A String of Bugs


Ironblade

 

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In the last three days I've experienced a rash of errors with two characters. None are serious by themselves but I'm starting to worry about the possibility of a larger error with my characters or my account and I don't where to start fixing it.

Kid Scorpio - brand new Blaster. Late last week I earned him Task Force Commander and purchased the Vanguard costume change emote. Yesterday (the 9th) the costume change emote vanished from his menu.

Rainbow Arcana - old main since I3. Also purchased the Vanguard emote a week ago. As of yesterday it's also MIA.

On Saturday the 8th I ran a series of Flashback missions with Arcana. I completed a level 20-24 arc with the conditions "No Travel Powers" and "Character is Debuffed." The badges failed to award. I repeated the same arc with the same conditions. Still no badges. I ran a different arc in the level 25-29 range with the same two conditions. For a third time the badges failed to award but this time the client listed his last earned badge as Task Force Commander. This is Scorpio's last earned badge, not Arcana's (he's had it since 2004).

I'm out 200 Vanguard merits and about three hours play time trying to get the badges. Not onerous but I'm unwilling to drop more time and merits only to have them vanish again. The notion that my main and my new favourite might be corrupted in some way gives me a twitch. Any ideas?


"He may be arrogant, but he happens to be correct" - Ellis
"The server is full of crazies" - New_Dark_Age

Rainbow Arcana / Diamond D: Legion of Freedom - Virtue
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Originally Posted by Rainbow_Avenger View Post
On Saturday the 8th I ran a series of Flashback missions with Arcana. I completed a level 20-24 arc with the conditions "No Travel Powers" and "Character is Debuffed." The badges failed to award. I repeated the same arc with the same conditions. Still no badges. I ran a different arc in the level 25-29 range with the same two conditions.
Exactly which arcs? Just about every level bracket has two 'badge missions' (which can actually be multiple missions long) which do not count as 'arcs'. I believe they are always listed as the final one or two items in the level bracket.

And yes, it would be nice if they were marked that they don't count for the challenge badges, but they aren't.


Paragon City Search And Rescue
The Mentor Project

 

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The 20-24 was "Retrieve the stolen weapons from the Freakshow" which awards the Pwnz badge so I think you're right on. The 25-30 was "The Redemption of Alexander 'the Great'" which - son of a bee - is also a badge arc (just checked Red Tomax). So I think that solves one mystery. Thanks!

Anyone else see this issue with disappearing emotes?


"He may be arrogant, but he happens to be correct" - Ellis
"The server is full of crazies" - New_Dark_Age

Rainbow Arcana / Diamond D: Legion of Freedom - Virtue
lof.guildportal.com

 

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Originally Posted by Rainbow_Avenger View Post
The 20-24 was "Retrieve the stolen weapons from the Freakshow" which awards the Pwnz badge so I think you're right on. The 25-30 was "The Redemption of Alexander 'the Great'" which - son of a bee - is also a badge arc (just checked Red Tomax). So I think that solves one mystery. Thanks!

Like I said, I'm pretty sure the badge missions are listed at the bottom of each arc list. They really should be flagged in some way.


Paragon City Search And Rescue
The Mentor Project