Issue 7 is up on the Test Server

My game client is crashing when trying to enter any mission door in Grandville. So I'm pretty much at a standstill there until that's fixed. The zone is huge and very detailed. There is a factory complex in the north part of the zone. It's underground. There isn't much above ground, but don't let that fool you. There is a bunch below ground. I won't spoil anything further but I do look foward to find out what is going on in there.

And I now see the reason for the Mastermind's Bodyguard inherent. It is definately so they can survive in the level 40+ PvE game. As Mastermind Mandy was looking around Grandville she got Assassin Strike'ed by NPCs. Yep. There are know NPC Stalkers in the game. The damage isn't as much as players. The guys were level 48-49 minions and LTs with the AS damage being in the range of 600-700 pts.

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Fuzun, Mutation/Tanker/Invulnerability/Energy Melee
Atomic Annie, Science Defender/Rad/Rad/Stealth/Speed
SilverCenturion, Techology/Blaster/Energy/Energy Control
Nyte Shade, Magic/Scrapper/Dark Melee
Lustrious, Natural Peacebringer

The Hamidon seems unchanges in regards to the AV/GM changes. However the GM's around Hamidon are a different matter. They've got 70K+ in Health now. They might need the entire Umbrella just to take them out. We might need to have a Monsters Patrol pass before we can tackle Hamidon.
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Fuzun, Mutation/Tanker/Invulnerability/Energy Melee
Atomic Annie, Science Defender/Rad/Rad/Stealth/Speed
SilverCenturion, Techology/Blaster/Energy/Energy Control
Nyte Shade, Magic/Scrapper/Dark Melee
Lustrious, Natural Peacebringer

Miss it nothing, we should talk everyone into doing a raid on test to see how the AV/Monster changes have affected it.

In between Map Server Disconnectes and server crashes, There is some of the stuff that I've discovered. I'll update as I see then.

Atlas does look a bit spiffier graphics-wise. Below the Tram Station there were some Longbow fighting some Vahzilok Morts.

All of the CoV and CoH costume opens are available. Didn't get to see much because my client crashed a couple of times in the Costume Builder. I did see a lot of Plant costume parts: hair, skins textures. "glove", and "boots" type plant stuff.

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Elect/Elect Brutes see spiffy. Only level 4 but it's good so far. The best thing is that Brute Fury build faster. Even with several lag in outdoor zones. It's easy to build Fury to very high level quickly.

Thug Mastermind - You give a shrill whistel and the show up. The Tier 1 Thugs are ranged. They have a huge Dirty Harry .357 Revolver as their weapon. Probalby gonna wait for a level bump for these.

UI Interface improvement as nice. Like buffs overlap to take up less space. They buffs flash as they are running out. And then start to fade out just before they end. And it's now tells you when you can only are self-only like during Phase Shift.

Oh yeah. Try the 'alakazamreact' e-mote the first you do when you log into the test server. Just do it and be prepared...

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Grandville is very awe inspiring. There is a lot of detail on the Partron powers. But they damage, end costs, recharge, etc. But don't like the +DEF. Dagnabit. Oh and don't go exploring too much. When they say you shouldn't go to upper levers before your level, they mean it. I got greeted by a squad of a bazillion Archnos Blasterbots. They didn't give me a hand.shake

And Bodyguard for Masterminds is sweet. Those nasty Crey Lt in power armor only give me love taps now.

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Fuzun, Mutation/Tanker/Invulnerability/Energy Melee
Atomic Annie, Science Defender/Rad/Rad/Stealth/Speed
SilverCenturion, Techology/Blaster/Energy/Energy Control
Nyte Shade, Magic/Scrapper/Dark Melee
Lustrious, Natural Peacebringer