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Until field report Hype Thread!!

hocofaisanhocofaisan Posts: 190 Arc User
edited July 2012 in Champions Online Discussion
Lets have a positive (and realsitic, remember its cryptic folks) thread trying to guess what is in the upcoming field report!!,

One guess each:

New 40-45 zone in mid 2013!!!
POSITIVE ABOUT CO IN 2013!
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  • grapemoussegrapemousse Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    The mission chain at level 30-33 coming Soon(tm)!
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  • canadascottcanadascott Posts: 1,257 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    More Alerts and a few Events in the immediate future. Design work on more substantive work is underway, no timetable for anything major.
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  • keikomystkeikomyst Posts: 626 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    An improvement of UNTIL's internet services, because taking a whole day to download a .txt file with pictures harkens back to the dial-up days.
  • pwkampfykaufmannpwkampfykaufmann Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    keikomyst wrote: »
    An improvement of UNTIL's internet services, because taking a whole day to download a .txt file with pictures harkens back to the dial-up days.

    Hey, still better than VIPER. Sure, their services look good, but the costs scale up quickly and with DEMON's services, the devil's in the details...

    What the hell did I just write?
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  • beldinbeldin Posts: 1,708 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Moar absoluteley fantastic amazing exciting ALERTS !!! Yay.

    Also they will fix the spelling error of Hrodegeir in Alerts !!!


    Think that should be enough for the next year to keep everyone so excited like they all
    at Cryptic are :eek:


    Ah .. nearly forgot .. for all the people to whom that isn't enough .. we get even more
    fantastic new Drifter Quests, where we now have maybe a chance to get one of the
    exciting Emblemes of the existing embleme packs from the CS :cool:
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  • pwkampfykaufmannpwkampfykaufmann Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    beldin wrote: »
    Also they will fix the spelling error of Hrodegeir in Alerts !!!

    Dude seriously, are you mocking Cryptic, Hrodgeir or me reporting it now? :rolleyes:
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  • silviumcsilviumc Posts: 50 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    We are looking to deliver you exciting, epic, never before seen in an MMO content!

    1000 new alerts set in Millennium City, featuring bosses that'll play ping-pong with you while throwing "yo mama" jokes left and right AND "complimenting" your costume!!!


    On a more serious note, I'm looking forward to see what they're "working on"...except Neverwinter... <.< >.>

    Wizard set FTW!
  • flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    'Sorry, wrong forum. Removing to STO'.
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  • beldinbeldin Posts: 1,708 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    pwkampfykaufmann wrote: »
    Dude seriously, are you mocking Cryptic, Hrodgeir or me reporting it now? :rolleyes:

    Its just sarcasm out of pure resignation because i don't expect anything else anymore
    from Cryptic then new Alerts and maybe fix a spelling error .. since thats all they did
    in the last time .. and i don't see that it will get any better in future:frown:

    The "fix Hrodegeir" is just a perfect example of the current state of development.
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  • polishlightningpolishlightning Posts: 404 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    -Vehicle travel powers
    -XP gifting
  • ukatoenasniukatoenasni Posts: 224 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    canadascott wrote: »
    More Alerts and a few Events in the immediate future. Design work on more substantive work is underway, no timetable for anything major.

    Safe bet, throwing my no-moneys here, too.
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  • arblaquearblaque Posts: 158 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Working hard on the new Camera Hog perk and become device. For those heroes that must be in all the final cutscenes now you have a goal. Tim Buck Two a new super villain duo for your alerted pleasurings. Exclusive round tuit chest emblems for Silver champions.
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  • goldencalfgoldencalf Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Bug fixes...

    haha

    No seriously, I think the return of Bloodmoon.
  • hocofaisanhocofaisan Posts: 190 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Maybe they will also fix the character copy tool for the PTS server!
    POSITIVE ABOUT CO IN 2013!
  • lotar295lotar295 Posts: 903 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I anticipate something about bloodmoon,vehicles,new zone,and events such as the previously hinted at nighthawk event.
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  • crypticbuxomcrypticbuxom Posts: 4,629 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    grapemousse wrote: »
    The mission chain at level 30-33 coming Soon(tm)!

    Ugh, you may not realize how close you are. There is a small mission chain being added around the manimal stuff to ease the flow a bit. Emphasis on small.
  • beldinbeldin Posts: 1,708 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    crypticbuxom wrote: »
    Ugh, you may not realize how close you are. There is a small mission chain being added around the manimal stuff to ease the flow a bit. Emphasis on small.

    They had an easier fix for that .. the quests in the 30-33 area of MI now simply give
    more experience than later quest.
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  • pwkampfykaufmannpwkampfykaufmann Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Since this is the HYPE THREAD (dramatic voice.), I'm gonna ham it up a bit and say we'll see a conecpt art - nothing more - of a new zone, apart from the stuff everyone has already been saying (Nighthawk, events, Alerts, vehicles etc.)

    (And it's gonna be Hudson City... Please, make it Hudson City...)
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  • itsbrou#5396 itsbrou
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    edited July 2012
    I predict 10-person light lair with Red Banner theme and Nighthawk mission arc.
    Brou in Cryptic games.
  • goldencalfgoldencalf Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Oooh also, screenshots of the Wizard costume set.
  • ziploc332ziploc332 Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    How am I supposed to be optimistic?

    Really, I find a game that I actually enjoy (read: love) after years of going from game to game, looking for an in-depth experience with a control scheme not akin to every other MMO out there, and a storyline that lets me make my own, only to see it's on life support because of a company more adept at making random giveaway bags and killing legacy content than caring what customers want. Couple that with the company intentionally giving another game the exact content I want, using the same engine, but refuses to spend the week or so it would take to bring it over here.

    Seriously, just HOW am I supposed to be optimistic? I'm legitimately asking this.
  • jonesing4jonesing4 Posts: 800 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I predict that no matter what it says, 90% of the forums are going to throw an enormous hissy fit and respond with the most comically melodramatic, nihilistic sarcasm I've ever seen from a gaming community. Whatever it is, it won't be what anyone wants, and we will all know it sucks long before it ever sees the light of day.

    So far, my prediction is the only one in this thread with a 100% chance of success.
  • pwkampfykaufmannpwkampfykaufmann Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    jonesing4 wrote: »
    I predict that no matter what it says, 90% of the forums are going to throw an enormous hissy fit and respond with the most comically melodramatic, nihilistic sarcasm I've ever seen from a gaming community. Whatever it is, it won't be what anyone wants, and we will all know it sucks long before it ever sees the light of day.

    So far, my prediction is the only one in this thread with a 100% chance of success.

    QFT.

    /10chars
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  • oyo32oyo32 Posts: 141 Arc User
    edited July 2012
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    Anyway, I predict that whatever is announced today is going to be moved to the eternal "backburner" along with aura slots, Foundry support, XP gifting, and so on.
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  • sigmaseven0sigmaseven0 Posts: 714 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    moar alerts
    Lair review
    Mechanon event
    exp gifting
    Maybe auras
    no zone this year
    PVP is starving without rewards

    1. Please give us Daily PVP missions that reward Questionite.
    2. Please give us an exchange rate between Acclaim and Recognition so that PVP has access to all "On Alert" PVE rewards.
  • hocofaisanhocofaisan Posts: 190 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    ziploc332 wrote: »
    How am I supposed to be optimistic?

    Really, I find a game that I actually enjoy (read: love) after years of going from game to game, looking for an in-depth experience with a control scheme not akin to every other MMO out there, and a storyline that lets me make my own, only to see it's on life support because of a company more adept at making random giveaway bags and killing legacy content than caring what customers want. Couple that with the company intentionally giving another game the exact content I want, using the same engine, but refuses to spend the week or so it would take to bring it over here.

    Seriously, just HOW am I supposed to be optimistic? I'm legitimately asking this.

    Wow, you are so negative.

    Cheer up I am sure wonderful things are coming.
    POSITIVE ABOUT CO IN 2013!
  • jorifice1jorifice1 Posts: 588 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    ziploc332 wrote: »
    How am I supposed to be optimistic?

    Really, I find a game that I actually enjoy (read: love) after years of going from game to game, looking for an in-depth experience with a control scheme not akin to every other MMO out there, and a storyline that lets me make my own, only to see it's on life support because of a company more adept at making random giveaway bags and killing legacy content than caring what customers want. Couple that with the company intentionally giving another game the exact content I want, using the same engine, but refuses to spend the week or so it would take to bring it over here.

    Seriously, just HOW am I supposed to be optimistic? I'm legitimately asking this.

    Drugs. Lots and Lots of Drugs.
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  • ukatoenasniukatoenasni Posts: 224 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Welp, Thundrax seemed to be pretty accurate with his prediction. We'll see what the rest of the year holds, I suppose.
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  • smuggl3rsmuggl3r Posts: 56 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    jonesing4 wrote: »
    I predict that no matter what it says, 90% of the forums are going to throw an enormous hissy fit and respond with the most comically melodramatic, nihilistic sarcasm I've ever seen from a gaming community. Whatever it is, it won't be what anyone wants, and we will all know it sucks long before it ever sees the light of day.

    So far, my prediction is the only one in this thread with a 100% chance of success.


    Only true if you dont have much experience with gaming communities. All the whining and ******** here is tame in comparison to most. Whatcha call a hissy fit here is called optimism and positive feedback everywhere else.


    edit----hmm, that word is edited ? weird.
  • rokurocarisrokurocaris Posts: 1,074 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    stokeman wrote: »
    R&D Report: (In Development)

    Numerous confirmed reports reveal these features are currently in development. They have made it through the design and planning phases and are being implemented. Items in this section will move to "In Test" once complete.

    ? ?Nighthawk ? Friend or Foe?? Event & Themed Content
    - Nighthawk, a dark and mysterious vigilante, will be introduced to Champions Online in a brand-new event, where evidence is conflicted over this anti-hero?s true motives? is he a hero walking the line, or one who?s finally crossed it?
    - Players will investigate crime scenes and confront new challenges to deduce whether Nighthawk is friend? or foe
    - Depending on their deductions, players may find themselves face to face with Nighthawk himself ? or another antagonist
    - As part of this Event, new Nighthawk-themed powers and an Archetype will be released, along with a themed costume set & a cape-glide travel power!
    - Special rewards will even include the Hawkwing prototype vehicle!

    ? Cosmetic FX Auras!
    - Special Aura items slot to add a cosmetic FX aura to you character for the ultimate in customization
    - Aura items will come in all sorts of varieties, from elemental electricity and fire, glow, to darkness and more!
    - Auras will come in many configurations, from adorning hands, to eyes, head, full body and more!

    ? Mod Bundle Packs for Fusion
    - Purchase or acquire huge stacks of single Mods for fast Fusion!

    ? Return of crafting maps and other interiors as purely role-playing instances
    - Free for All!

    ? XP Gifting
    - Gift some of your experience to your alts or friends

    ? C-Store Coupons
    - Items that give you a discount in the C-store

    I'm not too happy with Cryptic/PW's recent decisions regarding content, but it's good to hear they are at least thinking about fixing the damage done by On Alert.
    stokeman wrote: »
    Planning Documents Recovered: (On the Schedule)

    These features have yet to enter the implementation stage. However, commitment to their future existence is verified via detailed documents. Some features have a longer development time than others but these updates are verified as next on the list to implement.

    ? Vehicles!
    - A brand-new system for customizing, equipping and riding vehicles into battle!
    - Vehicles will offer all-new powers, including new mechanics such as area-of-effect ground targeting, which can be swapped in and out via fully customizable ?upgrade and equipment? items
    - Vehicles will come with an equipment load-out as standard, which can be completely exchanged with new items such as:
    - Offensive items (i.e. mini-guns, rocket packs, laser pods, etc)
    - Defensive items (i.e. extra hull-plating, flares, smoke grenades, etc)
    - Utility items (i.e. turbo-boost thrusters, self-repairing nanites, etc)
    - Characters will be able to pilot their vehicles in any existing exterior map, as well as in all-new vehicle-centric maps and encounters
    - New content types, such as PVP modes, are being considered for vehicle-exclusive combat as well
    - Vehicles will offer some cosmetic customization, albeit to a lesser degree than the character costume creator

    ? Lair Updates & Boss Reviews
    - Conversion of existing Lairs to the new encounter system
    - Revision and streamlining, bug fixes, boss review
    - Each debut is accompanied by a thematic in-zone Event!

    ? New Zone Events
    - Large scale, multi-stage, zone events that offer new encounter opportunities and large group game play

    That's interesting. Sounds like the vehicles will be neither travel powers nor transformation devices, but something completely new. I'm eager to see what it turns out like.

    Also, would we get a Qularr Grab Bag Hunt event to celebrate the bug fixes? :biggrin:
    stokeman wrote: »
    Confidential Source: (In Design Discussion)

    Deep cover operatives have overheard verbal reports of items in the design discussion stage being considered for an upcoming update. These ideas will need to be added to the schedule before they can be confirmed. Some are quicker tasks while others are much larger in scope, requiring many more resources to design and implement.

    ? Epic ?Confrontation? and ?Invasion? Encounters - for Vehicles and High-Level Heroes
    - Large-scale, multi-team, outdoor assaults against wave attacks of enemies and escalating tiers of boss encounters
    - Collaborative game play has multiple player teams cooperating to take down enough enemies in the current ?tier? to unlock the next ? for example:
    - After defeating enough waves of invading Lemurian shock troops deployed by drill tanks, the next tier of spider-walking Leviathan Weapon Platforms is deployed?
    - If our heroes cripple enough Leviathans, the next tier of Lemurian Command hover-barges ridden by sorceror-Lieutenants must be conquered?
    - Finally, they unleash? the Kraken! A boss fight to end them all?

    ? Alerts Scoreboards & Achievements
    - Track you or your team?s achievements
    - Number of victories in each Alert type
    - Best times to completion
    - Number of bosses defeated
    - And more!

    ? Alerts / Content ?Challenges?
    - Directly challenge another team to one of a number of content challenges!
    - Wager double-or-nothing rewards on which team can:
    - Complete an Alert faster
    - Complete more Alerts successfully without failure in a row
    - And more!

    ? Sidekick ?Pet? System
    - A more permanent, pet-like system for developing sidekick characters
    - Not entirely unlike the bridge officer system in STO

    ? Nemesis Updates
    - Open mission OR in-world dynamic encounters w/ your Nemesis
    - More minion types and options for standard Nemesis content

    ? Hideout additions: Crafting rooms
    - Grant a % bonus to Fusion OR allow Fusion of stacks greater than 5

    ? ?Terror in Time? Halloween Content
    - The villainous vampire Draycul Vladic travels back in time to foggy London to breed an army of vampires before the dawn of heroes?
    - Players will follow him to the past to thwart this plan, teaming up with the great ancestor of the current Black Mask
    - Rewards and associated content include the fashionable Victorian Steampunk costume set, Wolf Transformation Superspeed Travel Power and more!

    ? The return of the Roi?Nesh
    - After their first failed infiltration, a large scale invasion!

    ? The rumored return of Dr. Destroyer!
    - At a special Event?can you guess which one?

    I'm unhappily surprised that this is so low on the list. :frown:

    And my guess: Doctor Destroyer appears in a Bloodmoon-esque event for the anniversary of the Battle of Detroit - next year.
    stokeman wrote: »
    Unsubstantiated Rumors: (The Future)

    Agent, please treat these rumors with the appropriate discretion. Reports of these features are unsubstantiated or come from untested sources. Nevertheless, if these reports can be believed, they represent features and ideas for which the team has great enthusiasm. Items listed in this section need the most discussion and are subject to the largest change. This list does not represent all the things the team may want to do but they are among the most frequently reported.

    ? New ?Island of Dr. Destroyer? Mini-Zone, Lair and Story Content
    ? New Millennium City ?Expansion? Zone (2-3 Neighborhoods)
    - Possibly a dangerous ?Boardwalk Empire? waterfront / casino district, controlled by some of the richest, most famous super-criminals
    - Perhaps neighbored by a ?Hell?s Kitchen? stretch, a perfect birthplace for the likes of ?Dark Champions?

    ? Story Content leading to End Game
    - Revealing the ultimate antagonist for End Game

    ? Expanded Level Cap and Gear Progression
    ? Super Group Missions, Duels, Advancement & Bases
    ? Epic ?Endgame? Faction War Zone (Battleground: MOON)
    - Featuring an all-out Alien war, a Star Guardian alternate advancement path & powers

    ? And much more!!

    So the new darker city zone is the bad part of Millenium City. I am a little disappointed with the placement...
  • beldinbeldin Posts: 1,708 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    rokurocaris wrote: »
    So the new darker city zone is the bad part of Millenium City. I am a little disappointed with the placement...

    Don't forget .. this is just "the future" .. very much like it was "the future" last year in the
    first report .. and it will maybe still the future next year and the following year :redface:
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  • pwkampfykaufmannpwkampfykaufmann Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    rokurocaris wrote: »
    So the new darker city zone is the bad part of Millenium City. I am a little disappointed with the placement...

    Yes, yes, I'd be happier too if they decided to make it a separate location (*cough* Hudson City *cough*), but at least they are thinking about the possibilities of 'Dark Champions'. What's also intersting in this regard (at least for me) is the question if they will use enemies, NPCs, factions, etc. from the Dark Champions sourcebooks to fill this darker city zone, or use existing factions and give them a darker twist?

    EDIT:

    - Revealing the ultimate antagonist for End Game

    ...it's Kevin Poe, I tell you. It's all a big conspiracy!
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  • itsbrou#5396 itsbrou
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    edited July 2012
    If you haven't gotten the hint by now, they are avoiding making new assets.
    Brou in Cryptic games.
  • rokurocarisrokurocaris Posts: 1,074 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    pwkampfykaufmann wrote: »
    - Revealing the ultimate antagonist for End Game

    ...it's Kevin Poe, I tell you. It's all a big conspiracy!

    I'm pretty sure it will be that living asteroid field thing. What was it's name again?
  • pwkampfykaufmannpwkampfykaufmann Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    rokurocaris wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure it will be that living asteroid field thing. What was it's name again?

    Cant remember right now...

    Anyway, on a more serious note, I think the ultimate antagonist might be:

    - Istvatha V'Han
    - Mechanon
    - Tyrannon the Conqueror
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  • ukatoenasniukatoenasni Posts: 224 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    pwkampfykaufmann wrote: »
    Cant remember right now...

    Anyway, on a more serious note, I think the ultimate antagonist might be:

    - Istvatha V'Han
    - Mechanon
    - Tyrannon the Conqueror

    That. That right there.

    Second only to Hostess Fruit Pies in my list of 'do want' for the game. :(
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  • bdragon4cobdragon4co Posts: 121 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    There's only one thing in the next UNTIL report that could make me happy: Costume bug fixes.
    Other than that, they can do whatever they want. Add a new Zone. make new alerts. I don't care so long as they fix the bugged costumes.
  • drainbamaged1drainbamaged1 Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    New CO zone - Neverwinter Trek...
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