Derek Icelord

Were you set to Architect Rewards? The badge doesn't award if you select Standard Rewards, and I saw a message about an Incarnate Thread dropping which I don't think should happen if you're using Architect Rewards.

Oh, yeah, Mids' is kinda bad about file association. If you double click a build, it doesn't usually open Mids' to view the build. Safe the file somewhere, then open Mids' first and then use the File -> Open... menu (or Ctrl + O) to open the build from inside Mids'. You can try and fix the file association by right clicking the build file and selecting "Open With..." then picking Mids' and checking "Always Use this app to open .mdb files" box.

Do you have an example of a build you're trying to open?

Mids has it's own subforum here. I also wrote a guide, which can be found here. There is an Import Data Chunk option under the Build Sharing menu. You should be able to highlight a data chunk and copy it (CTRL+C), then click Import Data Chunk and paste it into the window that pops up. I do not know how old a data chunk can be and still be imported by the current version of Mids', I had insufficient data for testing that feature. In theory it should work for any data chunk, though a loaded build may have display issues depending on how much has changed with the power sets.

The Justified Ends badge is supposed to be awarded for completing Robert Kogan's arc, regardless of which dialogue choices you make in the missions, correct? I just finished his arc and no one on my team got the badge (everyone was there from start to finish).

Did you at any point before doing Erin West's arc, (flashback or otherwise), complete Tavish Bell's related arcs? To my knowledge, doing West's arc as a flashback does not change the requirements to have done the listed arcs previously.

Nice. I've been enjoying the increased threat from the new enemy group, and very much appreciate seeing something new. My only real complaint is this feels like what Malta Group is supposed to be. I've long lamented that Malta no longer feels like a major threat between their nerfs (long ago back on Live) and the power creep for players.

I thought the Brute version was single target? At least City of Data says it still is.

Worth noting, interrupt reduction only reduces the window in which a power can be interrupted, not the total animation time. Somewhere a dev mentioned they may look at removing the enhancement type entirely since it's so niche. Same thing happened to the Intangibility enhancements.

I believe Colossal is a specific power. A quick search of the wiki indicates it's (currently) only used by the Council Goliath War Walker and U'Kon Gr'ai. It might also be on P.E.A.C.E.Keeper. Edit: It seems my search was a bit too quick. It seems most, though not all, GMs possess the Colossal power.

My 2¢: Hasten in quite useful, but far from the be-all end-all some people make it out to be. I have plenty of builds that use it, I have probably more that don't. I typically always take it on Controllers and Dominators since their "signature" (for lack of a better term) powers nearly all have very long recharges. I'm about 50/50 on Blasters. Some sets simply don't need it, others have plenty of space and I get to giggle at having a T9 up for either every group or every other group. Sometimes I'll take it as a filler near the end of a build when all the powers I need/want are done and I have few slots to spare (I typically only 2-slot Hasten with 50+5 Recharge IOs). My rule of thumb is: Does a key power in this build need to be perma? Does the build have space without sacrificing other things I want (RES/DEF cap, damage, etc...) If both of those are yes, Hasten goes in somewhere, if not, I'm not going to put Hasten in 90% of the time.

According to City of Data all quick form versions of Assassin's Strike do the same amount of damage. In-game tooltips get really weird when a power has multiple versions or conditionals.

Are both Uncomfortable Truths and Truth Seeker from Erin West's arc? Or should one of those be from Robert Kogan's arc (who doesn't have a bonus objective badge listed)?

I'd love it if there was an option to go back to the AT icon next to a character on the server login page, instead of the current alignment icon.

Yes, if you check the Patch Notes subforum you can see the last patch that changed any powers was Issue 28 Page 1, on July 23 2024. All the patches since then have been bug fixes, events, or the Labyrinth of Fog zone. While it adds up to a lot of content, none of it altered how powers work.