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I would guess that its organised into level ranges as ouroboros arcs are.

1 - 15
10 - 30
15 - 25
1 - 50
1 - 30
20 - 45

etc etc. Though a warning before starting the mission/arc stating that your powers are going to being exmp'd/sk'd up would be nice.

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The quoted post implies that this is not the case, since individual missions in an arc could have widly different level ranges, and because a mission featuring a villain group which spans 1-50 (council) would be a 1-50 mission, not restricted to a 5 level band, as happens in Ouroborros..

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It could always be added to the mission notes.

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Mission notes? Is it confirmed that we can add notes outside of the mission briefing from the contact?

Blizzard have never been coy about nicking stuff.

I'm planning on using the BP (and sky raiders) in my arc "The Secret of the Curse of Pirate Jefferie's Treasure Island". I was going to specify the arc as 25-30, but it looks like I may not be able to do that.

I'm a bit concerned that players might not find out what level a mission is until they are in it.

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Create custom NPCs to fill the level-gaps (or extend the range) and use them, especially if we can grab most NPC powersets. Since the defeats don't count to defeat badges it doesn't matter if that storm-shaman-alike at level 34 isn't a true BP as no-ones counting.


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But this is where not being able to flag the zombies he summons as undead becomes a problem...

Although, in this case the Necromancy MM set could be useful.

Unfortunatly those zombies don't have the glowing rune on thier chest.

As far as I know, there are no BP units in the 31-39 level range. The higher level ones where added lataer for a couple of portal missions.

Snakes have an even more dramatic split range. I think it's 1-15 and 45-54.

Thanks, I missed that one.

Interesting that it is on a par mission basis rather than a per arc basis, and it appears that you don't select the mission level: it it determined by the mobs you choose.

He doesn't say what happens if mob A is 1-20 and mob B is 40-50.

And I think the BP is 20-30 and 40-45.

There is one thing I would like with cursom mobs which thier doesn't seem to be available, in the screenshots: flagging as "undead" or "robotic" or "keldian" with respect to special damage.


Oh, yeah, something else that doesn't seem to have been answered yet: If you want to play an outleveled mission in the MA, does it autoexemplar?

Well, you are missing the bit where tickets are awarded for other people playing and rating your arcs: farming may not be the best way to get tickets.

I think they stick the "hero" label overy a variety of different true ranks.

I would say those ones seem like EBs.

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I wonder if "none" is an option for custom boss primary or secondary?

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You were the last person I thought would be designing a farm of custom bosses with no powers!

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That wasn't what I had in mind.

To get the AI to behave sensibly, it is useful to limit the number of powers it has to choose from.

"none" as a secondary, but not as a primary perhaps?

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True it's been said that you could play your entire career 1-50 in MA missions and not be any worse off than someone playing normal missions, which seems to imply that salvage, enhancements and recipes will be available to buy from MA-ticket vendors as well.

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All that is really needed for that is pool A random drops, pool B random drops, and convert to reward merits.

I wonder if "none" is an option for custom boss primary or secondary?

The unlocks that are purchased with MA tickets are account wide.

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Pretty sure that this is possible

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There would have to be some restictions, since some mobs use non-humaniod skelletons, the animations wouldn't work.

I agree, I think that under the current rules, the number of arcs in the hall of fame will be exactly zero.

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PRAF - You spotted something I haven't (in which case can you point me at it please?) or are you just hedging?

Admittedly not able to customise which powers in a set are utilised could be described as 'limited', i.e. limited to the point of unavailability.

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The level that you choose your mob to be should at least affect what powers are available. Other things might affect it to (e.g. rank). Tweeking the AI (melee or ranged) will affect wether or not a power is actually used. There are a few dev comments dropping hints around.

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More than possible. It has been stated that EATs (i.e. kheld and arachnos player charcters) powersets won't be in at launch.


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Also said MM sets wouldn't be in, and the screenshots tell otherwise.

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I think a big thing missing would be the kheldian shapeshifting

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PPD PBs have shapeshifting.


What I would actually like to know is if you can assign NPC sets to a custom model. I want to create robot EBs with malta sapper powers for one of the missions I have planned.

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I'm wondering.. can you recreate your avatar villian as a boss?

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Yes.

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Armed with all his powers?

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Powersets, yes, but your ability to chose individual powers is limited.

And it's possible some powersets may be unavailable.

I usually use 5 slots for shields, or 4 with frankenslotting.

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But... -All- Defense sets suck with SOs and without defense from pool powers (except maybe Ice Armor). I don't see how that changes the argument at all.

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Ice Armor needs sets/pools to get anywhere close to the def cap.

I don't have Weave (for concept reasons), and I don't normally hit the cap until I manage to get my second EA fired off.

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Sexy Jay well i guess he be putting the booster pack costumes together for the only 3 pack as i think the magic one is complete

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I think you will find there are a couple of free new costume sets coming up too.

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You did say its perma- able at 4 DO slots before didn't you Praf

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No, I said it was permable with 4 level 15 common IOs.

(I'm not 100% sure, but I think the protection starts at the begining of the cast time anyway).

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yet to your maths it still takes 50% -rechg for problems to occur don't it?


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Yes, but I was talking about standard play, not at teany levels (which pass so quickly I rarely bother slotting them at all) after you get it 3 slotted with SOs/higher level IOs, and have GC.

Of course, once you start adding in common effects like Hasten, set bonuses and stuff, it rises to 120% or more. And then the mezzes still have to hit you through positional defense to actually affect you.

Personally, having played both, and ignoring other things in the sets, I would choose AD ahead of Wet Ice as my mez protection, because I have been [censored] far to many times by Fear effects, but I have never, ever, been [censored] by slows with AD.

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Hold up I've had my Active Defense slowed to not recharging in time prior to even being able to get OWS like 24 lvls prior. Getting slowed with an only just permable Active Defense doesn't require 80%.

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Ok, checked my maths, and it's actually 50% recharge slow that is required to bring down AD for a fraction of a second.

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Invuln has a Psi hole, Shields has a Psi hole what's the difference?

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The difference is, Shields does not have a psi hole, as positional defense works against most psionic attacks, and AaO works against all psi attacks in melee range. Shield tankers can quite easily tank Psi Clockwork king. I tanked him with my shield scrapper. And I don't have Aid Self, or Tough, or Weave.

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I think some people level skipping much content as they go, missing out on how things would of been had they done it when they lacked the slots.

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It's true, I find I miss an awful lot of the low level content because it's virtually impossible to go through those levels slowly now. I guess I'm going to have to start turning on the no XP option.

They are for the CoH2 team.

Now you know what will be in the next WoW expansion pack....