Lord_Nightblade

Yes, I'm aware that, currently, you can only be given one contact per story. However, the post I quoted was suggesting that all contacts in a zone be automatically added to a character's contact list upon entering a zone for the first time. So, unless there's a system in place to ensure that four contacts don't simultaneously give you the exact same mission, then automatically unlocking every contact in a zone the first time you enter it would be a bad idea.

That wouldn't be a good idea, given that there are a lot of duplicate contacts with the exact the same missions. The Vahzilok Plague, for example, is available from four different contacts. I don't know about you, but I've never been super eager to fight techno-zombies in sewers.

Generally, a model is something that comes pre-assembled, whereas what you have pictured is a kit, which requires assembly.

And then you've got the supers who have simply trained themselves to a level that lets them stand toe to toe with demons, robots, and all sorts of superpowered nasties. Can't really test for them (unless you tested them by seeing if they can dodge bullets, I suppose).

I mean as a permanent costume piece for the back that has some sort of animation/effect when in flight.

Will there be jet packs?

If by "some places" you mean Congress, then yes. Thankfully we got over that particular bout of stupidity.

While I don't hate Skyway, it does feel really weird. In the game lore, Skyway was set up as the transportation hub of the city, but it ultimately failed. Why did it fail? Because all of the freeways loop back around on each other and ultimately lead nowhere. In a way, Skyway is the ultimate symbol of bureaucracy: leading everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

It would be nice if at least some attempt were made to have the freeways lead off into other zones, even if they're closed dute to Rikti War damage or something.

Perhaps, but I think we both know that's not going to happen any time soon, if ever. A tram extension is the simplest and most effective solution to the problem of IP's length.

I think it would still be easier and simpler to just add a south IP tram station. Terra Volta looks like it would have to be almost completely rebuilt to fit the scale it occupies on the IP map.

Which is why I consider the war walls around Terra Volta more of a containment measure than a defense against the various villain groups. If a group were to ever successfully destroy the reactor, the walls would at least help contain the fallout and buy time for emergency procedures.

I think a better solution would be to run a green line tram extension to the southern end of the zone, then rename each station to Independence Port North/South. It would be much less work and it would go a long way toward improving the accessibility of the zone.

Plus, continuity wise, Terra Volta is under near constant attack. It really should be kept separate by the war walls.

Oh the Letter Sender is creepy as hell, and I wouldn't trust him/her anymore than I would the Menders. The Sender just is as cryptic as the Menders, just as stingy with information, and is just as manipulative. Plus, all of the letters have a "side with me or else" undercurrent, cloaked in the illusion of a free choice between the Menders and the Sender when the time comes.


The main thing I'm curious about in this whole Coming Storm affair is whether we'll have a choice between siding with the Menders and the Sender, or whether we'll be joining the Sender by default.

Ah, that was it. I guess I'd just assumed that the Aspect was stolen from Ouroboros since the Midnighters are trying pretty hard to keep the Menders out of the Cimerora business. It does raise the question of where they got the Aspect, and why the Menders are allowing its use when they could, presumably, cut it off from the main Pillar. I would guess that the Menders can keep track of how the Midnighters' Aspect is being used and who is using it, and that fits into their plans somehow.

Hmm...I thought I read somewhere that they'd stolen their aspect of the Pillar from Ouroboros. Can't find it in the wiki anywhere, though, so it's distinctly possible that I'm wrong.

True, they are lying to you. But every good lie has a kernel of truth in it somewhere.

The Cimerora letter is the creepiest, since it's there to tell you that the Letter Sender can find you anywhere/when even if you're not using Ouroboros' main Pillar. There's also the implication that the Sender thinks you were using the Midnight Squad's crystal to time travel and somehow evade him/her.

It also poses the question of how the Midnight Squad got their crystal away from Ouroboros, but the main point is that the letter sender will always be able to find you.

I don't know. Mender Lazarus slips at one point and says 'invasion' instead of 'coming storm,' and the Shivans are known to be scouts for whatever the 'Coming Storm' is (it is a Shivan meteor that starts the whole event). So whatever is going to go down, it involves a tangible hostile invasion force.