Been away for a while...

And just reactivated VIP so I could play with the new power sets only to find that:

Titan Weapons didn't unlock.
Staff Fighting didn't unlock.
Beast Mastery didn't unlock.

So what did unlock? And what's the point of going VIP?

I was last active about half a year ago, right after Street Fighting and Time Manipulation were introduced. I messed around for a second as a Free player before reactivating to see that my Street Fighting character was accessible, but my Time Manipulation character was not.

SO, first and foremost, could someone tell me what exactly the benefits for VIP are these days? I know some sort of Darkness Control was introduced - Can I access that as a VIP, or do I have to buy that as well?

Secondly, I'm back! For a month. Like I said, been about 6 months - What have I missed?

I just spent $15 to reactivate the account, and the sets I really wanted to try (Titan Weapons and Staff Fighting) are still locked. They cost 800 tokens - How much is that in real money again?

Any answers and help reacclimating is appreciated. Thank you.

my standard advice: pick the one you think looks like the most fun.


that said, word on the street is that Titan Weapons do ridiculous damage.

Is there a way to look at the power list or see a video of the set in action (outside of going to youtube, I mean in-game) before purchasing?

You could purchase the sets on the beta or test servers (everything there costs 0 points) and look. Mids has both sets now, which can show you the powers but not the animations. There's no way to do it from within character creation though, sadly.

I have not yet played Staff, but I have played Titan Weapons, and it's awesome, but some people find the Momentum mechanic annoying, so YMMV.

I also stopped playing shortly after Street Justice, and recently came back!

I've been playing the first collection of Signature Story Arcs now that parts 1 through 7 are out. You can access them in your Contacts (the SSA manager is a contact on the list below the scanner/newspaper but above normal contacts) and it'll let you start it from anywhere if you meet the minimum level (20 for the first one or two, 30 for the next few, 40 for the last few).

Night Ward is going to be a follow-up to First Ward in the 30-40(?) range, in Issue 23 so I don't know much about it.

VIP also gives you access to Incarnate content for your 50s.

Dark Astoria has been revamped as an Incarnate co-op zone. (Get there from Peregrine Island or Grandville.)

There's been 3 new Incarnate trials since we left, too. And the one against Tyrant should be in Issue 23 if I'm not mistaken.

Those were the big draws, for me.

Power animations start at 1 minute.

Titan Weapons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmmeswm4Nkw

Note 2 powers require "momentum" to work. Momentum is a sate granted by attacking with any titan weapon power, and lasts for 5-6 seconds. It doesn't stack/refresh (Exception : Build Momentum, the sets build up like power, grants a 10 second momentum state that overwrites whatever you currently have). Momentum causes the attacks to use an alternate, faster animation.

It has a second smaller shctick in being an AOE heavy set, with asmall amount of built-in endurance reduction. Even so, Electric, Regen, Willpower, and Energy are all favorites for their Endurance management tools.

It's fun, smashy. Note there is a weapons pack for sale separately with four additional weapons models.

Note the powersets in the store you get for free as a VIP are all marked "VIP content".

Staff - gives most/all the current animations for staff. THink of it as a combo between street fighting (combat levels) and Dual Pistols (the Forms have the combat levels give specific buffs, such as +Dam, +Recharge, +End Discount)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjNW4sKuQC0