Stomphoof

*asplodes from pulpyness, and then falls out of a chute over Rooks head*

Incoming!

Another......day at work.

Bah.

OK Submissions for now are CLOSED, seeing as how I have ALOT of arcs to review. I may do more then 1 a week, it depends on how long it takes me to edit and such (I like things to be pretty >.&gt

I will reopen submissions later. Current Que, IN ORDER:

Mandu - Arc 113956 "The Devs Must Die"
Dragon Fist Tavian - Arc 167917
Cien Feugos - Arc 164839
JKevinCarrier - 99458, "The Unbearable Being of Lightness
Spatch - 21144, Spanks For The Memories
Ladioss_Sopp - Austrian Polytechnic Arc: 19239
Sakura_Kishi - The Praetorian Invasion of the Land of Oz 168841
Pep_Cat - "Dungeoncleaners!" ID# 125715
Co3O4 - ArcID 170506: "Threads"
Mirror_Man - The Galactic Protectorate 01 Arc ID#: 47143
Jinken - "Gamble for Oakes"Arc ID: 103878
Aisynia - Assault on Aru Prime 173115 (Use Rumble)
Dionon - Of Dice and Dens 151634

Vendigroth if now level 8, almost 9.

I played through The Burning of Hearts last night...my god Vendigroth is upset. I have a new entry to write this evening

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Neither. More like average. No wait TOTALLY average.

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Well I know its no WM/EA Brute but hey, what else could be SO PRETTY AND STRONG eh?

This comes close though

My brute is mostly a Neutral character. Both brutes are in fact.

When the new xpac comes out both brutes are going Hero. And I may even reroll the scrappers AS brutes depending on ease of switch.

Also Mr Squid, I could do your 11 arc Epic, but in parts. Why dont you PM me about it and try to sell me on it

I think my new system is gonna need an update.

How on earth do I get my link changed?

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...age=0&vc=1

Thats where the new review system is! Its...different

This sounds...interesting!

*ponders doing it*

Thats right! I will actually review your arc AS I PLAY IT! Whats the cost for this fabulous feature? Nothing.

Nada, zip, zero, zilch.

I find that I do my best reviewing while I play. Coupled with the fact that I run a gaming website and could use the content gave me the idea to do this.

Basically, I will run 1 arc a week and review it. However, I will actually video me playing thru the arc, and comment as I play. This allows me to point things out as I go, and also make silly comments about the arc in general Or go OMG THAT SO OSSUM. Take your pick.

The first people up in the que are the ones who actually reviewed my arc from my previous thread, You play yours You play Mine Revised Edition.

I have the following characters availble to test with. Please point out in your post which one would be best used for your arc.

Rumble Shock - 34 SS/WP Brute
Mikahl Zarak - 26 FM/WP Scrapper
The Midnight Falconeer - 17 DM/WP Scrapper
Vendigroth - 7 Elec/WP Brute
(can you tell I like the WP Secondary?)

I play Solo on the lowest difficulty.

Current Que:

Mandu - Arc 113956 "The Devs Must Die"
Dragon Fist Tavian - Arc 164362
Cien Feugos - Arc 164839
JKevinCarrier - 99458, "The Unbearable Being of Lightness
Spatch - 21144, Spanks For The Memories
Ladioss_Sopp - Austrian Polytechnic ArcID: 19239

Next on the list? COULD BE YOU!

Oh and I forgot to mention! The reviews will be posted directly on my site, and I will link to them here. The direct posts that is.

The site in question is www.oneangrygamer.com

Ok Guys, I am creating a new thread, as I am going to start doing things differently yet again!

Cause I had an AWESOME idea Totally gonna work it

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...page=0&vc=

There be the thread if you wanna look

Day 4:

So today proved to be...interesting. Firstly, I had gotten a message yesterday from an "Eagor" stating he had seen my want ad about a cheap lab space. He offered his services as an assistant, and dirt cheap too. I accept. Oh god how I wish I had not!

First, he botched the job of getting the deed, AND cleaning the lab out of Longbow! THEN HE LEFT ALL THE EVIDENCE BEHIND, including a half eaten sandwich! And I spent money on this? ARG!

I ended up going in, and dealing with the Longbow myself. In the end though I decided against taking that lab. It was too... well known by that point. I fired Eagor as well. God, that will teach me. You get what you pay for! (4 Stars!)

After dealing with that...mess, I was hungry and decided to go to the nearby Rib shop for some food. I had heard good things about the place while I was in the Zig. A lot of the inmates actually told me they refused to rob the place because it was THAT good. I had high hopes.

Sadly, I got roped into some rescue job. The daughter of the owner, I forget her name, was outside begging for help. In the Rogue Islands this is not a good idea. She got spit on and laughed at by a lot of the people. I guess while the food is good, helping someone is too much.

I agreed to help her on the condition that I be fed. A man has to eat, and after spending my money on that blasted "Lab" I needed to save every penny. Besides, I needed to work on my combat skills, which as an academic are sorely lacking. I ended up freeing her father from inside a casino, where another of his restaurants was found. I had to beat up some strange characters. My suit once again performed admirably, and I thank god I toughened up in prison.

After I returned the father, I found that in order to get my meal I would have to clean out the storage facility where they kept the food. Turns out, they pull everything fresh. *sigh* Stupid warehouses. Place was light up like a rave for some strange reason. I guess they like fancy lights. And there were more of those blasted odd balls trying to chop me up, set me on fire, and freeze me! Apparently they work for some Colonel or something.

When I got back, the father had been kidnapped AGAIN! ARG! Can't these people STAY rescued?!

I ended up having to rescue him from his own blasted brother, a irradiated man with delusions of grandeur. He actually had a crown on his head and called himself the King of Chicken! Hate to tell you, but PORK IS THE WHITE MEAT OF CHOICE IN THIS HOUSE!

After rescuing him AGAIN, I ended up with an actual FINE meal. Thankfully, they promised me that I could eat there for free from now on. This is good, as I could use the protein!

All in all another fine days work. Save for the fact that I am now out of money! Least I have food. (4 Stars again!)

Thanks Magnolia, but I dont want to team on this guy.

I will keep yours (The All Seeing Eye?) in mind for when I hit 20. Which is when I will get Quick Recovery and will have my Mez Protection.

I am going to be posting another update today when I get home. I got 2 more missions to add to the "Journal"

Why not, I will throw my hat in!

My arc is in my sig. The Return of the Three Fold King

Any spelling / grammer errors you can catch would be AWESOME.

Wow thanks! This looks like fun!

Just a note: I am going to only review the arcs that get posted here. Any I find thru other threads or the MA itself will be played and rated, and feedback given thru the normal channels, but no review here.

For an update, Vendigroth is level 6 now.

Ooooo I am getting CLOSER! :O

Day 1:

Its been a few hours since I have escaped from the Zig. Blasted prison. I should never have been in there to begin with. Ah well. The man Burke told me he could fix me up with a few contacts, but that is the old fashioned way. The new way of doing things is the Internet!

I am going to need working capital in order to finish my work. Despite the setbacks that...landed me in prison, I am confident that I can finish it. The suit that I built is working well, and my time in prison has toughened me. Perhaps I can hire myself out as a freelancer, to either side.

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Well I answered an Ad I saw online from a "Dr. Raven." How cliched if you ask me. Perhaps she should change her name to something else. No matter. Apparently, she told me, as I was a new kid on the block I should show what I could do, so she had me go deal with some Council. Apparently they were working on blending Human and Nictus into some sort of...super being. Why bother with genetic work? I mean really! They should worry more about technological advances! No matter, they are simple fools.

After I returned from that, she told me she wanted me to find the production lab, as apparently she was unprepared with the specifics of what they were doing. I kept a few pieces of the machines they used, sadly however I had to disable them. I also dealt with the leader. He was a fool.

During the process I rescued someone from Longbow. Repeatedly I might add. All in all it was a good warmup. The suit performed admirably, and now I have some capital to upgrade the components. I just need a lab! (Arc #1345 “Jumping In Feet First” 4 Stars)

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After I finished dealing with Dr Raven, a man named Geist contacted me. He apparently had heard of my work and thought I would make a good assistant for him. I lowered myself and took the job. I do need the money, and the testing of the suit.

He wanted to get revenge on some other man named Creed. Petty rivalry. They should join forces in pursuit of SCIENCE! First he had me take some stuff from Creeds lab (I kept a few interesting bits), and then kidnap a villain named Comatorium...who apparently fires energy blasts? Shouldn't he call himself CREAMATORIUM? That would make too much sense I think.

Then Geist surprised me with a transdeucic holographic projector of some sort, that would make people think I was Comatorium. It worked against the Longbow I had to beatdown. Thankfully that shouldn't tarnish my reputation with them.

The funniest part in all this was of course having to save Geist from Creed. Apparently the man figured out what was going on and attacked Geist's lab, who then foolishly went in to recover data. Always, ALWAYS, make a backup! I ended up having to beat up both Creed AND Comatorium. I guess Creed freed him.

The suit yet again performed to expectations, and I see plenty of room for improvement. (Arc #111022 "Doctor Geist and the Scientific Method" 4 Stars)

Here is a build I came up with for a Solo Brute, Elec/WP.

Is it awesome? Or Totally awesome?

Actually got any suggestions for slotting / taking powers?

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/

[u]Click this DataLink to open the build![u]

Vendigroth: Level 50 Technology Brute
Primary Power Set: Electrical Melee
Secondary Power Set: Willpower
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Havoc Punch -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(3), Dmg-I(7), Dmg-I(15), EndRdx-I(29), RechRdx-I(36)
Level 1: High Pain Tolerance -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(5), Heal-I(13), ResDam-I(31), ResDam-I(31), ResDam-I(31)
Level 2: Charged Brawl -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(3), Dmg-I(11), Dmg-I(29), EndRdx-I(34), RechRdx-I(37)
Level 4: Fast Healing -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(5), Heal-I(13)
Level 6: Air Superiority -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(7), Dmg-I(48), Dmg-I(48)
Level 8: Thunder Strike -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(9), Dmg-I(9), Dmg-I(11), RechRdx-I(15), EndRdx-I(36)
Level 10: Indomitable Will -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(43), DefBuff-I(43), DefBuff-I(46)
Level 12: Swift -- Flight-I(A)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight-I(A), Flight-I(50), Flight-I(50)
Level 16: Rise to the Challenge -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(17), Heal-I(17), EndRdx-I(40)
Level 18: Chain Induction -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(19), Dmg-I(19), Dmg-I(23), EndRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(36)
Level 20: Quick Recovery -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(21), EndMod-I(21)
Level 22: Mind Over Body -- EndRdx-I(A), ResDam-I(37), ResDam-I(37), ResDam-I(39)
Level 24: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(25), Heal-I(25)
Level 26: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(27), EndMod-I(27)
Level 28: Heightened Senses -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(40), DefBuff-I(40), DefBuff-I(43)
Level 30: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(46), RechRdx-I(46)
Level 32: Lightning Rod -- Acc-I(A), Dmg-I(33), Dmg-I(33), Dmg-I(33), RechRdx-I(34), RechRdx-I(34)
Level 35: Boxing -- Acc-I(A)
Level 38: Strength of Will -- ResDam-I(A), ResDam-I(39), ResDam-I(39)
Level 41: Tough -- EndRdx-I(A), ResDam-I(42), ResDam-I(42), ResDam-I(42)
Level 44: Weave -- EndRdx-I(A), DefBuff-I(45), DefBuff-I(45), DefBuff-I(45)
Level 47: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(48), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 49: Resurgence -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury

So, I enjoy the MA system. ALOT. And while I want to play a Brute, I am sick and tired of the villain side story arcs and whatnot. So, I had a quandary. And then it hit me!

Use the MA to go from 1 - 50!

Now, I play Solo, and I made myself a Elec/WP Brute by the name of Vendigroth. I love the Brute mechanics, and if I could get a brute Heroside I would be there in a heartbeat (the closest I can get is a scrapper, which just isn't the same sadly). With the new expansion coming out I will be able to make a Brute turn FACE or Hero, but I don't want to wait.

So, here is my plan. I literally will level EVERY level (outside of the Tutorial Freebie, which I already got) inside the MA system.

Currently I am playing Vendigroth as a Mad Scientist. He will do good or bad, either way, he doesn't care, as long as he gets money to fuel his experiments.

This means I will play ANY arc type with him. The trick here is finding arcs to level up with.

I play Solo firstly, and I play on the lowest difficulty setting. I like story based arcs, but Humor is fine too. Just no farms. I have 2 arcs so far that sound like fun.

Arc #1345 “Jumping In Feet First”
Arc #111022 "Doctor Geist and the Scientific Method"

I will write reviews here, in character no less! They will be as if he is writing a journal, just to add some spice! So if you want your arc reviewed, and played by a half crazy scientist with an electric generating suit, then hit me up!

Ah well there ya go!

I am gonna make a few more, but I did do a HEAVY revision, and rebuild. Most of the remaining changes are grammer / spelling.

Arc offered to which character?: Phantoma Storm or Extrasensory
Arc Name: Return of the Three Fold King
Arc ID: 163274
Faction: Heroic
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Stomphoof
Level Range: 1-54, 20+ Recommended
Soloable?: Yes (although the Final Boss is an EB and can give people trouble)
Length: Medium to Long (About an hour total)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Synopsis: Professor John Cramer has put out a call for heroes. He has found the location of a missing Lemurian Artefact and needs the assistance of a real hero to retrieve it. However, this simple mission unearths a much more dangerous event: The Return of the Three Fold King.
Estimated Time to Play: Bout an Hour to Hour and a Half, depending.

This arc is story driven, dealing with strange mystical artifacts and creatures. I hope you enjoy it!

Also, I think this idea is really cool! I may do something similar myself!

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Hey Stomp, I started your arc tonight. Got through four missions before I had to quit. But, I rated 5-stars. (I will run it to completion, already re-started and re-ran the first 2 missions -- I'll wrap it up tomorrow).

But, I liked the story, and your custom mobs. An entertaining arc, and I look forward to wrapping up the 5th mission.

Through the first four missions, I noticed the following typos and errors you might want to correct. I'll provide additional feedback on mission five tomorrow.

I'd welcome your feedback on my arc, 21144, Spanks For The Memories. Cheers!

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Mission One:

1. Preamble and Post-amble typo: "artefact" [sic] should be spelled "artifact".
2. Preamble grammar: "I myself" is clunky English. Delete "myself".
3. Mission entry pop-up: "salt" should read as "salty".

Mission Two:

1. Preamble typo: "its" [sic] should be "it's" or "it is".
2. Preamble typo: "Tuath [sic] de Dannan" should be "Tuatha de Dannan".
3. Mission entry pop-up: delete the word "with". Alternatively, change it to "with it". Incorrect grammar as is.
4. Post-amble typo: "Thats" [sic] should read "That's" or "That is".
5. Clue typo: "Priests" is possessive, so should read "Priest's".

Mission Three:

1. Preamble: The word "Hostages" is capitalized for no reason.
2. Mission acceptance text: "Lets" [sic] should read "Let's".
3. Mission entry pop-up: "salt" should read as "salty"
4. Exit pop-up: clunky English. I suggest revising to read, "...the rune itself sparkles like a diamond."

Mission Four:

1. Preamble: highlighted sentence is completed with two periods.
2. Navigation Bar mission text: 'multiple' text for the collectible objective should be pluralized. As it stands, it says "4 Crate", "3 Crate" etc.

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Thanks! Artifact is purposefully mispelled, as I have seen it spelled that way in other places. Its a style thing. The rest are corrections I do indeed need to make.

The Wool Over One's Eyes

Ok, I just finished this one, and I give it a solid 4. And here is why!

Firstly, I kinda figured that I would be "lead astray" given the name of the arc. That being said, you had to read the clues and such to really get an idea of what was going on. Story wise, I was really amused.

Once again, there were FREAKS. ARG! I hate those things! However, I actually felt BAD for them, given that the dialogue indicated their situation. In fact, now I got ideas for a fun arc hehe.

Anyway, after the freaks I ran into 5th Column, which always makes me smile. Who doesnt like being up Nazis? I know I do!

The mission with the gang war was kinda...eh. There were ALOT of dudes running around, and once again, the blasted freaks. Ohhh how I hate those self ressing bastards. The "finale" as it was, was interesting, and thats when I actually got what was going on.

The real finale was pretty cool, but once again those allies were crazy strong. I am not sure how you could fix it though, as it seemed that if they were not that powerful the customs would have eaten em alive. The final boss was fun and I actually would like a sequel to this arc so I could find out what really was going on.

All in all, a solid 4 (I wouldnt play it again, but you SHOULD play it once!)


Current Que!

Mandu - Arc 113956 "The Devs Must Die"
Dragon Fist Tavian - Arc 164362
Cien Feugos - Arc 164839
JKevinCarrier - 99458, "The Unbearable Being of Lightness

Hey Ridiculous Girl, I need a review or something before I can add ya to the que Although I am interested in your "Hero Therapy"

Shield Shocker - Arc 153323 White Collar Crime

Ok, for my review of this (and its pretty basic) I want to start with the enemy choices. I hate Freakshow, personally. Not because they are hard for me, or anything.

I just hate the self res. HATE the self res. I never know if they are gonna stay down, and it drives me nuts. That aside, its not bad!

Mission 2: Your special boss had the tag "All Custom Characters" instead of any specific enemy group. You might wanna fix that. Same with Mission 4's boss. He had the same tag, which kinda broke the immersion.

Missions 1 and 2 and even 3 to a point seemed very...generic. I was ready to give you a 3 when I hit mission 4. Not alot challenges my SS/WP Brute. But Mission 4 did.

I ran into a room and got promptly faceplanted. That threw me off. Then I realized how hard that custom group really was. I took it slow from there.

For once the allies were not overpowered. I am used to getting an ally who could solo the mission. By the same token however, they were a bit underpowered and in a few occasions died.

Finally, Mission 4 had a CRAPTON of objectives crammed into 1 map. While not "bad" per say, I was confused when I zoned in and saw like 5 different specific things.

All in all, a 4 star mission, thanks to the final part

Dude you aint gotta play again, unless you wanna add ANOTHER Arc for me to play

I did change the text / motivation / objectives. So its a different arc, story wise.