Champions Online's upcoming Alert system seems to be the perfect solution to Captain Immediate Gratification's urges. In the push of a few buttons, a primed and ready superhero can dive right into team vs. villain action.
Executive Producer Rob Overmeyer writes an after-report of the Alert system from its recent stay on the public test server. His post provides a great overview and how-to guide of the system, starting with its three basic variations: GRAB Alerts (stopping villains from doing crime), SMASH Alerts (all-out brawls), and BURST Alerts (unstable environments necessitating instant action).
Within the three versions of Alerts, all sorts of crazy events can occur. Players' nemeses may appear, and classic villains may team up to fight you. There are also specific rewards based on the Alert tackled; for example, Champions will give resources for GRAB Alerts and modifications for BURST Alerts.
"Alerts are a great platform to offer a ton of gameplay with loads of variety," Overmeyer writes. "We're really excited to launch Alerts, and to see the feature grow with Champs over time."
Reader Comments (8)
Posted: Mar 20th 2012 9:55PM toychristopher said
Yay! I can't wait for these!
Posted: Mar 21st 2012 2:02AM (Unverified) said
Rapid action like this is increasingly popular: LOTRO's skirmishes, Rift's instant adventures, WoW's upcoming scenarios. Anything that encourages people to get into some multiplayer action instead of soloing all the time gets my support.
Posted: Mar 21st 2012 10:43AM Gel214th said
@Lenn I don't know about LOTRO, but Rift's Instant Adventures are insta-group runs through zones with mission objectives. You cant' do it alone.
Their Chronicles are also for at least two people. If you have the right build , you may be able to get through a Chronicle on your own...albeit quite sloooowly :-)
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Their Chronicles are also for at least two people. If you have the right build , you may be able to get through a Chronicle on your own...albeit quite sloooowly :-)
Posted: Mar 21st 2012 6:01AM Zuljundwumn said
Been trying to test it for weeks now, but even with auto-grouping, it seems nobody's on the pts.
And i've been queuing for hours now.
That's champ for you.
And i've been queuing for hours now.
That's champ for you.
Posted: Mar 21st 2012 11:49AM CyclesMcHurtz said
Wow - Champions is copying DCUO now? Will the combat system in CO be any good in the near future?







