Do you imagine a future where as Devs, you directly work on fostering an esports scene, or would you rather be more independent of it?
The game is inherently competitive but the players will be the ones to tell us if it will be an Esport in the future. We'd like the community to decide. ~Thomas
With crossplay can it be console vs console only?
We're looking closely at crossplay implementation right now, so we can't say much further on the topic at this time. ~Graeme
Anti cheat?
There are multiple layers of anti-cheat mechanics and processes, including hardware banning, to carefully tackle cheating issues that come up. ~Thomas
What is it like working with Eric Pope?
Imagine Mike Tyson bobbing and weaving around the ring. That's exactly THE OPPOSITE of what Eric Pope is like. ~Graeme
Hi, there will be a FOV slider for console ?
We're focused on PC and server stability at the moment, but will come back soon to console specific features. ~Thomas
will there be a leave squad penalty. my whole squad leaves almost every game
We're monitoring player behavior on topics like this very closely. Leave Penalty is not something in from the beginning, but we'll see if it becomes an issue. ~Graeme
I'll give you a hint: It involves jumping :)
There are a lot of unique mechanics shown in Hyper Scape, but also a lot of features seen elsewhere. What were some places you all as devs have drawn inspiration from?
We've drawn a lot of inspiration from old school shooters like Quake and Unreal, which I personally played a ton of in their day. ~Graeme
Tribes! ~JC
Quake 2 for me. ~Thomas
Will there be event integrations (love gravity or unlimited ammo for example) happening on other livestream platforms? I.E. YT Gaming, FB Gaming, etc
We've partnered hand in hand with Twitch to build a best in class extension, the Crowncast, and have been focused completely on that platform at the moment. ~Graeme
Will there be in game events that occur on a randomised basis when there is no streamer left in a lobby?
Have you any plans to roll the technical test out to further regions or allow people from other regions to queue with friends from allowed regions?
Finally with such a high mobility game, network performance is everything, what is in place to mitigate any ping advantage and at what tick are the servers running?
If there are no streamers in your match, Hyper Scape's host AI, Ultimate Grace, will manage the playing of effects cards throughout it, with a smaller pool of effects to choose from than our streamers have access to. For example, Low Gravity is not one of Grace's options. ~JC
Do you plan to add skill-based matchmaking to Hyper Scape's casual modes?
Our focus right now with Tech Test is making sure our servers are running properly. Regarding matchmaking we're gathering feedback and data on the subject right now and remain open to altering it in the future. ~Graeme
Was really shocked to receive a technical test drop. And really enjoyed the game. Was curious if like myself console gamers who receive tech access on pc will get early access on consoles perhaps? And is there plans for a solo mode in the future! Thanks for all the hard work
Console will launch on Season 1 release. What's cool to remember is everything you unlock during Tech Test on PC will carry over to your console account. ~Graeme
How did you guys decide 'time to kill'
Loving it so far. Any map plans?
We plan for Neo Arcadia to evolve season after season. ~JC
When do you plan to nerf the minigun? Literally everybody just runs around with that gun and all the others are clearly inferior to it.
We have plans to nerf the Hexfire already. JC would like it tomorrow, but it will come soonish. "Producer Soon" ~Graeme
Hey guys. Your game looks so amazing. I was wondering if you guys could give a slight hint at how ready the console version is.
Also would you guys consider duos and more offensive hack abilities later down the line.
We're examining different team mode sizes for the future, and investigating more offensive and defensive Hacks going forward. ~Graeme
Do you guys have more hacks planned? I’m already seeing streamers saying they want more.
Also, you guys should have a event that respawns everyone that is currently “dead” that would make some games crazy !
We definitely plan to add more Hacks in the future. Hacks are a key part of creating an interesting and diverse gameplay experience for us, so we'll certainly be adding more. ~Thomas
Any plans on possibly lowering the TTK on low fuse or unfused weapons, so players stand a chance against players with fully fused arsenals?
Also will there be changes made to certain hacks? Namely walls. The out of map glitch Is one thing but what about their size? With the speed quick mobilty, walls completely bail out players at times due to the size of it blocking off pathways. Its easy to lose players in the city.
I would really love to be an ambassador for a game that will really truly blossom such as Hyperscape.
Love and enjoy the game Ubi! Don't do anything to ruin it!
We know that TTK is always a big topic, and it is always a critical part of our balancing process. One of the big design goals of this Technical Test was to get good data and feedback on this so we can look at its overall balance. ~Thomas
Does console also get a opportunity to get the twitch items and the 10 tier battlepass once its launched on console?
The contents of the Technical Test battle pass are exclusive to players of the test. But the game will have cross progression once consoles launch, which means you can have those items on console if you jump into the TT now, so get in there! ~Graeme
Will you be adding a "career profile" where you can see overall wins, kills, highest kill game etc? (or is there a way to check already that im unaware of?)
The idea of a career profile is something we are looking into doing for the future. It's more a question of when than if right now. ~Thomas
I have two What is your guy’s balancing methods toward each guns and is there lore to the Crown Rush mode ?
The goal of our balancing is to build a game where all weapons are accessible for all types of players while making sure they have solid depth to please competitive players. We're also focused on designing them in a way to support multiple playstyles.
We are closely monitoring the gameplay data and community feedback right now to keep on top of any exploits or unbalance that arises. ~Thomas
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