MentalMaden

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Lots of really horrible advice in this thread but also a little really good stuff.


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I wouldn't say there has been any "horrible" advice. Probably just things you disagree with.

Oh and OP frankenslotting is taking similar set IOs from different sets to maximize certain attributes in the fewest slots. i.e using acc/mezz/rech from sets A,B,C and D so you can have almost full post ED percentages in 4 slots, then you can either use the last two slots to soak up some set bonuses or place procs or damage or use them in other powers.

Thanks to the authors

Bayani (arc 230100)
EvaDestruction (arc 161629)

for their arcs. We were on a small crew so both were a little more challenging than if we had a bigger team, but fun was had by all. And thanks for the continued submissions, we'll get to them!

Realistically you can farm with common IOs.

Same here.

@Mental Maden
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@Maden Mental

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This always strikes me as weird - to come in and say you've been playing since day one yet you haven't played for the past 4 years.

Seriously, if you look at the meaning of the first phrase (playing since day one) - wouldn't that mean you did not take a "four year break"?

Not to pick on OP, but it seems weird every time I see someone back after an extended break who makes a statement like "been playing since Beta (or whatever)" when what they are reallly saying is that they are back and have not been playing since Beta.


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I don't find it wierd at all. Maybe worded incorrectly, but definitely not wierd. What was meant was, I bought CoH the day it came out, played it quite often for a year or two. Then stopped playing when I graduated, got married, moved, and started a family. Hence the 4 year absence. Now recently, I picked it back up, although since I do have other things going on in my life, I don't play as often as I want, and now that my time IS limited, I'm having a hard time picking a powerset and staying with it.

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I don't think you need to justify your absence, I believe what they find weird is that people use phrases like "I've been playing since beta, but took X time off" to somehow give the readers the impression they are somehow a "vet" or longtime player or diehard etc. And I think a lot of times people use that to somehow lend credibility or insulate themselves from a certain level of criticism. While it may make them a bit of a pioneer, it doesn't make them a veteran player.

(And I'm not saying that is what the OP is saying, but you do see that phrase (or similar) thrown around alot in areas where people are trying to come off as fully knowledgable, totally loyal to the game, etc)

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I didn't write my first arc for reviews or recognition, I did it for myself, to see if I could make something enjoyable and interesting with some of the muck floating around in my head. If you don't review it, comment on it or star it, it won't matter to me. If you don't enjoy it, though, a comment/PM/e-mail would be appreciated so I can look for ways to improve it.


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I'm always happy to give constructive feedback, especially to people nice enough to recommend their hard work for me to play. What I really meant by that point is that I'm not doing this as a review thread to pick apart peoples arcs and give critique publicly and I'm not doing it as a way to QPQ to get my arc played more. We've really seemed to be spinning our wheels lately looking for fresh missions to play and I knew this was just the place to find well written, fun and thoughtful arcs, as well as people willing to pimp them out. If tonight was any indication, I'm expecting more good things in the future.

A good example of how this is working out. After we played Dorothy is Dangerous (a great one mish arc, btw) someone said "wonder if there is a Willy Wonka arc" which lead to someone searching and finding a one mission Willy Wonka arc. So it even worked indirectly!

Tonights session included the following arcs:

232253 :: The Plumber
Dorothy is Dangerous 98685
The Children of Astoria Arc ID 217499

And let me just say it was a total success. Everyone had fun, the missions were well made. One SG mate that logged in a little later than the others asked "MM, where are you getting these missions?" When I told them they commented "I love these!"

I believe Bayani is next in our queue.

Thanks all for the suggestions and the great arcs. Keep them coming!

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Oh, I agree, Bay's stuff isn't exactly the pinnacle of literature

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Bay is a director, He's not a screenwriter. None of his work can be remotely called literature at all. It's film. An entirely different medium.

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Well to be fair he's not much of a director either.

And I wouldn't say he makes films, he makes movies.

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I'll just throw it out there but feel free to ignore it if it sounds to hard or long. But the "task force" in my sig usually takes less then 2 hours unless you end up with some major roadblocks for team reasons. It has 9 AVs and 4 EBs. I've tried to make it a challenge but not irritating for teams to play. I did my best not to pick super huge maps. Most of them are pretty straight forward where you shouldn't accidently miss a boss or anything like that.

It also seems to be the most enjoyed out of my arcs since it's the only one with more then 22 votes. It's at 45 and still an overall of 4 stars. Most of those ratings are from people who I don't know running it.

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Actually Ozzie that sounds right up our alley (challenge-wise) but will probably be put down for "weekend play" or that rare night when everyone logs on early and at the same time. (we are a mix of east and west coasters)

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All of mine listed in my sig are comedy based. Trademark is a one shot, Disco is a 2 mish arc, Poor Taste or 3 and Blappy is 4 mission. Warning, like the Dev missions mine will spawn Lts. instead of bosses if you play on Heroic. So considering your group, you may want to crank the difficulty up a few notches.


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Actually WN we've had the pleasure of running all of yours.

Lots of eyeroll laughs at Death to Disco and Trademark got a very positive reaction for its custom critters. Poor taste also got a few laughs from the dialogue especially the last mission.

Consider it exposed, it will be the first on our list tonight!

My SG/Coalition has been enjoying AE missions of all types since the MA came out. We really like it as a way to play mixed teams in RWZ. It can be overwhelming though to find arcs night in and night out. I've played a lot of the arcs that get passed around here on the forums but I'm looking for more!

Things we'd prefer:

1. Something that can be finished in a reasonable amount of time. I won't limit it to number of missions as we've all seen the giant uber map one mission arc that takes three hours or the thirty minute 5 mission arc. Something in the hour range, give or take.

2. No defeat alls! Ugh, I can't tell you how much I/we hate defeat alls. [sidebar- if and only IF it makes sense in the story and it isn't on a very big map I may be able to shake it off, but if its a large lab map or outdoor it's a no go for us]

3. Something fun! No that doesn't mean it has to be light hearted or a comedy arc, just a fun engaging story. (Serious/Horror/Thriller/Noir/Mystery will work as well) Something with a little effort. And no I won't be insulted if its an orgin arc or if you try and get me my character to do something "they would never do". It's a game within a game for godsake! We'll run heroic we'll run villain.....pffft we don't care, just be fun!

4. We love a good challenge. As long as its not ree-diculously impossible, we do like a tough mission. So we won't shy away from AVs or EBs. (If you would please just point it out if it is a challenging mission because we do have times when there are fewer of us on and might not have the firepower for a big challenge)

5. I'm not doing this as for review or QPQ, just looking for stuff to play. But I always try to give good feedback and you better believe I will come back here and praise the really good ones!

6. We aren't fond of Oranbega maps, but will tolerate the smaller/middle sized ones if the story is worth it. We're also a little tired of the cargo ship map as well. But as I stated earlier if it fits the story, I think we can handle it. Although I'm a little worried if one of my SG mates sees another defeat all in the cargo ship his head will asplode.

7. We are currently floating around lvl 40 so arcs there or higher would be great. [Note: we will not exemp down for an arc. As much as I love a good story, we play to level up]

So anyway, I just wanted a thread I could go to to find some arcs to play to make our play sessions fun. Lately leadership has kind of been a game of hot potato because it can really be hard to find something new and fun to play. So I thought I'd just come straight to the source and let yall recommend your arcs!

Nice point.

Thats from an old article about the temp jet pack power.

Notice the date.

Sorry bout your poo blasts, Pepsi. But thanks for the pics!

Oh great, give him all that sugar and he'll be running around peeing in every corner and gnawing on everything.

As soon as he gets unstuck.

Hi MU, Hi Toonies, Hi Servere, Hi Blacjac84!

Hi Servere and Toonies!

Police heroside mastermind in I 16, you heard it here first people!

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tank hater!

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Not a tank hater, more like a tank slacker.

Now Khelds.......that's where the hate is.

Controller 7
Defender 5
Scrapper 2
Tank 2
Blaster 3
Dominator 2
Brute 3
Stalker 1
MM 2
Corruptor 2
Soldier 1
Widow 1
PB 0
WS 0

Off the top of my head that's what I have on Guardian.

Shield Charge is a shield bash.

Such a pretty little snowflake.

Heh, I think I have done a few others as well.

Wow, it totally slipped my mind. Let's see.

Probably level my 44 MM and my almost 40 shield scrappeh as far as I can.
Maybe a little redside work on some of my alts there.
Some TFs for my other alts.