Personally, I think the main reason pocket D is favored is cuz of the GvE porter
I can only speak for Infinity, which uses RWZ way more often than PD.
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Originally Posted by Residentx10
Pocket D has bartenders.
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And Victory uses ONLY Pocket D to form Incarnate Trials currently, so it really varies by server.
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Ok, since I can see SOOOO many ways that it could fit into the storyline....
New Power: Praetoria Staging Area Teleporter
Level Unlocked: 50
Text: The war with Praetoria rages on, and to facilitate the attacks Positron/Mako has given you a small device that will send you to the staging area for the forward offensive. Use it to connect with other heros/villains wishing to stop Cole dead in his tracks.
As I said before, it would have to be big enough to hold a lot of folks, but since the look is going to be minimal (I am seeing an area like Fire Base Zulu) that shouldn't be too hard.
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As long as my Incarnate Lunch Zone has a Chipotle, I'm happy.
That's funny. Hey instead of a nurse, could we get a bartender that sells Insp like in the Tiki room? I just can't face those Praetorian incarnates dry....
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Short answer is that it has all useful services except for Wentworths in a relatively small area. The key ones are of course a "buy anything" vendor and an inspiration vendor but it's also got other useful things such as a base portal, a crafting station, a hospital and a difficulty adjuster.
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Seriously though I could use a Black Market rep in that zone. Pls pls pls.
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But...FBZ is much more difficult to get to from other zones than either RWZ or PD - one cannot get a direct port to FBZ unlike either of the others.
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Originally Posted by Le Blanc
Ok, since I can see SOOOO many ways that it could fit into the storyline....
New Power: Praetoria Staging Area Teleporter Level Unlocked: 50 Text: The war with Praetoria rages on, and to facilitate the attacks Positron/Mako has given you a small device that will send you to the staging area for the forward offensive. Use it to connect with other heros/villains wishing to stop Cole dead in his tracks. As I said before, it would have to be big enough to hold a lot of folks, but since the look is going to be minimal (I am seeing an area like Fire Base Zulu) that shouldn't be too hard. |
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Oh no. Not the actual FBZ. I mean just make it LOOK like that. Ya know, military stuff around, the crates, tanks, etc. Make it look like a military staging area LIKE that.
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Originally Posted by Warbaby
But...FBZ is much more difficult to get to from other zones than either RWZ or PD - one cannot get a direct port to FBZ unlike either of the others.
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So sorry....My bad. I agree, something like FBZ would make an ideal setting to launch Incarnate trials from - as long as it had all the trimmings, i.e portal for zoning, Insp seller, a WW, work tables and of course comfy chairs to sit while we wait (j/k) 
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I can get behind the idea of an Incarnate Launch Zone. It would make much more sense story wise that meeting up in Pocket D or RWZ right now and being ported out of thin air into Praetoria.
As others have said, as long as it had all the trimmings of vendors, etc. and had an appearance of a military staging area that would be great. I'd also toss in that I think it should have some ... object ... that we interact with to get us into Praetoria. We are crossing an inter-dimensional barrier so I think accessing a device to get us there wouldn't be too far fetched. The device would only need to be touched by the league leader to get us all there. We wouldn't/shouldn't have to touch it individually.
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Very cool. Ok, somebody draw up a map so the Dev's can make it easier. (hee hee hee)
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Not just a WW,but a dude in a trench coat and a hat in a dark corner with access to the BM. "Psst, c'mere. I got.... stuff."
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Originally Posted by Le Blanc
Very cool. Ok, somebody draw up a map so the Dev's can make it easier. (hee hee hee)
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Originally Posted by Devlin_Quaid
Personally, I think the main reason pocket D is favored is cuz of the GvE porter
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You remember the "secret room" under Peregrine Island that was originally intended to be used as the Arena Interior, before it got abandoned for the Arena Interior we've got now ... and which can only be accessed by characters who are "in it" via Recall Friend? Yeah ... THAT ROOM.
Make that room a co-op Zone all by itself, and put the "requisite" NPCs and services around the perimeter of it. I'm sure that someone (somewhere) has a screencap of it handy.
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Thats a good idea. Toss some military equipment in there and a computer that acts as the "portal" for the i-trials and BAM! incarnate trial launch zone!
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I know it should be obvious but I think it is worth mentioning that any such trial staging zone lock out people without GR. I've run into the guy without GR problem when launching but not the guy under level 50 myself.
There ya go. Yet another reason. That HAS happened to some I have been on.
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Originally Posted by Redlynne
You remember the "secret room" under Peregrine Island that was originally intended to be used as the Arena Interior, before it got abandoned for the Arena Interior we've got now ... and which can only be accessed by characters who are "in it" via Recall Friend? Yeah ... THAT ROOM.
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Location is 1009.1 -1084.3 -3529.7 in Peregrine Island.
Make this room its own Co-op Zone ... perhaps accessible from Pocket D and the Midnighter's Club. Put in ... a Vault Door (SG Base Item) on a wall, with a pair of Invention Tables flanking it ... and a NPC Vendor who sells Inspirations and buys Recipies and Salvage (SG Base Auto Doc Item).
DONE.
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Any change to player behavior since the changes to the LFG system? I still haven't had any luck with LFG for trials.
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Originally Posted by Residentx10
Why do we need a zone? The LFG will activate wherever you are. So just start it next to the market and you'll go back there after the trial. Why are you posting this?
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Originally Posted by MindGame1
Any change to player behavior since the changes to the LFG system? I still haven't had any luck with LFG for trials.
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This has the advantage of getting the extra astral for an open league, and still allows others to join.
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
Has to be available to all 50s since you don't need to have any slots unlocked in order to run the Trials.
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Gob has a good point as usual.. I have unlocked the last two incarnates I made through trials and never went near the mendor so a stipulation that you can't get into thr launch zone with your Alpha open is BAD..
Although.. Now you could simple use 5 Astrals from another Incarnate you own, IF YOU OWN ONE, and buy an open Alpha slot but that IF still makes it an unfair situation, A new player gets his first 50 and while others are opening powers left and right he can't get into the zone until he completes the ender arc. Not a horrible situation by any means but I can't see the Devs setting anything up that would grant access to one group and deny it to another.
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20.5 will change that. PUG LFG will award more merits than private ones...Issue closed!!
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I didn't think bartenders bought enhancements, salvage and recipes though. That is my major complaint with Pocket D is you have to leave the zone to sell drops. My only major concern with RWZ is when there is a mothership raid, otherwise its great for a staging area. I have actually been to more trials on servers that use RWZ than I have that use PD. The highest population servers tend to use PD, I think, but many of the other servers use RWZ.