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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
  
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'''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.
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'''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.
  
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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)
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The Con System changes 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.
  
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Underlings, Minions, Lieutenants, Bosses, Elite Bosses and Archvillains or Heros will all have different Con colors at the same level.
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== Con Colors ==
  
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== Con Color Ranks ==
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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.
  
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The following is a list of Con colors and their ranks. Lowest to Highest. Everything that con's less than -4 will be dark grey; also, everything that con's more than +4 will be purple. There is no Ultra-Violet.
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{|
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| (-5) || style="color:grey" | '''Dark Grey''' ||
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|-
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| (-4) || style="color:grey" | '''Dark Grey''' ||
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!Con Total
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!Color
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!Example
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!Arrows
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!Description
 
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|-
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| (-3) || style="color:darkgrey" | '''Grey''' ||  
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! -4 or<br />less
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! style="color: #989898; background-color: black;" | Dark Gray
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Gray2.jpg|150px]]
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| None
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| An entire order of magnitude less powerful that you.<br />Even in very large numbers enemies of this power level aren't likely to present a challenge.
 
|-
 
|-
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| (-2) || style="color:green" | '''Green''' ||  
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! -3
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! style="color: #BDBDBD; background-color: black;" | Light Gray
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Gray.jpg|150px]]
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| 3 Down
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| Significantly less powerful than you.<br />No contest.
 
|-
 
|-
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| (-1) || style="color:blue" | '''Blue''' ||  
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! -2
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! style="color: #74DA74; background-color: black;" | Green
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Green.jpg|150px]]
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| 2 Down
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| Substantially less powerful than you.<br />Should be easy. <!-- Green like grass. Mow as such. -->
 
|-
 
|-
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| (+0) || '''White''' ||  
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! -1
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! style="color: #0E85EB; background-color: black;" | Blue
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Blue.jpg|150px]]
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| 1 Down
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| Less powerful than you.<br />Can be dangerous in groups, or to non-combat-oriented characters.
 
|-
 
|-
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| (+1) || style="color:goldenrod" | '''Yellow''' ||  
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! 0
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! style="color: #FFFFFF; background-color: black;" | White
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_White.jpg|150px]]
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| None
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| About your same power level.<br />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.
 
|-
 
|-
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| (+2) || style="color:orange" | '''Orange''' ||  
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! +1
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! style="color: #FFFF13; background-color: black;" | Yellow
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Yellow.jpg|150px]]
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| 1 Up
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| A bit ahead of your power level.<br />Combat-oriented characters should engage solo with caution, avoiding them when they’re in large groups.
 
|-
 
|-
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| (+3) || style="color:red" | '''Red''' ||  
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! +2
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! style="color: #FF9854; background-color: black;" | Orange
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Orange.jpg|150px]]
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| 2 Up
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| Substantially ahead of your power level.<br />Only characters skilled in combat should attempt to engage solo, and then only with extreme caution.
 
|-
 
|-
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| (+4) || style="color:purple" | '''Purple''' ||  
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! +3
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! style="color: #FF0E0E; background-color: black;" | Red
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Red.jpg|150px]]
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| 3 Up
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| Significantly ahead of your power level.<br />Should not be engaged one-on-one.
 
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|-
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| (+5) || style="color:magenta" | '''Ultra-Violet''' ||
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! +4 or<br />more
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! style="color: #FF0CFF; background-color: black;" | Purple
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| [[File:UI_Target_Conn_Purple.jpg|150px]]
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| None
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| Far ahead of your power level. Do not engage one-on-one.<br />Purples near your level may be successfully engaged in groups.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== Designation ==
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== Rank ==
  
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Both your level in comparison to the enemy and their rank affects their con color.  
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Rank refers to [[Underling]]s, [[Minion]]s, [[Lieutenant]]s, [[Boss]]es, [[Elite Boss]]es, [[Archvillain]]s and [[Hero]]es, each of these has a different modifier that will change the Con color.
  
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To determine Con color, take your level and subtract their level and then add their rank. See [[#Examples|examples]] below.
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The Con Color is determined by subtracting the critter's level from your combat level and adding their rank.
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:For critters with no rank (such as pets)<!-- I'd like to say mission and player pets and well as mission and player henchemen, but it gets a little long -->, you can use the con color to determine their rank. Take their con color's numerical value and add the difference in your levels.
  
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=== Level Comparison ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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| (-1)
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| Underling
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|-
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| (+0)
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| Minion
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|-
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| (+1)
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| Lieutenant, Sniper
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|-
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| (+2)
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| Boss
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|-
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| (+2)
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| Elite Boss (should be higher)
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|-
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| (+5)
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| Archvillains, Heroes and Monsters ([[instance]]d)
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|-
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| (+100)
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| Giant Monsters (except [[Sally]]) and Monsters (non-instanced)
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|}
  
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For an even level minion, they will have a con color of white.  The higher your level compared to them, the lower their con color will be.
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'''Example'''
  
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=== Rank Comparison ===
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{|
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| Character combat level
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| 32
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|-
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| Boss NPC level
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| 28
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|-
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| Level Difference
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| -4
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|-
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| Rank Difference
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| +2
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|-
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|Con color
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! style="color:green" | -2 (Green)
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|}
  
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The higher an enemies rank, the higher their con color will be.
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== Quick Reference Conning Chart ==
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{| style="text-align:center; font-weight: bolder" border
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*Underling (-1)
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|-
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*Minion
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!Target's<br />Relative Level
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*Lieutenant (+1)
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!Underling
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*Boss (+2)
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!Minion
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*Elite Boss (+3)
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!Lieutenant/<br />Sniper
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*Archvillain, Heroes or Monsters (+4)
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!Boss/<br />Elite Boss
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!Hero/<br />Archvillain
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!Giant Monster
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|&lt;-8
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-8
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#BDBDBD"|Light Gray
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-7
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#74DA74"|Green
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-6
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#0E85EB"|Blue
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-5
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#BDBDBD"|Light Gray
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|style="color:#FFFFFF"|White
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-4
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#BDBDBD"|Light Gray
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|style="color:#74DA74"|Green
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|style="color:#FFFF13"|Yellow
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-3
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|style="color:#989898"|Dark Gray
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|style="color:#BDBDBD"|Light Gray
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|style="color:#74DA74"|Green
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|style="color:#0E85EB"|Blue
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|style="color:#FF9854"|Orange
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-2
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|style="color:#BDBDBD"|Light Gray
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|style="color:#74DA74"|Green
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|style="color:#0E85EB"|Blue
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|style="color:#FFFFFF"|White
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|style="color:#FF0E0E"|Red
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|-1
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|style="color:#74DA74"|Green
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|style="color:#0E85EB"|Blue
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|style="color:#FFFFFF"|White
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|style="color:#FFFF13"|Yellow
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|Even
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|style="color:#0E85EB"|Blue
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|style="color:#FFFFFF"|White
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|style="color:#FFFF13"|Yellow
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|style="color:#FF9854"|Orange
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|+1
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|style="color:#FFFFFF"|White
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|style="color:#FFFF13"|Yellow
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|style="color:#FF9854"|Orange
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|style="color:#FF0E0E"|Red
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|+2
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|style="color:#FFFF13"|Yellow
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|style="color:#FF9854"|Orange
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|style="color:#FF0E0E"|Red
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|+3
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|style="color:#FF9854"|Orange
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|style="color:#FF0E0E"|Red
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|+4
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|style="color:#FF0E0E"|Red
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|- bgcolor=black
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!style="background:white"|&gt;+4
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|style="color:#FF0CFF"|Purple
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|}
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
  
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* 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]] and [[Peregrine Island]] con purple to all characters.
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* (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.
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** An exception to this is [[Sally]], who's level ranges from 27 to 30.
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** An exception to this is [[Sally]], whose level ranges from 27 to 30.
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* There are 2 shades of grey for targets conning -3 and -4, but the difference is negligible.
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* There are 2 shades of gray for targets conning -3 and -4. However, the cutoff for rewards is between -4 and -5. You do not earn [[XP]], [[Inf]], or [[drop]]s from defeated foes 5 or more levels below you.
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* Conning errors do occur, examples:
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* Most critters that are summoned by another critter will often con one additional level above what their rank is. Examples of this include [[Rikti|Rikti]] units summoned through their portals and [[Banished Pantheon|Banished Pantheon]] summoned by their Shaman lieutenants. This is supposedly help to distinguish between regular spawn and summoned critters.
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** Most Elite Bosses will con as regular bosses, +2.
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* All pet entities will con 1 above an even level player in a similar fashion that other summoned entities do mentioned in the point above.
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** Minions and pets spawned from Rikti Portals usually have a con +1 that of normal.
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* 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 [[Rikti#Guardian|Guardian]] (minion) will con white, while a [[Rikti#Headman Gunman|Headman Gunman]] (lieutenant) will con yellow (+1 level for rank) and a [[Rikti#Vicious Rikti Monkey|Vicious Rikti Monkey]] (underling) will con blue (-1 level for rank).
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== Examples ==
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Character level 15<br>
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Leutenant level 17<br>
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Relative level +2<br>
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Rank +1<br>
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Con level +3<br>
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Con color Red
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Character level 49<br>
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Leuitenant level 35<br>
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Relative level +14<br>
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Rank +1<br>
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Con level -13<br>
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Con color Dark Grey
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Character level 32<br>
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{{Navbox Ranks}}
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Boss level 28<br>
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Relative level -4<br>
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Rank +2<br>
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Con level -2<br>
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Con color Green
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[[Category:Gameplay]]
 
[[Category:Gameplay]]

Latest revision as of 04:12, 9 July 2012

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 changes 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.

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 Example Arrows Description
-4 or
less 		Dark Gray UI Target Conn Gray2.jpg None 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.
-3 Light Gray UI Target Conn Gray.jpg 3 Down Significantly less powerful than you.
No contest.
-2 Green UI Target Conn Green.jpg 2 Down Substantially less powerful than you.
Should be easy.
-1 Blue UI Target Conn Blue.jpg 1 Down Less powerful than you.
Can be dangerous in groups, or to non-combat-oriented characters.
0 White UI Target Conn White.jpg None 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.
+1 Yellow UI Target Conn Yellow.jpg 1 Up A bit ahead of your power level.
Combat-oriented characters should engage solo with caution, avoiding them when they’re in large groups.
+2 Orange UI Target Conn Orange.jpg 2 Up Substantially ahead of your power level.
Only characters skilled in combat should attempt to engage solo, and then only with extreme caution.
+3 Red UI Target Conn Red.jpg 3 Up Significantly ahead of your power level.
Should not be engaged one-on-one.
+4 or
more 		Purple UI Target Conn Purple.jpg None Far ahead of your power level. Do not engage one-on-one.
Purples near your level may be successfully engaged in groups.

Rank

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 pets), you can use the con color to determine their rank. Take their con color's numerical value and add the difference in your levels.
(-1) Underling
(+0) Minion
(+1) Lieutenant, Sniper
(+2) Boss
(+2) Elite Boss (should be higher)
(+5) Archvillains, Heroes and Monsters (instanced)
(+100) Giant Monsters (except Sally) and Monsters (non-instanced)

Example

Character combat level 32
Boss NPC level 28
Level Difference -4
Rank Difference +2
Con color -2 (Green)

Quick Reference Conning Chart

Target's
Relative Level 		Underling Minion Lieutenant/
Sniper 		Boss/
Elite Boss 		Hero/
Archvillain 		Giant Monster
<-8 Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Purple
-8 Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Light Gray Purple
-7 Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Green Purple
-6 Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Blue Purple
-5 Dark Gray Dark Gray Dark Gray Light Gray White Purple
-4 Dark Gray Dark Gray Light Gray Green Yellow Purple
-3 Dark Gray Light Gray Green Blue Orange Purple
-2 Light Gray Green Blue White Red Purple
-1 Green Blue White Yellow Purple Purple
Even Blue White Yellow Orange Purple Purple
+1 White Yellow Orange Red Purple Purple
+2 Yellow Orange Red Purple Purple Purple
+3 Orange Red Purple Purple Purple Purple
+4 Red Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple
>+4 Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple

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 gray for targets conning -3 and -4. However, the cutoff for rewards is between -4 and -5. You do not earn XP, Inf, or drops from defeated foes 5 or more levels below you.
  • Most critters that are summoned by another critter will often con one additional level above what their rank is. Examples of this include Rikti units summoned through their portals and Banished Pantheon summoned by their Shaman lieutenants. This is supposedly help to distinguish between regular spawn and summoned critters.
  • All pet entities will con 1 above an even level player in a similar fashion that other summoned entities do mentioned in the point above.
  • 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 Vicious Rikti Monkey (underling) will con blue (-1 level for rank).
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