The Shot Heard Around Paragon City - SCORE Public Release

[Felderburg]

Jumping seems higher to me too... but that could also be the inherent fitness.

[saipaman]

Jumping seems higher to me too... but that could also be the inherent fitness.

I played through the inherent fitness period.  Those would be my last memories of the game.  Plus, I took the fitness powers and slotted them out to the appropriate maximum - pre and post ED.

Maybe someone who knows more about the changes made in "I25", can settle the issue.

[Taceus Jiwede]

This is also really just a test server.  We'll see what the future holds.

I got trapped in my first door mission.  I couldn't exit because the Atlas Park map couldn't be found.   Since it's 2:30 AM here, I just logged out.

Is it just me or is Sprint faster than it used to be?  I'm at level 2 and I don't remember moving this fast.

Sprint and jump seem faster/higher to me.  Stamina seems more noticeable as well.  One of my chars that was toggle heavy did run out of stamina sometimes.  But my Dominator never got close.  Either way, even if those few things felt different than I remembered it still so amazing to be able to DO those things again.

Jumping seems higher to me too... but that could also be the inherent fitness.

I also thought it might just be the inherent fitness.  By the time inherent fitness was introduced, I used to have a travel power all the time anyway - and almost never used sprint at that point because I believe you could just use veteran travel powers for new characters. 

[Azrael]

Wow.

Just like old times.

Was it a dream?

I actually....

1000 barrier broken...

Azrael.

[Azrael]

This is also really just a test server.  We'll see what the future holds.

I got trapped in my first door mission.  I couldn't exit because the Atlas Park map couldn't be found.   Since it's 2:30 AM here, I just logged out.

Is it just me or is Sprint faster than it used to be?  I'm at level 2 and i don't remember moving this fast.

Sprint seems faster.

Azrael.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Apparently the Sentinel AT was created by the SCoRE server Devs. That seems to be the most concrete data. I myself played the I24 beta heavily in the last week before shutdown. And I saw no such thing.

I saw no such thing in i24 either, but feature testing usually has at least two phases - there's an internal test before any public test server goes up with the same feature. There is a possibility that this AT might have been something that was in development before shutdown that didn't get to - or through - internal QA before Paragon staff was let go.

The i25 stuff being used now will be rewritten - it isn't stable over 200 players

It wasn't 200 players, the limiters were not working and the server had about 3 times as many players connected - and 2 times as many trying to connect.
Now it's stable and over 1K connected players. Possibly around 10K players overall.

[Mister Hassenpheffer]

Thanks, I'm cured.

There was a point between getting the code from anonymous devs 6 years ago and last week when there was a conspiracy to keep the private server secret with enough time to make new ATs where scrubbing the code and re-publishing it anonymously was the right thing to do.  There was a point where the well-meaning people of SCoRE lost their way and kept this golden gift to themselves instead of sharing.

My bitterness will go away when I can play again.

So how goes it friend? 

[Ultimate15]

So, I bought a new desktop. It was a long time coming b/c I was still operating solely on my Sony Vaoi college laptop (which my MOTHER bought for me back in 2009 I think lol) - I can't play until Tuesday at the earliest, but giiiiiiirl come Tuesday my BODY IS READY.

I will say, I'm so tickled by how many posts I've seen on Facebook about how other players literally haven't been operating on a gaming-friendly computer system since COH shut down - more or less  because COH was the only game they were ever really invested in playing. I've seen four or five different posts being like "...So is the game back? Do I need to go buy a new computer?" I love it haha.

[Vee]

Are we sure sprint doesn't just seem faster because we're back on a game where travel isn't specifically meant as a time sink?

[Azrael]

So, I bought a new desktop. It was a long time coming b/c I was still operating solely on my Sony Vaoi college laptop (which my MOTHER bought for me back in 2009 I think lol) - I can't play until Tuesday at the earliest, but giiiiiiirl come Tuesday my BODY IS READY.

And after teh girl comes over Tuesday, you'll play after, right?

Azrael.

PS.  1250!  Stress test.

[Sinistar]

Can we please not call it "Issue 25"? It's mostly powerset modifications, it doesn't have any of the story content that would have been in a real I25!

Yes more like Issue 24.1

[Azrael]

I will say, I'm so tickled by how many posts I've seen on Facebook about how other players literally haven't been operating on a gaming-friendly computer system since COH shut down - more or less  because COH was the only game they were ever really invested in playing. I've seen four or five different posts being like "...So is the game back? Do I need to go buy a new computer?" I love it haha.

Like your 1st love.  CoH is the game we only wanted to play.  So what was the point of upgrading for other games we didn't want to play.

Now, I have a rig that can play ultra.  Ironic.  This is the rig I got 1 month after shutdown.

:/

Azrael.

[Garble]

While I'm a bit sad that all old characters are gone, I have to put it in perspective that until a week ago I never thought that was possible.

What I hope someone is working on is a way to save and reload character data for the future. That way we can move between servers without starting over **EVERY** time.

[Azrael]

I saw no such thing in i24 either, but feature testing usually has at least two phases - there's an internal test before any public test server goes up with the same feature. There is a possibility that this AT might have been something that was in development before shutdown that didn't get to - or through - internal QA before Paragon staff was let go.
It wasn't 200 players, the limiters were not working and the server had about 3 times as many players connected - and 2 times as many trying to connect.
Now it's stable and over 1K connected players. Possibly around 10K players overall.

So, 5th Horseman.  I remember your original handle talking about finding your way home 'one day.'

HAVE you found your way 'home?'

*winks.

I think I have... :o  *I'm in shock.

Azrael.

[Azrael]

While I'm a bit sad that all old characters are gone, I have to put it in perspective that until a week ago I never thought that was possible.

What I hope someone is working on is a way to save and reload character data for the future. That way we can move between servers without starting over **EVERY** time.

Hmm.  This new 'Euro' law re: copyright seems to have them mindful.  So the sooner an 'ice cream' for dummies version comes out the better allowing discreet solo/LAN and P2P play with 'a 'server of 50-200-1250..... ?

A quandry but an temporary one, perhaps?

It is a 'temp' server, currently by their own admission whilst i24 begins a 'de-spag' re-write to optimise it etc.

And that will surely allow tools for modding and a plug in for multi-server access to save progress and transfer to another server.  The dust has to settle from the 'shot that was heard across Paragon City....'

The technical 'make life easiers' will probably come around in time.  The optimisations are full steam ahead.  Half a year, perhaps wider access to allow 'dummies' like me to run their own 'alternate universes.'  With different bias and flavours.

Still, if one could 'run their own' server...your characters would be safe on your own hard drive etc.

One thing.  I don't recall it being this slow going to level.  Lol.  Even on team.  I must be getting old.  :D

Ah.  the joy of being a beginner again...  Commited some rookie errors.  (No, we don't need to go into those...)

Azrael.

[saipaman]

Are we sure sprint doesn't just seem faster because we're back on a game where travel isn't specifically meant as a time sink?

I noticed the speed difference everywhere -- from running around Outbreak and Atlas park to my two door missions.

Some of the way point markers are broken in Outbreak.   Just a warning if you're going to do it for the badge.

[Garble]

One thing.  I don't recall it being this slow going to level.  Lol.  Even on team.  I must be getting old.  :D

As I recall they were doing a lot of 2X Experience events towards the end. Also, with the Sewer Trial, you could get a toon to their teens in about an hour.

[Ultimate15]

And after teh girl comes over Tuesday, you'll play after, right?

Azrael.

PS.  1250!  Stress test.

Haha there is no girl - I'm a gay man. It was a figure of speech  ;D ;D ;D

[Odimodus]

Catching up on all of this, wow! This is the next best thing to NCsoft reversing their position on the IP, and they may have no choice but to give us the game back now. The cat's out of the bag.

Downloading is like watching water boil...

[saipaman]

Slow to level?  I've done two door missions and I'm already almost level 4.

The game may changed but the number one chat topic beyond "does it work" is "how fast can I reach 50"?