LeoninProtector

Once again, Eva...your reaction to this Issue--and the last 4--is entirely subjective. You have had a very low opinion of the developers and their storytelling capabilities for years now. You've made your opinion very obvious in hundreds of different threads over the course of the last few issues.

With respect to the above statement though, I thought the atmosphere of the zone and the overall story did a wonderful job portraying what the writers and designers intended. I have no qualms with the quality of writing in Issue 22 (what I've tested of it thus far) or the quality of writing of the SSAs. Or the quality of anything released since Issue 18 (with the possible exception of the initial Dr. Graves arc...and even that wasn't SO bad). I think these writers now are leagues better than the writers of the legacy content.

So, with all things Internet, YMMV.

What you say is true, however, are you required to run through Ramiel's arc to begin your path to Incarnate power? Can you not unlock all of your abilities without ever setting foot in Oroboros? Do you have to converse with Prometheus to participate in any of the trials?

I understand your viewpoint with regards to the storyline, but if you choose to proceed with said storyline, then you choose to be beholden to the "puddle of mild annoyance".

Edited to add: There's also no reason why you can't turn your back on the Well entirely and use what knowledge you gained to forge your own path (completely free of the Well mind you).

With Issue 22 though, there's no reason to even be involved with the puddle for any story progression (unless you want to proceed with the Praetorian storyline).

Apologies, Alpha

Wow...just wow.

How well do you think people would respond to 3 or 4 "tips" combined with a morality mission at the end (all of them being one-shots, just compiled as a single "arc")?

During development of Going Rogue, Positron stepped down as Lead Designer to work full-time as the leader of the Incarnate Strike Team. After the launch of the Incarnate System, he resumed his mantle. (IIRC)

To continue with GG's serious post:

The Incarnate story has been in the works since GR beta as they were working on I-19 and I-20. After the initial trials launched in 19 and posters began b****ing about the trials and grind, it was too late for the developers to release a viable solo path as they were ALREADY working on I-21 and Freedom (per Posi in a post made relatively recently). After people began clamoring for a solo path, it was placed on their development schedule. It is coming, you (not YOU specifically, you in the more general sense referring to the above-mentioned b****ers and complainers) are just going to have to wait.


Edited to add: The story focusing on Praetoria (Praetoria /= GR. GR refers to the Alignment system) is going to continue for at least 2 more issues (including I21) culminating in a head-to-head versus Tyrant (speculation). This story NEEDS to reach its conclusion and not just end with a bunch of dangling plot threads like so much of the vanilla game.

Aggelakis is saying that his/her free 12 will be on the Exalted server (the VIP server if you are unaware).

So, how much was that bet I just lost?

And you can't hold too much against me, Venture. "The Shadow" is a VERY obscure reference from a good 3 generations before my time.

There is no access to the AE unless you are at/above reward level 2 (one month sub/$15 in Paragon Points/Retail box purchase). At that level you have access to playing through AE content (no rewards). At reward level 4 ($60 in Paragon Points or 4 month sub) you can play through AE content with rewards.

In order to create missions through the Architect, you either have to be VIP or have attained at least Reward Level 6 (12 month sub/$180 PP).

Possibly, but I believe it depends on the difficulty settings of the player running your arc.

If you want all of your mobs to spawn at the same combat/threat level, make sure your pacing (found under "Mission Parameters") is set to flat. There are sometimes spawns that will not con the same, but generally they'll be pretty even.

This question is entirely subjective and differs based on a number of factors. The biggest thing you should concern yourself with is whether YOU are satisfied with your custom group.

This is a huge issue with the Architect. They instituted a profanity filter a while back that filters out known copy-righted names. Unfortunately, a good deal of those names are shared by canon characters and they are copy-righted as well. "Ghost" is the culprit in Ghost's Hand (Hand may be too). I'm not sure about Johnny Shadow, but I'd be willing to bet the offender there is "Johnny". It sucks, but until they COMPLETELY fix the filter, we have to work within the limits we have.

Actually, most of those wearing capes are either wearing capes from one of the multitude of boosters we've gotten or some other in-game item pack (i.e. Valkyrie). However, once you get a character to level 50 and start participating in the Incarnate System, one of the rewards you can get in the system is a cape unlock feature which will unlock a cape for ONE level 1 character that you have.

Short answer, those lowbies are more than likely piggy-backing off one of their higher level characters.


Edit: And too slow of course

Hi Raeda, and welcome to the City! Unfortunately the citizens of Praetoria have no access to the wonder that is Architect Entertainment. When you leave Praetoria, though, there will be an AE building in either Talos Island or Sharkhead Isle (where you go is dependent on your final choice in Praetoria).

Luckily for you, that is the only level restriction on the Architect system. If you create a hero or villain from scratch, there is an AE building in Atlas Park and Mercy Island.

Enjoy your time in the city and please post your arc on the forums when you complete it! We would all love to give it a shot and post our feedback.

IIRC, Golden Girl, CoH initially only had Atlas Park as the starting zone, but due to the amount of traffic (during beta or just after launch...can't really remember which) they added Galaxy City in for those that wanted to start in a less crowded area. So, while not a mistake, it wasn't as necessary as they believed at the time.

The primary issue with your thought is that the death of the Back Alley Brawler will only resonate with those of us that have experienced the game. BAB may be one of the Surviving Eight, but a brand new player will neither know nor care. Therefore, new players that have never had any interaction with the Brawler (in-game or on the forums where the name was made (in)famous) will not give 2 sh**s less about some chump that died in the tutorial. So, while it would matter to us, it's still not a very wise decision. If they killed him around level 40 or so...that's a different story.

The easiest way I've found to overcome this is to set your boss encounter to hard. That will either up the number of mobs around your boss or it will increase the rank of them. Regardless, either change makes the encounter more difficult (generally).

I think Null, the Gull went a little overboard on that one I couldn't attack, couldn't sprint, couldn't fly...couldn't do anything at all except spectate. Thankfully, the leader didn't seem to mind.

Currently, my only Incarnate is a blaster, so Entanglement doesn't really bother me. Most of the time I'm hover-blasting, but when I do get in there to drop burn and Rain of Fire, I'm in and out, so I barely notice any ill effects of the Entanglement.

As to the temp power statement: It helps that the Power Cells drop automatically into the tray. All the times I've done the Lamda, I've had to keep an eye on my power tab to drop the acid/grenade into my tray, but not so with the Keyes. Makes it as idiot-proof as you can get.