Here is a mock up of the interview done with David Brevik.

This is not my writing and simply taken from http://marvelheroesdigest.com/ who got it from Reddit User ToyDoll.

Reddit Post: http://www.reddit.com/r/marvelheroes/comments/1g5p1h/david_brevak_interview_with_archon_if_you_had_a/

Here is link to actual Interview : http://www.twitch.tv/archonthewizard/b/415613180?t=293m00s

I figured some of you would enjoy it.

Addons? (Mods, damage meter ect)
Haven’t talked about it. Could be interested in it, but don’t have much support for it in the code right now. Floating damage numbers will be fixed and brought back in a couple weeks. Were removed because they were displaying wrong information and didn’t look good. They have been redone.

Overhead Health Bars?
Made a note of it and may make it an option. Should be easy to implement.

Why should it take a long time to hit level cap?
Reaching cap feels like “finishing the game.” He wants to avoid us feeling that way because there’s more to play after finishing the story and such. (pvp, searching for items) He wants us to feel like we’re making progress while looking for items. Likened to diable 2′s level 80-90 giving diminishing returns.

“End Game Content”?
There isn’t and won’t be content exclusive to level 60′s. In the future there may be a level 60 pvp bracket. Best gear in the game can be found for a level 50.

Gaming Influences?
Played a lot of EQ, WOW, Worked on WoW (and diablo?). ARPG is very different game from MMOs, but those gave some inspiration as well as practically every other game he plays including console and mobile games, indie games and other MMOs and ARPGs.

The cow level is awesome
You’re welcome. There was a Marvel comic where scrolls turned into cows so that’s how they got it in.

Are there any easter eggs not found yet?
Cannot confirm or deny

Mac version?
No ETA, but it’s coming.

Multiples of the same hero?
There’s no technical reason we can’t do it besides some UI issues. May be worth discussing more, was originally planned. Maybe just give people the option to have multiple builds instead.

Experience orbs
Health and mana orbs are not instanced. They’re on the fence about it. Could be easily changed if it turns out to be too annoying.

Hardcore mode
Would like to include a real hardcore mode. One problem is the spiky damage currently in the game, so people could die for unknown reasons. Likely will be in some day.

Why are damage/defense stats additive rather than multiplicative
Percentages have caused problems in the past. Easier to balance raw numbers. Changes are coming to defense.

Life on hit gives more benefit for fast attacks rather than slow
Was being discussed. Will talk about it again.

Future of pvp?
Match based will come first, then a couple of new flavors. Will also improve the current system. “Fun competitive suff”

Player trading?
High priority yes

Auction House?
Would like to. Coming but not too soon. NO RMAH, just in-game currency. In-Game mail needs to go in first.

Captain america’s invulnerability going to be nerfed?
Someone came in and confirmed for him: Quick block will not be as spammable. It will have a new cooldown.

Does a hero as an NPC mean it won’t be a PC?
No it’s no indication one way or the other.

Super groups?
Hoping for this week. May be QA issues holding it up.

Ladder system
Have talked about it. Big fans of it.

Buff durations on the UI?
Being debated. Very different from MMOs where you can mouse around. In this game it’s weird to highlight things. More buttons on the screen gives less real estate for playing on. Would like to display more information, at least some.

Windowed full-screen
Planned

Credits/XP for donation changing?
No

Inspect other players?
Talked about it, were a couple ideas on how to do it. He would like some kind but there is two ways: 1, just look at their player model or 2, look at their item stats. Not sure which will happen, but they are talking about adding one or the other.

Will there be unique items like d2?
Yes

Where’s batman?
In DC
He has been asked before why Batman doesn’t have a cape. (Because it’s Black Panther.)

Ping on the map when a hero or costume drops?
Hadn’t talked about it. Makes sense.

Drop rates on heroes and costumes
Being increased

ETA on human torch?
In public test (new test realm) in ~a month

Crafting mats stackable?
Yes. Technical difficulties. High on the list.

Adding comparison tool for item tooltips?
No talk of it yet. Made a note.

Look at an item’s stats before you pick it up?
Not sure. picking it up sort of takes the place of identifying it.

Global chat?
One problem is multiple instances can be confusing. Also gold spam. Not sure what the final verdict will be

Link items in chat?
It’s on the to-do list

Other heroes’ ETAs?
No other ETAs. Probably shouldn’t have said anything about Torch.

Option to choose which instance?
Currently it defaults to the one your party is in. Join party to join friends. Maybe put in manual selection eventually.

PvE vs PvP balancing
Will be watching and “using metrics” and adjusting things over time. Will probably focus on one character at a time. Will stop immediate abuses as fast as possible but overall will take several months.

Hotkeys for potions and more skills?
Yes, high on the list

Pleased with LIMBO?
Thinks it’s fun, pretty happy overall. Some tweaks can be made.

Console version?
No immediate plans. Can’t really comment on the possibility yet with new gen consoles.

Will we be able to play as villains?
“Sounds like fun doesn’t it?”

More graphics options?
Can put more in if people want it. There may be more work being done.

World bosses being hard to see
Yes, some UI changes coming to help with that.

How do drop rates work?
They are complicated. [Loot] Tables Weighted towards the character you’re playing.
Unique skills or sockets on items?
Don’t want to give too much away. There is a long way to go. Lots of features to be added eventually.

Other information:

The pace of updates should continue to be as fast as it was in beta.
Skills will be balanced differently in PvP from PvE
Auto grouping for daily terminals coming soon.
Difficulty levels will make an appearance at some point.


Also an older interview with another streamer for anyone who likes listening to shit while they play: http://www.twitch.tv/ellohime/c/2383132

This post was edited by motox831 on Jun 12 2013 11:37am

All of this looks really good !!
I think an auction house without RM would be a great way to go!
Alot of useless gold on ppls accounts with not much to spend it on.
Also the difficulty option would be great.
Fingers crossed they do this , and the increase in hero and costumes would be gd too!

brevik is a god.

Ladder too OP

Yeah I was chatting with a level 60 and he makes like 50-80k an hour in credits doing cow level so in the end it will be nice to be able to buy items ect.

I've never been a fan of Auction Houses though because it draws Gold Farmers that like to play the AH,but I am for it I suppose.

Difficulty would be a great option for people who enjoyed the zones while playing. I personally would love to re-play the story other then terminals.



Would be awesome! I am not sure if I would be ok with a Ladder Reset on my characters.

I think I would be down for more of an XP Ladder Reset, just not a full blown re-start with a grind that they have.

What are your thoughts?

This game isn't bad, and will be better, as it is announced.
Hopping they'll respect the half + of "this chart" and it'll be almost as good as d2 was (btw, it'll need some content updates before ).

Yeah, just like the people on here who hoard fg.

I hope the nerf on quick block isn't too severe, I rather like never taking any damage. Other than that it looks pretty good.

There is an assumption they are just changing CD. I guess currently end game you can just spam it to be invun. Compared to say a Colossus or Thing who negate(is this the right word) a % of incoming damage.

If they put it at say a flat CD rate of 10 Seconds with a duration of 5 seconds you would just have to kite a little bit in between making it more balanced in my eyes.

D2 was ladder reset and your characters were put onto non-ladder so they are not lost

I understand how D2 works. Lol and you say I post useless shit.

Would you like that kind of reset? I personally wouldn't. Not with their current grind and as it already appears they will be fixing Leveling Bugs / Exploits.