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I think if that ever happened, Mother would probably be the one behind it. That woman is not to be trusted, even by those loyal to Cole.

I kinda noticed it when I was passing through Kings Row at one point, but it seems like the devs have two types of Admin channels they can use. One is only zone wide, while the other is server wide. So, if there's some stuff in there you didn't see, it's probably because you weren't in the same zone as the OP.


EDIT: Just going through the log, stuff like this would be serverwide:
while stuff like this would be zonewide:

Figuring out which is which may be a bit of a pain, but really, doesn't matter much. It's all interesting to read.

It's a bit more complex than that, I think. First, it's not half of Praetoria itself that would be destroyed, it's half of Neutropolis. And the reason for it is... well, I'll pull up the actual text:

"This is ridiculous! Character, this is... the nerve... of everyone! Arachnos troops have taken over one of my reactors! Some fool named Arbiter Sands is leading their troops and plans to blow up one of my own creations! Do you have any idea, any idea how catastrophic that will be?! The other two reactors can survive the blast, I designed them to in case one collapsed. But none of Berry's makeshift toys will survive the impact. Of course, I told him to design them that way, but he wouldn't listen! Half of Neutropolis would be wiped away if that reactor explodes!

Do you know who will be blamed for that? I will, at least by the people! But what am I ordered to do? No, not, 'drop everything and stop Arachnos'. No, I'm ordered to work harder on my projects and allow it to happen. The fools! They want to give us a good reason to hate Arachnos, a good reason for my project. But I never even wanted to fall from Praetorship just to work on this project. I never wanted any of this. And I don't want the destruction of one of my creations be what fuels this little war! "

Basically, the difference is that Antimatter's creations are created to last, while Neuron's aren't quite as robust. The half of Neutropolis being destroyed is just another way of saying "All of Berry's toys will be reduced to dust (plus a few people with them but honestly who cares about them?)"

But wait? Couldn't this be a GOOD thing? I mean, most of Antimatter's rants have been about his rivalry with Neuron, and about how his stuff is better and he should still be Praetor and etc etc... so couldn't he just spin this? Arachnos attacks, blows up the reactor, all of Berry's toys and buildings and stuff are destroyed (along with the people in them, but again, who cares?)... but Antimatter's stuff still stands! This would be the PERFECT chance to show everyone how shoddy Praetor Berry's work really is! And all it would cost is one reactor... which really isn't that big of a loss (as long as the other two stand), and could always be rebuilt anyways.

But instead, he finds an excuse to go ahead and do the right thing (well, send the player to do the right thing. He is a contact after all). A weak justification so he can still hold on to his villain club card. But really, he's still doing the right thing for the wrong reasons... and that's Rogue behavior (although in this case he's doing it for pride and status, rather than money).

It's not exactly showing that he's a hero, far from it. But it is sort of showing that he's not fully a villain either.


(And let's not forget how he lost his Praetor position in the first place. He took the fall for Dominatrix when her little evil plans were found out, even though he had nothing to do with it. And what does he get for his sacrifice? Laughed at. Poor guy...)

While this would work well for the current Trials and the ones we know are coming, not ALL the Trial content has to be pro-Resistance. For example, we could have a Trial where the Resistance has gone too far and is doing something crazy, and we have to stop them. Not necessarily pro-Cole, but it'd make gathering in a Resistance base before hand a bit weird. And then of course there's the possible trials we could have AFTER the Emperor Cole story arc is finished, and we're fighting enemies completely unrelated to Praetoria (though this won't happen for a while). Again, Resistance base just seems weird in that case.

If it's set to be something in Primal Earth, or possibly a pocket dimension (a la Pocket D) or something of the like, then it doesn't step on any future toes story wise. While the Resistance bases ARE really cool, they're just too restricting!

I don't really see how having more prestige makes an SG the "best". I mean, yes, it means they probably have a fully stocked base, but it really doesn't take THAT much prestige to get there. All the groups on the top 100 probably have that. And beyond that point, Prestige is just a silly, meaningless number. Because all it's good for is buying stuff in the base.

I also find that the SGs that top the lists tend to be really farm-heavy (which explains how they get so much Prestige), which is okay if you're into farming, but I REALLY wouldn't recommend it to anyone new. OR, they might have strict rules about prestige earning, and have it so you MUST earn x amount of prestige per week/month/whatever, or you're out of the group. There are a few groups like that, and yeah, they mainly do it so they can keep a high spot and advertise themselves as a top SG.

I would not recommend EITHER of those types of groups to a new player, and in fact my suggestion would probably be to stay AWAY from the SGs near the top of the list. Also to avoid SGs that advertise in Atlas Broadcast.


Of course, a good SG COULD be at or near the top of the list... but that would be in spite of the amount of prestige earned, not because of it.

Yep.

No, I'd rather not be forced to wear the fuzzy pink scarf of Annihilation if I want that bonus +6 defense. Having costumes and stats kept separate is one of the best things about this game.

Incarnate XP isn't split over the entire league, it's split over the team, like normal. So people on Team 1 won't get xp from an enemy killed only by people on Team 2. Since some leagues running the BAF just tell a single team to deal with all the adds, that team can get a looot more XP than everyone else.

If I remember correctly, Maelstrom's core thing was originally stolen from Praetoria (forget which arc states this, or if I'm even remembering it correctly), so Ultimatum have had agents in Praetoria stealing tech for a while, at least. It could even have been the thing that made Praetoria aware of Primal Earth in the first place.


So... if I'm right about it, it wasn't Nemesis that fired the first shot this time, it was the US military (or a top secret organization in it, anyway).
Why are top secret organizations never the good guys?

I don't see a problem with the buffs from one Incarnate Power overlapping with another. There are the different options, after all, so you don't have to pick the same ones twice... and it also lets teams fill in each other's gaps.

For example, let's assume that the Vitae slots are personal toggle versions of the Destiny slots (of course I have to idea what Vitae really is, but this is just for the sake of argument). So rather than a team buff/heal, they only affect you. If you went with Clarion Destiny, then you choose something else for your Vitae boost... maybe get a nice +MaxHP and +Regen buff, or boost your defense/resistance. But if you DIDN'T go Clarion, then you could go the +status resist Vitae power instead, and fill that hole.

And of course, Destiny powers are designed to be AoE buffs, so even if YOU don't need the buff, maybe the rest of the team or league DOES. I'm certain it'll be very popular at Mothership raids...

Now, here's an interesting angle. We know the Well doesn't work with people. It controls people. Cole being the Well's champion is basically saying that Cole is the Well's puppet. And really... we don't know how that happened. Did he willingly give himself up to the Well, or was he just looking for more power, and chose the wrong method? Is he the major villain in this case, or could he be considered another victim?

How much of Cole is left in the villain we now face?


See, this is how I'd work the supporters of Emperor Cole into the progressing story line: He's not himself any more, the Well has taken too much from him, in giving him his godlike powers. The charismatic man who could make you believe and trust him is no more. The human who could be reasoned with is lost within the Well. Those who once wished to stand by his side must first stop his dark ambitions, and purge the influence of the Well.

Save the Emperor, before all is lost.