The Energon Pub

[-Soundwave-]

I'm gonna go dig in my old files.

[ZeroWolf]

Hmm this could be fun. I'll have a think and see if I can add anything (it'll be a break from writing about a guy and a talking rat )

[turbomagnus]

Patrol Encounter
6 per side
Lvl 4 - 7

Flank them!
Mission Text: "Blast, they've got us pinned down! What a patrol this turned out to be... We'll never get anywhere just exchanging fire... You, take a fireteam and try to flank the 'Cons - we'll provide cover fire. Maybe if we can get them in a crossfire, we can get out of this mess."
Victory: "Nice work, they never saw you coming. Now we can finish this patrol and get these prisoners back to Intelligence so they can find out what the Decepticons were doing here..."
Defeat: "Flanking team's down! We've got to retreat, now, we won't do anyone any good if we don't get back to base and let them know what a screw-up this turned out to be..."


Reinforce The Infiltrators
Mission Text: "One of our infiltration teams has come under fire from an Autobot patrol. Detach from normal patrol routes to reinforce them."
Victory: "Excellent. The foolish Autobots divided their forces allowing you to defeat them in pieces. The infiltration team will continue their operation while you return the prisoners to base for... interrogation."
Defeat: "Fools! You allowed an inferior force to prevent you from supporting our infiltration team and they were captured. Now the Autobots know of our interest in that region and will increase their security there."

[Absolute Zero]

I had some ideas while trying to sleep. Started to write them down then remembered I'm crazy. I don't think the hooks are to bad though.

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Mission Name: Survivor Series – House Card
Max Per Faction: 10
Min Level: 0
Max Level: 0

Faction Title: (Same as mission name for both Bots and Cons)
Faction Brief: Autobots - “Ok guys, this is before the cameras roll. You're just going out to show off and warm up the crowd. Doesn't matter if you win or lose, so long as the house audience is entertained.”

Decepticons - “n00bs, some of you may yet prove yourself worthy of incursion on the main card. Prove yourselves or suffer in obscurity.”

Victory Message: Autobots - “Good job guys! Do you hear the crowd cheering?”

Victory Message: Decepticons - “You might not be jobbers for your entire careers.”

Defeat Message: Autobots - “Good try guys! Maybe next time!”

Defeat Message: Cons - “Looks like you will never amount to more than a bunch of jobbers.”

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Mission Name: Survivor Series – Bottom Card
Max Per Faction: 4
Min Level: 1
Max Level: 1

Brief: “PPV opening match. If you win, you set yourselves on the way to being middlecards and potential main eventers.”

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Mission Name: Survivor Series – Middle Card
Max Per Faction: 4
Min Level: 6
Max Level: 6

Brief “Congratulations to making it to the middle card on the PPV! You're moving up in the world! Can you smell that world championship yet?”

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Mission Name: Survivor Series – Main Event
Max Per Faction: 4
Min Level 10
Max Level 11

Brief “This is it, the PPV main event! Everything you've worked for comes down to this!”

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Mission Name: Autobot Lotto
Max Per Faction: 10 Autobots/1 Decepticon
Min Level 1 Autobots/11 Decepticons
Max Level 1 Autobots/11 Decepticons

Brief “Who is going to be the lucky winner in this xp give away! Land a scratch, make more XP than you do in a week!”

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Mission Name: Decepticon Lotto
Max Per Faction 1 Autobot/10 Decepticons
Min Level 11 Autobot/1 Decepticons
Max Level 11 Autobot/1 Decepticons

Brief “Lucky scratch wins XP!”

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Mission Name: Spy in Iacon!
Max per Faction 10
Min Level 1
Max Level 11

Autobot title “We have a spy in Iacon supplying Darkmount with resources!”

Decepticon title: “Our man in Iacon is in danger of being found out. We need those Empties and factionless Cybertronians!”

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Mission Name: Assassinate the Autobot Leaders
Max Per Faction 8
Min Level 8
Max Level 10

Brief/Hook: Kill/protect the autobot leaders.

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More hooks: Someone is poisoning the local energon supply. Find the McGuffin deep in the sonic wastes. Assault the strong hold as a distraction. Rumble for the Matrix. Fight on Luna for lost tech/information.

I'm gonna break kayfabe a bit; depression and annxiety kicked in which makes it harder for me to actually write things. If someone would like to work on these with or without my imput, I think it would be awesome.

[High Command]

For your consideration, a new mission idea.
My thinking is, trying to address the imbalance between the factions at certain levels. It should give the low level bots a chance to earn some better XP from fighting higher levels without being shut out completely in hell missions, so they can level up a bit quicker, while giving the mid to high level cons more targets to shoot at.

Mission Name - Not always a level playing field.
Max per faction - 5 Autobot, 1 Decepticon
Min level - 1 Autobot, 7 Decepticon
Max level - 3 Autobot, 9 Decepticon

Autobot Faction Part
Faction Title - Take down the guzzler!
Faction Brief - Alert! This is aerospace commander Countdown. Early warning sensors have detected a Decepticon incursion in the no-fly zone surrounding my command center. The threat is a lone Decepticon but readings indicate it is large and heavily armed. Take down this guzzler before it can breach our security perimeter.
Victory Message - Threat neutralised, the base is safe. Cancel alert.
Defeat Message - Outer perimeter breached! Prepare evacuation procedures!

Decepticon Faction Part
Faction Title - Show 'em what a one robot army is!
Faction Brief - I am Sixshot, Decepticon ninja consultant. You've been sent to me because someone thinks you've got what it takes. Well lets see how you cope without backup. I was once able to take down the Aerialbots singlehanded in no time at all. You are to attack the nearby micromaster base, alone, to prove your worth to the Decepticon cause.
Victory Message - Five up, five down! Like shooting cyber-ducks in a barrel!
Defeat Message - Pathetic! you let the weaklings overpower you. Get out of my sight!

[Psychout]

Posting the link to the mission chain I wrote a while back so I can find it, and you guys can look at it as an example.

an-example-of-a-set-of-missions-t112032.php

Ideal examples are of a set of missions, either running the full length of the game levels (like the Inderno ones), or a section of.

[KAMJIIN]

A Renewed Offensive: Chapter 1

0

Buried Treasure

Patrol Duty. We all have to do it. The names Brawn. You rookies need to get out there pay your dues. Stay on your toes. The Decepticons have been quiet for a few weeks, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t out there. I’ve heard rumors about an armory left over from before the war in sector nine of Tyger Pax in the Tagon Heights. Check it out.

+ Well done, boys. You found the weapons. Hope you didn’t have too much trouble.

- It was a Decepticon ambush? Don’t let it get you down. We'll get ‘em next time.

Bait and Switch

Welcome rookies. I am Skywarp. This mission is classified, Megatron will scrap you himself if you divulge any details of this operation. Be aware that if captured, we will disavow any knowledge of this mission. Deliver this shipment of weapons to sector nine of Tyger Pax in the Tagon Heights. Feel free to engage any Autobots you encounter, but leave the weapons behind and do try to leave some Autobots around to claim the weapons.

+ Congratulations on the first of many victories in this new campaign.

- You brought the weapons back? You idiots. Patrol duty in Dead End for 6 months for all of you. Be glad we need soldiers, or I’d kill you myself!




A Renewed Offensive: Chapter 2


1-2

The Firefighters


This is Inferno! Any units in the vicinity of the Pratorius Wharf in Nova Chromium, please respond to a warehouse fire in the north quadrant. There are over 100 workers inside. Get them out and try to contain the fire.

+Good job recruits, we managed to get some of the dockhands out alive. The cargo is slagged, but it’s now apparent that the Decepticons deliberately set that fire in order to draw us out. This could be an isolated incident, or it could mark a renewed Decepticon offensive.

- We should have expected an ambush. Its been too quiet for too long. Get yourselves to CR to recuperate and report back for duty ASAP, we need to determine the Decepticons next move.


Probe Their Defenses


Decepticons, this is Shrapnel…shrapnel… Megatron is planning a new offensive against the Autobots. We need to thin their ranks. All recruits to the Praetorius Wharf in Nova Chromium. Start a fire and wait for the Autobots to respond…respond… Kill them all!

+ Well done, Decepticons…decepticons… Megatron will be pleased. Return to base, so we may begin the next phase in the offensive…offensive.

- You have failed?! There will be consequences…consequences… Recruits, return to base for debriefing and further orders.


A Renewed Offensive: Chapter 3

3-5

Covering Fire

Wheeljack calling any Autobots near the Tagon Heights. We have received word that the Decepticons plan to steal a shipment of weapons we located in an old armory in Tyger Pax, bound for Iacon. We need a team of grunts to see to it that that shuttle gets off the ground. Without those weapons, with our autoguns offline our defenses will be severely hampered. We need that shipment. Primus be with you.

+ The shuttle is away! With those weapons in our hands we stand a fighting chance against wherever Megatron has cooked up.

- The Decepticons have destroyed the shuttle. There’s too many of them. Pull back now, before it’s too late!



Seize the Advantage

Attention all Decepticons! This is Swindle. The Autobots have located a shipment of weapons and are transferring it to Iacon. We must stop them. Destroy that shuttle and we will have hampered their ability to defend themselves. Autobot casualties are a secondary concern. They must not get those weapons.

+ What? You pulled it off? Seriously? Return to base and await orders.

- You failed. HOW?! I gave Onslaught my word we'd get that shuttle. He'll have my head for this!


A Renewed Offensive: Chapter 4


6-8

Secure the Shipment

Cliffjumper here. I need a team to escort the shuttle carrying the weapons we found in Tyger Pax to Iacon. This mission is too important to trust to the rookies. I want veterans only. Expect heavy resistance from the Decepticons. I don’t have to tell you how important this mission is. Stay on that shuttle, and kick the tailgate of any Decepticon you see. There’s no time to delay, get out there.

+ You did it! Wait, what was that? The controls aren’t responding! Cliffjumper to escort team, mayday, mayday, I'm going...

- Cliffjumper to escort team. Cliffjumper to escort team! WHERE IS EVERYBODY! Mayday, mayday, I'm going...


Bring Down That Shuttle

Air Commander Starscream to all Decepticons! The Autobots have escaped with the weapons shipment. Bring that shuttle down. I don’t care how many Decepticon lives it costs! Megatron wants that shuttle destroyed . To all my finest and most elite warriors, we strike now!

+ Victory belongs to Starscream!

- Must I do everything myself, you pathetic fools! I have them in my sights. Missiles away! The shuttle is down, I repeat, the shuttle is down. All glory to Starscream!




A Renewed Offensive: Chapter 5


9-10


Convoy

Ultra Magnus calling any Autobots near my location. Any Autobot, please respond! The shuttle carrying the weapons shipment has been shot down. Cliffjumper, is badly damaged. I’ve recovered the weapons, but I can’t get them back alone. This is clearly a job for the titans. Home in on my location. We are on the Tri-Torus Loop, about 100 miles from Iacon. I need reinforcements, NOW!

+ Iacon is in sight. Great job, soldiers. I knew you could do it.

- No! They got my trailer. The weapons!



Roadblock

This is Shockwave to all Decepticons. Ultra Magnus has recovered the Shipment of weapons from the downed Autobot shuttle. They must not be allowed to reach Iacon. Starscream was a fool to not see the strategic value posed by those weapons. Obtain them at all costs. I want as many titans as possible on the Tri-Torus Loop. Do not allow the Autobots to pass.

+ We have achieved all objectives. Dispatch any Autobots that still function, and return to base.

- You have failed to meet the mission objectives. Megatron will not be forgiving.



A Renewed Offensive: Chapter 6

11

4th and Goal

This is Blaster calling any Autobots chillin near the gates of Iacon. Ultra Magnus is coming in with the weapons shipment from Tyger Pax. He’s got Decepticons hot on his tail! Don’t let them stop him.

+ You gave those Decepticon jerks a beating they won’t soon forget. We have the weapons. Wait! Rumble and Frenzy were hiding in the trailer. They've opened the gates!

- They got the trailer. And Ultra Magnus and Cliffjumper, too! You fools need to get your act together if you want to perform on this stage. Wait! Did some fool leave the gate open.

Blitz

Soundwave to Decepticons! Now is the time to strike! Distract Ultra Magnus, so we may begin the final phase of the plan. Rumble, Frenzy, eject. Operation: Infiltration!

+ We have succeeded in all phases of Megatron’s plan. Prepare for the final assault.

- The gates of Iacon are closed. We have failed Megatron.



A Renewed Offensive: Chapter 7


1-11

Last Stand

This is Optimus Prime calling all Autobots. The Decepticons have breached our defenses and are inside Iacon. We must repel them.

+ We may have won this battle, but the war is far from over.

- Optimus Prime to all Autobots. Iacon has fallen. Retreat and regroup. We will return and retake our home.


Victory Awaits

Megatron to all Decepticons! Rumble and Frenzy have opened the gates. Destroy every Autobot! CRUSH THE CITY! Leave nothing but fire and devastation in your wake.

+ Victory is ours! Take no prisoners! Iacon belongs to Megatron!

- Retreat! Who called retreat! Victory is Megatron's. Starscream, I’ll rip out your spark with my bare hands for this.

[Bun-Bun]

Forgive the lack of fancy formatting but I threw this together in my phone notebook and this site still sucks on (my) mobile.... Good thing that mobile upgrade is right around the corner, amirite?
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Both missions:
- Extra long lead in like the Christmas missions (at least 1 hour)
- High payouts (at least what the Christmas missions gave out)
- UNLIKE the Christmas missions these should spawn very rarely.

#1

Mission Name - End Game
Max per faction - Cons: 1, Bots: 20
Min level - Cons: 10, Bots: 0
Max level - Cons: 11, Bots: 4

Faction Title -
Cons: "I. Am. Inevitable."
Bots: "Autobots. Assemble."

Faction Brief -
Cons: "I, Unicron, chose you to be my Champion. Go forth, slaughter the weak of this world, and reap my dark rewards."
Bots: "Oh, Primus! This thing, this monster landed in the Iacon Academy and is slaughtering cadets! We need to rally whatever meager forces are nearby. Maybe if we rush it at once we can take it down!"

Victory Message -
Cons: "Excellent. Grow stronger. I shall call upon you again."
Bots: "The cost was high, but Primus' blessing was with us!"

Defeat Message -
Cons: "Perhaps I overestimated you. Proceed, on your way to oblivion"
Bots: "What in Primus' name happened here? The whole place is leveled! See if any of these Bots are salvageable enough to be CR'd"

#2

Mission Name - One Bot. Alone.
Max per faction - Bots: 1, Cons: 20
Min level - Bots: 10, Cons: 0
Max level - Bots: 11, Cons: 4

Faction Title -
Bots: "Arise, Chosen of Primus"
Cons: "Who does this Bot think they are?"

Faction Brief -
Bots: "You have been chosen to receive the blessings of Primus. Go alone into the den of evil and cleanse it in his name."
Cons: "Some Bot with a Messiah Complex and some heavy ordinance is tearing through one of our Polyhex training grounds. Gather whatever troops you can, rip them apart, and you can keep whatever you can scrounge from the body"

Victory Message -
Bots: "Primus is pleased. Accept his bounty and prepare for his call again."
Cons: "Stupid Prime wannabe. Strip the body for upgrades then toss it into an Iacon gutter as a warning for any others with delusions of grandeur."

Defeat Message -
Bots: "You are not ready. Primus shall seek another."
Cons: "Maybe this Bot really had the power of Primus... I gotta go CR and rethink my life."

[Burn]

this site still sucks on (my) mobile.

Oh it sucks on any mobile device.

- High payouts (at least what the Christmas missions gave out)

That was my "present" to everyone. That being said, lowering the spawn rate as you suggested would probably balance it out.

I can't make any guarantees on when I'll throw these and Kamjiin's in, comes down to time.

[Bun-Bun]

Didn't want to assume on the mobile thing... Just because it sucks for me and everyone I know doesn't necessarily mean it's the same for everyone...

I don't recall how fine tuned you can get on spawn rates but ideally I'm think 1 out of every 100 missions (or 4-5 per day) but even twice that shouldn't throw things too far out of balance.

Thank you for at least being open to it and making the attempt if/when you can.

[Burn]

I don't recall how fine tuned you can get on spawn rates but ideally I'm think 1 out of every 100 missions (or 4-5 per day) but even twice that shouldn't throw things too far out of balance.

From memory, it's a range from 1 - 100. Will have to go back over the notes and hope it's there.
For the Christmas stuff I set everything to 50, figured that would be an even spawn rate.