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Would it help if we linked you to the various guides or the wiki pages? Because, to me, some people have really tried to explain things and I guess we’d like to know more. @Oklahoman isn’t wrong - some stuff is plainly not explained. And if it is, it’s changed cos of HC QoL updates (I.E. the incarnate stuff).

Have you tried playing any of them?

I look forward to this. As a Kheldian lover I’ve always been interested in the Nictus business and the lore behind this. Hadn’t properly read the story of this arc during the couple of times I’ve done it. Always found the mobs quite fun though. Looking forward to when this disclosure happens. Sort of related, what if your perception of how Arachnos feel about Nictus and the cysts? A threat to Recluse’s reign or another avenue for experimentation? Nictus Arachnoids? 😉 It’s been mentioned a couple of times here and on discord but the end of Pandora’s box sort of… broke The Zig and how it operates. Will that ever be explored? And a side Q: Can we expect another SSA type format (10-20, 20-30 etc) of a series of missions to tell a story like the others? But a HC focussed story, not the aforementioned Scir business.

Where are we up to Hero One? Next year is the 20th birthday of CoH right? Be an awful coincidence if the Rikti decided to rear their heads… I know the live team had some stuff they were working on around Scirocco… every now and then the cut scenes they made are shared on here. He’s obviously in a weird place where we know he’s a goody two shoes, recluse knows, Mot knows, but he’s still sat there glaring in GV.

Thanks for opening up this chat! As a big fan of the Freaklok, who got very excited with the sniff we had in the new arc, is there a big plan going forward? Is that more likely to end in a TF/SF or arc situation? It feels like it might impact things like Market Crash etc. If you can’t be that specific: Is there a plan to finish off the story? 🙂 Piecemeal’s arcs and character are great, and I hope their vision can be completed (also can we get a badge 😉)

Phoebas shines <very slowly> upon you.

We know you push this idea quite often.. While they may not have said a flat no, there have been other gentle suggestions that they aren’t doing that right now. They have other things on the plate. The 40-44 has the first time we can fight the Freaklok, Hero Corps heroes, and the PNCB (or what ever) actually pose quite a right I’ve found. I imagine they are all going to get fleshed out. like I said, there are places where this feedback will be considered. I’m not sure a forum post where you use words like “awful” evoke a lot of listening and motivation.

I’ve lead on the 40-44 arc probably about six/seven times now. I try to do a “for those not following the story…” each time we start a mission. Mostly because I am chatty. The reception on the runs has been largely positive, although I don’t ask if people mean the writing, the mobs (there are 3 new factions if you look around), the new maps, where the plot takes us, the challenge, or just “this is new!” when people say “thanks, that was fun!”. Ill admit people seem to assume the riot mission is the end and quit (Ouro), so maybe it does feel a little long. On the new factions front: Not long ago I did all of the Wailers arcs redside and 3 people on the team had never met them before. They’re hardly super-used. The new 30-34 arc is fun for them. I think it is fair to show off The Family, their singularities pack a punch now, and not long ago one of the Devs was talking about the future of The Warriors and how they were on the cards to be refreshed. I suspect it is a little bit of a “watch this space”. I run all of my alts through newer content (eg anything added near the end of Live and on HC). I know it is anecdotal, but I quite often get /t from people saying how much they enjoy them. Shauna’s arc where you get the Avenger badge ending, for example, is loved. The writing on these is much less than the Freaklok arcs, and Aeon, I genuinely think they took that feedback on board. Either way, why not get involved with the testing that is done to help this kind of thing? I’m sure a proof reader wouldn’t be sniffed at 🙂

Aye I’d recommend it. I was on IR for ages and finally got the HC launcher going. It took a funny turn though cos for some reason my ISP blocks Wine? Very weird

I think it’s cos IR isn’t as supported now? Most of it has been moved to the HC launcher?

In an ideal world I guess it’d be great if the PPD only fought you depending on the previous choices you’d made in the arc. But that might be a nightmare to do. but I kinda get the “it’s chaotic, they attack who looks suspicious”. There are a couple of… special mobs, let’s say, who are defo there for flavour too.

I did a “Zzzz” call just this week as we had an emp on the team. Someone replied “???”, asked me to explain, so I said “On live…”. Felt pretty old.

Sovereignty/ Sovereign pretty much cover this on Excel I’d say. I end up teaming with lots of em. Whatever happened to CC? Also understand if you’d rather not say. I swear I saw one a couple of days ago.

As someone whose PB mostly lives redside: Mayhem Missions = schadenfreude.

I think the issue is the level ranges of that mob are low and they run off when lots are dying.

WAI: Nemesis Automaton

This was a problem on Beta and was defo raised by - from what I can remember - at least 4 of us.

I’ve managed to wiggle it into mine without losing too much bar a couple of psi res mules. I’ll DM you my build once home today.

At this stage, continue as normal. There is an ongoing discussion on Discord about it in the peacebringer tab. There will be a fudge about any changes, that we can’t talk about, until Khel’s get a look at.

thank YOU for the time you put in. My PB is my main because of you. I hope a resolution can be found soon, and we can get some buffs to the HEATS in the coming months.

I had a face-planted leader tell me, when on my surviving PB, that they “were the tank - I should let them take the aggro”. So I intentionally let them, stood back, and mopped up where I could. People don’t get us aliens.

Welcome back 🙂

I am about 80% sure I know the person but I won’t go into details. I’ve definitely found more people are rage-quitting than I ever remembered. One face-plant on a lvl 22 dom SK’d up and then they’re off. Must be something in the water.

Sadly, the crey scorpion skin doesn’t use its tail instead of the spider legs. That woulda been very fun

I think I might know who you’re talking about, if we’re on the same server. As I get older I’m defo finding the “add note” function to be very helpful.