Twitchy Questioning 8: BSN Questions Manhattan

Daytime Icebreaker map BTW. Looks nice.

Bastiaan says lots of networking and UI improvements go in without nec. making it to the balance notes on the blog.

Reiterating there will be no DLC for MP. They try to release chars and weapons more quickly, release them when they are ready. Can't announce it until they announce it basically.

What do you consider the most significant issues you have NOT yet addressed with patches or balance changes?
DiscoBabaloo: JRandall0308 wow, prob need a bit more time than running chat allows
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Bastiaan: no plans to allow remapping of powers on consoles.

Reiterates they can't talk about new races planned if any.

Why does cover only work when your character is facing the direction from which the enemy is attacking? Shouldn’t cover still protect you from the side regardless of the character’s facing?

Bastiaan: really tricky when you have automated cover systems. Have to first walk in, go into cover animation, then you should be able to turn around. If you walk in backwards or sideways it won't work. System doesn't know you are in cover at that point.

This is what a basic compatibility patch is for smh.

Bastiaan talking about map. There was a demo map to test how far they could go with jumping and scenery destruction. Originally had walls all the way around. Gradually adjusted it to make it more open. I think the implication is it grew into Icebreaker.

Very late in development they added spots where you could chokepoint enemies and take cover, on the roofs. Added railings, bunker areas on roofs. Completely changed the map. (Good example of user testing revealing design insights!)

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Is player character survivability where you want it to be? Given the recent increases to enemy damage and past decreases to certain characters’ shields, some characters feel extremely fragile.

DiscoBabaloo: JRandall0308 we keep balancing on a regular basis - i don't know we'll ever be 'done', we just tweak a few things, see results, tweak a few more, repeat

Billy says if you like maps and want them in the rotoation let them know on social media, etc.

A giant armored spacegorilla should not teleport.

Bastiaan confirmed that enemies like Krogan are designed to flush you out of cover so you are vulnerable. Billy: like an alley-oop in basketball.

Fernando says multi-objectives waves might not be possible on same wave but they might consider back-to-back objective waves.