Darmian

If anyone has read the two COH novels, particularly the first one, Statesman is actually a pretty good character. It's a shame that portrayal wasn't ported into the game. (The comics are a mixed bag of "the comic writers weren't given any notes" or "the comic writers didn't care" to "no one sense checked this at all". All of those suppositions may be incorrect, but whatever, the portrayal is erratic and annoying.)

I bemoan the fact that there's no real interaction with Statesman prior to the events in "Who Will Die?" I'd love it if the OG Statesman TF was still possible to do with him standing in IP, and only getting phased out/replaced by Ms Liberty AFTER you've done "Who Will Die?". Of course even if that were possible the LRSF would need to be tweaked as well. Fortunately for us the LRSF DOES exist again via Ouro. And oh yeah, that version can be tough. Hell, even an arc with a flashback scene involving him would help.

That was, look away now @TerroirNoir2,

Thanks for the update, @Zhym!

Yeah, I was really aiming for as near as possible a continuation of the Praetorian storyline from the end of Neutropolis and into First Ward/Night Ward and bringing in elements of the Praetorian War. I really didn't like that the only option was leave. Or at least the only pushed option because you CAN just stay.

I'm just going to bump this because it's frankly worth bumping, even if it IS a thread I started. That's not the point though. Support your local wiki!

And reclaim a slot!

I..think I'm one of the ones who started that, but....I was soon joined by other perpetrators!

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It's her MO in many ways.

Ok, I "got" the gist of that in the dialog. Well, if someone like yourself who knows what's going on reads it, then you'll see. But there's enough obfuscation to throw smoke too!

NOT going to happen. You know it, I know it, hell most of the AE gang probably know it by now, never mind the people I pester in game and on here.

Right now we're stuck with it. Options are (a) never use that line of dialog; (b) use it when you want the player to "overhear" stuff they probably shouldn't. But mostly (a) for me.

Yep, I have that accounted for, albeit in passing dialog from Cleo. My main issue is I can't see where Marauder himself would be responsible for it.

And I'm actually surprised that the major players in Praetoria, the Praetors and so on, don't have a level 25 version in the AE since the majority of true Gold side play is 1 to 20 (Plus FW/NW of course and that's another issue too!) Having them would have made this a lot easier!

We could take it that she has Washington fingered as a fall guy for a while and that the player's involvement was simply coincidental. She was always skating on thin ice doing what she was doing and would have needed SOME sort of escape route if she wanted to maintain her public status. Anyway, it is what it is. And Mission 4 and 5 were swapped so that the canon narrative worked better! Initially I thought a throwdown with TRN would be a good finale, but it didn't fit the timeline, or the initial peek behind the scenes. That Mission 4 fight is odd though. It's possible to just win it fast, but even a little raise in the difficulty and TRN is a monster.

And there's one other PRACTICAL reason why Cleopatra is perfect for this once you accept her survival is canon. So what could be done was done.

But: However: Anyway. On to plotting the final trilogy. Who knows, might even cross reference Spirals in it!

Welp, I cannot help it if you don't like her! She's actually less annoying to me than Voodoo lady whatsherface in First Ward.

ROFL. Except that:

Well, from my reading of canon, when you do the New Praetorians arc and rescue Marauder, Thanks for grabbing the typos! Getting them now while I have connection. Mind you, the "finale" of this story sort of takes place in the So...yeah.

It can be an issue. I sometimes give allies with a dedicated Rez to extend their usefulness. Players running off and leaving them behind is their problem!

And next on the agenda is the final Gold Side trilogy, Responsibility Loyalist. Which will arrive when it arrives 😛

Right right. I see you, @TerroirNoir2.

With the invasion of Praetoria by Primal Earth forces imminent, Odysseus is attempting to wrap up loose ends for the Resistance. Dominatrix's machinations continue and could affect the War's outcome. [A Praetorian Crusader SFMA prior to the Praetorian war.][Assumes a Resistance outcome for "No Man's Lady".] Arc id: 57197. If there's any typos or whatnot can people let me know because I've been writing this on a tiny laptop while away and using a phone hotspot. So it got a bit fiddly!