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Just played #459581, Kill or Cure by @Samuraiko

I have to rush through this review (getting family breakfast time aggro) I'll try to write something up that's more comprehensive later.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, and how it progressed. I ran it with my MA/SR incarnate scrapper at baseline difficulty, and it was no problem. That's good for me, since I was in it for the story, and not a combat experience. I was able to stealth past many intervening mobs, since this was largely a detective style clue gathering experience.

That was a good experience, overall.

I'll present some nitpicks. I believe the objective chaining in the final mission.

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I encountered the defeated and dying Viviane at the front of the mission, on defeating the Rikti around her, the text implied I had cured her and I then escorted her to the front.

I still had a goal to stop Dissolution from opening the portal, I assumed that Viv had set something in motion and I had to stop it. In the final room, I found Dissolution, still virus-striken and ready to open a portal to invade the Rikti homeworld with death. I defeated her, and the text clues implied that I should then cure her. I believe her defeat should have spawned the hostage/escort version of her.

One other thing, in the Nemesis weather station mission, one objective was "Hear Dissolution's recorded message." (It was something like that.) I think a better clue would have been to generically imply that I needed to track down Dissolution. I went into the mission vaguely assuming that she would be on the map, and the mission goal removed that ambiguity by giving me advance knowledge that she had left me a recorded message.

I enjoyed the arc, I'd play it again with some other of my characters.

I am in AE right now, and will use this thread to recommend arcs I'll play. Feedback to come.

Thanks for setting this thread up.

I was in a hurry when I posted this thread yesterday, here are some details I would have liked to have included.

I'd appreciate feedback on this story focused mission arc.

There are four missions, none play very long. The final two are timed, but in my opinion, the timer only matters in one mission (the final one.)

Most of the opponents are custom enemies, but I don't believe they are overpowered.

I will caution you that the initial mission objectives are deliberately vague, I'm keen to get feedback on that.

I don't know if I can explain the mission setup any more, other than to say you are contacted by an old alien whose language translator is unreliable.

And that there is a planet, and it is probably going to explode.

I was in a hurry yesterday when I posted this (obviously, since I messed up the arc number in the title), here are more details.

I'd appreciate feedback for this story-focused heroic arc.

Five missions, none play very long. All but two of the settings are 45-50, so it's intended for higher level characters. Nothing is timed.

Basically, Gordon Stacy is flashing the [insert your chest insignia] sign over Kings Row. What appears to be a gang war is escalating as the Family is moving in, and Kings Row PD resources are stretched to the limit. Stacy could use your help.

Within a recent thread, I was impressed by a reviewer's detailed review of an AE arc in question, I requested they review some of my arcs, and they asked if I had forum threads for them. I didn't, but now I do.

I'd appreciate a review of arc #144416, Shadow of Grime Alley.

Best regards.

Within a recent thread, I was impressed by a reviewer's detailed review of an AE arc in question, I requested they review some of my arcs, and they asked if I had forum threads for them. I didn't, but now I do.

I'd appreciate a review of arc #200411, Exploding Planet.

Best regards.

Just finished up your arc. I sent you some comments ingame via the Architect comment form, I'll elaborate here.

SPOILERS for those who want to run the arc... read no more...




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There's a few typos, for example, the contact is not mearly a guide, he should be merely a guide.

The custom chars look great, I mean really great, but I was sad to see there were no descriptions.

In mission 1, I defeated Drop Dead before the ancient text told me to, and after I found the ancient text, I had to destroy all those cars and trucks, to draw out Drop Dead, who I had already dropped. You might want to redesign how you want that to flow.

Mission 2 made me nervous as a defeat all, but that map is small. Crass though, had a clue with no text.

Also, there was some clue that said "must tell that to Sayamta" (I am probably misremembering the name, it's something like that) but that character was never in the arc.

Mission 3: kicked ***, especially with the "submission" character.

Mission 4: was very very busy with so many objectives. I didn't mind, it just scared me since there was a timer. I'd recommend the contact stress the timed nature of the mission.

Mission 5 seemed light on supporting text. I'd suggest some clues.

Great arc though.

Just ran the arc. Really enjoyed it.

I appreciated that beyond the straightforward objectives, there were lots of things that generated clues which provided additional detail for depth.

Big fan of the dialogue, especially from the final mission bosses.

Thanks for putting out a great arc.

best regards,

Inspired by the recent Dr. Doom/Evil Genius thread, are there any mission arcs that you enjoy that are well suited for a Batman-like character?

I'm not asking for blatant infringing arcs, but arcs that have a similar feel to the late 1970s, early 1980s Batman comics (post campy Biff/Pow, pre-brooding Dark Knight).

During those years, Batman had a lot of classic run ins with Ra's al Ghul and his assassins, the mysterious machinations of the Spook, the return of Hugo Strange (and his zombies), etc.

I'd suggest my arc #144416, Shadow of Grime Alley, as something that I'm looking for (forgive my self-promotion.)

Best regards,