Acyl Wrote:I also know this, though: when you look at what Cryptic says, expect exactly what they say, and nothing more. Don't read anything into what they say. Take it at literal face value.Point taken, lesson learned.
But then, I wasn't paying particularly close attention to the forums until recently. Then I dug fairly deep. But I know I missed out on context and all. Hard to figure out what's relevant when the forums themselves predate the game by over a year. But I think I got most of it.
I suppose I based my expectations and disappointment on past experience with City of Heroes. As did a lot of people.
Thing is, despite hanging on to the name, this is NOT the same Cryptic team that came up with City of Heroes. Those people went over to NC Soft and became Paragon Studios and continued their work on CoH/CoV. Cryptic isn't really even it's own company anymore. They are the name of Atari's MMO design house. And Atari is calling the shots. (And the entity calling itself Atari isn't really even the old Atari either! They're a French firm formerly known as Infogames that bought out Atari and got the rights and renamed themselves Atari.
The devil, as they say, is in the details.
I didn't know who Bill Roper was, for example. I already was kinda wary with Jack Emmert in a level of authority. But if I'd known the guy who essentially augered Hellgate London into the ground in record time was going to be heading the management of CO, I might have either given the game a complete pass, or, like you, been cynical enough not to be shocked. (Maybe)
So, yeah. The devil is in the details and as much in what is NOT said as what IS said.
The devil himself would be proud of Cryptic. That's some first class leading on by omission, there.