I think the only warning should be in the arc description. That way, as someone who usually ends up soloing more often than not, if I don't feel like taking on an EB right now I can pass the arc by. Once I accept the arc, telling me what is in every mission should not be necessary.
Of course, you won't be able to please everyone.
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Arc #271637 - Welcome to M.A.G.I. - An alternative first story arc for magic origin heroes. At Hero Registration you heard the jokes about Azuria always losing things. When she loses the entire M.A.G.I. vault, you are chosen to find it.
I myself prefer it in the arc description. There's too much of a premium on file size to waste valuable story space reminding players what they were already told at the outset. At a max of five missions, most arcs can be done in an evening's playtime, and a warning up-front should be more than enough to last through the night.
I do have one mid-arc warning, to guard against a very finicky escort/waypoint functionality. Without a detailed tip on that fresh in the mind, the experience threatens to be annoying. I wanted to try to fend that off as best I could, especially as the escort is a trigger for something much cooler that I don't want the player to miss, and I'd hate for them to quit before that simply out of annoyance.
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I am working on a film noir-ish story that includes a huge Elite Brute that pursues you in mission after mission.
You don't have to defeat him (maybe in the last one).
Should every mission come with an EB warning, if the fact that the EB is in all the missions is included in the Mission Description?
If so, should it be before or after mission accept?
Story Arcs I created:
Every Rose: (#17702) Villainous vs Legacy Chain. Forget Arachnos, join the CoT!
Cosplay Madness!: (#3643) Neutral vs Custom Foes. Heroes at a pop culture convention!
Kiss Hello Goodbye: (#156389) Heroic vs Custom Foes. Film Noir/Hardboiled detective adventure!