JKCarrier

If this section of the forums bothers you, or you think it's pointless, you can always stop reading it.

The problem is not that the writing has gotten too political. The problem is that certain political factions have become so blatantly, absurdly, cartoonishly evil that they fit perfectly into an over-the-top comic book story.

In the one arc I've published so far (see below), the first few missions are meant to feel like stand-alone stories. There's a bit of a time-jump between each of them, and no obvious connection tying them together. But I also tried to create a sense of escalating stakes -- things are getting stranger and more unhinged the farther you go along. Then the final mission explains what's really going on, and (hopefully) puts the previous episodes into a context that makes sense. One of my inspirations was the Marvel show "WandaVision", which starts out as a classic episodic sitcom, but slowly pulls back the curtain to reveal a larger story.

Probably not feasible, but how cool would it be if you could purchase the ability to summon one of your own alts? Kinda like dual-boxing, but the computer would handle the other guy for you.

The way I got around this was by sinking the wall sections into the floor, so the tops are flush with the top of the door. And then stacking another wall section on top of that.

Just based on style, gotta be the Freakshow. That retro-80s cyberpunk vibe is just...chef's kiss.

Well, I'd never need to roll another alt. I could just play the same guy forever, since he'd never get out of single-digit-levels... 😱

Oops! All Sappers!

Well, I wish you good luck, @FFFF. I did a lot of Incarnate Trials back on Live, since that was the "Hot New Thing" at the time. But they tended to fall into one of two categories: 1) The leader didn't know what they were doing. Which meant a miserable slog full of dying and respawning that ended with everyone getting fed up and quitting. 2) The leader knew exactly what they were doing. Which meant the kind of robotic speed run you experienced. Neither was my idea of a good time, so I eventually gave up. I hope you can find a way to make 'em work for you.

Speaking of factions that are annoying to hunt: Good luck trying to smack down Council troops, when they're inevitably surrounded by 5th Column who fire off explosives and slaughter them before you can even think about approaching...

I'm by no means rich, but it doesn't matter, because I don't have expensive tastes. 😉 I don't bother with Purple recipes, because I rarely play my 50s. By the time I reach 50, the character usually has a little nest egg of Inf (typically 200-300 million) that I pass on to my next alt. That seed money, plus whatever they earn along the way, is more than enough to set them up with Common IOs, the usual Health and Stamina procs, plus whatever other cheap sets I feel like experimenting with. I could make my characters more powerful, but then I'd have to grind or farm or marketeer, and I don't wanna.

Sappers are the worst, especially teamed up with Gunslingers. "Surprise! You're frozen stiff AND completely drained!"

I'm all for anything that increases the amount of solo-friendly content.