Hello and welcome to the Mortal Kombat Online Fight Night Chat with the Mortal Kombat: Deception Development Team! A transcript of tonight's event will be made available immediately following the chat at - http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/ .::Mortal Kombat Online - The Ultimate Mortal Kombat Experience::. We're here at the Midway Games Studio in Chicago, IL and would like to extend our thanks to Tim DaRosa and the MK Team for giving us this privilege tonight! Now we will begin our interview with the team based on pre-submissions sent in last week. This is a moderated chat. To ask a question not sumitted to the pre-submission queue, please send it to MKBot. Q: you down with O.O.P.?......... A: Yeah, you know me. At 7:45 PM CDT we will finish up the chat by using some of those questions to wrap the event up. With that, it's time to start the return of Fight Night! Ok first question... * You were kicked from #mortalkombat by MKBot (flood) To start things off, users like Zynthetic ask if there are super unlockables outside of the select screen's 24 available slots? #mortalkombat Cannot send to channel: External messages are not allowed. * Rejoined channel #mortalkombat * Topic is 'The #MortalKombat Online IRC Network! - FIGHT NIGHT IS TONIGHT 8 PM EDT / Discuss spoilers in #MKDSpoilers - http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/' * Set by DArqueBishop on Mon Oct 25 06:40:26 Back #mortalkombat Cannot send to channel: Channel moderation is in effect (you must be voiced to speak) hehe #mortalkombat Cannot send to channel: Channel moderation is in effect (you must be voiced to speak) * Kyle sets mode: +o Scott-Howell aw man... he got kicked! GO MKBOT One second...technical difficulties.. Ed Boon was also kicked by MKBOT Thank You Hehe Ok First question To start things off, users like Zynthetic ask if there are super unlockables outside of the select screen's 24 available slots? Well, there are not any additional hidden selectable characters on the main menu I think there are a TON of hidden features in the game, but not all of them are additional characters Hey....you want the truth or you want a good story ? True That word MarkT style CYD Vicious asks What were some of the programming obstacles that were difficult to overcome in the development of the game? I think one of the biggest obstacles was getting the online play to work smoothly.... * Kyle sets mode: +o Tabatha Todd Allen and Jim Terdina were the main ones involved with that programming...... Another interesting challenge of was getting all the modes of play working.....Puzzle, Chess, Konquest, Fighting...etc the hidden MK CHECKERS game was a b**** to program as well. (that was a joke) The MKO user TheOmniOni wants to know if you can shed any light on what to expect as the extra content for the GameCube version of Deception? i can handle this one Alright You do that. Yea, you can. Tim-DaRosa has exited the chat room the gamecube version will definitely include some new features...some that you may have already heard about and others that we've kept under wraps * DArqueBishop sets mode: +v Paulo-Garcia Hi Paulo Hi i'd venture to say that excl characters will definitely be a good "possibility" and you can also look forward to some new gameplay features...more on the latter later :) Hey everyone Paulo has joined also safe to say that online will be missing, but we'll make up for it...that's a promise yay paulo The MKO user TheOmniOni wants to know if you can shed any light on what to expect as the extra content for the GameCube version of Deception? Haha Just a reminder: This is a moderated chat. To ask a question not submitted to the pre-submission queue, please send it to MKBot. If you're having difficulty sending messages to MKBot, please be patient; we're working out an unforeseen difficulty. Tim answer it again umm, see above j/k ShingoEX was wondering how you can really "hide" anything more in games, since the internet is being used to spread information, and people are actually hacking into game files to find info about the MK secrets/unlockables. I'll take this You do that. it's definately tough nowadays how's that? the truth is it's really difficult. Stuff gets leaked before the game comes out now and it's tricky We have to really bury things now.... Shang_Heihachi has noticed that a large portion of the game, such as character roster and story arcs/endings, seems to have been popular on the forums long before the release of MK Deception. That said, about how much of the total game was influenced by user feedback and input at MortalKombatOnline.com? i'll take this We pay pretty close attention to what players want Yeah...people have been asking for certain characters for years now.... i say this: we definietly listened to the fans when they wanted more fatalities and interactive arenas. We specifically made it agoal to give the fans a big dose of them. We got to bring a lot of people's favorites back in Deception but the roster is really big now..... Very little of the storyline was influenced by fans. There have been a couple exceptions where a fan proposed a possibility and we worked with it. Yea...we wanted to open the levels up i think its also safe to say that the chat rooms on mortalkombatonline are a major source of feedback for midway's mk team Yea, the team visits mkonline.com a lot The S asks would like to know if the the seventh game in the Mortal Kombat series will be for the next generation consoles. Does this mean the game will use an all-new fighting engine, or will it continue to expand upon the one from Deadly Alliance and Deception? TO be honest we haven't started designing MK7 yet I got a few background ideas But it will probably be a MAJOR change in just about every dept....kind of like MKDA was for last generation of consoles just a quick comment to the fans...keep in mind that mk shaolin monks (recently announced) is NOT going to be mk7... KaneRobot would like to know with the announcement that there will be a new MK game every year, is this series going to become "Madden-ized" where you just see a few small changes every year, or will this be a situation where you get Shaolin Monks, then the next year you get a full-on MK game, then the next year another side story, then the next year another MK game, etc? We dont ever plan on taking small steps.... We would like to make MK expand far beyond just fighting games Just a reminder: This is a moderated chat. To ask a question not submitted to the pre-submission queue, please send it to MKBot. Shaolin will help explain the storyline... games beyond that will push things even further Shaolin is coming along great We have quite a few games planned out ooops....did I say that out loud? Its looking good...the environments have alot of atmosphere Definitely, and if you liked the opening cinematic for Deception....just wait till Shaolin Monks!!! true dat Again, please bear with us, I'm working on getting the bot fixed. it is going to be Krazy with a K Tony, what's your favorite environment that's planned for shaolin? the monks opening is going to rule I happy with the Tombs from MK2 Sumixam would like to know if in Mortal Kombat 7 you will be expanding the game to where you can create your own warrior, for example selecting from hundreds of bodies/clothes etc. What do you think about this idea? All we can say is that its a really good idea thats all I'm saying about that MKO user Born_Again_Vampire would like to know about how you guys feel about your role in the creation of what is a very violent game? Do you feel any social obligations to making less violent games or keeping these games away from kids who are too young? muff said MK is like a box of chocolates... It would be fun to create your own guy and fighting him online you never know what you're gonna get Uhh.....thats a really old question that should have been asked 12 years ago * ChanServ sets mode: +o MKBot have you heard of a game called GTA? Manhunt? Just curious. Some games are not for kids...and we fully support the ESRB and our M rating Okay, folks, sorry about that. SUbmit away to MKBot. Hevoy Russell was curious why FMVs were not used for endings. Obviously FMVs are expensive, but should we expect more FMVs in future Mortal Kombat titles? we have a rating system in place now to address the violent content issue. They take alot of time to create..so with a tight deadline its hard to make over 20 FMV's I always have thought that gameplay > FMV'S Our new FMV department is AMAZING....we plan on working with them a lot more in the future It gets really difficult with 24 characters 24 alternates and environments for each.. Well, creating 25+ FMV could take up a LOT of time and resources... fmv's take alot of tiem and effort FMV's are really time konsuming and would require a huge team of people to create quality FMV endings for all the characters.... We'll look into NIS movies that use game assets and backgrounds We would love to have tons of FMVs tho... Yea..anything to save time Ok next.. or eevrybody could wait an extra year for the game and pay $30 extra. How does that sound? LinKueiAgent asks if there is any importance on the fact that, when scrolling from the 'A' koffins to the 'T' koffins, that the koffins turn to WQ, with 456 Onyx Koins, then revert back to normal when scrolling stops? Also, when scrolling from T to A, how come the koffins are normal? I've never seen this...I will look....but I am pretty sure that this is nothing that is in the game on purpose.......John Nocher was the programmer who put this feature in the game I doubt he put something in the game without anyone on the team knowing.... never heard of this Just a reminder: This is a moderated chat. To ask a question not submitted to the pre-submission queue, please send it to MKBot. but then again.... Is the Nooch around? i put that in the game.... JK thats the ghost of the Krypt, check your koin count - it changes one out of every 1000 times that happens! when Stryker runs by... Ok next question contains a spoilers guy Cover your eys er eyes *Ending Spoiler* MKO user Dion asks with the way Noob-Smoke's ending is laid out, can we expect any Sub-Zero/Noob Saibot rivalry in future MK games. i'll take dis one... * ChanServ sets mode: +o MKBot John Vogel could probably take this WhereisQaunChi 456 Shhhhhh just kidding yea just kidding That would be a likely situation. It would be kool to see the two brothers fight it out in future games. At least it's different from the Scorp-Sub rivalry. Anything to mix the story up a bit Ok next Gary Felts has asked us about the fact that in online play, players are finding ways to use infinite combos like for Bo Rai Cho and other characters. He wants to know if there is anything you guys will do to address this, etc. I hope the next generation system allow for easier game patching Online might introduce some slightly different rules....perhaps expanding combos....thankfully we added the Breakers to not let them get completely out of hand infinite combo's and exploits will always be found in fighting games RIght now there are no plans to patch the game Paulo is right AustinGoldMan asks what is the signifigance of Raiden's Staff, the colored keys, the ninja star in Konquest mode? lots of arcade testing helped iron those out Vogel? I didn't write the part about the staff.... I'm not sure what's goin on there... I've never even heard of colored keys before.. John, just make something up !!! I think it has something to do with the Kai npc. its more of a story line side-quest not too signifigant Ready for next question? the colored keys just open doors that are normally locked in that realm Ninja star is useless... no purpose. Oh man !!!!! Dont spill da beans ! And without purpose... we would not exist! Ok next question MK Online users Sin Syde wants to ask you guys if we can ever see the return of Friendships in Mortal Kombat 7? * CCShadow sets mode: +v Brian-LeBaron Babality! friendships blow * CCShadow sets mode: +v Jon-Greenberg Friendships got a little too silly raiden staff is a item that you can return to kai for a reward. I dont know about that - maybe a super secret feature Just a reminder: This is a moderated chat. To ask a question not submitted to the pre-submission queue, please send it to MKBot. I'm for no-block humiliations, specially online. I think we need something new tho. talking What up! Greenberg in da house Hey Jon! ya Hey, Jon, you're sitting right next to me Greenberg = Graphics programmer for MKDA and Deception OMG yay Jon Ok guys, we are done with the presubmissions * You were kicked from #mortalkombat by MKBot (flood) * Rejoined channel #mortalkombat * Topic is 'The #MortalKombat Online IRC Network! - FIGHT NIGHT IS TONIGHT 8 PM EDT / Discuss spoilers in #MKDSpoilers - http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/' * Set by DArqueBishop on Mon Oct 25 06:40:26 sukkuh! BOOT ! Haha #mortalkombat Cannot send to channel: Channel moderation is in effect (you must be voiced to speak) John helped the artist out a lot Hi #mortalkombat Cannot send to channel: Channel moderation is in effect (you must be voiced to speak) * Murdoink sets mode: +o Scott-Howell he meant "artists" Thank you ANyway... the first question was actually eaten by the bot *glare*, but I wanted to throw it out anyway. Yea Jon is awesome - he is the only on eto have his photo in the MKDa krypt -twice!. and Canadian Yea, unfair I'm the team's token canuck (Please do not msg me directly.) blame Canada Anyway... are there any plans in effect for a release of the GameCube port of MK Deception outside of North America? take off eh no Heh at this moment, nope...focusing on US first and we'll go from there Oh MAN !! wah wah waaaahhhh wait a minute..... wait a minute I heard that... Shhhhhhh Sekerah asks, "Some people, through hacking of the game, have found useable Puzzle Kombat models for every character in Arcade mode plus Onaga, Monster, and Ghost. Is there any possible way to play as these characters without a cheating device?" tsorry Hey, not just the US. It's in canada too. so technically, its international Monster? Growl Good answer * DArqueBishop sets mode: +v PaulLondon * DArqueBishop sets mode: -v PaulLondon * DArqueBishop sets mode: +v Paulo-Garcia Ahhhh the nexus The Hub of the Realms Ever heard of a Super Unlockable ? I'm actually a Super Unlockable Its true he is True Dat I heard Gor.... My name is Blinky yars asks, 'The superunlockable question was unclear. Are there ANY other playable characters in the game (aside from the 24)?' no hahah nice john yes you sure? yes perhaps maybe no hmmmmmmmm.......... ??? * Ed-Boon was kicked by MKBot (flood) WQ456 TZIMISCE asks, "'do any of you guys have gamertags and if so what are they?...i'm sure we'd all love to have a chance to fight the actual development team.' yay!! no more ed... now we can get down to biznazz! M4C's coming to get Ed back in :) I haven't played Live since Decemeber * DArqueBishop sets mode: +v Ed-Boon I play on xbox The Kublah Khan December that is There are no additional Puzzle characters other than the 12 in the main select screen I use a PS2 controller, tho. vogel cheats Some of the guys play on GameSpy * John-Podlasek was kicked by MKBot (flood) I was beating homies up the first week, but you guys are getting really good... to good "too" over a 1,000 people here.....hey-hey * DArqueBishop sets mode: -o MKBot Tr4v15 asks, 'We are wondering if there are time locks and we may not find some stuff for a very long time, maybe a couple more weeks, is this true?' vogel does not cheat * ChanServ sets mode: +v John-Podlasek Hey Back * DArqueBishop sets mode: +v MKBot I was booted for a sec back damaged[MIDWAY] - thats my tag for FPS online. for MKD i use "BEARNITE" - grrrroooooowl. Just a reminder: This is a moderated chat. To ask a question not submitted to the pre-submission queue, please send it to MKBot. Me 2 there are time hidden things in konquest. some of them have been found already what was the latest question? Tr4v15 asks, 'We are wondering if there are time locks and we may not find some stuff for a very long time, maybe a couple more weeks, is this true?' oh, look who's back I know of a few timed events that havent been found yet TemperaryUserName asks, After such a negative reaction from many fans, particularly the Smoke fanbase, is there a chance Noob or Smoke will be seen in MK7 as complete and individual characters?" 1,138 online Steve? what negative reaction? (back to the previous question) I played on Gamespy as Morgan-W a few times. :) I think Smoke/Noob is one of the best liked characters I haven't heard anything negative.... i like Noob and Smoke a lot....i thought it was a really fresh game mechanic well, things change a lot from game to game anyway Walboro asks, "What with "Start" pausing MK2 on MAT2, how can players fight Smoke?" I always hear (read) that Noob-smoke is well recieved. I've never heard of anyone bein bummed. But I suppose the two could be separated. Maybe a new pairing will happen in the next MK Time for one last one? Bishop one last question after this one Yup Ed keep us up to date with the # of people in the chat room for cryin out loud! Kabal and Styker 1,156 people We didn't work on MAT2 here Bishop ask another question One sec. Okay Yea, MAT was done outside of Chicago Murdoink asks, "In order to please the fans and expand a MK game beyond its default kontents, would you add a downloadable content feature in the next MK game?" Greenberg? hahaha we may Oh that helps its really up to MS and Sony We are definitely going to explore downloadable content in future mk games we're definately looking at it Ok any last comments Oh I'm sorry Mr. Greenberg. it depends a lot on storage on nextgen systems :-P It would be kool and keep things fresh. Thanks for hosting this guys FOV 120 mortalkombatonline.com RULES!!!!! yes it does SPIDER KHAN 4832 thanks for having us It was not by chance that this chat came to be... Ok and we're done! And this concludes Fight Night! A transcript will be available at http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/ born of Deception Again, special thanks to Tim DaRosa and the Mortal Kombat Team for making this possible. Good Night! Copyright © 2004 Mortal Kombat Online