Heroic Tweets for 2009-10-20

  • Going Shardless – MMORPG.com http://bit.ly/Wu9xf – Good notes on #Champs shardless server setup. Net advantage, but some drawbacks. #
  • The Deadly Apocalypse is upon us! | #CoH http://bit.ly/4pFVuk – Halloween event is live on CoX. Yay! Might actually play sometime soon … #
  • On The Media: Transcript of "Game Theory" (October 16, 2009) http://bit.ly/TyEjL – Using MMO economies and behavior to predict RL outcomes. #

CO: The Penny (or Cryptic Point) Drops

The Cryptic Store finally shows what sorts of things you’re going to be able to buy, with new items going on sale Midnight tonight Tuesday (i.e., now).

  • Costumes appear to be going for 240 points a pop (and there are some nice ones there, if you just Have to Have them).
  • Emblem packs are 80 points each.
  • Action Figures are 80 each.

Those are the old news. Now for the new:

  • Character slots: 1200 for a set of 4 (beyond the initial 8).
  • Costume slots: 400 for two additional (you get up to three plus one SG slot by lvl 40).
  • Full respec: 1000 per hero for one respec/retcon.
  • Rename: 800 for a single hero.

All are the above are for Cryptic Points. In addition to any you may have picked up elsewhere (I have 400), they can be bought for cash for USD $6.25 per 500 (under My Account). So those four character slots will set you back $15, if I’m doing my math (though it may be more, since you can only buy them in 500 CP increments).

Welcome to the world of microtransactions.

Are the prices reasonable? Hmmm. I suppose they’re not outrageous. It’s enough to make me think twice about doing them, though, which makes it problematic. Is it worth a month playtime (equivalent) to respec my hero? I dunno.

Heroic Tweets for 2009-10-13

  • Twenty Sided » A Star is Born:Let’s Play Champions Online Pt. 4 http://bit.ly/MEAfl – Next installment! Glee! #Champs #
  • Bill Willingham, Rooster Teeth, and Scott Kurtz Guest Author missions are live! | #CoH http://bit.ly/15Qe8X – Need to try these out. #
  • The Escapist : Stolen Pixels #133: I Need a Hero! http://bit.ly/qNvqb – Yeah, sometimes you wonder about these civilians … #

This is what Superspeed should be like

Footage from an under-development (and since-canceled) Flash computer game.

 

High-speed jaunts down the highway! Improbably high leaps! Super-sonic fists! This is what SS should be like. Sadly, CoX only gives you running. And CO doesn’t even give you that if you get aggroed.

*Sigh*

Okay, and I confess on my few SS characters (CoX and CO), I’ve been known to hum the Danny Elfman TV series music, too.

Heroic Tweets for 2009-10-10

  • Double XP Weekend Extended! http://bit.ly/yncpM #CoH – Not that I've had a chance to play anything this weekend, nor am likely to. #
  • Updated Quills: How to make a good set worse. – #CoH Forums http://bit.ly/8oru0 – I'll let Margie weigh in on this one. #
  • Developer diary covers Siege of Mirkwood's new skirmish instances – Massively http://bit.ly/YGetS #LotRO – Interesting idea. #

AFKish

Between an out-of-town trip last week, and evenings this week that have been action-packed (sufficient that when I get home I want to just plop down and watch some TV), I’ve not been doing much online gaming. Like, um, at all. That’s likely to continue for a bit.

That said, I continue (as seen) to monitor the boards for Interesting Info, which I will pass on post-haste.

Heroic Tweets for 2009-10-03

  • Stilt-Walker has reached level 25! #
  • Celestial power set further fleshed out http://bit.ly/12FMNj – Conceptually a very nice set. Too bad all my slots are filled. #champs #
  • Double Influence, No XP? – #CoH http://bit.ly/17qsXm – Oops. Well, not surprising revamping this code has thrown a few glitches in. #
  • Anti-Aliased: #Champs one month checkup – Massively http://bit.ly/RBFuG – Nothing dramatically new here, but a good summary to date. #
  • Champions Online: Please, Fix This, Hurry http://bit.ly/1BfMO4 – A rather dire #Champs review. Great prospects, too buggy. #

Heroic Tweets for 2009-09-30

  • Woot! Upcoming City of Heroes Double XP Weekend and free account reactivation, 10/8-10/11 – http://bit.ly/wUOH7 #CoH #
  • Part one of LotRO's "Ask the Dev Team" feature now available – Massively http://bit.ly/GznGo – I don't currently play, but a good read. #
  • City of Heroes Mission Architect awards and interview – #CoH http://bit.ly/Lfj15 – Improving the focus on MA is a fine idea. #
  • The Lore of Blood Moon http://bit.ly/wL5Ad – The #Champs Halloween event sounds like it should be awesome. Zombie super-heroes FTW! #
  • The First Annual Architect Awards #CoH http://bit.ly/cq5I0 – At a minimum it will identify some great arcs to run in, which is not trival.. #