CalmRenao

When news first surfaced about a City of Heroes private server in April, 2019, what were some of your initial thoughts? What was your first reaction to the news? With Homecoming and other servers coming online, did it surprise you the level of support City of Heroes received from old and new generation players alike? Did you create accounts instantly and join us in grinding through the Sewer Networks / Death From Below—and we didn't even know that we teamed with you?😁 CoX's world building is some of the most impressive, vast, and substantial in any game. Where did some of the inspiration come from for CoX's various enemy groups and zones? Were there enemy groups and locations that were being formulated prior to City of Heroes' release but were shelved? What were some concepts that never saw the light of day? Were there ideas and plans in place to not only revamp zones/locations, but to expand on their size entirely? By now, wouldn't Boomtown and Galaxy City be rebuilt? CoX also has some catchy music! What were some of the inspirations behind the short hooks and musical textures that played in various neighborhoods in the CoX zones? How were different styles and pieces of music chosen for the zones? Were there ever any ideas or intentions to add more continuous, ambient pieces to the City of Heroes soundtrack (i.e. like the ambient music of Star Wars: The Old Republic)? Were there ever music themes for CoX's signature characters or zones that were brainstorms? If you could give your characters theme songs, what songs would they be? From what artists? When I read the CoH Story Bible and its related material, I can't help but imagine the fun the brainstorming process must have been with the team during those pre-production and production days of CoX. How was the day-to-day work life at Cryptic and Paragon Studios? What are some of your fondest memories during those times? What were some of the more challenging obstacles? What major creative breakthroughs, disagreements, and funny/amusing memories do you have during the building of CoX?

It is possible to add the sybil chestpiece without the gargantuan belt detail? The Banished Pantheon can get away with it—why shouldn't we?