Out of curiosity has there been any plans for a demo of this after launch or anything of that sort? I just can't commit myself to a pre-order in the least because I'm not really sold on the third person part of the game.
I have a list of things to persuade you.
A. JETPACKS ( Fuck yeah! )
B. RPG leveling in a shooter ( FUCK YEA!!! )
C. PVE, PVP, And large map warfare ( FUUUUUUCK YEAAAAA! )
D. Better than average customization for a shooter ( AMERICA !!! FUCK YEA!!! )
E. Viable Melee in a shooter ( WOOOAH YEA! FUCK YEA! )
F. Devs who actually pay attention to the game ( WOAH WOAH YEA YEA YEA! FUCK YEA! )
G. Crafting in a shooter ( WOAH HELLZ YEA FUCK YEA! )
That list could keep going. But ill just stop there for now.
A,C and F are all good to me while B and G are actually strikes against the game. The rest I am indifferent about. That said I just really want to see how the game feels when I play it.
Full list of emotes and keyboard commands from the GA website:
The Global Agenda chat window can be used to execute a variety of in-game commands and player emotes. This article lists some of the more common and useful.
To access the chat window, press ENTER. To scroll the chat window, hit the PG UP and PG DOWN keys (when the chat window is not in focus).
Hot Keys for Chat
These keys can be rebound through the CONTROLS tab on the SETTINGS menu.
ENTER or / = Open Chat
F1 or Home - Place chat above the menus (useful to, say, use chat while in the TEAM or EQUIP menu).
Z - Reply to Tell
INSERT - Toggle Combat Log
Page Up - Scroll Up
Page Down - Scroll Down
END - Scroll to Bottom
DELETE - Switch through chat tabs.
Changing Chat Channels
If you enter the chat window you are by default in the instance chat channel meaning you can talk within that particular instance or map. To switch channels you can do the following -
Open chat window (press enter) and type one of the following:
/t = team chat channel (only if you are currently in a team)
/l = local (taskforce or which side you are on, attackers/defenders)
/a = agency
/al = alliance
/m = instance or map (GM only)
/w [player name] = Send a private message (or "whisper") to a player
/r = reply to a whisper
Frequently Used Chat Commands
/suicide - Kill yourself. Useful if you get "stuck" in some way.
/stat fps - show frames per second stats. Useful for reporting performance issues. (Can also be triggered by hitting F2)
/stat net - show network stats. Useful for reporting performance issues. (Can also be triggered by hitting F2)
/support - Open Steam browser to the Global Agenda Answer Center
/disconnect - Takes you back to login menu.
/quit - Quits the game.
/mapname - Shows the name of the map you are in (great for submitting map issues)
/loc - Prints out your current location (great for submitting map issues)
/whoas - Prints out who in your alliance is logged into the game
/who - Prints out everyone that is logged into the game
/invite <playername> - invite someone to your team (player must be logged into game)
/leave - leave the team you are currently on
/agencyinvite <playername> - invite someone to your agency (you must have permissions within your agency and the player you are inviting must be logged into the game)
/agencydisband - disband your agency. You must be the only player left in your agency and the agency must no longer be a member of an Alliance.
/setres --> Sets your screen resolution. Use the format "/setres 1920x1200" to set to 1920x1200 resolution (as an example). To set a BORDERLESS WINDOW (great for easy alt-tabbing), use the form "/setres 1920x1200 b"
Emotes
Emotes make your character do special moves. The emotes are usable only inside of social spaces, such as Dome City.
(NOTE: Some emotes do not work yet for both male and female characters).
I'm trying to get the Kansas City Hotsteppers to be added into the Gamereplays.org database for clans. This way we'll be able to promote our agency on the site, and easily interact with other agencies that will be logged in the database. Problem is, I need 4 other people's names to create the clan.
Anyone mind coming over and signing up? Just send me a tell over steam if you're willing to help. Would eventually like us all on there, though.
You know, I find it rather, uh, dumb that in the robo's drones tree, there's no way to speed up drone cooldown. There is a way to speed up basically all of the non-drone cooldowns. But you can reduce drone cooldown with the balance tree.
I'm trying to get the Kansas City Hotsteppers to be added into the Gamereplays.org database for clans. This way we'll be able to promote our agency on the site, and easily interact with other agencies that will be logged in the database. Problem is, I need 4 other people's names to create the clan.
Anyone mind coming over and signing up? Just send me a tell over steam if you're willing to help. Would eventually like us all on there, though.
Please and thank you.
I would like to help, but I don't understand what is required from people to do so. What is it that you need?
I'm trying to get the Kansas City Hotsteppers to be added into the Gamereplays.org database for clans. This way we'll be able to promote our agency on the site, and easily interact with other agencies that will be logged in the database. Problem is, I need 4 other people's names to create the clan.
Anyone mind coming over and signing up? Just send me a tell over steam if you're willing to help. Would eventually like us all on there, though.
Please and thank you.
I can help. I will not be on steam till after working but I can sign up to Gamereplays.org now.
Also when the game goes live is the clan going be called Kansas City Hotsteppers and not whatever IDS stands for.
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Out of curiosity has there been any plans for a demo of this after launch or anything of that sort? I just can't commit myself to a pre-order in the least because I'm not really sold on the third person part of the game.
I have a list of things to persuade you.
A. JETPACKS ( Fuck yeah! )
B. RPG leveling in a shooter ( FUCK YEA!!! )
C. PVE, PVP, And large map warfare ( FUUUUUUCK YEAAAAA! )
D. Better than average customization for a shooter ( AMERICA !!! FUCK YEA!!! )
E. Viable Melee in a shooter ( WOOOAH YEA! FUCK YEA! )
F. Devs who actually pay attention to the game ( WOAH WOAH YEA YEA YEA! FUCK YEA! )
G. Crafting in a shooter ( WOAH HELLZ YEA FUCK YEA! )
That list could keep going. But ill just stop there for now.
Edit: Lets talk Emotes.
I know of a few, but i want to know what emotes you guys know.
I'm trying to get the Kansas City Hotsteppers to be added into the Gamereplays.org database for clans. This way we'll be able to promote our agency on the site, and easily interact with other agencies that will be logged in the database. Problem is, I need 4 other people's names to create the clan.
Anyone mind coming over and signing up? Just send me a tell over steam if you're willing to help. Would eventually like us all on there, though.
Please and thank you.
I can help. I will not be on steam till after working but I can sign up to Gamereplays.org now.
Also when the game goes live is the clan going be called Kansas City Hotsteppers and not whatever IDS stands for.
Yes. We will be the Hotsteppers in release.
All you have to do is sign up for an account on the website, I invite you to form the clan, and then you accept. That way we're on the map for a bigger project we have running at GR.org for agencies in Global Agenda.
Also looking for new writers to help publish GA related content on the website. If you like to write, PLEASE let me know, because the site is scrambling for writers in all sections. GA needs you!
Content about the game. For instance, Enders is a partner of mine over at the site and he'll be writing about the Conquest mode, giving details and explaining how it works now that the NDA has lifted. Content can also include class tips, team builds, strategy, elaboration on a particular part of the game, etc.
We typically don't force you to write anything. It's up to your choosing.
Also looking for new writers to help publish GA related content on the website. If you like to write, PLEASE let me know, because the site is scrambling for writers in all sections. GA needs you!
I NEEDS YOU.
What website? What content? Edit: I see, you answered that question.
I don't understand why the balanced pool isn't the best for everyone but robotic.
I actually just made a post about the drone tree a bit. Apparently the off-hand recharge in drones applies to all off-hand items, even though it says otherwise. So saysHiRezAndy.
Admittedly, robos have some really shitty skills. An extra one second in drone time is a joke. But there's some good stuff, too. My robo's pretty beastly with cyber armor and the two armor skills from the balance tree. Plus the extra rifle range and damage are very nice.
I was hoping that was Fuckerfly, which would be a fantastic name.
I was incredibly, terrible disappointed to see that "Suspicious Package" was too long for their name filter, as I desperately wanted to use it, especially in this setting.
I don't understand why the balanced pool isn't the best for everyone but robotic.
The Explosive tree is pretty good for Assault.
In fact two of the talents are downright mandatory for certain weapons.
Sure, you have enough points to basically max out one tree and go mostly up another. I imagine almost everyone will max out balanced, and then go halfway up their specialty.
I was hoping that was Fuckerfly, which would be a fantastic name.
I was incredibly, terrible disappointed to see that "Suspicious Package" was too long for their name filter, as I desperately wanted to use it, especially in this setting.
I don't understand why the balanced pool isn't the best for everyone but robotic.
The Explosive tree is pretty good for Assault.
In fact two of the talents are downright mandatory for certain weapons.
Sure, you have enough points to basically max out one tree and go mostly up another. I imagine almost everyone will max out balanced, and then go halfway up their specialty.
Okay. Well i just had a look at the new level requirements for cosmetic armor. And so far i think they are bullshit.
One of the things i liked about the previous system was that some of the good looking armor, but not the best looking armor... was available to low levels.
Now.. you have to be like a minimum 40 just to get decent looking armor.
Plus they locked out half of the dyes. Why put level requirments on colors? That makes it even harder to look unique in the game.
I think thats the one thing about the patch that i really hate. And i mean i REALLY hate it.
I was originally going to do a lot more melee stuff simply because melee is so powerful, but now that it's been nerfed a bit I'd like to go back to planning on shooting mans.
The way the dyes are locked makes no sense though. If you want to give people incentives to level, put the 'cool' colors at max level. Black is unlocked at level 8, perfect for all the recon retards.
The way the dyes are locked makes no sense though. If you want to give people incentives to level, put the 'cool' colors at max level. Black is unlocked at level 8, perfect for all the recon retards.
That's probably a valid point. Suggest that on their suggestion forums, etc.
Im really not in favor the dyes being locked by level. Or the armor.
I mean... i would rather have all the armor available to everyone. Id rather have everyone look unique than stare at 20 copies of the same characters over and over and over and over again.
To me it lends some identity to the people you are fighting.
Oh look its the white medic with the Blue tubes again. Gonna pick him off.
Stupid recon with the blood red... ill get him back.
Medic on my team healing me has black armor with red tubes... ill remember to help cover that guy.
I mean... I cant actually see the names half of the time on the game. And i cant be bothered to read them. But before today i could identify most of the people in the field by their customization.
Taking that away, it just becomes another grind fest. It basically puts the game on the same level as any crappy korean mmo.
Hell i mentioned Rakion earlier. I think thats a thrilling example of the road Global Assault is going down.
I mean to hardcore players its no big deal. But im not a hardcore player. I dont live and breathe this game. I play other games. I do other things in my day. And i would like to be able to share in some of the visual rewards of the game without having to put 200-400 hours into it.
So is the game right now alot of recons doing the stealth snipey bullshit or is there a nice balance.
It's a lot of recons doing stupid katana bullshit, and a lot of robotics doing stupid rocket turret bullshit. Anyone else is just trying to find a way to get around those two things.
Edit: People who like sniper rifles are mostly pissed off because there is no "headshot." A sniper rifle is just a really long-range, high-damage gun that kills in three shots, rather than the 30 it takes me to kill someone as a medic.
So, I was really going to wait on this, as I'm a little bitter (been posted in the character screenshot thread...yeah yeah I know, bad form) about not getting in on the beta to test it out. But my excitement is pretty much stuck at overload about this game.
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This is why i dont run, nor participate in running any online group. I could care less about the shit people get their panties in a wad about.
I get enough of that drama playing Dungeons and Dragons.
A,C and F are all good to me while B and G are actually strikes against the game. The rest I am indifferent about. That said I just really want to see how the game feels when I play it.
AvA seems to be explicitly designed to prevent mega agencies from having long term advantage.
To access the chat window, press ENTER. To scroll the chat window, hit the PG UP and PG DOWN keys (when the chat window is not in focus).
Hot Keys for Chat
These keys can be rebound through the CONTROLS tab on the SETTINGS menu.
ENTER or / = Open Chat
F1 or Home - Place chat above the menus (useful to, say, use chat while in the TEAM or EQUIP menu).
Z - Reply to Tell
INSERT - Toggle Combat Log
Page Up - Scroll Up
Page Down - Scroll Down
END - Scroll to Bottom
DELETE - Switch through chat tabs.
Changing Chat Channels
If you enter the chat window you are by default in the instance chat channel meaning you can talk within that particular instance or map. To switch channels you can do the following -
Open chat window (press enter) and type one of the following:
/t = team chat channel (only if you are currently in a team)
/l = local (taskforce or which side you are on, attackers/defenders)
/a = agency
/al = alliance
/m = instance or map (GM only)
/w [player name] = Send a private message (or "whisper") to a player
/r = reply to a whisper
Frequently Used Chat Commands
/suicide - Kill yourself. Useful if you get "stuck" in some way.
/stat fps - show frames per second stats. Useful for reporting performance issues. (Can also be triggered by hitting F2)
/stat net - show network stats. Useful for reporting performance issues. (Can also be triggered by hitting F2)
/support - Open Steam browser to the Global Agenda Answer Center
/disconnect - Takes you back to login menu.
/quit - Quits the game.
/mapname - Shows the name of the map you are in (great for submitting map issues)
/loc - Prints out your current location (great for submitting map issues)
/whoas - Prints out who in your alliance is logged into the game
/who - Prints out everyone that is logged into the game
/invite <playername> - invite someone to your team (player must be logged into game)
/leave - leave the team you are currently on
/agencyinvite <playername> - invite someone to your agency (you must have permissions within your agency and the player you are inviting must be logged into the game)
/agencydisband - disband your agency. You must be the only player left in your agency and the agency must no longer be a member of an Alliance.
/setres --> Sets your screen resolution. Use the format "/setres 1920x1200" to set to 1920x1200 resolution (as an example). To set a BORDERLESS WINDOW (great for easy alt-tabbing), use the form "/setres 1920x1200 b"
Emotes
Emotes make your character do special moves. The emotes are usable only inside of social spaces, such as Dome City.
(NOTE: Some emotes do not work yet for both male and female characters).
The following emotes are available:
/search
/yell
/startle
/talk
/cry
/laugh
/taunt
/lookaround
/wave
/spit
/airguitar
/applause
/bow
/celebrate
/chickendance
/flex
/handstand
/heisman
/jig
/karatekid
/kong
/laugh2
/laugh3
/lewdgesture
/lookaround
/rumpshaka
/shadowbox
/touchdown
/radio
/radioshort
/agree
/amigo
/comehere
/disagree
/salute
/wave
/moonwalk
/rdsalute (Red Dwarf reference)
/sbsalute (Space Balls reference)
/roar
/Hoedown
/Robodance
I want to know more PA people on Twitter.
Edit: Oh yeah, Headhunter is ridiculous.
PSN: ShogunGunshow
Origin: ShogunGunshow
Anyone mind coming over and signing up? Just send me a tell over steam if you're willing to help. Would eventually like us all on there, though.
Please and thank you.
I would like to help, but I don't understand what is required from people to do so. What is it that you need?
I can help. I will not be on steam till after working but I can sign up to Gamereplays.org now.
Also when the game goes live is the clan going be called Kansas City Hotsteppers and not whatever IDS stands for.
List of all emotes
/yell
/startle
/talk
/cry
/laugh
/taunt
/lookaround
/wave
/spit
/airguitar
/applause
/bow
/celebrate
/chickendance
/flex
/handstand
/heisman
/jig
/karatekid
/kong
/laugh2
/laugh3
/lewdgesture
/lookaround
/rumpshaka
/shadowbox
/touchdown
/radio
/radioshort
/agree
/amigo
/comehere
/disagree
/salute
/wave
/moonwalk
/rdsalute (Red Dwarf reference)
/sbsalute (Space Balls reference)
/roar
/Hoedown
/Robodance
If you have any knocking around, then I would love to take them off your hands, and try this crafting out
Yes. We will be the Hotsteppers in release.
All you have to do is sign up for an account on the website, I invite you to form the clan, and then you accept. That way we're on the map for a bigger project we have running at GR.org for agencies in Global Agenda.
I NEEDS YOU.
Also, my car is fucked so my day off is no longer dedicated to GA. I am the saddest of pandas.
We typically don't force you to write anything. It's up to your choosing.
I don't understand why the balanced pool isn't the best for everyone but robotic.
What website? What content? Edit: I see, you answered that question.
I actually just made a post about the drone tree a bit. Apparently the off-hand recharge in drones applies to all off-hand items, even though it says otherwise. So saysHiRezAndy.
Admittedly, robos have some really shitty skills. An extra one second in drone time is a joke. But there's some good stuff, too. My robo's pretty beastly with cyber armor and the two armor skills from the balance tree. Plus the extra rifle range and damage are very nice.
The Explosive tree is pretty good for Assault.
In fact two of the talents are downright mandatory for certain weapons.
I was hoping that was Fuckerfly, which would be a fantastic name.
I was incredibly, terrible disappointed to see that "Suspicious Package" was too long for their name filter, as I desperately wanted to use it, especially in this setting.
Sure, you have enough points to basically max out one tree and go mostly up another. I imagine almost everyone will max out balanced, and then go halfway up their specialty.
This will probably be my assault build;
http://serv.hexagenda.com/skills/assault.html#qc0g0oiv
All the way down explosives, then halfway down balanced. The final talents in explosives look better to me than the final two in balanced.
I took the +10% healing because... that's a lot.
Max explosives is too good.
One of the things i liked about the previous system was that some of the good looking armor, but not the best looking armor... was available to low levels.
Now.. you have to be like a minimum 40 just to get decent looking armor.
Plus they locked out half of the dyes. Why put level requirments on colors? That makes it even harder to look unique in the game.
I think thats the one thing about the patch that i really hate. And i mean i REALLY hate it.
Just be thankful dyes aren't looted/craftable.
http://serv.hexagenda.com/skills/medic.html#uao006d3
I was originally going to do a lot more melee stuff simply because melee is so powerful, but now that it's been nerfed a bit I'd like to go back to planning on shooting mans.
That's probably a valid point. Suggest that on their suggestion forums, etc.
***ault
Cl***
Dongs is just fine though. Also just adding a letter to a word. Fuuck that shiit.
Quick. Everyone who picked the ***ault cl*** get in the ****pit of the robot. ****erfly, you're in charge of ******inating their leader. Go!!!
I mean... i would rather have all the armor available to everyone. Id rather have everyone look unique than stare at 20 copies of the same characters over and over and over and over again.
To me it lends some identity to the people you are fighting.
Oh look its the white medic with the Blue tubes again. Gonna pick him off.
Stupid recon with the blood red... ill get him back.
Medic on my team healing me has black armor with red tubes... ill remember to help cover that guy.
I mean... I cant actually see the names half of the time on the game. And i cant be bothered to read them. But before today i could identify most of the people in the field by their customization.
Taking that away, it just becomes another grind fest. It basically puts the game on the same level as any crappy korean mmo.
Hell i mentioned Rakion earlier. I think thats a thrilling example of the road Global Assault is going down.
I mean to hardcore players its no big deal. But im not a hardcore player. I dont live and breathe this game. I play other games. I do other things in my day. And i would like to be able to share in some of the visual rewards of the game without having to put 200-400 hours into it.
It's a lot of recons doing stupid katana bullshit, and a lot of robotics doing stupid rocket turret bullshit. Anyone else is just trying to find a way to get around those two things.
Edit: People who like sniper rifles are mostly pissed off because there is no "headshot." A sniper rifle is just a really long-range, high-damage gun that kills in three shots, rather than the 30 it takes me to kill someone as a medic.
Is anyone doing a 4-pack I can get in on?