I know how to create a nemesis system.

Everything required to do this is already in the game, except the content.

Fifty missions. At each level, when you visit a trainer, you're given the option to enter a mission and face your nemesis.

We take the custom critter creator from the Architect and use it to design our nemesis at character creation. That nemesis is then stored as if it were one of your characters, to be referenced specifically in and by nemesis missions and nowhere else in the game. Whether it uses up a character slot or not would be up to the developers (though i believe it's a "sacrifice" many would make in order to have a nemesis system).

Missions could be generic (in the same way scanner/newspaper missions are) or tailored for origin, or perhaps even for archetype (presuming the new code added a few issues ago recognizes AT in the same way it does origin).

The "hard" part would be creating all of the missions and dialog for 50 levels of play, five origins, all of the ATs, etc, or enough generic missions to make them seem original throughout 50 encounters.

The point here is that it is possible now. It wouldn't give you random ambushes by your nemesis, or insert your nemesis into existing content, but it's a good start (in my opinion, of course).

What's the point?
"The other game has it!"???
Bah! Humbug!

I hope it doesn't come off as corny, but you're absolutely right. Technically, the Architect can already do everything you've listed, and if the Architect can do it, it can be made into official content. I guess some discussion could go into the matter of exactly WHAT your nemesis will be doing in these missions, as an effective name-swap may not be in-concept with the character who is supposed to be the nemesis. For my title character, his nemesis will be my title villain, who already has quite an elaborate setup.

If we do get a Nemesis system added to the game at some point, I'd expect that the sheer volume of content needed to make it work would be the biggest stumbling block, much like hand-editing zillions of effects scripts was to making power customization happen. If I were a bit more of an optimist, I could theorise that the developers are already working on this covertly and will announce it as a feature at some point, but for the sake of being realistic, I wouldn't have my hopes up.

That, and one point that keeps getting left out of Nemesis concepts is something I got shot down over back during I14's Beta - JUST having missions where you can predict your nemesis will be there isn't enough. That's what people told me, and I tend to agree. Here's the cool thing, though - we already have a system which allows extra out-of-faction enemies to be appended to existing spawns. Why not let your nemesis spawn like that and just pop up in your missions here and there? You know, just to harass you. Imagine you're fighting your umpteenth gang of Freakshow, when you turn the corner and take a Stone Hammer to the face. "Long time no see!" Something to that effect. It shouldn't be frequent at all so you EXPECT it, but just frequent enough to pop up once every few days.

In fact, depending on the nature of the Void Hunter Insertion system, that may actually be doable with current tech.

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To be honest, I'm guilty of creating 'nemesis' missions in the MA, and just playing them for fun, but not publishing them. However, a nemesis system would be cool, but it will NOT send me to CO just because THEY have it!

I would love to see them spawn in Radio/Paper mish's randomly, great idea's and more then likely very possible to do.

Maybe every 5 or 10 levels. Fighting your Nemesis once every level would get tedious fast. "This guy again? I just put him in the Zig yesterday! Do they even have security there?"

As much as I'd prefer an acctual person being behind my nemesis, this idea does have merit. Though there's nothing preventing you from recreating another player's character, and simply reporting back to them whenever there's an encounter for storyline purposes. AI-assisted roleplaying, I guess.

It would certainly add some interest to the typical PUG. As an added thought, maybe have the nemesis automatically have built up aggro from the player in question, causing them to specifically target them first. I would say a fairly significant amount of aggro, enough that it would take a few taunts to pull them off.

You could even go as far as setting up their appearance rate via the new difficulty system.

Rarely - Hardly ever see them, but their strength and rewards are boosted. (EB Level?)
Moderately - Moderate pacing, normal strength and rewards. (Boss Level?)
Constantly - Practically every other mission, but weak and with poor rewards. (Lt Level?)

How's this then...

Most of the stuff I have to say has been said before, so I'll focus on stuff I haven't seen yet.

Firstly, there has to be a Nemesis Introductory Mission. I think that's a given though, so I'll move on to the next point.

The random spawning thing is a good idea, but there's some other possibilities as well. First of all, certain missions (Mostly AE ones) could have a Nemesis flag. So rather than "insert random critter here" it would insert 1-8 Nemesises... Nemesi. I don't know the plural.

Similarly, there is a chance that a Newspaper/Radio Mission would involve your Nemesis as a boss, or that they would appear during a safeguard/mayhem mission.

And finally, scripted Nemesis Boss Encounters would be interesting. Like that 8 man villain team that was mentioned.

Elaborating on the ideas above.

* You could limit the spawning of the nemesis, to that of the mission holder.
* And add it as an option in the 4XP difficulty setting. If set to 'yes' then there would be a chance for your nemesis to spawn, maybe like 5%.

Isnt this in cryptics new game that isnt at all, not one bit based on the CoX franchise? although i do agree that characters could have nemesis, only they appear in random missions from time to time, say your doing a paper mission, your nemesis appears randomly in any of them at the enterance ready for you.