Podcast of July Questions

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Podcast of July Questions

Kinak 01 Jul 2013 12:16

Although I'm still kneedeep in the dead Novos updates, it's probably a good time for another podcast questions thread. If you have questions ask them! And I will answer them in the next podcast.

Cheers!
Kinak

Re: Podcast of July Questions

Valmo 01 Jul 2013 13:24

Hopefully your summer is going well so far Kinak. Let's get the ball rolling:

• I'm curious if there is anything left to hunt with the red-lensed googles or will I need to find another obsession.

• Recently I stumbled upon the Project techniques related to the solid holograms. Where the basic holograms are consumed on a loss and presently available through a resource intensive duplication it makes the supply rather finite. I'm wondering if we will have another window of opportunity to obtain holograms?

• The extra attack die in Novos from Powercode has an interesting way of working. Will we see more like it as the system is fleshed out or was it intended as a sort of one-off?

• An item that recently caught my eye is the holosight rifle. In a prior podcast you indicated you guess there are one or two things left. Is Project Shooter one of those things or is that more a part of the solid hologram? Any hint as to what remains?

• If there's anything you'd like to talk about that wasn't asked above feel free to do so here. Any pearls of wisdom or anecdotes are more than welcome.

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Re: Podcast of July Questions

bigalphillips 01 Jul 2013 13:42

Sweet! Thanks for the thread Kinak!

First off, how are things going? :)

So cool new grenade/rocket content out of the blue. Foreshadowing things to come or a one-time content drop? What inspired it? (I love these little updates like this.)

The new grenades and rockets don't seem to interact with Engineer Explosives. Should they?

Novos questions!

• Any hints at what Novos stuff will come out next?
  • Net revamp?
  • More quests from nameless coffee machine guy?
  • Midgard Player?
  • Something else completely?
  • What's this "corp-sponsored training" going to involve?

• Will a hacker-type avatar be available with the Novos revamp?

Art questions!

• Are there any interactions between Stolen Artistry, Artist's Perspective, the Children's Paint Set, and Art Appreciation/Hall of Paintings? Any hints as to where I should poke around in the museum?

• The guy in the art museum is "humming a strange melody you feel like you should recognize." Red herring or something to be found there?

• Are we missing many abstract sketch messages? We have 16 recorded so far.

The mutated bum seems to only make your adventures in the buried lab harder - no new drops or techniques from him. Does he have something hidden or just a penalty for opening doors you shouldn't?

Are there many places in the game where it is advantageous to leave an equipment slot empty on purpose? I only know a couple - the Vine Shirt effect, and the metal beams giving Melee defense. Any hints at more?

Are there any food/drugs that benefit from Muffled Sight (comparable with the other Sights?)

Thanks Kinak!

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Re: Podcast of July Questions

Vholes 02 Jul 2013 03:22

Will fundraising be a recurring part of Halloween (for the purposes of credit-sink or tradition?)

Could you institute a way for leaders/lieutenants to check how many gang members are active that doesn't involve sending out a message? (Or inform me if such a way exists :P)

Is there anything you can do with the injectors (from the Lost Son quest) besides grant yourself skills?

It's unclear whether the Happy Hour dance tunes (& holiday concert tunes) represent listening to a song (they are exclusive with other Music effects) or the memory/"earworm" of a song (like Ocean Song, the effect remains after you leave the source of the music). Which is it and is a tweak in order?

Have you ever thought of fleshing out the Metro ride with various short descriptions similar to resting messages, or would you rather keep that aspect purely functional?

Will there ever be non-Metro ways of traveling the city, or would that interfere with the Twilight Heroes carefully sidestepping us groundbound sorcerers?

What's the best fruit to put in pancakes?

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Re: Podcast of July Questions

Arkaim 02 Jul 2013 11:21

Hey Kinak. Glad to see another podcast question up. Maybe we'll get a little closer to unearthing those remaining deeply hidden secrets, eh?

• Most of the time when an item has an effect that's not listed, it's because the effect has terribly complicated trigger(s) that would not fit snugly into the tiny effects box. The porous crystal, however, seems to be a straight +5 Eclipse Duration item. Is there something else going on with this item?

• When new players come to the game, the have enough energy to bumble around Southside, then the Waterfront, before finally not understanding what is going on in the Sewers. Most people are used to explicit, visual indicators that they are progressing which the sewers section doesn't really provide. I suspect it turns a lot of people off. Would you consider maybe giving people on Day 1 more energy/hunger/body so they could get through that part of the questline or maybe even reworking it?

• Some people had Thermos Charges in their inventory when Janet made the crater go ka-BOOM! Why didn't those explode as well?

• Valmo finding the super hidden thing in the red-lensed goggles gives me hope for the Charnel House! I wonder though, does the key to unlocking the hidden potential of the Charnel House start somewhere outside the Charnel House? Like how expanding the sewer tunnels needed you to first watch Killers 3 then kill the Quad Psycho.

• You've mentioned wanting to rejigger how reactive defense works. At the moment, it seems that reactive defense works by disallowing players from blitzing through bosses with insane buffs while still allowing them to do some damage. How did you hope reactive defense would function?

• The coffee guy's power level seems to be really rising since Novos. I wonder, how does his power level compare to the Slimy Guy in the VIP Room's power level?

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Re: Podcast of July Questions

Barton26 03 Jul 2013 00:59

• Are we missing something with the Bone Mask, or is it just lighter on content compared to the other (more difficult) Ship of the Damned rewards?

• Will Channel Inspiration ruin a combat conduct? If so, could this be changed?

• Why doesn't eating the Phoenix in the Hall of Paintings with Ghoultouched give us a severe case of heartburn?

• Can we have a separate category in the Data area for pre-Novos code? It seems really cluttered

• Does Officer Stone have regenerative abilities or is he just really persistent?

Re: Podcast of July Questions

xKiv 03 Jul 2013 01:34

• Just how much Oldos content will stay relevant after Novos is fully out? Is it foolish to keep scanning for data, misdirecting and rerouting right now?

• Any plans for more proactive NPCs? Mikhail sends me that one message in the beginning, and the Vigilante mails his chip, but other than that I can't think of much that NPCs do to interact with me (outside when I am talking to them).

Re: Podcast of July Questions

Kinak 05 Jul 2013 18:04

/flips "ON AIR" sign

Cheers!
Kinak