Executive Producer Rob Overmeyer is beating the drums about the "big goals" for Champions Online's next update. Possibly one of the biggest of these goals is the addition of the Grab Alerts system, and in a new dev diary, Overmeyer outlines how these will work.
Grab Alerts are small team instances designed to allow players to get into exciting scenarios without a lot of waiting. Each Alert centers around a super-villain who's up to no good -- such as a heist or kidnapping -- and challenges players to thwart the evil-doer's efforts. Overmeyer promises that it will take just "two clicks" to get into an Alert, as the system will team up like-minded heroes automatically and then toss them into the instance.
Alerts will be shuffled around on a regular basis as to keep things fresh, so players will need to check the Alert Rotator to see which ones are available. If a player is looking for a specific reward that's tied to a certain Alert, the Rotator will help him or her find it. Overmeyer promises a wide range of rewards including costumes, gear, and bonuses.
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Feb 18th 2012 2:02PM (Unverified) said
Looking forward to the upcoming changes.
Will Behind the Mask be returning?
Will Behind the Mask be returning?
Posted: Feb 18th 2012 9:58PM iseeit said
@Faction 3
Yup. If it isn't broken, don't fix it right? I'm glad they copied the name exactly, it pays some sort of homage I guess to someone else that did something right.
Lets just hope future decisions are based off other game's right choices as well... I play all three, COH, CO, and DCUO... And DCUO has a lot of stuff "more right" compared to the others.
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Yup. If it isn't broken, don't fix it right? I'm glad they copied the name exactly, it pays some sort of homage I guess to someone else that did something right.
Lets just hope future decisions are based off other game's right choices as well... I play all three, COH, CO, and DCUO... And DCUO has a lot of stuff "more right" compared to the others.








