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I think he meant you use elements in-game to unlock new areas
Examples: Use fire to burn vines, use Tech to repair mechanisms, etc.

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No online multiplayer....and what a silly excuse for it too...

Quote: sonicbrawler182

No online multiplayer....and what a silly excuse for it too...

Oh yes! Very silly...For the social aspect...lol...Activison...xDDD

Well, the lack of online multiplayer should not be a bad thing. Lot's of people we're saying a MMO would truely ruin spyro. Just another example of how Spyro's fans can't make up their freakin minds...

Umm...who said anything about MMO?
I would hardly consider a 2-4 player online mode a MASSIVELY multiplayer online game.

Huh...Why MMO? SSA is a action-plattformer with co-op mode, its sad that we can not play this game with a online co-op mode. Not all have a friend that would like play together SSA.

It was speculated to be a MMO, because of the Starter Pack and Adventure Pack.

Wasn't there going to be an online multiplayer? What happened?

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Huh...Why MMO? SSA is a action-plattformer with co-op mode, its sad that we can not play this game with a online co-op mode. Not all have a friend that would like play together SSA.

Yeah, older people like me are gonna have a hard time finding "freinds" to play with. I'm in Dallas if anyone wants to look me up. My mom likes to make brownies for people who come over.


I'm kidding about the brownies, not so much about the coming over and playing the game... lol.

Honestly, I like their reasoning behind not making this an on-line MMO. I've seen more than one life literally ruined by games like WoW and I like that Activision wants kids to play together with this.

I don´t need a Online mode. I prefer to play alone.

I wouldn't want an MMO. I would simply want a competitive multiplayer, similar to Assassin's Creed Brotherhood or every FPS in existance. It's kinda a shame that there isn't one, since I don't want to play this alone.

But there is. The only catch is that you've got to find a friend to come over in person to play the multiplayer, but really that shouldn't be hard. And if it is, just take the game to the next nerd convention you go to and see if anyone wants to play.

Offline multiplayer is useless to me, since (like you said) there's nobody.

And I can never find a proper nerd convention. Nor would I walk in and say "HEY GUYS! I GOT A KIDS GAME THAT HAS NO GUNS! WHO WANTS TO PLAY!?"

I had plenty of fun (in as much as one can have fun) playing DotD by myself and I haven't been fond of multiplayer anything since Goldeneye 64 was new, so this is literally no loss for me.

I'm fine playing DotD myself as well, mostly because my little brother doesn't play very well and because they overpowered Cynder so I'd rather just fly through the stages as her (plus I have more of her armor). But it would've been nice to see an online multiplayer.

You should try out the new Goldeneye for the Wii if you have a Wii. It's great, and the online is fantastic.

I used the cheat codes in the strategy guide. Makes getting 100% of everything in the game pretty easy. If I ever play it again, though, I'm playing it in a different language.

I was never that big of a fan of Goldeneye. I played it a bit when it was new because I'd never really played an FPS before and playing capture the flag on "slapper" mode with my cousins was hilarious. I haven't particularly wanted to play it again since, though.

I can't find any cheats. Gamespot doesn't have any. Those bastards....

Why would you play in a different language?

Since I like all genres, It's expected that I'd like FPS. Goldeneye, Bioshock and Call of Duty are the best. TPS (Third-person) are cool too. Army of Two, Gears of War, and Mass Effect. If you ever want to try out shooters, I suggest those.

Language, CAV, remember there are kids on the forums...

I've always used language. Nobody seemed to have a problem. *shrug*

Huh. The official strategy guide for DotD lists cheat codes for all systems.

I don't really like shooters. I play games for the stories or (in the case of Mario) because it's a fun platformer or puzzle game/has bright colors. The only shooters I've ever tried to play in recent memory were Half-Life (which I am miserable at even with god mode turned on) and Tomb Raider (also terrible at) and I only tried for the story.

Quote: CAV

I've always used language. Nobody seemed to have a problem. *shrug*

No no, I meant you used the word b******* in your post...

Quote: Razz

Huh. The official strategy guide for DotD lists cheat codes for all systems.

I don't really like shooters. I play games for the stories or (in the case of Mario) because it's a fun platformer or puzzle game/has bright colors. The only shooters I've ever tried to play in recent memory were Half-Life (which I am miserable at even with god mode turned on) and Tomb Raider (also terrible at) and I only tried for the story.

I didn't even know they had an official guide. There's not much to make a guide out of with that game.

Well ok then.

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No no, I meant you used the word b******* in your post...

I've done that so many times before. It's not the first time.

I don't see why not do online multiplayer. It could just be the normal modes, with online support. I hate when games like this avoid online play. Well suited to it, but they have to go and come up with some silly excuse not to. I didn't even like it with DotD, but their reasons were a bit better there.

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No no, I meant you used the word b******* in your post...

I've done that so many times before. It's not the first time.

...You don't get it, do you? Still, there are kids on these forums, you don't want them to say curse words to you if you say it without censoring the words out. Also, it's against the rules..

I get what you mean. I just don't see why all of a sudden it's now a problem to you, when you've seen me do it before.

Besides, Dark never had much of a problem with me, or anyone else that has sworn on this site.

Yeah, but he's been known to delete or change content in posts that has offensive language if he finds them out...

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I don't see why not do online multiplayer. It could just be the normal modes, with online support. I hate when games like this avoid online play. Well suited to it, but they have to go and come up with some silly excuse not to. I didn't even like it with DotD, but their reasons were a bit better there.

Same here, and the argument 'so kids can play together' makes no sense when you look at online games like Mario Kart Wii.

@Aura24: Not everyone's gonna keep the swearing to a minimum. Seriously, why is it such a big deal to you? I know this is a kids' site, but really, nothing to go all crazy about it. I think I cursed a few times before, but no one cares. :/

You probably swore before, too. It's called 'freedom of speech'.

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Yeah, but he's been known to delete or change content in posts that has offensive language if he finds them out...

If he wants to change content, let him. He's the admin. I can't stop him. All I really want from him now is to put in Hunters.

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I don't see why not do online multiplayer. It could just be the normal modes, with online support. I hate when games like this avoid online play. Well suited to it, but they have to go and come up with some silly excuse not to. I didn't even like it with DotD, but their reasons were a bit better there.

Same here, and the argument 'so kids can play together' makes no sense when you look at online games like Mario Kart Wii.

Just look at LittleBigPlanet!

And Aura....let's be honest, swearing kids is NOTHING new(at least not to me). And just because one person uses it, doesn't mean everyone who sees it will.

And besides....the freakin' Simpsons Movie shows Bart's "you know what", and that's only PG rated, and it's a movie pretty much everyone has seen, so I don't think a simple swear can cause anymore harm than that could.

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Yeah, but he's been known to delete or change content in posts that has offensive language if he finds them out...

If he wants to change content, let him. He's the admin. I can't stop him. All I really want from him now is to put in Hunters.

I doubt he'll add any mods, he's independent...

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Yeah, but he's been known to delete or change content in posts that has offensive language if he finds them out...

If he wants to change content, let him. He's the admin. I can't stop him. All I really want from him now is to put in Hunters.

I doubt he'll add any mods, he's independent...

And because of that, the whole site will eventually collapse, regardless of what he says or does.

In regards to online play, I see exactly why Activision isn't doing it. Online play is an entirely different realm for gamers and publishers alike. It excludes a lot of players, especially those players Activision is aiming their game towards.

^I understand that, but the lack of online may harm the reception that the game will receive from the critics, which in turn would harm sales.

I dont know, Razz, kids are acting more like adults everyday.

^You mean 'trying' to act like adults, and most failing terribly.

Which can be a bit irritating...

Yeah. My brother is only 10 and he's had to deal with swearing classmates since he was 7. It's nothing new for kids to see swearing.

And it is irritating. But then again, you can consider me a kid since I'm only 14. And many people think I'm acting like an adult, or I come off as one.

Quote: Razz

In regards to online play, I see exactly why Activision isn't doing it. Online play is an entirely different realm for gamers and publishers alike. It excludes a lot of players, especially those players Activision is aiming their game towards.

Not really. This is the type of game that wouldn't need specific online modes, but just online support for the modes it has. This way, you're not getting left out. And kids may not be interested in the online anyway, but Activision know full well a good portion of Spyro fans would like it.

Kids have been trying to act like adults since before humanity existed as a species. It's nothing new.

And you guys are all forgetting that there will be a form of web-based play for this game. That's been confirmed multiple times. It's just not going to be MMO-type play, which I still think is a good idea.

Quote: Razz

Kids have been trying to act like adults since before humanity existed as a species. It's nothing new.

And you guys are all forgetting that there will be a form of web-based play for this game. That's been confirmed multiple times. It's just not going to be MMO-type play, which I still think is a good idea.

MMO is like World of Warcraft.
When I said online play, I was thinking LittleBigPlanet type thing.
Which reminds me.....since there is no online play, the web-based thing will probably be along the lines of "LBP.me"....

Quote: Razz

And you guys are all forgetting that there will be a form of web-based play for this game. That's been confirmed multiple times. It's just not going to be MMO-type play, which I still think is a good idea.

Good. I don't want an MMO-style play. I don't like those kind of games. I would want any other sort of online multiplayer though.

You know, with Michael Graham still in charge of the Spyro series, that would explain why Spyro is a mixture between the Classic and Legend Spyro. He was the producer of the LoS, and few of the Classic Spyro games in the past.

And that makes the anti-Skylanders people even more hypocritical. They're hating on the guy that made the other Spyro games that they adore.

Yeah they would have an awkward moment when they notice that he's still in charge of the Spyro franchise, especially the LoS fans.

It sucks to be him though. It's a slap in the face when people turn their back on you just because Spyro's design is different, Cynder isn't in the game, and LoS isn't continuing even though it was clearly stated that DotD was the last installment.

Yeah, but I know he's possibly professional enough to ignore the Spyro fans who once praised him for making the LoS trilogy and are hating at him for making Spyro "ugly", and pay more attention to the Spyro fans who still adores Spyro despite the changes.

3/13/11 update!

• DEVELOPMENT: Michael Graham (involved in A Hero's Tail, Shadow Legacy, and the Legend of Spyro) is confirmed to be working on the game as a associate producer. It's unknown if he's working either with Toys for Bob, or Activision Publishing.
  
• DEVELOPMENT: It is noted that Activision will release the rest of the playable characters (may or may not packaged in one of the two packs) will be periodically after the game hits stores from then to 2012. Who ever thought Activision is going to release all 32 characters in one package when the game releases?
  
• PLAYABLE CHARACTERS: Corrected 2 character identification errors; pointed out by Aura24, and riverhippo respectively. As of now, there are 18 characters revealed, only 5 have the full bio.
  
• PLAYABLE CHARACTERS: Expanded the character appearance images! In order: figurine, game screenshot, promotional art, and concept art. It took a lot of work gathering images but it's worth it
  
• PLAYABLE CHARACTERS: Also updated some of the older ones such as the Ignitor, Gill Grunt, and Prism Break figurine.
  
• OTHER CHARACTERS: Huh? A new section you say? When the first details of the game have been revealed, a bunch of us have been scattering for the new Spyro info in that short period of time. We overlooked one thing, and here is this: there's a concept art of a dragon character - it is unknown if it is a playable character, or not.
  
• REFERENCES: Added three source links - two of them preview articles (Palgn, and BuzzFocus), and a video (The Quarter Bin).
  

Man, that was rather tiring. Have a good one.

EDIT: The PLAYABLE CHARACTERS and OTHER CHARACTERS section took so much space that the forum can't accept the data. So it had to be split up into two sections, using one of the reserved posts. Sorry for the minor delay.