City Of Heroes: Statesman Speaks!

Statesman started off with some pretty interesting bits on upcoming fixes/tweaks.

Said Statesman:

1. DA, Ice Armor, Stone Armor - the f/x are going throug a redo and the powers will be made stackable. I'll tell you when as soon as the schedule is solid.

2. The changes to Fear are being worked on now.

3. Tankers have top priority post Update 3 to get their increased mob control abilities. I'd love to tie this to some twinks to Controllers - so that both have a good role in mob management - but I can't make any promises about that in particular.

4. Many upper level villain groups will have the # of minions w/ a stun power decreased dramatically. More specifically: Carnival of Shadows, Malta. Sappers will one to a spawn, rather than a current maximum of two.

5. The massive AOE Alpha Strikes will be addressed shortly after Tankers get their due.

6. I do know that Unyielding Stance and its immobility is an issue. I'm going to be thinking about that a lot in the coming week.

Here's an Update on other things....

1. We're not changing anything imminently on Electricity Blast. But we know that many Blasters find that it's sub par.

2. After analysis, Scrappers CAN NOT reach the same levels of resistance as a Tank. Regeneration, though, is a small concern.

3. +1 level mobs are now appearing in the numbers that we had wanted in missions.

If you've got anything else you want an update on, feel free to post and I'll TRY to answer questions. Please don't ask things about future features...I'll be happy to communicate the status of the "big" questions that appear to come up over and over again.

A flurry of worry ensued over the mention of regeneration scrappers. The quick healing brawlers rushed to the forums in concern for their vaunted restorative powers. Statesman put their worries to bed saying:

Concern = small tweak.

Don't worry Regen Scrappers!

Rumors have been around the boards concerning increasing the level cap from 50 to 75. When asked by Gripebuster at 9:10pm, the answer was a scant minute in following at 9:11pm.

Said Statesman:

No new levels in the immediate future (i.e. the next couple updates).

And to the controllers' wondering about their stone pets taking flight anytime soon? When asked why Animate Stone will not fly with the rest of the group Statesman had this to say:

Originally - Stone is heavy....but we'll change it.

Then Statesman dropped a couple of bombs. PvP and the Super Secret Out of Combat System (SSOCS) have been hot issues on the forums for months. QueenVoodoo cut right to the chase:

There was a rumor that there will be a PvP arena available in CoH well before CoV comes out. Will the PvP arena be post-update 3?

Also, is the rumor true that the SSOCS (or whatever it's called now ) system will also be post-update 3 (but pre-Cov)?

Thanks!

Statesman's response:

Yes (possibly) and yes (definitely).

And talking between Supergroups?

Allliance Chat - Update 3.

Nice. Zone touch-ups?

Issue 3 will be the start of our touch ups on older zones...I want every single zone to have its own character.

And then Statesman did his best Batman impression and melted back into the night.

A little bit of analysis:
The guy is posting late at night, meaning he's at work late at night. I don't know about you peeps but I'm at home playing at 9pm. I don't think there's any better way to see if the company's looking at your concerns.

Not only is Statesman there at 9pm but he's on the forums, reading your concerns and answering questions outright. No bull, no double-talk.

Any guy that works late into the evening and then takes time out to talk to me as a customer gets my business any day of the week.