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Heya guise! This is a certain Necron/Chaos-Nurgle fan of your forums!
What are your feelings on the Necrontyr?
I know there´s been talks about introducing them as an NPC enemy, but what about something playable instead?
The baseline Necron skeleton should be able to be costumized into any role from Melee, Jump-trooper, Caster/Support and whatnot with the same core but with variety as Space Marines or Eldar!
So guys, any chance for playable Necrons?
( Ignore the silly Tomb Kings hat on the Lord and other specialized units. )
As for something more definite for Launch - Chaos Space Marines.
Power Scythes?
Dark Robes covering our Power Armour akin to some which Dark Angels or Templars have or Mantles made off of the sewn together skins and faces of the victims of Chaos?
Skull/skeletal like face costumization. ( If I can't play Necrons, Chaos are my second best option to try and catch a a skeletal or undead/decaying look!
You do know that the overlords come with those "Hats" right?
I was just wondering, what is the target audience? Will people who do not like the game idea of Planetside like the game, or are the two so closely related, that except for strik cruisers, the Warhammer universe, and some new names it's the same game?
It's a tough question to ask, because it's not an "Yes/No" question, i want to know if i'd end up playing the game for 30 minutes and then never touching it again because there are betetr games to co-op with friends where PvP isn't the main focus.
Tornadium from the forums here.
I had two questions
1. Do you have any ideas about how you will balance the PvP and PvE aspects of the game, you mentioned closed PvE away from the PvP Zones. Will this in any way affect the outcome or balance of the PvP? If so how do you intend to deal with the inability of factions to control the tempo of the war.
2. Do you think we'll be seeing a lot of input from the Devs or GMs with regards to random events during the wars such as reinforcements from NPCs or some kind of natural disaster (warp storm maybe) which has effects on the battlefield such as longer spawn times?
Thanks!
#Duskbreaker
Aye, I am aware. I just find the new necron ''hats'' for multiple units to be atrocious - either in their lax design and stature.
Or just about being unneeded, taking away from their dread and terminator look just to enforce the already obvious Egyptian/Scarab theme.
Basically, visually a 100 % lazy copy of Tomb Kings in space with the new codex, all those additions are fine - except for the hats. The hats are terrible! X(
David: We have plans for this, and even potentially integrated voice chat.
Patrick: We need to investigate first!
Brent: Quick commands for sure.
Steven: David won`t let me say yet. Big. Real big.
Steven: We`re still testing to find all of these numbers, but we`re taking a page out of what`s come before and worked well.
David: The Arma series is a good reference on this point.
Brent: Our goal is to make death be a factor in battles, but still fun. Troop transports will be important and relevant, but you won`t have any Eve-like commutes.
Miguel: Just take the blue pill.
Brent: Logistics yes, but we`re not an RTS. Large-scale Resource Management is something that only the leaders will be concerned with.
Steven: The Campaigns will tie into this, with your successes and failures persisting for some time and changing your faction`s capabilities in coming engagements. As each faction`s capabilities shift, every player will have to adjust their strategy to account for the tides of war.
Brent: It depends on the weapon - vehicles and sniper-type weapons shoot far enough to be relevant. Our first tests for bolters are something more like 40m.
Steven: 24 inches.
Brent: Directional armor certainly. If Infantry bring the right tools, they will definitely be able to take out a tank. Anyone can spawn a vehicle if they can afford it, and have access to it.
Brent: You'll choose your vehicle, pay for it at a vehicle point, and it will be delivered to you in a lore-compatible fashion! This isn't class limited, but your available resources and territory control may affect it.
Miguel: Within the next month!
David: They will have functions beyond fighting and rezzing, that's for sure. What game mechanics we can use to support the fluff will be carefully taken into consideration.
Brent: We have to analyze the state of the game post launch, but either of these is a possibility.
@TheNecromancer
Only the Overlords and Lychguard/Praetorians have them.
Clearly to show to a high status and to be able to differentiate from their new models as the old necron codex had a whopping 3 non-lord necron foot soldiers that looked very similar.
Brent: No promises on techmarines at launch, but expect the most iconic things to be represented- like the Thunderfire Cannon!
That'd be pretty interesting. Post launch addon:
Imperial Guard support option to Space Marines.
Cultists for Chaos Space Marines.
Grotz for Orkz.
Whatever equivalent there is to Eldar if needed.
Hello Behaviour, and thank you for your time!
I would like to know:
1. Are you thinking of including The Imperial Guard, the Chaos Cultists or the Space Marine Scouts as future free-to-play options?
2. Are you thinking of using the experience from Star Citizen to create space combat in the future?
3. Will you add the Adeptus Mechanicus, like the Skitarii or Legio Cybernetica, in the future?
Thanks again for your time, and may the Emperor guide you to victory!
Brent: The same way they do on the tabletop!
David: The main purpose of Psychic abilities isn't to target vehicles, but we will have a Perils of the Warp feature. It probably won't involve sucking you into the warp though.
Woh, third question! So bothersome, roight?
When a player dies in the game, what happens with his character? Do you respawn somewhere through teleportation, or is it something different?
Also, will there be any area within the game where players from all factions can meet and battle?
OH, AND ONE LAST THING. Will the player be able to jump with the space-bar with all factions!?
Max level characters with lots of renown could opt in to be a senior rank in their faction. It would come with stat boosts and specific items, but dying would delete your character. Upon deletion you would then have the option to start a prestige class of that race.
For example, The space marines/chaos prestige class would be a Dreadnaught. It would have a seperate skill tree and items but could only be called down in the larger of the battles. The implication is that your previous character was interned in this dreadnaught.
David: Yes, we have an idea, but we'll watch what happens after launch to make the decision.
David: F2P players will be full players with an important role to fill in the ork army. They won't be relegated to cannon-fodder status.
David: Tyranids!
Brent: Chaos Daemons!
Steven: Dark Eldar!
David: We're planning to have deployables, but we don't know what specific choices we'll have.
Though with 4-5 Factions to be made.
Wouldn't this had been perfect for Chaos?
The Death Guard
The Emperor's Children
The Thousand Sons
The World Eaters
And as the 5th - The Black Legion, have been perfect? All the most iconic aspects of Chaos and then the Ultramarines equivalent of Chaos that is the Black Legion for posterworks. :>
Steven: We're going to offer Underworld Dungeons that take inspiration from games like Left 4 Dead, Diablo/Torchlight, and Spelunky! If you like that kind of co-op pve gameplay, then this should satisfy your cravings!
Thanks everyone! We got the go-ahead to stay later for 45 minutes after our intended finish time, but now our time is over.
Don't be too sad, we're going back to creating the game for you. Thanks for all your questions, if you want to follow the game and hear more then come visit our website at http://www.eternalcrusade.com/ !
Goodbye!
Oh god, I forgot to ask something - which every roleplayer will kill us for if there isn't any light shed on it.
Will there be text-bubbles popping by our characters, friend or foe when we write to or yell at one another?
Whether it is battlecries or you know, ''Campfire roleplay'' as we await the next skirmish.
Usually writing and roleplay doesn't translate well in a busy general chat, or exclusively to a chat bar in general for immersion or fluidity. ( It´s easier to recognise who said what and when - as it pops up by their character or heads.
( This is also what killed SWTOR for the roleplaying community, the people that usually are the last ones to leave the ship, sinking with it instead. )