Question about VEATs and side switching

If you're a veat and you switch to hero side before lvl 40. Once you hit 41 do you get your patron powers? or do you have to go redside to get them?

I ask this since VEATs get no hero epic powers, is it best to wait till 40 before switching sides? Or does it not matter?

You have to be able to speak to a contact to receive a mission from them (*any* mission). So if you go all the way hero, you can't talk to the Arbiter that introduces you to your patron. You will also lose any active missions red-side once you go all the way hero.

Okay so if you want VEAT epics its prolly best to stay on redside till you complete your patron arc other wise you won't get an option for epics when you turn 41 as a hero completely? (unless you switch back to redside later)

What about the Rogues? Same restriction in that they can't talk to the Arbiter to get the VEAT missions?

Basically that means that if you want your VEAT to go hero-side, but you want the APPs, you have to wait until post-level 41 to initiate the side-switching. Is that correct?

ALSO: VEATs can't get Hero Epics?! What on earth for?!

Okay, thanks.

I have a question then, if anyone happens to know...

I have done my 10 missions to go Rogue (as opposed to zero for a villain) on my Crab, and have the Rogue mission in my queue. If I do that mission and choose to remain a villain, do I get anything for my troubles? Or will that even be an option? Do I just have to not do it?

I'm level 34, and upon learning this, I'd rather just not transfer hero-side until after I've got my APP powers.

You're saying that I should be able to go Rogue now, but don't you lose your contacts if you do so? Or did I imagine that? I don't want to be stuck predominately in the Isles with no missions for 7 levels.

That's what I was afraid of. Thanks.

Quick question on this same subject:

If my widow (level 49, already a rogue) goes Hero, and I repsec when inherent fitness goes live, will I lose access to my patron pool during the respec?

Nope. Once you have it unlocked, you keep it.

Mighty bump - Has there been an update to this, by chance? Specifically meaning, can Crabs get Hero epics now?

Ya see, I made this post a year ago, then I ended up taking a break. Well, I came back,a nd one of the first things I did was to take my Crab Rogue. He's currently a Rogue on his way to being a hero, but I was going through some of my old subscribed threads seeing which could be deleted and came across this one.

So, my Crab is already a Rogue. That's my limitation - If I can't just pick a hero epic naturally at level 41, I've now stuck myself for five levels as a Rogue, haven't I?

What is my best course of action now? It says above that I can take the Arbiter Patron mission as a Rogue (which is level 40, right?), is that correct and still up-to-date?

Thank you.

If you wait until the next Issue release date unknown, but suspected to be some time in September), you can take the Patron mission s at 35.

Otherwise, you're right, I believe.

You still have to unlock your patrons before you become a hero. Once they are unlocked, they remain unlocked even if you switch sides. You can NOT take hero APPs, period. I believe you can start the patron arc at level 40, but it may be level 41.

i took my widow blueside at level 20, i'm now at 45 if i run tips and go back to redside can i pick up villian patron pools or am i SOL ? sorry to be redundant but wasn't sure about the unlocking part.