Darmian

That's literally what I said above. I made a point of differentiating. Cinema theaters are all over Paragon and elsewhere. I was talking about actual theaters.

Well yes, two, but they're technically the same building. There's none. The only theater I can see mentioned is from a billboard in Echo Galaxy, the Morway. And we don't know where that is. No hotels? The Geneva Hotel has branches all over the city.

True. A ported copy of the Neutropolis one but true. Although it's apparently closed and there's seemingly only one in the entire city! Another thing. An airport. Well, in Paragon at least. The Rogue Isles has a tiny one on Sharkhead. Now, Paragon HAD one, at least according to a close scrutiny of the map, in Boomtown. But in the meantime, nothing. A train station. One that goes outside the city rather than around it. Oh, I don't know how we'd use it since we usually don't go to New York or wherever, but it's odd that a major city doesn't have one at all.

And I'm pretty sure that the lone (again, not really) church in Praetoria is part of a State sponsored cult rather than say a "true" religious building. I had intended Temples and Mosques and Halls of Congregation to be included in the umbrella term "places of worship". Perhaps the various stone circles we see are such places? Who knows. Regarding the gods walking the streets? Well, if they don't have a cult/religion around them then no biscuit, I mean church-like building for them!

Well, those depend on your side, Loyalist or Resistance, and Null won't do swapsies for ya.

Having commented on the recent Day Job thread this led me to thinking about things that could have Day Jobs and that led to this. Ordinary things missing from the game that really should exist. First off. Fire Stations. Not a single one of them anywhere. And yet when the Steel Canyon fire alarm rings that Fireman shows up with his extinguishers. From where? Did he just carry them? He's not a super. Churches/Places of worship. Ok, possibly a delicate point given so many people's varied response to religion, whether for, against, indifferent or any shade in between. There's one (Kinda two but not really) and that's in First Ward. Plenty of graveyards though. Theaters. Nope, not cinemas, theaters. (Speaking of cinemas, maybe the signs could change every now and then?). We have the Theater District in Kallisti Wharf, but it's historical and there's none left. We have a theater building long since converted into offices in Imperial City, so none there. We have mention of a theater showing a production of something called "Mimi", but I have no idea where it is. Can't find it. Anything else?

There's plenty of places existing Day Jobs could be proliferated to. Praetoria for instance. Plenty of Police Stations, no Day Job there. Train Stations, no Commuter Job there. You have to actually enter Pocket D to get the Clubber Day Job. Which is fine, because it's a Pocket D badge, but Studio 55 exists. A thing that I do find mildly inconvenient is the linking of certain Day Job Badges to get the Accolade. If you're aiming for a themed or RP style character then certain of the accolades are off limits due to the fact that the other half of certain accolades are only available in say Paragon City, when you're running a Villain/Rogue character. This has led me to ponder another thing which I'll post elsewhere.

Some more pics of the team in action!

I'm pondering a sequel called "Or Give Me Death!" We will see what comes of that pondering.

I've moved things all around that damn map in M3 and nothing sticks. And I kinda need that map so... As for M4? Have a look at it in test mode. No visible markings of where Front/Middle/Back are. So it works... until the AE decides to move it for some arcane reason. The other thing? Lol. Well I had to leave one in for you to find. That was a joke. No? Tsk, there's no pleasing some people.

Took account of your suggestions in my tweaks, including a Do Not Spawn.

Might use that contact again @Clave Dark 5!

Had fun writing the contact.

I've temporarily stepped out of retirement (while awaiting updates/additions to AE maps that will allow me to finish my Praetorian AEs) to write a little one-off concerning a Necromancer. Here's the blurb. "A mysterious message leads you to the Pandora's Box magic store in the New Thebes section of Talos Island. Inside a member of the staff, The Mystic, recognizes you and brings you into a back room to meet the one who called you. Today got stranger than usual in Paragon City." I'm a little rusty (not published anything since 2023) so hopefully players can point out typos and so on. In the meantime, have fun with it. EDIT: I've done some tweaking, particularly mission #4. I tested it with a full team and oh dear me it was hilarious. And horrendous. Yes, I am that rusty. Should be better now. Alas, if you're already part way through you won't see those tweaks. Hopefully you're not at x8!!

Sort of a Sonic Boom effect?

It would be more interesting if they could rez a player. As an MM you can always summon them again yourself, so them rezzing each other is probably unnecessary.

Oh! I can't remember if it was 1 or 2, but there's a particular point on a bridge with trucks where you have to take out two guys with one shot...that still sticks with me.

No, in that it actually did happen. But I get the point.

Well, Cole appearing there makes no sense at all. But even allowing for that, you'd still be reporting Marchand before you ever see the Rift chamber.

The point, narratively, and I think so many miss this, is not to somehow win but to make a last stand. At the very least to emulate someone like Keyes (flawed though he was) as he faced Hamidon. Ragnarok isn't somehow a bad or pointless myth because Odin, Thor, Loki and all the rest die. That MAKES it important. That they did all they could.

If you ARE a loyal agent of the regime you immediately recognise that Marchand is talking BS and should be reported to Chimera, Mayhem or Cole himself. The other Praetors not so much. So that argument is debatable.

I always thought you should be able to go inside Mayfair like you do an Icon, rather than talking to Rita on the street.

Great shot! Love how the background seems foggy too.

Bladehook. Nasty bugger.

ROFL!