Darclight

Re: Any new info on the X-Box 360 release date and if subscription is required for th We got to chat with a few devs at Gen Con and the XBox did come up. The following is based on the statements of a single 'dev' at the Atari booth. So don't take it as official, but is does sound about right considering the hoops Microsoft can make developers go through to get on the XBox. Microsoft is very particular about how things are done on/for Xbox and Live. Whenever the current code is compiled both a PC and XBox version are generated. The XBox version of CO will require a completely separate server farm from the PC version. This server farm does not exist today. This will cost a big chunk of money. The soonest an XBox version will go live would be November/December. More like 6+ months after PC release. XBox will require a separate subscription fee from the PC. Most likely at a discount if you have a subscription for both. No mention of how much said discount might be. XBox and PC characters will not be able to interact. They will be on completely different servers. It was mentioned that you will be able to transfer characters between XBox and PC. No mention of if this would be free or cost.

Re: Any new info on the X-Box 360 release date and if subscription is required for th We got to chat with a few devs while at Gen Con and the XBox situation came up. This is just from talking to a single person at the Atari booth and I have no other corroboration , so take it with a grain of salt. Yes, Microsoft is very picky when it comes to their console and XBox Live stuff. To implement CO on XBox they will need to build a completely separate server farm because of Microsoft requirements. XBox version will not be available until November/December at the earliest. More likely 6+ months out. XBox version will require a separate subscription fee in addition to your PC subscription. Although if you have both you will get a discount. Amont of said discount was not mentioned. XBox and PC servers will be separate. So characters on XBox will not be able to interact with PC based characters. You will probably be able to transfer characters between XBox and PC. No mention of if this would be free of fee based. None of this is 'official' so as I said take this all with a grain of salt. Is does sound about right knowing the kind of hoops Microsoft makes people go through to get on the XBox.

Re: Cursed dice Our Champions group has a couple people that seem to have strange dice karma. Rapier always seems to roll well when it really counts. Spunky Kiki on the other hand seems to roll really badly a lot. When rolling for the stun multiplier everyone in the group seems to roll an inordinate amount of 1's and 2's. Many years ago in an AD&D event at a con I was playing a dwarven fighter and did not make a single to hit roll during the 4 hour slot. Finally in a Risk game many years ago I was attacking a guys last army with something like 15 armies. He proceeded to roll 13 6's in a row. Great for him. Not so great for me.

Re: Heroes for pay