Issue 7: Patron Arcs


Agent79

 

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Although every action has reverberated with murmurings of ‘destiny’, now is the time for each villain to discover the true meaning of Operation Destiny as they join forces with a Patron who will guide them deeper into the very heart of Arachnos. Begin to learn more in the first of two updates about Patron Arcs and Patron Powers here!


 

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Yay! Info!

EDIT: There's a typo in the intro. You don't "council" people. You counsel them.


 

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Yay! Info!

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Ditto the Yay!


 

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cool.


 

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Yay! Info!

[/ QUOTE ] While it's info, it's mostly fluff...


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Grammatical error:

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I cannot counsel you as to who your patron should be,

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Should be "...as to whom..."


 

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Yay! Info!

[/ QUOTE ] While it's info, it's mostly fluff...

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But some info... like

Seek me out to begin this trial, I am waiting.

Arbiter Rein


 

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So getting a Patron Pool involves doing an arc? What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?


 

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So getting a Patron Pool involves doing an arc? What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?

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I thought I read in an interview that you can't change patrons after you've picked one.


 

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What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?

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I think you'll find that people only leave the organization... through reroll.


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Scirocco's name is misspelled...

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So getting a Patron Pool involves doing an arc? What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?

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I thought I read in an interview that you can't change patrons after you've picked one.

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Positron has mentioned twice (in different interviews) that the Patron you choose is permanent.


 

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Scirocco's name is misspelled...

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So getting a Patron Pool involves doing an arc? What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?

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I thought I read in an interview that you can't change patrons after you've picked one.

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Positron has mentioned twice (in different interviews) that the Patron you choose is permanent.

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As long as permanent means, "Unchangeable through any means besides a respec" then I'm fine with it.


 

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Even if you respec?

I hope they're well documented then. It'd really suck to pick a patron and then realize that their powers look good on paper but have really low numbers or something that make them useless.


 

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So...

...you're pretty much forced to join Arachnos if you want an epic power pool, even if it doesn't make sense for your character.
...you're somehow locked into it even if you respec.
...all we get out of this in terms of facts is that you talk to an Arbiter to start.

I say "meh."


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...all we get out of this in terms of facts is that you talk to an Arbiter to start.

I say "meh."

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Have to agree here. If they're going to have news updates at least make them useful enough to answer questions, not just give us tons more.


 

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Even if you respec?

I hope they're well documented then. It'd really suck to pick a patron and then realize that their powers look good on paper but have really low numbers or something that make them useless.

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If it's a trial that unlocks it, then you pick, I think I'll do the trial and then copy my character to test and try each set.

And, if you don't want to join Arachnos, per se, you could RP the character as pretending to take a patron in order to get closer to Recluse and kill him.


 

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Patron Pools are losing their attraction if they're permanent. Looks like I'll have room for those powers I skipped after all.


 

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Begin to learn more...

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So don't expect to actually learn anything - this is just letting you know that you will...
Sort of, "on your marks...get set..." and we're still waiting for the go :P


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Scirocco's name is misspelled...

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So getting a Patron Pool involves doing an arc? What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?

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I thought I read in an interview that you can't change patrons after you've picked one.

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Positron has mentioned twice (in different interviews) that the Patron you choose is permanent.

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As long as permanent means, "Unchangeable through any means besides a respec" then I'm fine with it.

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/agreed


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If it's a trial that unlocks it, then you pick, I think I'll do the trial and then copy my character to test and try each set.

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So you're going to make multiple copies to Test and play ten levels on each just to see if any of them are worth taking? Have fun.


 

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So getting a Patron Pool involves doing an arc? What happens if I decide that I don't like that patron and want to respec into a different patron pool later?

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I thought I read in an interview that you can't change patrons after you've picked one.

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dang nabbit!!!

Time to put a bunch of clones on test I see.



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If it's a trial that unlocks it, then you pick, I think I'll do the trial and then copy my character to test and try each set.

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So you're going to make multiple copies to Test and play ten levels on each just to see if any of them are worth taking? Have fun.

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Maybe just one level. I'll decide after I know more about it... just kinda thinking out loud, err... out type?

It sounded good when I thought of it, like to test out respec builds without blowing a respec.


 

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Well c'mon, there is some info:

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Will you delve into Ghost Widow’s darkest desires, Sirocco’s shocking secret, Mako’s dangerous drive, or Black Scorpion’s shadowed past?

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So now we know:

Ghost Widow: dark powers
Sirocco: electric powers
Mako: car powers? golf powers? heh
Black Scorpion: shadow powers


 

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I have to say this is probably the fluffiest issue info bit I've seen in a while. Thanks for making me wait annoyed for the next update, which will hopefully have actual POWER INFO instead of just some oblique text describing what one might do with said powers (Rob a convenience store? Hobble a hero? Make super-evil-bundt-cake?).


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I have to say this is probably the fluffiest issue info bit I've seen in a while. Thanks for making me wait annoyed for the next update, which will hopefully have actual POWER INFO instead of just some oblique text describing what one might do with said powers (Rob a convenience store? Hobble a hero? Make super-evil-bundt-cake?).

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Mmmmmmm .......... super-evil-bundt-cake ...........


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