Rampager

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Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: 41429
Global ID: @Rampager
Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column + custom

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0 stars

Run on my 50 BS/SR Scrapper.

Had to do a search on the name for this, as the ID has changed.

Anyway, Rampager tells me the 5th Column are back and I have to save Marcus from them. I have no idea who Rampager or Marcus are.

Oh, wait. Marcus is Statesman (really, you guys are on a first name basis?) Apparently, he's in the Axis Amerika dimension and we have to save him before the Reichman learns he's there. But Reichman is frozen under Boomtown in the old Freedom Phalanx base. And why is States in the Axis Amerika dimension in the first place?

Anyway, the enemies are mostly 5th Column enemies, not the Axis Amerika ones for some reason. There are also some custom enemies in the Protean group. None have any descriptions and their costume designs are fairly random and have no unifying theme. Besides freeing States, you have to defeat "Frostwolfe" another member of the Proteans, who talks with a terrible faux German accent. He is an Ice Melee/Something I Didn't See Boss. He spawns an ambush of Axis Amerika troops and 5th Column, both of whom also talk with the terrible accents.

When you get back, Rampager says Statesman says you have to go retrieve Rampager's grandfather's book in order to resolve some situation. Huh?

Apparently the Council has it and if they break its code, they might become unstoppable. Apparently, Manticore will be along to help since they might be behind the death of his parents (Protean was a person, not a villain group, but OK...) The mission is timed for 45 minutes, despite not warning me it would be.

Not only do you have to find the book, you have to kill an EB named Gargoyle as well. He's a Mace/Stone Melee EB. He hit build up and two shotted me. I really wish they'd remove/tone down the self-buffs for MA critters.

The mission also has Arachnos wandering around inside for some reason.

Now I need to go get the arms and armor of Rampager's grandfather back from the Circle of Thorns. You go into one of the longer Oranbega maps with no Circle to be found, just the All Custom Enemies group. You need to find 4 mace parts and 1 armor.

Finding the Mace spawns Baphomet as an objective. Getting the armor spawns an ambush.

Rampager says that Arachnos has been controlling both the 5th Column and Circle of Thorns via the Protean network. He wonders if Manticore knows. But before you can go see if he does, he's captured. And now I MUST rescue him.

Aside from Manticore (listed as Justin Sinclair in the nav bar) I have to defeat a custom SS/Elec Blast AV named Funnelweb. When you beat him, the objective "Mission Mainframe" appears. Oh, and when you free Manticore the objective "Manticore" appears. The second Manticore is once more Manticore, who you have to free.

The return text to the contact comically mentions defeating Gargoyle, which happened numerous missions ago. Rampager tells us the leadership behind everything has been cornered, but they apparently have a secret weapon, so you need to go stop them.

Inside, you have to 1) Disarm a bomb, 2) Rescue Manticore, 3) Rescue Captain Combustion (the contact's grandfather, I think), 4) Defeat Funnelweaver again 5) Defeat Requiem, 6) Clear the map.

I was going to slog through it all until A) Requiem, despite being Italian, started talking in the stupid German accent and B) I realized it was more than one floor. I quit upon realizing B. There's no way the ending of this is going to resolve the quagmire of a "plot" the arc has anyway.

This arc is quite frankly utterly awful. I don't really want to be mean, but it was just pure bad. Spelling and grammar errors were rife throughout the arc. Everything from no punctuation in entire paragraphs to missing apostrophes to random typos. The story, if there was one, was utterly incomprehensible. It seemed like someone pulled random pieces of paper out of a hat with names of villains on them and plot points in order to come up with it. I know the author said he has a backstory for it, but he says it's not needed for the arc. I don't know if it would have even mattered, the arc was so poorly written.

Add in long maps with nested mission objectives... Well, it was just a pain to get through.

I don't even feel like I can offer any advice other than to trash the arc completely then take a basic class in writing from someone.

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Sigh! My apologies. I meant to tell you that I had pulled it for drastic rewrite because A: I feel like you do about spelling and grammar ( and when I realized it was rife with errors I went back and unpublished it). The reason you had a very limited idea of what was going on was because the intro text refused to load correctly (I had it maxed on all available lines to help with story integration and it caused issues) There are myriad other corrections to be made and I apologize for subjecting you to this before I got them fixed (I really did think that I had unpublished this thing). I am fixing it. Thanks for pointing out some things that I had missed even after my rewriting efforts. Like I said criticism does not bother me as long as it is constructive and yours was. Thanks again and I will send you a link when this is far maore ready for public consumption.

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Also, the following submitters still owe me feedback on any one of my arcs:
@Rampager
@Yumii
@Inazuma

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Dang! My apologies! I thought I did but when I reviewd the posts here I guess I didn't. You will get one from me tonight since I have been away from the game for a few days. Again my apologies.

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Second Generation Hero 99865
Rating 2 Stars

I ran this arc with a lvl 50 Ice/Ice Blaster on diff 3.

Overall this arc has some fun battles and a lot of interesting characters to look at, but ultimately the story is disjointed and has no flow. There are a lot of custom characters with a variety of powers that are usually fun to fight. Unfortunately the action is very inconsistent and some of the enemies need to be fixed.

Mission 1 starts off quite well the Ally is good and the enemies are fun to kill. Custom critters look ok. Option ambush at the end is cool.
Mission 2 is a ramp up I believe, it may have loaded bugged but I doubt it. Enemies start off blue and then are orange by the end, that's not good. Enemy dialogue is ok, not great. Gargoyle needs to be fixed IMO. While rooted he moves like a snail, as a range damage char I killed him without ever taking any damage. I thought at first there weren't enough blues left in Paragon to punch through his def, but he died eventually, without ever having gotten near me.
Mission 3 has an epic battle vs Baphomet. He pawned me at first and ultimately finding a way to kill him was fun. Unfortunately he appears suddenly without any earlier references. If he was suddenly appearing to stop me from getting the armor, that wasn't well conveyed, just assumed.
Mission 4 it is impossible to keep Manitcore with you. Its not your fault, I lose him in every mish he appears in. Manitcore was obviously useless.
Mission 5 has a somewhat interesting Ally.

This arc feels like "a bunch of things that just happen". There is some storyline here, but it is pretty thin and many other things just happen in the meanwhile. The Protean Fang and Ripshock look great, but the other custom critters are dull. Orbweaver is too soft, needs some D, or more powers, he was dead everytime before the first Merc even arrived. Ripshock and Suntiger were fun to kill.

Why not five stars? The storyline is not engaging. Custom critters leave something to be desired. A lot of things just suddenly happen. Manticore is useless. Gargoyle battle is silly.

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Thanks a ton for the input! Yeah it's bugged on that map. I will pull it and do some changes to the issues.
"Story disjointed"? Did the opening dialogue not load for you? It should have given you the reason WHY you were doing this. Sigh. It is a long intro (capped the character allowance in the description so that may be causing the text not to load). I will fix gargoyle ( had him as an obvious Stone/Mace due to his makeup but if rooted is causing him to be a pain then I will change him slightly thanks for that!).
Baphomet has bugging issues and the GM's have been told. Loads at the appropriate point 1 time out of 5 or so. He is part of the ambush to prevent you from escaping with the gear. Grrr!.
Manticore was changed but he sucks on follow (think thats an issue for everyone who uses him since you only get to pick the AV Manticore from CoV not the CoH version).
Orbweaver will be changed.
Thanks again!

Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: 41429
Global ID: @Rampager

Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column + custom

Estimated Time to Play/Number of Missions: 5 missions, 1 timed, 1 hr or less with 4 players
Morality: Hero

Appreciate any and all feedback on this one (my first attempt at creativity on CoX)
Posted after I did some rewrite of content and tweaking of custom baddies (regen + ice armor + flee on damage BAD IDEA) there is a backstory to go along with it but reader be warned it's long! It is the (almost) full story of how the arc came to be so get a cup of your favorite and enjoy. You don't have to read the story to do the arc tho so don't worry!
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...art=1&vc=1
Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: 41429
Global ID: @Rampager

Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column + custom

Estimated Time to Play/Number of Missions: 5 missions, 1 timed, 1 hr or less with 4 players
Morality: Hero

I would like a review if you would be so kind (good or bad is fine I USE all criticism!)
I will get on yours as soon as I get off of work so I'm not asking for a freebie!
I did a good (I think)rewrite of content and tweaking of custom baddies (regen + ice armor + flee on damage BAD IDEA) there is a backstory to go along with it but reader be warned it's long! It is the (almost) full story of how the arc came to be so get a cup of your favorite and enjoy. You don't have to read the story to do the arc tho so don't worry!
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...art=1&vc=1
Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: 41429
Global ID: @Rampager

Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column + custom

Estimated Time to Play/Number of Missions: 5 missions, 1 timed, 1 hr or less with 4 players
Morality: Hero

Reposted due to rewrite of content and tweaking of custom baddies (regen + ice armor + flee on damage BAD IDEA) there is a backstory to go along with it but reader be warned it's long! It is the (almost) full story of how the arc came to be so get a cup of your favorite and enjoy. You don't have to read the story to do the arc tho so don't worry!
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...art=1&vc=1
Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: 41429
Global ID: @Rampager

Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column + custom

Estimated Time to Play/Number of Missions: 5 missions, 1 timed, 1 hr or less with 4 players
Morality: Hero

Reposted due to rewrite of content and tweaking of custom baddies (regen + ice armor + flee on damage BAD IDEA) there is a backstory to go along with it but reader be warned it's long! It is the (almost) full story of how the arc came to be so get a cup of your favorite and enjoy. You don't have to read the story to do the arc tho so don't worry!
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat....part=1&vc=1
Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: 41429
Global ID: @Rampager

Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column + custom

Estimated Time to Play/Number of Missions: 5 missions, 1 timed, 1 hr or less with 4 players
Morality: Hero

Going to push this again as I did some rewrite and mission tweaking due to a weird "map unavailable" glitch on a kill all that just made people ANGRY (I totally understood that emaotion) changed some bossy power sets too because they were damned hard to kill (Gargoyle being a prime example) should run much smoother now.

Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: 41429
Global ID: @Rampager

Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column, CoT + custom

Estimated Time to Play/Number of Missions: 5 missions, 1 timed, 1 hr or less with 4 players
Morality: Hero

Got one for you!
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat....=0#Post13333290
Arc Name: Second Generation Hero
Arc ID: (Optional) 41429
Global ID: @Rampager

Synopsis: You must help Rampager get his Mace and Armor back
Difficulty Level: 50 Boss, EB, AV, AV Allies
Faction: 5th column + custom

Estimated Time to Play/Number of Missions: 5 missions, 1 timed, 1 hr or less with 4 players
Morality: Hero

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat....=5#Post13333290

Take a look and tell me what you think!I like the story (of course I DID write it! lol) and think that I did a good job on the AE arc. Let me know!

Well I have one I'm pretty proud of. Here is the link to the story I wrote for it as well as the ARC #. I care about and will respond to any and all critiques be they good OR bad. Thanks! http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat....=5#Post13333290

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To this list we add (not that it needs much fanfare since it is one of the leading VG's on Pinnacle):

VG name: The Forsaken
website (shared with the Hero side of our group): www.theimpossibles.org
Leaders and Recruiting Officers: Blackened Soul (@Flames of Fury'), Burnt Chains (@Valerian), Wyld Shade (@WyldPhyre), Warrock (@Gammagun), Halberd (@Rampager), Collateral Karma (@Midnight Cowboy), Director Chaos (@Superpatriot), Raptus (@Darksyntax), and anyone else you see with a Forsaken VG tag or any variation therein I.E Black Ops, Freaksquad, etc.

C'mon down and join the mayhem. We offer fine facilities and comprehensive medical packages, compensation for lost theft days, massage therapy for those rough post-mission days and a fully stocked Pet lounge so that our minions aren't constantly underfoot.

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Still alive and well! Won't you come down and kill stuff?

Updated post for Impossibles recruitment. The SG Wants YOU!

Ho there Heroes and Villains! THE Premier SG/VG on Pinnacle wants YOU! Yes you right there in the spandex. Come join us! Be a part of something grand or, conversely be a part of the crowbar thrown into the gearbox of society! March to the Stars or Pull it all down in flames!! Learn to type without excessive exclaimation points!!! Seriously, come around and join a well established and dynamic group of folks. We welcome new members with open arms.

SG/VG Name: The Impossibles/The Forsaken

Public relations: www.theimpossibles.org

Peak teaming hours: 6-midnight EST weekdays, all day on weekends.

Amount of PvP: Friendly matches only, non-competitive.

Amount of Powerleveling: Minimal

Amount of Drama: Minimal

Size of Base: Really Big, Secure, and full of things to hurt intruders (lots of time and Influence has been spent to keep our bases (yes BASES) up to snuff.

Requirements: Must have at least one character at level 20, must show active interest during applicant phase.

Other: Average age in the Impossibles is probably mid-30's, we're understanding of spousal/child needs during missions and won't hold it against you. We run several events every week, ranging from badge-hunting, to Task/Strike Forces, to RP events, to PvP tournaments (sometimes mixing and matching all of the above!) Mainly, we just like to run missions and goof off in our private global chat channels and have fun together. We are a group of players who concentrate more on the player than the character.

Guild Description: We have members who are PvP only, we have members who are PvE only, but most of us fall in-between. We have badge-hounds as well. We do it all. Membership is usually hovering right around 65-70 active members.

Leader or Recruiting Officers: Current leaders are @Simon Magus, @Glory, and @Ohmage. Recruiting Officers are @Rampager and @Djace. Other occifer types who can get you pointed in the right direction are: @Cyber Sam, @Terex, @Winterwight, @Midnight Cowboy, @Captain Croatia, @Mantisman, @M-Path, etcetera etcetera! (notice the whole thing about exclaimation points? It's like an addiction!!)

Voice chat: Yes, but mainly only used during PvP events.

Preferred Method of contact: Visit our website at www.theimpossibles.org
Come by and see us in-game! Look for our distinctive Black and Gold uniforms with Infinity Chest detail(tm)

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There's no mystery here. The man's an Artist, so when he was done with the zone, he squiggled his name in the corner...

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Darn kids and their graffiti

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*Supergroup Name: The Impossibles

*Website: The Impossibles

*Leaders & Recruiting Officers: Darksyntax, Midnight Cowboy, WyldPhyre, Blackened Soul, Rampager, Superpatriot, Valerian, Funboy

*Prefered Method of Contact: Stop by our forums, then look us up in-game

*Guild Description: The Impossibles is a very active SG, focused on teaming and helping each other out and having fun. We consider ourselves an SG for players, not just characters, with alts not allowed as SG members, and members not allowed to have alts in other active SGs. We use global chat much more than SG or Coalition chat, to enable our members to always find a pickup team or event within the SG, regardless of which "toon" on Pinnacle they may be playing.

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As always if you see a beautifully appointed hero in stunning black and gold (with matching Infinity chest symbol) just ask if they are in the Impossibles. Accept NO substitutions!

To this list we add (not that it needs much fanfare since it is one of the leading VG's on Pinnacle):

VG name: The Forsaken
website (shared with the Hero side of our group): www.theimpossibles.org
Leaders and Recruiting Officers: Blackened Soul (@Flames of Fury'), Burnt Chains (@Valerian), Wyld Shade (@WyldPhyre), Warrock (@Gammagun), Halberd (@Rampager), Collateral Karma (@Midnight Cowboy), Director Chaos (@Superpatriot), Raptus (@Darksyntax), and anyone else you see with a Forsaken VG tag or any variation therein I.E Black Ops, Freaksquad, etc.

C'mon down and join the mayhem. We offer fine facilities and comprehensive medical packages, compensation for lost theft days, massage therapy for those rough post-mission days and a fully stocked Pet lounge so that our minions aren't constantly underfoot.