Snow Globe

Slight error in the main article:
"Grave robber" should be "Gravedigger". Thanks to Cobalt_Azurean for pointing out the mistake.

As always: I blame school, and several other out of game things.

Thank you!

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Hate to say you missed one of the limmited/unoptainables on this list
*apoligy if listed in one of the other sections, but this is were you link
brought me*
the power liberater/master thief
(the IoP badge)

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Some servers still have groups with IoP, so it is still somewhat available.

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He mention Founder Falls and correctly identified that it is not good place to hunt due to the spawns being scattered.

In Brickstown they are a bit more grouped together; just mentioning an oversight in the article.

I read the article few times. I does not mention why this is a good bagde to get, not sure it was due to editting. I know why I would want this badge.

I can say that when I was really close to getting the badge, I would go to Brickstown to finish it, I would be looking for under 20 PPs.

The article written by Snow Globe was proffesional and informative. I look foward to reading more of them.

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If you can find a Pargon Protector that is under level 30 I would love to see it .

Yes, there are a few in Brickstown, but like Founders Falls, I would never hunt in either zone for them. They are just not enough of them to matter in Brickstown. Hunt Eden, with 2-3 a group you will finish fast. Find someone with Gordon Stacy or Unai Kemen and tag along with them, do a Manticore TF. All these are MUCH better than hunting Brickstown.

The problem with saying why you would want to get the badge is not the same for everyone. For villains, it unlocks a contact. For heroes it unlocks an accolade. Both were outside the scope of the article.

Generally people that ask "how do I get _____ badge?" already know what the badge does.

All that said, I will keep your points in mind for the next article.

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See my above post.

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How recent did he say that? I find unfairness to be laughable because some (See 50's) never had the chance. I could understand if everyone could have the chance but some characters do not.

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He said it last just after Issue 7 was released.

See my above post.

No, it wouldn't.

We are going to have our own badge issues suggestion thread (like the base one), and this needed to be discussed HERE.

Yippie! Another one out the door!

I hope everyone enjoys this issue.

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Say... Just a thought here, and not meant to be a negative comment... But can we get back to discussing I11 Closed Beta as opposed to discussing what people are grumping about CONCERNING I11 Closed Beta? Nothing constructive is happening here, and nothing is being gained. However, we ARE losing validity.

Just my two pfennigs.

And this is directed at both sides. not ANY individual.

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Given NDAs and such (can't ask who is in the Closed Beta, those in it can't say anything), what else is there to talk about?

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Bug Hunter is that a badge?

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Yes. According to that link, it's been awarded twice, ever. One bug, I know, was found on the live servers.

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Actually the number is a bit over 10 now, with the majority of the new ones since issue 8 coming from the closed betas.

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Now THAT sucks, if true!

As the Number 1 Badge Pimp on Champion, I very, very much want the Bug Hunter Badge. But if my best chance is in closed beta, and I'm not invited to closed beta, then what the hell?

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I should point out that we only have people's words that was where the bug was found, nothing tangible.

Yet I know of at least one account that has been to every closed beta since the Issue 6 that:
a) Hardly ever posts to these forums.
b) His kid goofs around on test while the closed beta is running.

The problem is that the sample group can get stale, even if they are good testers.

There is a reason that marketing groups do not repeatly test the same group.

Yes, Positron spoke about it (can't find the thread at the moment). He basically stated that "it would be unfair to those who earned the accolades earlier."

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I'll hope this is the right area. Seeing as how it's for closed beta.

Please...add in Electric Melee for Scrappers. ELM/WP sounds like a great fit for my namesake.

I'm so close to remaking her a tank, WP/EM just to get my namesake hero side.

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Erm, the suggestions forums probably would have been better.

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Bug Hunter is that a badge?

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Yes. According to that link, it's been awarded twice, ever. One bug, I know, was found on the live servers.

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Actually the number is a bit over 10 now, with the majority of the new ones since issue 8 coming from the closed betas.

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Doesn't matter, the whole mystery group of beta testers is a ridiculous and should never have been started.

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The whole closed beta and select few being chosen just makes those who are left to stand outside bitter and frustrated, especially if the same people are always chosen.
Just my thoughts on it.

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Very much agreed with both these statements. Quite frankly there is a lot of goodwill being squandered here. I don't care if it is closed for a day or months, the excuse being given is not good enough.

Someone mentioned a catch-22, implying that to get into the closed beta you have to have been in the previous closed beta. Quite honestly they are right.

No player should be in two closed betas in a row.

To do this only breeds resentment for those that do not have a chance.

This has been evident since Issue 7. The forums go nuts with prankers/trolls because they are bored. It has has happened with every closed beta.

Then there are the problems that get found in open beta that do not get changed because "it is too late to do anything about that."

Btw anyone (even those of us not invited to play during closed beta) can see the combos, and that some weapons do not display.

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XIXXI isn't a legal Roman Numeral. 59 is LIX.

If you split it up to XI XXI it's 11 21. I wonder... could that be a part of the solution?

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Or it could just be a typo .

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Has anyone finished the crossword puzzle from 10/05 city scoop (I read somewhere one of the clues was flat out wrong so be aware)

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The clue in the crossword was wrong but it was fixed.

There are no further errors in the crossword puzzle. I double checked it and reposted it to the same link. Re-read the scoop, and refresh the puzzle page for the update.

Not caring how long posts are, as long as they stay polite .

Yet another "mea culpa". The clue for the crossword 2 down this week was originally "a chance for build up", but should have been "increased accuracy bonus". This has been corrected in both the color and black and white versions.

Thanks to Major_T for pointing out the error.

-Snow_Globe

I was just thinking that.

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Just one comment: my drawing is Laly Bellule (it's noted on the very image) not the Paragonian Knights

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You have my apologies.

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What happened to the Market Report????????

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There is no one currently on the Scoop staff doing the market report.

Zube, from all descriptions all flashback is doing is auto exemplaring you. That would be the least code intensive way to do things, so I doubt that they would put something special like what you are describing.

I'll agree that the debt badges are pretty much "right" in terms of when they are achieved.

Even with all the Rikti fighting in Issue 10, I think the mez badges are slightly to the high side. It would take a long time (post 50) to get during normal character development even for the third "normal" badge, for instance.

Sidekicking is a tricky one. What we had when Issue 5 was released was as obscene as the Empath badge was (something like 3,000 hours, or about 6 level 50s devoted to mentoring, if I recall correctly). I really do not want to put the badges out of reach, but maybe a slight increase might be in order.

The 1,000 pillbox badge is just plain ugly. Even the 250 Heavy badge is annoying.
Maybe the pillbox and heavy badges should be 25, 50, 100, and have new "epic" badges at 200, 400, 600.