 The Paragon Wiki Archive documents the state of City of Heroes/Villains as it existed on December 1, 2012.
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Temporary Power: Backup Radio
Recipe
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Reward Merit Purchase This recipe cannot be purchased at a Reward Merit Vendor. |
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Alignment Merit Purchase This recipe cannot be purchased with Alignment Merits. |
This recipe cannot be bought from stores. It must be obtained by defeating enemies, from another player at the Auction House, or by trading. It is a rare drop.
This recipe may be sold to a store for ? inf. However, other players may be willing to pay more for it through the Auction House.
This recipe is considered level ? for crafting purposes. The requirements for crafting this enhancement are:
| Level | Crafting Requirements | |
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| Inf | Invention Salvage | |
| 1 | 10,000 or 30,000 or 90,000 |
 1 Inanimate Carbon Rod
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Summon: Special Pet
You can use this radio to call for reinforcements.
Hero and Vigilante characters will summon a PPD Hardsuit.
Villain and Rogue characters will summon a Crabspider Longfang pet.
As per the 08-16-2010 (Issue 18 Launch) patch notes.
Resistance Members will summon a Resistance Veteran.
Loyalists will summon a Praetorian PD Sergeant.
These pets last for 5 minutes. Recharge: Very Long
5 charges, 10 minute recharge
Hero pets are melee fighters, villain pets are ranged, both are summoned as Pet class at your level.
Arachnos Reinforcement
Crab Spiders function much like SWAT teams in other cities, and are dispatched to deal with high-level threats like super-types. They're equipped with full body armor, larger weapons, and a set of mechanical spider arms that turn them into death-dealing machines.
Levels: 10-50
Powers
Resistance Res( L30 E30 )
Auto, Self
Slice Melee, Minor DMG(Lethal), Foe -DEF
Your Defense has been reduced by the Claws.
Longfang Ranged, Moderate DMG(Lethal), Foe -DEF
Your Defense has been reduced by the Submachine Gun.
Channelgun Ranged, High DMG(Energy)
Your backpack has a built in energy Channelgun which fires bolts of energy.
Suppression Ranged Cone, Moderate DoT(Energy)
The Suppressive Fire from the Crab Spider is all around you.
PPD Reinforcement
To keep up with the inhuman abilities of some villains, the PPD has engineered a powered armor unit. Trained PPD officers don servo-assisted combat armor which not only protects them, but increases their strength and reflexes. Heavy machineguns and energy weapons add impressive firepower to the mix. These awesome but costly suits are reserved for major conflicts against Paragon City's most fearsome foes.
Levels: 10-50
Powers
Laser Burst Ranged, High DoT(Energy), -DEF
You are taking Energy Damage over Time from the Laser Burst.
Laser Spray Ranged Cone, Moderate DoT(Energy)
You are taking Lethal Damage over Time from the Council Chain Gun
Energy Punch Melee, Moderate DMG(Smashing, Energy), Foe Disorient
You have been Disoriented.
Bone Smasher Melee, Moderate DMG(Smashing, Energy), Foe Disorient
You have been Disoriented.
Resistance Res( S30 L30 E30 )
Auto, Self
