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Items, how do they work? And repairing...

Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
edited September 2009 in Items and Crafting
I'm full of noob questions, so please forigve me...

I see there are items for the primary slot and for the secondary slot. So my question is, do they all affect me when I slot them in? If so, why have different slot types?

And I read that when I die, my items take damage. How do I see if they're damaged, how much and most of all: HOW do I repair them if they're damaged? :)
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    perbo wrote:
    I'm full of noob questions, so please forigve me...

    I see there are items for the primary slot and for the secondary slot. So my question is, do they all affect me when I slot them in? If so, why have different slot types?

    And I read that when I die, my items take damage. How do I see if they're damaged, how much and most of all: HOW do I repair them if they're damaged? :)

    Yes, they all affect you. Different slot types are there because diffderent stats are usually, but not always, associated with either offense, defense, or utility.

    For example, there are many Primary Offense items that give Strength, but no Primary Utility that would do so.

    When you die, your items do not take damage. The only penalty for dying is temporary loss of your "rating" with your fans and general superhero community (represented by stars on your portrait), which negatively affects your character's overall performance.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    visit the medic and donate money to regain your stars.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Akaara wrote:
    visit the medic and donate money to regain your stars.

    Or just keep playing like nothing happened, they will return when you complete the next couple of missions.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Hound_Archon wrote:
    Yes, they all affect you. Different slot types are there because diffderent stats are usually, but not always, associated with either offense, defense, or utility.

    For example, there are many Primary Offense items that give Strength, but no Primary Utility that would do so.

    When you die, your items do not take damage. The only penalty for dying is temporary loss of your "rating" with your fans and general superhero community (represented by stars on your portrait), which negatively affects your character's overall performance.

    Very helpful, thanks for answering :)
    Akaara wrote:
    visit the medic and donate money to regain your stars.
    Thank you too :)

    Is there a clear explanation somewhere, of how the stars work, exactly?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Hound_Archon wrote:
    Or just keep playing like nothing happened, they will return when you complete the next couple of missions.

    oh so THATS what the medic is for.. I had absolutely no idea xD

    as for the star system itself, I find the idea a bit strange. it makes sense in a story kind of way, but honestly I feel its not a good mechanic. you die, thus are punished by being made weaker, so if you want to try again, itll be even harder and the chance of you dieing actually increases
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