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Unpon further thinking, I actually have characters that prefer teammates NOT have ally rez, because of those that do that don't listen to their team. For example, when I tell them not to waste it on me, because I have a self rez. Or the TF I was on recently where no matter how many times I mentioned I had Fallout, the rezzing teammate would still recall friend anyone the very second their hit points hit zero.

Here's about the most simple answer I can give you Sam. If you feel the rez is a waste of a power pick, then don't take it. If you're worried about what potential teammates may think of you for not taking it, put together a second build that has it. If you're not interested in spending the inf to keep two builds up, there's always the consideration that teams that require people to have the ally rez are probably not worth the hassle anyway, because these are teams that are planning on dying a lot.

Ah. Yeah, all five missions are set to Random for their tile set, and most of them have big nasty rooms like that. I guess I really need to pick one map for each.

Made fixes to the following:

I can only speak for myself, but with regards to the T-shirts/Hero-Con issue, I didn't go to teh Con for the shirt. I would much rather have them available for everyone, rather than something 'exclusive' just because I could afford to meet the Devs in person. In my opinion, more people wearing shirts emblazoned with the game's name, the better.

The only problem I have with the idea of gaining the Nukes and Shivans through PvP is that, generally speaking, the people who are actually trying to PvP aren't interested in Shivans or Nukes. Then again, it really does seem like the only PvPer that a PvEer will run into is the kind who is PvPing because the devs took away his ability to drag Giant Monsters to Portal Corp. Not saying that there aren't decent PvPers out there, it's just that it seems like they are off on their own server, only playing against other decent PvPers.

And I never did find out if the ten minute 'no reward' timer got turned off.

Oddly appropriate that you're the one that got me the list of bios, given that the character missing them is your own. The 5th Columns resurgence is really going to be the big hit to this story, I think. And in the fifth mission, what map were you on? If I remember right, they all were random of whatever tile set was used.

I'll look over the rest of this when I wake up later today.

How late tonight?

Sorry Sooner, shameless plug time.

I feel like I've missed an opportunity. When AE first came out, I was really interested in the idea of writing arcs for friends to run. Unfortunately, the bad period immediately following the live release put me off dealing with any of it. As a result, the two arcs I did manage to get written have stagnated.

Well, there have been several improvements to the Mission Architect since it's release, and Issue 17 promises even more. However, since it's been months since I've touched the interface, I am badly out of practice and woefully under informed. Thus I come before you asking for suggestions, tips, and any other help the people here are willing to offer.

Both arcs thus far have a four star rating, but a large part of that is because the majority of runs have been by friends. Below, I will put down a lot more detail on the arcs, but if you want to go in cold, the names and IDs are End of the Line (2088) and The Traitor's Test (161722). They are both Neutral arcs originally playable at any level, though the first one is significantly darker morality-wise.

End of the Line

A story of revenge, where the Hero Neely has the opportunity to take revenge on the Villain that killed her sister. This one is marked Neutral because it starts with helping a Hero investigate a mystery, and ends with actually killing the main Villain.

Known issues:

• There is a lot of background to this story. Covering it all could result in walls of text, while not covering it could result in people feeling left out of the loop.
• The NPCs are overpowered, and the story feels as if the player is mostly watching another Hero's story.
• When first written, the 5th column were used as a villain group specifically because they did not appear in current day Paragon. With them back I am considering replacing them with another anachronistic group (Cimerorans?)
• Neely, Ici Cold, all versions of Bounty-Killer, Thin Line and Archon Gaff all missing background.
• Need to test new difficulty settings with large group.
• Bounty-Killer in mission 2 either need aggression increased or rank decreased.

The Traitor's Test

This is an attempt by a (former) Arachnos Wolf Spider, who is trying to weaken Recluse's operations by attempting to get a Destined One to turn. The arc is marked Neutral because I attempted to write it as if either Hero or Villain would be interested in weakening Recluse's position in the Isles.

Known issues:

• Just a bunch of stuff that happened.
• Potentially Overpowered final boss.
• Unbalanced enemies.
• Overly spread level range.
• Some enemies with generic backgrounds.

I'll add to and edit these lists as I have more things pointed out or fixed.

I have one more point about The Traitor's Test. The main focus of the arc is the group AU Students. There is a specific set up for the group. Minions are unpowered civilians, mainly focusing on tools and tech to fight back. Lieutenants are mildly powered individuals, and Bosses are intended to be full fledged 'Destined One' Villains themselves.

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I realize this is a lot to ask the Mission Architect community. I am very much out of the loop when it comes to writing these stories. I am also fully prepared to accept that these arcs may well be unsalvageable. However, to those willing to take the time to help me along, I thank you for your time.

Essentially:

Tropes: "Oh, cool. This is this.

Cliche: Oh man. This again?

It's...*blink*...oh wow. It's that gray area between recognizable and annoying. No wonder we're having an issue here.

While technically this is all something that should probably go in Jay's megathread, it would be remiss of me not to mention that I still want the Decorated Military Formal jacket that the male models can get to be ported to Huge and Female.

Well, I don't think it's a time line issue, I just remember six getting at least some form of disciplinary action at the end of Choices (not much granted, but still). Now here comes Bonebreaker, who's talking about things Six did before his final confrontation with Rose and he gets suspended. What I didn't get was Vir's line "you never learn", since what Bone breaker had to say was all stuff that happened before the 'lesson'. Unless of course, the problem really is that he was keeping all this from the rest of the group, then I can see it.

I see, so this is more because he was keeping details from the group, then? Considering the details themselves, I can see it now.