Network Sites: FPSguru.com RTSguru.com UnboundGamer.com
Login:  Password:   Remember?  
Show Quick Gamelist Jump to Random Game
Games:568  Guilds:2,962
Members:1,441,407  Online:0
Guests:0  Posts:4,579,772
Cryptic Studios | Official Site
MMORPG | Genre:Super-Hero | Status:Final  (rel 09/01/09)  | Pub:Atari
PVP:Yes | Distribution:Retail | Retail Price:n/a | Pay Type:Free | Monthly Fee:n/a
Desktop Client | System Req: PC | ESRB:T

Champions Online News - Ask Cryptic

Posted by Keith Cross on Jun 20, 2008  | 0 comments in our forums

Cryptic Studios has posted another edition of Ask Cryptic, where they answer fan questions about Champions Online.

Our Ask Cryptic feature returns with the answers to community questions about combat, updates, villains and character creation. Thanks to Jackalope, poz, Arkayne, Heretic and Absinthe for their answers!

There's been a little talk about some of the "dynamic new combat systems" being used, such as in Age of Conan. But what about those of us who don't have the refined reflexes of a belligerent teenager playing the latest FPS gankfest? Will there be a means by which those of us with mediocre hand-eye coordination & typing skills can still participate and feel that we're pulling our own weight, or will we be relegated to observer status? (Starhammer)

Jackalope (Chief Creative Officer): Rest assured, Starhammer. I confess that I have little, if any, hand-eye coordination (though my typing isn't so bad). We're not trying to create systems as complicated as say, a fighting game, where every twitch of the hand creates a new baffling maneuver. We're trying to create a system with more depth than "click A and pray," but not so much that old-school gamers can't keep up. One of our principles for combos, for instance, is never do anything that takes more than 3 button presses to execute.

Read more here.

Read more Exclusive News...

 
 
Leave this field empty
Post Your Comment:
Our Rating
7.8
User Rating: 7.9
Popular Features:
Player Perspectives : Content Locusts Killed My MMO Column added on Friday January 27
It used to be that hitting the level cap in an MMO was something that... Read More
Star Wars: The Old Republic : Good Cop, Bad Cop – SWTOR General Article added on Monday January 30
There is no question that Star Wars: The Old Republic has stirred strong feelings on... Read More
General : The 2011 Player’s Choice Winners Award added on Thursday January 19
A couple of weeks ago, we asked you, our valuable readers, to vote for those... Read More
The Secret World : Deck Templates Dev Journal added on Thursday February 09
The Secret World is going to feature one of the most complex abilities systems in... Read More
The WoW Factor : What is a “WoW Killer?” Column added on Monday January 16
Everyone is always looking for that game that will be a "WoW Killer" but what... Read More
Latest News:
Champions Online : Latest State of the Game Posted Reported on Jan 24, 2012
Cryptic's Rob Overmeyer has penned the January edition of the Champions Online Producer's Letter. In... Read More
Champions Online : A Fool's Errand Begins Reported on Dec 19, 2011
Champions Online players will want to check into the game for this year's Winter Event.... Read More
Champions Online : 'Whiteout' Comic Series Now Available Reported on Nov 21, 2011
Cryptic Studios has kicked off 'Whiteout,' the latest Comic Series for Champions Online. Comic Series... Read More
Champions Online : November State of the Game Letter Reported on Nov 02, 2011
The November State of the Game letter for Champions Online has been released. The SotG... Read More
Champions Online : Archetype Rotation Introduced Reported on Oct 18, 2011
Champions Online players will want to check out the Archetype Rotation that Cryptic is offering... Read More