MrCaptainMan

Originally Posted by EvilGeko

Even that combo can do it if they prepare. A Shivan or HVAS hyped up with Pure Healer buffs (Or even just healed if they were stupid enough to skip Fort) would do it. I haven't tried it, but a Warwolf from the Striga arcs could probably handle it with buffs and heals.

Basically, with preparation there's NO CHARACTER that cannot solo this arc. There are some PLAYERS who can't, but that's a skill/dedication/preparedness issue.

Now for the folks (not Bill) who will say, "Well why should we have to do all that?" This arc is a one time deal and it unlocks access to the entire Incarnate system. It's not just the common and uncommon Alpha slot. It's the whole system you're getting access to. It's a meaningful and important part of a character's development. It should be difficult. It should not be something you can drop. It shouldn't even be something you can abandon. I'm hard-pressed to think of any other arc in this game that is so meaningful to your character in terms of potential power and content access.

In just about any other game, if someone stated you should be able to press a button to instantly get credit for a mission of this magnitude, you would be ridiculed.

Originally Posted by EvilGeko

It does scale. I don't understand your point. The mission obeys your team size and difficulty slider options. On base difficulty or lower (1 player/even con/No AVs) it is soloable by all character combinations. What do you mean by scaling?

Originally Posted by Andy86

Well the arc maybe tricky for some charcter builds, I've run it with blasters and scrappers (none of them with more than the standered invention enhancements) and while the honoree was tough, i managed to whittle him down without being ko'ed. He's certainly not the hardest fight i've had in the game.
I can understand controllers and defenders might be having trouble, but i have seen posts where people soloed with those archtypes, so its obviously not impossible.
It is a bit harder than your standard missions but this game doesn't have a high difficutly curve and it's nice to have something of a challenge.
If itis a huge problem for some, maybe make it skipable but add in an incentive such as some incarnate shards or salvage for completing it (nothing major just a small carrot), in addition to just how cool the missions ar already .

Originally Posted by Santorican

She does make mention that you SHOULD make a team to take him down, its not required that you make a team but unless you're IO'd to the gills with defense and a lot of dps it is highly unlikely that you will be able to solo it.

Originally Posted by Arcanaville

To have Venture, myself, je-saist and EvilGeko simultaneously agreeing on a matter of content is like forum armageddon.

Originally Posted by Emberly

Pure genius, this.

Originally Posted by Clebstein

Yeah, it's confusing.

Basically I'd rather go do content I can do NOW, than do content just so I can do other content. You know?

Originally Posted by Clebstein

Yes.

I love running missions. Missions are great. But having to do certain missions, on several characters, to enjoy a certain aspect of the game? No thanks. I'd rather go do a mission I want to do because I want to do it.

Originally Posted by Dave_67

Thanks for the advice guys, but I'm not okay with loading up a new program or fiddling with my system for such a small problem - in the tech problem section I was told that I could correct this by disabling something in Win 7, which I'm not comfortable with.

And yes, I've tried pasting the screenshot into Paint, Word and IrfanView.

Originally Posted by FredrikSvanberg

Yeah I do. It's super-easy. All they have to do is give ME the power to unpublish exploit farms, ban the creators and everyone who's used it for however long I feel like, remove the creators' other MA arc slots if I feel like it, delete any and all characters of the creators and players of all these exploit farms that I consider suspicious, and I would do it all day long. They could pay me with Dev Choices, one arc a month, and if they gave me the ability to hand out free 5-star ratings and plays I would pay everyone who ratted out a new exploit with a nice HoF for the arc of their choice. I'd have 20-30 people right away working for me finding arcs in exchange for HoFs. With this Gestapo I will cleanse the MA from all the impure and unfit filth that brings it down, and create lebensraum for good, clean, pure story arcs.

Originally Posted by Tinier Bolt

Actually didn't know about that. Thanks!

Originally Posted by MorrGan

i've been thinking of getting into building missions and have a question:

what forum is it under?

Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion

Still waiting for that thoughtful, or even off the cuff, reason why the current system is attractive to the casual gamer and therefore the City of franchise.