Standard Podcast [55:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We start out with our usual dash of news from the forums. Rather than one main topic, however, we focus on some of the shorter topics recently suggested in our forums.
We discuss:

• April Fools Prank - Visual Sounds
• BAB’s link indicating his acrobatic moves (we promise promise promise this is NOT a RickRoll!)
• Optional In-Game Advertising
• Powerset Proliferation FAQ form Doc Brainstorm
• i12 Closed Beta starting next week
• Powers counts and clarifications (some info from Suckerpunch’s CoH Planner
• Civilian NPC’s
• Accolade Spotlight - Atlas Medallion
• CoHPodcast forums
• Promo: Morevi Remastered

 

 Standard Podcast [73:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Love is in the air!

This is an exciting week, Heroes! Lots going on, so this episode is our longest. Buckle up and enjoy!

• Double XP weekend hangover
• Huuuuuge game patch
• Announcement for this year’s Jubilee event!
  Event Timing:
  Start: Thursday, February 14th, 8:59am PST / 11:59am EST
  Finish: Thursday, February 28th, 8:59pm PST / 11:59pm EST
• Info on Manticore and Sister Psyche’s Valentine’s Day wedding on Training Room/Test Server!
• New game pack available for purchase!
• Other interesting news tidbits as well. Did YOU know about the change to Rikti portals? We didn’t!

Then, because we don’t know when enough is enough, we allow ourselves to have a feature discussion after being inspired by questions from a listener. We discuss powers and enhancement slotting as we prefer them.

• Disclaimer on the possibility that Real Numbers will make all of this moot.
• Discussion on archetypes and builds, and how we personally play them.
• Traditional roles of different archetypes within a team.
• Our rule of thumb on slotting enhancements.
• Hero Planners: Joe Chott’s Hero Planner, Mid’s Hero Designer and Sucker Punch’s Hero Planner for guidance on the effects of enhancements in different slots
• Hero Stats

Promo: Geek Acres

Next episode: Scheduled to be a News episode. If there is no news we will discuss the defender/healer roles as requested by a listener!

 

 Standard Podcast [8:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Kind of the opposite from the last two episodes - this one is very, very short. Actually we’re calling it Episode 4.5 as it completes the main topic “Powers” from last episode.

There wasn’t any significant news this week either, which added to the shortness (wait, is that an oxymoron?)

This ep we cover:

• A brief explanation of content that was cut
• One correction
• Target selection
• Power activation methods

 

 Episode 004 - Powers [52:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Another long episode this week. I actually pulled some content out so that we didn’t go past the hour mark. I will either release them into a short addendum episode this weekend, or make them the main topic next week.

This week we discuss:

• The date has been announced for the Prestige Bump and Debt Wipe (December 10)
• Further information on receiving temp powers again with the new Ouroborus time travel system (item echoes)
• Respec recipies and how they’ll drop in i11
• Faction Highlight: The Circle of Thorns
• Main topic: Powers
  • Power types
  • Power effects
  • Power requirements/attributes
  • Inherent power discussion
    • Defiance
    • Containment
    • Critical Hit
    • Gauntlet
    • Vigilance
  • Temporary powers