Loading... Live Ep. 7 - Champions Online Dev Chat

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Posted Fri, Mar 06, 2009 by Ethec

Length: 41:26

Synopsis: The seventh Loading Live vooncast is joined by Champions Online Executive Producer Bill Roper and Cryptic Studios Publishing Producer Victoria Voss for over 30 minutes of Ten Ton Hammer and audience questions. Bill touches on the some of the best known aspects of Champions Online (customization and the nemesis system) before moving on to the underwater area of Lemuria, Millennium City, and the more unique features of the superpower system, thenVictoria talks briefly about how things are progressing in Europe and how to get into the beta (!). Champions Online promises four-color appeal that packs a punch, so satisfy your beta cravings and have a little fun with this week's news with this 40 minute vooncast!

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Participants

Hosts

Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle
Editor in Chief- Ten Ton Hammer Network
Ben "Machail" de la Durantaye
Managing Editor - Ten Ton Hammer Network

Co-Hosts

Cody Bye
Ten Ton Hammer Executive Editor
Reuben "Sardu" Waters
Ten Ton Hammer Staff Writer

Guests

Bill Roper
Champions Online Executive Producer
Victoria Voss
Cryptic Studios Marketing
You!
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Introductions

0:00 Introductions and Pleasantries

We introduce our special guests and move straight to the news so we have plenty of time for questions.

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Loading... - Ten Ton Hammer's daily newsletter and column

News and Events

1:02 The Machail Report
1:02 M$ edutainment
2:00 NASA's MMO bid
3:58 Recruit-a-Noob

In this week's Machail Report, Microsoft invests corporate pocket change in edutaining online games, NASA gave up on the real outer space and found it would be cheaper to explore an MMO instead, and are Recruit-A-Friend programs paving the way for more levelless MMOs as in EVE? Frigate-about-it.

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Dev Chat with Champions Online's Bill Roper

6:53 Customization and Uniqueness
9:16 Nemesis System
10:40 The 4-color appeal
14:54 Arena
16:54 Perks
22:21 Live events
23:38 Minions
24:28 Ranks and roles
27:36 Travel powers in combat
31:20 Environments effect on powers
35:30 CO in Europe
37:05 Release and Beta
40:32 Wrap-up

A major theme of Bill Roper's 30 minutes of Ten Ton Hammer and audience questions was customization (obvious) and presentation - meaning how players can look different using the same skills at the start and become effectively different as they get higher and level, developing new powers through ranks and roles. Bill also took questions on how environments and travel powers affect combat skills, and revealed a little of what beta players have to look forward to in the next few weeks. Lemuria, Millennium City, and a Release Date, anyone?

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