TheHangedMan

Hmm, well I can always hope that the Dev Team will come up with a 4000 part filter to get the 100,000 or so missions cut down to a list of 25 which most people will be willing to read.

Some day my princess will come
Some day we'll meet again
And away to her castle we'll go
To be happy forever I know

Some day when spring is here
We'll find our love anew
And the birds will sing
And wedding bells will ring
but only in Conneticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts or Vermont too

Is there any way the list of available missions can be downloaded as text? I wanted to pull the list into Excel or another Application so I can sort the darned thing to get the missions I want.

While the Britney's Circus Tour was a huge Success the crowds were not nearly as large for Ashley Simpson's Mausoleum Tour

If anyone who is actively playing the game would like to post their opinion I would like to hear from them as well. Fighting over the star, LOL, when did you last play? 2007? 2006?

Anyone who has been a group leader knows that running groups can be a real pain. Especially when you get people who think they know the only way to play the game or people who decide they hate someone else and instead of quitting decide to play the Private Tell game. I would like to see some sort of small bonus to reward people for being a party leader with groups of 5 or larger . It could be extra tickets for the MA. It could be a small inspiration for finishing missions. People who lead groups are in many ways vital to the game and it would be nice to see people get rewarded for the extra effort they put in.

There is a very valid reason why new members are needed for all these groups. Repeated missions of these groups makes people bored because the gameplay is always the same. I have done the Positron TF at least 16 times between my accounts. Everybody starts falling asleep or losing interest half way through. Clocks mobs are always the same and every Clock mob boss is identical. Fighting mob bosses are the same as fighting the mission end bosses. There are far too many undeveloped groups of NPCs who have a small core of developed characters and then have been the same ever since. Something as small as adding new different bosses for let say 10 groups helps a lot. If I was NC I would have a critter creator contest to have people design new bosses for some of the neglected groups. Those new bosses put a lot of replay value into existing missions., into radio missions and any long set of missions using the same group.

I can go into the MA and create 5 mission with the Tsoo and each of those missions will be a very different play experience. That is what helps keep people interested and playing. Otherwise COH is going done the same path that D&D did way back in the start days. Orc Orc Orcs BORED with Orcs Wizard Wizard hires Orcs.

This thread is to post suggestions for NPC Bosses which can be used by more than one group. This would promote more variety in the groups where there is only one boss type so all the missions play out the same. It would also get two groups more variety for one new NPC so its a two-fer.

Golden Clockwork (Goldbrickers and Clockwork) This is a Clockwork which has been built out of scavenged Goldbricker armor. It would be like a Cannon Boss but with Sonic Powers.

Troll-bra or Supa Cobra (Snakes and Trolls) . This is a Snake which has augmented its powers by taking Superadine. It would be a brutal combination of strength and quickness.

Heretic of Batzul (Circle of Thorns, Batzul) . This would be a COT Boss mage with Flame Powers instead of holds. These are the COT Mages who bargain with Batzul for increased power.

Fire Maven (Cabal & Hellion) The Cabal would recruit powerful Hellions with their arcane fire knowledge and teach them their knowledge of storms. It would be somewhere between a storm defender and a Damned.

Magmite Bedrock (Devouring Earth & Igneous) - A strange creature of rock which hears the call of the Hamidon but also the strange force which drives the Igneous.

Rikti Sword Slasher - (Warriors & Rikti) . Warriors who live with the Rikti to learn how to use the powerful Rikti Sword. Its the worst possible case , the skill with swords of a Warrior and the Rikti Sword technology

Supa Cadaver - (Vahilzok & Trolls) Vahilzok Zombies created from Troll parts.

Tarantula Tanker (Freakshow , Arachnos). I am not so sure this is a good idea. Its a Freakshow Tanker who has upgraded themselves by welding to a Tarantula Mistress rig from Arachnos.

Blight Apprentice (Midnight Squad & Winter Horde) - This would be a group of arcane students from the Midnight Squad who study the powers of the Winter Horde. So Force powers of the midnighters combined with cold domination or cold melee.

Speaking as someone who frequently leads groups the worst feature is the beauty contest rating system. I don't need an easily manipulated beauty contest. I need to know the challenge level of the custom critters in the missions. If the custom critters are too tough then my PUG will all quit. They won't wait and try a new arc they all quit immediately. Five Stars because the someone had people in their SG pump up the ratings doesn't do me a danged bit of good when the entire NPC has tar pit or holds and the entire group quits . I have stopped leading PUGs for now in the MA because its a waste of time. I spend more time rebuilding teams when I could have been leading radio missions for hours with no one quitting.

Each Mission in an MA arc would have an offensive and defensive rating based on how much damage they do and how much damage they can soak. The solo rating would be based on 10 solo spawns for the custom critter group mission default. This would tell the solo player about how difficult the adventure should be. Heals would count towards defence and hold/slows/stuns etc count would up the offense rating.

Another rating would be made based on a group of six people and would generate 10 random spawns . This would be used to create a group offense and defence rating to show how tough the mission can be.

These ratings would be automatically generated and could only be changed by changing the custom groups or standard groups used in a mission. This would help the average player see the difference between missions designed to kill players and would also help identify farming missions.

The only NPC in a slot in a custom group can not be one that summons other NPCS like a Rikti Comms Officer

Every slot that has something must have a minimum of 1 ranged stock or custom character. No Melee Melee Burn piles.

Instead of harassing people who used the work farm or farmer or EI EI O in their mission text just fix the custom group rules that allow people to create burn piles of NPCs which are completely helpess when immobilized. The first thing being used is similar to the old portal spawning farming fix NC already did once. The second thing is much like the Sky Raider LT spawn in Terra Volta which is easily farmed but can be made into a level 1-50 burn by using custom NPCs.

Make the basic henchmen pets as minions, 2nd tier as LTs and advanced henchmen pets as Bosses. It would create a very useful faction of 0-54 standard NPCs to fill in slots in Custom Groups but would keep down the size needed for the overall group

You may have conquered the world. You may have defeated the Statesman. But can you handle pushing a mop for Arachnos? Fill out forms at Inhuman Resources. Steal Office Supplies from Longbow. Forcibly Downsize annoying co-workers.

Arc Name: Arachnos Janitor Task Force
Arc ID:19296
Faction:Villainous
Creator Global/Forum Name:@BringBackApex
Difficulty Level:Medium with a tough finish
Synopsis: Fill out paperwork, Steal Office Supplies, defeat bothersome co-workers
Estimated Time to Play: hour or so

Arc Name:My Name is Adam
Arc ID:14607
Faction:Villain
Creator Global/Forum Name:@Bring Back Apex
Difficulty Level: mixed
Synopsis: Build a monster, then use it to trash hero sewer groups and wreak havoc at a costume contest in Atlas Park
Estimated Time to Play: hour or two based on party size and types

Some of the things I always wanted to do as a villain . Trying for a mix of roleplay and humor.

*chases Lord Recluse down the street on a bicycle wearing a wedding dress*

Your hot when your cold
your yes when your no...

I got Jiffy Pop on the stove, a bottle of Tequila and the lastest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue , lets see Hugh Hefner top that

Beetlewoman , Hit it
Crisis Isis , Hit It
Duckwoman , Hit It
Estro Jen, Hit it
Fatale Femme, Hit It
Goliath Girl , Hit It
Hobo Queen, Hit it

On Saturdays I steal Malaise's Pajamas, Mynx's Spiked Collar and a Butt Cape and then I walk into the Arachnos Fortress and tell them I am a Destined One. Then I blend into a PUG and we go raid Syrus's Lair. When he smells the air and gets my scent he starts screaming and wetting himself. The Destined Ones all think its because they are so tough and start acting all Archvillain. Then they all run into a warehouse and get creamed. Its so fricking hilarious.

So I go to punch Captain Mako in the stomach and he jumps up to attack me and I hit him right in the sardines. Well this one Arachnos Wolf Spider takes out a cell phone and says "Should I call Barracuda and tell her the date is off". Then Mako hits him in the sardines. Funniest thing I ever saw but Hickman leaves it out of the comic, geeeeez .

It is very bad to drink Jobu's rum. Very bad

No one will ever know where Atlas is buried heh heh heh

Its not what it seems! Silver Mantis was robbing the Easy Sleep Inn and when I rushed into her room to grapple her so she could not use her deadly attacks on nearby civilians my lightning set off the vibrating bed.

Zeus-y I'm Hooooooome (Ricky Ricardo voice)

I was able to PvP as a casual player and I liked the changes. I am now making a hero up so I have a hero and a villain. I do congratulate the old school PvP for what they were really using supermovement for, attacking PCs loaded with Vista using the superfetch service. Once I saw that the people in Sirens Call were only circling load points it took about 15 seconds to turn off superfetch and watch them all suddenly find reasons to log off.

Dual Flare Pistols
Gatling Gun
A Weapon that is also a mount used for movement like a Motorcycle with guns on it or a Broom that shoots lightning
Shrunken Heads as a Missle Weapon (villaisn only)
Cane Sword
Singing Sword that actually sings
Razor Sharp Throwing Playing Cards (being confisiticated in WA by Police atm)
Umbrella Dagger
Cat O Nine Tails
Buck Rogers Zap Gun
Throwing Hat (like 007)
Stick Grenades
Iron Fan
Bamboo Flute
An Electric Gun that fires Smilies
Mace or Sword made from Bones
Carnival Mallet (used to ring the bell for a prize)
tiny derrigner pistols carried by card sharps in old west
Shoe Melee
Guitar Melee like El Kabong or Desperado