Changing the qualifications for VEATs and HEATs?
By
BYiro,
Posted on: 2011-06-23 13:02 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
EATs are unlocked by reaching level 20 now. So I'd assume it's a combination of 1 and that.
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Alright, thanks for the quick reply!
edit: I looked it up and that requirement changed in April 2010. Oopsie! I guess that's what happens when you don't read patch notes carefully.
In any case, since you don't play alignment games until 20, I guess they can just unlock it by what alignment you are at 20.
Given they recently DROPPED the "Get to 50" requirement, I'd say you can forget that entirely.
My guess is that hitting 20 on a Hero (regardless of AT) will unlock HEATs and hitting 20 on a Villain (regardless of AT) will unlock VEATs. Most likely you'll unlock them whether you can actually play one or not, but you'll have to purchase the desired epic AT before actually creating one if you are a free player.
Cascade, level 50 Blaster (NRG/NRG since before it was cool)
Mechmeister, level 50 Bots / Traps MM
FAR too many non-50 alts to name
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I was given over to pondering today, and I pondered this:
How are players going to unlock VEATS and HEATs when I21 arrives? Given you can play a heroic corruptor right out of the tutorial, what does I21 require of a player to play an EAT?
There are 3 options I can think of:
1) Unlocked for all VIP accounts automatically; Premium has to use paragon points to unlock. (Boring. Then again, there's a reason Kheldians aren't the most prolific ATs.)
2) Need to level a hero/villain all the way to 50. (How does side switching affect this? Can a player unlock both HEATs and VEATs within days of each other?)
3) Same as it is now: the HEAT is linked to the blaster, scrapper, defender, controller and tank reaching 50; the VEAT is unlocked by the brute, corruptor, dominator, mastermind or stalker leveling to 50. (Traditional, in exactly the same way a new tutorial isn't.)
Maybe Paragon has a cool new mechanic that I haven't thought of?