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Revision as of 01:20, 23 April 2009
Overview
The flashback system lets heroes and villains run through Story Arcs and badge missions they may have missed earlier or simply want to experience again. These operate like Task Forces as there are minimum and maximum level requirements, other contacts are unavailable, only the team leader can initiate a flashback and once started the team can not add new members. Flashbacks involve Time Travel, which is initiated from the Pillar of Ice and Flame in the Ouroboros Enclave or the equivalent base item in a Supergroup Base.
Story Arcs involve a series of missions, often 8 to 12 or more, involving a given enemy group or story line. Badge Missions are short, usually just a single mission, which awards its own badge.
If starting from Ouroboros then everyone on the team has to be level 25 or higher, just to be in the zone, but from a base only the team leader has to be 25+. Each mission has a minimum level, required of all members, and a maximum level that characters will Examplar (malefactor) down to as needed. The minimum levels for each mission are not shown when accessing the mission list.
The in-game introduction to the flashback system is provided by the missions of The Pilgrim in Ouroboros.
The popularity of the Flashback System is due, in part, to its 75 Achievement Badges and the roughly 15 Accomplishment Badges that can be obtained from its badge missions.
How It Works
To do a Flashback mission or Story Arc, click on an Aspect of the Pillar. A dialog box will appear with a list of Story Arcs and Badge Missions, sorted by level range. Arcs you have already completed will have a star next to them.
When you pick one, the box displays the introductory mission description from that arc's contact. Accept the mission, and you're given another dialog box filled with buttons and dropdown menus. These are a selection of optional challenges. If you're looking to test your might, or hunting for badges, these options are a treasure trove.
Once you accept a mission you are directed to click on the crystal to teleport to the mission's contact, but you need not do that if you prefer to go a more direct route to the first mission. Throughout a story arc the crystals, either in Ouroboros or a base, can be used when needed to teleport back to the contact again.
Quitting Flashbacks
Because the Flashback system uses the Task Force/Strike Force mechanic, a character is locked out of any other content in the game, including teaming with others outside their Flashback team, talking to contacts, buying enhancements and inspirations from contacts, and everything else that TFs/SFs restrict. If the character gets exemplared, the character will stay exemplared through the duration of the Flashback.
In order to quit a Flashback, a player must open up their Team Window and select "Quit TF". They must then acknowledge that they want to quit the "task force" (Flashback) before it goes into effect.
NOTE: A player will lose all progress on that Flashback when they quit.
Badges
A total of 75 Ouroboros Badges are unique to the flashback system. 10 are awarded for completing a certain number of flashbacks — both story arcs and badge missions count. 65 are awarded for successful completion of story arcs (not badge missions) using challenge settings.
Some arcs have missions that can be failed. Failing those missions may result in failing the arc, which means that the badges will not be rewarded. (An example is the mission "Stop 30 Fir Bolg entering door" from Skipper LeGrange. Failing it immediately ends the arc, without badge credit.)
Total Completed
Complete a number of Flashback Story Arcs or Badge missions.
- 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 within a certain time limit. Different arcs have different time limits. (30, 60, 120 minutes is a pretty common setup, though). The timer begins at the moment of accepting the story arc. When the time limit is set, the arc must be completed in the amount of time specified in order to earn the associated badge. If you log out or are disconnected during the course of the mission, the timer will still be active.
- Fastest - Gold Medalist
- Second-Fastest - Silver Medalist
- Third-Fastest - Bronze 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
Power Challenges
Badges are awarded in each level range for various adjustments to player or enemy powers.
| Level | Players are DeBuffed |
Enemies are Buffed |
AT Powers only |
No Travel Powers |
No Temp Powers |
No Epic/ Patron Powers |
No Inspirations |
No Enhancements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 - 15 | Venturous | Audacious | Contributor | Refrained | Diminished | N/A | Cliche | Lessened |
| 16 - 19 | Headstrong | Courageous | Vocational | Shut Down | Curtailed | N/A | Unimaginative | Debilitated |
| 20 - 24 | Adventurous | Bold | Professional | Desisted | Capped | N/A | Flat | Anemic |
| 25 - 29 | Daredevil | Fearless | All Business | Barred | Inhibited | N/A | Unoriginal | Weakened |
| 30 - 34 | Rash | Valiant | Archetypical | Still | Hindered | N/A | Dull | Deflated |
| 35 - 39 | Venturesome | Stalwart | Obligated | Stalled | Bound | N/A | Phoned it in | Decreased |
| 40 - 45 | Reckless | Lionhearted | Missionary | Stemmed | Limited | Cut-Off | Indifferent | Devalued |
| 46 - 50 | Temerarious | Intrepid | Undertaker | Suspended | Demarcated | Marginalized | Uninspired | Unenhanced |
Hero Flashback Missions
This list includes both Story Arcs and Badge Missions. Badge missions are indicated by the badge name in parenthesis following the mission name.
- See also: Hero Story Arcs
Protector of Innocents (Level 1 - 15)
- Flux the Outcast
- Julius the Kind Hearted Troll
- The Heart of the Hollows
- Officer Wincott vs. the Trolls
- Warshades and Peace (level 15) - available only to Warshades
- The Clockwork Captive
- Bonefire
- The Vahzilok Pollutant Plot
- An Absence of Shadows (level 10) - available only to Warshades
- Break up the Clockwork and the Skulls (level 9) (Negotiator Badge)
- Rescue the Mystic from the Circle of Thorns (Spelunker Badge)
Guardian (Level 16 - 19)
- Rumblings of the Past
- I Lost My Daddy
- The Mind of a King
- Tsoo Shenanigans
- The Vahzilok Plague
- Vahzilok Wasting Disease (Plague Stopper Badge)
Keeper of the Peace (Level 20 - 24)
- A Faultline in the Sands of Time
- The Buried Past
- Hear and Now
- Ring of Peebles
- Shadow Science (level 20) - available only to Peacebringers and Warshades
- The Wheel of Destruction
- Hand of Iron
- The Sky Raider Secret
- The Tsoo Coup
- Stop the Mystic Madmen (Spirit Warrior Badge)
- Retrieve Stolen Weapons from the Freakshow (Pwnz Badge)
Champion (Level 25 - 29)
- Piercing the Veil
- War of the Fir Bolg
- Crown of Glory
- Dirge of Chaos
- The Magic Man
- A Madman's Council
- Return to Vampyr Mountain
- Winslowe and the Cosmotron (level 25) - available only to Peacebringers and Warshades
- Ubelmann the Unknown
- The Scroll of Tielekku
- An Unnatural Order
- The Freakalympics
- The Mysterious General Z
- Find the Pantheon: Rescue the Mystics (Mystical Savior Badge)
- The Redemption of Alexander 'the Great' (3 missions, Redeemer Badge)
Defender of Truth (Level 30 - 34)
- Crossing Over
- Hatred's Hungry Heart
- Fear and Loathing on Striga Isle (level 30) - available only to Peacebringers and Warshades
- The Rise of the Vampyri
- The Library of Souls
- Corporate Culture
- The Unity Plague
- The Freakshow War
- Stop the Pact (Corrupter Badge)
- Defend the War Walls (War Wall Defender Badge)
Vindicator (Level 35 - 39)
- Scary Monsters (level 35) - available only to Peacebringers and Warshades
- A Path Into Darkness
- The Envoy of Shadow
- Revenant Hero Project
- The Terra Conspiracy
- Mass Duplicity
- The Organ Grinders
- The Arrival of the Oranbegans (Frontline Badge)
- They Call Me the Doctor (The Doctor's Ally Badge)
Justice Incarnate (Level 40 - 45)
- The Nictus Alliance (level 40) - available only to Peacebringers and Warshades
- To Save a Soul
- On the Run
- The Nictus Insurrection (level 45) - available only to Peacebringers and Warshades
- Melvin and the Mysterious Malta Group
- The Eternal Nemesis
- The Praetorian War
- Division: Line
- Nemesis Weather Control (4 missions, Meteorologist Badge)
- The Clockwork King's Psychic Signal (Emancipator Badge)
- The Hydra Dimension (Multidimensional Badge)
Hero of the City (Level 46 - 50)
- Future Threat
- Stolen Power (Even though this is in the 46-50 range, it rewards level 40-44 flashback badges)
- Ouroboros Initiation
- The Strange Case of Benjamin A. Decker
- Welcome to the Vanguard
- Dreams of Peace and Acts of War
- The Red and the Black
- The Horror of War
- Upon the Psychic Plane
- Operation: World Wide Red
- To Save a Thousand Worlds
- A Hero's Hero
- The Origin of Power While this arc appears in the level 46-50 section, it will reward level 25-29 flashback badges.
- The Rikti Negotiator (3 missions, Bodyguard Badge)
- The Marauder's Cell (Agent Badge)
- Black Shroud Dimension (Shrouded Badge)
Villain Flashback Story Arcs
- See also: Villain Story Arcs
Soldier (Level 1 - 15)
Malcontent (Level 16 - 19)
| Arc Name | Level | # Missions | Enemies | EBs/AVs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Down the Aeons | 19 | 3 |  Shivans Wyvern |
1 EB | |
| The Aeon Conspiracy | 19 | 5 |  Arachnos Clockwork Gold Brickers Shivans Wyvern |
The first mission will give you the Goldbricker Rocket Pack | |
| High-Tech Gold | 19 | 3 | Arachnos The Lost Crey |
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| Breakout at the Zig | 19 | 3 |  Longbow Security Guards |
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| Master of Destruction | 19 | 3 | Longbow Outcasts Wyvern |
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| There's a Sucker Born Every Minute | 19 | 3 | Arachnos Longbow |
Ace McKnight (EB) | It is not noted, but this will include Willy's Badge mission for Paragon of Vice. |
| Oh Wretched Man! | 19 | 7 | Arachnos Legacy Chain The Lost |
Insider (Level 20 - 24)
| Arc Name | Level | # Missions | Enemies | EBs/AVs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Widow | 24 | 6 |  Council The Family Freakshow Scrapyarders |
Spinnerette (EB) | 3 merits |
| Kings of the Sky | 24 | 3 | Longbow Wyvern |
Ballista-1 | |
| Operation Skyhook | 24 | 3 | Arachnos Council Wyvern |
The second mission gives you the Holographic Projector, Nictus Gravitic Emanation, Nictus Shadow Step and Nictus Absorption | |
| Coral Bonanza | 24 | 3 | Arachnos Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns |
Silver Mantis (EB) | |
| Breaking the Cage | 24 | 3 | Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns Legacy Chain |
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| Any Body Will Do | 24 | 3 | Circle of Thorns Scrapyarders |
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| Disturbing the Dead | 24 | 6 | Arachnos Circle of Thorns Freakshow Legacy Chain |
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| Carpe Diem | 24 | 3 | Legacy Chain Scrapyarders |
Sea Witch (EB) | |
| A Web of Intrigue | 24 | 6 | Arachnos Council Freakshow Longbow Sky Raiders |
Leoknight (EB) |
Undesireable (Level 25 - 29)
| Arc Name | Level | # Missions | Enemies | EBs/AVs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Fades | Level | missions | enemies | ebs | notes |
| Power Mine | |||||
| Sabotage! | |||||
| Trust and Betrayal | |||||
| Zag Breakout! | |||||
| Forging the Blackwand | |||||
| Die by the Freak! | |||||
| Heavy Metal Doctoring | |||||
| The Cult of the Shaper | |||||
| On the Trail of the Leviathan |
Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)
| Arc Name | Level | # Missions | Enemies | EBs/AVs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taming the Tigress | |||||
| Brawling with the Big Boys | |||||
| Snuffing the Light | |||||
| Into Valhalla | |||||
| Nictus Dissection | |||||
| Psymon Says | |||||
| Strange Memories | |||||
| Breaking the Streak | |||||
| Silver-Tongued Devil | |||||
| Sold for a Song | |||||
| Chaos Unbound |
Criminal (Level 35 - 39)
| Arc Name | Level | # Missions | Enemies | EBs/AVs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No One Gets It | |||||
| Crossfire | |||||
| A Traitorous History | |||||
| The Secret of the Circle | |||||
| Bravo for the Shadow Shard | |||||
| Automatic Villainy | |||||
| Blurring the Lines | |||||
| Fat Cat City | |||||
| Pied Piper | |||||
| Chaos Affair | |||||
| The Missing Maidens | |||||
| Johnny's Squeeze | |||||
| Devil May Care |
Captain (Level 40 - 45)
Made (Level 46 - 50)
Villain Badge Missions
- See also: CoV Accomplishment Badges
Soldier (Level 1 - 15)
- Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals
- Steal the Outbreak Virus (level 15)
- Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti (level 10)
- The Loa Bone (level 10)
Malcontent (Level 16 - 19)
Insider (Level 20 - 24)
- Ashley McKnight's The Origin of Power (level 20)
Undesireable (Level 25 - 29)
- Retrieve Crash's Shipments (level 25)
- Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike (level 25)
Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)
Criminal (Level 35 - 39)
- The Unlucky Artifact (level 35)
Captain (Level 40 - 45)
- Party Crasher
- Selestar
- Attack Longbow Portal Base (level 40)
- B4nKbUsTah (level 40)
Made (Level 46 - 50)
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