Jacktar

June 20, 2020

1 hour ago, Glacier Peak said:

I have found in my experience logging out works on occasion, as well asmoving away from the building and coming back, usually half a mile.

Thank you muchly GP, will have a go at both those suggestions and see what occurs, will report back with hopefully good news and proper progress on the badge. 😀👍

Will still be a long slog whatever happens, I really hate to say this but I do think that this particular one could do with another nerf. 50 million damage taken is a fair target in a game so slewed for us to resist damage so easily.

Cannot even begin to imagine how much regular game play is needed on an incarnate to amass 100 million damage taken these days.

lol rant off 😇

June 20, 2020

Hi, am probably missing the obvious but here goes...

I am working for Imortal badge and started using the Burning House in Mercy method.

Trouble is I do have to log out during work hours and often when I log back in there are no fires at the house location.

Are the fires on some sort of timer or started when a specific arc/mission is run by another alt and then they just stay burning till a server reset or something?

Have had no fires the last four times I logged in. Any other locations that stay burning please?

Will investigate the Trapdoor lava stuff as well but don’t want to run a lot of arc just to keep getting back to that mission.

And using that means I am locked into a flashback during my playtime instead of afk time.

Cheers

June 18, 2020

19 hours ago, Sazerac said:

Here's two things I've been doing that speed it up:

Each time you click an obelisk it gives you a medium blue inspiration. During my runs I combine these into a purple insp, and before the AV I use two purples. It's enough def to make it through easily even without full stealth. If anyone is dying on the last part this should help.

Also for clearing groups around the obelisks, you can click the obelisks from super far away, so far away the groups won't even notice you. I wish I had noticed that a long time ago.

I think this is probably the most important part of the whole TF exercise and cannot be emphasised enough. Thank you Sazerac.👍👍

I went and checked and literally if you can see the oberlisk you can click it. No need whatsoever to engage any mobs at all except the final two holding the hostage. See and Click, just brilliant info.

June 17, 2020

Hello, eyes getting older by the day!

I am aware that the ingame map gui can be moved and resized and all the usual windows stuff but....

Is it possible to lock the map enlargement slider on right side of box so that when I use the map it will always remember that setting.

I now need to have it at about 20% larger than the minimum which is the default when opening the map gui or indeed when zoning. I am constantly having to adjust that slider ever time I zone in and out of missions et cetera.

Don’t mind if it means a macro or key bind as one press is better than having to faff with mouse click and drag.

Help please. Thank you.

Oh I would still need it to accept Min/Max levels when needed for detailed looking at, just need the default to be a bit bigger for clarity.

Cheers

June 17, 2020

Hi guys, well 37 runs later and my badge goal collected I thought I would add a few bits of info from my personal journey which may or may not help those to come.

This is all aimed at fast multiple runs and not at a one run for the WTF awards.

I used an alt from second account levelled up and Karsis enabled so it could start/end the TF.

This alt was the team leader and stayed by Karsis at all times.

My badging alt who was the one in mish had fly and more importantly Super Speed with a Celerity stealth IO slotted, so more than enough invisibility to not worry at all about unnecessary aggro both in the tunnel section and inside the cavern proper. (Hover or any other of the available flight items ingame are viable alternatives).

It is as a Blaster, also more than able to clear the occasional mobs guarding the glowies. (If mobs were really close up to glowie would clear them first but if not would try and stealth click first. Clicking glowie will aggro them inspite of stealth levels if they are close by.)

As a badging runner I had ease and speed as my priorities, so all mission options were at a minimum foe level with no bosses. Makes clearing the occasional glowie mobs fast.

Pro’s and Con’s of using the Team method.

Cons:

Need a second account and a suitable alt by way of level and Karsis unlocked if it is the mule member of team as leader

As non leader the action alt will not have access to the LFG tp to contact method.

The action alt will have to exit the Tunnels section into the Hollows proper to allow mule to talk to Karsis. (all members must be present in zone to start/restart TF)

Pro’s:

Really fast completion times. No extra travel back and from Karsis for action alt. Mule alt also gets its share of rewards and progress towards mentoring badges et cetera. Absolutely no need to worry about the ridiculously long recharge times of your Mission Transport and Team Transport powers. Use for first mission only then forget them. I was running three missions in the time they would take to recharge!
As each TF run has two travel legs even if you could use the LFG TP to Contact method to get back, after two runs you would then have to travel power back to tunnel entrance then through tunnels to cavern door.

Method:

Team up at Karsis or at least in Hollows with Mule at Karsis.

Mule starts TF

Action alt hits Mission/Team tp straight to Cavern door

Action alt enters Cavern and does the glowies and free the hostage bit. I go clockwise from entrance but your game your method np 🙂

Action alt hits EXIT back into tunnel

Tab to mule who turns in TF to Karsis

Tab to Action alt in tunnel now at the same level as mule team leader ( in my case a 38)

Action alt now flies/SSpeeds to tunnnel exit using the highlighted path to it as guide and exits into Hollows

Tab to Mule to restart TF

Tab to Action alt who enters same tunnel door and retraces path back to Cavern door and enters

Rinse and repeat for x number of runs to get badge (max 49)

Remember the first two runs will be the fastest as you will have the Mission tp powers to use to get directly to Cavern door but after this you will be under you own travel powers.

I was averaging 3 to 4 minutes dependant on number of glowies that had mobs around them which also included the travel time through the tunnels to and back from exit/entry doors.

Note re stealth: Whilst doing all this I was spotted by a new player who asked for guidance. They wanted to be able to solo this np. I talked through the routine and asked about stealth and yes they had all that.

A couple of hours later I had a PM from them saying all was going really well except for one major problem. Everytime they opened the door to the AV bit they were getting overwhelmed by an ambush and getting wiped out. I was really puzzled by that as I never had had an ambush or knew there was one!

So after a bit more chat it turned out that thheir stealth Celerity IO was in Sprint and they were running and jet packing around the Cavern. For the last bit they were running up the approach ledge from middle to AV door. In doing so they were running over the pile of bones just before the door and with just the IO this was aggroing those mobs who were getting to the player just at the same time as the door opened. No ambush at all. So just a heads up on stealth levels and mind those slumbering mobs!

Cheers

June 16, 2020

Hi, am running for badge and have a mule at Karsis and am doing pretty much as above.

However when I complete I either swap to mule to complete which then puts me outside cavern door or I hit exit and end up outside door then swap to mule to complete. Same difference really.

But which ever way, I still have to exit the tunnel system before Karsis will talk to mule to allow a fresh start (not everybody is here, go away till they are)

So that means I have to travel outside of the tunnel area, mule starts new run, and I travel back to cavern door.

Mule cannot tp me from inside tunnel and if I go base and back to hollows I am a long way from tunnels.

I am womdering how you guys actually do the end/start again bit?

I have all the team assemble and team transport stuff but they all have a really long recharge time and no use for fast multiple runs.

Thanks

June 14, 2020

1. Widow

2. Widow

3. Widow

Never got one past 20, too many choices and no way past the wall of power selection options with no sense of direction. Not even sure what type of AT they are.

Seen nothing up to 20 that sparks any interest or curiosity for them.

Took more than one of every other AT to 50 and enjoyed the journey on them all.

Probably deleted more Widow alts than all the rest combined.

June 9, 2020

Hi Mister Mass, success and badge awarded thank you.

Firstly I had missed the fact that it was a two part mish so your info was really very helpful.

However after reading every not completed mish in the level ranges I still could not find it so as a last resort I checked the completed ones. The ones with a star and coloured yellow/gold and there it was.

I reran it and 7 minutes later had the badge.

I have not a clue as to how I could have completed it previously and not got the badge, so will put it down to one of those things.

But you gave me the info that got me to completion and so thank you very much indeed, happy badger here 👍😀

June 9, 2020

Hi, been looking for Basse Croupier and the mission B4NKBUS.... OR catch Freakshow debtor in levels 30 through 44 with no luck.

Am villian alignment atm and wonder if I need to be rogue?

Could it be I need to do an unlocking tip?

Any help will be gratefully received. Thanks guys.

June 6, 2020

1 hour ago, Techwright said:

I've mentioned it before in another thread months back, but I'd not previously known there was a secret submarine base in Atlas Park that not only had Ms Liberty as a trainer in it, but also had all the Freedom Phalanx and base-like teleporters next to them so you could launch your team's task forces from the sub base, rather than traveling to the zones, like we do. It sounds spiffy, and it is, except the only vendor there is a merit vendor. Had the base a standard vendor next to Ms Liberty, this would be my default place to avoid the crowds under Atlas.

Also, I can't believe I didn't know this for the year I've been back in the game, but I just realized there's an "echo" tram system that connects all the Echo zones and Orobouros. (This was set up after I left the original game, I think.) If you use either a base with portal to one of the Echo zones, or the cosmic base portals to any Echo zone, you should be able to take the Echo tram straight into Oro, theoretically before you're 14, bypassing the O-portal restriction. (I've not tested the security rank restriction, but I have ridden the Echo tram network to the big O. )

Just this past week I finally paid attention to the neighborhood names in Dark Astoria and realized one of them must have been named for Sam Raimi, of "The Evil Dead" fame. I'm now wondering what other neighborhoods have homage names.

Hi, I get the Oro power by doing that on all my new alts at lvl one as part of their starting setup routine. Arrive in Atlas, use the base pass code and then tp to Echo Galaxy and then to Oro, walk up the golden arch and get the badge then back to SG base and go to the D and use the Gull and get the badge then back to Atlas via Sg base. All still at lvl one.

But my latest never knew that is that if you are a Beasts MM and take them into water they start “Doggy Paddling” with you, hilarious to see 🙂

June 3, 2020

wait, is that dude in the middle Freddie Mercury?

May 30, 2020

Hi, historically this badge was awarded by having the 1st and 2nd anniversary badges on your alt.

Lately because the anniversary badges were unobtainable it awards by completing the Khan TF.

However as we can now get thise two anniversary badges albeit by paying during one month of the year I duly did that but no gladiator award.

I know a TF run will get it but I also think that having the two anniversaries should also award it in keeping with our games roots.

Cheers

May 29, 2020

Morning, am struggling to get some badges on current server (low population) and as it is so easy and quick to swap servers now I am going to get mobile.

Is there any dedicated badge chat channels on the servers you play on and if so can you post them here and maybe if we get a list going we could get it stickied to help others.

I have asked on Reunion but no response but that might be my playing times.

Cheers

May 28, 2020

Hi, I purchased all the anniversary badges and according to wiki if you have both the first and second badge on an alt you should get awarded the 5th columnist gladiator badge. I did not get it.
Is this a known bug?

I know that as those badges were unobtainable till now you also got it by running a Reichman TF which I still have to do.

Any word on the awarding from Anniversary badges?

Thanks

May 27, 2020

Hi, help please, am totally confused what is going here, I select the download section and get the two files, the zip file and the txt file.

I have downloaded and used the zip file and got my account working but.... when I click on the txt file it just opens it up so I can see all the data and I cannot figer out how to download it.

Have tried four browsers and all do the same.

Do I have to select all that data and then create a file and copy paste or is something going on with my machine.

Am stuck without that txt file in place.

Thanks so much.

Update: finally got a downloaded txt file and installed as per guide. I can manually settitle ingame and have the app read it from chat log and offer to publish it, so the app is working as intended. However no matter what I do I cannot get the bind load file command ingame to work, unable to use txt file or unknown command or game changes all my backslash’s to forward slashes and then fails!

Also have tried the new popup menu method and again no sign of it ingame. Think I will just abandon this and go get a pencil and paper.

Am running win 10 at max screen res and everything turned up to 11 with great gameplay and all game software is installed in normal location, just seems to be fighting me every line of code atm. Cheers

UPDATE ver02

Ignore all above, slept and reapplied brain and all issues except one sorted and am on the leaderboards and am a happy puppy.

Need to sort out the popupmenu issue but that is a minor problem atm.

Now back to the serious stuff, seems I never actually got the Kraken lol. Cheers

May 24, 2020

1 hour ago, FrauleinMental said:

Mender Ramiel's first mission is the one in your far future where you have godmode activated.

Duh...bangs forehead slowly on screen.....you made an old man very happy 🤕🤕👍👍

May 23, 2020

Hi,

For Cataclysmic, gather all of the AVs in Mender Ramiel's first mission, and toss an AoE on them about every 23 seconds. You have 3 extra Incarnate powers, one of which adds a massive DoT to all of your damaging attacks. They should heal fully up between each shot. You'llprobably need some sort of automation program to attack on schedule. If you don't have that, you could put a 90+ second recharge power that does damage on auto (nuke or damaging AoE hold).

old brain here so could you explain and help me understand how I gather three AV’s and not get instantly purverised into dust on my squishy blaster.

Thanks 👍

May 23, 2020

Hi, are you in the club in Steel, you must be in the one that has a skull on the fromt desk and I think it is only in Steel?

Anyways the skull is the best place to start as you are definately in the right club then.

Cheers,

oh and you get 5 items in that area before you go through the doors into the area with the crystal in for the rest.

May 22, 2020

Hi, have had two mains, one on live and one now on homecoming.
My live main was a claws/sr scrappie and now is a fire/em blaster.

Both mains were also the first alt I created both times and both were/is my solo SG leader. ( too many boths but.....)

More importantly to me is that both were/is my Badging alt and as I am a badge hound had most badges( missed bug hunter and one other bah forget which) on live and am well on my way here.

So spend a lot of time playing main.

I used the prior knowledge from first main and ease/difficulty getting badges on it when deciding which AT was going to be main this time round.

I run solo usually so plumped for blaster and it has been a joy to collect with and a joy to run content with.

Oh one male and one female alt.

I do have a whole stable of other AT alts but my main is the go to one usually with the others as diversions and for a short change play.

Cheers

May 19, 2020

How about a single slot mover for x inf?

Somewhere in most of my builds I have a misplaced slot and sure as eggs do not want to burn a whole respect just to move one slot.

Lose any enhancer in slot so a replacement would need to be purchased as well so more inf spent.

No limits on times bought so I can tinker instead of respecing.

Oh and no more total screw up of trays after respec, bliss!

Cheers

May 16, 2020

Hi Gulbasaur, thanks for that info which absolutely makes complete sense.

I am using our return to take my main, which is also my badge alt, through every bit of content available in flashback.

Something I never got round to on live.

Up till now I have been starting at first levels section and doing all content in section then onto next level section.

However given your info I am wondering if with the stuff I still have to do (lvls 35 - 50 red and blue) I should do all the content in issue order, so do all startup content from lvl 1 to 50 then do issue one then two et cetera.

Will have a ponder over the pro’s and con’s.

Thank you again for your help, appreciated 👍😀

May 16, 2020

Hello, minor mystery when using the Oro crystal.

Use the crystal and access the mission lists. Select which level content you want and expand the section.

You see all available content with its title ie Bear the Burden Heather Townsend but also to the right of that is a number, every pick choice has one.

They seem random and can be 0.03 or 1.26 or 23.08 et cetera.

Every pick has a different number allocated to it which does not change.

So what are the numbers for and are they of any use to me practically as a normal player or are they for Dev’s or what?

Thanks

May 11, 2020

Hi, also found this which to me is more precious than my earlier post, this 21 page document was an attachment to my invite to the first “Family & Friends” pre beta test of the AE systems. Page 20 at bottom refers to the cool dev’s stuff we got to use that are all listed on page 21 which is not for public eyes!

I enjoyed using the big red “I win” button that with one click defeated all foes on map, heheheh.......want it now 🙂

May 11, 2020

Hi, you made me go and find my old stuff 😀

The tee shirts have never been worn, the tumblers and pin badges are all unopened and the two pens at front are a Hero version and a Villain version that project a red or blue logo onto the roof or wall like the Bat signal :)

May 10, 2020

Thanks guys, all the info appreciated, being able to run that content does show the age of the original stuff with endless fedexes and zone changes and same map kill alls compared to the newer writings like First Ward. But not withstanding that it is still interesting and redside access is a proper bonus.

Thanks

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