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Perhaps we could have another thread for talking about turning it back on for everyone, which the OP didn't suggest, and we could reserve this one for the suggestion that it be made optional? It's not actually forbidden to read the OP before commenting on it. I would use such an option and value it. (Indeed, I think the best overall approach would be to make functional base components cost Prestige and cosmetic base components free, but I appreciate that ship has sailed.)

Mercedes Sheldon, "Recover the Crown of Glory": "You get the feeling that you're arrival was not only expected, but counted on." Apostrophe. LRSF, introduction: "You have clawed your way to the top, performing all manner of vile act to prove yourself stronger and more capable than the rest of my Destined Ones." "acts", plural. First mission entry popup refers to the security codes for the "Vindicator's base"; apostrophe. A clue in the mission ("Vindicator's Base Security Codes") makes the same error three times. So does the debrief and the ongoing clue for the arc. (Also, perhaps beyond typos, but this first mission is a bit of a non-sequitur; Recluse complains about the Phalanx, but doesn't actually explain how this mission relates to defeating them. It's also curious that there's a Longbow agent near a parked helicopter who's just scenery, we just wave to each other as I go by to murder his bosses.) Second mission brief: "Once you have acquired the Orestes Rifle you will need to hurry - once it is removed from it special Malta power feed, it will lose power quickly." "its special Malta power feed". For the final mission, Lord Recluse says "He will show up with some Longbow agents to cordon off the area so citizens would not get hurt.", having slightly missed the memo about Statesman being dead.

Praetor Duncan, "Uncover Information from the Circle of Thorns" - when you talk to Diabolique, she mentions "something you could've never dared to see in First ward". "First Ward". Talons of Vengeance mob description: "Having long ago sworn fealty to the Talons of Vengeance, the Elementalist has been twisted into a half-human, half-serpent monstrosities." "the Elementalists have been twisted into half-human, half-serpent monstrosities".

Later in Ghost Widow's patron arc, Scirocco tells me "Drawing Numina in, and even holding her in place are but a start." This either wants a comma after "place", or no commas at all.

The 5 P2W prestige enhancements say (eg) "will have a minor chance to inflict minor Psionic damage, however this effect..." This should be "damage; however, this effect".

Ongoing clue during the Slot Machine's "One Last Gamble": "This mission from the Slot Machine seemed a little off from the start. You went to go steal some new weapons being developed by the Council, based on the Slot Machine's tips. But all you found there were useless prototypes of questionable weapons, and a washed-up old villain called 'High Roller' who'd tried to sell them to the Council. His inventing days were long over, and the annoyed council were going to use him as a test subject. You interrupted their plans, and in the process of covering your tracks, got him out of there. Another funny mission from the Slot Machine sent you hunting for a fabulous jewel discovered by the devouring Earth. Once again, it's information was wrong, and all you found was shiny rocks and High-Roller, who was there on some hare-brained scheme to capture Devoured to sell to an Arachnos scientist in exchange for a line on new powers. You got High-Roller out of trouble once more, but there wasn't much profit in it. Perhaps a listening to an enigmatic slot machine isn't the best idea." Comma before "But all you found". No comma before "and a washed-up". "the annoyed council" wants a capital C. "the devouring Earth" wants a capital D. "Once again, it's information was wrong" - apostrophe. "Perhaps a listening to ..." - "a" is spurious. Ghost Widow, "Set a trap for Numina", ends with the completion message "You have the spell components." This makes no sense at this time and seems to have been erroneously cut and pasted from the previous mission.

Slot Machine's mission to raid a Council base: "Far from being the Super Weapons the Slot Machine mentioned, these prototypes are next to useless. The tornado gun barely generates a light breeze, and the laser-canon couldn't even sunburn an albino." This wants to be "superweapons" (no caps, one word) or (with quotes) "SUPERWEAPONS" (direct quotation of the briefing). Also, "laser cannon". When you collect these glowies, you are told "You finish examining the so-called super weapons." "You found something... Useless." Capital U on "useless", "superweapons". In the debrief, "Before you're even in front of the machine, it's screen changes to say:" - apostrophe. In the next mission, when rescued, High Roller gives a clue where he says: "He's with Arachnos, if anyone knows how to get me knew powers, he could be it" - "new powers". Ghost Widow's Patron arc, "Secure the spell components" briefing: "But Scirocco's research has uncovered an interesting spell that might be able to effect her." This should be "affect".

Mimiru has done it: https://hcwiki.cityofheroes.dev

Ghost Widow (patron arc), a clue: "It seems to be mostly about methods to make a spirit physically manifest, even against it's will". Apostrophe.

Well done, Monsoon. And also, comma after "In general". Desslock, "Steal files from Kalinda", entry popup: "This is Kalinda's base of operations, her computer must be around here somewhere." Semicolon.

I've noticed the NPC dialogue tends to follow you around, so NPCs in Paragon will praise you beating down Longbow or poisoning, er, Paragon. Arbiter Rein says of Ghost Widow: "she was once a night widow assassin, but after her death she became something much more" - "Night Widow" does take capitals, being a proper noun.

I'd like to be able to distinguish "inactive" (has nothing) from "inactive" (has only outlevelled missions). Not vital, and slapping them all in inactive (perhaps sorting the ones who have nothing to the bottom) might be the easiest option.

It does. I don't really see that that's exploitable, though, because you can only do this once per contact+arc pair. If I wanted to farm merits, I'd get some friends with Mission and Team Teleporters and run through Dr Q (it can be done _really_ quickly, especially if someone goes ahead to the location of the next hunt and Assembles the Team as soon as it's up), not leave all my contacts to age so I can collect their merits slightly more quickly at the cost of not getting any XP/inf. I do agree there's an issue with the interface; there has to be some way to switch the view of these outlevelled contacts on (and off again).

TBH, I agree with the OP. I much prefer the Rikti zone invasions as they normally work - they come up infrequently enough to be novel, there's a bit of connection to what other players are doing (because you know someone just did LGTF), it's easy to get a team for the badges because of the event being infrequent. Now half the time it's just a nuisance when you're trying to do something else. I'd a similar gripe with how Nemesis invades half the city at once and drops about a hundred messages in Zone Events.

Interrogator Kang, second mission: "Doctor Cain, is working with the Resistance and the Syndicate" - spurious comma.

Max (DA contact) in the initial contact dialogue says "As I'm sure you know, Malta is fully equipped to deal with most super human situations" - "superhuman". "Our intel shows that the Knives of Vengeance transform former members of the Knives of Artemis within their training grounds, located in a discrete location in Tibet" - "discreet". "It would be incredibly difficult for someone, even an Incarnate class super like yourself to get in there. Which is why I have this proposal." - "It would be incredibly difficult for someone, even an Incarnate class super like yourself, to get in there; which is why I have this proposal." "Three important members of Malta, Gyrfalcon, Director 11, and Slinger, all have detailed information on the training grounds." - suggest hyphens before "Gyrfalcon" and after "Slinger".

Heather Townshend, "Investigate the Tsoo": there's an NPC named "Hua Tov" at the entrance who you can talk to to avoid a fight. If you do, you get a clue saying "You were able to end things peacefully with Huab Tais". His name has changed. NPC dlalogue box in "Save Kadabra Kill and Sigil", a reply offered is "Just take Kadabra's Life". Spurious capital L.

The Dark Watcher, first mission: "[NPC] Fake Nemesis: The Sentence is death! To be carried out immediately!" - spurious capital S. Third mission, compass hint: "2 Collect automaton remains". Better as "2 automaton remains to collect". Clue says "From the drawings, you can see it all laid out: plans for dimensional exploration that lead Nemesis to find the Rikti homeworld, the first schematics of the Freedom Phalanx automatons, and force deployments for using the imposters to attack the Rikti homeworld in a wave of terror. Even his projections for the points the Rikti would-be counter-attack, and Nemesis Army rallying points." The plans "led" Nemesis to find the Rikti homeworld, past tense. "Even his projections for the points the Rikti would counter-attack, and for Nemesis Army rallying points." Dark Watcher's final mission: "Disrupt the Homeworld portal itself, that will make a massive transit ..." - semicolon.

Gaussian's first mission: "One of the Sword teams I suspect was in the vicinity, lead by Captain Flint". "Led". We get a clue in this mission: "If you weren't a member of Vanguard, this Cipher would take serious effort to decode. But with your training, it only takes a few moments to read the names of the negotiators and diplomats this squad has been assigned to murder." Spurious capital on "cipher", suggest "But with" should be "However, with". Gaussian's second mission, a clue: "He was definitely killed by Vanguard weapons, from behind at close range". The commma is spurious. The ongoing clue that becomes the souvenir can't decide if it's "diplomat" or "Diplomat". The capital is spurious. Fourth mission, "Racer's remains" clue - "opting to die rather than reveal his secrets to Longbow... Or you." Spurious capital O. Gaussian's final mission briefing: "This is the Renegade's last push" ... "defeat the Renegade's leader". "Renegades" plural, so the apostrophe should be after the 's'. In-mission: "You have destroyed the disrupter before it could be used."" Spurious double quote.

The PTS is covered in signs about "TRESSPASSING". (More difficult to fix since it needs the art changed.) Serpent Drummer Part Five: "I will run this by Mr Decker, we should know the contents soon" - semicolon.

Serpent Drummer's third mission, a clue ("Hro'Dtohz: Invincible!") tells us "the raid leader passed out after he'd said his peace, and you're left wondering" - "piece", and should be "you were left wondering" so the clue isn't in confused tenses.

Serpent Drummer's second mission, if failed, says: "You weren't able to save the General Aarons and C'Kelkah." "The" is spurious.

And, of course, the OP didn't suggest that Trolls be made a viable level 50 faction (etc), making this nonsense about level scaling completely irrelevant. SwitchFade's made up a suggestion that wasn't put forward so they can argue with it; odd, for someone who bangs on about straw men. Arc rewards already get outlevelled to oblivion if you start an arc and leave it for a long time. I don't see any problem there; the purpose of the proposed feature is to let you do the content, not to let you grind XP while you're doing it.

The Drone Protector badge says "You managed to protect all the police drones during the Praetorian's invasion of Kings Row." Apostrophe; there are Praetorians, plural.

All (not "some") story arcs allow completion if you've started them. There's no technical reason to stop people starting them and fighting greys. Your comment remains nonsense; no level scaling is necessary.