http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=291339
That kinda talks about it there...
August 31, 2012. A Day that will Live in Infamy. Or Information. Possibly Influence. Well, Inf, anyway. Thank you, Paragon Studios, for what you did, and the enjoyment and camaraderie you brought.
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{Bottom line: still need help.}
Thanks, Houtex. That was actually one of the threads I read through when searching. Unfortunately, it isn't helpful for my purpose. The links in the thread go to pages which list contacts by level, which link to individual contacts, which list the villain groups their missions involve, which STILL don't neccessarily match their origin. (Example: Both Allison King, a magic contact, and Jenny Firkins, a science contact, list Devouring Earth, Council, and Crey as enemy groups.)
Again, thanks for taking time to respond!
Wasn't there a post (~) half a year ago from someone showing off their Google spreadsheet of every stat for every enemy in the game? I didn't bookmark the post and my search-fu is weak.
Teams are the number one killer of soloists.
A few points that may help you out:
-The enhancement vendors in The Midnighter's Club, The Rikti War Zone, and Cimerora are accessible to both Heroes and Villains, and sell SOs from level 35-50. These stores sell at the lowest prices, so are usually fairly affordable.
-Any time you (or your team) defeats an Archvillain (or equivalent), you receive a random SO of your origin. The level can be anywhere from 3 levels below your level to 3 levels above, depending on a number of factors. Tasks with lots of AVs can fill your tray quickly - Death From Below, Imperious TF, Ms Liberty (Statesman) TF, Lord Recluse TF, and most Incarnate Trials. In addition, I always seem to walk away from Incarnate Trials with a large pile of SOs of my origin, no matter what we're fighting. I think Incarnate foes may drop SOs that match your origin, but I'm not sure.
-A lot of the people running Incarnate Trials and level 50 TFs have a finished build, so don't need the enhancements that drop. I know that there's a number of people that just throw them on the Auction House dirt cheap so that others can use them. With patience, it's possible to get level 53 SOs for less than the cost of buying DOs from vendors.
-SOs can be purchased with Reward Merits and Mission Architect Tickets. I don't consider the Merit price a very good one, but it's easy to get enough tickets for at least a few SOs in a single mission, and if your difficulty is turned up, you may be able to fill a few trays with SOs off a single mission.
@Roderick
Can someone please tell me how to know the origin type for any given villain group? (Ex: Circle of Thorns = magic) I don't find this on Paragon Wiki, CoH site, nor searching previous posts. Thank you!
(I want to know so I can target certain villain groups when I want SO or DO enhancements from a certain origin.)