Blue_Centurion

There is almost no way to get a good contact list blueside. This is because they did something to make it seem less repetitive over the years. Multiple contacts give the same story arc, but you only unlock one of them. So I approached it completely differently.

I did the new content 1-4. (I always stop earning experience on the last level before I out level everything.) You are introduced by contacts to other contacts, and that is the easiest thing about the process. Once I have exhausted all contacts I was introduced to, used the "find contact" button, etc I then go to City Wiki. http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Hero_Story_Arcs. I verify I did all the arcs, got all the "souvenirs" Then I run the bank mission for that level group. I have yet to have a contact be offered when I do this, and that means they got nobody else lol.

I am also running all level appropriate Task Forces. I am also badging all location and plaques etc. I do not think this guy will be a badger per se, since I envision him being just Blueside, but it is nice to get them since I'm spending so much time on him. I'll also do Giant Monsters and such when i can get them. Maybe at the end of it I'll organize monster hunts and zone event parties to fill out all the stuff I missed.

Seriously. This guy is a creep. Not like "ooh Scary, whata cool creepy effect"

the guy is a social foulup and reading anything he says brings a close approximation of physical pain. Worse, that advances the storyline NOTHING.

I would seriously give bonus props if his creepiness helped the story ( Shining anyone?) But this guy is written so bad, and has so little reason for existenc I sincerely hope a decent editor actually exists somewhere in the bowels of NC Soft. Cause he needs major help, including just deleting if nothing else is easily done.

Err. my softcapped SS/Invul Brute eats everything. EVERYTHING. Not even sure sometimes what he is fighting, does it ever really matter? The heal. right. Isn't that sort of a button you need to hit every day or so? Not kidding. With a good build Invul Brute should just soak up all content, eat what it want, and throw the bones on the refuse heap of whatever AT wants it. I am currently re-making this exact same build in a solo Blueside project. What has given me a challenge so far. (at 28th...) Thinking, right NOTHING. The freaking beast eats it all, the hardest part about soloing the game is READING. (Some of this writing is particularly horrid. Can someone fix Midnight in 1st ward? I am not kidding. The writing is so bad on him it is embaraaing to play the game. I would rather eat a mystery meat taco than run thru his dialogue again. The dude is creepy, and not in a way that advances the story. More like ugly Joe in the cubicle down the aisle creepy...) ) Also, I have sat through more than my share of being attacked while reading dialogue. Guess what, I ignore the attackers. If (big if) I need to keel them they are only pumping my rage for the moment I cut loose. Seriously, SS/Invul Brute are the top of the food chain if you are looking at intersecting curves of survivability and damage output. Once you I/O them the story just keeps getting sweeter.

it's a big bucket sure. But it only holds so much. Figure you like this attack, okay, it is a upper level attack. Figure you got some global rech in the build, and some rech in the power itself. fair? figure you are running Inuln., not Will. fair? You are really seriously ruining your own numbers from the inside!!!!!!!!! look at it. It aint pretty. Compare it to ANY other primary. It just "wait, what is that sound, like a giant vacuum....it is the SUCK...RUN!!!!!!"

Thx Kazz. Talked to my wife about this (the final word...) She says that based on my origins the character will fly based on sheer willpower.

Finished 1st ward. Really nice story, great graphics. Why is Midnight a panty smelling freak? Seriously. The dude is off. It would be understandable if he was a head drilled zombie, but as a "great wizard" he is developmentaly challenged beyond the pale. Killing him for effect only slightly (slightly) softens his content. That needs to be fixed, really fixed. Other than that a great run in 1st ward. THe experience is good. You do a lot of talking/reading, so the big exp pops are nice there. Shows you do not have to grind to get good exp, a trend I hope the Devs keep on.

Since Phase Shift is a location AoE now it is useless against flying creatures or in Aerial combat. Not sure that will be a huge change, since most people do not use it (or run Grav) because Teams throw bricks at Grav Doms. Personally I like it, the idea about phasing doors and ambush sites is brillaint. But it does have the locked to a surface problem now. Any thoughts?

Name sold 2 bilion, thanks for the input.

I also have Baron Blood available on Freedom. As long as I'm clearing out.

As I rounded 24 to 25 I had 275 badges, 236 merits, and 10 Alignment Merits. My merits are down because I am converting them to Alignment Merits, and have converted 7 so far. I need to start doing the "Who will Die" story arcs for more, but have been pretty busy.

I will be posting at the end of every major or cool story arc, or after 2-3 boring ones in the future. Bundling 20-24 all in one post was counterproductive to the nature of what I am trying to do here.

I do not rolling on Freedom hardly at all, yet have this kinda cooll name, up for auction, whats your bid? name is "Arbiter Death"

So can you Dimension Shift mobs, (using the new rules) then use Phase shift to follow them (and using the new rules) they are immob, so blast them to oblivion for a few seconds, safe from both them and from non phased mobs?

I'm a 4 1/2 year vet and I've changed my global 2 times I remember and maybe a third as well. Not sure the mechanism for when these come available. It is not often, choose carefully.

disable the sending buffs option. not exactly sure how to do it. this is a huge constant data traffic between your comp and the host, and is suggested as a ghetto fix for lag in trials.

Thx for the tips Demetrios. A jet pack fits my concept, but the constant trips to FBZ does not. I know that trick about the Jump pack and Steam Jump, (have both) ghetto afterburners lol. The Jingle Jet has served me well. It clips with my giant character, and I will be glad to say goodbye to it. I have the power slot for fly already figured into my final build. This is a slow leveled up version of a 50 I have playtested already, softcapped and fights meaner than a wet cat. The Fly power's enhancer even gets a Winter's Gift slow resist global, using the whole cow approach. The character is on Virtue. A stoic loner character mostly though. Feels it's his responsibility to save the entire city lol. This character will exempt exceptionally well, having almost all tuned enhancers, globals, and a couple sets of Purps. I am thinking of running a second one of these as my badger, was going to do something else, but am having problems finding anything I like. This character's concept is way too fixed to allow villainry. (Unless my wife helps with storylines, she is a genius at such things)

And finished all content 20-24. Wow, that seemed very long compared to the times I have done it redside. Part of it is I am now doing Hero tips, but that is not huge. There is a lot more content Blueside. The Striga storyline was interesting. I love the plaques on Striga about the lost ship, very dark, very human. More on the Sky raiders from another contact. The Sky Raiders are ex-military? Add that to the fact that their commander dresses like Las Vegas showgirl and I think we got a theory on why they left. Not saying there is anything wrong with that, just trying to fit the puzzle together. Nothing else stands out greatly in this level range, except too many hunts. Did I mention too many hunts? Oh, did figure out where the Lost are in Terra Volta. Just a little ways in from the door and down into a pit. And evidently nowhere else. These were tough at 24th, but I only had to run once. The Sky Raider hunt(s) in TV are also easier since there are bands of about 10 Captains who stand on walkways, far to the front right as you enter TV. The doppelganger storyline stood out as very nice. That is the one they added with GR I think? My clone died saving the worlds from my clones...

Now doing First Ward as my first arcs in 25-29. I know I could have done them in 20-24, but decided to shift them into this set. My plan is to do most solo storylines as soon as they come up, even if they are 25-50 or w/e. Task Forces and Trials I will wait until either max level (+3) or until some of my friends mention they are running one I need that I am at least minimum level for. Will be getting Hurl at 26 and Invincibility at 28. Plan is for Fly at 30, and of course Footstomp at 32. I am currently using a Jingle Jet, but at the pace I am on I do not think it will last though too many more levels. Bought some Tuned reactive armors on the Paragon Market. The character is using a lot of tuned partial sets, and that sure does help on a big project like this.

I wrote down all my stats at 24. I will edit the post tonight with all the merits, badges, etc.

No worries. To be honest I never paid it any attention. on builds I am softcapping I am so wrapped up in set bonuses, min/maxing various slots, and hammering it together I am looking at the final number rather than what any one bonus does. With SO builds i just throw a def on when no other slot fits anywhere else. As soon as you said schedule B I was like, well of course they are lol.

Thanks for the correction gameboy1234.