Remember, as always, unless specifically stated as confirmed, please take everything with a grain of salt.
UPDATE: I should also mention there will be NO stream next Monday (31st) as Shoe is out-of-office. So no round-up, I am afraid! :c Still the usual Wednesday and Thursday ones of course. <3
News:
- Shoe is “stoked” for next week’s merc. – He drove it home pretty hard when I asked him… Possibly a little too far.
- Question: What do you think of a 1 week rotation or perhaps some merc sales? – “Mercs sales sound like a VERY good idea. I don’t even need to note that one down (Shoe always notes down good ideas) because I know that is a GOOD idea…” (Looks like we will be seeing some mercs going on sale in the future) c:
- The next merc is one “a lot of people have been looking forward to”.
- Development and tests are being done on creating “public test realms”, so keep your eyes peeled.
- Still more work to be done on the “coming soon” splash in the end of match screen. This should be coming “soon”…
- There have been consideration and talks about the idea of having a permanent free engineer (like Aura and Skyhammer) but it seems nothing was decided from this. – Perhaps some further influence from the community might help them change their mind?
- In-game HUD customisation is NOT a priority right now – but it is certainly a feature that they would like to add in the future.
- Question: Any chance of another double merc release in the near future? – “I wouldn’t rule it out, but it’s certainly something I can’t confirm.”
- Question: Are any of the unreleased mercs getting reworked abilities, or are they just being buffed/nerfed accordingly? – “There are definitely some getting tweaks and reworks - I believe with the next merc coming out, his abilities were certainly tweaked a bit.”
- Don’t forget, there is a free Fragger + 50,000 credits code in next month’s issue of the UK PCGamer. (Apparently it states it is for “new accounts only”, however Shoe confirmed it will work on any account. The ONLY case it won’t work, is if you already redeemed a Fragger + 50k credits code. If you have Fragger or have redeemed only a Fragger code, the PC Gamer code will work)
Possible changes/updates:
- Question: Is there any chance Phantom will receive the “spotter” ability the other current recon mercs have? – This is unlikely, as he is designed as a sneaky merc, as opposed to a scout. It is unlikely he will receive this in the future.
- There are NO current plans to change Phantom, it seems. However, Shoe did take note of the question about buffs/reworks and it will be discussed.
- Question: Any plans to nerf Vassili? – “I can’t really confirm anything like that right now. But it’s not a definite no.”
- The Stark AR has the potential to be given to other (new) mercs in the game. This however will depend on their skills and loadout styles.
- Splash Damage knows Bushwhackers gloves are different in first-person view and the model view. Whether this will be changed/amended is uncertain. Probably NOT a high priority.
- The augment “Focus” was previously thought to have been changed without a patch note – turns out only the TEXT was changed to more accurately represent what it used to do. The actual augment effect was not changed at all.
- Question: Will Stoker’s flames be able to be extinguished? – “I’d like to think there would be some kind of mechanic that could extinguish it, when he’s done.”
Extra info:
- Guest: “Barroman” – Core Tech Programmer
- Dammit Shoe… http://i.imgur.com/pOOC2YM.png
- It was rumoured that in the 25th August Nexon Stream, MissMurder confirmed the next merc would NOT be Turtle. (Shoe said he had heard rumours of this too…)
- We learned tonight that Shoe can NOT do a French accent… Oh, boy…
- For those who KEEP begging for the intro music, see below <3
[spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6zoXTztE4A[/spoiler]
Enjoy… Until next time! #roundup
- Faraleth
