So who has done all the Praetorian Arcs on a single character?


LdyWyst

 

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I've read Zombie Man's Guide and such. Curious if anyone has done this, does it matter if you go with Loyalist or Resistance at start?


 

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You have to go Loyalist first in order to save Marauders girlfriend, this allows you to switch to the resistance around level 6. If you go resistance first you don't get the chance to switch sides until level 9 or higher.

I tried to do this in January but I gave up.


 

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Originally Posted by Ultimus View Post
I've read Zombie Man's Guide and such. Curious if anyone has done this, does it matter if you go with Loyalist or Resistance at start?
If you turn off your XP, yes, it's quite possible to run all of the Praetorian arcs - I've done so twice so far. Your initial choice dictates on whom you "really" work for, which is kind of an annoyance - so if you choose resistance, you can only sabotage loyalists, and vice versa. Most of it is just flavor text, but it does undermine the theme if you like to go with the "playing both sides against each other" approach.


 

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Is this guide kicking around somewhere? I have taken over 5 toons through prea and cant seem to get more than 3 moral choices done.


 

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Yay, thank you Zombie.


 

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Short version is, you get Marauder as your Lv1 contact no matter which side you pick. After that, it's up to the alignment - you can run Warden and Responsibility arcs regardless of which side you're on, but for Power and Crusader arcs, you need to be a loyalist or resistance respectively, so if you want to run everything, you'll need to switch sides periodically. On the upside, there's a trick to switching sides easily - almost all morality missions let you choose your side before the mission ends; so you can switch a side, then simply exit the mission and repeat as necessary. I usually use Cleopatra's takedown, since there's least hassle involved before the pick-a-side prompt.


 

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I am in process of this right now , on the last arc in Imperial. It isn't that hard really. Tedious? often..

do read the guide and make sure you do things in the order you need to. Honestly you should be done with White before the issue of Cleo ever comes up. Don't move on to the next zone til you are done with the prior zones , it will save you some headaches. That lets you work on the 2 rules at the top of the guide. It doesn't matter what side you are on when you get into imperial but it does matter to let the Responsibility guy wait til you are done with Warden.
It -is- a good idea to plan to go into Neuropolis as a Resistance member to get the Crusader out from under you , then choose as you like ..always remembering to go loyalist long enough to finish the Power arc.

I actually stop leveling before the cut off to make sure I can do the arcs one after the other.
In other words .. I lock'd xp at lvl 8 and lvl 13 til I finished the first and second zones. I will probably lock at 18 to avoid any issues in Neuro.

One more suggestion is to set all missions down to -1 level and you are worth one hero. You are not there for levels, or even loot (as it is actually a pain in the **** to get rid of locked into Praet)..you are there for story , make it easier on yourself. I still got my rear handed to me in some spots.


 

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Originally Posted by LdyWyst View Post
I am in process of this right now , on the last arc in Imperial. It isn't that hard really. Tedious? often..

do read the guide and make sure you do things in the order you need to. Honestly you should be done with White before the issue of Cleo ever comes up. Don't move on to the next zone til you are done with the prior zones , it will save you some headaches. That lets you work on the 2 rules at the top of the guide. It doesn't matter what side you are on when you get into imperial but it does matter to let the Responsibility guy wait til you are done with Warden.
It -is- a good idea to plan to go into Neuropolis as a Resistance member to get the Crusader out from under you , then choose as you like ..always remembering to go loyalist long enough to finish the Power arc.

I actually stop leveling before the cut off to make sure I can do the arcs one after the other.
In other words .. I lock'd xp at lvl 8 and lvl 13 til I finished the first and second zones. I will probably lock at 18 to avoid any issues in Neuro.

One more suggestion is to set all missions down to -1 level and you are worth one hero. You are not there for levels, or even loot (as it is actually a pain in the **** to get rid of locked into Praet)..you are there for story , make it easier on yourself. I still got my rear handed to me in some spots.
This has me a bit confused, you have to be a Loyalist to get their power arc?


 

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To do the extreme of either side in praetoria you must be aligned. Otherwise they just won't talk to you. The middle of the road guys don't care. You also do not loose your original choice contact (praetor or scott). It doesn't affect your ability to do anything for White either.

The resistance crusader contacts are behind a resistance locked door (thus you must be resistance to talk to them). I think I did try before on a resistance character to get power folks and they just would not talk to me.

The alignment you are is really only an issue for Neuropolis, as you have to do crusader before you do warden (middle guys resistance). Otherwise switch back and forth as you go.