Billie Heck And Port Oakes Papers (Update: Request Withdrawn)

[Rudra]

Billie Heck is listed as a level 5-9 contact. However, you cannot talk to him until you are introduced to him by a broker after successfully completing a Mayhem. Port Oakes is a level 7-12 zone. So you can't start doing papers in Port Oakes until you are level 7. This means ole Billie is not available as a contact for roughly half his level range. My suggestion is to change his level range to match Port Oakes, 7-12.

 

Edit: Yes, turning off XP when you get him as a contact works, but his level range, the way you get him as a contact, and how they interact makes no sense.

 

Edited Friday at 06:15 PM by Rudra

[MTeague]

Blueside and Redside, I find myself using "No Xp" for about 60% of all missions when levelling, to fit in all the story arcs that I want.

Sure, Ouro exists, but my warped OCD demands I do a certain amount of story arcs on the levelling curve instead of powerlevelling to 50.

 

That said, I would not be opposed to contacts having a wider range of levels.

[Uun]

While Port Oakes is listed as a level 7-12 zone, you can start doing newspaper missions at level 5. You should be assigned a broker when you first enter Port Oakes.

[Rudra]

3 hours ago, Uun said:

While Port Oakes is listed as a level 7-12 zone, you can start doing newspaper missions at level 5. You should be assigned a broker when you first enter Port Oakes.

I don't recall being able to do papers at 5. I recall being told by the game I was too low when I tried to.

 

Edit: Yes, you get assigned a broker as soon as you enter the zone. And you can even activate your first broker immediately (by talking to said broker). Even at level 1. Just like when you enter any other zone regardless of level. You can get Wiggy the Brit as your broker at level 1. Having a broker doesn't give you access to the papers for that zone though.

 

Edited Friday at 05:15 PM by Rudra

[Rudra]

7 hours ago, MTeague said:

Blueside and Redside, I find myself using "No Xp" for about 60% of all missions when levelling, to fit in all the story arcs that I want.

Sure, Ouro exists, but my warped OCD demands I do a certain amount of story arcs on the levelling curve instead of powerlevelling to 50.

 

That said, I would not be opposed to contacts having a wider range of levels.

I'm less interested in expanding his level range and more interested in making his level range match when I can get him as a contact.

[Lazarillo]

13 minutes ago, Rudra said:

I don't recall being able to do papers at 5. I recall being told by the game I was too low when I tried to.

Then you recall incorrectly.  My usual habit redside is to streetsweep Mercy to 5 and then immediately head to Port Oakes and start paper missions. It's never been an issue.

[Rudra]

1 minute ago, Lazarillo said:

Then you recall incorrectly.  My usual habit redside is to streetsweep Mercy to 5 and then immediately head to Port Oakes and start paper missions. It's never been an issue.

I'll make a new character and try again then, but my last character, at level 6, had to very carefully street sweep Port Oakes for mobs to take down because I could not get papers. (Edit: I wound up going back to Mercy. It was too dangerous in PO at 6.)

Edited Friday at 05:20 PM by Rudra

[MTeague]

I definitely got a Port Oakes newspaper mission this morning at lvl 6.  I can't swear to 5, but 6, I can confirm.

[Rudra]

42 minutes ago, MTeague said:

I definitely got a Port Oakes newspaper mission this morning at lvl 6.  I can't swear to 5, but 6, I can confirm.

Currently up to 3 on new character. Will update when done.

 

Edit: Level 5 reached. Mikey the Ear get. Papers rendered available at level 5. Consider my request withdrawn.

 

Edited Friday at 06:12 PM by Rudra