Eiko-chan

I think Quinch was trying to imply that Statesman was also evil.

NATO doesn't have authority to invade nations without a UN mandate. The UN still exists in the CoX universe, and it recognises the Etoile Isles as a sovereign nation.

Therefore, NATO troops are invading a sovereign nation in violation of UN mandates. The only reason there's no huge outcry is because it's the US doing the invading (and there's no indication that the balance of power in the world is any different than today, with one exception I'm about to touch on) and because the only nation with the power to do anything about it are the Etoile Isles themselves, due to their large super-powered population (and they do respond, largely with a blanket statement saying "kill Longbow, we don't care" to all those aforementioned supers.)

It really boils down to the fact that our "hard" content is entirely based on the same single mechanic - lots of health (and lots of regen that comes when you have lots of health). Our "endgame" is a giant one-trick pony, and anyone with a debuff set has the tool that counters that one trick.

That's why, when I quoted you, I removed the "AT" part.

Minor technicality: don't most GM-soloing MMs have -regen powers (typically from Traps)?

This also makes them quite good for my Perma-Rage SS Tanker during the Rage damage crash.

Your perception of the reality of the situation is off. It's probably because your falling speed is about 2x your rising speed, so it SEEMS like you're moving slower on the down beat because you reach the ground faster, but the horizontal movement of the jump is exactly the same throughout a jump; because you fall twice as fast, however, 2/3rds of any jump will be up and only 1/3rd will be down.

EDIT: for a demonstration, find a building that you can easily run off. Run off with Super Jump on (run, don't jump) and note how far you travel before hitting the ground. Now go back up and do it again with Super Jump turned off. Note the difference.

So long as both are implemented, this sounds like a wonderful idea to me.

1. You wanted you're.
2. It's Golden Girl. She's always wrong.

Don't remind me. Memphis Bill might come along and we'll derail the entitlement whining into vet rewards instead of booster packs.

Now I wish booster packs weren't available to veterans, just for the neener factor.

Those aren't Booster Packs, Sam.

Not true.

Was this the mission to capture Shen? It used to be horribly broken, because they'd throw all those ambushes at you at once. There are, IIRC, 88 of the things in total. If that number's significant to you, the reference should be obvious.

Arachnia: You're confusing me. I'll try again.

If you picked Loyalist in the tutorial (or when you skipped the tutorial), then when you are running (ie, the mission holder) for Resistance arcs - Warden or Crusader - you should be able to call Marchand when prompted and get a conversation other than meet new contact. You must do this before starting the mission, but after accepting it. If it's a mission that starts at the giver, cancel out of the dialogue to make the call.

If you picked Resistance in the tutorial, you can call Scott during Loyalist arcs - Power or Responsibility - when prompted. All the same caveats apply.

You cannot call Marchand during Resistance arcs if you chose Resistance in the tutorial. You cannot call Scott during Loyalist arcs if you chose Loyalist in the tutorial. Well, you can call them, but they'll only offer to introduce you to new contacts.

You can only report to the side you started as in the tutorial. If you chose Loyalist at first, you should be able to call Marchand while doing Resistance arcs*. If you chose Resistance at first, you should be able to call Scott while doing Loyalist arcs*.

You cannot (no matter what other people tell you; unless this gets patched, they're just wrong) report to someone whose side you switched to later. That choice you make in the tutorial is more important than the game tells us.

*Offer does not apply to Power and Crusader arcs in Nova Praetoria.

As one of those posting here that does solo AVs, I want to say for the record that I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in higher challenges than already exist in the game. The game already has several gateways that are difficult enough to make sure they are not always successes; I've been on plenty of failed attempts at the Imperious Task Force*, the Lord Recluse Strike Force, and the Barracuda Strike Force. I don't play blueside much, but the Statesman Task Force is supposed to be about as hard as the LRSF, so I'm sure that gets failed a lot too.

The game's difficulty as exists right now is fine with me, and I'm really not looking for greater challenges to pitch at my characters.

*I sometimes get scoffed at for saying I've run failed ITFs. I play Masterminds, even in team content. Take two Masterminds on the ITF and see if you still scoff. The summoner Nictus at the end seems designed specifically to punish teams for having Masterminds.

Unfortunately for you, Praetoria and all the storylines connected to Praetoria do not exist in a Silver Age comic book, so black-and-white, heroes-are-always-right morality don't apply to them.