Where is the AE Hotspot on Villains side?
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Alexandria2000,
Posted on: 2009-08-01 16:14 in Player Questions
The hotspot is in Cap Au Diable, but if you've never played a villain before I suggest you actually play the character a bit first before you start AEing, especially this weekend.
Oh, for sure. Don't want to level too far ahead. Just wanted to find out for when I'm forced to AE. Thanks for your help
No problem, and if you enjoy your villain, you MUST must MUST do Vernon Von Grun's arc when you get there (45-50).
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Most of the content is soloable, depending on class I guess. only time Ive touch AE was to get tickets to finish my set :P
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Originally Posted by The Geekinator
Oh, for sure. Don't want to level too far ahead. Just wanted to find out for when I'm forced to AE. Thanks for your help
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To add on to this... the only time I have touched AE.. was to get tickets to get common salvage drops when creating my IOs. It really comes in handy. What I have been doing is, check price of IO at university in Cap, then going to Black Market in Cap to see if I can get it cheaper, then going to the AE in Cap playing an arc or two, then using those tickets to get the common salvage I need. After I have all my IOs, I sell the salvage either on the Black Market, or to a store, depending on where I get more money.
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Originally Posted by Zanthar
Most of the content is soloable, depending on class I guess. only time Ive touch AE was to get tickets to finish my set :P
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Originally Posted by SunGryphon
No problem, and if you enjoy your villain, you MUST must MUST do Vernon Von Grun's arc when you get there (45-50).
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Also you must do Westin Phipps entire mission set. One of the only truly evil contacts.
I've also really liked Diviner Maros (sp) in Sharkhead. (25-30) The Cult of the Shaper Arc is one of my favorites
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Yes... Do Vernon after you do Phipps. Vernon will help cleanse the filth from your soul.
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Originally Posted by Chaos_Creator
Also you must do Westin Phipps entire mission set. One of the only truly evil contacts.
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Honestly, if this is your first villain, do as much of the higher-end (typically Grandville) content as you can. That stuff is ridiculously fun and just all-around awesome - the Westin Phipps stuff, for example, actually kind of makes you feel bad for what you've done. It's just all really, really cool.
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No one has mentioned the Televison? He has some very good dialog, and is truely fun to read, at least IMO... though it might be best to try it solo, there is a LOT to read.
If it's your first villain, completely skip the AE. There's some of the best content in the game from 1-50.
Some of the Lowbie stuff is good too....
- Mr. Bocor (5-9)
- The Radio (10-14, Bocor intros)
- Peter Themari (10-14, sometimes gives Marshal Brass)
- Seer Marino (15-19, Soild arc on Ghost Widow's backstory)
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If you're going to play a Villain for the first time, I would suggest that you play as a MM. They can level-up quite fast under the right conditions! Whatever your Villain's starting powersets are, I suggest that you at least do all the missions that your first contact on Mercy Island gives you, which should take you to at least Level 6. After that, use the Mercy Island AE Building for a bit to get your character fairly well up in levels.
Try my 3 MArcs: I.D.#67166:Protect the Artifacts!! I.D.#97724:Level-Up Time. I.D.#243803:Witch War! Salem vs. Croatoa!
You've gotten a lot of good advice on this, so I just wanted to also encourage you to check out redside before you delve into AE. If i was going to start a new character redside I would:
1) Grab the first easy level with the tutorial and get the badge
2) Finish Burk or Kalinda's mission. You should hit level 5. At this point you're done with Mercy, although Mongoose has some decent stories, you'll be happier heading to Port Oakes now.
3) Head to port oakes. Do a few papers to get Bocor and maybe Vendetti. Do a bank to get yourself the raptor pack. Bocor should give you Radio. Do that arc.
4) Look up how to trap ghosts in the fort. It might serve for a little entertainment.
5) Head to cap and work towards getting Marshall's contact.
At this point your leveling should be a little less hectic, so you can begin picking and choosing contacts. Find ones that interest you. Every contact suggested in this topic have really good stories. There are some lousy ones redside, but there are quite a few gems that you just have to play.
I will say that Television is much more fun if you've done Radio as a lowbie.
Also St. Martial has some fantastic stories. Johnny Sonata is a good one with a great twist ending. But the wailers in general are fun enemies. I always laugh when they say the "You suuuuuuuuuuuk!" line.
And the Invention Tutorial villain side is very silly. Don't miss it and read everything, it is really worth your time.
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Originally Posted by Tymers_Realm
Some of the Lowbie stuff is good too....
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Includes one of the best quotes in the game, I think.
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Originally Posted by Rajani_Isa
Also, try to get the bling badge pre-25 for Doc Buzzsaw - a fun mad-scientist type contact.
Includes one of the best quotes in the game, I think. |
Same way I always try to get the Nemesis Staff mission just so I can see "Word up, my homies, as it were."
It's just *golden* no matter how many times I see it.
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Other fun stuff: Technician Naylor, 35-39 .I can't think of a 20-30 contact I really love. Diviner Maros is good. Operative Vargas is possibly the most overlooked chunk of pure evil in the game.
And all the Strike Forces villainside are really excellent. There aren't a lot but they're good.
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Originally Posted by Prof_Backfire
If it's your first villain, completely skip the AE. There's some of the best content in the game from 1-50.
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Also, cue involuntary shudder at "...forced to AE."
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I decided to start a new character on CoV for the first time and am having some trouble navigating. Where does everyone go for chatting and doing some AE missions. For example, on CoH, the hotspot seems to be in Atlas Park where all the AE missions are run and where most people are located. What is the CoV equivalent?