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Thanks Batpimp! We have no problems answering repeat questions- we can't STOP OURSELVES from talking about this game!
Special thanks to Savij for writing up the dev tracker!
Hola,
From the perspective of someone whom has played Guild wars 2 and Dark age of camelot what kind of help are you going to give players if they face a massive population imbalance?
In some other games i have played the population which had the least amount of players would get in game buffs that would last only if their population remained low in comparison to the other factions.
How do you plan to implement fixing ongoing population inbalances?
what the chance of Squat NPC’s in the game ….. :S (every game needs dwarfs right ) and no there not 100% killed off … just 99.9% dead … if you even have one NPC squat i would be happy
One thing I loved about the tabletop was the ability to customize your own chapters to a certain degree. Are there any plans in place as far as squad specific character customization? I.E. can you customize the look of a squad / outfit / w.e. u wanna call it with custom decals / paint jobs / visible accessories?
Thanks!
Steven: Wave Serpent Spam!
Brent: NO WAVE SERPENTS!
Steven: (We had a tussle on the tabletop recently, and Brent's still sore.)
Brent: I can read that, you know....
David: Chaos Predator. And maybe Land Raiders.
Hey Guys! Matobar here from the EC Forums
I have just a few questions for you guys!
Hello Behaviour!
Getting close combat right can be difficult, at least if you want it to feel right. Space Marine did it very well in single player, but in multiplayer is often came down to a click fest without much control or tactics. That said, the animations were great, and the character animations both in and out of combat were great.
You have said several times that you have Space Marine as a inspiration for the combat. Will you improve upon their formula and somehow make it tactical, skillbased, but still look natural? (I personally have no idea how that can be done, but I wish you guys all of luck!
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Brent: Most likely they will be in the game... but probably not playable at launch.
David: You can always roll over your enemies! Brent just wrote this down on his notes to investigate, so thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Brent: After launch.
David: NOOOOOOO!
Brent: We'll see.
Patrick: AT LAST MY TIME HAS COME! This is up for investigation. We have a physics engine, but we're not sure yet.
Greetings and blessings from the Plague Lord upon you,
I have three questions, first; Obliterators- do they have a chance of being in the crusade and if so, will they be an an upgrade or a separate class?
Second: how will the purchasing system work for the different factions? if i buy a chaos package will i be able to play another space marine character or will i have to pay for double dipping?
and finally will the classic cult troops be available to chaos (i.e. Plague marines, Noise marines, etc.)?
Miguel: hopefully in the next month you'll get to see some very early footage of combat!
Brent: Community.
David: Fun.
Patrick: OPTIMIZATION!
Steven: The Underworld!
Miguel: Special execution animations... you know the one. And I'm a black-belt 5th degree tae-kwon-do master, and I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP.
Brent: Yes, this takes the form of a weapon upgrade system. You won't see any Space Marines banging on a rock with a pickaxe, it's more that you'll slot new components into weapons to improve them in specific ways.
Miguel: Hi Valkr! Yes, we will absolutely have the option to pre-order Eternal Crusade in groups. Same with the whole in-game store; there will be a section dedicated to your entire squad.
For the orks getting into melee combat is essentially their goal.
If for example i do engage another faction in melee ,as a NOB or stormboy, how do you plan to balance the fact that its much safer and easier to be in ranged almost always as another faction.
My fear is that i MIGHT get close and perhaps land a blow or two but because I am at the forefront of almost all my enemies line of sight i will never last more than a few seconds.
has this scenario played out in your tests? how have you seen the melee work? what works and doesnt work? it seems to me that ranged will have the advantage in every situation and even if i DO make it into melee i might get 1-2 kills. If the respawn is far away and i have no way of closing the distance it seems i wont be getting much action just a lot of frustration.
How big will the universe bee, is it mutipel faktions fighting over a singel planet at the lanch or will there be multipel planets?
My question is about Space Wolves specifically
There has been mention in the past of each space marine choices having a lot of depth and accuracy to the legion chosen, Space Wolf Runepriest was given as an example. The thing that I've been dying to know ever since was if the most instantly recognisable, and my personal favourite space wolf unit will be included, Thunderwolf Cavalry!
Steven: No numbers yet, but lots of zones, completely open world above ground.
Brent: No naval combat. We're investigating aerial combat.
Patrick: Yes.... investigating.
Brent and Patrick (simultaneously): Yes!
David: You'll get to see some, but they won't be playable.
Steven: And we're focusing the experience of the game on you guys, rather than these characters.
Steven: There will definitely be interesting sights to see and areas to explore, but we're not planning on turning this into a completionist minigame, like Vistas in Guild Wars 2.
Brent and Patrick: There will be achievements for exploring, though!
Yes!
Steven: We're investigating getting a handful of NPC defenders at each stronghold or outpost, but armies will be composed of players.
Steven: We call them "Underworlds", and they're inspired by games like Left 4 Dead, Diablo and Torchlight, and Spelunky.
Brent: Some of this will be tied to your stats and build, but we'll have cosmetic customization as well. Again, it's that trade off between variety and performance, so we need to test.
Brent: We want to split up the zerg, so when it comes to the large bases we're looking at ways to require players to hold multiple points simultaneously to hold the zone. For small bases, this may be a matter of holding a single point.
Steven: We'll have discrete destructible areas, perhaps some sections of walls or gates, but the majority of the world will not be destructible.
Steven: There will be a day/night cycle, but it probably won't tie to the real world day/night cycle. We want you to be able to experience different settings! We're investigating the possibility of battle-changing weather systems, but this can be complex.
how do you see raids working, will each faction have different raids or will it be all the same ? just a good or bad ending?
David: We're staying true to the lore with gender. Eldar will have the option to choose male or female, but Space Marines and Chaos Space Marines will all be male. Orks are fungi, so.... we have that going for us too.
Are you going to implement IG?
How about playing as a Commissar and having some *BLAM*-able NPC guardsmen under your direct command? Or how about playing as Kasrkins or Ogryns? Hell, how about making a Vindicare Assassin some kind of high-level character?
Miguel: Yes, it's ....
Patrick: wait!... ::chainsword revvs::
Miguel: Ouch!
Patrick: Not yet.
Miguel: Grrrr...
David: Chaos will be revealed quite soon!
Brent: Our greatest feat hasn't happened yet!
Miguel: And we will definitely be well received. Our lore purist fans are passionate, but they understand that we have to compromise sometimes.
Brent: And our lore purists will be delighted once we announce our wr----
Patrick: ::chainsword revvs::
Brent: OUCH!
David: Thank you, Patrick.
how many weapons can I carry around (as of now that is)
and is there a wait limit to how much (weight) I can carry (weapon’s wise)