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Looks great! The only thing I did all that different on my Mind/Time (back on Live) was that I just loaded Distortion Field with ALL the Damage procs. And the Hold one. It was fun watching enemies at near full health just randomly keel over (very rare, as 5 procs had to go off to do that, but still). Also, if you're looking to slot Total Dom (and we're assuming an Unlimited budget), then I'd say go 5/6 on Unbreakable Constraint (Hold Purple set), and then throw in the Hold proc on the 6th slot. In any case, it's a super fun combo and having a Secondary which adds 2 more holds makes it a beast, especially against AVs and such who have high Hold Mag resistance.

Here's mine: BLOODY BAY Bluedy Bay LOC: 1397.7 -28.7 -1098.5 (small area of Beach in the southern part of Freedom base) Heroes venturing any further than this will find they have no support going forward. Villains heading in will find themselves quickly overwhelmed. Rolling the Dice 2372.9 32.0 -767.5 (In the parking lot of the Casino) Venturing into a PvP zone is a gamble: High stakes, high rewards. Casinos like this one spread across the island exemplify this idea perfectly. (Note: This one is VERY close to existing badge #2 Lobbyist/Crooked Politician, so maybe move the badges further away if this gets used?) Running Red LOC -2146.4 -35.0 2302.4 (Southern tip of Villain Base) The blood of slaves and slavers which gave Bloody Bay its name pooled around this island during their deadly conflict. Perhaps it was an omen? Mostly Harmless LOC 195.9 52.1 2080.3 (Middle of large circular metal thing near Meteor Char) While the meteor fragments that crashed here are the prelude to something much worse, their impacts created little collateral damage. This refinery is completely intact around the impact zone. If only Galaxy City had been so lucky... Precipice to Disaster LOC: -2375.9 90.5 -2868.7 (North East edge of the island) Little did anyone know that the meteors that landed here were the prelude to something bigger. The endless abyss to the north looks comforting compared to what's in store... SIREN'S CALL Abridged LOC: -512.2 -168.0 -971.8 (Under a bridge in the NE part of map) One of the few people to Witness Sunburst's explosion unscathed was a homeless man sitting under this bridge at the time. When asked for a statement, all he said was "It was really bright". Run Aground LOC: 42.7 153.4 1347.7 (On a black rock next to the destroyed west War Wall) It was about here where many ships crashed when directed by Randall's fake lighthouse. Blast Radius ( LOC -366.0 74.3 -306.2 Top corner of an apartment building in front of a tall, partially-toppled building) This apartment building, as well as the two on either side of it, are remarkably unscathed compared to the destruction starting just a few feet away. WARBURG Heated Dispute LOC: 834.7 -3.4 1368.4 (Beach just north of Freedom Corps carrier) Many heroes have a difference in opinion over who should have control of the Warburg Rocket, if at all. Starting here, those differences turn violent. Blitzed LOC 802.3 48.0 -72.1 (In front of a tall, official-looking building) Governor Melody Harkness's remains were found on this spot, as well as in a 30 yard radius after being thrown from the top of this building. Rogue Rouge Isle LOC 1146.0 122.0 -730.2 (Though you could choose any of the alcoves) This is one of the many Arachnos alcoves taken over by Marshal Blitz and his loyal traitors. No one is sure who is on who's side. No Trespassing LOC: 1442. 1.2 -1256.8 (In front of Black Heart Memorial Hospital) This is the border of Arachnos-controlled Territory, with Marshal Blitz's forces controlling the rest of the island. Villains aren't welcome here, and especially not heroes! Radioinactive LOC: 129.6 -114.0 -2.3 (Middle of green pool in The Web) When Marshal Blitz acquired cancer (probably from too much exposure to toxins such as the one you're standing in), he decided that Lord Recluse wasn't being proactive enough with the Warburg arsenal, so he decided to use it for himself. Safe Space LOC: -182.1 -64.0 -435.4 (Random corner in the NW section of The Web that's almost completely boxed in) Rogue soldiers, Arachnids, heroes, villains, nowhere in Warburg is safe, especially not in The Web. Except maybe this little corner, which is perfect to set an ambush, or recover from one. RECLUSE'S VICTORY Sick of Time Travel LOC: 558.1 74.0 -1415.8 (In Tram station) Occasionally, a Contamination victim ends up here in this fluctuating future time stream. He's not very happy about it. The Grass is Greener LOC: 704.0 -.05 -576.2 (Middle of road between Prometheus Park and Atlas Plaza) In the battles for control of Recluse's Victory, it's not uncommon to see two completely different shades of grass on either side of the road. However you feel about Lord Recluse's possible asscent, one thing is certain: Arachnos doesn't take good care of their lawns. Not for Newbs LOC: 336.1 -0.0 760.8 (Southern edge of map across from inaccessible sewer entrance) As if high-level Arachnos foes and Archvillains running around wasn't enough, a newer hero might also be deterred from entering Recluse's Victory when they learn the Sewers are unaccessable! Tempting Fate LOC: -1427.6 -0.5 63.7 (In crossroad just in front of Villain base) Heroes dumb enough to venture this way will find themselves crushed by the might of Arachnos. Watch Your Back LOC: 875.7 0.0 -1600 (Dead end near one of the Arachnos Heavy stations) The Freedom Corps base is just on the other side of this undefended wall. It is quire impenetrable, however. EDIT: A name

Apparently, everyone on Excel makes a character, runs DFB, then makes a new character and repeats... at least, if the LFG tab is any indication! So yeah, you're the only lvl 50, sorry dude! Kidding aside, I know of the following global channels (which are kinda borked at the moment): "Excelsior Badges", "Excelsior TFs", and then just "Excelsior" Even when global chats ARE working, these channels are pretty vacant. Heck, people hardly even chat in teams, which is weird to me. I feel like Excelsior is turning into the "Freedom" server of the bunch, and I'm not happy about that =/

So, I was a member of a few additional channels before the move, and now none of them work! They're not on my list any more and I can't find them by attempting to rejoin. Not a huge loss, none of the extra channels were that busy anyway, but still!

One question: What are you playing as? Because I can tell you, that some powers (particularly Mesmerize and Dominate from the Mind Control set) do NOT agro nearby opponents. This is by design. Most attacks do allow an ai to "shout" as it were, but there are a few that are meant to be "stealthy".

Because number twos get flushed!

Welcome to your new home, Phallic Knight! I'm sure you'll- Wait hold on (What? Are you sure? I don't... oh, crap!) *AHEM* Let me start over: Welcome to your new home, Philotic Knight! I'm sure you'll have fun here!

...so, I kinda RP'd the loss of powers when Paragon Chat came out, but with these new servers, I've just been so happy to play that I haven't given much thought to this elephant in the room (though to be fair, in Paragon City, an elephant is usually the least interesting thing in a given room)! But now? I dunno, it almost feels like nothing happened. Though back on Live, i DID make a future version of my main who came back in time to avert the Comming Storm. She obviously failed, so that kinda leaves that version of the character up in the air...

Yeah, my crappy laptop loads the character list faster than my PC, which is no slouch in the specs department. I chalked it up to actually being in a queueueue but the game having the wrong message up, but if others are having the same issue...

I think "uncontrolled explosion" could be named "Sunbursted" =D

Probably outside the context of the thread, but I'd like to see a badge called "foolhardy" or "suicidal" or something for getting into an enemy base area. As for actual exploration badges, definitely something I'd like to help with, so I'll post some suggestions later when I've had some time to browse the zones!

Aw, you guys are no fun!

MASS LEVITATE! Pipe-dream, I know. And I'm cognizant than such a change would involve more than swapping a few numbers or whatnot, and that you guys are too busy keeping a server running to make any drastic changes. Still, My main/favorite character is my Mind/Kin, and she has a single target sleep, and a multi target sleep; a single target hold, and mass target hold; a single target confuse, and a mass target confuse. All I've ever wanted is for her to have a mass levitate to go with her single target levitate. But alas, that was never a thing... but now it IS! I don't care if it's locked behind psi mastery or what, it's just something I'd love to have. Just, y'know, throwing that out there =)

I've been running into the same thing. It LOOKS LIKE you have to craft both levels. For instance, if you have to craft 9 lvl 15 and 20 Acc IOs, you need 4 at lvl 15 and 5 at lvl 20. And so if you go went and crafted a bunch of 20s and forgot (because that was like, last week), you might notice the badge count doesn't move unless you do the lvl 15 ones. Don't know if that's a bug or intended...

Put me down as one of the folks who also want a -XP for Inf version of the power. Though to be fair, I haven't really had any trouble keeping my character up to date. Took a little doing (for instance, buying common IO recipees from the market instead of the work bench, and selling good stuff I don't need -right now- with the full knowledge that I'll probably be buying it back sooner or later so that I can fund my current build), but overall I don't think anyone needs too large of an Inf increase. Infcrease? But yeah, I'd still gladly do half XP for +25% Inf!

For blueside Ouro access, the Faultline arc i think is the soonest: there's a time travel element at the end that should get you "Entrusted with the Secret". However, there's a few EBs to fight so this may not be for everyone.

Yeah, looking up my old mind/kin guide... it needs a bit of a rework, especially where the SCoRE/Homecoming server is concerned. Also, not as newbie-friendly as I wanted it to be, and also really long! So, to-do list: make guide more up to date, add new info, make more user friendly, and condense it. EZ PZ!

Yeah, Ouro has everything you need, don't worry! And when it says "every story arc", it doesn't include the random missions you get from your FBSA contact. It boils down to the newer stuff like the Twinshot/Rising Stars arc and all that.

I'm having a bit of trouble with this one. When you say "the Reservoir area", do you mean the area labeled "Reservoir" just north of the dam, or the southern section of the map where the actual reservoir is? I figure it's the later based on /loc, but I'm not seeing anything around there. Also, neither of the two buildings there seem to qualify as "large" =/ EDIT: The badge isn't ON a building. It's in the grass nearby, directly between the fence and the edge of a small hill!

Ok, tried to make it, but someone beat me to the punch! Good, less headaches for me! It's called "Excelsior Badges", let's show it some love!

Just wondering if one of these existed for Excelsior yet, a chat channel specifically for badging and other content outside of just random teaming. Someplace where we can coordinate badge runs, raids, events, special TFs (Like Master StatesmanMs. Liberty/Recluse runs) etc. If we don't, well, I guess I can make one, but I didn't want to jump the gun!

If you mean a telepad for your sg base, don't bother, everything is already unlocked for free (no requiremnets or prestige!) As for the badge, iirc it's on around the back of the building on the "lower" rooftop.

I ran a Mind/Time back on Live, and one cheeky thing I recall doing was loading Distortion Field with Procs, mostly Damage procs but 1 or 2 "Chance to hold" procs, also. It was a BEAST! Dudes were slowed, Held, and eating more damage than I could put out by attacking sometimes! However, given that one needs a few Purple procs to do this (Will of the Controller and Unbreakable Constraint), it's VERY pricey to do this. Also, the power itself doesn't get enhanced, so you'd need set bonuses and a good Alpha slot to make sure it recharges fast and doesn't cost too much Endurance. Just an idea.

Hey Lola, your images aren't working for me =( Heraclea: Those look AMAZING! Though I see you can't seem to settle on a single costume, either!

AGH! The "City Traveler" cheeses me off because I saw the name and explored the train station and came away empty handed... didn't occur to me to go into the exit area! Sneaky! But thanks for the rest of these, time to get huntin'!