Darmian
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The updates continue @Zhym!
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1 hour ago, Xalon said:
Now I wanna find the links for the 3 novels. That would be epic to add them too.
Two novels. The third was commissioned but never written.
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1 hour ago, ZamuelNow said:
https://www.forumarchive.cityofheroes.dev/topic/194302?page_no=1
While the Wayback Machine would have better formatting, the above link is to the archive of the forum thread that inspired the Mission Architect Sunday Special. I haven't read through the entire thread yet but I'm seeing things like the fact that it didn't start out cross server. Also, there's a few familiar faces and faces that now use new names.
Interesting to see. Thanks for this.
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4 hours ago, Scarlet Shocker said:
I'm not saying this is a terrible idea but I don't necessarily understand why you might do this. They are the significant villain faction and it's effectively making a new game. I'd love you to explain your thinking in greater detail here.
Hmm, I'd more tend to ...not upgrade, more "sidegrade" them. Let them be the actual government of the Rogue Isles that they are supposed to be, rather than pseudo-adjudicators of a nationwide Fight Club/Battle Royale for villains.
An actual corrupt government. With a seat at the UN, that kind of thing.
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On 9/13/2025 at 6:42 PM, Vic Raiden said:
Related to the above, get rid of Reichsman or at least rewrite him into his own person instead of a second Alternate-Universe Evil Statesman.
Heh, I'd make him EZRA Cole, Marcus's big brother. Originally a police officer in Paragon who was murdered in Primal Earth's timeline. His descent from law abiding policeman into fascism initially stemming from a desire to bring the killers of his kid brother to justice...and then he didn't stop.
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13 hours ago, Greycat said:
Part of what I like with Kheldians is how the world reacts to you, as far as spawning Voids, Quantums, etc. VEATS? They just got a really crap storyline, aside from that you could be just another standard AT. I'd alter the storyline for how Arachnos responds to you - as in early on, sure, mostly keep it the same - someone higher than you wants to make a name for themselves by keeping you in your place - but after that? You get some actively hostile Arachnos in the world at times, and others who'd be willing to fight with / follow you. This starts making you "interesting" and possibly a threat to the Patrons and Recluse. Good bit of rewriting, yes. But it needs it. (And I'd also get rid of the DAMN FORCED RESPEC AT 24 and let you just pick your path at level 1.)
The entirety of the Warburg "plot" is RIGHT THERE for VEATs to be involved in, whether on Blitz's side or Recluse's, or neither. Ok, it might need Warburg not being a PVP zone any more, but not gonna lie, it'd be better than it is now.
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51 minutes ago, srmalloy said:
Back on Live, I was working on a story arc in AE, and had gone out of the Quiet Room to the main floor to test the mission I'd just finished, when someone sent me a tell out of the blue asking me to invite them to my farm, and when I tried to explain that I was testing a storyline mission, not a farm, they responded that if I wasn't running farms, I shouldn't be in the AE, and I had to have a full team for the best rewards, so I should be inviting them. I responded with something like 'go find someone who believes that bullshit', put them on ignore, and logged out.
Some people! Grr!
Also: Note to self. Write an AE that is all about clicking boxes full of produce to take to the Market. No enemies, just friendly farmer folk. Call it BEST FARM EVAH.
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5 hours ago, The Trouble said:
My retcon would be that Darrin was actually manipulated by some other, better, shadowy mastermind - and there is some remnant of the Well and Rularuu power that has combined and lays dormant within him. Whoever was behind this wanted Darrin to die for this novel power to be unleashed, so his capture has only postponed the unknown mastermind's plan...
Yeah, my version of this is it was a part of the Praetorian plan to weaken Primal Earth. Darrin influenced by Malaise? Which one? Or if not Malaise then Mother Mayhem? Both of whom have been to the Shadow Shard by the way. Take out Statesman before he can take part in the war. He's alive up until the start of the Underground Trial apparently. Then gone.
Although an iTrial where Who Will Die? hadn't happened and States is taken out and the players avenge him? Might have been better.
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12 minutes ago, Xavek1 said:
Attempt number 4. Was joined by Barkumo. He got the badge, I did not. Still sitting here wondering what the fuck.
Ok, possibly a stupid question but bear with me. Any chance you already have it hidden away in Accomplishments? Worth a look just in case. Otherwise I'm stumped.
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3 minutes ago, Xavek1 said:
The Protest event in Nova Praetoria is an hour long wait once it is completed. I have done this event 3 times now, twice for the Protesters, once against them. And I have still not received the badge for this. I don't have any minions. I'm solo, and doing the entire event alone.
That's weird. Definitely something wrong there. Time to submit a ticket in Options I think.
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@SirArthurIV, don't be confused, LOL. @TerroirNoir3 has a particular set of skills related to AE...
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7 hours ago, ZamuelNow said:
Yep. 2PM EST in the Rikti War Zone.
Argh. I'm not around. Family member in hospital so priorities and all that.
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LOL, I spy two more arcs liable to get the @TerroirNoir3 treatment.
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30 minutes ago, Zakur said:
Thanks for adding the review for my arc to the list! I've been looking through a few of these, it's been fun to try them out.
There's some good ones here! And I'm not including mine in that, I'm not THAT vain!
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This isn't exactly what you're looking for but worth a look. @TerroirNoir3 is more like a one (two now) woman army intent on this grandiose and epic quest of some kind concerning AE. It's not teaming (with one exception that I know of), it's not RP, it's kind of a review...it's its own thing.
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On 8/27/2025 at 5:45 AM, Jiro Ito said:
i read them all!
Me too. Some of the wackier ones are the holiday specials!
Like this quote here: "So anyways, folks, did I ever tell you about the time that me and Lord Recluse and a WHOLE BUNCH of Bane Spider guys decided to go on a rampage through a warehouse at the North Pole, because according to Lord Recluse, Santa had broken some sort of a deal? No? I must some time. Great story. Some of it not entirely believable, I guess you kinda had to be there."
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1 hour ago, Ironblade said:
Clearly, then, the solution is to introduce a new currency/salvage type. 😛
Sorry. I'll show myself out.
You already have the currency. Just be able to buy other stuff with it outside the incarnate powers list. Or something faster than buying and selling super inspirations. Being able to buy the anniversary badges for instance.
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If you hit 50 you can do iTrials provided they start from Echo Plaza (which is where all Reunion's start) or Pocket D or possibly in Praetoria. When I first got back there was an excellent League leader who would start BAF from the actual BAF. Going through where everyone needed to be before we started.
The narrative of how you are there? That's on you! But you can do them. You can also do The Cathedral of Pain. Again if it starts in those areas. Plus the SBB and a fair chunk of event material, though parts of those are broken for Golds.
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5 hours ago, sponazgul said:
Darmian! First up, I appreciate you fighting the good fight, as always. Next round of Enriche is on me.Secondly, I know my Praetorian has access to all of the Praetorian arcs, First Ward, Night Ward via an SG crystal. You are saying that Belladonna Incarnate arc is there too?
You have to scroll down for a while to find it!
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1 hour ago, sponazgul said:
Yeah! My Resistance Blaster joined up with a guy doing the BV finale - he had the mission diff set very tough for soloing. I did have to coach him to not invite people until they were in Night Ward (there were errors in recruiting, still)
Putting some toxic ammo into Praetor Sinclair was very satisfying.
You can do them yourself via ouro. Crystal in your base and select.
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I want more Praetorian content because I want more Praetorian content. Simple. If I had my druthers I'd like to see the level ranges of the initial zones expanded so as to hit maybe 30 by the end of Neutropolis. To offset complaints about 'I am now stuck in bloody Praetoria' I'd open up Null to allow an instant change if needed. With obviously the same ramifications of no true return. You're out. Plus no escapist badge unless you later do it via ouro.
Shift First Ward/Ward up too to match, why not?
There's two entire zones of Praetoria we never see beyond some instances in missions, Underground FW and NW. I mean the UG iTrial happens somewhere, and I've screenshot that entire thing, it isn't in Nova, Imperial or Neutropolis.
Plus there's notes in the code for a planned but not built Praetorian fight against the DE.
Lots of things that could be done but probably won't be.
So for me as a Solid Gold, the things I would want that could be achieved without breaking timeline is access to the Shadow Shard for a Praetorian TF. Pre War stuff.
Sort out the bloody valentine's tips. We get them but because they're random if they are from a Primal we can neither do them nor dismiss them. Not even being able to get rid of them is annoying.
At the moment I content myself with writing pre War AEs.
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22 hours ago, TerroirNoir3 said:
One last one then, just to watch Araminta's eyebrow rise!
Demorecord I'm assuming.
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The simple counter narratively to this is there are dedicated members of all of the factions who do not leave Praetoria but stay to fight on "their" side.
4 hours ago, Chris24601 said:The final arcs of Neutropolis are all about putting your character where the only sensible next step is to go on to Primal Earth and your inclination towards heroism or villainy (and soon enough vigilante or rogue if it suits) should be obvious from your final moral choices there. In completing those arcs… you have chosen some combination of heroism, duty or self-interest that makes staying in what anyone can tell is a regime on the verge of collapse not a logical course.
Except Praetoria ISN'T on the verge of collapse. This is not known in character at this level so it isn't "logical" to go. It's an option given. And especially if you're Responsibility Loyalist, dedicated to serve the citizens as best as you can then "running away" is nonsense. The same goes definitely for Crusader Resistance. Stay and stick it to the regime any way you can.
Out of character was the move to First Ward well executed? No it wasn't. It was badly done. But should Praetorians be able to go to somewhere else in Praetoria? Yes.
Deserting? Neither Marchand nor Sheridan is your boss. You don't answer to them.
Do both sides in First Ward mistrust you? Of course they do. Regular citizens of Praetoria "proper" aren't supposed to know what the regime is up to in First Ward. As for the Resistance, it's not like they're your friend in Nova to Neutropolis anyway.
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TV Guide: Zhym's index to TerroirNoir's "Cable Channel of AE!" Reviews
in Mission Architect
Posted · Edited by Darmian
Ok, gimme a sec. Nictus = 51899. Fallout 2 = 55898.