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We'll be having maintenance this week at the normal time. This will be a server restart and will also include the addition of the Rampage Revamp along with a new aura and costume set.
Start time: 7am PST, Thursday 2/20
Estimated duration: 1 - 2 hours.
Update 1 (10:00 PM PST) Looks like we have patch notes this time. They've been posted here: http://bit.ly/1h8OZn7
]Update 2(7:00 AM PST) Maintenance has begun. Estimated downtime is still the same. We'll let you know if anything changes.
Update 3 (7:31 AM PST) Maintenance is progressing as planned. Get ready for the Rampage Revamp going live as soon as maintenance has completed.
Update 4 (8: 24 AM PST) Maintenance has completed. Welcome back Champions!
Start time: 7am PST, Thursday 2/20
Estimated duration: 1 - 2 hours.
Update 1 (10:00 PM PST) Looks like we have patch notes this time. They've been posted here: http://bit.ly/1h8OZn7
]Update 2(7:00 AM PST) Maintenance has begun. Estimated downtime is still the same. We'll let you know if anything changes.
Update 3 (7:31 AM PST) Maintenance is progressing as planned. Get ready for the Rampage Revamp going live as soon as maintenance has completed.
Update 4 (8: 24 AM PST) Maintenance has completed. Welcome back Champions!
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Yeah some things are broken... no I don't use/abuse them.. where would be the fun in that?
Unless they mean the costumes that are showing up under the new Rampages, apparently we're getting the Magical Girl costume pack that showed up on PTS...tonight.
Although since they mention a new Aura too, and that definitely isn't in the Rampages...yeah, I'm going with the Magical Girl costume.
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Yeah, exactly what we need.
More gender-specific crap.
More fantasy crap.
Magic Fantasy Champions Online, yay. Because that's the overwhelming thing in comic books. All them magic wizard fairy archer things.
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It genuinely is getting tiresome. Pardon my frustration. There should be a bit of theme balance in costumes.
I take this quote from a review that I agree with.
"customisation is so linear; everyone is after the optimal dps:survivability ratio with 0 reliance on other players = autonomous gameplay... Players don't need each other anymore... which in my opinion is a bad thing."
Honest question have you not run Aftershock or Resistance? If not I'd be honored to team.
Regardless, for this customer they could be lima bean and magenta for all I care. I just want to fight something that can hurt me.
I have run Aftershock a few times, and truth be told? Once was enough for me to dislike it. Resistance isn't bad- I get frustrated not unlocking Drogen Lar's axe after so many tries.
It lasted that long?
And considering that there is actual reward for it now, we'll see people trying to queue all the time.
Yes it seems drop only in elite run. I got drogen-axe after 100 normal run fail and just 3 elite run to hit it.
So guys r u rdy for Rampage?
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Sweet.
I could agree with the gender-specific complaint (though, there are a number of costume options that are male-only as well).
However, the complaint about fantasy costumes? I'd say costume unlocks have been balanced over the long run. I don't at all see that this has become Fantasy Champions Online because we've had a couple of fantasy sets released to the Z-store recently.
BTW, I believe the Rampages will be having some modern costume parts within their reward drops. Firefighter gear, construction gear, etc.
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Dark Demon Armor, Dark Fantasy Armor, Shining Knight, Fantasy Costume Set, Witch & Wizard set, Bone Armor, Arabian Knights, Egyptian, Archer Set, Dryad Set, Victorian Set, and now this Magic Girl set.
That's more than 'a couple', and far from 'balanced' when 'Superhero' type stuff is ignored and that's more than enough to say that whoever is coming up with these costume ideas might need to re-evaluate the theme of this game. About 65% of this game's content revolves around magic/mystical/fantasy themes. it should be more like 25%.
I'm holding a costume contest as we speak to send a message on this.
Please stop with gender-specific costume pieces and entire costume sets. Now we have two entire costumes that have nothing to do with Western Superhero comics that are gender-specific. Please stop doing this.
Personally I like to see the variety in themes for costume sets both serious and otherwise. However This Magical Girl set feels... rushed in comparison to the Archer set. Should have reversed the two and have the Archer in the Z Store and the Magic in the lockbox.
I agree completely that there should be a balance in available sets. Even if that includes some male only sets to balance the current female only ones. Ideally there should be more sets that are available to both males and females, even if the actual parts appear different for each (look at the golden age set, while similar in design they are balanced for a more feminine look and masculine look respectively)
And yes, I may be a fan of anime styles, and even out of the box heroes, but we do need more "classic" hero sets (ie: another tights set and more cape placement/emblem options and parts) and also more soldier/fighter styled sets and accompanying weapons.
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I take this quote from a review that I agree with.
"customisation is so linear; everyone is after the optimal dps:survivability ratio with 0 reliance on other players = autonomous gameplay... Players don't need each other anymore... which in my opinion is a bad thing."
Also, proper Roman set.
Other non-fantasy sets in the Z-store:
Robot Samuri, Nighthawk, Power Armor, Patterned Armor, Steelhawk, Iron Age, Roin'esh, Pulp, Tech Tights, Golden Age, Jetpacks, Retro Sci-Fi, Classic Hero Tights, Harajuku Girl (though I'm sure some will quip that it's close to the magic girl concepts and so should count), Heroic Formal, Elemental A-Symmetry, Luchador, City Street Defender...
I'm gonna stop there. My point is that there are PLENTY of options for fantasy, sci-fi, modern, historical, magical, technological, alien, undead, or whatever our minds come up with.
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Also, if you're going to insist on including Magical Girls, let's at least make the costumes available to both genders. I'd love to see Lar deSouza's Sailor Bacon running around...
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I would also say it's not 'Superheroes'. The only redeemable part of this set was the hat- because I wear one often IRL, and I kinda like them.
'Plenty'.
Sorry, an overwhelming majority of this game's content leans toward magical/fantasy wear.
Sorry, I'm counting more than the C-Store, so let me add:
Aftershock. Malvan Armor. VIBORA BAY, EVERY COSTUME is some kind of magical/fantasy/fetish wear.
Run through the game and see how much, beyond the C-Store is something 'magic' or 'demon' or 'fantasy'. An overwhelming number, to the point where I have to say two things:
1- Knock it off, make stuff that fits the setting next.
2- Make an actual 'Fantasy Hero Champions' MMORPG and put this stuff there as well, because I'd actually play the hell out of it in that setting.
Most tech-themed pieces are found in Drifter Legacy boxes. Most of the weapons actually vanished from the game for On Alert!.
I don't mind 'some' fantasy. But I also would like to see this game stop catering to 'Not Superhero/Comic Book' stuff. Does it have to be 'tech'? No. But for God's sake, the people at Cryptic would do well to actually pick up a modern comic book or two and take some inspiration.
Fantasy elements occupy a smaller portion of Superhero comics than you realize.
Actually, I'm complaining because the trend is becoming annoying. I'm complaining about something I don't need to use, sure. I didn't need to use the vehicles. I didn't need a significant chunk of the things they made. However, they can get my money or not- I'm sure they don't 'need' my input in the suggestions thread, either. I'm complaining because I don't like this creative direction.
If that's 'wrong', then I'm not sure I like what right looks like- because it appears to be gender-specific Anime stuff that I avoid on purpose.
There's were non fantasy stuff as drops too. And in the Recognition stores.
I will absolutely agree that stripping costume drops and perks when On Alert hit was very, very, very stupid of Cryptic. And I don't like how they brought back some of those parts (via drifter salvage).
I won't disagree with wanting more "comic book superhero" inspired parts. New tights might be very nice indeed. I'd love to see new weapon skins as well (melee and ranged both).
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Let me explain how this sounds to me:
"Sure, I know you wanted Chinese Buffet at this Chinese place you drove to, and yeah- there's a lot of chicken wings and cheeseburgers taking up space on the buffet and maybe one row of actual Chinese Food. But there's some Chinese Food."
I don't even like tights that much. I really don't. But I'd rather see tights than tunics.
And you can't convince me we needed more Japanese butt-bows and lacy dresses.
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That's just it, let me re-emphasize:
I don't want an 'even mix' of Italian, Mexican, Indian, French, and Soulfood when I go to the Chinese Buffet.
I want to see a lot of Chinese Food, with a few options for the other things in there just to change it up.
It's not like this was 'one of many' options. This was a C-Store costume option. These come around MAYBE once every two or three months- and so far, I think we've been lucky. The fact that it was wasted on pitching some Sailor Moon garbage that followed similar out-of-place themes is annoying. Do I think this costume looks bad? No, I can see a lot of pieces a lot of people would like to use in various different costumes. But now it'll be another two months before we see something else in the C-store.
Couple this with the fact that players have been begging for more tights, begging for more weapons, and begging for things like the Ninja set? It's kind of a shoddy thing, and I hope it's just a placeholder and something else is on the cooker.
This costume, while it's not impressive, isn't nearly the caliber detail as the Archer costume. The Archer set should have been in the C-Store, and this Sailor Moon Girl thing could have been a lockbox unlock for those who really feel the need to chase this thing.
Once again, let me re-state it:
I don't want this costume to go away. I am glad people like it. However, all I am saying is that we need to break this pattern up and pitch other things. And I don't mean by saying 'well you can use this piece' from a costume, I mean costumes tailored to different themes.
Please split this theme pattern up, and please stop making gender-specific costumes.
It would be AMAZING if we did a Magic/Traditional/Historical/Tech/Mutant/Cultural rotation. You'd hear not a single complaint.