Arc #528804 - Mira & Yuki: A Sparkly Soldier's Tale

I announced these two arcs awhile back in the Creation thread, but they've both gone through a whole lot more polishing over the past month and now they're hopefully ready for a full release. The first one is...

Arc Name: Mira & Yuki: A Sparkly Soldier's Tale
Arc ID: 528804
Creator Global: @Sparkly Soldier
Keywords: Solo Friendly, Origin Story, Sci-Fi
Length: Very Long (5 missions)
Morality: Heroic
Level Range: 20 - 29
Enemy Groups: Custom, Generic
Difficulty Level: Easy, solo'able, some stealth recommended
Estimated Play Time: 45 to 90 minutes
Suggested Team Size: Solo, definitely solo
Description: Take on different roles in the tale of how Yukiko Yoshida first met talking, psychic plushy cat Mira and became a glittery pink champion of justice! Mira & Yuki is a very story-driven, solo friendly set of missions detailing Yuki's origin story from various perspectives.



It's my first AE arc and the origin story for my main toon. Despite the description, it isn't really a parody or comedy story at all; it's a time-travel adventure told in flashback form that's wrapped up in Kheldian lore, with the small touches of comedy here and there just coming from the story being narrated by Yuki.

I'm a first-time CoH and MMO player solo'ing as a blaster at the default difficulty, so, knowing next to nothing about the technical aspects of balancing (and really nothing at all about AE tickets, experience bonuses and so on), I used custom enemies with standard powersets and reasoned that anything I can survive without inspirations as a level 20-30 blaster is probably fine for more experienced players. If anything, some of the maps may be underpopulated by enemies, but since this is such a story-driven arc, I wanted to err on the side of making sure solo players have a seamless, hospital-free experience.

All feedback welcome, and let me know if you'd like me to try out an arc too!