The City Scoop! ~Front Page~ October, 12, 2007
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Ex_Libris,
Posted on: 2007-10-12 24:47 in Announcements
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The City Traveler 
Hey everyone, it's me, Belle! For some reason, I feel like taking a little trip back in time. Not literally, of course, that would be really dangerous. I mean figuratively, to talk a little bit about Paragon City's past. Who knows, maybe you'll even find out something that will help you in the present or the future!
Wow, I can't believe that Halloween is almost here! As most of you know, we've had some really strange occurrences happening in the city around Halloween the past three years. A few days ago, I was talking to Pink Shock about Halloween last year. She reminded me about how a newcomer to the city named Annah was asking heroes to collect Halloween costume pieces and bring them back to her. Heroes who did so were able to get a brand new outfit from the Icon stores! Pink showed off the outfit that she got, and wow, she sure lives up to her name! She said I could take a picture of her in the costume that she got from Icon, so here it is. If you see her around, tell her that Belle says hi!
Did you know that the very first recorded instance of portal technology use was in Baumton? Or that it was actually villains that originally developed it? Now, almost all that remains of the zone are villains. It has become a hideout haven for such groups as The Lost, Council, Clockwork, Outcasts, Trolls, and Vahzilok. There is even talk that one of the highest members of the Clockwork King's court, a contraption he calls Babbage, roams the area sometimes! About the only vestige left of its old name is in the ickiest of places, the sewers under the city, where a drainage system is labeled "Baumton." (But even that has been painted over by vandals.) It's such a change from the old days when Hero Corps wanted to have their headquarters there!
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How To RoleplayThe Final BlowKilling. It's a touchy subject for many, but when it comes time choose between dealing that final blow or to cuff 'em, the choice can be hard. When you're roleplaying, what do you do? According to the game's lore, villains are defeated and sent to the Zig in Brickstown if you're playing a hero and an Arachnos Cell if you're playing a villain, and they typically break out two days later. However, some characters would rather that enemy never walk the streets again. For example, my necromancer villain would much rather add another corpse to his army, so he does not hesitate to kill. On the other side of the law, my hero doesn't rampage through Perez Park slaughtering gangsters who couldn't hurt him if they tried. But if the Devouring Earth were assaulting people, he wouldn't bat an eye at turning them to ash. Decide how your character feels about their enemies. Do they have a special hatred for any enemy in particular? Maybe Crey experimented on them, or the Devouring Earth killed their family? Or is it as petty as the Goldbrickers beat them to robbing that bank last week? A character's decision to kill can often vary between groups. Ask yourself these questions: Would they kill Hellions? The Circle of Thorns? Vahzilok? Trolls? Tsoo? Family? Devouring Earth? Pantheon? Rikti? Malta? Carnies? You might find that your character's opinion shifts as you go up the threat scale, or from human to undead to alien to monster. Another point is, "But I'm firing a full round of bullets... How exactly is this guy still breathing?" It's true that most humans are going to go down when pieces of metal hit vital organs, but who says that you're firing actual bullets? Rubber bullets are a good alternative for merely knocking your enemy out or just leaving some nasty welts. A sword is also a popular weapon that some believe is only useable for killing, but a skilled sword-wielder could use it to render the enemy unable to move—knowing that muscle in the back of the leg, you cut across the right spot and suddenly your enemy can't use it anymore. Maybe you deliver quick nicks and cuts across non-lethal areas and the villain surrenders to you. To sum it all up, your characters might have different opinions about different villains. Think about them, and decide what those opinions are. And even though what you're holding is a lethal weapon, there's more than one way to "kill." Questions? Thoughts? Send me a PM. | By Popular requestThis is the eighth in a series of By Popular Request articles, which reviews commonly requested player suggestions with strong positive support, and considers the implications that would need to be thought about if these suggestions were to be implemented. This week's subject - Personal Bases:Ever since supergroup bases were offered, players have requested the ability to make a base without needing a supergroup—in other words, personal bases. A personal base would give a player the ability to create a space of their own similar to supergroup bases while also allowing players to creatively individualize their bases in a way that is presently limited to costume design. Presently, supergroup bases provide a somewhat difficult format for expressing this creativity since a supergroup functions on a different level than a sole character does. However, there is a thread which discusses some of the ways a single person can use the supergroup base-building function to create a personal base. It would be nice if players did not have to use this method as a work-around and instead had a straightforward way of making bases for themselves. This would dramatically increase the number of players involved in base design, since only members of supergroups with base design privileges are currently able to create and change the layout and details. It would also open a range of veteran reward options should the devs choose to do so. The tech already exists for base generation, so the coding is partly or fully done. Finally, it would be nice to see the devs examining bases given the limited amount of interest this particular part of the game has gotten from them recently. | |
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Artist Spotlight : DaggerpointJeremy FarlowIt seems that after I posted my interview with Daggerpoint, a lot of you wanted MORE! If there is one thing that Jeremy Farlow is good at, it's having his drawings exude sex appeal without crossing a line into vulgarity. His familiarity with facial expression and anatomy is incredible. I've gotten his permission to feature some of his City of Heroes/Villains works.
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The Paragon City Medical Research Corps has just formed and is looking for researchers! Did you or someone you know lose someone to Outbreak? Do you have an interest in cutting-edge medicine, both traditional and otherwise? Have you ever wondered if there will ever be a cure for Outbreak? Do you want to help find it? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, especially the last, then send a /tell to Dr. Greg Miller Jr on Liberty or @Byssot to sign up. The Paragon City Medical Research Corps needs YOU! Based on Liberty. We are open to all heroes who want to make a difference. Since this is a new SG, we are still working on construction of our base, but that means you have more time to make your opinion known! Also pending is a website, but it should be up as soon as a good place for it is found. NAICRAMYRROSEGASSEMNEDDIHATONSISIHT Paragon City Choppers: Super Motorcycles for Super Customers! Paragon City Choppers is a unique experience in motorcycling, based out of Skyway City on the Virtue Server, our dedicated and creative staff is committed to bringing our customers the custom rides that are every bit as super as their superheroic riders! Whether you're a seven foot tank who's tough as nails or a high-flying, flame-flinging blaster of evil, we have the bikes that you want at your request! For more information contact our (occasionally hirsute) chief designer Erik Love aka The Wulfen at his PM box: Wulfie. What's small, friendly, and gets the job done? Classifieds in The City Scoop. Sell, find or buy anything. Send a PM to LadyK today. The PvP Event Committee is looking for more experienced event coordinators and planners to add to our current team. We are looking for PvPers with a general knowledge of tournament formats and PvP tactics. We are looking for players with evening and weekend availability who are dedicated to improving the PvP community within the whole of CoX. We need dependable, hard-working members who will put in extra time when needed to teach, promote, or host events game-wide. If we just described you, please visit our website at http://pvpec.guildportal.com, click "Join the PvPEC", and fill out our short membership application to become a part of the driving force in PvP game-wide. THE CITY SCOOP seeks staff writers to contribute articles, columns, or HTML layout on a biweekly schedule. We want helpful, positive and motivated people! Send a PM to Marcian_Tobay or Hertz. | WANTED a creative and talented web designer to be the lead designer for a CoX WebTV station, which will contain videos edited by players from in-game footage. For details or any questions, please send a PM to TheFrog VeronicaVenom is hosting "V-Games" on Victory Server, every Sunday night at 8PM EST. Events include: PvP tournaments, TF races, and Gladiator FFA. PST to VeronicaVenom. The Kheldian League is a supergroup on Triumph. It is only for Warshades and Peacebringers. We have a friendly group of players and a nice base. To join, please email xoxman on the forums, or contact us in-game by emailing Beta Sword PB, Enis, or Umbrastar. We have been established on the Guardian Server since City of Villains went live. We have a fully functioning base that is raid ready if/when the Cathedral of Pain goes live, IO Factory, and Teleporters to each zone. We also have our own website with forums on Guildportal. We seek to expand our ranks. Promotions are awarded according to prestige earned and will reward you with access to base storage including a large reserve of IOs. We also have scheduled Taskforces each weekend when possible, which are announced on the Guildportal website Send a /tell to @Botley, @Alpha-One or @MrsAlphaOne to be recruited. SELLING life-like mechanical Ravens useful for many tasks such as long distance couriering, location, homing, and rescue. Some units are flight-capable and others are glider-equipped, land rocket-boosted or translocatable. Equipped with a Virtue system. Contact @GFM for leasing and rental information. Also seeking qualified mechaneers, effigiers, and assorted other helpers in creation, production, and maintenance of the Iron Ravens. http://www.steelravens.net/phpBB2/index.php Converted_Clock and Genna are looking for recruits to their team! Having run the Super Olympics on Champion the last three years, we would like to take the event gamewide Feb. 2008! If you are interested in helping plan the events, assisting with running the events on your server, or just have a burning desire to know more, please PM either Converted_Clock or Genna. Currently we are looking for people on all servers except Champion. Organization, web skills, or prior event experience is a plus! We are a non-discriminatory group; casual player, RP'r, PvP'r, WE WANT YOU! |
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The City Scoop
Go. Hunt. Get Badge.
By Snow_Globe
Vol. I, Issue XXII
October 12, 2007
Badges are an often overlooked aspect of the game, but can provide means for role playing, unlocking powers and contacts, or just collecting.
Before I begin, here is a standard tip for badge hunting bosses: For missions, having a full team of 8 on either tenacious/malicious or unyielding/ruthless will provide the best results. For street hunting, having more people in the area will increase the boss spawn counts.
Crey Infiltrator
How to get it?
You get this badge by defeating 200 Paragon Protectors, regardless of rank. There are a few types of Paragon Protectors like 7th Generation Paragon Protectors, Paragon Protector elites, and demonic Paragon Protectors. Any Kheldian should be aware that the Quantum Paragon Protectors look just like the rest.
Tips on obtaining it
Hero side
Outdoor Street Hunting:
Eden (level 32+), mainly in the Utopia Complex. They can also be found in any "city" sections of Eden, like Aveda Towers or Acadia. They might be spotted elsewhere, but not in enough numbers to matter.
The Firebase Zulu (level 40+) is another good source of Paragon Protectors, especially in Point Foxtrot, Point Tango, Point X-Ray, and Point Sierra.
The Rikti War Zone has them scattered about.
Founders' Falls has a few scattered, but not really worth the time.
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In missions:
Gordon Stacy's (level 35-39) "Revenant Hero Project."
Unai Kemen's "Take readings from rupture" mission (it is the third in the series).
Unai Kemen also has a second non-arc mission with paragon protectors in it according to Red Tomax "Dimension Psi 20-7."
Manticore Task Force.
Any level 35+ Crey mission with a large enough team and the right difficulty settings.
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Villain side
Outdoor Street Hunting:
Grandville's Fab section has Paragon Protectors elites. Careful, they are high level.
The Rikti War Zone has some scattered around the zone.
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In missions:
Tavish Bell (45-50) has the demonic Paragon Protectors.
Crey missions are scattered everywhere from level 30 onward from Timothy Raymond (30-35), Regent Korol (40-44), Dr. Forrester (40-44) (By the way, ask how Joel is doing), and Abyss (45-50).
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By the way, doing the mission from Gordon Stacy or Unai Kemen with a full team on tenacious will yield the Crey Infiltrator in around two runs. You might need to do the first floor in the third run to get the badge. In the Gordon Stacy mission, only one group on the entire map is not Paragon Protectors.
How hard it is to get?
It is one of the easier badges to get hero side, mainly from the fact that there are so many chances to find them around. Villain side will be more difficult due to the sparse population of street hunting. Finding a mission would be the better choice, but CoV lacks a good 7th Generation Paragon Protector mission.
What does the badge represent in the story of City of Heroes?
The Crey Infiltrator badge represents uncovering the secrets of the Protectors. These constructs are Crey's attempt to create their own army. Not much is known about these "Paragon Protectors" except that they are completely loyal to Crey.
Editor's Note
Go. Hunt. Get Badge. is going to be a new recurring feature in the City Scoop. "How do I get the {insert name} badge?" is one of the most common questions in both the forums and the game. Many times there is more than one right answer, and we want to bring most of the best ones together in one spot. - Lemur Lad
This Issue
Features
Time Travel and You
City of Contest Winners
PvP Ladder: Velocity
Columns
The City Traveler
How to Roleplay
By Popular Request
Artist Spotlight: Daggerpoint
Collector's Corner: Rowr
Reicpe of the Week
Classifieds
Puzzle
/em Smack
Staff
City Scoop Staff
Feral Kat
by Daggerpoint
BiPolaris
Ms. Rogue Isles Triumph
Tigress
By DrewGardner