Issue 16 Badges

Overview

Issue 16 introduced just a handful of new badges, but saw the reduction in requirements for many previous badges. The reductions were an extension of the Developers' stated intent in Issue 15 of making future badges less dependent on aberrant behavior (i.e., AFK farming) to earn.

For both Heroes and Villains, it added 2 Achievement badges. In total, 2 badges were introduced for Heroes and Villains upon the release of Issue 16. An additional 2 Accolade badges, 3 Veteran badge, and 7 Event badges were added later, for a grand total of 14 badges during Issue 16.

NOTE: Issue 21 changed the requirements for Veteran Rewards badges. The Veteran badges listed below are linked to the current versions as part of the Paragon Rewards Program.

Achievement Badges

There was one Hero/Villain Achievement badge added with Issue 16.

Master of the Imperious Task Force

Complete the Imperious Task Force with No Temporary Powers and Zero Team Defeats

There was one Hero-only Achievement badge added with Issue 16.

Master of the 5th Column Task Force

Complete the Dr. Kahn Task Force with No Temporary Powers and Zero Team Defeats

There was one Villain-only Achievement badge added with Issue 16.

Master of the 5th Column Strike Force

Complete the Barracuda Strike Force with No Temporary Powers and Zero Team Defeats

Changed Requirements

Achievement Badges

The following Hero/Villain Achievement badges had their requirements changed with Issue 16.

	Demolitionist	Badge requirement was reduced from planting 25 to planting 10 bombs on the Rikti Mothership during Rikti Ship Raids
	Nigh Indestructible	Reduced from enduring 100,000,000 to enduring 25,000,000 points of damage
	Invulnerable	Reduced from enduring 500,000,000 to enduring 50,000,000 points of damage
	Immortal	Reduced from enduring 1,000,000,000 to enduring 100,000,000 points of damage
	The Unwavering / Punch Drunk	Reduced from paying off 100,000 to paying off 50,000 debt
	The Unyielding / Unbroken	Reduced from paying off 400,000 to paying off 100,000 debt
	The Unbroken Spirit / Relentless	Reduced from paying off 800,000 to paying off 200,000 debt
	Deathless	Reduced from paying off 1,200,000 to paying off 400,000 debt
	Undying	Reduced from paying off 2,000,000 to paying off 600,000 debt
	Exalted	Reduced from paying off 10,000,000 to paying off 1,000,000 debt
	Restrained / Slacker	Reduced from being held for 30 minutes to being held for 10 minutes
	Entangled / Sleepy	Reduced from being held for 2 hours to being held for 30 minutes
	Imprisoned / Dazed and Confused	Reduced from being held for 10 hours to being held for 60 minutes
	Confined	Reduced from being held for 20 hours to being held for 3 hours
	Caged	Reduced from being held for 40 hours to being held for 6 hours
	Jailed	Reduced from being held for 80 hours to being held for 12 hours
	Medical Specialist	Reduced from healing others for 10,000,000 to healing others for 3,000,000 hit points
	Medicine Man / Woman	Reduced from healing others for 50,000,000 to healing others for 5,000,000 hit points
	Empath	Reduced from healing others for 100,000,000 to healing others for 10,000,000 hit points
	Celebrity / Bling	Reduced from earning 1,000,000 to earning 500,000 influence/infamy
	Sensation / Mr. Big / Ms. Big	Reduced from earning 10,000,000 to earning 2,500,000 influence/infamy
	Superstar / Midas Touch	Reduced from earning 20,000,000 to earning 10,000,000 influence/infamy
	Trendsetter	Reduced from earning 100,000,000 to earning 50,000,000 influence/infamy
	Popular	Reduced from earning 1,000,000,000 to earning 250,000,000 influence/infamy
	Leader	Reduced from earning 2,000,000,000 to earning 500,000,000 influence/infamy

The following Villain-only Achievement badge had its requirement changed in Issue 16.

Impounder

Reduced from destroying 200 to destroying 100 cars in Mayhem Missions

Accolade Badges

The following Villain-only Accolade badges had their requirements changed in Issue 16.

	Born in Battle	Changed from earning the Exterminator, Lanista, Pirate, Primal Instinct, Raider, Triumphant, Swashbuckler, and Unbreakable badges   to earning the Exterminator, Hammer Down, Ironman / Ironwoman, Pirate, Primal Instinct, Triumphant, and Swashbuckler badges
	High Pain Threshold	Changed from earning the Bad Luck, Deathless, Freak of Nature, Gangbuster, Locked and Loaded, Spider Smasher, and Technofreak badges   to earning the Bad Luck, Freak of Nature, Gangbuster, Locked and Loaded, Relentless, Spider Smasher, and Technofreak badges

PvP Badges

The following Hero/Villain PvP badges had their requirements changed in Issue 16.

	Somewhere in Time	Reduced from capturing 100 to capturing 50 pillboxes in Recluse's Victory
	Back From the Future	Reduced from capturing 1000 to capturing 100 pillboxes in Recluse's Victory

Invention Badges

The following Hero/Villain Invention badge had its requirement changed in Issue 16.

Fabricator

Reduced from crafting 10,000 to crafting 2000 enhancements

Defeat Badges

The following Hero/Villain Defeat badges had their requirements changed in Issue 16.

	Coldblooded / Coldhearted	Reduced from defeating 250 to defeating 100 Circle of Thorns Hordelings or Hellfrosts
	Illusionist	Reduced from defeating 500 summoned Illusionists to defeating 100 summoned Illusionists, Phantasms and Dark Servants from Master Illusionists
	Protectorate / Devourer of Earth	Reduced from defeating 500 to defeating 100 Devouring Earth emanators
	Untouchable	Changed to defeating 100 The Family bosses, including Marcone versions
	Venomous	Reduced from defeating 200 to defeating 50 Arachnos Toxic Tarantulas

The following Villain-only Defeat badges had their requirements changed in Issue 16.

	Electrician	Reduced from defeating 200 to defeating 100 Gremlins
	Hero Slayer	Reduced from defeating 100 to defeating 25 Heroes in Mayhem Missions

Event Badges

The following Hero/Villain Event badge had its requirement changed in Issue 16.

Toy Collector

Reduced from opening 200 to opening 100 presents during a Winter Event

Supergroup Badges

The following Supergroup badges had their requirements changed in Issue 16.

	Gas Trap Base Defense	Reduced from spending 30 hours mezzed to spending 6 hours
	Repulsor Base Defense	Reduced from 1,000,000 debt to 500,000 debt
	Emergency Capacitor Plans	Reduced from 2,000,000 debt to 1,000,000 debt
	Auto-Doc Plans	Reduced from 5,000,000 damage healed to 1,000,000 damage healed
	Robo-Surgery Plans	Reduced from 25,000,000 damage healed to 2,000,000 damage healed
	Combat Log Plans	Reduced from 100,000,000 damage healed to 25,000,000 damage healed
	Fusion Generator Plans	Reduced from 750 PvP kills to 250 PvP kills

Later Badges

Accolade Badges

There were two Hero/Villain Accolade badges added after Issue 16 was released.

	Hell and Back	Earn the Dark Fiend, Hell Hath No Fury, Terror, Monster Masher, and Monstrous badges
	Vigilant / Determined	Maintain an active account from August 15, 2009 to November 15, 2009

Veteran Badges

There were three Hero/Villain Veteran badges added after Issue 16 was released.

	Enduring	Have an active account for 66 months
	Genuine	Have an active account for 69 months
	Distinguished	Have an active account for 72 months

Event Badges

There were seven Hero/Villain Event badges added after Issue 16 was released.

	Dark Fiend	Destroy the Banner of Fiends during the Halloween Event 2009
	Hell Hath No Fury	Destroy the Banner of Scorn during the Halloween Event 2009
	Terror	Destroy the Banner of Terror during the Halloween Event 2009
	Monster Masher	Destroy the Banner of Mayhem during the Halloween Event 2009
	Monstrous	Defeat the Greater Mystic Aspect during the Halloween Event 2009
	Festive	Login during the Winter Event 2009
	Lord / Lady of Winter	Defeat Lord Winter during the Winter Event 2009

See Also

• Badges by Issue
• Issue 16