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Allowing any characters to bypass the OP set accolade requirements means that all characters should also be allowed to bypass the OP set accolade requirements. After all, the alternate means of acquiring the accolade already allows for characters that did the prohibited acts for the accolade to still get the accolade. Edit: And this is before even considering how excessive the rewards for the accolade are.

Except that makes for differentiated requirements. Anyone that did any prohibited act for the accolade could turn around and justifiably say that they are unfairly being denied the accolade for their new characters. Their existing characters that got PL'ed in AE using XP boosts and receiving inf' and enhancements from others were able to get the accolade by doing the 4-star TFs/SFs, so why can't their new characters get it the same way?

Then any character that leveled to 50 in any way, including PL'ing in AE, using XP boosts, and using financial assistance or accepting enhancements from others would also be able to get the accolade. That renders your accolade requirements pointless.

Problems with proposal: 1- There is no way for existing characters to get said accolade. 2- If the game does not currently do so, then how is the game supposed to track where inf' or enhancements come from per character? 3- Why would it be necessary to penalize characters by denying them the ability to get the badge/accolade because others wanted to help? (I've had friends simply walk up to my characters and drop enhancements on that character to help me get by. And by the OP, that would render that character unable to get said badge/accolade through no fault of my own.) 4- Why should any specific play style be rewarded over any other play styles?

Or sometimes the ability just disappears while running through a mission map. Early part of warehouse, the henchmen jump up to where I go just fine even if it is a rafter. Later, they can't jump to the rafters any more and the icon for their leaping is gone. This is an artifact from before the game was updated to track our lost health through doors. Once upon a time, "door heals" was a thing. When you transitioned between maps, the game spawned your character fresh, which meant full health even if you are borderline dead. That got patched away. Pets still go through the same thing. So you can 'door heal' pets. What that also means is that if any of your henchmen have whatever flags for their upgrades, then any henchman that was missing them gains them as part of being freshly spawned with the other henchmen on the new map. For clarification to others, watch your pets and your Leadership icons or secondary power set aura icons when running around. You will see the pets run up to you and stop. And it will still take a few more seconds for the pets to gain the aura icons (and so the aura benefits) after reaching you. (It's why I watch my pet's status bars rather than watch for their arrival. It's when they get the support icons that I know they are ready to fight.)

No, that isn't what it comes down to. Yes, those are questions that need to be answered for the suggestion, but they aren't the only ones. It also comes down to how does it change how the AT interacts with the game.

Agreed. It is rather confusing. Even if his level range is 26-29 and not 25-29, his brother, which is the contact he introduces you to after you're done with him, is level 25-29. So why the inconsistency in level ranges? Anyway, I've always just known him to be a 26-29 contact. Regardless, he does need to either be fixed or adjusted. At current time though, he is a 26-29 contact.

I don't remember which arc specifically, sorry.

You are correct in that the Warhulks are piloted. However, I haven't come across any references for them being piloted by enemies. There is one Warhulk that has the pilot talk to you, and it was a Nemesis soldier that you the player had defeated multiple times up to that point in the story arc. And the way the pilot talks, it seems the Warhulks are piloted by "dead" (near dead and unable to be sufficiently healed) Nemesis soldiers as a means of continuing to serve Nemesis. (Edit: So more of a combat life support system than a prison, though they can never leave their Warhulk once put in. And who knows how many pilots are volunteers and how many are voluntolds. So in another way, your prison reference is still apt.) There is also a story arc or a tip mission where you the player go after a Carnie mask and have it altered to keep Vanessa from taking control of you when you go to put it on. Which also means you don't get access to the powers she imbues her followers/puppets with. So yeah, while the majority seem to be willing recipients, that willingness is not necessarily based upon any awareness/knowledge of how the Carnies operate. In your provided example, those three are being manipulated through talk and party rather than being partially mind controlled. I never saw/read that issue, but it is a given from the in game lore that simply putting a mask on immediately makes you open to Vanessa's control and appetite unless steps are taken to prevent that from happening beforehand.

I so wish.... "What do you mean I lack pride? I have pride!" *summons the lions* "See? Here's my pride. Now my pride is gonna eat you."

The wiki has him listed as a 26-29 contact.

Ice Mastery's Smashing/Lethal defense + Fire/Cold damage resistance is still way better than Earth Mastery's Smashing/Lethal defense + nothing and maybe better than Energy Mastery's Smashing/Lethal damage resistance + nothing. Edit: Even Scorpion Shield, which seems to be the most popular armor in the epics from those I've listened to, is Smashing/Lethal defense + Energy defense and Toxic damage resistance. And its defense is only 9%. Edit again: Looking through all the armors available to Controllers in their APPs/PPPs, with the exception of Indomitable Will which is mez resistance and psionic defense, all the defense armors are Smashing/Lethal. If they grant more than that, then their provided defense drops based on how much more they provide. With Rock Armor providing +14.4% defense, Frozen Armor providing +13.5% defense, and Scorpion Shield at 9%. (Indomitable Will gives +22.5% psionic defense, but only for 90 seconds per click with a 360 second base recharge.)

I forgot about that. Thanks. Like I said, been a while. Thanks for the reminder. I forgot it worked that way. So yeah, not a bug, and I'm glad it went away on its own.

I make a point of not fighting Vanguard, so this may be normal operation, but checking City of Data, it shouldn't be. I was affected by a Vanguard Curse of Weariness, but cleared out the spawn. Not a problem, MM pets to the rescue. Anyway, I waited for the curse to wear off. And I waited. And I waited. 2 minutes later, I look up the power on City of Data to find out how long I was going to have to wait, and it said "until caster defeated". Well, the caster was defeated now more than 5 minutes ago as of me starting this thread and I am still affected. So is there an added duration City of Data is missing or is this a bug? Edit: Update, it went away some time while I was typing this up.

They do. The various types of Jaegars explode. And I'm pretty sure the Warhulks do too. I think the Menders can explode just like the Arachnos ACUs and BCUs. Edit: That said? No, I don't want everything exploding. I'm already not a fan of the frequency of Arachnos explosions. And depending on the faction, those explosions are murder on MM pets.

To be fair, the GMs have to make judgement calls even if someone reports that something offended them. If they didn't and instead they took action against someone simply because they were reported, then some people would be constantly reporting other individuals as a means of keeping them quiet/off the forums. So yes, GM review has to have greater influence than someone's report. However, again, I'm betting that can be arbitrated on appeal as described by GM2 earlier in the thread.

Maybe that's a failing on my part, but I never realized the Carnies were having their souls sucked out when defeated. I knew Vanessa fed on souls, devouring them like nothing and that a lot of Carnies are already bereft of their souls because Vanessa ate it. Especially the Strong Men who are explicitly described as being soulless as part of their transformation into a Strong Man. However, I always viewed the defeat animations of the Carnies of Vanessa withdrawing herself from them, which was painful but made sense since her puppet/follower was no longer of current use. As for the frequency at which the various types of Tarantulas explode? Yeah, that is rather frustrating. Especially since I know they have non-exploding defeat animations. They just don't use those animations very often.

My 2 inf' on GM2? Being a moderator is a tedious and thankless task. As was said by others earlier, you will never make everyone happy. For instance, on some threads I thought you (and the other GMs) were entirely too slow to intervene. On other threads I thought you (and the other GMs) were too fast. (And yes, there are even times when I agreed with when intervention happened.) Moderating isn't a science, it's a series of judgement calls. And everyone has their own biases about when and how to do anything. So just be as fair as possible. And so far, it seems to me like you are.

Haven't played my demon summoner in a while, but I don't remember the ice sword being a part of the henchmen model. Rather I remember it as an attack he uses just like PCs do with their ice swords. Attacks, it remains if doesn't use other attacks until drops from combat just like with PCs. Again though, it's been a while, so apologies if I am misremembering. The missile launchers though? Yeah, those are added to the henchman just like the ninjas get their masks. (Though I should point out, when you look at an upgraded ninja through one of the Hidden Jounin? Their mask disappears. Not sure why, but was interesting to me to find out.) So it looks to me like that some upgrades have visual elements that add to the pets and others don't.

Except when that is done, people still demand you explain yourself or tell you they won't bother reading the linked thread(s).

People are already being told/asked to leave threads just for saying they disagree. This will lead to a yesman echo chamber where any dissent is simply not allowed. Edit: Hells, there are OPs that include statements that dissension is not welcome. So by those OPs, anyone posting any disagreement would be subject to being banned for participating on the forums.

I take it this part is in reference to me. Not my intent, but message received. My apologies.

This happens with white as a skin tone too. Make a white character? And you get a caucasian character covered in some flour instead.

You're going to have to enlighten me on this reference. (Edit: Never mind. Looked it up.) That works.

Also needs a mist form added. Control bats. Control rats. Transform into swarm of bats. Transform into a bat. Transform into a wolf. The wolf transformation can be done in game by replacing him with a Howler Wolf or using Shadow Hunter's ability. The using bats and rats, and the swarm and single bat transformations don't exist in game.