Ask the devs an MXO question

**Rarebit**

DeBarlo wrote:
Are you guys able to log in as an LET charcter (Niobe, Merovingian, etc.) from home?

Jigsaw beat me to it, but: Nope. Admin access is very tightly restricted.

**Symmetric**

Would you consider making enhanced versions of clothing that currently have no enhanced versions? (i.e. the Black Jayne Half-Duster I wear has no Enhanced version, only Armored and Shielded. Some extra melee damage or Dodge Ranged would be nice. SMILEY

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Message Edited by Symmetric on 12-17-2005 06:06 PM
Message edited by Symmetric on 12/17/2005 15:06:10.

JigsawComplex

Hey Rarebit, is it true that SOE is repackaging MxO? I personally know of alot of people who want to but this game, buy every place is sold out.

EDIT:- You probably can't answer this.

Message Edited by JigsawComplex on 12-17-2005 06:05 PM
Message edited by JigsawComplex on 12/17/2005 15:05:59.

**DeBarlo-ED**

Rarebit wrote:

DeBarlo wrote:
Are you guys able to log in as an LET charcter (Niobe, Merovingian, etc.) from home?

Jigsaw beat me to it, but: Nope. Admin access is very tightly restricted.

That's a bit too bad. I can understand for security purposes but it
would be a bit more convenient for you guys if you wanted to drop into
the game for a little mini-event and didn't want to hang around the
office until odd hours.

Peer

A question I wouldn't mind having answered... why can't we drop items in the world?

There's ways around it... but it would be nice to actually drop things intentionally.

If someone feels like Ninja Posting that for me the next time the QA Session starts up, I would appreciate it.

**Rarebit**

Symmetric wrote:

Would you consider making enhanced versions of clothing that currently have no enhanced versions? (i.e. the Black Jayne Half-Duster I wear has no Enhanced version, only Armored and Shielded. Some extra melee damage or Dodge Ranged would be nice. )

Message Edited by Symmetric on 12-17-2005 06:06 PM

That is *this* close to being a future release question, but I'll see if I can skirt the issue.

Adding generical enhanced clothing types pretty much has to be done by scripts generated by an object wrangler. As has been mentioned, our wrangler is currently very busy whipping up a ridiculous number of item revisions for the combat update. Whether or not that will include additional enhanced versions, I don't know.

Additionally, from my particular design side of things, I've you've tried making a new character recently and have gone through the first part of the Uriah newbie sequence and collected the available parts of the "Industrial" clothing set, you'll have an inkling of the type of thing we've been considering for increasing the number of unique enhanced items. I believe Frog has touched on this issue before as well.

Believe me, we're aware that the style selections available now for enhanced items do not always meet everyone's tastes. Now me, for our game I like black. And white. And shiny. Sooooometimes maybe a little brown or low saturation green; and perhaps a more saturated red if I'm feeling frisky.

Edit: Durn it! Got me with an edit. /shakefist

Message Edited by Rarebit on 12-17-2005 03:25 PM
Message edited by Rarebit on 12/17/2005 15:25:28.

Sykin

So you're part of the graphics design team (a highly interesting job,
in my opinion), I assume. What other kinds of designers/developers can
be seen Kung Fu'ing around the office on a normal day?

**Symmetric**

Thanks for the reply, Rarebit. I think one thing I'll be focusing on during the QA test is to help the fansites wrangle information on the new/changed enhancements on clothing and weapons. SMILEY

QforQ-MxO

If i understand correctly him and Frog are both Mission designers SMILEY

Sykin wrote:
So
you're part of the graphics design team (a highly interesting job, in
my opinion), I assume. What other kinds of designers/developers can be
seen Kung Fu'ing around the office on a normal day?

**CooliceT**

yeah i think they are.

but froggy gave me sum pointers SMILEY

**Symmetric**

Rarebit wrote:

Edit: Durn it! Got me with an edit. /shakefist

Sorry...the only part I added with the edit was the buffs I'd like to see. The original question didn't change. My apologies. SMILEY

Message Edited by Symmetric on 12-17-2005 06:35 PM
Message edited by Symmetric on 12/17/2005 15:35:20.

**FAOrien**

Will we get some cooler sunglasses? ATM there are very few designs even non buffed styles of sunglasses.

BAH late on asking as usual.

Message Edited by FAOrien on 12-17-2005 05:39 PM
Message edited by FAOrien on 12/17/2005 15:39:39.

**DeBarlo-ED**

FAOrien wrote:
Will we get some cooler sunglasses? ATM there are very few designs even non buffed styles of sunglasses.

BAH late on asking as usual.
Message Edited by FAOrien on 12-17-2005 05:39 PM

Good call on the sunglasses. I like my Trea glasses but some other
options similar in style but altered enough to be different would be
great.

Steege

[Edit: Thought I saw him, **bleep** browser. lol SMILEY

]

Well, might as well make this post useful. I just discovered the Trea glasses, and they're pretty cool looking. I don't like the buffed ones (Watcher's Shades) because their green. My character's theme is brown. But I happened to find an unbuffed pair of Brown Trea Glasses in the Marketplace for super cheap (like $i2,400 or something), and immediately fell in love. SMILEY

Message Edited by Steege on 12-17-2005 03:55 PM
Message edited by Steege on 12/17/2005 15:55:39.

IgnitionX

Rarebit wrote

Believe me, we're aware that the style selections available now for enhanced items do not always meet everyone's tastes.

Sounds good to me. How bout some shiney buffed platinum grills to go with our new clothes?

(Actually thats not my question, but believe me Iced out platinum uber
grills would be the best hideout drop ever and very Matrixy IMAO)

Please excuse me if this has been asked before but what are our chances
of ever seeing an "arena" type system where we can fight in arenas like
6 vs 6 or 12 vs 12 or something?

We are awefully sick of being zergged to death and I think I personally
think that could be a great addition to Mega City and would really give
us something to do all the time.

Please give us hope in our neverending battle with the zerg :smileyhappy: