Melancton

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  1. Are there Day Job sites in Praetoria for getting comparable Day Job accolades as are available in Paragon City? I have been looking at ParagonWiki but have not found a listing. The precincts do not appear to award the Law Enforcer, the train station does not appear to be awarding a badge... all that I have seen for sure is Patroller, but that isn't tied to any location.

    Are the day jobs completely different in Praetoria? Surely there is a compiled source somewhere I could peruse.

    Thanks in advance for the help!
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by TrueMetal View Post
    It's probably just that. I've had it happen to me 2 weeks ago. Just turn them back on and it should be ok again.
    And indeed, even though I never accessed Map Options before, Precincts was de-selected.

    /hansolo

    It's not my fault!

    /hansolo

    But now that I have found Precinct 7, I note that apparently it does NOT give credit toward the Law Enforcer day job!

    Is there a location in Praetoria that gives credit toward the Law Enforcer badge?
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Quinch View Post
    Just to check, do you have Precincts enabled in your map?
    Should be... I have seen them before. I cannot think how just precincts might have become disabled... but stranger things have happened. I will specifically check that next time I log in tomorrow.
  4. I have been away from the game for about 5 days and this evening I fired up one of my GR heroes created shortly after launch. I rolled up about 7 of them, and I used my Pocket D teleporter to park them all in the vault there to get the Banker day job badge. Since they are now past the 21 day mark, it is time to move them.

    I logged on and noted the Banker badge was awarded, then headed back to Praetoria to park in a Police station to work on that badge, with Tear Gas Grenades being my ultimate goal.

    Except I could no longer see any Police Precincts on the map. Not in Nova Praetoria nor Imperial City. This is very strange because I remember seeing them on the map with other Praetorian heroes. I went to where I remembered one of the precincts should be, and there was a Seer out front with numerous police standing in front of the doors... "You cannot enter."

    I do not have time tonight to log on with another hero and see if I can find police precincts with him, but What in the Wide World of Sports could be going on here? I still see vendors, underground entrances, etc... just no police precincts. Any ideas?
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
    Well, except for the fact that they die if a Hellion looks at them funny.

    I've used the vet pets, and I gave up on them after they consistently died 3 seconds into a fight.
    They don't have a lot of staying power, that is sure. But every little bit helps, so I just summon another.

    I will often quip that "they shot my drone AGAIN! Don't they know how much those things COST??"

    I have noticed an odd thing, though... they tend to hang where they are summoned, so I try to put them behind me. I have had better luck with their survival as a result.

    But the BEST thing is when my drone gets an ice armor buff. It will have 6 inches of ice hanging on it, flying with no problems at all, bemusing me greatly.

    Oh, and I used my drone to Tank the Alpha for the Clockwork King! Posthumous award for valor.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bionic_Flea View Post
    I'm surprised at how few people use the little empowering vet-pets. Considering the lengths people go through to squeeze out a few points of defense, here's a free way yo get 3% and an endurance boost on top of that!
    Not to mention that they jump in front and take the bullet for you like Secret Service agents. I have been At Death's Door Knocking Loudly when fleeing, but the Fatal Shot was taken by my Wisp or my Drone and I escaped.

    You have to be on the ground to fire them up, though. Bit of a pain, since I use Hover a lot, but you are right, Flea, those guys are GREAT.
  7. Melancton

    A Short PUG Play

    Steelclaw, you know the players and the game. Dead on funny, with a great deal of affection for the foibles of your cast.

    I have never figured out "scouting ahead" either.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Crim_the_Cold View Post
    You missed an opportunity to throw a geeky quote in there as you were being defeated.

    You can't win, $target. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
    You gotta watch it, though. Sometimes what ACTUALLY happens is that you just glow in the dark and start making lame explanations...
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork View Post

    Or just opening a phone book to a random page.

    ...and so the mere mention of the name of Marvin's Plumbing or his sidekick, House of Carpets, came to strike terror in the hearts of evildoers everywhere!
  10. She's not naked! Can't you see the armor?? Yeah, that's right, armor! For protection in combat! Standard female armor!

    The Atlas Park Cutie does have nostalgic ties to the dawn of my superhero career, although others can grow on you for a variety of reasons.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay View Post
    I owe 20 million inf.
    Annnnnnnnnd that would be Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???

    Come on, dish what you know!
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gehnen View Post
    Well the devs have hinted at the idea of really improving team mechanics/ team building. If that is what they have in mind, then I'm pretty pleased (as long as it's as elegant and wonderful as the side-kick revamp).
    There is a list of asked-for improvements, such as Team LFM flags, not truncating the search lists, not listing teamed heroes unless they are LFM, etc. If that is shortly in the offing, much wootage!
  13. Melancton

    No "L" club.

    Try to remember
    The kind of September
    When ife was sow
    And oh so meow

    Try to remember
    The kind of September
    When grass was green
    And grain was yeow

    Try to remember
    The kind of September
    When you were a tender
    And caow feow

    Try to remember
    And if you remember
    Then foow
  14. Melancton

    No "T" club

    ry o remember
    he kind of Sepember
    When life was slow
    And oh so mellow

    ry o remember
    he kind of Sepember
    When grass was green
    And grain was yellow

    ry o remember
    he kind of Sepember
    When you were a ender
    And callow fellow

    ry o remember
    And if you remember
    hen follow
  15. Yeah, some funny folks wear the enemy Halloween costume during missions with those baddies, and upon occasion I will click on them to target them if the mission gets tense.

    I sometimes get spooked by the potted plants when I am in a DE mission where they are providing a Robust Challenge. You never know about those plants...

    What ALWAYS gets my attention is when someone brings along their Redcap Pet... had too many ambushes by those swine not to be a tad jumpy when I see one amble up...
  16. Melancton

    Trash Talk

    Golden Girl, what sells your work is that you have a fine touch with rhythm and flow on the dialogue, and you coax some pretty funny body language and facial expressions from your computer-generated actors. So the punchline bemuses me because the presentation was very skilled.

    You also score big points with a deft touch in your series for satire and irony, and the motif of Mr. Scott's motivation colliding with Silver Age motivation. Very funny stuff.

    I point this out because the only reward efforts like yours, Steelclaw's, Chase Arcanum's and Samuraiko's get is positive feedback, so I would be remiss not to express my great enjoyment.
  17. My heroes all use "Protector of Innocents."

    Except the ones in Praetoria, who cannot get it atm. "Marked for Death" is what I am substituting, until something better comes along.
  18. The Blue King comics had a great feel because our three heroes were "minor" heroes. They were not all-powerful and had to use their wits. They were vulnerable. It had great appeal to the players, since that pretty well describes our own heroes in the game.

    The Top Cow series featured the "major" heroes, but they ranged from Okay to Meh to Bleah in various aspects at various times, and I did not care for the way some of the authors treated the various characters. Some of the scripting was just painful to read.

    The exception in Top Cow writing was Troy Hickman. I think he gave us a Statesman with humanity and a functional but "interesting" Freedom Phalanx. I really enjoyed his take on Citadel as well. I have continually banged on the drum to revive the comic with Hickman scripting and the Noble Savage doing the art. I think that team could revive either Blue King or Top Cow and put out a sensational product.

    I am very interested to see where that "clue" is going to take us.
  19. Melancton

    Trash Talk

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    So two have spotted the towel, but no one's spotted the paper yet?
    My pitiful work computer made it tough to see the entire panel without scrolling; I missed it, alas.

    Another deft comedic touch, sorry it had to be pointed out to me. But it is quite amusing.
  20. Melancton

    Trash Talk

    Yer killin' me, Golden Girl, killin' me I say!

    *thunderous applause*

    The Resistance towel was such a nice little touch.

    Skillz, you haz them.
  21. Melancton

    Ghoul love!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    Nemesis: "You killed our comrade, prepare to die!"
    Ghouls: "You killed our-- HEY! Snack time!"
    Sort of like when a buzzard dies with his buddies nearby? Hey, a corpse is a corpse.
  22. Steelclaw: excellent craftsmanship, as always.

    My sympathies for the Traumatic Childhood Incident that introduced the music and lyrics of the original to you.
  23. Melancton

    Trash Talk

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    I made this one a couple of months ago for the closed beta, but as that section's now been wiped away forever, I'll repost it here, because it's Resistance-themed, even if it doesn't use Resistance-speak
    *more applause*

    Golden Girl, you haz skillz. This, too, is hilarious.

    Ol' Calvin does not appear to be particularly Silver Age, does he?
  24. Melancton

    Trash Talk

    *applause for Golden Girl*

    Fantastic cartoon.

    I just get worried, because as I recall, someone reported "One odd fleyrod is out of skew on treadle!" and nobody knew what he was saying and the next thing you know, there was the Spanish Inquisition, which, needless to say, nobody expected.
  25. Melancton

    No "T" club

    Yes, in his hread, i makes me sound a bi silly, bu in he No L Club, i makes me MEANcon, which is sor of hurful. Of course, ha Club makes you AngrYEOW, which sounds like i hurs, oo.