Monthly Development Update - March 2015 (Winds of Change~)

[Emma]

Before the end of the month is what we're aiming for.

Wow! It may take that long to draft a complete list of the amalgamated patch notes going from Live's 18.6 to the new Live 18.7.

Emma

[Anarrina]

Ease off on some of the rhetoric, folks. Also, please keep the real life politics out of the thread.

[Raggy]

Before the end of the month is what we're aiming for.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Now here is the kicker, will you actually deliver it on time? Will you become the first AO dev to give a timeframe and actually do it?

I believe in you Michi!



Also can I come hide in your bunker with you when 18.7 gets deployed lol. The level of flame that will possibly be generated on live by the changes would make the final circle of hell look a little chilly

[botbolter]

I was thinking about the point of view of Neutrals not being a "real" faction, and I think I understand where it comes from. Let me try to illustrate:

There are actually two conflicts going on in AO, not just one. The first conflict is the public one, the one that the propaganda is based around. It's the direct conflict between The Clans and Omni-Tek. While it's very real and has come to blows, it's fundamentally a moral and political disagreement. The Clans have been oppressed, belittled and outright abused by Omni-Tek, and Omni-Tek has had their legal rights of ownership and to act as a corporation undermined by The Clans, not to mention their operations have been continually sabotaged. The Neutrals are so called specifically because they're neutral in this conflict, they don't see either side as possessing the moral high ground. If everything stopped here, then Neutral would indeed not be a "real" faction, because they're defined as non-participants and don't particularly care about the outcome. However, there's a very good reason for them to not care...

And that is the second conflict. This is the real, down-to-earth, nitty-gritty fight for control of Rubi-Ka itself and its resources. This is separate from the ideological differences (as an aside, this very separation is the reason The Clans can be both "the good guys" and "the brutal terrorists"). In this second conflict, the Neutrals do hold a stake. They will take and hold territory and resources, and they want to win out overall. They're neutral in the former conflict because both Clan and Omni domination represents a lose case to them, they want to see both eradicated and the planet under the governing of a neutral third party (most often ICC). In order to do this they have to push both of the other factions off the planet, and the other factions will have to crush them in order to fully succeed.

There are obviously more subtleties.

I love this analogy. Let's focus on this for a moment, it's a key to pure fun as it should be. It allows flexibility for each individual to play as they want to regardless of faction. So, for example if I am trying to get a xp boost and get attacked trying, how many of the opposing faction would have given me a cheery wave or ignored me? How many would have said aha, let's whack this one. It's all about personal choice and teh game mechanics do allow space for this. Perhaps it's one of the many reasons we are here!

[McKnuckleSamwich]

Before the end of the month is what we're aiming for.

That's pretty exciting, and ambitious.

But at this point I'm jonesing for it so I don't care about the bugs/fine balance. Sort 'em out later I say!

[Izgimmy]

Before the end of the month is what we're aiming for.

Awesome news!

Personally, 18.7 will own Issue 11, so it will definitely be a good time for me to dust off my AO accounts again. By the way, any special offers in mind when deploying 18.7? It won't really matter to me this time, but it would be nice if there were some.

[xtremsniper]

Before the end of the month is what we're aiming for.

That's awesome to hear, i'll be looking forward to it

- Bulldrone

[nanoforcer]

90% of my org does not follow the progress of test nor do they read fc forums, im assuming its similar across the ao population so this is going to be so much fun when it hits, cant wait :-)

[Raggy]

90% of my org does not follow the progress of test nor do they read fc forums, im assuming its similar across the ao population so this is going to be so much fun when it hits, cant wait :-)

I'm gunna be doing nothing but AFKing in OA OOC for a week answering proffession questions I think lol

[gresh]

Before the end of the month is what we're aiming for.

And the excitement gains momentum ��

[Vinkera]

I'm gunna be doing nothing but AFKing in OA OOC for a week answering proffession questions I think lol

I'm gunna be doing nothing but nuking random mobs giggling like a little kid, I think

[Cratertina]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Now here is the kicker, will you actually deliver it on time? Will you become the first AO dev to give a timeframe and actually do it?

I believe in you Michi!



Also can I come hide in your bunker with you when 18.7 gets deployed lol. The level of flame that will possibly be generated on live by the changes would make the final circle of hell look a little chilly

He said before summer... soooo end of april is infact way before timeline. M M M!

[Ophiuchus]

I'd better hold onto my (tinfoil) hat - that's about 2 weeks from now. So much to do, so little time to get it done in.

So now Advs can't help lower/slower characters with parrot/wolf and their calms are an absolute joke, which prof makes the most useful assistant for getting around at a sane pace - in SL particularly?

[Raggy]

I'd better hold onto my (tinfoil) hat - that's about 2 weeks from now. So much to do, so little time to get it done in.

So now Advs can't help lower/slower characters with parrot/wolf and their calms are an absolute joke, which prof makes the most useful assistant for getting around at a sane pace - in SL particularly?

Utterly irrelevant since Swimming is now part of Runspeed so Adonis won't have any issues and for run speed before that FTYS from a Shade or a Level-specific Fixer is better than Parrot because you can actually still cast.

[Ophiuchus]

Utterly irrelevant since Swimming is now part of Runspeed so Adonis won't have any issues and for run speed before that FTYS from a Shade or a Level-specific Fixer is better than Parrot because you can actually still cast.

As an escort. Shade isn't that hot becasue it can't do anything to prevent mob agg nor heal someone getting hit. Fixer sounds more plausible though. RS and HoTs and AoE snare/roots. Doesn't stop the mobs from having a go as you run past however.

Advs had the AoE calms, heals and when everything is AoE calmed the lowbie being in parrot unable to cast is moot.

[Raggy]

As an escort. Shade isn't that hot becasue it can't do anything to prevent mob agg nor heal someone getting hit. Fixer sounds more plausible though. RS and HoTs and AoE snare/roots. Doesn't stop the mobs from having a go as you run past however.

Advs had the AoE calms, heals and when everything is AoE calmed the lowbie being in parrot unable to cast is moot.

Take a Trader then

[Ophiuchus]

Take a Trader then

Well true, that's the AoE calms and the heals covered. But... slowbie lowbie Give Traders RS buff plx.

EDIT: derp, not AoE calms. Wires crossed.

[lainbr]

I'm gunna be doing nothing but nuking random mobs giggling like a little kid, I think

I'm gonna do nothing but retwink full alphas... again >.<

[Aiken]

This patch is going to be HUGE, I'm really looking forward to seeing this on the live servers.

Keep up the great work Michizure, it's great to watch!

[nanoforcer]

Would be nice to know if we get another full ipr, and if so if it will stack if you already happen to have one on your toon.