Returning player seeks badge advice
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Blue Rabbit,
Posted on: 2011-10-06 15:01 in Badges and Gladiators
First, welcome back. 
0. The two big websites for badge lookups are Badge Hunter (www.badge-hunter.com) and City Info Tracker (http://cit.cohtitan.com/).
1. ...um. Hm. I dunno. There IS an Ouroboros flashback map which takes you to this map for another mission, though. Part of the Ouroboros tutorial series, I think? Look it up on paragonwiki.com for more info.
2. Not sure which question you wanted answered here, so I'll go with the badge questions. The single-mission badge awards are all available via Ouroboros (the mission flashback system). Go to Paragonwiki and read up on how best to use that zone for your badge work.
So those people who were telling you to go to wiki.cohtitan.com? They were right. Start there, you have loads of catch-up to do!
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Originally Posted by Ellectra
Hello all,
Please forgive my lack of knowledge, I have not played for at least 6 years, maybe longer was before CoV was launched. Have just started playing again due to some RL friends also restarting. |
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Problem 2 .. TBH I had forgotten how to play the game, but I did remember you need to plan your contacts for some badges early, that would be "negotiator", I remember you needed a specific contact and had to be low level, did some research online and got all the info I needed, but the whole start seems different, I remember you were directed to city hall in Atlas park for your first contact, that lead on to choices etc.. This time it was different, so I persisted leveled a little and got to 7 where I started to become nervous.. Went to Atlas park, tried to talk to the people in City Hall ( Rick Davies et al ) .. Nothing .. tried asking in Global to which I got the "You need to speak to Paula Dempsey" or " www.wiki.cohtitan.com" answers . My question is , have I done something wrong ? if not how do you now get these contacts ? I have read the guide above and has some very useful stuff but a fair few links are out of date and some of the info seems not to apply anymore. |
If all else fails, head to kings row and talk to the detective, he will give you a radio. You can do 3 random missions, and then he will give you a job to protect the kings row or atlas park bank. After you complete the bank mission he will introduce you to a new contact and you'll be good to go.
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There are no badge missions or arcs before level 5 in Paragon. And you can't start the old contact system in AP anymore. The only way to get started on the old contacts is going to KR and doing the Safeguard.|
Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
You outleveled them. Those contacts are only good through (I think) level 4 or 5. So head over to kings row. Alternatively, there is a really cool "find contacts" button now. If you open the contacts window its there and lets you cycle through contacts. You can even teleport straight to them.
If all else fails, head to kings row and talk to the detective, he will give you a radio. You can do 3 random missions, and then he will give you a job to protect the kings row or atlas park bank. After you complete the bank mission he will introduce you to a new contact and you'll be good to go. |
But as Turgenev said, the single mission badges are all in Ouroboros, so it is easy to get them. And you can flashback to the tutorial and get Isolator (and Jailbird for villains) that way also. Doing the Safeguard missions at every step is also necessary for badgers because that is the only way to get those exploration badges.
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Hello and thanks for all your responses
I will clarify my questions a little just in case
Problem 1,
The tutorial map has changed completely and it seems ( I may be doing something horribly wrong ) that it is no longer possible to get 'Isolator' there now.
My question is; is it confirmed that Ouroboros takes you back to the 'Original' tutorial zone ? Has anyone tried it since the tutorial zone was changed ?
Problem 2
Regardless of level it seems impossible to get the 'Original' contacts anymore. ( Azuria, Antonio Nash, Rick Davies, Derek Amberson et al ) They have been replaced it seems ( again please correct me if I am wrong ) by new contacts.
My question is :
How do I now get the Story ark contacts ?
Thank you for the info Justice Blues and Gavin, but are you saying that, if I get to level 10 go to Kings Row and do 'Safeguard' missions that whoever I need to see there will give me the 'Orignial' contacts ( Paula Dempsey, Paco Sanchez , Tony Kord etc ) By getting to level 10 ( which is what the KR safeguard missions start at it seems ) does that not make me too high to do 'Negotiator" ?
Problem 3
I have done a bit of research on the afore mentioned wiki sites, but like most guides they are out of date. I am not sure when the new Tutorial / Contacts thing happned but I can't find any info on them. So my confusion is what information is now relevant and what is not.
My question is :
The sites mentioned have a great list of badges, even you get this badge by doing xxx. But I can't seem to find any detailed ( current ) information on them. e.i Go here speak to X, get mission X, complete mission x, get badge x.
Anyway so sorry for any n00bishness I am displaying here. and thank you all very much for your responses thus far
Ell
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Yep, there is a mission that allows you to exemp back down to level 1 that's filled with baddies for the Isolator. I believe it's the "Ouroboros Initiation" mission from The Pilgrim. The mission should be availble directly from him if you haven't done it already. But it is available via Flashback as a level 50 mission.|
Originally Posted by Ellectra
Hello and thanks for all your responses
I will clarify my questions a little just in case Problem 1, The tutorial map has changed completely and it seems ( I may be doing something horribly wrong ) that it is no longer possible to get 'Isolator' there now. My question is; is it confirmed that Ouroboros takes you back to the 'Original' tutorial zone ? Has anyone tried it since the tutorial zone was changed ? |
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Problem 2 Regardless of level it seems impossible to get the 'Original' contacts anymore. ( Azuria, Antonio Nash, Rick Davies, Derek Amberson et al ) They have been replaced it seems ( again please correct me if I am wrong ) by new contacts. My question is : How do I now get the Story ark contacts ? |
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| Thank you for the info Justice Blues and Gavin, but are you saying that, if I get to level 10 go to Kings Row and do 'Safeguard' missions that whoever I need to see there will give me the 'Orignial' contacts ( Paula Dempsey, Paco Sanchez , Tony Kord etc ) By getting to level 10 ( which is what the KR safeguard missions start at it seems ) does that not make me too high to do 'Negotiator" ? |
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Problem 3 I have done a bit of research on the afore mentioned wiki sites, but like most guides they are out of date. I am not sure when the new Tutorial / Contacts thing happned but I can't find any info on them. So my confusion is what information is now relevant and what is not. My question is : The sites mentioned have a great list of badges, even you get this badge by doing xxx. But I can't seem to find any detailed ( current ) information on them. e.i Go here speak to X, get mission X, complete mission x, get badge x. |
Good luck!
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Don't forget that access to Ouroboros is gated to level 14 now (was level 25 until I21/Freedom), and also the Ouroboros Portal power that grants access requires prerequisites (see the linked wiki article for more details). However, there is an exploration badge within Ouroboros that grants the power, so the easiest thing is to usually just ask someone who already has an O-Portal to drop one for you (once you're level 14, of course), go to Ouroboros, and get the badge.|
Originally Posted by Commander
Yep, there is a mission that allows you to exemp back down to level 1 that's filled with baddies for the Isolator. I believe it's the "Ouroboros Initiation" mission from The Pilgrim. The mission should be availble directly from him if you haven't done it already. But it is available via Flashback as a level 50 mission.
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The Pilgrim's missions are minimum level 25 still (since that was the minimum level to access Ouroboros, and his is the introductory arc), so you'll have to wait until at least then. The mission you want in order to get your Isolator badge is called, appropriately enough, "Outbreak".
As has been pointed out, the Flashback system via Ouroboros gives you the opportunity to go back and get any badge you need with very few exceptions, so don't feel like you have to scramble around anymore and worry about your leveling speed for badges.
Good luck, welcome back, and happy badging!
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Many thanks to all who has given their advice in this thread, I am relieved that I do not have to worry so much about my level
Thanks again
Ell
There is 1 flashback badge mission currently not working in the game. I expect it to make a return though. That is the Negotiator badge mission (hero 1-15, exemps to 9). The contact was in Galaxy City and has to be rescued from out of the rubble.
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Originally Posted by Justice Blues
There are no badge missions or arcs before level 5 in Paragon.
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Savior of Atlas Park begs to differ and would have words with you.
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I would have to try it to confirm it, but I don't think you can even get to Aaron Thierry before level 5. Even when doing the bare basics of each mission beforehand, you still tend to get a lot of xp to get you up a few levels.|
Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
Savior of Atlas Park begs to differ and would have words with you. |
I'll create a new alt and try it later, defeating only what's needed for the mission completion. The only problem I see cropping up, is if you do come in at a lower level, but then have to fight the Arachnos, who are higher levels, will the higher xp from killing +1 mobs put you over the edge?
I find your lack of signature disturbing.
No idea, but Aaron Thierry is a 1-7 contact, according to Paragon Wiki. Meaning that you can purposely stop your XP influx and do him (fnar fnar) at level 1 if you want to.
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Flashback exemplars you to level 7 for that.
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Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
No idea, but Aaron Thierry is a 1-7 contact, according to Paragon Wiki. Meaning that you can purposely stop your XP influx and do him (fnar fnar) at level 1 if you want to.
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But that would be because 7 is the upper end of the level range, not because you HAVE to be level 7 to start/run/complete the arc (to Blue Rabbit's point).
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Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Flashback exemplars you to level 7 for that.
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Perhaps. There are a number of arcs in the game that can be started at a level but the contact will not allow you to complete the arc until you are a higher level. Maria Jenkins' old Praetorian arc, for example.
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Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
No idea, but Aaron Thierry is a 1-7 contact, according to Paragon Wiki. Meaning that you can purposely stop your XP influx and do him (fnar fnar) at level 1 if you want to.
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I believe that once you Know the Secret, you can use the Pillar from an SG base before doing the Pilgrim's arc, so you wouldn't have to wait until level 25.|
Originally Posted by Eric Nelson
The Pilgrim's missions are minimum level 25 still (since that was the minimum level to access Ouroboros, and his is the introductory arc), so you'll have to wait until at least then. The mission you want in order to get your Isolator badge is called, appropriately enough, "Outbreak".
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Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
Savior of Atlas Park begs to differ and would have words with you. |
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Originally Posted by Ellectra
Thank you for the info Justice Blues and Gavin, but are you saying that, if I get to level 10 go to Kings Row and do 'Safeguard' missions that whoever I need to see there will give me the 'Orignial' contacts ( Paula Dempsey, Paco Sanchez , Tony Kord etc ) By getting to level 10 ( which is what the KR safeguard missions start at it seems ) does that not make me too high to do 'Negotiator" ?
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I don't think you read all of what I wrote -- I was referring to the minimum level needed to start his arc. Inside Ouroboros (i.e., not flashing back) you cannot get his mission until you are level 25 (even though you can access Ouro at level 14 now).|
Originally Posted by Justice Blues
I believe that once you Know the Secret, you can use the Pillar from an SG base before doing the Pilgrim's arc, so you wouldn't have to wait until level 25.
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Now, if that is somehow bypassed by using the Pillar in a SG base, that would be news to me -- but again, I was referring to GETTING the mission, not accompanying someone else (for all I know it's possible for a level 14 to tag along with a level 25+ on the arc).
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I read what you wrote just fine. I just forgot that the Outbreak mission was only available during The Pilgrim's intro arc. I thought it could be accessed as a stand alone mission from the Pillar. It has been a long time since I ran those arcs or looked at the low level stuff on the Pillar.
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Originally Posted by Eric Nelson
I don't think you read all of what I wrote -- I was referring to the minimum level needed to start his arc. Inside Ouroboros (i.e., not flashing back) you cannot get his mission until you are level 25 (even though you can access Ouro at level 14 now).
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Tested out Aaron Thierry's arc tonight; you can get the arc (and the badge) before level 5. I turned off XP during Sondra Costa's arc, when I hit level 4.
You'd have to turn off XP in order to get to Aaron before level 5; I managed to stay level 2 for quite awhile, but the hunts in Sondra Costa's arc (or the officer's arc, for that matter) were what pushed me up quite significantly. Don't see a real reason to turn off XP just for this, but there you go.
I find your lack of signature disturbing.
I think I'm reading too much into the advice here, but I wanted to make sure.
It *sounds* like people are saying that you can:
1. Reach level 5 and turn off XP (to make sure you stay level 5).
2. Go to KR.
3. Do 3 missions + safeguard
4. After the safeguard, get to pick a new contact.
5. Because you are still level 5, you'll have the option to pick the *original* Atlas Park contacts, and do their missions.
Is that right, or am I just misreading?
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This is correct.
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Originally Posted by Coulomb2
I think I'm reading too much into the advice here, but I wanted to make sure.
It *sounds* like people are saying that you can: 1. Reach level 5 and turn off XP (to make sure you stay level 5). 2. Go to KR. 3. Do 3 missions + safeguard 4. After the safeguard, get to pick a new contact. 5. Because you are still level 5, you'll have the option to pick the *original* Atlas Park contacts, and do their missions. |
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Hello all,
Please forgive my lack of knowledge, I have not played for at least 6 years, maybe longer was before CoV was launched. Have just started playing again due to some RL friends also restarting.
I was always an avid badge collector, I used a website which had all the badges listed by type, level, zone whatever. It was useful aid to not missing some badges that had contact / level restrictions. I have of course now lost the website link, and so I am looking for some help.
Problem 1 .
Started a new character and was looking forward to getting my Isolator badge, but seems the tutorial area is now completely changed and thus no way to get this badge ? ( Asside from the place where 1 spawns every 20 mins ? )
Problem 2 ..
TBH I had forgotten how to play the game, but I did remember you need to plan your contacts for some badges early, that would be "negotiator", I remember you needed a specific contact and had to be low level, did some research online and got all the info I needed, but the whole start seems different, I remember you were directed to city hall in Atlas park for your first contact, that lead on to choices etc.. This time it was different, so I persisted leveled a little and got to 7 where I started to become nervous.. Went to Atlas park, tried to talk to the people in City Hall ( Rick Davies et al ) .. Nothing .. tried asking in Global to which I got the "You need to speak to Paula Dempsey" or " www.wiki.cohtitan.com" answers .
My question is , have I done something wrong ? if not how do you now get these contacts ? I have read the guide above and has some very useful stuff but a fair few links are out of date and some of the info seems not to apply anymore.
Is the negotiator badge still available ? Splenunker, Plauge Stopper etc etc ??
Are there any upto date guides on badges ? especially the ones that require a specific level range / contact ?
Many many thanks in advance, and really sorry for such a long and boring post ..