trekain

I think what will solve this problem entirely would be to raise the upper lvl limit on these contacts by 1 or 2 lvls (Pt Oakes & 1st 3 CaD contacts).

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We are going to implement a couple changes to make this better. The early brokers will only require 3 missions and 1 heist to introduce a new contact. In addition, if a group completes a broker mission everyone on the team will get credit toward a heist that will lead to a new contact introduction. This should help keep you from leveling out of content. Just like in City of Heroes, if you start a Story Arc in City of Villains you will always be allowed to finish it—even if you outlevel it. If you miss a contact entirely, you can still Exemplar with a less experienced hero who has the correct Story Arc assigned to him or her in order to hunt down any pesky badges you may have missed.

Cheers,
Sean

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Thanks for an looking at this thread Manticore, but... isnt it already 3 missions + a heist to get a new contact from the brokers?

Are you saying that if I form a group and do 1 newspaper mission the group gets credit for a heist? or that if a group does a heist we all get credit for a heist? Can 3 people independantly work up to a heist so that there are 3 heists available when they team,then do each one grouped and get a new contact with each one? (removing 6 newspaper missions in the process)

No new news on exemping to get badges that we miss. Been doing that in CoH for a long time. But the storyarcs and their souvenirs are still missed.

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I had to turn down teams yesterday so I wouldnt outlevel my current contacts. I joined a strike force though and afterward Golden Roller no longer wants any thing to do with me.

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I dont know if the new Strike forces are as involved and as full of xp as their CoH versions. Its very easy to gain 2 or 3 lvls in some CoH TFs, I avoid SF/TFs and grouping of any kind if Im trying to be careful of outlvling stuff

Part of me is considering starting my character over, with the knowledge of who the contacts are and what they give. I mean it only took 5 days of play for me to make it to lvl 17.
Now I would know where the missions that are failable, and would bring help. My only problem would be that i would still miss the ones that are bugged. Has ANYONE gotten missions from Dr. Shelley?

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Wow, I'm terrified for St. Marks! That's not a big place! Maybe they have a basement or something.


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I was thinking the same thing...If there is more than 5 customers in there the place is crowded..I cant even picture a place to set up a table for them to sit at much less a crowd of people...unless they clear out the toy room in the back.

Based on this discussion i put together something that hopefully will help.

http://boards.cityofvillains.com/sho...part=1#4000850

CoVs take on contacts is a little bit different than CoHs. It can be easy to miss a contact and almost all of them have storyarcs.

This is a work in progress and I wil try to keep it updated. Feel free to note any corrections that need to be made or let me know what additions I should make. (post or PM)

Since something like this is a little hard to do with text, I made a graphic, so without further ado - TreKains COV Contact Guide

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At minimum 3 arcs. There is Mr. Bocor he has an arc, Billy Heck has an arc, and um Angeleti? I think he has an arc. It appears the you can't get more than 1 maybe 2 of the arcs before out leveling them. I managed to get Mr. Bocor's and Billy Hecks done but I just finished Billy's at level 11 and now he won't talk to me.

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If you complete each arc before picking up the next one you will outlvl the last one. If you stop mid-arc and start the next one and get them all started before you outlvl them you can finish them. This will hopefully be less and less a problem in the higher lvls.

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Now in Cap au Diablo, I took Dmitri first got his storyarc started, (hit 15 during it) then went to get Dr Shelly, she says I outlvled her, I then tried to get the 3rd contact (the one in the hut on the dock, cant remember the name) and he gives me the Pyriss arc no problem. So I dont know why Shelly wont talk to me.

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You've outleveled even more content then you think you have. First, Dmitri has two story arcs (the vahzilok one, then one with a group of Russian commandos called Spetsnaz). Also, when you complete this second arc you get referred to the Golden Roller contact, who has his own arc(s). Second, Themari also has two story arcs and he only offered you the second. His first leads to the 'Olivia Darque's Ring' souvenir.

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Actually I did do all these (bad memory), but so all Im missing is Shelly's missions.

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If you keep doing newspaper missions instead of going to new contacts *right away*, you very quickly out level them.

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I ONLY do newspaper missions when contacts run dry or I need to open new contacts. Once I get all 3 contacts from a broker, Im done with him unless all contacts are done (which hasnt happened yet) Newspaper missions are more a system that is helpful in higher lvls where it takes much longer to lvl.

I outlvled Vendetti in beta so this time around i was sure to get all 3 Pt Oakes contacts, i got 1 storyarc started then opened up the next one, and their storyarc, then the next one. Since once an arc is started you can finish it. But in beta I got introduced to Veluta Lunata, this time I was introduced to the Radio (never met the radio in beta). No one even tried to point me to Veluta.

Now in Cap au Diablo, I took Dmitri first got his storyarc started, (hit 15 during it) then went to get Dr Shelly, she says I outlvled her, I then tried to get the 3rd contact (the one in the hut on the dock, cant remember the name) and he gives me the Pyriss arc no problem. So I dont know why Shelly wont talk to me.

Storyarcs are WHY I play. I avoid TF/SFs because its too easy to outlvl content while in them. (I go back and do TFs RSK'd). I avoid teaming up when I know i'll lvl too fast. (love being a brute). Im in love with the fact that nearly EVERY contact in CoV has storyarcs! But its content that I want to experience...and (call me greedy) but I want to experience it all!

Also only got 6, but i didnt notice that she was missing cause the box looks its made to fit the 6 perfectly. I dont know where the 7th would go if she was in there.

Gamestop as well.