I'd forgotten that these existed until I saw this thread, so I just ran all three parts in villain and then hero form. Turns out they're really good, so thanks for the tip!
It must be said that yes, once again, villains get to be way more proactive and end up seeing more story. It isn't even close to as uneven as it was in Who Will Die, however, so there's progress. Further, while heroes may not get the full scoop on the shenanigans in progress they do at least get a bunch of detail about the Freedom Phalanx that villains avoid entirely. Still, creating your own evil bureaucracy versus getting buttered up repeatedly by Positron... I think McCann has a roguish bent, perhaps.
The writing quality continues its upward trajectory on the whole. Maybe it's just me but so far Pandora's Box has been more unpredictable than past content. The moments of downtime with optional dialogue are refreshing and the cutscenes are well-placed and interesting. The constant positive feedback about your character's amazingness seems a little more reserved than it was in Who Will Die as well. My principal complaint is that it still has a few moments where you trigger an ambush as well as a giant block of plot-important text at the same time; nobody likes clues, but maybe that would be a better place to put the contents of "important dossiers" and such?
Logged on and didn't see it. Is this for beta or live?
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This is Live - Part 3 of SSA 2 was pushed to the live servers yesterday.
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Logged on and didn't see it. Is this for beta or live?
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Very strange, I don't see it up...Maybe a little reboot of the game may help.
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Originally Posted by El__D
This is Live - Part 3 of SSA 2 was pushed to the live servers yesterday.
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Make sure you click on SSA 2 - Pandora's Box, THEN look for Part 3. When I first looked, I was expecting to see it listed on my first click on SSA Contacts. |
Originally Posted by asgard_NA
Very strange, I don't see it up...Maybe a little reboot of the game may help.
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Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
is it still bugged like it is in beta where the generator doesn't appear in the third or so mission for the blueside?
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It was fine when I played it yesterday on live.
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Veridian wrote SSA 2, Dr. Aeon wrote SSA 1.
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I think McCann has a roguish bent, perhaps.
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Have they jello-wrestled for the writing duties for SA3 yet?
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Veridian wrote SSA 2, Dr. Aeon wrote SSA 1.
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Ah, well credit where it is due then, nice job Viridian! This just goes to show that everyone at Paragon loves villains and hates heroes.
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Veridian wrote SSA 2, Dr. Aeon wrote SSA 1.
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(If not, I'll be happy to do it...)
Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
Only done the blueside version so far, but I had a lot of fun doing it. A little bit heavy on the running around, but I can live with that. The last mission was something else.
And it raises all kinds of interesting questions about groups like Malta. Like for me, the big one is that if the power suppression field in the Zig is built using Pandora's Box... then is it also the basis for Malta sapper technology?
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agreed ....i do like running with the p.f. and all...but im yawning on this one and really?..fusionette?..really?..come on
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agreed ....i do like running with the p.f. and all...but im yawning on this one and really?..fusionette?..really?..come on
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I actually meant it the opposite way. SSA1 was filled with inconsistencies and painted the Phalanx as useless while killing people off left and right.|
Originally Posted by Severe
agreed ....i do like running with the p.f. and all...but im yawning on this one and really?..fusionette?..really?..come on
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This one seems like it was actually written with some degree of care.
This was an exceptional set of missions. Nice twists and knowing your lore before you start the mission really ramps up the excitement. Lets put it this way, they can't release SSA 2.4 quick enough. Real sense of urgency here.
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Have they jello-wrestled for the writing duties for SA3 yet?
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I haven't gotten a chance to play this yet, but it sounds like having the team transport will come in handy.
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Does that mean Protean is gonna write SSA 3?
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Part 3.1 is due on the 31st.
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You are doing it, didn't you get the memo?
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Good thing for me I have an idea, then, for an SSA (including cutscenes). It'd take a bit of work to figure out how to adapt it for redside, but it shouldn't be too difficult.
Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
I don't know if this qualifies as a bug or not, but the "search for clues" mission in the building full of Malta can put you in a sort of limbo state if you:
- Stealth the clue collecting, and...
- Don't attack any of the Malta mobs
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Just ran this on a hero..really fun! I didnt read the story much, cause I was with someone I just met..but the maps, the baddies, the environments..great stuff.
I loved the Talos mission, almost like a mayhem in reverse. Then the lab..excellent tileset. Those airlock top doors were very cool..hope we see that stuff again soon.