Interview with Matt Miller and Melissa Bianco

[Maressa]

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to make sure you all got the chance to see an interview I did yesterday with Matt Miller and Melissa Bianco about the closure of City of Heroes.

http://www.onrpg.com/MMO/City-of-Heroes/interview/Metas-Verse-Interview-with-Melissa-Bianco-and-Matt-Miller-on-City-of-Heroes

[JaguarX]

good stuff.

I hope they are able to find some sort of employment very soon. That is valuable talent that is sitting around and will be an asset to any game they have a hand in.

[Kistulot]

That last picture was like a punch to the gut. Good interview.

[Cryfire]

great interview.  ;D

[Arachnion]

Good, yet sad, interview.

Here's a recap of the most interesting points, IMO.

Dev team had content planned up to Issue 28.

Mare Crisium was the name of the moon base, and it was going to be the center of Earth's defense against the Battalion.

Microtransaction business plan was planned out through the end of 2013.

There were "tons of new products gearing up for the Paragon Market, costumes, powers, super-packs, etc".

Positron said he'll do AMA's about CoH lore every April 28th until the questions stop coming in.

(presumably on Reddit, which is where AMA's, ask me anythings, originated, as far as I know)

He'll give more details as we get closer to that date, and he can't promise everyone who should be involved will be.

:(

[Arkasas]

One interesting bit you forgot: they were bringing in more money with microtransactions than they ever had without. Food for thought.

[corvus1970]

Indeed. I noticed that bit too, which makes the decision to close the game down all the more baffling.

[JaguarX]

One interesting bit you forgot: they were bringing in more money with microtransactions than they ever had without. Food for thought.

yeah, very baffling to me about the reason behind the closure.

[Kaos Arcanna]

I wonder what sort of Project Matt has in mind?

[JaguarX]

*ahem* dont we havea very good project for him to join right here? Two in fact?

[Mister Bison]

*ahem* dont we havea very good project for him to join right here? Two in fact?

Not paid enough/in charge enough I would reckon.

[Kaos Arcanna]

Not paid enough/in charge enough I would reckon.

Yeah. "Posi's gotta eat" so I don't think he could afford to be in charge of a non salary producing game.

[JaguarX]

Yeah. "Posi's gotta eat" so I don't think he could afford to be in charge of a non salary producing game.

uh yea. That is a very good point there.

[Maressa]

great interview.  ;D

Did you mean the green sunset or Rularuu on the second page? Both are amazingly impactful for very different reasons.

[GuyPerfect]

Tyrant, one of the greatest enemies players had faced, would take up the mantle of becoming the NEW Statesman.

That's how Golden Girl would have wanted it.

[Maressa]

That's how Golden Girl would have wanted it.

Are you suggesting Posi is Golden Girl?

[Xieveral]

That line about NCsoft dropping Paragon because they didn't feel like running it anymore really pisses me off.

Even though most everything in the article has been was said before in other places with different words,  hearing it again makes me want to break something. >:(

[JaguarX]

That line about NCsoft dropping Paragon because they didn't feel like running it anymore really pisses me off.

Even though most everything in the article has been was said before in other places with different words,  hearing it again makes me want to break something. >:(

There should be some wooden blocks laying around.

[GuyPerfect]

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[faith.grins]

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!  THEY HAD A MOON BASE PLANNED AND THEY GOT AXED BEFORE THEY COULD LAUNCH IT?!
YEARGHBLE!!

/em goes off to break stuff