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Title: Anger Management: The Trials of a Council General
Arc ID: 286535
Creator’s Global Name: @Austara
Mission Count: 3


Story – From the title I was expecting humor, but that was not the case. Basically, you repeatedly hunt down a council boss that somehow gets away each time you catch him. The motivations assigned to the character playing the arc did not feel right and there were a few too many "give mes" for my taste. 3.0 Stars

Fun Level – Reasonably fun, though the last mission was what I call "go make a sandwich". 3.5 Stars

Playability – Perfect up till the last mission where I had six bosses "helping" me. I stood back and just watched the last EB get the snot beat out of him. 3.5

Polish – Overal nicely polished with nice customs, good bios, interesting dialog and text most any where it could be inserted. I do need to minus .5 a star because all of the customs were in the group "NPCs". 4.5 stars

Overall Rating – 3.6 Stars


Let’s up it to 11! – Separate your NPCs into proper groups, get rid of the silly dancing animation from the Council guarding stuff, the six helpers are way overkill so either remove most of them or make them non-combat or make them Lts., revisit your story and punch it up.


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Definitively! You just need to play most of the Dev's Choice arc which almost exclusively come from closed beta when people were just learning the tools available and compare them to any of the "hot" arc" discussed here. Also, the 1000's of "make an arc with my favorite character set to extreme to try this new MA stuff out" have stopped. I just wish there was a way to clear out the 10,000 of thousands of these test type arcs.


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Well it is looking like Wrong Number’s Ha Ha Hut has dried up on reviews so it is time to roll out my other review thread idea. I have always preferred playing shorter arcs and three of my current arcs are three missions and under. So, without further ado…..introducing Wrong Number’s Short and Sweet.


What to expect:

1) Your arc will be graded on the detailed explanation below.

2) When I rate an arc I generally never give less than stars 3 for anyone that makes a real effort even if they fall way short.

3) If you are looking for a long detailed blow by blow review of your arc you will be disappointed if you submit it here. My reviews will be short and sweet . I am in awe of reviewers like PW or MCM who do extremely detailed reviews, but I know myself and I would never be able to maintain that level of review for long.


What you need to do:

1) Play any of my arcs below. Whatever strikes your fancy. Note - If you have already played all of my arcs and it has been more than a month please pick one to replay. I am constantly updating and improving them(hopefully!).

Trademark Infringement (2220)
Death to Disco (84420)
In Poor Taste (259920)
Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids! (2019)

2) Send me feedback in game and then post your request in the format below. You do not need to write a review of my arc though if you feel so inclined feel free to comment under the thread for that arc, that would be great.


Eligibility

1) Your submission needs to be between 1-3 missions.
2) No Defeat Alls unless it is a very small map.
3) Humor arcs should still be submitted to Wrong Number’s Ha Ha Hut .


Request Format

Title: (Arcs Name)
Arc ID: (Arc Number)
Creator’s Global Name: (Your Global ID)
Mission Count: (Total number of missions in the arc)
Notes – (Anything special I should know about this arc)


Rating Format and Explanation

Story – Is there a story? Does it make sense? Is it original?

Fun Level – Was it fun? Did I enjoy my time playing it or was I dragging myself through it preying for it to end? Was I engaged?

Playability – Are the characters balanced? Are they level appropriate? Do I have to spend 30 minutes looking for the last glowie?

Polish – Do the customs have bios? Do the big bads have dialog? Are there clues? Does the arc have a souvenir? How do the customs look?

Let’s up it to 11! – My recommendations for improvements.

Overall Rating – Would I recommend it and the arcs final star rating.


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Trying out this new ability to post pics!



Dr. Disco Fever

I am back from vacation and ready to review some more humor arcs if there are any out there wanting review. The info for what you need to do is below.

WN

Some reviews:


@Shiver Sister wrote: Lots of fun

@MegaDocam wrote: I LOL'd through the whole thing sis! Great Idea! Really enjoyed spanking those baddies! And the NPC chatter was entertaining, a bit dirty but I wouldn't change it one bit . Great stuff as expected from you.

@Aehaed wrote: Very poor taste. It went from bad to worse to good. 5 stars to get you thru til someone can't handle the humor and reports it

@Doomlord : Feedback on Architect Mission In Poor Taste: Pretty good, but I was disappointed not to see the diabolical Dr. Salad from the Dr. Q TF.

@Zlexis : Feedback on Architect Mission In Poor Taste: great job, funny and fun!

@SamuelH73 : Feedback on Architect Mission In Poor Taste: I loved the wordplay and double entendre. A real laugh-fest! Very well thought out.

@DarklordDKL wrote: Nice! Reported for weasel abuse!

@SamuelH73 wrote: I loved the wordplay and double entendre. A real laugh-fest! Very well thought out.

@Rune wrote: Hysterical!

@Lazorman wrote: Way to get ahead! Good mission length, not too long! (nyuk-nyuk!) Pretty damn funny! My wife and I were both cringing and laughing all the way through this. Good find on map 2, and I liked your custom Skulls -- very subtle and skillfully done!

@Tahlana wrote: Oh that was so so bad (in such a good way!) Lots of fun, nice work.

@Gypsy Rose wrote: So funny

@Ashley Fyre wrote: Great dialog and mission objectives.

@Basil Acid wrote: Great humor, well wrote, great job! Looking forward to playing your other arcs

@JustJoan wrote: Lmao that was a great one !!!

@Star Of Africa wrote: I especially liked the first mission. That was funny. Very good work and good work on the Skulls. Looked like the Kings Row bunch. I think the Tiki Lounge has one K, but not real sure. Very entertaining.

@Merry Prankster wrote: Yer best yet - Had a BLAST TY!!



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My husband has, at least for me, the best analogy for the current rating system. He compares it to the costume and bio contests we often see in Atlas Park. How many times have you scratched your head at the winners and wondered what possible factors went in to the judging to get that result? My personal favorites in my 5+ years in CoX:

- A female character dressed in a black basic top and skirt winning a cc because the judge reasoned "I like Goth chicks".

- A bio contest winner whose bio read "Steve Houston, a man barely alive. We can rebuilt him. We have the technology. We can make him better, stronger, faster."

It is all in what the judge knows and likes be it a 40+ year old woman who is well read or a 9 year old boy that won't even pick up a comic book. The votes of each player, no matter their background carry the same weight.


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...Didn't get the comment/rating screen on any of the arcs so will have to go back and try to do them solo. Is this a new bug, btw? Cause it never happened to me before.

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This happens all the time and I think it happens most often if the team leader does not wait to talk to the contact until everyone has exited the mission. Also, it happens 100% if the leader rates the arc and clears the window before others exit.

I was happy to get my arc's played a few weeks back, but very disappointed that even with three teams my Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day arc got a couple votes and Death to Disco! got maybe 8 votes.

Since I have a new arc I might as well list it here.

Name: In Poor Taste
Arc ID: 259920
Creator Global Name: @Wrong Number
Difficulty Level: Average
Synopsis: Ever done a radio mission and pondered what the devs were thinking when they named the boss? Should these guys be out on the streets? Ms. Manners doesn't think so and she needs your help to round up the worst of the worst starting with a boss named Manhandle. It only goes down hill from there.
Number of EB/AVS – 0
Story Type - Humor
Mission Count: 3
Estimated Time to Play: 30 minutes or less
Note - All of the boss names are actual names created by the devs.

MA MONDAY NOTE - DO NOT run this arc at level 1 diff unless you want all the bosses to be LTs. My missions are designed to scale for everyone so that lower level or ATs that have a hard time soloing and want to solo it can. I got burned with a 1 star on Trademark Infringement because "there was no text or anything". In fact every place there can be text there is including even personal bios/dialog for each individual hostage. At diff 1, some just blew right past it all missing all the humor.


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Yeah, it happens all the time. I once cashed in merits and was thrilled to get a level 33 LotG +RC. About 3 minutes later, mapserved to a time before I cashed in. Worse part, I got a Pacing of the Turtle instead .

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Trademark Infringement - 100% Custom

Death to Disco! - Mish 1 is Crey with custom boss, mish 2 is 100% custom

Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids! - 4 missions, that ramp up to all custom by the last mission.

About "being a challenge". This as a requirement to me is awfully random. Unless you design a mission for a very narrow level and AT it will be hard for some and easy for others. As an example in 450 plays of Trademark Infringement I have had one complaint of the boss being the "hardest boss I have ever fought". The boss is a fire tank and it turned out the player used a fire/fire blaster.

Anyways, pick one of the above that most interests your group. Thanks!


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Cap,

Thanks much for the great review of In Poor Taste! I corrected the one typo and added the missed comma. It is interesting that you liked two of the last mission bosses as it seems many have favorites, but Manhandle sticks out as the clear leader.


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There has to be a balance in all these things. Giving an arc 4 or 5 stars and saying "its cool" is just as worthless as giving it 1 or 2 and saying "it sucks".


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Or giving an arc 3 stars and saying "It ain't half good and it ain't half bad" as your "review".


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The reviews are in! (update)

@Cuchulainn : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: A great little mission. I love the Wannabes!

@Penetant : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: He he! Very funny and creative!

@El Frio : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: liked the variety of enemy powers, made it fun

@Darc Reign : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: If was fun and a decent challenge for my blaster

@Citizen42 : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: HILLARIOUS! And fun, too!

@DarklordDKL : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Love all the wannabes, especially Ten Pin's description.

@Lord Mordeth: Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Entertaining mission with some rather.. fun NPC banter delivered by a varied group of enemies, so all in all.. t'was a mission worth playing.

@Tiny Tin Man: Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: finally something original with a bit of comedy loved it

@CockAroach : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Loved it on test, Glad you brought this Live!!!

@Shadow-Surfer: Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: LOVED that mission!

@Skyburner : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Excellent , excellent mission! I laughed till I was crying!

@Xenocrates : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Very fun and funny. The custom enemies were interesting uses of 'blatant knockoffs'.

@SilverStrider : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Awesome..gota good laugh out of it.

@Gold Falcon : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Great job. Very funny.

@Carnada : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Lots of fun, thank you! 5 stars.

Scribbles : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Thank you! I needed a good laugh, and a fun mission. Was fun and it played well. 5 stars

@Destiny-Morna : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: nice short mission--5 stars.

[@Star.Rider : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Lots of fun and laughs!

@Superlativegirl : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: OK, that was just..awesome. Full of win. This should be Community Choice. Short, sweet, tough enough, good tickets, all around awesomeness!

@Luna de Nocturne : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Very cute mission

@YeahThatsRightItsMe : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: ALOT OF FUN!!! your mission Trademark Infringement NICE JOB

@Cloudstrike : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Loved the arc. It was definetly fun. Really liked reading the descriptions too. And Copy Cat's costume was "uber" cool. ganna have to give it 5 stars there.

@Nagasaki Ghost : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Fun and funny. Thanks for the laughs. American shield's info was classic!

@Beanstalk1 : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Ha ha ha. Nice story, made me smile, good custom bad guys - well done

@Tahlana : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Haha! Good parody, great work on the costumes and descriptions

@Lazorman : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Nice short mission! I laughed at all the parodies; I think I've seen them in Atlas Park. Takes me back to the old Marvel law suit days. Good job

@Niklarus : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: That was great! The descriptions were just hilarious.

@Flamemaiden: Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: LOVED the Wannabes.

@Doctor Minerva : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Very funny mission! I quite enjoyed it!

@El Condor : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Very funny stuff! The costumes (and hommages) were pitch-perfect. Dialogue was very funny. I wished there'd been a little more in-mission text (clues, etc.) to fill out the story a bit, but that's really a nit-pick. Bravo, amigo!

@Proto-Spyne : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Great costume mob, even if they are all just wannabes.

@Cheese Weasel: Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Absolutely hilarious. I died so many times because I was reading the bios than anything. American Shield. Almost pissed my pants. thanks for making it.

@Brax the Axe: Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: That was hysterical I loved it!!!!!! American Shield's info slayed me. All the characters were great Thanks soo much!!!

@Wyrm : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: You were right - I enjoyed the heck out of this! "I got stuck with the placebo" = classic

@Grumble : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: I was expecting cheese and this delivered. Five stars.

@BinkDeBook : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Another great one Wrong! I loved all the humor in it. The Descriptions, the power sets, and the costumes were perfect! Y

@Orange Avenger : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Very nice -- loved the character descriptions. Excellent dialogue, too. Thanks for the fun.

@Ashcraft : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Short, funny, and challenging. Lots of fun!

@ItsCamRUN : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: the bios made me giggle, nice job lol!

@ChicagoDoodler : Feedback on Architect Mission Trademark Infringement: Hilarious arc...great enemies too.

@Gypsy Rose wrote: Loved the humor and the customs - Nice to have a fun, quick arc to play!

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Ed Wood Jr. was a real person, not just a character Depp played. The movie was based on a book about his life called "Nightmare of Ecstasy".


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Some reviews:


@drfantasy: Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: Ok I actually dont know why this isnt devs choice. I really liked it honestly. Must be a couple minor things wrong for them to not choose this. I've only given 3 5stars so far and this will be my 4th.

@Farrok : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: Can u say AWSOME i can AWSOME really enjoyed that i love blappy hehe

@Plucky Sidekick : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: Great and very entertaining arc. I love the blappy fans healing her. 5 stars.

@Aracade : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: What can I say about this.... ummm.... I got to be on tv? err... talk to a tv.... Seriously, how come you haven't gotten anything Developer approved. I've played all three story arcs you've made and I personally thought they were all fantastic. Ah well, that is the way of the world I guess. But I can still give ya some stars.

@Jarissa : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: The almost-creepy thing is that, about twelve years ago, our tabletop group's GM ran us through a very similar adventure -- except it was Big Bird, whose performer was being held hostage while the costume was used by a new Supervillain to qualify for villain team membership. Good one-liners in your arc!

@Wyrm : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: Very entertaining! Sis cracked me up. I think you captured the "feel" of Television as a contact really well.

@Taxibot Sara2.0 : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: Hey WN Just did Blap Blap Blappy Dat Gret job as always Sort of hated having to beat you up but I tried to be gentle LOL Okay I have run out of missions from you TIME to post more

@abnormaljoe : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: Great work, any chance of a "Redemption of Blappy" arc?

@BinkDeBook : Feedback on Architect Mission Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!: Another fun one WN... I enojoyed it .. Good Dialog and humor as usual. Nice work!

@Lazorman wrote: Fun! Nice customs designs, and amusing bio's. I liked the soliloquy narrative style your enemy bio's used. Only hiccup was when Sis Boom Ba almost escaped out the door when she got low health (couldn't seem to slow her down). Otherwise was a fast-paced, fun adventure!

@Tahlana wrote: That was a fun one! I liked the characters and the missions were well designed.



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Mini update

- Changed President Carter's look slightly. I got a a few mentions of Carter not having solid gray hair. I am guessing the mentions come mostly from youngins that don't recall his time in office. He actually had mostly sandy colored hair which rapidly turned all gray (most assumed it was the stress of the Iran hostage affair, the gas crisis and the poor stat of the economy), In any case, I made his hair more gray and changed the color of his jacket (I decided that the green he had looked too much like WW employee jackets).

- I update the souvenir to include information so that players can easily find my other arcs.


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All of mine listed in my sig are comedy based. Trademark is a one shot, Disco is a 2 mish arc, Poor Taste or 3 and Blappy is 4 mission. Warning, like the Dev missions mine will spawn Lts. instead of bosses if you play on Heroic. So considering your group, you may want to crank the difficulty up a few notches.


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Except it isn't. It is different for the MA, but as Venture pointed out, they already did this on Buffy, right down to the "which scenario is more plausible?" dialogue.

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Forgot about that one, but you are correct. I thought of the DS9 episode that was a very similar plot. I am not sure which of those came first, but I know I saw the DS9 one first myself and thought Buffy ripped the idea off. Actually, I think this plot may have been a Twlight Zone or Outer Limits, but can't swear to it.

In any case, it was very well executed and enjoyable.


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Almost as important as saving the world:


Name: Trademark Infringement
Arc ID: 2220
Creator Global Name: @Wrong Number
Difficulty Level: Easy-Medium
Synopsis: We all know villains are not a very creative lot. Take over the world, pull the moon out of orbit....yada, yada, yada. It's no surprise that they keep the trademark lawyers very busy or that one of the lawyers has finally cracked. He needs to be stopped before this city is sued out existence!
Number of EB/AVS – 0
Story Type - Humor
Mission Count: 1
Estimated Time to Play: about 15 minutes


You can review it here or just send me it private, up to you.


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You may want to join the MA ARC FINDER channel. It is a cross server channel designed for getting help with, finding and promoting arcs.


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Title: Poi, Demonology, and Everything I Learned From Hellions
Arc ID: 164235
Creator’s Global Name: @londerwost
Mission Count: 2
Notes – Designed for brand new heroes. This was play tested on a level 2 fresh out of Outbreak. It's intended to be something simple and fun for lowbies to get their feet wet with. Also, the second mission was supposed to be on a 45 minute timer, but timed hostage missions are bugged in I15, so it's untimed for now. (Make sure you read the "still busy" text)

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Lowdown – This two mission arc is designed for new heroes levels 1-14 and it stays true to that level range while still being fun and playable (In my experience many that claim to be low level are too hard). The basic premise is that Ms Liberty has a simple task for you to perform for her, but we all know it never is that simple. The writing on this arc is very solid, it features good dialog, clear clues and your role in the story is clearly defined. The 45 minute timer the author intends for the second mission of this arc would fit in perfectly.

Funny Level – Mildly Humorous

Fun Level - Your first time at a new video arcade!

Let’s up it to 11! – Have Statesman show up after the second mission is over.

Overall Rating – A mildly humorous, but very fun low level mission that is a must play.


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