Just tried it out

[JKCarrier]

Some are tougher to find than others, I'm sure. But using the map overlay I cleared out all the plaques and compasses in Atlas Park and one other area (Steel Canyon, maybe? I forget) without much difficulty. Which is when I decided that doing that way was not any fun. I'm not a completist by nature, so I don't really care if I "catch 'em all". I might feel differently after I've been playing longer, but right now I just get a charge when I'm walking along or doing something else and all of a sudden... tada! "Badge Earned!"

[cripp12]

Last night i ran out of missions so I ventured in the sewer and hooked up with a couple of teams.  Blasted away for a long time and gained 2 levels in there.  One question before i commit to this for at least another month what else is there.  Is it all about leveling up?

[Midnight]

Well... it's an MMO....

[cripp12]

Well... it's an MMO....

Is that like HMO.

[BlueBard]

Last night i ran out of missions so I ventured in the sewer and hooked up with a couple of teams.  Blasted away for a long time and gained 2 levels in there.  One question before i commit to this for at least another month what else is there.  Is it all about leveling up?

It's what you make of it.

Some people just like playing with costumes.

If you're into the social aspects, make friends and join a like-minded supergroup or villaingroup.  Some people just use it as a fun way to 'hang out' with their online friends.  There are costume contests, arena battles for PvP, etc.  Hang out in Pocket D.

If you're into role-playing, again, find a few like-minded friends and have at it.  You'll probably have more fun levelling up with a steady group of friends.

If you're looking for a save-the-world kind of comic book experience, well, you're going to have to level up to get that.

The missions really don't vary all that much for the most part.  Arrest/KO/Kill enemy X.  But enemy X can vary wildly, especially as you level up.  At higher levels you get signature enemies (AV's) to fight that are much harder to beat than the average villain.  The maps start getting more complex.  There are timed missions, which I personally don't care for.  There are rescue missions where you have to rescue a certain person or a number of generic NPC's; in the former, you not only have to rescue them but you often have to lead them back out to the entry and sometimes deal with ambushes.  Some missions set you up for ambushes out in the streets.  There are a very few missions that don't require you to kill anything... you just have to find the clues.

There are special missions you have to complete to get a cape, or an extra costume, or a respec.  Certain missions award badges.  Some missions grant you temporary powers to use.

There are Story Arcs, where the missions are all related and at the end you usually get some kind of reward (badge, souvenier, enhancement).  You can read the clues as you get them and the story gradually adds up.  Note that you can only have two main Story Arcs open at one time, but a number of mini (or zone-specific) Story Arcs.  If you don't pay attention to this, you won't be getting as many Story Arcs as you should.

There are Task Force missions, which are a series of related missions intended to be completed by teams of heroes.  There is always a reward for completing those.

If you are looking for more of a challenge, you can visit a Hero Corps Representative and boost your difficulty level for missions.  You will get more bad guys to fight and they will be tougher than the ones at Heroic level.

[BlueBard]

Oh, and to make sure you never run out of missions...

Visit the Detective in King's Row to get a Police Radio.  That will give you the ability to pick up extra missions in most zones and lead to the Bank/Safeguard missions that grant temporary powers.

Also, never assume that you've completely tapped out a contact that you've outlevelled.  Sometimes you can call them after you've levelled a bit and they will provide you with new contacts.  New contacts = More missions.

Even if you run out of missions, there's always street/sewer hunting.

[cripp12]

Oh, and to make sure you never run out of missions...

Visit the Detective in King's Row to get a Police Radio.  That will give you the ability to pick up extra missions in most zones and lead to the Bank/Safeguard missions that grant temporary powers.

Also, never assume that you've completely tapped out a contact that you've outlevelled.  Sometimes you can call them after you've levelled a bit and they will provide you with new contacts.  New contacts = More missions.

Even if you run out of missions, there's always street/sewer hunting.

Thanks for that perspective.  That helps alot.  Kings row here I come.