Zubenelgenubi

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I hope they remove Dev's Choice and Hall of Fame.

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This would remove the huge amount of pressure that I now feel every time I log in.

You know, the devs could pool everyone who already has these badges, to see if they'd be angry. You know... all 9 people.


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Also reduce the virual badge requirements as mentioned.

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Leaving these alone I could live with. Because, you know, eventually I'd get there. It's the badges that are outside of my control that are bothering me at this point.

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From my perspective what they did wrong with the Architect badges:
<ul type="square">[*]Instituted "fan votes". This opened up griefing and a PVP aspect to actually earning badges. A bunch of player can look at an arc getting close to being a hall of fame, there is a wave of negative votes to prevent it from achieving it or staying there.[*]Made another arbitrary developer's "gift of the gods" badge. Bug hunter is bad enough, now it has a sibling.[/list]
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/signed.

These two badges, in particular, have had a really, really negative impact on my play experience. Rather than play and enjoy the new arcs, I must advertise, spam, beg, and brown-nose in an attempt to get my arc some plays and votes.

It's bad enough that I'm seriously considering a change of hobby. (Never thought I'd say that either. And no, you cannot have my stuff.)

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I'm not going to say such a thing, but I am puzzled by your attitude.

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Did you play the arc yet?


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There's no physical way to get all the badges associated with the game, so I don't know why that's even on your list of "destroys every bit of fun I have in this game."

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Actually, this is demonstrably false. Beef Cake has all the badges (or he did just prior to i14), and so do a few others who were fortunate enough to be awarded Bug Hunter. It is physically possible.

But I could "sort of" live with Bug Hunter, even though the odds of my being able to get it are vanishingly small. It was a goal I could still reasonably strive for. But with the introduction of another "devs' whim badge" and the new "players' whim" badges in i14, it seems that the goal post is receeding from me much faster than I can run toward it.

And because of this, sitting for an evening's play session is now a negative experience for me, rather than a positive fun one. It feels too much like work. And work at a job I have no reasonable chance of succeeding at.

It makes me sad. I'm just sayin'

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But my desire for the badges associated with it is robbing all the joy out of this game.

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Fixed that for you.

I'm never going to have every badge (not even close); despite your best efforts, neither are you. If that's the only reason you're playing this game, or enough of a reason that it destroys your enjoyment of the rest, I'm sorry.

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Fair enough fix.

But before i14, there was every possibility of getting all the badges. I only needed Empath, the 2-billion influence badge (forget the name) and Bug Hunter.

Bug Hunter has been widely criticized for being awarded arbitrarily by the Dev’s themselves and not by any objective, measurable standard. A player could try and try indefinitely and never get this badge for reasons beyond his control.

But now there are more just like it.

Now I cannot just play the game the way I want, run the new stories, enjoy myself while making slow progress on all the new shinies. Because there are 2 or 3 new badges that will require me to do a lot of promoting and advertising and begging people to play my stories. So much of my time and attention now is focused on these things I don’t want to have to do. And this bothers me.


You personally might be fine with this. Fair enough. But I don’t like it. And I’m perfectly fine to state that this is a possible deal-breaker for me.

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Why have there been NO new dev's choices at all? I do not expect hundreds, that would defeat the point of it but why none?

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I think there have been one or two.

But this is diametrically opposed to previous dev statements to the effect that there would be a "lot" of Devs' Choice arcs early on.

And it’s even worse when you factor in something that I said back in beta: That the devs might have arbitrary criteria that disqualify arcs, but which they do not share with us.

Tonight I stumbled into this thread. So I find out that my arc might have lost out because I didn’t say “bring friends” to a mission in which an EB exists... even though, in my opinion, anyone who cannot handle an EB solo is not using proper inspirations and/or common sense. Are we heroes or not? Sheesh.

This situation is very, VERY discouraging to me. I’m a badger, and badges are what keeps me playing this game. But the devs have created yet another “Dev’s Whim” badge (the first being Bug Hunter) that I will never get unless I know the secret formula.

I do not play computer games in order to feel frustrated and/or helpless. If I want to feel that way, I’ll pick up a newspaper.

IMHO, the Dev’s failure to pass out more Dev’s Choice badges is going back on their word. And it makes it very unlikely that I will ever be able to keep up with the new badges. With sooooo many frikkin’ farms out there, my arc needs recognition somehow. And without Dev’s Choice, it ain’t gonna get it.

I hate to say it, but i14 has really shown me the writing on the wall.

There is a lot of good stuff in MA.

But the desire for the badges associated with it is robbing all the joy out of this game.

I can no longer make progress on my badges simply because of my own effort, but because of the whims of others. Which is something over which I have no control.

And nothing makes me feel less heroic than a lack of control.

And feeling heroic is why I started playing this game in the first place.

And before anyone starts accusing me of sour grapes or whatever, PLAY the arc listed in my sig file, and tell me honestly that it sucks.

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Please dont' even bring up farming...I really don't want another thread digressing off it's topic.

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But farming if the fundamental problem here.

I find it difficult to believe that the devs failed to understand that this sad situation would occur. But apparently they did.



Nope, that's not enough.

crap crap crap crap.

All,

I was just about to start a horror arc, and cannot find zombies in the MA mission designer. Am I missing something, or are zombies just not there?

I'm quite late to the Turg Admiration Society meeting, but since I only just found this thread, off I go.

This arc was, quite simply and without any exaggeration whatsoever, the frikkin' BEST story that I've ever played in this game. Ever. It started out slow-ish, seeming to be one sort of story, but quickly morphed into another. I went from, "Well, let's see how screwy this Dev's 'Choice' arc really is," to being totally involved and immersed in it.

&gt;SPOILER!&lt;





In the timed mission, I entered and immediately was all, “oh, S#!7!!” when I realized how little time I had. So I ran to the end, bypassed the mobs, drug a couple along with me, and suddenly had the fight of my career on my hands. FORTUNATELY I had a tray stuffed full of high-end inspirations (including a few presents) which I had on me for some reason or another.

I burned through every inspiration in my tray, used all my best temp powers, and was glad to do it, because I... was... NOT... going to fail this young woman who had put her trust in ME, dammit! And by doG, I did not fail! I got her out in plenty of time, and I can honestly say that it’s been a couple of years in this game since I felt so heroic.

Even now, a few weeks later, writing about that particular mission in the arc has me choked up. Talk about immersive.


And yes, I also knew exactly how it was all going to eventually end.

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Yeah but after 30 or 40 years, one grows tired of it.


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...at which point you start doing bizarre "reality" shows.

...one that's part of a chain that Manticore owns.

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what's wrong w/ Eastern Standard Time? afaik...television programming commonly uses that...

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Because the country (most of it) isn't ON Eastern Standard Time right now. It's Eastern DAYLIGHT Time.

When the rest of the country is on EST, Arizona is 2 hours behind. When it's EDT, we're 3 hours. To the few million of us here, it matters quite a bit. And it's easy enough to get it right.

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I love this community. Where else can I see people get bent out of shape because an event's timing may inconvenience an individual, or a pile of posts arguing 12:00am vs. 12:00pm?

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I love this community. Where else can I see people getting criticized because they'd like an announcement about a unique, never-to-be-repeated game event to have unambiguous times, or the correct application of Daylight Savings?

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It's against the EULA to use misspellings of dirty words to get around the filter in CoX. CoX is very careful about presenting a clean-cut image of their comic-book based universe. Seriously, the filter is there to keep CoX wholesome. Even children can enjoy CoX the way things are. By going to such lengths to include profanity you threaten to make CoX something dirty. Something that parents will want to keep hidden from their children. CoX should be something everyone can enjoy.

Shame on you.

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Yes, let's protect the children from looking at anything with their NAKED eyes! Oh dear lord, no! They'll turn into sex fiends!

And while we're at it, let's censor part the phrase "wood screw," even though there is a dev-created cannon story arc that has a character saying "screw you" in a way that has nothing to do with carpentry.

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<ul type="square">
bare
raw
raimentless
in the raw
au natural
birthday suit
stripped
garmentless
in the alltogether
in the buff
defenseless
clothesless
unclad
peeled
unappareled
ungarbed
undressed
ungarmented
unattired
disrobed
unclothe[/list]
just some ideas.

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"Because his telescope was broken, the astronomer did some in-the-alltogether-eye observing, and then went to bed."

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Except very likely the announcement will include the coming storm.

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...and still no moon Zone.

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I just tell y'all to search for "Chesticles"...something you boys seem to be fond of doing.

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Heh. You say that like it's a bad thing.



I'm going to start at the beginning of the thread and work my way down the list. I've already done a couple. (Turg Fiction: Ghost in the Machine is the [censored]-ing BEST MA mission I've seen yet, BTW folks!)

Mine is 29973 "The Running of the Bulls"
It's supposed to be fun, stupid, and did I mention stupid? ED's are in it so if you solo set difficulty lower and/or bring Big Bad Insps.

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lol well everybody sucks once in a while... lol

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Glad that you agree. Apology accepted.

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lol you're a dick lol

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Is THAT the best you got?

lol indeed.

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its 13 hours lol... 11am to 12pm would be one hour

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lol is it lol?

lol are you sure lol?

lol since they messed up EST and EDT is it too much of a stretch to think that they mean it ends at 12 NOON rather than 12 MIDNIGHT, lol?

lol.

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We're not going to ruin the surprise...but suffice it to say that all CHAOS is going to break loose in-game on our anniversary date and you're not going to want to miss it! From 11am EST on April 28th to 12am EST, get ready to re-experience some of the things that have made City of Heroes® the great game that it is over the past five years! The festivities will be more fun than you can shake a stick at, and will include plenty of opportunities to earn merits, badges and XP.

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Sooo... let me get this straight:

(1) The special event is scheduled for a workday.
(2) The special event is in the middle of the workday.
(3) The special event lasts one whole hour.

(4) We do not actually know in which hour the event will happen, because you posted using EST, Eastern STANDARD Time, when most of the country is now in Daylight Savings Time. So we're left to guess/infer/assume that you actually mean EDT...?

(5) You imply special badges that may or may not be earnable outside this magical, mysterious hour.

Wow.... just... wow.

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So it seems that both HoF and DC were implemented... poorly.
*headdesk*

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...and this surprises you why, exactly...?

I'm guessing that someone used an exploit to bump up their arc, then the GM's removed if because it was haxxored.

Just a guess.

AE System
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Welcome to Architect Entertainment -- Neutral
Death for Dollars! -- Neutral
Bare Knuckles of Rage (9304)
Signal to Noise -- Neutral -- 67277
*

Character/Supergroup Origins
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Birth of a Fossil -- Heroic
Secret Origins(Tech) The Snake Women of Epsilon V (42221) - Heroic
Noah Reborn -- Heroic (2370)
Jumping in Feet First - Heroic - 1345
Midnight Bells Toll ----Villanious
A hero is made, not born. -- Heroic 20863
*

Classic Super-Hero/Super-Villain
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THE BOMBER --- Heroic --- Arc 16607
In The Shadow of Statesman --Neutral--1160
A Show to Die For! --- Heroic --- 30645
Check... and Mate #15095 - Heroic - Mini Task Force
Teen Phalanx Forever! -- Heroic (67335)
This Life Immortal - (5756) Heroic
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Comedy
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The Extadine Lab -- Heroic
MacGuffin Delivery Service (1567) -- Villainous
ParaCon -- Heroic
The new and improved Lord Recluse Strike Force -- Villainous (though I wouldn't recommend against a hero )
The Fire Bunnies - Neutral, They are only bunnies after all...
You Say It's Your Birthday! (3630) - Neutral
Trademark Infringement -- Heroic (2220)
Hail to the King Neutral (34640)
Walk On the Wild Side - Neutral - 3580
Shirley You Jest (25474) -- Neutral
The Invasion of the Bikini Clad Samurai Vampiresses from Outer Space! - Heroic - 61013
Gnomish Madness (30204) - Heroic
Doctor Nadir and the Hellion Heist (49661) - Heroic
Laugh? I Thought I'd DIE! - Heroic
The P.U.G. Strike force (arc 35585) -Villian
*

Comedy/Drama
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The Running of the Bulls -- Heroic 29973
A Super Team is Born -- Heroic
Cause of How Some Silly Stealed My Wings #1481 -- Neutral
How to Survive a Robot Uprising -- Heroic (12669)
Dr. Duplicate's Dastardly Dare -- Neutral
It's a Nice Day for a White Wedding (9059) -- Neutral
TURG FICTION: Ghost in the Machine, Act I - Heroic (althoughs romantic villains could try this too )
Rum Runners of Bloody Bay (3691) - Heroic
Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids! (2019)
The Toypocalypse! (49280) - Heroic
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Crime/Gangs
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Bricked Electronics -- Heroic (LIVE! 2180)
The Bravuran Jobs -- Villainous (16809)
The Monstrous Regiment of Lesbian Hellions -- Heroic (27178)
Win the 2009 Freak-Lympics (2150) - Villainous
Ninja Crimewave! (2142) - Heroic
Whitehawks (Arc 49364) -- Heroic
The Internet is for Crime (53385) - Villains
Plastic Pistol Peril (1135) - Heroic
Friends in Need (Of Body Parts) - Villainous (31005)
A Little RnR - Heroic (17523) click for Promotional Poster
*

Drama
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The Conciliators: Simone -- Heroic (4010)
The Fan Club -- Heroic
Matchstick Women -- Heroic -- 3369
Of Mentors and Legacy - Heroic - 1589
*

Global Domination
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Axis and Allies -- Villainous (1379)
*

Heist
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Celebrity Kidnapping -- Villainous (1388)
Easy Money -- Villainous (31490)
*

Historical (Realistic)
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Wrinkle in Time -- Heroic(68920)
*

Historical (CoH Lore)
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The War on Superadine - The Regulators in their 1980's drug war (Heroic) (Arc 7959)
Origins - Volume 1 (57077) -- Heroic
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Holiday
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Hectic Holidays -- Heroic (36999) also comedy
*

Horror
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Astoria in D Minor (41565) -- Heroic
Dark Dreams (3615)
Don't Play With The Dead (31813) -- Neutral
The Amulet of J'gara (1709) -- Heroic
Project: Perilous - Into the Chthonian Pit (#3586) - Neutral (Unless you happen to be a mad cultist, in which case, go nuts!)
Small Fears -- Heroic
Lights, Camera, Scream! (#68627) - 3 Mission arc that get's you into the B-Horror film circuit.
*

Large-Scale Crisis
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A Hero's Halo -- Heroic
This Is War, Part I - the Revenge of Hro'Dtohz -- Neutral
Win the Past, Own the Future - Heroic
A Warrior's Friend - Heroic
The Clockwork War -- Heroic (18672)
Flight of the Valkyries - Precursor (20272) -- Neutral
The Human Hive (#1632) - Neutral
*

Magic
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The Magical Miss Fitz (5079) -- Heroic
Chains of Blood (5492) -- Heroic
A Deal with Destiny -- Heroic
*

Military
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Redoubt Operations #1: Fires over Kalago -- Heroic
Red Storm Rising (Arc 4912) -- Heroic
Whitehawks (Arc 49364) -- Heroic
Axis and Allies -- Villainous (1379)

*
Misc. Adventure
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The Portal Bandits (3326) -- Heroic
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Mystery
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Blowback (18575) -- Heroic
Dream Paper -- Heroic (13030)
Dream Paper 2: Restless Sleep -- Heroic (16797)
Dream Paper 3: Broken Dreams -- Heroic (13064)
*

Mythology
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Atlantis Attacks! -- Neutral (30898) -- Click for Promotional Poster
Anactoria's Descent Into the Underworld -- Villainous
The Seelie War -- Heroic
The Unseelie War -- Villainous
Tales of Cimerora, volume 1 : Of feathers and fur -- Heroic
The Aegis Affair - Heroic
Witches and Warriors (53006)- Heroic
The War of Fate(12220,46722)- Heroic
Rites of the Maenads (61159) - Heroic
*

Nemesis Plots
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Brass Reaver: Part 1 -- Neutral
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Player-Chosen Outcome
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Hunting the Dark Dragon -- Heroic
Playing Gods -- Heroic (51106)
*

Sci-Fi
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Adventures of the Space Marines -- Neutral
Adventures of the Space Marines 2 -- Neutral
Above Mars - Part 1: The Wellington -- Neutral (13215)
The Final Nemesis
The Adventures of the United Earth Rangers -- Neutral (29549)
The Continuing Adventures of the United Earth Rangers -- Neutral (70237)
Spaced Invaders --Heroic(56856)
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Un-themed Survival/AV/Time Challenges
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The Meatgrinder -- Neutral
*

Puzzles/Riddles
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Grim Riddles (#1396) - Heroic

AE System
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Welcome to Architect Entertainment -- Neutral
Death for Dollars! -- Neutral
Bare Knuckles of Rage (9304)
Signal to Noise -- Neutral -- 67277
*

Character/Supergroup Origins
--------
Birth of a Fossil -- Heroic
Secret Origins(Tech) The Snake Women of Epsilon V (42221) - Heroic
Noah Reborn -- Heroic (2370)
Jumping in Feet First - Heroic - 1345
Midnight Bells Toll ----Villanious
A hero is made, not born. -- Heroic 20863
*

Classic Super-Hero/Super-Villain
--------
THE BOMBER --- Heroic --- Arc 16607
In The Shadow of Statesman --Neutral--1160
A Show to Die For! --- Heroic --- 30645
Check... and Mate #15095 - Heroic - Mini Task Force
Teen Phalanx Forever! -- Heroic (67335)
This Life Immortal - (5756) Heroic
*
Comedy
--------
The Extadine Lab -- Heroic
MacGuffin Delivery Service (1567) -- Villainous
ParaCon -- Heroic
The new and improved Lord Recluse Strike Force -- Villainous (though I wouldn't recommend against a hero )
The Fire Bunnies - Neutral, They are only bunnies after all...
You Say It's Your Birthday! (3630) - Neutral
Trademark Infringement -- Heroic (2220)
Hail to the King Neutral (34640)
Walk On the Wild Side - Neutral - 3580
Shirley You Jest (25474) -- Neutral
The Invasion of the Bikini Clad Samurai Vampiresses from Outer Space! - Heroic - 61013
Gnomish Madness (30204) - Heroic
Doctor Nadir and the Hellion Heist (49661) - Heroic
Laugh? I Thought I'd DIE! - Heroic
The P.U.G. Strike force (arc 35585) -Villian
*

Comedy/Drama
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The Running of the Bulls -- Heroic 29973
A Super Team is Born -- Heroic
Cause of How Some Silly Stealed My Wings #1481 -- Neutral
How to Survive a Robot Uprising -- Heroic (12669)
Dr. Duplicate's Dastardly Dare -- Neutral
It's a Nice Day for a White Wedding (9059) -- Neutral
TURG FICTION: Ghost in the Machine, Act I - Heroic (althoughs romantic villains could try this too )
Rum Runners of Bloody Bay (3691) - Heroic
Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids! (2019)
The Toypocalypse! (49280) - Heroic
*

Crime/Gangs
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Bricked Electronics -- Heroic (LIVE! 2180)
The Bravuran Jobs -- Villainous (16809)
The Monstrous Regiment of Lesbian Hellions -- Heroic (27178)
Win the 2009 Freak-Lympics (2150) - Villainous
Ninja Crimewave! (2142) - Heroic
Whitehawks (Arc 49364) -- Heroic
The Internet is for Crime (53385) - Villains
Plastic Pistol Peril (1135) - Heroic
Friends in Need (Of Body Parts) - Villainous (31005)
A Little RnR - Heroic (17523) click for Promotional Poster
*

Drama
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The Conciliators: Simone -- Heroic (4010)
The Fan Club -- Heroic
Matchstick Women -- Heroic -- 3369
Of Mentors and Legacy - Heroic - 1589
*

Global Domination
--------
Axis and Allies -- Villainous (1379)
*

Heist
--------
Celebrity Kidnapping -- Villainous (1388)
Easy Money -- Villainous (31490)
*

Historical (Realistic)
--------
Wrinkle in Time -- Heroic(68920)
*

Historical (CoH Lore)
--------
The War on Superadine - The Regulators in their 1980's drug war (Heroic) (Arc 7959)
Origins - Volume 1 (57077) -- Heroic
*

Holiday
--------
Hectic Holidays -- Heroic (36999) also comedy
*

Horror
--------
Astoria in D Minor (41565) -- Heroic
Dark Dreams (3615)
The Amulet of J'gara (1709) -- Heroic
Project: Perilous - Into the Chthonian Pit (#3586) - Neutral (Unless you happen to be a mad cultist, in which case, go nuts!)
Small Fears -- Heroic
Lights, Camera, Scream! (#68627) - 3 Mission arc that get's you into the B-Horror film circuit.
*

Large-Scale Crisis
--------
A Hero's Halo -- Heroic
This Is War, Part I - the Revenge of Hro'Dtohz -- Neutral
Win the Past, Own the Future - Heroic
A Warrior's Friend - Heroic
The Clockwork War -- Heroic (18672)
Flight of the Valkyries - Precursor (20272) -- Neutral
The Human Hive (#1632) - Neutral
*

Magic
--------
The Magical Miss Fitz (5079) -- Heroic
Chains of Blood (5492) -- Heroic
A Deal with Destiny -- Heroic
*

Military
--------
Redoubt Operations #1: Fires over Kalago -- Heroic
Red Storm Rising (Arc 4912) -- Heroic
Whitehawks (Arc 49364) -- Heroic
Axis and Allies -- Villainous (1379)

*
Misc. Adventure
--------
The Portal Bandits (3326) -- Heroic
*

Mystery
--------
Blowback (18575) -- Heroic
Dream Paper -- Heroic (13030)
Dream Paper 2: Restless Sleep -- Heroic (16797)
Dream Paper 3: Broken Dreams -- Heroic (13064)
*

Mythology
--------
Atlantis Attacks! -- Neutral (30898) -- Click for Promotional Poster
Anactoria's Descent Into the Underworld -- Villainous
The Seelie War -- Heroic
The Unseelie War -- Villainous
Tales of Cimerora, volume 1 : Of feathers and fur -- Heroic
The Aegis Affair - Heroic
Witches and Warriors (53006)- Heroic
The War of Fate(12220,46722)- Heroic
Rites of the Maenads (61159) - Heroic
*

Nemesis Plots
--------
Brass Reaver: Part 1 -- Neutral
*

Player-Chosen Outcome
--------
Hunting the Dark Dragon -- Heroic
Playing Gods -- Heroic (51106)
*

Sci-Fi
--------
Adventures of the Space Marines -- Neutral
Adventures of the Space Marines 2 -- Neutral
Above Mars - Part 1: The Wellington -- Neutral (13215)
The Final Nemesis
*

Un-themed Survival/AV/Time Challenges
--------
The Meatgrinder -- Neutral
*

Puzzles/Riddles
--------
Grim Riddles (#1396) - Heroic