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I got one up to about 28 before losing interest and deleting the toon.
Soloing close to even con diff was fine, but on teams it got the point that I was getting overwhelmed by mobs too quickly and my heals weren't keeping me alive. Ymmv and all that though. -
Quote:Sure! Anyone interested in showing off their supervillainy is encouraged to show up.Originally Posted by SuperFerret
Is this open to those already in a villain group?
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The Invictus Imperium presents the first ever "Who Wants to be a Supervillain?" IC Costume and Bio Contest.
Who: Sponsored by The Invictus Imperium RP heavy VG, a new group of comic book style powermonger supervillains.
What: An IC costume/bio contest. Think of it as an open call to show up for a job interview, but with a capes and more blatant megalomania.
Contestants will be judged based on the comic book supervillain quality of 4 factors-
Name
Costume
Bio. (Please note that a character without a bio will be ineligible.)
In-character actions
Winner gets 5 million influence. Honorable mention gets 2 million.
When: Sunday, July 25th, starting at 9PM, EST. Length of the contest depends on the number of contestants.
Where: Fort Darwin, Mercy Island.
Why: The Rogue Isles need a better class of criminal!
Check invictusimperium.guildlaunch.com or contact @the new black or @rpangel1 with any questions. Hope to see you there! -
Godmode level characters. Y'know, super Mary Sues who are something like
-the richest person on the planet
-the most powerful magic user on the planet
-characters so uber-powerful they can beat every PC and NPC in the game with a pinky. And they have a list for the latter to tell you when they did.
Quick story.
So I was running through D a while back, and I saw a friend talking to PC A, PC B, and PC C, all people I didn't recognize. Cool, I think to myself, I'll approach and get some RP going. But as I lurk to get an idea of where the conversation is going, my friend logs. Ah crap, well, I'll stick around anyway. Then PC B says something OOC to the effect of "I need a few minutes. I got worked into a corner with the cosmic level stuff." as PC C wanders off. Erm, well, that's unusual, I think, but what the hell, might as well introduce myself.
So I walk up and ask about the character that just logged to get the conversation going. We chat a bit, and the subject shifts to magic. PC A (a defender with a Lighty McPowerbright type name who was just wearing a suit) then says IC
"Don't you know who I am?"
Now I think at the time I was on a demon summoner female character, white skin, red and black armor (cliche, I know, but it's intentional). But I had no clue who I was talking to. Didn't recognize anything about the character or the global. So I says something like "Um, no?"
And then the guy floats up and uses a neat costume change to turn into something like a Diablo angel, a male energy body with feather wings. The guy then says something like "You still don't recognize me?" I'm still at a loss for where he's going with this. Then he says.
"I'm the Fallen Angel, Lucifer Morningstar."
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@_@
Taking a few moments to recover from my spit-take, I realize this guy was really claiming to be RPing Satan. Not just ANY demon or fallen angel, or even Hercule Satan, but the FREAKING DEVIL HIMSELF. So... yeah... I humored the guy for a few minutes then ran for dear life out of Pocket D. -
I wasn't aware supergroups were broken, but there are some great ideas here.
I like the idea of having a thematic base with all the zone porters. Crafting tables would be great if I could ever remember what the @#$%^&* things look like. I'm also a heavy roleplayer too, so take that as you will.
Quote:This.Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
This, offline promotions and demotions,
/signed
want NAO, pretty please!
And hey, that'd be cool too while we're at it.Quote:Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
and name changes, and I'd be happy. I'd be ecstatic if they allowed mergers/acquisitions. -
Quote:Actually, there are ads for Marvel products in DC comics and vice versa, and I'm pretty sure ads for both in Dark Horse books, rather frequently these days. The funny thing about that, is that a higher up in DC has sworn that as long as Joe Quesada is EiC at Marvel there won't be any more crossovers between the two companies, due to some joke Quesada made against DC years ago.Originally Posted by je_saist
also, don't forget that if you drop by game.amd.com the splash screen rotates between CoH:GR and a few other games.
Again though, that's probably not the original poster's idea of "advertising"
One of the basic problems that Black Pebble has talked about before is some of the advertising opportunities players have expressed interest in... simply won't be happening. DC Comics is not about to allow a trailer for City of Heroes to be included with any Batman, SuperMan, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, etc. Production. You'd have to come up with a really good reason why DC Comics would want to "help" cross-promote a game that is a direct competitor to their own DC Universe Online.
By the same token, Marvel comics is never going to sign off on a trailer or advertisement of CoH accompanying the likes of Spider Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Avengers, or any other Marvel property.
Basically, you can just wholesale forget the entire idea of CoH being advertised alongside in-theater superhero movies, on-television superhero tv shows, and on dvd / blu-ray copies of superhero stuff from Marvel / DC Comics... which... come... on be honest here... is 95%+ of all superhero stuff released into such mediums. ... -
Quote:I always use something like CHV and I never ever ever use "CoX" to refer to this game.Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
I just imagined them over there saying:
"They're called "CoXers" for a reason, Felicia D."
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Quote:Oh I know. And I do. Though as far as I can tell, Facebook only checks for reasonable sounding last names.Originally Posted by KaliMagdalene
...You can use a pseudonym on Facebook. It's pretty much unenforceable. But yeah, this is one reason I'm not on Facebook myself.
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Ew. WoW forums are srs bsns, huh?
Yeah, bad idea. Cyberstalking and all that.
Me, I just -hate- my RL name, and will be switching to a stage name as soon as certain things finally take off. That's why I hate Facebook. None of my friends call me by my real name, if they even know what it is.
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Quote:Sound about right to me.Originally Posted by AlwaysAPrice
I think people tend to use them less to commit their style to a certain level than to indicate what they're not looking for.
"Light" I tend to regard as just casual IC banter while missioning. Not in it for storycrafting or character development, just livening up the game a little with some personality and primarily here to play.
"Heavy" would be your in-depth types who have a better idea of the history, personality, and motivations of their character. Extended storylines, developments that may have nothing to do with playable content and are created and resolved entirely through RP, etc.
Medium I don't really see used other than in the sense of "light to medium RP" or "medium to heavy RP", like a way of indicating "I mostly just do a little light RP but I'm open to more involved stories" or "I prefer heavy RP but I'm also fine just IC missioning".
Haven't actually had anyone define their style either of these ways in conversation with me, so I'm pretty much just throwing out my thoughts on how I'd use them. It's also possible some people use light/heavy to refer to the themes they prefer to deal with in their RP: light being more comedic/silly, heavy being darker/realistic.
Fwiw, I also attribute the whole Light/Medium/Heavy RP to be a measure of how often someone wants to do any kind of in-character stuff -
Quote:Hey, as long as I'm the one making the rules, I have no problem with a fascist dictatorship.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Citizen, much of your post contains information still classified as sensitive by the authorities.
The Seers request prompt editing action.
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The only times I intentionally skip training are on steamroller Pugs when the trainer/arbiter is exceedingly out of the way of the missions.
I usually don't bother slotting more than drops until level 20. For team centered toons I'll start IO sets in the 20's, and for solo friendly toons I don't start slotting IO sets until the upper 30's.
Quote:*cue Latin chanting*Originally Posted by Decorum
Golden Girl is one of a kind.
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Quote:Last I knew, save for Gordon, Batman's already on the wrong side of the law due to that whole vigilante thing. They're already after him.Originally Posted by BrandX
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And even if Batman killed Joker, everyone would change their tune, start calling Batman a killer and want him brought in for killing.
The difference here is that Gordon is a legitimate police officer. Bruce has taken up a personal crusade/vendetta to clean up Gotham as a vigilante.Quote:Originally Posted by BrandX
If Joker fixated on Commissioner Gordon, should Gordon give up his carreer, possibly never have another job, because Joker has fixated on him?
In this case, they let the Joker get away with a slap on the wrist.Quote:Originally Posted by BrandX
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Quote:I thought it was bad writing there too.Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
anyone remember magog in kingdom come? this convo reminds me of that.
Can't fathom why DC has decided to push the guy again. They should have left Magog as a take that against bad 90's characters. -
Quote:This, pretty much. I even started the Supreme Society RPVG around the whole superhumans taking over the world concept from Squadron Supreme.Originally Posted by Ms. Mesmer
It's probably even closer to Mark Gruenwald's Squadron Supreme limited series. Building off of the history of an alternate Earth that had been visited by heroes from the main Marvel Earth, which had no less than three incidents where the planet was taken over (at least one of which involved a limited nuclear exchange, if memory serves) in the very recent past. The titular Justice League analogues decide to take charge and create a Utopia, using whatever means are at their disposal. It's a great read, if you haven't already been exposed to it.
Strangely enough, given the article that inspired this thread, the Batman analogue resigns from the group in protest over the lengths that they are willing to go to in the construction of their Utopia.
I haven't read all the background on Praetorian Cole or pre-JMS Hyperion, but from what I know the two do seem to have a lot in common. -
Quote:IC. GTFO is a bit of a paraphrase.Originally Posted by BrandX
Well, was it IC or OOC that Agonus was told to GTFO?
The two characters were talking about something like watching over people that needed help. Serious-ish, non-goofy stuff. I was on Lord Agonus at the time, in a black business suit and the white mask in my forum avatar. Aggie is also a serious-ish character.Quote:Originally Posted by BrandX
I mean, public RP is one thing, assuming the characters would be the type to just say "hey new person we never met" is silly.
At the same time, lets assume they were that type, what sort of toon did Argonus have?...
I tried to get a conversation going about the various ways of dealing with the common man. The other two characters were having none of it. -
Quote:Heh. I fully intend to keep trying. Bit of a masochist that way.Originally Posted by Knightslayer
It's pretty hit and miss.
I've had some good RP conversations in all kinds of places (while just standing around on the Grandville docks, while talking with friends IC outside the Facemaker's on Cap when strangers just wander by and join in, and a few other instances).
So don't let it get to you, you're probably better off without people like those anyway Agonus.
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Quote:He does do that, last I knew anyway. But there's some goofy explanation, don't remember if it's been implied or outright stated, for Gotham being so thoroughly corrupted that it doesn't seem like he gets an edge.Originally Posted by Starjammer
You're kidding, right? Bruce Wayne has billions of dollars and the most influential name in Gotham. If his goal was to clean up the city, he could do so with endowments and bought elections.
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Quote:Batman's taken the burden on himself to thwart the Joker's schemes. The Joker's been depicted as having made it -personal- with Batman. Bruce knows this. Bruce also knows how homicidal the Joker is. And he also knows that when he catches the Joker and gets him put in Arkham, the Joker will get out again and kill again.Originally Posted by Starjammer
That assumes that Batman is morally responsible for the Joker's actions. He's not, no matter how many times they do their dance.
When Batman stops at having the Joker go through Arkham's revolving door, he is partially responsible for what happens when the Joker gets out and kills again to get Batman's attention. Batman -could- stop the cycle, saving the lives of the people the Joker will kill the next time he gets out, but Bruce doesn't do it.
Batman -was- responsible for having something similar done to Prometheus, though I don't remember if it was in Arkham or not.Quote:Originally Posted by Starjammer
If you're going to go that route, Batman could equally well kill the staff at Arkham for not tranking the Joker into a coma when he is put away. They bear equal responsibility, no?
BS. Someone with Batman's iron, hell, adamantium will is stronger than that. I find it hard to believe that a guy with the willpower and determination that Bruce has been repeatedly shown to have would crack under that scenario.Quote:Originally Posted by Starjammer
Personal morality aside, the real reason that Batman doesn't start by killing the Joker is because it would not stop there. That's a road that Bats knows that he can't ever take even one step down. And the Joker knows it too, which is why he keeps trying to get Bats to take that step. -
Quote:When I get there and find out, I'll let you know, 'k?Originally Posted by Golden Girl
And at what point does the greater good become the greater evil?
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Quote:'Aye. That's the behind-the-scenes of the whole scenario.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
The Batman vs Joker example isn't really a very good one, as the Joker is simply too popular for the writers to kill off, so they're stuck in a cycle of having to have Batman win most of the time, as it's a superhero comic, while also needing to have the Joker on the lose because readers like that situation - so Batman is going to keep on arresting the Joker and the Joker is going to keep on escaping over and over and over again - because that's what the readers want - Batman winning and the Joker on the lose.
See, that's the thing, I'm cool with how they -used- to do the Joker, which is how you've described. Since then, they've kept turning the Joker's murderous tendencies up and up and up to the point that it makes Batman look bad for not killing the guy.Quote:Originally Posted by SwellGuy
I haven't been reading comics lately but I can only judge the Joker by the original use of him in the comics which was captured quite well in the Dark Knight and his use in the 70s and 80s.
That Joker was smart and deadly and always ready with a means to kill someone he wanted dead. Now granted since it is a written fiction they can always set it up that way too so it gets a bit hard to do a what if on these guys. But I have to think in the Dark Knight his little gimicks like switching the hostages and his gang in the tower and pre-planning getting caught to kill the squealer is more than just being unpredictable. -
Quote:If by villain you mean... how did that article put it... someone willing to shoulder the burden for the greater good, than yeah, sure!Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Only to a villain
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Quote:The ends justify the means.Originally Posted by EU_Damz
I think you have it a little backwards. It's supposed to be Joker's unpredictability that makes him so dangerous and hard to catch. Still, if it comes down to it, Black Adam, or Deathstroke, or freaking Catman, or just some random officer or gang member with a gun should be able to take out the Joker.Quote:Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Of course he has. And they try. And they die.
It isn't just that he is a complete madman, but he also seems to be on a par with Batman for out thinking his opposition. -
Quote:Gotham still looks to Batman to put the Joker away.Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
still not buying it. I agree that the third of fourth time somebody should have learned, that was the police and gotham justice system, not bats.
When was Bruce ever deputized?Quote:Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
bats acts as a deputized police officer, he is authorized to apprehend the criminal, not try him, and not to execute a sentence on him.
Batman's sworn to protect Gotham City. Bruce and the entire Bat Family have to know full well at this point that after they stop whatever scheme the Joker is up to, he'll get put in Arkham.Quote:Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
He is not responsible for a role that he does not take.and you should check the limitations of deadly force, they are a great deal more nuanced than how you present it here. clearly the joker presented numerous times when bats could have used that justification reactively to an attack, but once he neutralizes the threat,justifiable deadly force goes bye bye.
Then he gets out again.
Then he kills X people to get Batman's attention.
Then Batman stops him, again, and the whole process starts over again.
Merely throwing the Joker in a revolving door prison just stalls the Joker. It doesn't fix ANYTHING. That's part of why I hate the Joker's depiction in modern comics, he has WAAAY too high a body count for a schmuck with no powers. I don't buy that he hasn't pissed off -someone- by now who's more than willing to kill him. -
Quote:Ah. I seem to have misinterpreted what I've read then. So suggestions for IO sets and the like?Originally Posted by Deus_Otiosus
Don't focus on +regen bonuses, they're too small to make a difference in the ocean of regen that is RttC & Fast Healing.
Here should be your priorities for building a WP Brute, in order of importance:
- +Typed Def, starting with SM/L and branching out from there. (min 30% for SM/L, you can try for softcap but it requires sacrifices - I went for 30% +Darkest Night)
- +HP, this will increase your regen capabilities as a side effect.
- As much recharge as your primary requires to have a decent attack chain.