Badge time.png   The Paragon Wiki Archive documents the state of City of Heroes/Villains as it existed on December 1, 2012.

Difference between revisions of "Con System"

From Paragon Wiki Archive
Jump to: navigation, search
m (→‎Con Colors: forgot to remove second chart)
m (→‎Screenshot example chart: temporarily adding upper chart to pull data off of for lower chart.)
Line 315: Line 315:
 
|}
 
|}
 
== Screenshot example chart ==
 
== Screenshot example chart ==
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Con<br />Total !! Color !! Arrows !!
 +
|-
 +
| (-4)
 +
| style="background:black; color:#444444; text-align:center;" | '''Dark Grey'''
 +
| None
 +
| No XP award.  Good for hunt missions or venting.
 +
|-
 +
| (-3)
 +
| style="background:black; color:#aaaaaa; text-align:center;" | '''Grey'''
 +
| 3 Down
 +
| What Positron says.
 +
|-
 +
| (-2)
 +
| style="background:black; color:#0E0; text-align:center;" | '''Green'''
 +
| 2 Down
 +
| Green like grass. Mow as such.
 +
|-
 +
| (-1)
 +
| style="background:black; color:#00F; text-align:center;" | '''Blue'''
 +
| 1 Down
 +
| Dangerous in large groups.
 +
|-
 +
| (+0)
 +
| style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;" | '''White'''
 +
| None
 +
| Should be a mediocre fight.
 +
|-
 +
| (+1)
 +
| style="background:black; color:yellow; text-align:center;" | '''Yellow'''
 +
| 1 Up
 +
| Most characters will handle these just fine.
 +
|-
 +
| (+2)
 +
| style="background:black; color:orange; text-align:center;" | '''Orange'''
 +
| 2 Up
 +
| Bring a friend.
 +
|-
 +
| (+3)
 +
| style="background:black; color:red; text-align:center;" | '''Red'''
 +
| 3 Up
 +
| Bring several friends.
 +
|-
 +
| (+4)
 +
| style="background:black; color:#D0D; text-align:center;" | '''Purple'''
 +
| None
 +
| Need a few of at least two of healers, tanks, and Awakens.
 +
|-
 +
| (+5)
 +
| style="background:black; color:#D0D; text-align:center;" | '''Purple'''
 +
| None
 +
| ... mommy ...
 +
|}
  
 
{|border=1
 
{|border=1

Revision as of 16:06, 8 August 2007

Work in Progress
This article is currently a work in progress. As such, it may contain some editing notes in addition to information. Please be patient, it is being worked on and will be in a finished state before long!
Date noted: No date specified. (Use date={{subst:Today}} to specify today, or date=YYYY-MM-DD to specify an arbitrary date.)

Overview

Con System is short for Consideration System. It is a color coded way to 'consider' how difficult it will be to defeat a particular target.

The Con System will change the color of your target's name based on its relative level as well as its rank. This is called the Con color. (some may refer it as Con rank, or Con level).

Rank refers to Underlings, Minions, Lieutenants, Bosses, Elite Bosses, Archvillains and Heroes, each of these has a different modifier that will change the Con color.

The Con Color is determined by subtracting the critter's level from your combat level and adding their rank.

For critters with no rank (such as pet's), you can use the con color to determine their rank. Take their con color's numerical value and add the difference in your levels.

Con Colors

The following is a list of Con colors.

In addition to the colors, there are in some cases small arrowheads (triangles) that appear below the target's name. These are to assist players who may have trouble distinguishing the colors.

Con
Total 		Color Arrows
(-4) Dark Grey None No XP award. Good for hunt missions or venting.
(-3) Grey 3 Down What Positron says.
(-2) Green 2 Down Green like grass. Mow as such.
(-1) Blue 1 Down Dangerous in large groups.
(+0) White None Should be a mediocre fight.
(+1) Yellow 1 Up Most characters will handle these just fine.
(+2) Orange 2 Up Bring a friend.
(+3) Red 3 Up Bring several friends.
(+4) Purple None Need a few of at least two of healers, tanks, and Awakens.
(+5) Purple None ... mommy ...

Rank

The higher a critter's rank, the higher its con color will be.

(-1) Underling
(+0) Minion
(+1) Lieutenant, Sniper
(+2) Boss
(+2) Elite Boss (bugged/error)
(+5) Archvillains, Heroes and Monsters(instanced)
(+100) Giant Monsters and Monsters(non-instanced) (except Sally)

Notes

  • (Giant) Monsters will always con purple to everyone no matter what level they are. This includes Monsters that are NOT spawned inside of instanced missions. All Devouring Earth Monsters in The Hive, The Abyss, Monster Island and Peregrine Island con purple to all characters.
    • An exception to this is Sally, whose level ranges from 27 to 30.
  • There are 2 shades of grey for targets conning -3 and -4, but the difference is negligible.
  • Conning errors do occur, examples:
  • With the release of Issue 10, the individual Rikti spawned from Rikti World Invasion event portals are level-less. They always con at even level to the player, with modification for rank being the only difference - for example, a Guardian (minion) will con white, while a Headman Gunman (lieutenant) will con yellow (+1 level for rank) and a Viscious Rikti Monkey (underling) will con blue (-1 level for rank).

Example

Character combat level 15
Lieutenant NPC level 17
Level Difference +2
Rank Difference +1
Con color +3 (Red)


Quick Reference Conning Chart

Target's
Relative Level		 Underling Minion Lieutenant Boss/
Elite Boss		 Hero/
Archvillain
<-8 DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY
-8 DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY LIGHT GRAY
-7 DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY GREEN
-6 DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY BLUE
-5 DARK GRAY DARK GRAY DARK GRAY LIGHT GRAY WHITE
-4 DARK GRAY DARK GRAY LIGHT GRAY GREEN YELLOW
-3 DARK GRAY LIGHT GRAY GREEN BLUE ORANGE
-2 LIGHT GRAY GREEN BLUE WHITE RED
-1 GREEN BLUE WHITE YELLOW PURPLE
Even BLUE WHITE YELLOW ORANGE PURPLE
+1 WHITE YELLOW ORANGE RED PURPLE
+2 YELLOW ORANGE RED PURPLE PURPLE
+3 ORANGE RED PURPLE PURPLE PURPLE
+4 RED PURPLE PURPLE PURPLE PURPLE
>+4 PURPLE PURPLE PURPLE PURPLE PURPLE


Foe’s
Level 		Underlings Minions Lieutenants,
Snipers 		Bosses Elite
Bosses 		Arch-Villains /
Heroes 		Giant
Monsters
+4 Red Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple
+3 Orange Red Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple
+2 Yellow Orange Red Purple Purple Purple Purple
+1 White Yellow Orange Red Red Purple Purple
Even Blue White Yellow Orange Orange Purple Purple
-1 Green Blue White Yellow Yellow Purple Purple
-2 Gray Green Blue White White Red Purple
-3 Gray Gray Green Blue Blue Orange Purple
-4 Gray Gray Gray Green Green Yellow Purple
-5 Gray Gray Gray Gray Gray White Purple
-6 Gray Gray Gray Gray Gray Blue Purple
-7 Gray Gray Gray Gray Gray Green Purple

Screenshot example chart

Con
Total 		Color Arrows
(-4) Dark Grey None No XP award. Good for hunt missions or venting.
(-3) Grey 3 Down What Positron says.
(-2) Green 2 Down Green like grass. Mow as such.
(-1) Blue 1 Down Dangerous in large groups.
(+0) White None Should be a mediocre fight.
(+1) Yellow 1 Up Most characters will handle these just fine.
(+2) Orange 2 Up Bring a friend.
(+3) Red 3 Up Bring several friends.
(+4) Purple None Need a few of at least two of healers, tanks, and Awakens.
(+5) Purple None ... mommy ...
COLOR EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
DARK GRAY UI Target Conn Gray2.jpg An entire order of magnitude less powerful that you.
Even in very large numbers enemies of this power level aren't likely to present a challenge.
LIGHT GRAY UI Target Conn Gray.jpg Significantly less powerful than you.
No contest.
GREEN UI Target Conn Green.jpg Substantially less powerful than you.
Should be easy.
BLUE UI Target Conn Blue.jpg Less powerful than you.
Can be dangerous in groups, or to non-combat-oriented characters.
WHITE UI Target Conn White.jpg About your same power level.
Depending on your Archetype and Powers, you may be able to handle several of these at once, or you may find a single enemy a challenge.
YELLOW UI Target Conn Yellow.jpg A bit ahead of your power level.
Combat-oriented characters should engage solo with caution, avoiding them when they’re in large groups.
ORANGE UI Target Conn Orange.jpg Substantially ahead of your power level.
Only characters skilled in combat should attempt to engage solo, and then only with extreme caution.
RED UI Target Conn Red.jpg Significantly ahead of your power level.
Should not be engaged one-on-one.
PURPLE UI Target Conn Purple.jpg Far ahead of your power level. Do not engage one-on-one.
Purples near your level may be successfully engaged in groups.



Retrieved from "https://archive.paragonwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Con_System&oldid=31458"