Sunday, August 3, 2014

Sunday: August 3

Weekly Update


Guess who's back? That's right! It's Hiro! And boy does he have an update for you!

Two, actually. And they're both about...clothes? Well, okay. Here we go.

First off, big announcement. Do you enjoy art? Do you like stuff? Do you enjoy wearing shirts that proclaim artistically your love of stuff? Then you're gonna love our t-shirt designs! Check out the announcement here for more info! 
http://cityoftitans.com/content/cosmogulus-wants-your-money

Wanna skip reading and go right to the buying? Sure thing! http://cityoftitans.com/t-shirt-order-form-beta

Now remember, you don't have much time to get these! A little less than a week remains, and supplies won't last forever! If you want more, want to praise the designs, or want to discuss ideas for future sales, head to this thread: http://cityoftitans.com/forum/discuss-cosmogulus-wants-your-money

Second Update!

The venerable Dr. Tyche is kind enough to regale us with a discussion of fashion-consciousness and what it means for the aspiring costumed vigilante. Take a read here: 
http://cityoftitans.com/content/superior-fashion-sense-doctor-tyche-requirement

Then discuss it over here!
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/discuss-superior-fashion-sense-doctor-tyche-requirement

Forum Round-Up

Death is something oft dismissed in the comic book world. I mean, seriously, how many times has Jean Grey been killed? You'd think Xavier's School would have their own in-house mortician. But what does this mean in terms of game mechanics? What should happen if our heroes suffer defeat? Venture ponders this and invites comments on our forums! 
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/limited-penalty-death

Ahhh, PvP. Three simple letters that can stir feelings of excitement, contempt, and crippling anxiety. Every MMO has their own approach to PvP, some more unique than others. How could we make ours uniquer than everyone else's? Pandemonum presents an idea here:
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/different-approach-pvp

Lastly, the multi-limbed. Truly, two arms can be limiting. How many of us haven't spent time wondering what life would be like with two, four, twelve more appendages? ...I'd have to get new shirts... What limits might this bring to the game? What challenges? Can it even be done? Discuss while I go cut new sleeves into some clothes!
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/4-armed-people-because-coders-dont-hate-me-enough

Video of the Week:

Everything is better with British narration. Every. Thing.



Sunday, July 20, 2014

Sunday: July 20

Weekly Update!


This week, we continue our Dev Spotlight series focusing on everyone's favorite dubious physician, Doctor  Tyche. Check out the interview here: http://cityoftitans.com/content/spotlight-doctor-tyche

And as always, join us in our discussion at this thread: 

Forum Round-Up!


A...female...Thor? I'm having flashbacks to Marvel Manga, here. Discuss this interesting news at this thread: http://cityoftitans.com/forum/female-thor-yes-thing-and-its-official

Do you like silly characters? Better yet, do you /play/ silly characters? Toss your ideas, or have a good laugh at some others brought to us by Criminus! 

Teleport! One of the most awesome powers out there (says Hiro) but so tough to do mechanics-wise. Kamikaze shares some ideas in this thread. Discuss them and add your own! 

Video of the Week!


Do you like Star Wars? Do you like Jon Stewart and/or Stephen Colbert? Do you like helping starving kids? Would you like a role in the new Star Wars movie? If you answered "YES!!!" to any or all of the above, WATCH THIS VIDEO.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Sunday: July 13

Ladies and gentlemen and non-binary gendered lifeforms from across the galaxy, welcome to your (late-ish) Sunday recap

Weekly Update


As the world recovers from the Soccerball Championships, many of us remain hard at work (or hard at not-working). This week, for your reading pleasure, we give you a look into some lore, with Tales from the Underworld: One Night in Charleston! 

After you give it a read, head on over to the forum to discuss, and also see if you can spy the special little surprise left by one of our favorite physicians...

Around the Forums


Here's what we've been talking about this week!

City of Heroes is considered a classic game by...well, most all of us. But what, specifically, made it so special, so /fun/ for you? Empyrean kicks us off with a discussion here! 

One thing that so few games have been able to properly replicate? SG/VG Bases! What are some ideas to make them more than a place for amazing RP and talent to be shown off? Lord Nightmare shares a few ideas here: http://cityoftitans.com/forum/player-bases-more-just-thing-look

With July 4th out of the way, many people are starting to look forward to Christmas! And who can blame them? Everyone just loves receiving gifts! But should we be able to send our special friends some electronic tokens of our effection? Er. Affection? syntaxerror37 poses such a question in this thread! 

Hiro's Video of the Week!


BuzzFeed teaches us some crazy facial facts. Time to go measure my nose... Enjoy!



Sunday, July 6, 2014

Sunday: July 6

What a crazy few weeks it's been for all of us here at MWM and the City of Titans team! Vacations, rock music, rain, mud, and lots and lots of hard work! What have we been doing since last we updated you?

Updates



Check out a short version of our new Glossary, wherein we explain some terms you're going to be hearing a lot more of! Mole Men, Martians, EPIC MONSTER BOSSES, oh my! 

We also had a special announcement from our very own Warcabbit, just in time for a very special day. Take a look here: http://cityoftitans.com/content/our-independence-day

And feel free to send lots of compliments here: http://cityoftitans.com/forum/discuss-our-independence-day

Around the Forums



Up for some good spoooooky RP? Check out "A Wee Bit of Ghost Hunting" brought to us by D-Pad:

Should Villains be Valued or Mocked and Beat Up Relentlessly? Check out a very interesting discussion regarding both morals, treatment of others, and game mechanics all started by "desviper" over here:

A Hiro-ic Thank You


I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our active community members for being so diligent pointing out attacking NEMESIS spam-bots. It really makes our jobs a lot easier. While I'm told I don't have the power to make any promises, I'm going to disregard that and make each of you a promise! For everyone that reports a spam-bot, I, Hiro of house Antagonist, will give you one (1) FREE THIRTY (30) seconds of game time on release!!! [Ed. Hiro can't actually do this, please ignore him, he's been exposed to the sun way too much this month.] [Shadow: I blame myself actually. This is clearly the strain of managing the last week and a half without the balm of my presence]

Video of the Week


What else could it be? Happy Birthday, America!



Sunday, June 22, 2014

Sunday: June 22

Weekly Update


This week was a Dev spotlight in an all new exciting format: read and learn about our favorite artist (don't tell the others!) Tiger! 

Read In the Spotlight: Doctor Tyche here:

Did you like the new DevSpotlight format? We'd like to hear from you! Did you hate it? Well go to- I mean. We'd still like to hear from you! Head over here to discuss it:

Forum Round-Up


We don't want to forget our amazing RPers! One of the hottest and most active forum RP threads I've ever seen was started by Gladatoria. Take a read even if it's just to see the scope that the writers have incorporated!

Pay for win, pay for win, pay for win... Such a hot topic, isn't it? Voice your opinion!

From Around the Web


A shot-for-shot remake of the Battle of Hoth. Seriously. Wow.



Sunday, June 15, 2014

Sunday: June 15

Current news


In this weeks update, our Lore team took us inside Titan City Police Department, looking through the eyes of Kathleen Aureilia on her first day on the job.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/missingworldsmedia/the-phoenix-project-city-of-titans/posts/874461

You can discuss it here: 
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/discuss-tales-titan-city-police-department-day-one


This week also saw a few new interviews. Check out what we said to our friends at Rolling 20s (starting at 2:02:00):
  http://ow.ly/xRwPe 

And our interview with Connor from MMOfallout.com:
http://ow.ly/xSGvF


Forum roundup


We've been asked to try and find a way for people who missed the Kickstarter to have the chance to donate financially to the project. Is this something you'd like to see happen?
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/please-put-another-kickstarter-your-webpage-star-citizen

Hazard zones - do you love them or hate them? Plexius is a fan, and would like to see us include them in City of Titans. What do you think?
 http://cityoftitans.com/forum/hazard-zones

And Radiac wants to know if there are any symbols that will be considered 'taboo' for costumes and bases. How do you draw the line between realism and offensiveness when it comes to symbols and sigils?
http://cityoftitans.com/forum/forbidden-art.


Around the web


If you don't watch anything else on the web, watch this:



Monday, June 9, 2014

Sunday: June 8

Current News


A very big, very important and looked forward to update landed Wednesday! Our June State of the Game update by our resident bossman Warcabbit! Read all about it here:

Once you've had a look over the map and details, join in the discussion!


Forum Roundup!



Another blast of nostalgia from user Mind-Freeze! Here's a chance to tell us all about your very first character!

Some fun discussion on the Ranger classification per user Per Ignim.

It seems small when you first think about it...but doesn't our hair (or lack thereof) really say something about us? Check out this oldie but still going strong goodie from ZigZag simply tilted: Male and female hair!

Around the Web


A brave soul using a...unique medium to perform covers of various classics - as the artists themselves!