Roderick

Signature Story Arcs are Task Forces. They follow all the regular TF rules except the minimum team size (most TFs disband if there is only one person on them) and the timer on the rewards (7 days instead of 20 hours). You must meet the minimum level requirements to join them; you cannot Sidekick up into range.

So... You're saying that he's truly outrageous?

With the Keyes Island Reactor Trial, this isn't as big an issue as it used to be.

A better person to ask would be either Zwillinger or Black Pebble, since they work for Paragon Studios, and if they don't know the answer themselves, it's a sure bet that they know who to ask.

Those effects work like set bonuses, so they go away if you exemplar more than 3 levels below the level of the enhancement. So like you say, people tend to prefer the lower level ones.

However, PVP IOs, like the one the OP asked about, function like purples; their set bonuses remain when exemplared to ANY level. In this case, the ONLY benefit to a lower level version is the ability to slot it sooner.

Some are 60, others 80. I think a few were 40. I expect these to be 80 each and probably 260-300 for the bundle of 4.

Who said that we limited ourselves to the forums? I am a member of a couple Facebook groups devoted to the game and shared with them. I repeatedly told people in the global channels I'm in, and if I was teamed and anyone asked about the weapon I was using, I explained the weapons pack and urged them to buy it, even if they were uncertain about getting Titan Weapons. There are methods of communication outside the forums, you know.

I think that the important question is this:

Are they anatomically correct behind those boxes?

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This isn't entirely correct.

I have two accounts. Both are currently Premium and are high enough tier to earn and use Reward Merits. One is high enough Tier to have an IO license, the other is not.

On my second account, I cannot use Reward Merits to purchase anything related to the invention system - Recipes, Recipe rolls and salvage are all unavailable with a message that I must have an IO Liscense or be a VIP subscriber to purchase this item.

If you purchase Inspirations with Merits, they will be downgraded to the largest type you are eligible for - On one of my accounts "Large Inspiration" purchases are downgraged to mediums, on the other they're downgraded to small. There is no warning about the downgrade, and they still cost full price. The only way for a Premium player to get larger inspirations than their cap is to have them gifted, or to purchase from the Consignment House (or buy dual or team insps from the Paragon Market).

However, this may all be moot - I don't think that a player without the ability to earn Reward Merits can spend them either, though I don't have the means to test that specific part.

You are also missing the Epic Archetypes, Time Manipulation, and the Signature Story Arcs, and the ability to create a Supergroup or pay base rent.

When Freedom went live, I dropped my subscription and became a T6 VIP (Almost T7). Since then, I've bought points a few times, and am now a T7 and partway through T8. I have quite a few points banked from my purchases, but I slowly go through them: I've bought a few costumes and power sets, and I paid for First Ward and each of the Signature Story Arcs.

Eventually, I'll go back to VIP, because I'd like to get in on the Incarnate stuff that I've skipped. But until then, I'm quite happy spending a few bucks on points when I have it, rather than paying a subscription every time it comes up.

If I were a lower tier, I may not feel the same way - $5 for the Sig Arcs plus $2 for the IO license plus $2 for the market license means that I'm paying $9 a month to get the minimum amount of stuff I want - It's worth paying the little bit extra for a subscription.