Friday with(out) Means - June 10th, 2011: An Experiment

[SoapTarder]

<3 hehe

So nothimg new will drop from the new encounter?

I'm betting on those big freaky pistols we saw in renders last year this one!

[hokutonoken]

WOW! these are the most realistic and best AO graphic screenies. I assumed they're on the new engine???

[Kintaii]

I'm betting on those big freaky pistols we saw in renders last year this one!

I didn't realize that four months ago was last year. That said, no - The odds of those pistols dropping at the moment are slim to none. Even if they *did* they wouldn't look like they do in that picture, as they were made for (and shown in the previewer for) the new engine. Odds are you'll see them come out then. =)

WOW! these are the most realistic and best AO graphic screenies. I assumed they're on the new engine???

There he is!! You can go back to slacking now, Cuisinart.

[SoapTarder]

I didn't realize that four months ago was last year. That said, no - The odds of those pistols dropping at the moment are slim to none. Even if they *did* they wouldn't look like they do in that picture, as they were made for (and shown in the previewer for) the new engine. Odds are you'll see them come out then. =)

my bad, months and years seem to meld together with future AO content, from a player perspective.

so, will the key to open CoH chests drop at least?

[Liamboru]

my bad, months and years seem to meld together with future AO content, from a player perspective.

LOL, he made that one way too easy. No forum pvp score for you, but general forum epeen for sure.

[Healdem]

Page 2 Go Third Faction!!!!!

[Colawrenn]

First to post from a phone?

[Otansaanpas]

You can if you wanna but I promise you don't wanna, no, and you won't.

i already like the encounter!

[Triskweline]

[*] The new Pandemonium encounter "The Gauntlet" is nearly completed, with the mechanics nearly completed and the worldbuilding work needed underway. The rewards are going to be very interesting. =D

Is this some kind of homage to the Gauntlet in Ultima Online? Because if so, that would be AWESOME. There, the loot spawns right in your pack and there's none of this loot-selling, alt-relogging nonsense

If not, god I am old, right

[Jackyou]

Why is it that FunCom always works harder on failing projects than the GAME People love to play and always come back to. Engine = NOT. With the decline of AO players you think they would work harder and give there loyal member more of what they ask for.

[sultryvoltron]

the question on everyones mind is "How do we skip it?" or "is there enough walls to climb and lose agro from mobs?"

Literally lol'd at this one. People are looking around at me thinking "wtf?"

<3 hehe

So nothimg new will drop from the new encounter?

It'll drop ACDCs that require an item from the in "ingame" store to be activated ^_=

[chickeepie]

those new engine pics are amazing!.... o wait....

^^j/k

in all serioiusness those i agree with means in checking out his family and such. glad they are not injured

[Ekarona]

Whut, giev pics moar pics!

[Lheann]

So my take away is that we will another patch inside of 14 days to add birthday content.

Another take away. While art work is not engine work, the updated textures and trees are being stated as for the new engine so people working towards the release of the engine/art has been impacted/pulled off by the additional content work. Glad to know that truth there after it was stated some time back that all this new content would not impact the engine release.

Also taking away that all the nano doc's are being worked on but nothing is releasable yet to general public. So have the professionals seen drafts yet of the version 2 docs?

So when in the re-balance talks are we going to learn about the new stances and tools that will be added. Like the MA stance for example.

[Nogatco]

Is a server merger planned?

[Kintaii]

Another take away. While art work is not engine work, the updated textures and trees are being stated as for the new engine so people working towards the release of the engine/art has been impacted/pulled off by the additional content work. Glad to know that truth there after it was stated some time back that all this new content would not impact the engine release.

And yet, your interpretation and what you're "taking away" is completely incorrect. "Asset creation" has absolutely nothing to do with engine coding/integration. People can make assets all day long and the work the artists are doing has zero bearing on what the coders are doing. So no - The content did not impact the engine release in the slightest.

[Ocene]

Is the Gauntlet going to be an instance or more raid based?

Sorry if this was asked before.

[Warhammer]

So no - The content did not impact the engine release in the slightest.

By now it looks like nothing you guys do has an impact on the release of it.

[Lheann]

And yet, your interpretation and what you're "taking away" is completely incorrect. "Asset creation" has absolutely nothing to do with engine coding/integration. People can make assets all day long and the work the artists are doing has zero bearing on what the coders are doing. So no - The content did not impact the engine release in the slightest.

So then you are saying that the engine will be released even if the updated assets are not finished? Basically new engine with old assets. I find that hard to believe that the engine would be released without all the new assets being ready (like trees) as you probably want this be a big deal release with lots of PR and no speed bumps.

A review that states "new engine same old dated textures" probably would not be helpful to a revitalization of AO. So that is why I am betting their is some level of connection between the two.

That is why my take away was important to be addressed. While I find it hard to believe that the engine could be released without all the updated assets I will believe you that they are not tied together and truly on different release schedules. So here is hoping that I never see "Engine is ready but we are waiting for the asset update to get finished" in a FWM post.

[MajorOutage]

The humidity here is enough to make you feel like you're breathing jello every time you step outside.

Welcome to the East Coast!