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Fascinating. If one obtains ownership of an SG, is changing the name a thing? Can the folks in power change a name?

Fightin' is serious business with Bivouac 😉

@TrixieKixx I'll go with.... Bivouac, Assault Rifle/Traps Corruptor

Oh crap, I forgot Wellman! Thanks Six-Six! Those are all good tips and advice. Thanks for that input! I like Fire Wire of Weber because he's standing right there when you exit Kuzmin's final mission. Mongoose gives a mission at Larry's Tiki Lounge, which of course, is a great time to pick up the badge right outside the door there.

Part 4: Grandville (Levels 40-50) Grandville Tier .5 (Level 35+) Arbiter Rein (free contact; will introduce your choice of Arachnos Patrons (see below) and unlock the Patron Power Pools) Grandville Tier 1 (Levels 40-44) (Turn XP off at level 44) Westin Phipps (free contact; will introduce Arbiter Daos) newspaper missions and a Founders Falls bank job. (pick Terrence Dobbs) Terrence Dobbs (will introduce Dr. Forrester) newspaper missions and a Founders Falls bank job. (pick Regent Koral) Regent Koral (will introduce Mage-Killer Zuhkara) Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt (unlocked with the Native badge) Number 204 (unlocked with the Venomous badge) Arachnos Patrons Black Scorpion Captain Mako Ghost Widow Scirocco Grandville Tier 2 (Levels 40-44) (Turn XP off at Level 44) Arbiter Daos (will introduce Efficiency Expert Pither) Dr. Forrester (will introduce Vernon von Grun) Mage-Killer Zuhkara (will introduce Shadow Spider) Grandville Tier 3 (Levels 45-50 Efficiency Expert Pither [Efficiency Expert badge] Vernon von Grun Shadow Spider (will introduce Abyss) Television (unlocked with the Master of the Airwaves badge) [Couch Potato badge] Viridian (unlocked with the Infiltrator, Tracer, and Tank Buster badges, and must have defeated at least 200 Crey and 200 Council) newspaper missions and a Peregrine Island bank job (no new picks) Grandville Tier 4 (levels 45-50) Abyss Tavish Bell [Demon Slayer badge] Operative Grillo Grandville Special Barracuda Strike Force (Level 45+ Lord Recluse Strike Force (Level 45+ (Work in progress; checking for accuracy and to add more definition.)

Part 3: Nerva Archipelago (Tiers 2 and 3, Levels 30-40) and St. Martial (Levels 30-40) Nerva Archipelago Tier 2 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34) Psimon Omega (will introduce Technician Naylor) Operative Rutger (will introduce Magus Mu'Drakhan) Timothy Raymond (will introduce Kelly Uqua) [Exterminator badge] Crimson Revenant (unlocked with the Hammer Down badge - redeading Ghost of Scrapyard) {Return to} Cap au Diable Tier 3 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34) (Technically her arc is 30-50, but you have to unlock Midnighters' Club to do Mercedes Sheldon's arc) Ashley McKnight [Midnight Squad badge, Midnighters' Club unlock] Midnighters' Club Tier 1 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34) Mercedes Sheldon (she can be found in the Steel Canyon branch of the Club) {Return to} Sharkhead Tier 3 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34) Doc Buzzsaw [badge] St. Martial Tier 1 (Levels 30-34) (Turn XP off at level 34) Vivacious Verandi (free contact; will introduce Jezebel Jones) newspaper missions and a Talos bank job (pick Hard Luck) Hard Luck (will introduce Basse Croupier) [Bad Luck badge] newspaper missions and a Talos bank job (pick Hardcase) Hardcase (I guess technically he introduces himself) Slot Machine (unlocked with the Gangbuster badge - kill 200 Family) St. Martial Tier 1.5 (Levels 30-39) (Turn XP off at level 39) Sgt. Schorr (free contact, Rogue alignment only) Mr. G (free contact unlocked by completing "Inside Information" mission) Nerva Archipelago Tier 3 (Levels 35-39) (Turn XP off at level 39) Technician Naylor [Portal Hopper badge] Magus Mu'Drakhan [Demon Slayer badge] Kelly Uqua Arbiter Leery (unlocked with the Thorn Robber or Thorn Thief badge - respec trials 1 or 2) St. Martial Tier 2 (Levels 35-39) (Turn XP off at level 39) Hardcase (continued) Basse Croupier [Skip Tracer badge] Jezebel Jones Johnny Sonata (unlocked with the Obsessed badge - having 50+ badges) newspaper missions and a Brickstown bank job (no new picks) Nerva Archipelago Special Trepsarciel Trial (level 34+; respec trial) [Thorn Thief badge, respec token] Ractespriel Trial (level 44+; respec trial) [Thorn Usurper badge, respec token] Caleb (Giant Monster (kill 100 spectral demons on Thorn Island then wait for dusk) [HellBane badge] St. Martial Special Lovely Linda (level 40+, free contact, costume slot unlock) Ice Mistral Strike Force (level 35+) [Crystal Keeper badge] The Family Raid (level any; event raid) [Oobatz badge]

Part 2: Sharkhead (Levels 20-30) and Nerva Archipelago (Tier 1, Levels 25-30) Sharkhead Tier 1 (Levels 20-24) (Turn off XP at level 24) (A busy time in a young red-sider's career.) five newspaper missions and a Steel Canyon bank job (pick Captain Petrovich) Captain Petrovich (will introduce Lt. Chalmers) Lt. Chalmers five newspaper missions and a Steel Canyon bank job (pick Lorenz Ansaldo) Lorenz Ansaldo (will introduce Operative Vargas) [Seaweed badge] [Strikebreaker badge] Operative Vargas (will introduce Operative Kirkland) five newspaper missions and a Steel Canyon bank job (pick Vince Dubrowski) Vince Dubrowski (will introduce Crash Cage) [Slag Reaper badge] Crash Cage (will introduce Diviner Maros) Henri Dumont (unlocked with the Strike Buster badge - 200 dead Scrapyarders) Sharkhead Tier 1.5 (Levels 20-29) (Turn XP off at level 29) Dean MacArthur (free contact; will introduce Leonard) [Bane of Ajax badge] Leonard [Explosive Finale badge] Vincent Ross (free contact) [Keep of the Coral Lore badge] [Connected badge] Darrin Wade (free contact) [The Thief of Midnight badge] Sharkhead Tier 2 (levels 25-29) (turn off XP at level 29) Operative Kirkland [Agent of Discord badge] Diviner Maros collect history plaques for Lorekeeper badge (Mercy, Port Oakes, Cap au Diable, Sharkhead) (introduces Archmage Tarixus) Archmage Tarixus [Soul Taker badge] Doc Buzzsaw (free contact) Nerva Archipelago Tier 1 (levels 25-29) (XP should still be turned off from Sharkhead) Darla Mavis (free contact; will introduce Psimon Omega) five newspaper missions and a Independence Port bank job (pick Lt. Demitrovich) Lt. Demitrovich (will introduce Operative Rutger) five newspaper missions and an Independence Port bank job (pick Shadowy Figure) Shadowy Finger (will introduce Timothy Raymond) Kristoff Jaeger (unlocked with the Villain badge - 1000 dead Longbros) Bobby Curtin (free contact, Rogue alignment only) [Diamond in the Rough badge] Sharkhead Special Mortimer Kal Strike Force (level 20+; unlocked by completing Wizard's Weakness tip mission) [Promethean badge] Silver Mantis Strike Force (level 20+) [Air Pirate badge] Operative Renault Strike Force (level 25+) [Leviathan badge] Ghost of Scrapyard (Giant Monster, kill 100 Scrapyarders to spawn) [Hammer Down badge] Nerva Archipelago Special Sparcetriel Trial (level 24+; respec trial) [Thorn Robber badge, respec token] Granny Beldin (offers costume slot for Halloween salvage)

Red Side Completionist Road Map According to Souvenir, a non-Arachnos agent* Part 1: Mercy Island, Port Oakes, and Cap au Diable (Levels 1-20) Mercy Island Tier 1 (Levels 1-4) (Turn off XP at level 4) Breakout tutorial (either pick at the end is fine - doesn't matter) Kalinda (will introduce Mongoose) Matthew Burke (will introduce Dr. Creed) Operative Kuzmin (will introduce Fire Wire or Doctor Weber; pick Fire Wire) *Alan Desslock (for Soldiers and Widows of Arachnos archetypes only, level 1-10; will introduce Brick Johnson) Mercy Island Tier 2 (Levels 5-7) (Turn off XP at level 7) Mongoose Dr. Creed Fire Wire (will introduce Lt. Harris) Lt. Harris [Freedom Cracker badge] Dr. Graves (first story arc) [Dark Heart badge] Port Oakes Tier 1 (Levels 8-9) (Turn off XP at level 9) Newspaper contact introduction (will be either Mikey the Ear, Drea the Hook) Mr. Bocor (free contact; will introduce The Radio) [Bone Collector badge] three newspaper missions and an Atlas City bank job (pick Billy Heck) Billy Heck three newspaper missions and an Atlas City bank job (pick Angelo Vendetti) Angelo Vendetti [Stone Cold badge] Port Oakes Tier 2 (Levels 10-12) (Turn off XP at level 12) Veluna Lunata (free contact) Dr. Graves (second story arc) [Blackened Soul badge] The Radio [Plague Carrier badge] *Brick Johnson (for Soldiers and Widows of Arachnos archetypes only, level 10-14; will introduce Fortunata Hamilton) Cap au Diable Tier 1 (Levels 10-14) (Turn off XP at level 14) Dr. Shelly Percy (free contact; will introduce Marshal Brass) [Mask Maker badge] three newspaper missions and a Kings Row bank job (pick Peter Themari) Peter Themari (will introduce Willy Wheeler) three newspaper missions and a Kings Row bank job (pick Dmitri Krylov) Dmitri Krylov (will introduce Golden Roller) [Shady badge] Dean John Yu (free contact, invention system tutorial) [Inventor badge] Ashley McKnight (free contact) [Origin of Power badge] Cap au Diable Tier 2 (Levels 15-19) (Turn off XP at level 19) Dr. Graves (third story arc) [Face of Evil badge] Marshal Brass (introduces Operative Wellman) Operative Wellman Golden Roller Willy Wheeler [Paragon of Vice badge] Bane Spider Ruben (free contact) [Gifted Speaker badge] Brother Hammond (free contact) [False Prophet badge] three newspaper mission and a Skyway City bank job (no new picks; just to make sure you are getting all the bank jobs) *Fortunata Hamilton (for Soldiers and Widows of Arachnos archetypes only, level 15-30) {Return to} Mercy Island Tier 3 (Levels 15-19) (Don't tell me you turned your XP back on early) Seer Marino (free contact) Doctor Weber (through Ouroboros) Cap au Diable Special The Facemaker (level 20+, free contact, costume slot unlock) Gorgeous Glenda (level 30+, free contact, costume slot unlock) Mr. Rodney (level 20+, free contact, capes unlock) Mr. Rodney (level 30+, free contact, auras unlock - must unlock capes first) Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force (level 15+) Deathsurge (Giant Monster, kill 100 gremlins to spawn) [Surging badge]

What?! I have never noticed that! LoL Well, jeezy squeezy. Thanks, @RobotLove, for enlightening me. (Also, thanks for that cool look; I'm stealing it.) And thanks, devs. You obviously time traveled to this point in time, read my suggestion, and then traveled back to implement it. Much appreciated. Pineapple-topped pizza all around!

files in the tailor. As I play around with costume designs, I end up saving multiple versions of a dude's look. Sometimes I end up with costume ideas that don't get used for awhile. Or I have costumes under one working name that end up getting saved again under a different name. I have a bunch of costume files. I would like a delete button in the tailor that I can use to weed out all the erroneous or unwanted files. I know I can go into the folder and delete them there, but that's a but of a hassle. The thumbnails don't have pics of the costume and I have to have the game open and the folder open and make sure I'm deleting the right ones... A costume file rename button would also be handy. Thank you.

@Six-Six those are great looks. I love the 40k lore, and all three of those looks are spot on. I'm curious about Death Korps. Why did you choose to go the petless MM route? You're limiting yourself to three attacks, and you're paying a high price in End for them. I get people going petless Demons for the unique whips weapon. Am I missing something about Mercs that makes it a cooler choice over Assault Rifle corruptor?

Enjoy your vacation! I hope you have something wonderful planned.

I've done a completionist run of red side a few times. I'm in the middle of one now actually with a new brute I created about a week and a half ago named Cookbook. (Fire Melee/Bio-Armor. Absolutely devastating, especially when Fury is built up.) So I have it fairly well planned out how we'll proceed along. I will post a roadmap for us so everyone can see how we'll progress. Again, totally not mandatory to get all the contacts and pause XP like I'll be doing, but it'll be super cool if you want to. If someone has to miss a week, you'll know what to do to keep up.

Thanks, Ban! It was a lot of fun. We'll be in Mercy for some time yet. There are several contacts there, and we'll come back to it between level 15-20. This Sunday we'll jam through Doctor Creed and Mongoose. They were introduced to us by Matthew Burke and Kalinda respectively. Those four represent the original contacts from back in the day before they changed how Mercy worked. We'll also probably have time to get through Operative Kuzmin and maybe even Firewire too. (I always choose Firewire over the other option.) After that, we have Lt. Harris and then Dr. Graves will take us into Port Oakes. There are a lot of early game contacts in Mercy.

I just got the name Leech (on Indom).

@TrixieKixx I will bring Devil's Workshop to the Morty McKal theme. He's a crabby soldier.

It wasn't a scrapper question though. It was a "how does this stealth power stack with that stealth power" question.

I interpreted the all Dominators and Controllers portion of the theme as Tanker. 😞

Thanks! Which one is better to take? Infiltration is expensive to run but has some interesting slotting capabilities.

Rolling a new Street Justice/Ninjutsu Scrapper. How does Shinobi-Iri (Ninjutsu) and Infiltration (Concealment pool) stack? I know there were some changes made with stealth and built-in movement.

Let's start something new. Terror Volta is getting a bit long in tooth and wants to go into semi-retirement. So he is entrusting Something Wicked Sunday with a new guy. I'm rolling up a new dude named Souvenir. He'll be either a scrapper, or a brute, or maybe a sentinel. And he's going to begin SWS tomorrow, 5/22/22, breaking out of the Zig. Souvenir will be level 1, but no one else needs be if you don't want to. As usual, you can be any level and Villain, Rogue, or Vigilante alignment to join the team. Souvenir is going to go through all of the content red side, one SWS at a time. He will often need to pause his XP earnings to hit all of the contacts, but he's okay with that. If you want to start from scratch and do a completionist run of red side, join me in the Zig. If you just want to enjoy the villainous content, join me in Mercy once I spring myself from prison. Noon EST as usual. Indomitable server as usual.

I like the Sky Raiders for their lore and variety of mobs. I dislike the spectrals of the Circle of Thorns because of their -accuracy/-to hit.

@TrixieKixx Good news! If there is still room on the Hippie Hess, I am able to join in. Everyone's hippie costumes have made me jealous so I moved around my commitment! I will bring Is That Freedom Rock, Ice Armor/Battle Guitar Ax Tanker. (pic to follow)

I like Jack. Met him a couple times. Nice guy.

Oh gosh. I can't even remember all the clowns I made for that AE farm. But, some of the names were Clovis, LoLs the Clown, Punchy the Clown. They were all EBs. Clovis was the most dangerous because he was a stalker. He'd have Hide on and you wouldn't know he was part of the mob until you were fully engaged. That was a fun farm. Too bad I don't have those original files anymore.