Zortel

Only way I can think of a transfer character system working? If CoH 2 or V2 or whatever was without levels, then the option to register characters of yours to be imported in, giving you the name, costumeand a boost to your skills and abilities that doesn't make you lord over newcomers, but means you aren't starting completely bare.

I'd love to see a system where we have our AT's, but instead of Primary and Secondary sets we can custom each power. So say, Scrapper you can give yourself a melee attack with a blade that swirls in darkness, say with an animation like Flashing Steel, that does Lethal/Negative Damage.

Have a look about for laptops that have HD-DVD drives in, you can usually get them as a bit of a bargain due to having 'obselete' tech inside.

Nah, Warlock blasted apart one of the SPIDER units the Shadow Cabinet fronted. Josie Ironside used her robots to draw some fire from it away from the Towers, other than that it teleported safely away when the grid came back online.

I do believe that they are conflicting, which means if you're a 24+ month vet you only get that, and the badge gives you nothing else of use.

"If you mess with me, I'll eat your soul."

"Right. I'm just going to go over here then."

It's like the dark, brooding characters who sit in dark tavern corners glowering at people, and then complain that no one is RP'ing with them. People don't tend to socialize with those with such attitudes. At least those with common sense.

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Btw, Raven, some RP characters can avoid getting their soul stolen/burned, so it can't be called godmodding, depending on the character.

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... I'm not sure I follow your logic. So you can steal someone's soul, but that's okay because you can't steal some character's souls?

"It's not godmodding, just that your character has no ability to prevent it, so I can!"

"I can smash your sandcastle in and you can't stop me because I'm bigger than you."

Yes, you can, but that doesn't mean you -should-, because at the day no one will want to play in the sandbox when you're in there, or go to other sandboxes, simply to avoid having their sandcastle ruined.

It's like having a blind archer get his sight back magically, or someone ressurecting Cindersnap's parents, or bringing Madame Midknight back from the dead. It ruins people's characters and isn't good etiquette.

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The answer to that one, btw, is 'NO!' Roleplay is (or should be) consensual, and it's also perfectly within the character of a SG leader to decide that he doesn't want two obnoxious braggarts in his group and kick you. You claim it was IC, well, complaining about it and chucking you out is IC too. Most people don't like behaviour like that. They avoid it, or they incarcerate the perpetrators if they can find a reason to do so.

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Indeed. Anyone in the Unity Vigil or New Vigilants found acting illegally and compromising the moral, ethical and legal integrity of the group get dealt with to the full extent of the law and are removed from the group. Happened to Ultimune (Went Rogue), happened to Doctor Mechano (Went Hero, got arrested, went rogue and broke himself out of jail.)

If a character in the UV started going on about eating souls and torturing like that, they'd be dealt with as the situation requires.

Usually ends in the Zig.

Bravo AP, put so much better than I could muster the eloquence for. Give yourself something nice as a reward, and for the lulz I got.

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My problem often with meeting players with GODly characters are "What are the odds meeting a God in D?" It should be none. Cause Gods usually have other things to do then hang around in bars .

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Such as having intimacies with mortals, animals, each other, relatives, turning themselves into animals to do the above, drinking Ambrosia, waging battle and telling tales...

So pretty much -like- Pocket D then. :P

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

I was more refering to the text you posted, where the Son of Ares hit Other Guy who is actually a woman, having read the text fully.

I like to let grudges simmer, it enhances the flavour. Burn me once with such things and I'm always wary. Still, just in case I have slighted you somehow, here, five minutes of work.

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19:03:28 Son of Ares: Greetings The Phantoms
19:03:52 The Phantoms: Greetings, mortals.
19:03:59 Son of Ares: mortals?
19:04:06 The Phantoms: Yes, Mortal.
19:04:08 Son of Ares: do you know who i am?
19:04:08 Other Guy: Say wha-?
19:04:15 The Phantoms: .....No, I do not.
19:04:45 Son of Ares: then bow down, i am the son of Ares, and i am gifted at killing, maybe you will be next for your insult
19:04:54 The Phantoms: I cannot die.
19:05:27 The Phantoms: Mabye temporarily remain in a form of statis, but not die.
19:05:37 Son of Ares: ofcourse you can, my blade was forged to sever immortallity
19:05:37 Other Guy: What the [censored] are you on about?
19:05:39 The Phantoms: I hold respect for one who demands that sort of authority.
19:05:55 The Phantoms: So, I do respect you, I simply assumed you were a mortal.
19:06:01 Other Guy: *Yawns*
19:06:17 Son of Ares: *backhands Other Guy* "Quiet"
19:06:32 Son of Ares: Assumptions kill my friend
19:06:34 The Phantoms: ....Yes, I repsect you.
19:06:47 The Phantoms: Hmm. You make a valid point.
19:07:07 Other Guy: Are you retarded or summit?
19:07:20 The Phantoms: ...Are you?
19:07:41 The Phantoms: I am Me, Demon of the satanic creed.
19:08:03 The Phantoms: ....Oh, and I enjoy burning souls.
19:08:05 Son of Ares: I Am Kalliades son of Ares, Demi-God of War
19:08:15 Other Guy: Your also modest
19:08:20 Son of Ares: And i enjoy pain, suffering and killing
19:08:30 The Phantoms: Hah! Demons are not made for modesty.
19:08:34 The Phantoms: I enjoy those also.
19:08:43 Other Guy: I enjoy sex, stealing and drinking, now the introductions over oh mighty overlord, shut the [censored] up.
19:09:10 Son of Ares: but can you do it with great skill, and should we prove ourselves on Other Guy?
19:09:22 The Phantoms: I would enjoy that.
19:09:37 Son of Ares: would you mind joining me in the base?
19:09:44 Other Guy: [censored] no
19:09:58 The Phantoms: ....He enjoys cursing, I see.
19:11:33 The Phantoms: ...oh, and yes, Im already there.
19:11:45 Other Guy: You two are [censored] weird
19:11:52 The Phantoms: You can talk.
29-2008 19:12:27 Other Guy: I can also kick the [censored] outta smart mouths like you, I didnt sign up to take [censored] by some demi-god up his own [censored]
19:12:34 Son of Ares: i suppose it is instinct for it?
19:12:56 The Phantoms: I hate it when they complain. It makes killing them so very irritating
19:13:35 Son of Ares: i think it is more fun, you have to work so very hard for that final scream for mercy, so satifying....
19:13:47 The Phantoms: Well, that is the good part, yes.
19:13:54 Other Guy: Do you two ever get laid?
19:14:01 Son of Ares: [censored] is good
19:14:04 The Phantoms: Yes, actually.
19:14:08 The Phantoms: I do.
19:14:20 Other Guy: [censored] makes sense, no one would willingly give you a [censored]
19:14:29 The Phantoms: *sighs*
19:14:36 The Phantoms: which is more than I can say for you.
19:15:14 The Phantoms: Is he always this annoying?
19:15:14 Other Guy: You [censored] kiddin' me?, ive had more sex than your ever gonna get
19:15:16 Son of Ares: i could have any one, i can mind control anyone, i could force you and make it seem like you actually love me
19:15:40 Other Guy: He?, you [censored] retards havent even heard a womans voice have you?, let alone screw her, im a woman you retarded [censored]
19:16:01 The Phantoms: ......Really? you sound like a man...
19:16:12 Other Guy: More of a man than you'll ever be
19:16:37 The Phantoms: Well, Man is but a title for a puny human, is it not?
19:16:39 Son of Ares: oh come now
19:17:20 Son of Ares: Man is but a creation of my whim
19:17:27 Other Guy: Riiight..
19:18:02 The Phantoms: You created man?....
19:18:09 The Phantoms: I highly doubt as much.
19:18:13 Son of Ares: by accident
19:18:30 Son of Ares: along with Hades and Hephaestus, we got bored
19:18:44 The Phantoms: ....well, thats more likely. What right thinking god, would make something so worthless and insignificant.
19:19:12 Other Guy: it is fun being worshipped
19:19:25 The Phantoms: ...And feared, that is rather amusing.
19:19:47 Son of Ares: feared?
19:20:00 The Phantoms: Not many exactly worship demons, do they.
19:20:05 The Phantoms: Not anymore, anyway.
19:20:18 Other Guy: Where the [censored] is Someone Else?, I aint takin' this [censored].
19:20:37 The Phantoms: Is the human always this annoying?
19:20:42 Son of Ares: Someone Else is 'mislaid in time'
19:20:50 Other Guy: Then [censored] this
19:20:53 The Phantoms: Mislaid?...
19:21:20 Other Guy: I signed up cus' Someone Else gave me a good job offer, and pay was aight, but I aint working with retarded [censored] like you two, later, not.
19:21:31 Other Guy has quit the Super Group
19:22:00 The Phantoms: Well, that was strange.

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Seems Other Guy was somewhat jaded to the prospect of being around demigods and demons and being looked down upon by them, and decided to get out of Dodge.

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Let's take it into terms of actual superheroes/supervillians; Superman can kill Batman, so that terms of power should be the same in a MMO, shouldn't it? Otherwise it's not really superheroes and supervillians, is it?

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Superman doesn't backhand Batman around during conversation, and if we go by DCAU is on at least good manners terms with Batman, and doesn't spend all the time talking about how strong or powerful he is and what he can do or has done.

Ares was blathering on and being so very, very, very modest, I'm not surprised someone would get fed up with that.

Filter your text before posting it, that's way too jam packed with unneeded text to read.

This is also the kind of question I'd expect from you, I remember when your blind character leaned over a bar in plain sight of people and bar staff and openly stole drinks.

Regarding the Base Teleporter... are you a 24 month Veteran? As I've checked as soon as I got on one of my characters with that badge, and they have the Base Teleporter, but the Vet Reward.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

Laws are stupid.

NCNC should just go to court, nod and say "Hey, what about Blizzard? Mythic? EA? Funcom? Gravity? Square Enix? They're all doing these, and oh look, some of them have had products out before us that 'infringe on these patents'.

It's already annoying when you're playing with friends and get a mission in a Hazard Zone like Crey's or Dark Astoria and either have to do another mission or get them to switch to a character that can enter.

Ignore them, don't kill other's enjoyment of the game.

Things to prevent friends from teaming? No thanks. And PRAF, Crazy Dragon has a point. Hazard Zones are just that, zones that are hazardous, which is why normal population isn't allowed in there, and it restricts heroes of certain levels. To make Peregrine be limited to 40+, they'd need to come up with a reason why.

I assumed they tried that with the 'couldn't be caught alone' bit, Londoner.

Plus then we have the AT's. CoV ones are more hybrid for PVP, where as CoH ones fall more into the holy trinity type, Tank, Damage, Healer.

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Well when I play a buffer i rarely forget to apply the critical ones like SB and CM to nomelees. So even it would be much easier to make duration controllable it's the buffer skill (no laziness the most) that makes the game. Not so rarely I have a kinetic on board that says "ask for sb if u wanna get it". My response to him is if u don't want to be a buff [censored] don't play a buffer, and if I am team leader he get instant kick.

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As the poster above me stated, some people -hate- getting Speed Boost as due to PC performance issues or map it makes controlling their character difficult. An attitude like yours isn't conductive to encouraging these people to play.

It's simply saying 'If you want me to Speed Boost you, let me know' so as to not chuck it on people who would suffer for it.

You on Union or Defiant by the way? Just so I can avoid with teaming with someone who'll kick for such a stupid reason.

Yeah, that is something I do find annoying. It means having to find teams in the earlier levels to get the badges on Zortel. Also, some of the missions that you can get temp powers from, like the Cryo Armour.

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My main problem comes when i cant think of a story that works well with 'unsynergised' powers even for PvE, such as a fire/kin.

[/ QUOTE ] Kinetic control lets her vibrate molecules to cause ignition, allowing them to create and shape fire. They can also use their talents to increase their own speed and decrease that of others, weaken others to strengthen their attacks by inhibiting their momentum, and seal wounds together.

They can either gain their powers through mutation, specialized magic, some kind of piece of technology or other such sciency backgorunds, or they may just be naturally capable of that feat.

I can't play a character without a concept in mind. The backstory either falls into place or it doesn't. As for my actual biography box in game, it's empty on some characters as I'm lazy and forget to fill them in.

I simply cannot make a character and just play as a character in a game. They need to be 'real'.

[u]Cindersnap - 2358 St John's Church, Steel Canyon, Christmas Eve.[u]

The hero known as Cindersnap, leader of the New Vigilants, member of the Unity Vigil, actor, teen icon, object of fangirl adoration, [censored] teen role model and so on was dressed in his Sunday finest, a stylish black suit with white shirtas he walked down the aisle, arm in arm with his boyfriend.

Robert Judge, son of ultra conservative televangalist extreme Christian TV personality Gary Judge, was dressed in dark grey, with a light grey shirt and dark tie, and was quite happy to follow on Ryan's arm, his head resting against his shoulder.

It had taken Robert quite a fair bit of searching to find a church that was open to their choice of relationship, but Reverend Adams had soon become quite a close friend to the pair, with them coming to help out with the church in their free time. The Reverend himself smiled as they headed to sit at the pews.

The blond and brunette pair sat side by side as they attended Midnight Mass for the first time together, and Ryan's first in many years. The blond haired hero had lapsed in his faith after a series of accidents bereft him of his family, and it was only now with Rob's help he was finding God again.

His hand had slipped into his boyfriends, holding it gently as they sang the hymns and listened to the Reverend speak on the importance of family, of friends, and of faith in the Lord Almighty at the darkest time of the year. To be good unto others and to offer kindness and hope. Ryan's work with the New Vigilants and as a hero in his own right was doing just that.

Robert was smiling for the first time in years of Midnight Mass. Free from his more conservative family, the liberal young Christian didn't have to listen to denounciations of 'sinners' and the creeping decay of morality and faith. He was in a place where people cared for one another as it was the good thing to do, the right thing to do, and the Christian thing to do. A church that reflected the changing times, that taught the Bible in an interpretation closer to his own of being good and kind and loving more important than who you loved or what you ate or shaved or grew in your garden.

"You okay?" Ryan whispered into Rob's ear, just before the closing hymn was due to start.

"No, Ryan..." Robert whispered back before smiling, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. "I'm great."

"And now for our final hymn, if you would all rise to sing 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'."

Hand in hand, the pair rose up from their seats, joining in with the others in the church.

"Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!""

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It was later on in the evening. Outside the large house belonging to Gary Judge in the suburban outskirts of Founder's Falls, Ryan Andrew's Unity Puma idled, the advanced energy powered engine not even making a sound as the black and orange car waited.

Inside, Ryan was sharing quite a passionate kiss with Robert, their coats and jackets on the back seat as they embraced on the middle seat in the front of the car.

"Dinner, movie, church, cafe?" Robert grinned, taking a long breah as they broke the kiss. "You sure know how to treat a guy, Ryan."

"What can I say? I know what us guys like. Steak, hats, sport, and women.... wait, scratch some of them." Ryan grinned, before sighing as he pulled Robert in close again. "I can understand spending time with your family this Christmas, and I know your dad's not exactly my biggest fan... still, we'll see each other on Saturday, right?"

"Absolutely, Ryan." Robert replied with a serious expression, his hands going to cover his boyfriend's. "We can open our presents, have our own little Christmas dinner... emphisis on the little, otherwise we might explode, and just chill out."

"Sounds like a plan to me. I'll TiVo us anything that's good." He said, running his fingers through Rob's dark hair. "And I'll call tomorrow, of course, and be waiting for yours. Assuming the New Vigilants don't wrap me in tinsel for a laugh."

"I'm sure they'll be fine, and besides, you've got a busy day tomorrow, you should get some rest soon." Rob smiled, kissing him again. "Thanks for this.."

"No, thank you... go on, get to bed and sleep well, hun. Give your family my regards if you think it wouldn't cause them to recoil in horror." Ryan poked a finger into Robert's stomach, chuckling away.

"I will, night Ryan, take care and drive safely. Text me when you get home." The young man said, slipping out of the car after retrieving his belongings.

"Always do. Puma, set mode middle drive." Ryan said, the high tech car's steering wheel and dashboard sliding across to sit in the middle of the car. He watched and waved as his partner went towards his house and disappeared in the front door, before the engine hummed with life as he pulled away.

"BODICIA, Cindersnap calling in, anything that needs a hero's attention?"

"All through the city, not a criminal is stirring, not even the Cullinary Killer. I believe he may be reducing a sauce though." The AI's feminine voice replied over the car speakers.

"Alright, turning in for the night... see you bright and early tomorrow morning, BODICIA. First New Vigilant's Christmas... it's going to be hell on earth."

"I cannot wait." BODICIA remarked dryly, as Ryan's car sped off across Argosy Highway, the AI's voice replaced by some of Ryan's favourite holiday tunes.

((Post one, post all, good friends! Fill this thread with yuletide tidbits of characters doing what they do!))

[u]BODICIA - Unity Base, 2345 Christmas Eve[u]

"Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the Towers, not a creature was stirring, not even a-" BODICIA's voice cut off from speaking to herself as she directed part of her conciousness at the Vigilance Tower lobby. "Tabby, do not even -think- of sneaking out to climb the tree."

"Showrry!" The girlcat said, stopping her prowling.

"So you should be. Now, off to your room." BODICIA directed, one of the nighttime lights brightening to direct her to the elevator.

"Me bored tho!" Tabby complained, wadering towards it.

"Go to sleep then."

"Can't, too cite-ed!"

"Excited, yet bored. What a combination. How about a compromise then?" BODICIA said, before holding back a sigh as Tabby looked up at the ceiling with a confused, questioning expression.

"Go back to your room and watch something on your Personal Terminal, and I'll send up some chicken, ... 'parcel mice' and whatever else I can direct one of the Vigilants to-"

BODICIA trailed off, watching Tabby eagerly scamper towards the elevator with a big, toothy grin on her face.

"Some people are easy to please..."

Settling down again, her focus returned to the small Alsatian puppy on her lap, her chrome fingers slowly stroking over the young dog's fur. Noodles was sleeping, enjoying the warm metal of BODICIA's thigh against his belly. Idling processes in her mind began their sweep of the towers once more, noting the vital signs in people's rooms, the full security camera feed, the feed from all the Vigilants in the tower.

A group of Unity Vigil members were in their cafeteria, drinking mulled wine and laughing away as they feasted on equal helpings of friendship and festive foods. She pondered on joining them, but... tonight the AI felt like being alone (save for her puppy).

"I just do not understand them at times, Noodles." She lamented, letting the hours while away with her mind focused on all her pressing and not so pressing concerns and duties. She noted some people waking up at various early times in Vigilance Tower, keeping an eye on their vitals. Some went back to bed, others decided to surf the internet or watch TV, or both in some cases thanks to Picture in Picture. She noted a few students sneaking back to their own rooms after a late night out. Or time in another students room.

Leaning back into her throne, fiber optics hanging down to connect to her back, the AI felt like smiling. "Never a boring day with humans..." She said out loud, before Coldplay's Viva la Vida came across several of her audio channels, streamed directly from online. BODICIA settled in for the night shift to continue, bound by duty and necessity to continue her tasks.

"A merry christmas to all, I suppose." Was whispered quietly across all the comms channels.