The recent problems with clutter in the Questions for VV thread (I think News Lad deleted about 10 pages worth of unrelated posts!) made me think how we could try to cut down on off-topic posts there while still continuing discussions.
We’ll give this a try and see if it works.  This was just an idea to help out News Lad and the other forum members that use the questions thread for reference.  If it doesn’t work, then at least I tried!

If someone says something in the Questions for VV thread and you want to respond, quote their post, then copy and paste it in this thread with your response.  This way you can still respond without filling up the Questions thread with tangent posts.

This is an excellent idea.  Thanks Jadryx!  And yes, the number of deleted pages is around 9 or 10 (and we’re not done yet ).

cable2006 - 06 October 2009 01:39 PM

Ok, IF this is the question thread than I have a question:

Is there or is there not going to be a DLC reveal today and if not then when exactly? I keep telling my kids that we will be getting announcements and have been since Dan T first told us that we would get a DLC announcement on launch day and then again this past weekend and now today because of what Dan T said yesterday. Now I am sure you have kids and if not than you know how kids can get when they think that their parent is lying to them. Please dont make me look like a liar to my kids and just give us what had been promised to us, that is if you really care.

Sorry, as a dad I had to reply to this and didn’t want to do it in the questions thread.
This would be a great teaching opportunity for you. You can use this to teach your kids how to handle disappointment in life (because you know they’re going to have some at some point).  You can show them that when something doesn’t go as planned or the way they wanted they don’t have to whine and cry and get all bent out of shape.  They can accept it and learn to deal with problems.  If they have complaints they can convey them in a civilized and polite way.  Just so I’m clear, I’m not trying to tell you how to raise your kids.  It’s just what I would do.

Who wants cookies?

Optimus prime12 - 07 October 2009 08:55 AM

Who wants cookies?

No thanks, I just tossed mine.

News Lad - 07 October 2009 08:26 AM

This is an excellent idea.  Thanks Jadryx!  And yes, the number of deleted pages is around 9 or 10 (and we’re not done yet ).

So, what about the character profile that was coming up yesterday? What about the announcement delays? Is it OK to ask about that in this thread?

Profile was apparently going to be Fury.
Would YOU have been happy to get that?

I’ve seen the character page. It was Fury.

FireMadeFlesh - 07 October 2009 09:17 AM

News Lad - 07 October 2009 08:25 AM

FireMadeFlesh & jpv2000 - You mean when you use a targeted Fusion on a boss, they die, a healing token pops out, then a cutscene starts and you can’t collect the token?  I can definitely see how that would be annoying.  We do have a system where certain bosses award Boosts instead of dropping them due to cutscenes, but Healing Tokens are handled by their own system, so I don’t think that’s something that would get changed.  I would try to use the Targeted Fusions a little earlier so they’re not the final hit.

The boss battle was just one example. Any time a cutscene plays, any earned tokens disappear. Tokens that are there automatically don’t disappear. It doesn’t have to be the final cutscene when the boss is defeated either. Many boss battles have cutscenes for different parts of the battle. It’s impossible to predict when you’ll trigger these and lose your tokens. I don’t know why the tokens are cleared.

Just as a more general complaint, there are too many cutscenes that push you forward in the game when you’re not ready. I had to play the area before the Deadpool many times before I could finally find the boost. My AI characters would defeat the rocket launchers too quickly, and I couldn’t go back once the Deadpool battle started. It was very frustrating having to do it over and over until I got lucky.

I agree, the cutscenes really shouldnt have pushed you forward or made you miss things. I missed the Deadpool boost for the exact same reason you did my first time through. Second time I just removed all the power pips from the other 3 members in the team which drastically slowed their ability to kill the rocket launchers.

SuperHiepsi - 07 October 2009 10:09 AM

News Lad - 07 October 2009 08:26 AM

This is an excellent idea.  Thanks Jadryx!  And yes, the number of deleted pages is around 9 or 10 (and we’re not done yet ).

So, what about the character profile that was coming up yesterday? What about the announcement delays? Is it OK to ask about that in this thread?

If you are asking News Lad a question then by all means, put it in the questions thread .  This is more for when someone asks a question or makes a comment and then people feel the need to respond.  They can respond to the other forum member in here rather than clutter up the Questions thread.

Optimus prime12 - 07 October 2009 10:12 AM

Profile was apparently going to be Fury.
Would YOU have been happy to get that?

Of course not, but I was expecting it after News Lad said the DLC announcement and the upcoming profile were not related.

What I mean is, why so many delays between every announcement and the actual fulfillment of what’s announced? Even the announced announcements are not announced when it was announced they’d be announced. And yes, it HAS gotten that silly.

What I want is someone to come out and say “yes, we have been screwing up announcements pretty bad, and the reason is (insert REAL reason here)” and “yes, a couple of times there were screw ups and we simply disappeared for the boards after that, but we did it because (insert REAL reason here).”

Just for the record, ever since the game came out and I LOVED it despite the weird alt costume/ secret char choices, I’ve also been waiting for someone to say “yes, we DID pick some alternates that seemed meant to shock rather than please, and a secret character that nobody liked, and we picked them because (insert REAL reason here)”.

I’m not a hater, I’m not throwing a fit, I love VV, I love NL, I’m just very curious about what’s REALLY going on behind the scenes when it seems nobody is listening.

Jadryx - 07 October 2009 10:16 AM

SuperHiepsi - 07 October 2009 10:09 AM

News Lad - 07 October 2009 08:26 AM

This is an excellent idea.  Thanks Jadryx!  And yes, the number of deleted pages is around 9 or 10 (and we’re not done yet ).

So, what about the character profile that was coming up yesterday? What about the announcement delays? Is it OK to ask about that in this thread?

If you are asking News Lad a question then by all means, put it in the questions thread .  This is more for when someone asks a question or makes a comment and then people feel the need to respond.  They can respond to the other forum member in here rather than clutter up the Questions thread.

Ok.

SuperHiepsi - 07 October 2009 10:09 AM

News Lad - 07 October 2009 08:26 AM

This is an excellent idea.  Thanks Jadryx!  And yes, the number of deleted pages is around 9 or 10 (and we’re not done yet ).

So, what about the character profile that was coming up yesterday? What about the announcement delays? Is it OK to ask about that in this thread?

I think this was a great idea Jadryx! Hi Super I think this is more of a “your comments on posts on the ask VV thread” as a way of cutting down on some of the non question posts on that thread. Though feel free to ask what you want its not a direct ask VV thread for NewsLad, though I’m sure he will pop in from time to time. Not trying to step on Jadryx’s toes but that , to my understanding, is the purpose of this thread.

lol beat me to it :D.

Terrible Marketing division, I’m sure.
I’m also sure if News Lad came out and gave the REAL reason why…
Well uh, News LADY, anyone?
Meaning they would fire his A$$ the moment he gives the real reason why they’ve been messing up with the announcements.
I don’t want THAT to happen.

MidnightSun - 07 October 2009 10:15 AM

I agree, the cutscenes really shouldnt have pushed you forward or made you miss things. I missed the Deadpool boost for the exact same reason you did my first time through. Second time I just removed all the power pips from the other 3 members in the team which drastically slowed their ability to kill the rocket launchers.

They probably did that for pacing reasons, which I understand.  It does make the game seem more like non-stop action that way. But it was also a frustration for the same reasons a lot of people have been mentioning.  Hopefully they can fix the issues that come with it or just take it out if they get to do the next game.