Blood_Beret

I am not sure if any of you are one of the 27 that played and loved: Clowns, Fast Food, and McArchvillain (ArcId: 7030). But many people wanted more. So I have another short story about 2 fictional fast food companies and a reference to a real fast food company....

The Fried Chicken Caper (ArcId:14999):
Windy, one of McArchvillains underlings, along with the the Happy Jacks have kidnapped Major Flanders and his secret recipe. (remember this is test, so I did not thoroughly check for spelling and grammer so let me know all your comments)

1 medium warehouse map
1 Boss
1 objective Glowie
1 Escort
3 Ambushes
3 non-required glowies
No AV/EB this time
But the Mini Macs are present so bewarned...

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I would like to add 'Sentry' to the list of names to be removed from the ban list.

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I agree, I was gonna have 2 types of minions, on called Guard and another called Sentry. But now all are Guards.

Arc Name: Rise of the Hell Hounds
Arc ID: 7312
Faction: (Nuetral)Custom, CoT
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Blood Beret(RoboGenesis) / Blood Beret
Difficulty Level: 35+(CoT Boss is 35-54) EB/AV in arc
Synopsis: The Longbow interrupted a CoT ceremony to keep the Hell Hounds off Earth. Because of the Longbow assault the Hell Hounds are here.
Estimated Time to Play: My Brute ran it in a 25 minutes and my MM finished it in 30 minutes.
Link to More Details or Feedback: none yet.

Arc Name: Clowns, Fast Food, and McArchvillain
Arc ID: 7030
Faction: (Hero)Custom
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Hell Bob(McArchvillain)/Blood Beret
Difficulty Level: It should scale to your level, EB/AV in mission.
Synopsis: McArchvillain is a disgruntled son of the Fast Food king Donald McFry owner of the Lucky Spot BBQ in front of the Arena in PO. Gathering other disgruntled fast food employees in spreading fear and chaos.
Estimated Time to Play: Very Short, 1 Ship Mission, probably 10-20 minutes.
Link to More Details or Feedback: McArchvillain

I am not an avid PvP player, but this sounded fun

There is going to be a lvl 5 FFA PvP event on Guardain

I do play villains more than heroes, so I would prefer a villain for this event. I was thinking of using a Fire/Fire Dom for the event.
Char
Flares
Incinerate(putting all slots here)
Fire Cages

I looked at using a Fire Melee Brute and Sonic/Rad Corr. But I think at level 5 a Dom would be a good thing because of the lack of status protection, unless I go SoA. for some status protect.

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In case of a hard drive crash or file corruption, will there be a "Reverse Engineer" feature for us to recover files from the actual arc?

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Not sure if this what you're asking, but the devs have said that all the information that makes up your arc can stored on your PC as an editable text file. This sounds like how the "Save costume to file" option currently works.

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Those are the files I am talking about.

I am not talking any arc. I mean only arcs that we publish.

In case of a hard drive crash or file corruption, will there be a "Reverse Engineer" feature for us to recover files from the actual arc?

Can we have a "Creators Comments" field.

Example: This is where we can put notes to the players before they play. ie not recommended for solo play, written as a co-op mission.

I still haven't seen if we can add pool powers to the NPC, allies and enemies we create. One of my ideas invovles the Whirlwind from Super Speed.

Some Missions have locked doors(ie glass sliding doors in office buildings, and Garage Style Doors in Warehouses), will there be a way to lock Organbega portals, ie need a key ie activiation spell to access the portal.

From what it sounds like when we custom make a "faction", we choose 2 power sets. But do we get to add things like +jump(hurdle), +speed(Swift), +Perception, +negative energy resist, etc

Thanks. I actually kind of like that.

Being that the tickets for the MA arcs we creater are account based, they can be used on other servers too, correct?

I think it is about time for a FAQ Revision

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I'm quite certain it will be possible to make a mission where you're guaranteed to fail. Making a mission that cannot be completed, on the other hand, is another matter entirely.

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So you're saying "escort Cardboard Box to safety" is probably out of the question?

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NPC AI may disagree...
On my Merc MM, my Spec Ops guys web gernade them so they cannot runaway.

When my Mind Dom, confuses PPD Equalizers, he uses his glue gernade to slow their escape. When he confuses the PPD Ghosts, they try to hold and blind said "Cardboard Box".

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Can an arc be both HoF and Devs Choice?

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I don't see why it can't be. If anything, a Dev's Choice award might even make an arc more likely to be entered into the Hall of Fame, since that would give it more exposure.

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I assumed the samething, but I don't like to assume anything

Most things for MA are account based. I assume some badges are Account Based like Vet badges. including Hall of Fame and Devs Choice.

Can an arc be both HoF and Devs Choice?

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What happens to arcs if the player who created them goes inactive?

Can trial accounts use the MA? ( Better not... )

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I'm still on my first cup of coffee, and haven't been able to kindle the CT reactor yet this morning, so apologies if it's obvious to everyone but me, but what am I missing? What's the problem with letting trial accounts use the MA?

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Trial accounts should not be allowed to rate missions as this could be exploited. I have no problem with trial accounts doing missions though.

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Can we force the player to find the mission entrance?


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Use a mayhem / safequard map or like the Thorn Island one. Then the doors could possibly lead to other areas.

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I'm hoping that the "Turn into Warwolf" power is really a "Turn into <insert MOB>" power.

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If it's truly open, it would be awesome. "Quick, Sereni! You're being beaten senseless! Turn into Sailor Lune!" "Right!" (Boss becomes Elite Boss in a leotard and miniskirt.)

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Like [Nightwolf_Lt_Transform.Lycanthropy] or [Nightwolf_Boss_Transform.Lycanthropy]

Questions:

1) Do the Procs chance to heal and/or chance to placate effect effect the strategies?

2) When facing the Platforn from City Hall:
2a) Where do you stand? Left side, Right side, Middle?
2b) Which hero do you target for Mass Hypnosis?

Being a primary Villain player, I hear alot of the same questions over and over again. Here is a list of most of them. I would also like to thank everyone that helped compile this list.

Where do I turn in Halloween Salvage for the extra Costume Slot?

Granny Beldam can be found on a small island in Nerva. (2692.5, 11, 6050.5). A base teleporter drop you off on her island. This island is also the location of many Warrior and Tsoo Paper missions for lvl 25-30

Where are Tailors? How do I get a cape? auras?
There 2 buildings for Tailors. One in Cap Au Diable the other in St Martial.
In Cap Au Diable:
Facemaker(lvl20 costume Slot) Located in back hallway on left side of shop.
Gorgeous Glenda (lvl 30 Slot Costume Slot) Located in the Back room on the right side of the shop.
In St Martial:
Lovely Linda (lvl 40 Costume Slot)

Capes and Auras:
These missions are given by your first contact, ie Kalinda or Burke. Due to the recent Contact updates, they will appear in your active contacts list when you have a mission available. Also If you are lvl 20 and you have not complete the arcs from the contact, you will need to finish the arc.

What Task Forces and Trials are available for villains?

The villain equivelent of task forces are called 'strike forces,' and the following are available:

-The Beast Beneath the Mountian, levels 15-20, given from Viril Tarikoss in Cap Au Diable (Loc -2800, 238, -528)
-Pirates of the Sky, levels 20-25, given by Silver Mantis through the mission computer in villain group bases. The base must have the computer and allow teammates into the base to start the strike force.
-The Temple of the Waters, levels 25-30, given from Operative Renualt in Sharkhead Isle, (Loc (-160.7, 64.0, -1056.9)
-The Crystal of Serafina, levels 35-40, given by Ice Mistral in St. Martial (Loc (-1756.5, -160, 2210)
- Lord Recluse's Strike Force, levels 45-50, given by Lord Recluse in Grandville. The leader of the group must have defeated Lord Recluse at the end of a patron arc in order to start this strike force.(Usurper badge)

There are three trials available for villains, all variations on The Tree of Thorns Respecification Trial, which take place in Nerva:

-Thorn Tree Trial for levels 24-33, main enemy group Longbow, ambushes in last mission, given by Sparcetriel (Loc -1260.5, 11, 6405.5)
-Thorn Tree Trial for levels 34-43, main ememy group Devoring Earth, no ambushes, given by Trepsarciel, (Loc 855, 86, 2476)
-Thorn Tree Trial for levels 44-50, main ememy group Malta, no ambushes, given by Ractespriel, (Loc 3940, 18, 7076)

There are currently to Co-OP TF/SF you can do with Other Villains and/or Heroes:

lvl 35+ Imperious Task Force in Cimerora(this TF is scaleable to the highest level player on the team. You can be a lackey(sidekick) oe Exemplared(Malfactored) to join this TF. Also you have have complete the 30+ Arc give by Ashley McKnight in Cap Au Diable to access Cimerora.)
lvl 45+ Lady Gray Task Froce in the Rikti War Zone

Where are the RWZ/Cimerora entrances?
RWZ = Cap Au Diable, St Martial, Grandville
Cimerora = Cap Au Diable(The only University for Villains)

Why Are Mayhem missions so hard?
Because you are doing them like you are a hero. You go directly to the Bank. In Mayhem missions, there are many Longbow ambushes. By going directly to the bank you trigger all of them and they follow you tot he bank. Also on many of the maps if you fly/jump to high you will trigger the infamous "Longbow Eagle Death Squads". On Villainous setting I was able to get about 10 Longbow Eagles to chase me into the bank. Brutes may love this, but many suishes don't.

The Key to Mayhem missions is to destroy stuff and fight your way to the bank doing the side missions as you go to build up your time.

Level: 5-9(Sometimes awarded at level 10)
Map: Atlas Park
Side Missions: 1
Key Holder: Skulls
Explore Badge: Global Threat
Temp Power: Raptor Pack (Flight)

Level: 10-14(not always awarded to a level 10)
Map: Kings Row
Side Missions: 2
Key Holder: Clockwork
Explore Badge: King Maker
Temp Power: Zero-G Pack (Super Jump)

Level: 15-19
Map: Skyway City
Side Missions: 2
Key Holder: Trolls
Explore Badge: Road Raged
Temp Power: Resuscitation

Level: 20-24
Map: Steel Canyon
Side Missions: 3
Key Holder: Family
Explore Badge: Steel Worker
Temp Power: Summon Teammates

Level: 25-29
Map: Independence Port
Side Missions: 3
Key Holder: Council
Explore Badge: Tyrannical
Temp Power: Movement Increase

Level: 30-34
Map: Talos Island
Side Missions: 4
Key Holder: Freakshow
Explore Badge: Talon of Talos
Temp Power: Endurance Increase

Level: 35-40
Map: Brickstown
Side Missions: 4
Key Holder: Crey
Explore Badge: Brickhouse
Temp Power: Health Increase

Level: 41-45
Map: Founder’s Falls
Side Missions: 5
Key Holder: Devouring Earth
Explore Badge: Anarchist
Temp Power: Life Insurance (Debt Protection)

Level: 46-50
Map: Peregrine Island
Side Missions: 5
Key Holder: Knives of Artemis
Explore Badge: Gate Crasher
Temp Power: Regeneration Increase

** Obtaining all the Mayhem explore badges will earn you the Invader Accolade (+5% Max Health)

OMG there are lvl 7 EBs.

Yes, in Port Oakes Billie Heck and Angelo Vendetti have arc where you can find Elite Bosses at a low level.

I am lvl X what zone should I be in?

There is a lot more Zone overlap than in villains.
Mercy 1-8
Port Oakes 5-14
Cap Au Diable 10-19
Sharkhead 20-29
Nerva 25-39
St Martail 30-39
Grandville 40-50
Abyss 45-50

How do i get to the Abyss?

The Abyss is similar to The Hive for Heroes, where villains can find Hamidon. The entrance to the Abyss is in Grandville.

How do I get to Pocket D?

Pocket D entrances are located in Port Oakes, Sharkhead, and St Martial

Where can I find a Vault?

Mercy, Pocket D, Cap Au Diable, Sharkhead, and St Martail

Where do I go to Respec my Character?

Arbiter Lupin in Nerva(2971.2, 18.6, 7024.3) located next to Arbiter Frederick the trainer.
Arbiter Sawyer in Port Oakes(-1304.3, 144, 1295) locate behind BM and near the Pocket D Entrance.

What Epic Powers are Available to Villains?
For villains you must choose a Patron and complete the first 2 arc to access the powers. Due to a recent change you can choose a different pool than that of your patron. But you can still only have 1 Epic Pool.
{Insert patron powers}

Where can I find WentWorths?
On villain side we make use of the Black Market, not Wentworths. These are located in Mercy, Port Oakes, Cap Au Diable, Sharkhead, & St. Martial.

Where can I find the Arena?
The only true Arena is in Port Oakes. But other terminals can be found in St. Martial (Inside the Golden Giza), & Pocket D.

How do I get to PvP Zones
Cap Au Diable (Bloody Bay)
Sharkhead (Siren’s Call)
St. Martial (Warburg)
Grandville (Recluse’s Victory).

Where can I craft my IO's?
Crafting tables can be found in Cap au Diable (University), Port Oakes & St. Martial (Abandoned Labs), Rikti War Zone (Vanguard Base).

How do I unloick Widow and Soldiers?
VEATS (Villain Epic Archetypes) are earned by leveling a villain character to 50.

Where do I go to Form a VG or pay base rent?
VG Registrar (for setting up VGs and paying rent) is located in the very tall building hung with Arachnos flags in Port Oakes.
A Base Teleporter drops you off outside the building

Where can I buy a Raptor Pack like those in the Shadow Shard?
In Grandville infront of the Statue of Lord Recluse. Also unlike in heroes you don't have to be level 40 to get to this vender.

I heard of secret contacts, How do I unlock them?
Unlockable Contacts

Contact: Veluta Lunata
Level: 10-14
Location: Port Oakes (-2509, 108, -823)
Unlocks with: Pirate Badge (Trap 10 Spectral Pirates within the ghost traps in Fort Hades (Port Oakes))

Contact: Henri Dumont
Level: 20-25
Location: Sharkhead Isle (853, 32, -261)
Unlocks with: Strike Buster Badge (Defeat 200 Scrapyarders)

Contact: Doc Buzzsaw
Level: 25-30
Location: Sharkhead Isle (693, 32, -1342)
Unlocks with: Bling Badge (1,000,000 Earned Infamy only, Market sales & Inf. Trades do not count toward the badge)

Contact: Archmage Tarixus
Level: 25-30
Location: Sharkhead Isle (793, 16, 1781)
Unlocks with: Lorekeeper Badge (Click all 4 Lorekeeper plaques (Mercy, Port Oakes, Cap Au Diable, Sharkhead))

Contact: Kristof Jaeger
Level: 25-30
Location: Nerva Archipelago (2123, 16, 7712)
Unlocks with: Villain Badge (Defeat 1000 Longbow)

Contact: Crimson Revenant
Level: 30-35
Location: Nerva Archipelago (-4, 103, 6636)
Unlocks with: Hammer Down Badge (Defeat Ghost of Scrapyard (Giant Monster))

Contact: Slot Machine
Level: 30-35
Location: St. Martial (-1925,-159, 2348)
Unlocks with: Gangbuster Badge (Defeat 200 Marcone bosses)

Contact: Arbiter Leery
Level: 35-40
Location: Nerva Archipelago (1735, 157, 3154)
Unlocks with: Complete any Respec Trial

Contact: Johnny Sonata
Level: 35-40
Location: St. Martial (-1699, -160, 2114)
Unlocks with: Obsessed Badge (Earn 50 Badges)

Contact: Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt
Level: 40-45
Location: Grandville (2674, -1044, 697)
Unlocks with: Native Badge (Earn 25 Badges)

Contact: Number 204
Level: 40-45
Location: Grandville (2484, -284, 1405)
Unlocks with: Venomous Badge (Defeat 200 Toxic Tarantulas, Rogue Toxic Tarantulas do not count toward the badge)

Contact: Television
Level: 45-50
Location: Grandville (3232, -458, 2363)
Unlocks with: Master/Mistress of the Airwaves (Explore Badge (Grandville, 2726, 734, 1043))

Contact: Viridian
Level: 45-50
Location: Grandville (2778, 243, 834)
Unlocks with: Complete all the requirements listed below
Tracer Badge (Defeat 200 Tsoo Sorcerers)
Tank Buster Badge (Defeat 100 Freakshow tanks)
Infiltrator Badge (Defeat 200 Paragon Protectors)
Defeat 200 Crey
Defeat 200 Council

What Day Jobs are availble to Villains?
Day Jobs and Accolades

My characters all belong to the same VG, mine. Currently it is only my 2 Accounts. Tuesday and Wednesday I tried to form a Silver Mantis SF. I only needed 3 more people to start. Tuesday I got 2 and Wednesday I tried 2 times and got no responses.

I would like to form a Coalition with some of your SGs to foster villain side growth on Guardain. I love to be on or run SF's and trials. I have 6 lvl 50 villains, and 4 30+ and many others.

I prefer to Solo mission because of the messed up way things are set up. ie if you don't get the 3 lvl 25-30 contacts in Nerva you miss out on the 30-35 and 35-40 conterparts. Plus I love badges andI hate having to flashback just for a mission badge.

I would hate to have to move servers just so I can do SF's.

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Server: Guardian
Character Name: All of them
SG/VG Name: Pixicide Inc
When do you crash: Entering my Base
Does it affect all characters: I have had 4 on one account and 2 on the other.
Does it affect only characters in one or more SG's or VG's: Both my accounts are my VG. No one else is part of it atm.

I do have an open ticket with support under my secondary account. Reference # 090206-000173

The screen will just not load. I have to manually kill the process and reload the game. Of Course I get the account is already logged in message and the "Character Name is still logging out message" Supposrt had been able to unstick my characters, but the root of the problem still exsists.

The first character it happened to was around 5pmCST on Thursday Feb 5th. I I ctried a couple of times after that. Then about 8:30pm CST.

I had an issue before where all but the character still logging out happened. I tried those suggestions and they were a no go.

If I can help in anyway let me know. I am in and out of the game most of the day and late night CST.

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I am not sure exactly what happened but after todays maintenance. I can access my base again. Support was able to get all my characters "unstuck"

Server: Guardian
Character Name: All of them
SG/VG Name: Pixicide Inc
When do you crash: Entering my Base
Does it affect all characters: I have had 4 on one account and 2 on the other.
Does it affect only characters in one or more SG's or VG's: Both my accounts are my VG. No one else is part of it atm.

I do have an open ticket with support under my secondary account. Reference # 090206-000173

The screen will just not load. I have to manually kill the process and reload the game. Of Course I get the account is already logged in message and the "Character Name is still logging out message" Supposrt had been able to unstick my characters, but the root of the problem still exsists.

The first character it happened to was around 5pmCST on Thursday Feb 5th. I I ctried a couple of times after that. Then about 8:30pm CST.

I had an issue before where all but the character still logging out happened. I tried those suggestions and they were a no go.

If I can help in anyway let me know. I am in and out of the game most of the day and late night CST.

Currently my colors are set to black and white

I tried the
Sscorpion, Skull, and Skill w/ crossbones, I don't remember the 4th one. I had just chose one at random.