RPG Site: Will there be any balancing to the roster at all for characters coming from the first game?
Hirano: So there’s obviously stronger and weaker ones depending on the characters. For example, it’d be quite odd if Yamcha were stronger than Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku so there are some balances we need to implement in that sort of way. Basically we don’t want players to not be able to win just because they’re choosing a character that they like, so we are balancing that out within a certain range where if you’re good at the game you can still beat other opponents.
PG Site: What sort of customization can we expect this time with the character creation tools?
Hirano: In terms of customization we have a lot more volume such as more costumes and more features as well. In terms of the costumes, there were more popular costumes than others – and when you’re choosing a costume, you want to choose it because you want to look like that. So we’re adding in new features that players can be strong while choosing the costume that they really like.
RPG Site: In the first game one of the biggest user complaints was the RNG (random number generation) factor. Will RNG be more lenient or replaced with something different in the sequel?
Hirano: With regard to modifications and adjustments, we are making a lot of these based on user feedback. The bottom line is that we made it easier to acquire costumes or maybe items that drop during battle. It’s because we want our players to be able to move on to online matching – we don’t want them to not go there just because they don’t have specific items.
So, confirmed taking stats away from clothing? Or some type of modification transfer?
When Super apparently shoves Goku down our throats:
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HeroR wrote:The characters in Super can work with Goku and they're treated like equals to him. Goku just being in the room doesn't take away from the character. In Z, the characters were so depended on Goku that they couldn't go an episode without mentioning him in some way even by hoping he will arrived, get better, training to get stronger, our last hope, being like him, ect. Goku was wanked to hell in Z, even when he wasn't in the room and everyone else was secondary to him. In fact, this was a major issue Goku had, which is why he didn't want to do anything in the Buu Saga.
Kanassa wrote:
FoolsGil wrote:I hope Mark is dead. But chances are the dragonballs will bring his stupid ass back.
They're at least attempting to work on and fix the issue with clothing stats and the horribad RNG both?
That right there is enough to have me excited right there. The two biggest annoyances to me in the first game might not even be an issue anymore. YEESSSSS.
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ryou766 wrote:Stats on clothing need to go. I'd like to wear anything I want without being concerned about how it'd effect my CaC.
Stats on clothing don't need to go, we just need secondary slots to choose what style people will see. For example, I could have full gear with full stats on, but I want my character to be shirtless and still keep the stats. That's where secondary slots come in handy. Just like in DC Universe Online.
ryou766 wrote:Stats on clothing need to go. I'd like to wear anything I want without being concerned about how it'd effect my CaC.
Stats on clothing don't need to go, we just need secondary slots to choose what style people will see. For example, I could have full gear with full stats on, but I want my character to be shirtless and still keep the stats. That's where secondary slots come in handy. Just like in DC Universe Online.
No. We need to remove them entirely. It ruins the whole point of attributes. I highly doubt Dimps would roll with such an idea.
Are we too old to enjoy new Dragon Ball movies/series?
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Nickolaidas wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2015 2:10 am
Guys, I'm going to be straight with you. If you feel the show has gotten 'silly' ... it hasn't. You're just 'too old for this shit'. Seriously, 95% of the people in those boards do not fit the target demographic of the show, so don't expect the show to be 'everything you hoped for'. I'm referring to the people here who expect Super to be rich with dark moments, serious storytelling, meaningful characters etc etc. It won't. It's a show for kids. A show for kids being kids. Everyone in those boards has a manchild in him/her, clamoring to get out, and that's fine. But having unrealistic expectations (such as believing the show grew up alongside you) is naïve at best. Honestly, do you take seriously a story where the supposed God of Destruction halts his urges to blow up stuff in order to eat ice cream sundae? That's the show's silliness at full force, take it for what it is. The show hasn't matured one bit, so don't expect it too. Again, I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I'm saying *that* is DB and always will be.
Hmm. That last interview has Hirano seeming more concerned with wanting players to feel conflicted and want to change history than actually giving them the ability to do it and set their own what-ifs in motion.
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ryou766 wrote:Stats on clothing need to go. I'd like to wear anything I want without being concerned about how it'd effect my CaC.
Stats on clothing don't need to go, we just need secondary slots to choose what style people will see. For example, I could have full gear with full stats on, but I want my character to be shirtless and still keep the stats. That's where secondary slots come in handy. Just like in DC Universe Online.
No. We need to remove them entirely. It ruins the whole point of attributes. I highly doubt Dimps would roll with such an idea.
No, we don't. Gear stats are half of our attributes. And I'm almost positive that Dimps will do something similar to what I was saying. In their last interview they said that we'll have a way to dress how we want and still keep the stats.
What interview are you talking about? In the recent one posted above, they did not mention stats at all.
When you’re choosing a costume, you want to choose it because you want to look like that. So we’re adding in new features that players can be strong while choosing the costume that they really like.
This implies that we'll still be strong thanks to our attribute points without having to be effected by the stats from clothing.
Well I am glad it seems clothing stats will be gone, or at least re-purposed so we can wear whatever we want and keep the boosts.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
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Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
ryou766 wrote:
This implies that we'll still be strong thanks to our attribute points without having to be effected by the stats from clothing.
They wouldn't do that. Xenoverse is trying to be more of an MMO. Otherwise there wouldn't be a reason to hunt for gear other than style. Think of gear as attribute modifiers. If there's cosmetic slots to choose your own style, gear stats shouldn't bother you.
Anime Kitten wrote:If Slug is a Master, and I wouldn't be surprised, do you think we'd be able to get his Giant Form? Yes, I know it depends on Great Apes.
Hmmm, that's a neat idea. Have a specific master that there to teach each race how to transform.
Saiyans - Vegeta
Frieza Race - Golden Frieza
Namekians - Slug
Majins - Bobbidy
Humans - King Kai.
When Super apparently shoves Goku down our throats:
Spoiler:
HeroR wrote:The characters in Super can work with Goku and they're treated like equals to him. Goku just being in the room doesn't take away from the character. In Z, the characters were so depended on Goku that they couldn't go an episode without mentioning him in some way even by hoping he will arrived, get better, training to get stronger, our last hope, being like him, ect. Goku was wanked to hell in Z, even when he wasn't in the room and everyone else was secondary to him. In fact, this was a major issue Goku had, which is why he didn't want to do anything in the Buu Saga.
Kanassa wrote:
FoolsGil wrote:I hope Mark is dead. But chances are the dragonballs will bring his stupid ass back.
Vegeta: Great Ape (Golden) Frieza: Golden Form Slug: Giant Form Babidi: Super Form (that is, Super Buu, even for females) King Kai: ...still don't got anything besides Super Human.
SSJ, SSJ2, SSJ3, SSJG, SSGSS, and SSJ4 would probably be the story. I'd guess.
