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IMO get anything that can handle multiple ambush mobs at a low level. The loyalist power storyline is chock full of such ambushes. Keep in mind that some gold factions have debuff (The Resistance's Burst, for example). Failing to do that, you could coax/persuade/force your friends to play gold side with you. If you can't do that, set the diff to -1.

Defeat builds character. Often, it's the easiest way for people to know if a toon is good enough. Your idea would deter people from playing outside their safe zone, or they might lose their title. IMO it would encourage door sitting/playing on low difficulty mode. If I see someone with dozens of toons, each toon has those stars, I would worry about their well-being. Honest.

This is normal; the AI has no idea about the character. What it does is pattern recognition based on a model it already has. It's up to the human author to revise the initial output. The OP merely showcased the AI's capability.

... some questionable tattoos affirming their allegiance to outdated political views. What a fancy way to describe a buck-toothed skull on a Roman numeral five. Or flaming eye thingy.

Escort, captive, and ally will say their dialogue whenever you enter a mission in AE. It's a longstanding bug. I think the distance between the player character and the target will trigger the dialogue. It doesn't care about walls, floors, or stairs. As long as both entities are close enough, the target will recite their lines. So, avoid placing "Defeat Boss" missions at the front of a map. Sometimes they spawn too close to the mission entrance; triggering the dialogue.

The hostility hasn't ceased yet, though. Not much has changed after Dark Watcher's arc. The Restructurist faction is still out there trying to contact their homeworld, which still has no idea about Nemesis' machination. On the other hand, human raiders keep harassing and looting Rikti's bases, regardless of their faction. Also, are you sure the time has passed? This game uses comic book time. It's quite possible the whole story up until the "present time" took place before 2010. IMO, the billboard isn't outdated yet.

Since the game takes place in a fictional Rhode Island, maybe PPD mirrors the PDs in Rhode Island? edit It seems the Rhode Island State Police has colonels. https://risp.ri.gov/about/commandstaff.php Providence Police Department Chief of Police holds the rank of Colonel. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.providenceri.com/sites/default/files/ppd-directives/Rules%20and%20Regulations%20Part%20I.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjUqZHp-8P-AhXl-DgGHZzrDocQFnoECAwQBg&usg=AOvVaw3ePq_J8JgHk0ie1Vl114PB

Ashley: "You should really go talk to Dmitri Krylov. He's an expert in Mutants. Granted, I think he got that way from performing a number of experiments on them. Dmitri would know better than anyone else the history of Mutants. If you get the chance, ask him if he knows my father. That should give you a good laugh." The Expert: Me: " . . . Bly*t!"

I just farm bank missions. I got around a hundred cops for each mission (x8).

Please elaborate more. Highly appreciated if you can add screenshots. Thanks.

I will probably end up as a Loyalist working for a clockwork factory somewhere near the Magisterium. Who needs powers? Life is good here. The Emperor protects and all that. Hopefully, no alien weirdos will come here, brand us evil for having a different political system, and try to liberate me by supporting the Resistance and destabilizing my government. Which would probably turn my beautiful neighborhood into an apocalyptic wasteland in the process.

I think someone should fix the missing AE button/menu soon. Also, I'd like to see the manual for *.storyarc files. Some documentation on how they work.

Captives, escorts, and allies will stop following the player character if the player gets too far away from them. It is their default behavior. Usually, people want to avoid this because they often have to backtrack the whole map. Stealth can help shake off the tail on purpose. Use powers that grant stealth while escorting, then run or fly away from the escorts. For more information on stealth and perception: https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Stealth_and_Perception#Stealth_Powers By the way, isn't this the guy who was asking how to make an AE farm using troll cave?

Don't forget to change your ally's default animation to something else since no one is guarding them.

Out of curiosity, I tried to make one. Arachnos soldier power set is not available. Oh, well. I tried to load a crab spider costume at custom character creation. My aim is to make a toon that looks like a crab spider. This happened: I still can't figure out how to make it work using custom character.

I don't think so. In this case, people will write much less. Have you ever seen an epitaph? Nobody is going to remember your 1023++ characters biography. Best case scenario: they can only recall a few words. Worst case scenario: they get discouraged by its length and walk away without reading. Your best bet is to write a few sentences that describe your character. If it is remarkable, people will remember those few words forever. By the way, I heard something get derailed somewhere.

You will have at most five contacts for every level range in Paragon City. So, once you have all five, you won't miss the old contents. (EDIT: most the time. The game assigned me two contacts with similar missions once. I missed the Vahzilok Pollutant Plot, thanks to this. ) The newer contents are the problem. Contacts from the earliest issue don't always introduce you to them. To get around this problem, I use the "Find Contact" button. What I do: Turn off XP gain. Teleport and speak to anyone labeled "You do not know this contact." I have to know every contact on that list. Complete all missions offered. Turn on XP gain. Power level to the next level range. If you want to be sure, check the Contact Finder every time you level up. Repeat I am not sure about this. I think this only works in Rogue Isles. All contacts in Paragon City are accessible via Contact Finder. However, I always speak to all contacts in the city hall when I roll a new toon. So, I always have those five people, even at the very beginning. I'll check it out.

Numina is the longest because her origin takes six sentences. Conversely, Yin only has one sentence to describe hers. Maybe this is what you meant by "different writers"? Instead of summaries, they write short stories. These guys cram all available facts into their bios (self-contained). The problem with this mindset is that no limit will satisfy them. With 2k characters, they would put in more details and complain when they hit the limit. With 10k characters, they would probably describe each aspect of their toon with a short story. I don't think upping the limit will solve the OP's problem.

These are samples from the main NPCs. IMO they are adequate. Please note their length. Positron, 411 characters Synapse, 542 characters Penelope Yin, 319 characters Citadel, 680 characters Manticore, 592 characters Numina, 892 characters

Tami Baker's Defend TPN mission: You get a grenade! You get a grenade! Luckily, there is no friendly fire in CoH. Otherwise, we could have something funny back then.

I tried to make a build to deal with those ***** ambushes without inspiration. I failed miserably. Since I eventually had to use inspiration, then why bother? I set the diff to -1. (I experimented once with purple sets. I relied on their set bonuses to cut the recharge time. It was effective, but I think it was too expensive.)

The drudges are already overwhelmed by the events in Night Ward. Praetorian War and subsequent Hamidon awakening are not helping them either. IMO, someone would need to write a lot of explanations to justify their presence in Dark Astoria. How about other magic-origin factions? Friendly Tsoo or Midnighters?

I guess OG devs wanted people to experiment with the alignment system. My Praetorian toon still has 3 love letters from 2021, btw. Undelivered. 😞

Still doing calculation manually in this day and age? OK Boomer.

This is false. In my experience, you need: A spreadsheet program (excel, calc, lotus123, etc) Basic understanding of linear algebra HCwiki or City of Data That's it.