IanTheM1

Except for Port Oakes, which except for Bocor and the Radio is largely "Well, I hope you played City of Heroes, or most of this won't make much sen-OH SNAP A VAMPYRE!"

It's already been told. Either Dr. Forrester or Operative Grillo fill you in.

I've never quite understood why so many League leaders outright ignore broadcast, whether they ask for tells or not. Not necessarily applicable in your case, but it's an odd thing that I see a lot.

Except that Atlas and Galaxy Girl have been pretty extensively profiled in some form or another.

If anything, encountering Praetorian versions could offer more glimpses into what those characters were like, seeing as how in Primal Earth they're both quite dead.

Oink, oink. I was half-ready to post the list myself to show how dumb some of the filtered names are.

Like the one that brought this mess to my attention: A friend's arc was invalidated due to a character with "Victor" in the name.

Yes, that's right, now they're even banning common names used by Marvel characters.

At some point there was a bug where the detection on it broke to the point where it was a very slim margin of time where you could click the tram doors. They fixed it, and the patch notes claimed you could now click at any time, but either that was only true for about a week before breaking/changing again or it never worked as advertised.

I'd say the elevators in Lambda are one of the big (as big as this issue really is) examples of this problem at the moment.

I was under the impression you had a strong dislike for Incarnate content. But perhaps I've misinterpreted something or mixed you up with Sam.

Precisely. My point was that making Dark Astoria look new and interesting simply requires them to turn off the fog (and add a few bits and bobs), compared to have to entirely rebuild whole sections of Faultline or hypothetically Boomtown.

I think they should budget for an experiment. Instead of completely revamping Dark Astoria all in one issue, for example, start by just adding a contact with a story arc or two. Throw in a small number of tweaks to the zone to add unique locations for the missions. Nothing gets completely resolved in these arcs, obviously, but perhaps the second arc ends with you figuring out/stopping what the Tsoo are trying to do in DA. Then the next issue comes and they build right on top of that - two more arcs, a few more zone tweaks or a new zone event.

Start small and build into a complete package. That way they can fit it inbetween the big, big stuff and also affect change on a much more tactile level. Players have a problem with gimmick X or plot thread Y? Dump them next issue and move on, instead of having to untangle or rip out or just go on ignoring massive problems. This also allows for a more naturalistic expansion of these zones. Remember when the Arenas were under construction and we got to see it? Much cooler, frankly, than Vanguard just suddenly teleporting their entire base in from nowhere.

Dark Astoria is actually a unique case since what the zone actually looks like is largely meaningless. And should something take away the darkness and fog, the zone would still look cool and interesting. (Having flown around a bit on test when a patch borked the fog, the zone is built unlike any other in the game.)

I was just talking to a friend earlier today and what we agreed on is that a single issue with one heroside zone revamp and one new zone for villainside would be the best possible solution.

Personally the level range I hate in CoV is 25-30. Your options are a few scraps of Sharkhead along with Nerva, which easily has the weakest launch content of CoV. It's also about the point where you have to do 5 newspaper missions instead of 3 to get a Mayhem/new contact. Coincidence?

I'm still holding out hope for Crocodile Isle...

My thought was that the Sleeper could very easily be empowered by a fresh mass sacrifice or some other justification. But I see your point.

But you're essentially admitting to poo-pooing my thread instead? I'm a touch hurt, Sam.

My opinion has been pretty static on the matter: I like new zones and revamps equally. I want to know more about Dark Astoria. I also want to know more about Praetoria.

There's a handful of references of something going on in Dark Astoria in Tip missions. The upcoming conflict also seems to hinge on the very fabric of our dimensions. It would not be hard in the slightest to slip in a DA-centered arc or two.

Heck, while I know Bill will cringe at this, beating back a dark god sounds just like Incarnate work to me...

To be fair, if it acted as an alternative to the current terrible "Oh, congrats on level 20, now get out." arcs in Praetoria, I would be very, very happy. My Praetorians will not abandon their home, for better or for worse.

While I'm not betting on a space zone of any kind, all it says is that it ties into the storyline of the "world". That could easily mean anything - Primal Earth, Praetoria, or both.

If someone falls off the wall and into the courtyard, there's a possibility they'll aggro and die. Not to mention the traditional route places you on the raised platform closest to the turrets, making for an easy starting point.

Also I really wish they'd do something about the elevators. Every single post-launch day failed Lambda I've been on has been due to somebody going through the elevators and starting the timer early, causing everyone to scramble in confusion.

I'd really like it if the leader and only the leader had to click a glowie or something in order to activate the elevators. Barring that, a message indicating who activated the timer, so they can be swiftly kicked.