Who here plans to make there kheld go nictus when Going Rouge comes out?

Well, I don't think I'm going to "turn" any of my existing Warshades, but I will definately be creating a new one to be a Nictus. Really, when you get down to it, the only difference between a Nictus and a Warshade is the philosophy. Warshades ARE Nictus, just over time they have changed their minds about dominating the mind of their host, and have decided to give the Peacebringer idea of asking the host to be a willing partner a try. Nothing says that they have to keep believing this choice is a good one, or that once they have changed their minds once, they can't change it again.

My backstory is that my Nictus will have come to Earth with the idea of combining with a willing host, but just through luck he ends up combining with a Skulls gang member who already happens to be a pretty unsavory character. Once he starts to understand the power that his symbiote wields, he begins to want to use its power for his own ends, undermining the Nictus's attempt to "go good". Eventually, the pair come to the conclusion that willing partnership is a good thing, but that doesn't mean you have to be a weak goody two shoes who bows to every inferior meat creature that comes along.

I was originally going to create him in Praetoria, but since it looks like that won't be possible, I may decide to take one of my existing Warshades and rename him, and change him over to the new concept. I have duplicates of my two Kheld concepts, so I have one I can spare.

And VEATs give the same bonus to Kheldians that other Kheldians do, it increases their resistance to recharge rate slow effects. Not really all that useful, but at least there is an effect.

I'm planning to level a hero to 50 for the first time (I'm redside only!) so I can make a Kheld go Nictus!

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Originally Posted by eltonio This is over the top mental slavery.

Haven't they already said flat out that you CAN switch sides on VEATS and HEATS? I don't know why people are still debating this. Why are you still debating it?

I am a cowboy...

The question of wether or not EATs would be able to side switch was asked directly to the dev's at hero-con.

It was explained that starting in Preatoria was not allowed but side switching from your normal starting side was.

There is no quote, no citation, and no verifiable proof, thus I didn't bother posting it as most people will not accept an answer without verifiable proof.

Take this for what you will.

The Kheldian Empire has spies everywhere....

Havent decided yet.

just made a new shade on freedom with the intention of going rogue (freedom's where I keep my villains). Already got bored of leveling tho, lol; I've pretty much only played 50's for the last year or so.

I'm ready for a drive by squidding and robbing at tentacle point.

My warshade will not be going redside, and may not even go vigilante at all. His name is Defying the Curse because of his history trying to overcome the situation of his nictus possession. I want this character to stay heroic, and the name wouldn't make much sense if he wasn't.

My peacebringer is another story. I just created him and don't really have a solid story for him at all, so anything's possible.

I'm not taking either of my current Khelds to the redside, but I fully plan on rolling up a PB to go rogue and then full villain.

I fully expect to see quite a few Warshades go Nictus, so it'll be fun being the odd PB out.

Still waiting for his Official BackAlleyBrawler No-Prize

I don't actually have a Kheld yet, but I'm seriously considering a Human-only PB that goes villain. Even if it's just to mess with people's heads.

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Originally Posted by PrincessDarkstar Apart from the initial experimenting to see the missions I would expect almost every character to end up as a vigilante so they can access both sides rather than staying on any particular side. I think a year or so after GR comes out there will be very few true heroes or villains aside from the roleplayers.

I dunno, I'm under the impression that there will be benefits to staying "pure". Depending on how much of a mechanical benefit staying on one or the other side offers, it may very well be the case that the only people going Rogue/Vigilante will be the RPers. However it turns out though, there will be much whining on the forums.

Could be true... So, my "main badge" character, AlienOne (who would be staying "true" regardless of badge involvement), would only benefit from something like that.

"Alien"

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Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades The way you play changes your IO slotting..