So - according to the Facebook page banner, CoT is looking at a *tentative* fall 2018 release date. I know the devs have been rather shy about nailing it down (for good reason), so I guess it looks like the internal development milestones are being met consistently enough to take the plunge. This is fantastic news. I'd like to thank everyone involved for their hard work over the last three years, and the work that is yet to come. Sure, there might still be some setbacks on the road ahead but at least that light at the end of the tunnel keeps getting brighter if only a little bit.
Sat, 11/26/2016 - 06:02
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Discuss: Fall 2018 release date
I'm placing my bet on Nov 30th.
Welcome to a Facebook goof. It was scheduled for November 30th, to go up with the next update. Somehow, they flipped it on early. We're still scratching our heads over it, but, what is done is done.
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I figured as much ha ha. Seemed odd that it just appeared with no accompanying announcement or pomp. Oh well - 5 days off isn't too bad.
Fall 2018 is closer than fall 2019.
Thank you devs. I look forward to playing and contributing as a community member.
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Good Luck. God speed. May the Force be with you. We're here to help.
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Omg I keep having dreams of playing cox again and while this is not the same game, I know its the closest we are gonna get to it and it could even surpass it.
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Huh, this actually fits pretty well with my projected timetable. I feel like we should see the character creator beta with the next year, and then the full game beta around 6 months after that, with a full release around another 6 months later.
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I'm with you Halae. Knowing something about game making that's what I expected for a development time.
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Yep. Agreed with Hal and Rott.
I'm kind of the "family liaison" when it comes to City of Titans. My wife and son are both "is it done yet? is it done yet?", and I let them know about updates and try to keep their expectations in check. Having watched from almost (missed the Kickstarer, dammit) the beginning, and armed with layman-google-researched game development knowledge (I've watched and read sooooooooooooo much Unreal 4 vs CryEngine/Unity 5 info), I feel like this timeline is... practical. Realistic. And the switch to UE4 was genius and the right move.
It could well go over that timeline, and that wouldn't be exactly surprising, but it's a good, practical educated guess. I just... we all miss a game that allows us to both explore our own creativity within the genre and also interact with a rich universe of Superhero lore.
A Superhero MMORPG version of the PnP DnD at it's best. That's what CoH was and that's what we want.
No small order, and much respect to those making it possible for that to happen again.
FIGHT EVIL! (or go cause trouble so the Heroes have something to do.)
Great news.
R.S.O. of Phoenix Rising
YAY! Approximate Semi-Official date-ish!
Also, BOOO! That's so far away! *wahwahwah* (I say this only kiddingly (half kiddingly) I know game development takes time, and would rather you take the time you need than rush out a buggy, unfinished, poorly refined product. But I want it nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.) =P
Sweeeeeeeeeeeetneeeeeessss
What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose.. and show you... just how powerful I really am..
So is "roughly two years from now" MWM's new official definition of Soon™? I'm synchronizing my watch as we speak. ;)
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Is there nothing Spaceballs can't teach us?
Anyway I asked the question about a new working definition for Soon™ because as you might recall Paragon Studios' definition of that time unit was "anytime between next Tuesday and the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_an_expanding_universe]heat death of the universe[/url]". ;)
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I think this is good news, it shows progress is coming along. I'm excited!
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I am both excited and disappointed. I thought two years was a long time to wait three years ago. lol
I've been getting my fix in Paragon Chat lately. Really missing the powers, though. Badge hunting is still fun!
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I thought the current estimate was ambitious until I saw the Builder video they posted today. Now I just want them to make my Mogul building so I can get started playing.
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what about getting the game ready for release around dec/25/2018
Personally, I'd go with bringing CoT online Nov. 30th, as a nice jab at NCSoft. :P More so is because Nov. 30th, 2018 also falls on a Friday, the exact day City of Heroes was shut down.
You can also say something along the lines of, "It was a sad day for all of us when City of Heroes shut down. But now, EXACTLY 6 years later, a spiritual successor arises from the ashes. A new sun, a new path, a new future! City of Titans is NOW LIVE!".
I'm no writer (obviously), but a writer should easily spin that up a whole hell of a lot better than me. :)
I am looking forward to playing City of Tabbies exclusively!
*shakes both forepaws, filled to spilling over with shiny-shiny Nemmie buttons!*
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Hope he's fine ! :)
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The last vid on his Facebook page is from 18 hours ago. At that time, he was resting in his room and was heavily drugged. His parents and sister were in the room with him. I am sure I am not the only person who has him in their prayers.
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And, as of about three hours ago, he has (fan-made) Tardis Socks to keep his feet warm. ^_^
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Sorry who is that?
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John Barrowman played Captain Jack Harkness on both Doctor Who and its spinoff, Torchwood.
He also played Malcolm Merlyn during Seasons 1-5 of Arrow.
There are lots of vids by and about him on YouTube.
He is quite beloved by folks in the science fiction/genre communities.
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Oh, i've never seen any of those shows. I tried watching Doctor Who and it was entertaining but not my thing. Either way glad to hear he is doing good!
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I am *VERY* excited at the prospect of spending the next decade+ in Tabby City!
*drops a cargo container full of shiny Nemmie buttons near the Devs' feet*
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So is this still looking like the goal? How close are we to see the character builder (last I heard, that would be released separately long before the game), or a beta build?
Ahem...
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Yes, I saw that reply on YouTube and I was all, "waaaaaaaaa??" lol
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Isn't that great news about City of Tabbies being in Alpha later this year?
It further encourages me that I have chosen CoT as the sole recipient of my collection of Shiny Brass Nemmie Buttons!
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OH Amerikatt, aren't you a cutie. If you were a dog id kiss you. :p
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Thanks, Wolfie!
Never go in against a kitten when cuteness is on the line!
*strikes an heroic pose*
*purrs loudly and proudly*
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Gosh I hope so. I'm not the "make a melodramatic post with an ultimatum and them stomp off with bad things to say, and then come back a couple weeks later when you've calmed down" type; but I am getting impatient. I must admit I thought I'd have *something* in my hands by now.
With no particular knowledge, I recall that CoH put exactly one release live on a Friday. After they had to drag a load of people in over the weekend to fix it, they never did it again, with good reason.
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And that is why you typically see releases or content updates happen in the Tuesday to Thursday window. There will be butts in seats at work at least a day before and a day after to handle 'issues'.
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The whole "don't release new updates to a game on Friday" guideline makes perfect sense for a game that's been running for a while and you're simply updating a currently active game. The main reason for this is as everyone said - it can be hard to make sure the right Devs are available on a relatively typical weekend to cover things if there are problems.
But actually LAUNCHING a new game on a Friday probably wouldn't be a problem for that typical reason because more than likely pretty much ALL the Devs/support people are going to be available during the first few days after a game's launch because, well, why wouldn't they be? After 4 or 5 years of working on a game it's probably fairly safe to say that EVERYBODY that's involved in launching it would be available in those first days if needed. Again why wouldn't they be regardless of the day of the week?
So while I'd agree with the working theory that Fridays usually aren't good for routine updates I would think that almost ANY day of the week would be workable for a launch. Any given Friday should be fine for that if for no other reason more players usually have more time to start playing new games on weekends. *shrugs*
This being said I don't really care if they launch exactly on November 30, 2018 or not. It would be a funny irony if it happens that way, but I don't need to see that unless MWM is coincidentally ready to launch on that very date.
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If this is true I can't wait to play it, if you guys ever need beta testers let us know so we can kill all the bugs before it goes live.
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Because some of us will be checking in to the asylum?
BREAK ALL THE SUBSYSTEMS
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I already run said asylum, so.... :D
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So are you implying there are going to be people at MWM saying things like this during launch week?
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Cool! Dibs on the basement.
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When is the gofundme for the MWM padded rooms for "retired" devs?
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It cannot come soon enough, MilkShakes!
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