The Power of Persuasion (Heroic) Dr. Aeon's 2nd Challenge
By
BeyondReach,
Posted on: 2010-02-15 09:00 in Mission Architect
Hi, I just saw this while browsing for arcs in-game actually. I think I should warn you that I immediately skipped this when I saw "reduced xp for story reasons" as this isn't really desirable, especially when you are trying to level a lowbie.
A Penny For Your Thoughts #348691 <- Dev's Choice'd by Dr. Aeon!
Submit your MA arc for review & my arcs thread
It's that bad, eh? Reduced Rewards?
This is what I hate about the quick fix to custom groups.
Due to level gaps, I can't mix the group with mobs I want, so I leave out the boss. I could throw in a boss that don't make sense, which I guess I'm now forced to do so that it's not unattractive. 
Maybe a standard/standard custom boss, then you could design it to make sense?
Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.
And it's no longer reduced rewards. Gonna try out another submission for Challenge before I head off to work.
A Level 5 Defender with no enhancements with fixed xp. Um, I would ask you to give my arc a try, but first of all, I recommend you get some enhancements (the tutorial gives you some as well as for completing missions/killing mobs so I think you would be hard-pressed to find a character who didn't have some enhancements at Level 5) and fill up on insps. Even then I'm not sure you could do it, seeing as it is Challenging, and it's almost impossible to balance your arc so it remains challenging to the best soloers while remaining feasible for the worst soloer to complete. Still, you can give it a try. I just recommend that you are well prepared.
Bad Voodoo by @Beyond Reach. Arc ID #373659. Level 20-24. Mr. Bocor has fallen victim to a group of hooded vigilantes who have been plaguing Port Oakes, interfering with illegal operations and pacifying villain's powers. He demands that revenge is taken on these miscreants and his powers are returned! You look like just the villain for the job. Challenging.
Sent ya a PM, BeyondReach and rated the arc a solid 5.
I'm stubborn and went without enhancements. Stored up inspirations ONLY for Boss fights. Patrol got me 1x as I was finishing off another patrol, 2 different custom LTs sharing the same name got me 2x (lemme mention I charged in at half health both times), and the final AV (or EB in my case) got me 2x but I was all out of Inspirs going into it. So, 5 deaths for my Defender (c'mon... they're kinda squishy) and 3 coulda been avoided with tactics, the other 2 with inspirations.
I never enhance my characters til level 12, those levels just go too quick to bother usually.
So, I do recommend "Bad Voodoo" for villain characters. Detailed, well-written, and challenging enough for vets but not overpowering.
Ignore BeyondReach's modest warning... it's well-balanced. Just watch those LTs with Striker in their name if you're at half-health!
Supa,
I played your arc yesterday and send you my feedback in game. If you feel like giving mine a try, It is called A Hero in Need...a Friend Indeed.
WN
Check out one of my most recent arcs:
457506 - A Very Special Episode - An abandoned TV, a missing kid's TV show host and more
416951 - The Ms. Manners Task Force - More wacky villains, Wannabes. things in poor taste
or one of my other arcs including two 2010 Player's Choice Winners and an2009 Official AE Awards Nominee for Best Original Story
Well Wrong Number, as you know by tell in-game I played the arc. It's a testimony as to why you have that Nominee & Player's Choice tags on your arcs in your signature.
Rated it 5 stars and recommend it to Heroes looking for a quick, fun story. That's all I can say here. Wrong Number threatened to silence me if I ..... *end transmission*
The Power of Persuasion - #374202 - Levels 5-10
Heroic / Vigilante (if you think you may go that route)
Thanks in large part to Airhead's feedback, I can finally say I'm satisfied with the way this arc has turned out. Hopefully I didn't submit it too early to Dr. Aeon.
I was originally testing it with 50s EXed down who had Veteran powers, which was probably a mistake.
Anyhoo... I've tested it now with a Defender locked at level 5 with 0 enhancements and no veteran powers claimed, so I know it's soloable to someone new to the game now. (I used a total of 4 Respites throughout the arc, but it does help I know what to expect so results may vary)
I've got a very busy work week ahead of me, but in my free time I think I'm going to stop by and try out other submitted or "looking for feedback" arcs for Dr. Aeon's Second Challenge. Sure, it'd be nice to win... but I'd rather see more creative stories from the player community.
I'm going to check out the one's listed here on the forums. If you want me to take a look at yours and give me something to do with that "defender locked at level 5 w/0 enhancements & 0 veteran powers" character before I delete him near the end of the contest, just lemme know here in this thread, PM here or @SupaNerd in-game.