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MMO10 Interview sheds more light on latest City of Heroes guest authors

By: Eliot Lefebvre 2010-01-28T11:00:00 News Item: 10829

Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Culture, Events, in-game, Interviews, belief

With the recent introduction of three new arcs in the guest author series, City of Heroes gets to enjoy a bit more time in the limelight thanks to the Mission Architect system. The arcs are currently obtainable on the live worlds, and while they won't provide weeks of enjoyment, they'll certainly pass a fair bit of time and be a fun ride in the process. Gamepro in recent times had the opportunity to talk to the newest guest authors about their experience working on the arcs and playing the game.

If there's one unifying strand to all of the author comments, it's that working on Mission Architect doesn't just help create substence, it forces creators to train themselves to write better. With limitations on how much speech can appear and when, all three authors point out that it forces the story down to its essentials. But it's not a limiting factor in making things weaker -- rather, it forces you to craft something that's entertaining even without a lot of flowery dialogue.

The full conversation also covers each author's experiences in balancing the arcs, as well as Ms. Lackey's discussion of her history as a gamer. Whether you've already experienced the new City of Heroes arcs or have yet to take them for a spin, it's clear that a great deal of thought and effort went into them.

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