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I don't see why we need to put the old version in Ouroboros rather than restore the SF to its original state with a single line of text explaining that it takes place prior to SSA 1. The new version isn't worth preserving, it's the exact same TF with one different AV, two missing AVs, and some slightly altered text.

Can't you just use the slider in the options window to set all windows to 80%, then /wdw_save_file with the small windows and have a bind to /wdw_load_file when you want to switch to the 80% scale?

Ugh, no more long, grindy badges. I'm still annoyed that Homecoming added a whole bunch of new ones, like the ones for rejecting recipes and inspirations, and the ones for story arcs.

Yeah, this is exactly what I'm talking about. You want to push this narrative so bad that you're either ignoring or missing that Zeus is not the same person as the Well of the Furies or Statesman, two very important aspects of the lore. The SSAs are not side stories, they're major story arcs, more important than most TFs, even.

When a player uses them, yes, but not when an NPC uses them.

Yeah, it's a different mechanic at play there. The powers you all listed are all pseudo-pets, and when they're used by NPCs their life gets tied to the target of the attack, so when the target dies, the pseudo-pet dies. I think it should be fixable, since I believe there are pets in the game that don't die when the caster or target dies, so the mechanic should already be coded.

https://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Story_Bible

Ms. Liberty doesn't have any of Zeus's powers, because she had her powers while Statesman was alive, and after Statesman died his powers were destroyed. Incarnate powers form into a sort of "build" as an individual incarnate develops them. Statesman's powers were developed by Zeus, and inherited by Imperious and then Statesman after Zeus's death. Prometheus explains in-game that if an incarnate dies but then comes back to life, they would still have their powers only as long as no one else inherited them while they were dead. After Statesman's death and the events of SSA, the powers of Zeus are gone; the building blocks still exist, but they don't have the "build" they used to. Ms. Liberty's powers are her own, not the ones used by Zeus.

I really like Rularuu and the Shadow Shard. I wish it hadn't taken the game being cancelled and a lore bible document being leaked to find out what the deal was with the Shard, though.

I would rather we not go back and add new mechanics to existing sets. That would change the feel of playing the sets, and it's nice to have some straightforward, uncomplicated sets.

So essentially you refuse to separate a character with his creator and conflate them as if they were the same person, and intentionally try to take the most negative possible interpretation of a character as the baseline. It sounds like you shouldn’t be trusted in any lore discussions. The conclusion of SSA 2 sees Statesman’s specific powers destroyed and the power that made them up dispersed. You can write that Ms. Liberty gets a powerup, but having her get the same powers as Statesman directly contradicts that. And if you replace Statesman with someone with different powers, you miss the point of this complaint; the suggestion keeps showing up because people miss fighting big lightning bolt boy.

199X was already 1X years ago when the game launched.

This is a byproduct of another bug fix; I don't remember the full details, but completing a Max mission in flashback before completing his missions normally would somehow make you unable to proceed with the DA storyline. They fixed that, but as a side effect Max never leaves the active contact list.

No one's talking about resurrecting Statesman here. Putting him back in the LRSF doesn't require anything more than a line of text at the start of the TF that says it takes place before the events of Signature Story Arc #1. Ms. Liberty doesn't have the same flashy powers as Statesman. The issue here isn't that the last mission of the LRSF needs an 8th archvillain, any archvillain, but that it needs Statesman. And you can't just write some quick excuse to give Ms. Liberty his powers for one fight, because it would contradict the events of Signature Story Arc #2.

That’s how most pets summoned by NPCs work; they target a player or another NPC and summon the pet as “belonging” to the target. This also means the pet’s life is tied to the target, not the summoner, and will despawn if the target dies.

I'd love to see you finish Project Spelunker.

Hm, that's got to be an oversight then.

You got some old info. All you have to do is speak to specific tailor NPCs (cosmetic surgeons) and you can change your gender per costume slot. That was added long before the shut down.

I think it's just supposed to be a generic primary-colored theme superhero costume.

Yes, Alpha powers that affect healing will also affect Absorb.

The AoE immobs work fine for that, they easily recharge fast enough to get the 2 stacks needed, and they also set up Containment on groups for your APP AoE attacks.

1.75% is the higher than normal rate. The normal rate is 1.666…%.

I thought you said you don't care how it performs

All the Blaster Secondaries have endurance management powers (which we've taken to calling "sustain" powers). With regards to Ice's in particular, it's excellent, a top contender for best overall sustain power. On top of the recovery and +Absorb it gives, it's a massive 30-foot radius PBAoE slow, which will keep enemies from getting to you. With Energy Blast's knockback, some enemies may find it literally impossible to get in melee range of you.

I think this was changed for PvP balance reasons.