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On the one hand, this tells me everything I need to know. On the other hand, I have no idea what to expect.:-) But, seriously, is this a typical story arc? Or should I be worried by the term Trial in the title? Oh, I'll likely play it, either way. Esp. with this full-page add in the Paragon Times.:-)

Did I not say he couldn't be trusted? HEED THE WARNING, PEOPLE!:-)

I thought the term referred to "riding to someone's rescue" when they they didn't ask for your help in the first place (because you're assuming they're incapable, but I'm the hero of my own story, I don't need to be saved, etc.). Gets a bit confusing at times, because being nice to people used to be just "good manners." Now we're all questioning each other's agendas and intentions.* *Thankfully, the doors at Wal-Mart are automatic, so there's no need to hold them open for anybody.:-)

Jet and Jump Packs fer sure. Plas Tasers for my squishies. I REALLY love stun grenades for my lowbie soloists, but they're a might expensive, relative to everything else.

Ahhhh, precrime. Long overdue. BRING OUT THE PRECOGS!

I'll be taking in a 50. An incarnate. Probably a tank. Because you can't be trusted, you bastard.:-)

Yep. That's usually how I start a new character (though I just do AP and Echo:GC, once someone drops an Ouro portal). If you're just playing basic story arcs into the 30s, as the OP said they did, you should be able to do this same conversion (along with crafting/selling recipes and other valuable salvage [Prismatic Aether, for instance]) all through those levels, and have plenty of $$ to slot SO's/IO's (albeit not so much with sets, attuned or otherwise).

I'm assure what I'm supposed to make of this: Feels like the thread should be called, A collapse in the market may force me to play other games. Which basically makes this a warning to the community that you may be going, and we're supposed to...?

A nice Chianti and some fava beans.

I thought the WW2 stuff was intriguing as well, so much so that I made refs to both the Sand Kings and Storm Korps in a set of AE arcs (namely the Leviathan Series).* *end shameless plug:-)

Recalling the old days when alignment first came out, and wondering if there will ever again be an All Rouge team* *a typo that always makes me grin.

Ahhh...point taken.:-)

There's several variations of the SG name, feels like. I was briefly a member, but couldn't commit to any consistent time or teamings. My best time to play is still Friday mornings, US EST, not exactly peak traffic time.

I think the text of each is exactly the same?

And you will get to. That is one of the three forms you get with the new prestige archetype, “The Door Sitter“ (The other two are “impressionable youth,“ and “fairly useless sidekick“).

Man, I have no idea. I haven’t been kicked in the same manner, so it must not be much.

I took that thing thinking it was an AoE (derrrrrr....rrrreaddddd you foooooollll....). Haven't respec'd (yet), but have gotten a bit of use by boggling some allies among adds on solo missions. It's short-lived, though, because I'm running Fiery Aura, so whomever I convinced to join me gets a fire bath, and, since they're normally adds, you can imagine how long they last. derrrrrrr.......

https://cityofheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Paragon_City_History

Nice! I was scripting that entire thing with Engineria in mind. I know others may play it, but to me, this is a part of her story. Just hope the rest of it is worthy of her.

I hope they take the time to run some regular content before jumping on the leveling bucket train.

Now why didn't I consider Null's feelings? I am such a bastard...:-)

My first option is to change the level of the arc. "Path of water" is often the best option when working with the editor. My second option would be to make a custom, and fiddle with auras to get something "fungus-y" on the head area. Other folks can speak to using the powers editor, though I think anything you customize that way grants 0 XPs? (little help here, @Darmian?

I understand your point. However, outside alignment tips and morality missions, there is no meaningful vig/rogue content in the game as it is. If this is a push to place more of that kind of content into the game, then I'd like to see it eventually go a step further, and be part of the character's arc. This would require setting alternate alignments from the get-go, then playing through stuff that pertains to the ethos. Not gonna happen, I know. So Rogue/Vig ethos remains, for most players, a status that allows some flexibility to hop back and forth. For others, they might really see their toons as vigs and rogues. I feel like those players are in the minority, though. Maybe that'll change as more content of this type comes online. On the whole, though, I'd guess that it's good to have the choice-and a less laborious one, at that - to just go vig from the outset. I've taken only a few chars myself through the morality tales, so it's not like I can be all preachy about how things oughta be. On this part of your reply, I agree. That said, we do have folks who seem to be content running the same leveling/TF path for their characters, with little concern for new content. Just an impression. I could be wrong. People soloing don't advertise what they're up to, after all.

I suppose so, for soloing purposes, anyway.

That is correct. And I’m not sure why. It isn’t like you have to earn your way to vig/rogue status, so why not just let anyone start it, since all we’re doing is making people run to Null in Pocket D?