Sadly, there's only one way to do actual, effective CC in CO, and that is piling up Darkness' and Telepahy's area holds (which, obviously, bars Silver users from even trying) in addition to fully speccing for PRE and holds. Also, while playing in teams, CC is only good for carrying lowbie/n00b teams in Grab alerts because,…
To borrow our devs first we'd need to have devs. Just saying. For all we know, Cryptic might just assign a temp from STO for a couple weeks whenever they need a new costume done.
Yay, a whole paragraph [edited] and made to vanish. I'm glad finally one of my comments drove the point home to the extreme of being undeniable. Too bad no one else can read it now. I'll call that a win and stop being a blight to the fanboys. I'm out of this thread.
Well, they're asking 600 for the half-assed doctor costume, so do the math. They want to make twice the money for the same game while producing as little as possible (if at all). Customer loyalty is something that has to be earned AND MAINTAINED, because it can likewise be lost. It's hilarious how Cryptic finally crossed…
Look at the bright side, at this rate, it won't be long anyway. Funny... back when they did the LTS sale last year something in the back of my head told me "well, this is it." I knew having to move to a new game was now inevitable... still, I purchased the LTS so I could still come visiting now and then and not lose my…
Not that opinions matter at this point (either TT's or anyone else's). It's clear Cryptic has finally thrown in the towel with this game, so now they'll bleed players with low self-esteem for as much as they can before everyone leaves for Valiance. If they actually cared for not alienating the player base, they'd just…
You know what? Whatever, all I have to do is not buy new costumes. It's not like this game will be the only option for long, so... P.D: Holoforce wasn't even developed here. It's a hand-me-down from STO.
Addendum: * Double price for wothwhile costume sets in order to squeeze twice the money from the suckers in preparation for Valiance stealing over half our player base. * Increase our non-denial denials by 10%. * Increase neglect on addressing bugs and server security issues like the random mass disconnects. Yes, Cryptic…
So this is Cryptic's way of saying that: a) Now we'll get EVEN LESS development, so the few bones thrown in our direction will be MORE EXPENSIVE (supply vs. demand). b) Now all worthwhile costumes will be sold at over twice the regular price. You're aware that customization is the ONLY THING this game has going on DCUO,…
While it's "theretically possible" to bank enough points to reach Destroyer's numbers, the self-serving, Magneto-like BBEG-worshipping writeup on each of the top-tier villains makes it obvious that the author's intentions were rather for the GM to use the BBEGs to stoke his ego and curb-stomp the player characters non-stop…
I'd take this option in a heartbeat as it is inexpensive and all it requires is a passable writer. Alas, Cryptic's actual writers were all promoted to STO long ago. Also, our two devs and trained seal could always just flick the switch that forbids lvl 40 characters from getting Help A Citizen missions in order to give us…
CoX took six years to see the light, so it's not an unreasonable amount of time they're taking yet... however, switching their choice on graphic engines twice in two years is a big red flag regarding the quality of their leadership. I just hope the game doesn't fall in development hell like Duke Nukem Forever did
Last time I used CoX' mission editor, it took me two weeks to write a story arc (with a writing that, as a hack of a writer as I may be, was lots more solid than Steel Crusade if I can say so myself)... add perhaps three weeks to that for brainstorming. The models for the spider mob, the costume parts, and Mechanon,…
Last time I checked, CN were around eighty seven people. Now, if out of those 87 only two were assigned to CO, that's a different matter. While the game is no longer in full maintenance mode, it's rather in a mostly probatory status. Now, whether CO is eventually promoted to the B-list or goes back to maintenance is yet to…
Freeform slots go for $50 because the Gold members are petty and start crying bloody murder if they're sold for any less. That's why. If I had my way, FF slots would be sold at $10 each.
1) It's the only real superhero MMO around (for now). 2) It's the only MMO with CoX-grade character customization (for now). CoX spoiled me forever on this one, and to me customization must be a right, not a privilege. 3) This is the last 100% RP-friendly MMO (for now). TSW would count for me if it had player housing. 4)…
http://powerhouse.nullware.com/powerhouse.html?v=11&n=Photon&d=1254RRHI254H3609100970398039C039I009O039Q00QJ00DB03DL038800FI011D038F030dgG0bb53SWl This is but one out of four (the other three are rather melee variations of this one). Up until last week (pre-patch to be precise), this alt was Critting like a mofo. Now I'm…
And that would get about the same attention as when we offered to fund the Foundry ourselves via KS. They're not interested, period. We'll get what we get, when and if. The sooner we come to terms with that, the better. Both a real expansion and the Foundry are off limits, but we can still count on Cryptic tossing a bone…
Are you talking about people like Scott Kurtz? Scott Kurtz used to love CoH and he spoke against its shutdown, but getting him endeared to this game would take more than Cryptic is willing to give *cough*Foundry*cough*. I remember how Paragon Studios used to invite writers to create a story arc using their mission editor.…
Call me old fashioned, but last time I read about either game design or systems design, the "alpha" stage of development was already too late to consider a full re-work on things like the core paradigm/basic gameplay mechanics (that is, unless you're willing to dump everything, re-build things from the ground up, and…
A new year, a new doom thread... We're finally getting new stuff, but the game is still on probation, you'll have to be patient and hope we get scratched off from the D-list. However... it better be next year, because chances are Valiance will become a thing after all. While Valiance's gameplay is a boring throwback to…
A couple villain mission arcs, an alternate "Socrates" mission computer, and a flag system. These things would be doable. Remember any suggestions must be "budget conscious." We may no longer be in "full" maintenance mode but CO may require another year in probation before we get promoted to Cryptic's B-List.