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Patron Pool Bug?

Ironblade

By Ironblade,
Posted on: 2010-07-20 19:44 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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Okay, maybe I missed something and this is how it's supposed to work.

tl;dr version: I was able to pick a power from a patron whose arc I did NOT complete.

Long version:
I did Scirocco's arc because I had not done it before. I wasn't actually interested in the powers. I didn't take a patron power at 41. I hit 44 tonight and went to train. None of the regular powers looked interesting so I decided to see what Scirocco had. When I went to the Patron power selection screen, all 4 Patron pools were 'active' (not greyed out). Just to see if I could, I picked a power from Black Scorpion (Scorpion Shield) and it let me.

Just to be sure, I checked my badges and I have the Mirage badge from Scirocco's arc. The last time I had a villain get this high, I'm pretty sure it restricted me to the Patron powers for which I had actually done the arc. Am I mistaken about that?

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Originally Posted by Ironblade View Post
Okay, maybe I missed something and this is how it's supposed to work.

tl;dr version: I was able to pick a power from a patron whose arc I did NOT complete.
Running any of the arcs unlocks ALL the sets.

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Originally Posted by Ironblade View Post
Just to be sure, I checked my badges and I have the Mirage badge from Scirocco's arc. The last time I had a villain get this high, I'm pretty sure it restricted me to the Patron powers for which I had actually done the arc. Am I mistaken about that?
You are correct, this is not how it has always worked. It used to restrict you to the patron you unlocked, but it was changed as of i13. Has it been that long since you last did the arcs? lol j.k.. I admit it's been a long time for me as well. I've been running too many heroes. lol


On a side note, I understand the confusion. When this change was released, it was advertised as "Villains can now respec into a different patron pool", but we can also pick any pool we want the first time as well.

 

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Originally Posted by Master-Blade View Post
You are correct, this is not how it has always worked. It used to restrict you to the patron you unlocked, but it was changed as of i13. Has it been that long since you last did the arcs? lol j.k..
Yep. This is only my 3rd villain to get this high. My ratio of blue/red play is probably about 10:1.

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