I've been tweaking my custom groups so much, I haven't noticed.
I wound up yanking WftAG from the folder and storing it elsewhere until the issue is resolved. This enabled me to work on fixing other things.
Like moving the "Guardswoman" to the Air Guard Elite.
My Stories
Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
Finally got a new "Meet the Air Guard" arc up.
Now I have to come up with a new "Working for the Air Guard" arc.
My Stories
Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
Okay then, so if everything worked out okay, the AE system should be live soon, and with that a good number of dev-choice arcs.
If that's the case, then I'm going to need the help of my fellow players now.
Basically, it boils down to "play my arc that I hope is still there in the dev choice bracket" 
- I have 2 others in the waiting, but need to unlock a bunch of stuff on live first (costumes and maps), and need tickets to do so ASAP. So on live today, please see if you can find Welcome to Architect Entertainment and give it a play and a rate - preferably with a team. 
"If I had Force powers, vacuum or not my cape/clothes/hair would always be blowing in the Dramatic Wind." - Tenzhi
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I shall do so, and use the tickets thus gained to unlock everything I need to publish mine.
Edit: 130 tickets required, I think. Maybe 170, I can't remember if I put auras on any of them.
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: STOP!
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: WAIT ONE SECOND!
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: WHAT IS A SEAGULL DOING ON MY THRONE!?!?
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I shall do so, and use the tickets thus gained to unlock everything I need to publish mine.
Edit: 130 tickets required, I think. Maybe 170, I can't remember if I put auras on any of them.
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I will be doing the same since I am in the same boat. I need like 200 tickets to unlock all the costume parts needed for my one mission arc called Trademark Infringement.
WN
Check out one of my most recent arcs:
457506 - A Very Special Episode - An abandoned TV, a missing kid's TV show host and more
416951 - The Ms. Manners Task Force - More wacky villains, Wannabes. things in poor taste
or one of my other arcs including two 2010 Player's Choice Winners and an2009 Official AE Awards Nominee for Best Original Story
Here we are!
Bringing A Lord to Power, Arc ID: 2782
The Vahzilok Cure, Arc ID: 7173
Arc ID: 475246, "Bringing a Lord to Power"
"I'm only a simple man trying to cling to my tomorrow. Every day. By any means necessary."
-Caldwell B. Cladwell
Yes... I need a few more tickets to publish the arc I WANT to publish. I did put up a cute little one mission quickie.
I think it's fun. Even more fun if you read The Broken Thorn and are familiar with Ici Cold.
It's arc number 4625. Quick, easy, hopefully fun and funny.
Mine's now up. Actually has been for a while but I was lazy and forgot to post. Anyway, it's in my sig.
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: STOP!
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: WAIT ONE SECOND!
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: WHAT IS A SEAGULL DOING ON MY THRONE!?!?
My three are up- numbers and names in my sig. Although "The Meatgrinder" really doesn't have much in the way of a plot, or even a point, really.
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
I've created two arcs.
"A Strange Anomaly" Arc # 4250
Recommended alignment: neutral.
Join SHADOWSTAR in it's efforts in creating a more stable platform for it's MCEC Program. Remember! All it takes is one mistake and you might have to restock your blues.
That mission is very difficult, or so I'm told.
I worked up another mission that is much better written and is a lot easier...
A Day In The Life Arc #30897
Recommended alignment: Villainous
Work for Dr. Skjebene as his personal assistant / lackey / aspiring biological engineer. Horrible lab experiments gone wrong, terrible plagues created and then vaccinated, never-ending hordes of Arachniods pouring into the doctor's area after a breach in a containment wall -- all in a day's work.
I've got something MA related...
Any of you guys following this thread have any heroes or villains that lived through (or died during) the First Rikti Invasion? If so I might like to borrow your character for an arc I'm planning.
Toss me a tell if you're interested, no need cluttering things up with back and forths.
Statesman said let there be heroes, and there were heroes.
Lord Recluse said let there be villains, and there were villains.
NCsoft said let there be nothing, and there was nothing.
2 years... has it really been 2 years? Man, time flies...
Anyway, after a long hiatus from the boards, the Mission Architect System has managed to rekindle my interest in writing.
I've just finished my first story arc; I did my best to balance the gameplay element with the story, and I tried my best to make the custom group I created challenging without being unstoppable. Overall, I would really appreciate any help in trying out my Story Arc, and suggesting any improvements that could make it better.
The Arc is called The Galactic Protectorate, and the Arc ID code is 47143.
I'm also in the middle of creating a supplemental fanfic that adds to the story I've created in the arc. It's not necessary to read the fanfic in order to understand the story (I know many players don't visit these boards), it's just something extra I've created for the few people who enjoy the arc enough to learn a bit more about the characters.
Supplemental Galactic Protectorate Fanfic
.....*jaw hits floor*
*whines at being unable to play*
All of you are making me hate school even more than I already do...now I HAVE to go play ALL of these........when I get my gaming computer back I am not going to be able to sleep for a couple nights i think.
"You, dear sir, are a legend. "- nelly. "PIE DOESN'T HAVE TENTACLES!"
Bladewing Draconian lvl 30 KAT/SR scrapper
DarkNinjutsu lvl 50 DM/REG scrapper
Dajoji Hino lvl 50 elm/ela scrapper
Bloody Byakko lvl 20 claws/sr scrapper
I've got a new one up:
Arc Name: The Prism
Arc ID: 49801
Morality: Heroic
Faction: Council, Arachnos, and a custom group: The Prism
Creator Global/Forum Name: Sooner
Difficulty Level: Moderately Challenging
Synopsis: A local science teacher is concerned because all the prisms are being bought up. Your investigation leads you to a new villain group, a new threat, and a new arch-villain threatening Paragon City.
Estimated Time to Play: depends strongly on how thoroughly you clear the maps. Each map can be stealthed. One map has numerous glowies on a large map. If you stealth everything, this arc can easily be done in 15-30 minutes. If you clear everything... a much longer time investment.
A note: Tonight I revisisted Bring A Lord to Power and re-examined the difficulties of some of the custom bosses. You'll now find the last two missions much more manageable as some Archvillains were brought down to an Elite Boss level.
Enjoy. 
Arc ID: 475246, "Bringing a Lord to Power"
"I'm only a simple man trying to cling to my tomorrow. Every day. By any means necessary."
-Caldwell B. Cladwell
Here's mine:
[u]Arc Name[u]: The All-Seeing Eye
[u]Arc ID[u]:57352
[u]Morality:[u] Heroic
[u]Faction:[u] Crey, Council, Arachnos, Malta, Knives of Artemis, Nemesis, Rikti
[u]Difficulty Level:[u] Easy to Medium [suitable for solo, team, or casual play, no EBs or AVs, if you want a real challenge crank up the difficulty.]
[u]Estimated Time to Play:[u] 2-3 hours if stealth isn't used.
[u]Synopsis:[u] The U.S. Government has lost control of an intelligence satellite. Who will ultimately gain control over it?
The arc number has changed from what it was on test.
Together we entered a city of strangers, we made it a city of friends, and we leave it a City of Heroes. - Sweet_Sarah
BOYCOTT NCSoft (on Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/517513781597443/
Governments have fallen to the power of social media. Gaming companies can too.
And now...
Arc Name: Child's Play
Arc ID:55661
Morality: Neutral
Faction: Bullies (Custom)
Difficulty Level: Crank up the diff for a real challenge. Although, I was told that it was "Very challenging" without cranking it up. Certain villains tend to get paired together and do cause some serious annoyance. 3 LTs, 2 Bosses (one named), and EB and a partridge in a pear tree...
Estimated Time to Play: 45-60 min, tops.
Synopsis: It was just your regular day at the playground...
**NOTE: Be sure to remember to check all villain character bios, clues, and popup windows upon entering and exiting missions. I mean... I don't claim to be the funniest dude, but amusement is something I like dabble in. You might even recognize yourself in some of them. Enjoy!
Arc Name:Defending the Homeland
Arc ID:59695
Morality:Villainous
Faction: Longbow, Customs (The Global Enforcement Company; Random Heroes)
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Mr Grey/Mr_Grey
Difficulty Level:Pretty Damn Tough, but not impossible for Soloists.
Synopsis:They may not be much, but the Isles are your home now. Are you willing to defend them?
Estimated Time to Play: 30 minutes (Ghosting) to 1 hour (fighting through); Four missions, no Large maps.
My Stories
Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
Arc Name: "Small Fears"
Arc ID: 12285
Morality: Heroic
Faction: Custom
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Wall of Knight
Difficulty Level: Soloable, but not easy. Bring a good inspiration loadout.
Synopsis: No matter how happy your childhood, there are always a few corners of darkness, little pockets of black fear that every child knows. And now those shadows are expanding. Something is clawing out of the lost childhood of Paragon. Are you ready to confront the fears of the nursery?
Estimated Time to Play: ... hour-ish?; Three missions, nothing huge.
Arc Name: "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
Arc ID: 12669
Morality: Heroic
Faction: Custom (mostly canon robotic enemies, a handful of custom critters)
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Wall of Knight
Difficulty Level: Again, soloable, but not easy. Bring a good inspiration loadout.
Synopsis: Something strange is happening with the AIs of Paragon City; DATA has asked you to look into it. Your natural first stop, Citadel, got nothing. Until you noticed that you had a new message on your service... from Citadel! telling you to visit a certain warehouse in Steel Canyon... (solo-UNfriendly)
Estimated Time to Play: 45 minutes-an hour and a half (not sure); five missions, some fair-to-middling sized.
"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
MA Arcs: #12285, "Small Fears", #106553, "Trollbane", #12669, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"
The Nanny Filter
Arc: 9820
Levels: 45-54
Length: Short
Contains: Nemmie Automatons, Bobcat Minions, Destructable Object, Custom Boss
Synopsis: ((HUMOR)) Officer Spartan has a peculiar speech impediment that is affecting his job and his social life. He's found the cause, and needs you to take care of it.
Soul Train: Origins
Arc: 9590
Levels: 1-14, 5-15, 1-14
Length: Medium
Contains: Skulls, Lost, Custom Boss, Rescue, Timed Mission, Ally.
Synopsis: Origin of Soul Train, told as a flashback "story". Low-level friendly, although end boss might prove dicey without help.
The Delilah Pact
Arc: 9584
Levels: 5-54! (expect some exemlaring and sidekicking)
Length: Very Long (5 missions)
Contains: Custom Groups (no custom chars), AV, Allies
Synopsis: A magickal job gone south sends your destiny in an unexpected direction.
Rites of the Maenads
Arc: 61159
Levels: 35-54
Length: Long (4 missions)
Contains: Cimemoran Traitors, Custom Boss
Synopsis: Romulus is at it again. This time he's after the secrets of the Maenads, wild women who follow the path of Dionysus.
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
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Romulus is at it again. This time he's after the secrets of the Maenads, wild women who follow the path of Dionysus.
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I don't think it takes too much to learn how to get rip-roarin' drunk!
My Stories
Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
I've managed to finish one and I think it's not that bad...
Revenge Is A Dish Best Served With Dynamite
Arc: 66187
Morality: Villainous
Levels: 1-54
Length: Medium. (3 Missions)
Contains: Custom minions, Custom Bosses, Collection, and Kidnappings
Synopsis: The Infernal Order has turned down your application to join their ranks of organized evil. Are you going to take that!? I don't think so! It's time to teach them a lesson they'll never forget!
I put mine up last night:
A Hero's Hero: Repurcussions
Arc: 66187
Morality: Heroic
Levels 45-54
Length: Long (3 missions, several goals each.)
Contains: Praetorians. 'Nuff Said.
Synopsis: A 'sequel' to Maria Jenkin's arc, A Hero's Hero. Designed with solo play in mind. Be warned, EB/AVs abound.
Aye, I had to redo my custom groups because critters went all over the place too.
But everything's fixed now (or at least everything I could see), so since I lost all my ratings, I'd appreciate if people who played my arc before could tag it again as before - or play it again, considering I had to make some minor tweaks.
"If I had Force powers, vacuum or not my cape/clothes/hair would always be blowing in the Dramatic Wind." - Tenzhi
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