussion
1) Leave the content IN the game! You know those events they spend months developing, drop for a little while, then take away? Leave them in the game! Eventually all of them will add up to a lot of new content that people can enjoy any time they want.

2) Add the foundry! Yes, its been said before, but I'm saying it again. Both of Cryptic's other games have it, so just add it to Champs already and let people have fun making their own missions and playing other people's.

3) Keep fixing bugs! Of course no game will ever be bug free, but just keep plugging away and taking it one day at a time. As long as progress is being made thats all that matters.

So there you have it. All of my problems with this game could be solved in those 3 steps.
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  • kelplanktonkelplankton Posts: 128 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    "Add the foundry" isn't really a simple step, it's like 2 years' worth of work. We might see it eventually, but it's going to take them a long, long time.
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  • devtrackerdevtracker Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    kelplankton wrote: »
    "Add the foundry" isn't really a simple step, it's like 2 years' worth of work. We might see it eventually, but it's going to take them a long, long time.

    I never said it was simple, but I think it is one of the most significant things they could do at this point to prolong the life of this game.
  • wraithshadow13wraithshadow13 Posts: 531 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    How would it take 2 years? Its just a dumbed down version of the dev tools, not to mention that sto had it well before its two years, and considering how STO and NW already have it, it would really just take a UI change to the preexisting setup, no?
  • dr490nbr347hidr490nbr347hi Posts: 260 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    1 - The first two fatal err0r acts being permanent is a start.

    2 - You're not seeing it anytime soon.

    3 - See #2.
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  • sistersiliconsistersilicon Posts: 1,687 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    wraithshadow13 wrote: »
    How would it take 2 years? Its just a dumbed down version of the dev tools, not to mention that sto had it well before its two years, and considering how STO and NW already have it, it would really just take a UI change to the preexisting setup, no?

    Foundry development didn't start until after CO launched, during the development of STO. That means none of CO's environmental assets are properly indexed for the player Foundry tool chain, only the old internal dev kit for our relatively ancient version of Cryptic Engine. To implement Foundry in CO, Cryptic has to properly index and tag everything in the game. I'm picturing the file system equivalent of an episode of Hoarders. I'm not sure about two years, but it's still a lot of tedious effort. Given the apathy Cryptic management has for the CO community, I doubt they think its worth it.
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  • zahinderzahinder Posts: 2,382 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I adore the notion of CO Foundry. But... yeah, it'd be a mammoth undertaking from a studio that manifestly has no interest in putting much work into the game.

    I mean, Cryptic can't even keep track and maintain access to legacy gear as it is. All signs suggest that their internal documentation is a mess, to whatever extent it exists at all.
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    Into the Fen Wood: NW-DL89DRG7B : Enter the heart of the forest. Can you discover the secret of the Fen Wood?
  • bwdaresbwdares Posts: 1,517 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    zahinder wrote: »
    I adore the notion of CO Foundry. But... yeah, it'd be a mammoth undertaking from a studio that manifestly has no interest in putting much work into the game.

    I mean, Cryptic can't even keep track and maintain access to legacy gear as it is. All signs suggest that their internal documentation is a mess, to whatever extent it exists at all.

    Yeah, in the minor amount of actual communication we got from the Devs, they said no foundry. So yay.
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  • smoochansmoochan Posts: 2,564 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    1. Yes.
    2. Yes.
    3. Yes.

    I'll have what she's having.
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  • sistersiliconsistersilicon Posts: 1,687 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    smoochan wrote: »
    1. Yes.
    2. Yes.
    3. Yes.

    I'll have what she's having.

    Smoo, why are you quoting When Harry Met Sally? Obviously Cryptic North will have to be Sleepless in Seattle to deliver all this in a timely manner.
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  • biffsmackwellbiffsmackwell Posts: 4,739 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    sistersilicon wrote: »
    Smoo, why are you quoting When Harry Met Sally? Obviously Cryptic North will have to be Sleepless in Seattle to deliver all this in a timely manner.

    The context! It's amazing!!!
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  • crypticbuxomcrypticbuxom Posts: 4,629 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    There's one step to fixing all my problems with this game.

    And that door is looking very appealing.
  • nephtnepht Posts: 6,883 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Guys there is an easier way to make CO %100 MOAR AWESOMEJUICE and it only takes ONE step! Give Brou a cheeseburger!

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  • akirasanbeerakirasanbeer Posts: 206 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Or they could just give Defender a mustache, then all will be forgiven.
  • chalupaoffurychalupaoffury Posts: 2,553 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Yeah. step 1? Leave the content in game. Step 2: put the old content you took out back in.

    Step 3? bug fix. a lot.
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  • vikaernesvikaernes Posts: 137 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    How about just one... let's focus on one that should be not *so* tough:

    MAKE ALL CONTENT REPEATABLE.

    Seriously, don't take it away after we've done it. Put it on a cooldown timer to prevent farming and let us do it again. This would solve issues of having nothing to do, it would give roleplayers missions to work off of, and it would curb issues regarding gaps in content (not like anyone levels through actual content anymore anyway.)
  • crypticbuxomcrypticbuxom Posts: 4,629 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    vikaernes wrote: »
    How about just one... let's focus on one that should be not *so* tough:

    MAKE ALL CONTENT REPEATABLE.

    Seriously, don't take it away after we've done it. Put it on a cooldown timer to prevent farming and let us do it again. This would solve issues of having nothing to do, it would give roleplayers missions to work off of, and it would curb issues regarding gaps in content (not like anyone levels through actual content anymore anyway.)

    This seems more like a necessary. More than any other suggestion. It just makes so much sense.
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