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Going to do this arc a couple of times.... So will EDIT as I do it in the different iterations. General note: 1. The first mission is absolutely fab. Those big spawns are great. Finally the wailers in a blue mission! 2. Ooooh boy I can see getting the badge for this is going to take a few tries... First run: Outcome - Mission 3 Mission 4-ish

I know people are very interested in the new blasts/ powers but please go and check out the new arcs. I've just properly run through the 40-44 one and it is great. For me, it is the kind of arc the alignment system was made for. Really great use of it. New content is something many of us have asked for, lets show the dev team that it is appreciated! Will be testing the other one on Monday.

Hello! General points: 1. No badge for the new mob? 😞 (trying to avoid spoilers) 2. The redraw changes make warriors attack much faster! However, I noticed they all ran out of end as I stood doing nothing to test their attack chains. So they eventually all.. stopped attacking. This is obvious a rare thing as no one is just going to let them slash and I’m sure it probably happens with all mobs. But still. Might be the end costs of axe? I would say: the redraw changes make them, on the whole, a bit more challenging cos they aren’t fighting with themselves! 3. The badge art isn’t viewable in anything less than 'recommend' graphics quality. I'm on performance and it looks really weird. 4. Have you changed the level ranges on warriors? Running on a PB, the quants only go to level 29 and are grey. HEROIC RUN: Mission 2: Mission 3: Mission 4 Mission 5 ROGUE RUN: Mission 3 Mission 5 - I think? Explanation in spoiler. I really enjoyed this arc. Edit: I enjoyed it EVEN more now I've done it both ways. Really great way to do content. This kind of format is EXACTLY what I'd hoped Live CoH would do with the alignment system. If only there were endings like this to big, landmark content like a TF. Great stuff. It’s fun, the maps are good, it links up well, it makes sense, and when it does make you run across cities it is justified. 8/10 9/10 now I've done both versions.

I think we teamed together on our Slot challenge toons together… or at least you were on yours. Valerie Void hit 32 a coupla days ago. Loving Darkness control. Gone over to redside to get some badges. Might roll something else soon!

Plot?

only for the lead IIRC. I’ve been doing the Shauna arcs in IP on my vigil and plenty of straight nerds heroes have joined the runs fine. If 1/8 players has an alt with a grey alignment then be fine. You’re not wrong about pure blue content needing a refresh. I’ve been doing arc-only level ups and the difference between late-live/HC arcs and old-live is night and day.

When I was having a mess about looking at it I couldn’t figure out which secondary to go with as I don’t have much experience with blasters. I am gonna test this out cos it looks damn fun. On the whole, think I’m quite happy with psi. It’s gone from “eh, I’ll try something else” to “actually looks quite interesting” to me.

The new arcs look really solid. I’m very excited to run them through on live. The HC added ones are - generally - better than the live arcs I think.

I tried running a Grav/kin a while ago and found - with the KB proc - it didn’t always negate it from propel. But part of me assumed it was just me. Haven’t tried it on the dom side. I’m hopping on to try some of the new stuff in beta anyway so will check. Dakhness has a really nice Grav/psi with fold space as well as wormhole. theres just so much recharge. Really nice to play with if you’re the tank/meat shield cos everything just drops on you. But can see it being a slight pain in 50+4 content cos you’d need to pop the +1 insp

Sorry to be that guy: for those who want an easy way to fight more Igneous there are three missions with them in great numbers in Who Will Die (part 1) and they go up to at least level 22 🙂 and it’s a very fun arc (with a bonus map of the hollows on fire!)

fair enough! Just spit balling 🙂 the Shauna arc’s Avenger cutscene has been universally loved

Frostfire even gives a badge now!

Hello, Still having this issue in 2023! 🙂

What a great name - can't believe that wasn't taken.

I try and run red-side content every couple of weeks on toons I've got coming up the ranks. But I'm UK based and - while I might not fill the team - people hop over... "if you build it they will come" type vibes.

I know Piecemeal isnt about anymore but just thought I'd say: I've been intentionally running groups through the HC arcs - including this one - and the feedback has been really, really positive. The whole arc is old-school challenging and fun. What I've noticed though is that a lot of the gen-pop, who aren't on the forums loads, aren't aware that HC has added content like this. I wonder if there's a way to add a little symbol or something in Ouro for people so it stands out.

I thought they lost the rights or something? And, sadly, timey-wimey seems to be the MCU's FOTM at the mo. My kingdom for a Marvel film where the main villain isnt killed but just incarcerated. They're running out quick at this rate. The lack of Ultron (Spader is a dream) for example is a massive loss.

#GetCrumpetAtDisney Yeah Captain Marvel has lost her way a bit I think... "Which space nonsense can she fly into now". Civil War 2 was a bit of a wet fart too. I've been enjoying the most recent Daredevil stuff. Every time I try and get into Krakoa I feel a bit like I fell asleep during a film and am trying to piece together what I've missed enough so I can nod along. Dan Slott's She Hulk is quite fun - NGL I haven't watched the show because I got worried about the reviews.

It’s always a bit sad that often the most successful comic/hero games are mobile apps. But I guess the “collect them all!” Nature of multiple characters is always going to attract monetisation. I played the PS4 Spider-Man games (PP&MM) and while I love them… I haven’t played much more since. I think this game filled the niche of the market of wanting to be super, without being SupermanTM. Most companies think we want to be him, which is then hard to get the cash flowing in.

I'm a white, straight, male and I've found the newest load of comics/shows about, and often written by, people who aren't like me to be much more interesting than the old guard. I'm a Marvel man more than DC so my examples are from there: Miles Morales, imo, is a better Spider-Man atm - he's more for the little guy, its just that the little guy now isn't "white nerd". Jane's run with the hammer was a great message that being a hero doesn't mean you have to be a god. Captain Carter I haven't read, but everyone's picked up the shield at some point. It would make sense that the X-Men would introduce conversations around sexuality and gender identities into their story, they've always been about equal rights. Luke Cage has always been about race relations, the Netflix show - sadly - was able to reference things happening in recent memory. I was always sad Disney didn't make Iron Man an alcoholic in the films, reading the comic where he deals with it was so interesting and probably the first time I'd ever seen alcoholism portrayed and discussed. I will admit I knew very little about Islam, and found Ms Marvel (both the show and comics) to be a really joyful way into understanding some of the practices. I was 10 when 9/11 happened, I live in the UK and I couldn't understand the gravity of it, but there was a beautiful piece done where hero and villains came together to help the city, it was about grief and shock, I got the political message in that. I could go on with lots of other examples. There are still straight, white, male protagonists. Captain America. Iron Man. Daredevil. The Punisher. Peter Parker. They've changed over time, some have gained more depth, some have tried to become allegories for things happening in the real world - to help people think about things in a different way. If you have issues with the messages being brought up, it might say more about you.

LOVE that a GM is reporting this. ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US.

Cheers both!

Comics and superhero media have always had political messages. It isn't new and it isn't just Disney. Sadly he's not on Twitter anymore so can't send him the link 😢

@Yomo Kimyata and Snarky... This is to both of you really: I've never played stone armour on a tank before. I've PUG'd with a stone tank and I wasn't overly impressed... However Im wondering if it might've been their 'user error'. How do the new changes make it? I actually quite like how ugly granite is. Sorry, I know this if off-topic.