Quinch

Actually, the latest AE powerlevelling tool got nerfed into oblivion yesterday and I doubt they'll find another exploit before 2XP runs out.

As for AE itself, it's of interest to me because I was planning to promote my lowbie arc by taking all the freshly rolled characters through it - without 2XP, any interest in AE will bottom out in favor of more boring, but far more profitable non-AE missions.

But if DP were as sub-par as you claim, then wouldn't the increased spawns from the overall team size obliterate them right back? Heck, the supposed weakness of DP would be exacerbated in missions, leading to mass wipes as eight-man spawns would emerge to match the underpowered eight-man teams.

They depict special occasions?

Hmm. Okay, how about this... in other places, you can donate your body to science - in Paragon, you can donate it to public service.

...defecating a yellow garbage bag?

Hollllymotherofcr**, that's ugly.

PS: Please don't embed huge, layout-breaking images, okay?

It's not that big of a stretch, if they can really hammer out that tricky "within game balance" bit.

Besides, a} pure speculation disclaimer and b} can you imagine the chaos if they announced the Incarnate archetype as an upcoming feature?

Your wish has been retroactively granted.

The Devs are listening, they're listening!!

Another One Bites The Dust?

Actually, I remember a post by... Manticore, maybe? that the reason the street crime is so rampant in Paragon is because there's such a safety net - yeah, you might get horribly murderized for trying to steal that purse, but the hospitals will patch you up just as well as they would any hero. Thus, with the risk of terminal consequences drastically reduced, it's no wonder so many of those criminals go right back out after breaking out of the Pyramid Sponge.

You could make an explanation that you're still in AE - after entering the Matrix, it proceeds to simulate not only the mission, but the actual world outside.