Make Radio/Paper Missions Global

Good point. I'd forgotten about that. I'm really not sure what to do about that. Normally I'd suggest just filling the detective's bar anyway, but since each hero level range has two detectives, "which one" becomes a relevant question to which I don't have an answer.

Dang.

A tip may drop off any enemy, but a tip will not drop off every enemy. I usually have to defeat quite a few, on the order of 20 or 30 to get a drop, just because the RNG hates me. This is a problem, because I have a steadfast rule against fighting greys if I can avoid it. It's just no fun.

I did end up travelling, I believe. Sure, it took a bit of time to do that, but I ended up running a full Scanner mission, which made up for it. I'd rather do more "work" if that means said "work" is actually fun, than do less WORK that I don't enjoy.

Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

So, the number of times a subject comes up in different threads has no impact on the Devs? One thread on the matter will always suffice? The same subject brought up at different times can't mean, 'Hey Devs, we have players that wanted this then, and want this now!'.

Maybe it would it have been better if the OP had searched for my or another poster's similiar thread and Necro'd that? 'Course, I've noted that people that do that tend to get lit up. *shrug*

I agree with Forbin and really why is it so hard to do radio.newspaper missions in a level appropriate zone? Sure can't be transport.. now all the trains, Ferries and even Blackop Helicopters are linked so getting around from zone to zone just keeps getting quicker.. let us not forget the Ouro portal as well in that.

Oh and Sam .. Forbin IS right I have seen some radio and newspaper missions that spawned an ambush as well. Like him I never bothered writing down particulars but I have taken missions against Outcast in Steel and while I was checking to see if I needed inspiration OUTCAST that just happen to be my level appear out of nowhere and attack me. I've had Council show up in Talos and do the same thing. There are not many but enough and if you think there are not jerks out there that would use this as a new way to grieve.. Look at previous Halloween ToT events before the fix. 50 level villains roaming around in Atlas Park and Mercy.

Now I can understand the OPs point. You are a 41 level and your contact in St Martial or FF/Bricks just informed you that everything here seems below you. Now you have to run Newpapers/Radios in Grandville or PI and of course they don;t care that there are areas where the street gangs are 4, 5 or 8 levels higher than you. For a couple levels you take a chance on a trip to the Hospital just getting to YOUR mission. Its actually safer inside. LOL Still its a part of the game and if anything it emphasizes the point Forbin makes.. You don't like having villains 4 levels higher than you trying to kill you as you TRY to get to the door of your mission. IMAGINE how a 3 level in Atlas Park feels turning a corner and staring into thr face of a 50 level that can one shot him!

Just going with this whole idea and my answer to this...
The progression achieved through the radio/paper missions would go towards the contact based on the character's level, not the zone that they are in (so, yeah, all safeguard/mayhem missions would be back in the one zone).


I can't speak for anyone else, but (for me) this has nothing to do with difficulty. It is purely for flavor and for the sake of... I'd enjoy being able to pick up radio/paper missions in any zone that my character's level is equal to or greater than.
It's just about feel/fun.It feels a little too game-mechanic-y restrictive when I suddenly can't run radio missions in Kings Row (or whatever example you want to use).
We get missions that send us to these lower zones at higher levels. It'd be nice to sniff out missions to intentionally get in whatever zone we're capable of holding our own within. (Tip Missions were a nice addition to allow a bit of leeway in this, but not really)

Not trying to convince anyone that they should feel the same way... Just offering my personal reasoning for why I've wanted it.

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But what about that poor old lady getting her purse stolen by Outcasts in Steel Canyon?

Or those dumb Luddites in Cap? They deserve to be slaughtered for no apparent reason.

It doesn't matter how many players demand feature be added to the game. If the devs don't like it they won't add it. But then this tangent isn't about what the devs choose to do, since no one has said the devs would never consider this idea.

Not one person told the OP to "Learn to Search", or told him he was beating a dead horse. We simply took the idea at face value and are discussing the merits and flaws.

You mentioned flavor/fun so I'd like to point out that you can go to any large city and look at their police departments and you'll find that they are broken up into city zones or precincts, and police assigned to one zone/precinct don't respond to calls in another zone/precinct. You don't see cops/detectives from precinct 3 get sent all the way across town to respond to calls in precinct 27.

Radio missions are the squad car/foot patrol emergency calls that the everyday beat cop has to respond to. That's who you are helping when you respond to them. They aren't "The Closer", they're "Hill Street Blues", "Adam-12", and "Law and Order" where even the detectives only handle cases in their own zone/precinct.

This was exactly the reason I started this thread I would like to be able to switch between paper and tip missions. Anyway nvm I've gone back to hunting Lt's and Boss grays for tips.