Difference between revisions of "Flashback"

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Badges

When 'flashing back' to a story arc, you can select from a range of bonus challenges. What fun is easy? When you complete the story arc, if you fulfilled the challenge requirements, you earn a badge.

Total Completed

Complete a number of Flashback Story Arcs

• 5 - Troubleshooter
• 10 - Adjuster
• 15 - Calibrator
• 20 - Alterist
• 25 - Balancer
• 30 - Correctionist
• 35 - Repairman/Repairwoman
• 40 - Overhauler
• 45 - Time Fixer
• 50 - Ouroboros Mender

Time Limit

Complete a Flashback Story Arc in under...

• 2 Hours - Bronze Medalist
• 1 Hour - Silver Medalist
• 30 Minutes - Gold Medalist

Limited Lives

Complete a Flashback Story Arc with a limited number of team member deaths.

• No deaths - All For One, One For All
• One death - Divided Mastery
• Three deaths - Proportional Supremacy
• Five deaths - Shared Victory

Buffed Enemies

All enemies are buffed. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Audacious
• Level 15-19 - Courageous
• Level 20-24 - Bold
• Level 25-29 - Valorious
• Level 30-34 - Valient
• Level 35-39 - Stalwart
• Level 40-44 - Lionhearted
• Level 45-50 - Intrepid

Debuffed

You are debuffed. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Venturous
• Level 15-19 - Headstrong
• Level 20-24 - Adventurous
• Level 25-29 - Daredevil
• Level 30-34 - Rash
• Level 35-39 - Venturesome
• Level 40-44 - Reckless
• Level 45-50 - Temerarious

No Enhancements

Your enhancements have no effect. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Lessened
• Level 15-19 - Debilitated
• Level 20-24 - Anemic
• Level 25-29 - Weakened
• Level 30-34 - Deflated
• Level 35-39 - Decreased
• Level 40-44 - Devalued
• Level 45-50 - Unenhanced

No Inspirations

Inspiration tray is greyed out. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Cliche
• Level 15-19 - Unimaginative
• Level 20-24 - Flat
• Level 25-29 - Unoriginal
• Level 30-34 - Dull
• Level 35-39 - Phoned It In
• Level 40-44 - Indifferent
• Level 45-50 - Uninspired

No Travel Powers

You'll have to hoof it. Travel powers are disabled. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Refrained
• Level 15-19 - Shut Down
• Level 20-24 - Desisted
• Level 25-29 - Barred
• Level 30-34 - Still
• Level 35-39 - Stalled
• Level 40-44 - Stemmed
• Level 45-50 - Suspended

No Epic/Patron Powers

Epic and patron powers are disabled. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 40-44 - Cut-Off
• Level 45-50 - Marginalized

No Pool Powers Whatsoever

• Contributor Badge - Complete a Level 1-14 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers
• Vocational Badge - Complete a Level 15-19 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers
• Professional Badge - Complete a Level 20-24 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers
• All Business Badge - Complete a Level 25-29 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers
• Archetypical Badge - Complete a Level 30-34 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers
• Obligated Badge - Complete a Level 35-39 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers
• Missionary Badge - Complete a Level 40-45 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers
• Undertaker Badge - Complete a Level 45-50 Flashback Story Arc without any Pool Powers

No Temporary Powers

• Diminished Badge - Complete a Level 1-14 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers
• Curtailed Badge - Complete a Level 15-19 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers
• Capped Badge - Complete a Level 20-24 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers
• Inhibited Badge - Complete a Level 25-29 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers
• Hindered Badge - Complete a Level 30-34 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers
• Bound Badge - Complete a Level 35-39 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers
• Limited Badge - Complete a Level 40-44 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers
• Demarcated Badge - Complete a Level 45-50 Flashback Story Arc without Temp Powers

Hardcore Badges

• Master of Statesman's Task Force Badge - Complete Statesman's Task Force without anyone dying and without temporary powers.
• Master of Lord Recluse's Strike Force Badge - Complete Lord Recluse Strike Force without anyone dying and without temporary powers.

Positron's Preview

As per Positron's Interview:

The second mission type allows players to travel into their own pasts by going to a place called the "Pillar of Ice and Flame". There, players will be given access to a list of things that happened in their pasts, both missions that they have already completed, and missions that for one reason or another were missed (I am told that they will be clearly marked either way).

In an interesting twist, players will also be able to set their own parameters for the missions, intentionally making them more difficult to complete. Completing missions with these parameters will earn players badges. The parameter options are as follows:

• Time Limit - Place a time limit on yourself to complete the mission.
• Number of "lives" - Place a finite number of "deaths" on the mission so that you can only try so many times.
• Make Enemies Tougher - Give yourself a challenge by making your enemies stronger.
• Put a de-buff on yourself - Give yourself a challenge by making yourself weaker.
• Can't use inspirations - Go through the mission with your inspiration "grayed out".
• Can't use Temporary Powers - Pretty self-explanatory, really.

These parameters can be mixed and matched (you can put more than one on at a time) and each parameter is a pass or fail on their own, meaning that you could manage to complete a mission in a certain number of lives while not meeting the time limit and still earn the badge for the former.

Story arcs in the past are able to be done either solo or in a group, but group play in story arcs is going to be treated like Task Force missions where players can't join mid-stream, and if you leave the team mid-way, you can not complete it.