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Yeah, but not all in one go.

And yes, real world groups are still around. That's also entirely missing the point; i.e. a number of countries have gone to war over real world events that are on a similar scale to the event on the forums. We, as players, do not have the ability to make such huge changes as would be required of the original death toll. I thought we'd settled that.

Yes, for a number of reasons;

1) Everyday problem that is hard to combat due to secretive nature, shady individuals and stealth. The typical sort of thing Heroes try and fight against. Is it something that can happen everyday and most average people not even know it's going on? You bet!

2) Unless you try and smuggle, say, an entire country somewhere, it's believable, and should also have believable consequences. PPD attacks? Sure. Longbow? Very possible. The odd Hero? If it's sensitive to them, maybe.

The reason the 1000 dead school children was blown out of the water was because of the huge implications it would have simply had to have had in character. Namely, outright war, mobilisation of the US army (9/11 only had 1k worth more casualties, and children are always a sensetive topic) and the obliteration of an entire SG pretty much without question, because there would be no other way around it without utterly, utterly godmoding both the game world and Heroes characters.

Human trafficking? Horrible, sure, but also an 'everyday' crime.
Believe me, people didn't shout down the St Johns thing- ok, I didn't shout down the St Johns thing because 'oh god, think of the children!' but simply because it was impossible for people to not notice, and would have meant the unequivical destruction of the Court. I doubt all it's players would be happy to be told that 'Hey, due to this you have to kill off your toons, sorry.'

Fullmetal Alchemist steal
Out of curiosity, is it anywhere near possible to make an Amestrian military styled uniform in game?

If you're on the EU servers, that'd work
And it's Tech, not Techno! XD

Meh, point. But you knew who I was talking about

Anyway, I'd say Dev canon is final, yeah. Possibly within reason, such as the 'no supers before the opening of Pandoras box' part. Although even then, Cimerora show's that was false, so...
Blarg. Yeah, I try and stick within canon, it's safest. Although where the's gaping holes (Kheldians!) sometimes you have to improvise.

Expression: Disbelief
Subject: Double Mention
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Reinstate Suggestion: Next Epic Archetype
Subject: Rikti Archetype
Possibilities: Vast
Epic levels: Initiate crank: Scale = Eleven

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Sentimant: Appreciated. Level: Greatly
Self: Honoured. Reason: Specific rememberance

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Reason: City of Heroes appearance: Neglected zone: Europe
Sincere request: Attendance. Locale: British:slash:European conventions
Result: Reach target: Wider audience

All your Base: Status: Belong to Us
Lineage of War: Superior
Human: Insert sarcasm: Soldiers: Inferior

Castable range?
Acid Mortar isn't a targetted locational. It spawns on your location.

What Birdy said. If you two are going to start again, take it to PMs. Don't get a perfectly good thread locked, thanks.

OT. Really, anything I could add has already been said pretty well. It's a shared environment. Do as you would be done by, etc etc

Stop. Getting. My. Hopes up!!

Gah! *throws self out of thread and runs away*

Speculation is bad for me!

This is obviously not factoring in the Arachnos hit teams, Bane Spider Strike units and Flyer carpet bombing runs

That said, I do like it, lovely bit of art there. Sticking in a village hidden the other side of the hills behind the Uni would be quite cool.

Their NPCs, and 'End Bosses' for that matter. No ones playing them. And no, actually, no NPC has DB, guns and martial arts. Some may have a weapon set and another combat set; that's because it avoids re-draw. Maelstrom, for example, has DP/Martial Arts, but wouldn't be given DP/DB. That breaks the re-draw rule. Heck, Kadabara Kill (*RUDE WORDS*) has three sets; Gravity/Kin/Empath irrc. But none of them have re-draw.

The reason players don't get free combinations...well, just look at the other Super Hero MMO. That has free combinations. And it seems about as far from balanced as it can without actively trying.
If Arch Villain/Hero level foes weren't b@stardisingly nasty pieces of work 1) Where would the achievement be in beating them? 2) People would complain they were too easy.

Also, the NPCs that the Devs borrow the names of (and yes, borrow. David Nakayama picked Noble Savage, for example, after the development was done.) don't actually obey the AT laws that apply to players. 'Defender' and 'Mastermind' are only the closest approximation. Recluse is actually more of a level 54 'Dark Lord' than a Mastermind. Heck, 'Archvillain' is probably a better AT description, because that means an NPC, which means more set freedom.

Lies. Everyone knows that fire is great protection.

After all;

I still wouldn't say 'no one', because that's a lot of no one.

But that a majority weren't using it is a much more viable arguement

That's impressive, because I've never been able to choose an invisible second power choice in the secondary, where you only get one option...

Yeah, because MMs don't have that either.
Sorry? Go To? The most broken pile of junk that doesn't even work, because they tend not to move to locations that are within a few feet and also don't ever stay where you tell them to?

/Growls in corner