Is work on page 6 ongoing or stalled?

[golstat2003]

1 hour ago, DougGraves said:

This was brought up on Live.  The AE has a nice mission creator.  The actual game does not.  They cannot just take an AE mission and change it to a regular mission.  It has to be coded manually in the format of Live missions. 

 

I would love them to do this, but it apparently is not saving a lot of work.  We would just get better missions.

Yeah I distinctly remember Positron and a few others outright explaining this on the live forums. In fact I recall that for some time (and probably even near the end of the life of the live product) plugging values into excel was part of the work. (Though that might have only been for powers).

 

EDIT: Bottom line if folks just gotta be patient and wait. I'm just glad HC is still up and running and hasn't been hit with any Cease and Decist. Grateful for "small" things like that.

Edited June 27, 2020 by golstat2003

[ImpousVileTerror]

@holymittens knows a thing or two on the subject, and the files that they shared demonstrate that coding for missions isn't -that- complex for the writer.  No idea how much back-end code goes in to a mission / story arc, though.  THAT part, I think, @holymittens didn't even know.

[BurtHutt]

8 hours ago, DougGraves said:

This was brought up on Live.  The AE has a nice mission creator.  The actual game does not.  They cannot just take an AE mission and change it to a regular mission.  It has to be coded manually in the format of Live missions. 

 

I would love them to do this, but it apparently is not saving a lot of work.  We would just get better missions.

Yup. My understanding as well. However, as I mentioned earlier, the story, script, creating and so on is a HUGE effort as well. There are thousands of players and out of the interested playerbase, you could get some pretty great stuff. Sure, you have to code it but, overall, it'll help some...I think?

 

I'm hoping we can see new and original content. I've seen the current factions/characters/etc for a LONG time now. Let's change it up 🙂

[Herotu]

On 6/27/2020 at 8:51 PM, DougGraves said:

This was brought up on Live.  The AE has a nice mission creator.  The actual game does not.  They cannot just take an AE mission and change it to a regular mission.  It has to be coded manually in the format of Live missions. 

 

I would love them to do this, but it apparently is not saving a lot of work.  We would just get better missions.

Do you happen to know how feasible it would be to put an AE mission dood in the world?

I mean... connect a specific AE mission to an NPC.

 

Then it wouldn't matter how the mission was created ... or would it?

Edited July 1, 2020 by Herotu

[DougGraves]

21 hours ago, Herotu said:

Do you happen to know how feasible it would be to put an AE mission dood in the world?

I mean... connect a specific AE mission to an NPC.

 

Then it wouldn't matter how the mission was created ... or would it?

 

I have no idea

[marcussmythe]

It would be nice to know if we are looking at Page 6 (or something similar) in a 'this month' 'this season' 'this year' or 'never' time frame, just for expectations management.  As I play several likely-impacted powersets, having that information would allow me to make better informed choices about where to spend my playtime and influence.  Even a 'we don't know when if ever' would be something.

 

This request should not be taken as criticism of the HC team or their work, by any means - simply an observation that better information makes for better decisions.

Edited July 7, 2020 by marcussmythe

[ImpousVileTerror]

The most of a timeline we received, up to this point, is:  https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/19869-sooo-whats-coming-up-on-hc/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-225560

Granted, taking a look at Homecoming Team and Dev activity on the boards suggest they've been brushing off the cobwebs over the past two weeks.  They're not at their old capacity yet, but things -do- seem to be picking up again.  I'd guess . . . anticipate an announcement by week three of August if present trends continue.  If my estimate ends up being -WAY- wrong, please feel free to point an accusatory finger at me.

[golstat2003]

14 hours ago, ImpousVileTerror said:

The most of a timeline we received, up to this point, is:  https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/19869-sooo-whats-coming-up-on-hc/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-225560

Granted, taking a look at Homecoming Team and Dev activity on the boards suggest they've been brushing off the cobwebs over the past two weeks.  They're not at their old capacity yet, but things -do- seem to be picking up again.  I'd guess . . . anticipate an announcement by week three of August if present trends continue.  If my estimate ends up being -WAY- wrong, please feel free to point an accusatory finger at me.

I would expect an announcement . . . when they decide to make an announcement. Best not to get hopes up, especially since we're still dealing with COVID19 and all the issues that brings. Especially with the new surges in 45 of the 50 states in the US.

[kenlon]

I just hope they can break out the SO changes from whatever else they want to do in page 6 and implement them sooner. They would be gamechanging for low level play.

[Jimmy]

On 7/7/2020 at 9:59 PM, marcussmythe said:

It would be nice to know if we are looking at Page 6 (or something similar) in a 'this month' 'this season' 'this year' or 'never' time frame, just for expectations management.  As I play several likely-impacted powersets, having that information would allow me to make better informed choices about where to spend my playtime and influence.  Even a 'we don't know when if ever' would be something.

 

This request should not be taken as criticism of the HC team or their work, by any means - simply an observation that better information makes for better decisions.

We're internally testing much of Page 6 at the moment. I don't want to give a timeframe because people's situations can change very quickly at the moment, but it's definitely not never.

[Bionic_Flea]

But Jimmy, why can't I know how Soon(TM) is now?

Edited July 10, 2020 by Bionic_Flea

[marcussmythe]

5 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

We're internally testing much of Page 6 at the moment. I don't want to give a timeframe because people's situations can change very quickly at the moment, but it's definitely not never.

Thank you.

[Jimmy]

7 minutes ago, Bionic_Flea said:

But Jimmy, why can't I know how Soon(TM) is now?

Does your phone beep whenever I post? 🙃

[Ura Hero]

13 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

Does your phone beep whenever I post? 🙃

What is this phone thing you speak of?  Sounds like something social.  I'll have no part of it.

[SwitchFade]

I REALLY hope they fix the bug with Hail of Bullets from dual pistols soon, I miss playing my DP toons...

 

😌😣😌😁🤔😁

[ImpousVileTerror]

Wow.  Third week of August came sooner than I expected!

[Jimmy]

1 hour ago, SwitchFade said:

I REALLY hope they fix the bug with Hail of Bullets from dual pistols soon, I miss playing my DP toons...

 

😌😣😌😁🤔😁

That'll get fixed when those pesky marketeers stop creating infinite influence!

 

(but in all seriousness, it's already fixed in Page 6!)

[Lazarillo]

22 hours ago, Bionic_Flea said:

But Jimmy, why can't I know how Soon(TM) is now?

You are a flea, and you need to be loved.  Just like everybody else does?

[SwitchFade]

17 hours ago, Jimmy said:

That'll get fixed when those pesky marketeers stop creating infinite influence!

 

(but in all seriousness, it's already fixed in Page 6!)

Bloody Marvelous! Good show, old chap!

[Bionic_Flea]

56 minutes ago, Lazarillo said:

You are a flea, and you need to be loved.  Just like everybody else does?

I am the bug in the hair

of a dachshund that's traditionally a digger.

I'm bug in hair of puppies in particular.

 

 

 

[chi1701]

On 7/10/2020 at 6:41 PM, Jimmy said:

We're internally testing much of Page 6 at the moment. I don't want to give a timeframe because people's situations can change very quickly at the moment, but it's definitely not never.

Would be nice to see what your planning/adjusting.

[Seed22]

6 hours ago, chi1701 said:

Would be nice to see what your planning/adjusting.

Well see..internal testing can change at any moment, so I'll wait till it's public testing.

[ImpousVileTerror]

I'd still like to know if only to see where the Devs' collective heads are at; what sort of experiments they are conducting and the like.  Granted, without context, then incorrect inferences may be made.

[ivanhedgehog]

On 7/10/2020 at 1:06 PM, Ura Hero said:

What is this phone thing you speak of?  Sounds like something social.  I'll have no part of it.

need to make an energy blaster called antisocial distancing

[Myrmidon]

1 hour ago, ivanhedgehog said:

need to make an energy blaster called antisocial distancing

Pick the heaviest PBAoE set.