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You know what would really make this idea pop?


Have it happen on Friday.

I went with the old standby of "Brain-In-a-Jar-On-a-Cyborg-Gorilla"...



But then, I'm a traditionalist.

So I've surfed around and read some guides, many of which are a bit dated. I decided to come straight to the source and get your ideas.

I'm playing a redside Defender. FF/NRG with Flight and Stealth pools. Due to the scarcity and 'quality' of teams lately, personal survivability is important. On the other hand, I do enjoy having a bag of tricks to draw from.

From a thematic standpoint (yes I'm one of THOSE people), my character doesn't fully understand the item that gives him his power. He's learned to produce a number of effects and is always finding more. Mace Mastery is right out. Pretty much anything else would fit.

I'm thinking Power, Psy, or Elec. What do you think?

As always, thank you in advance for any input.

Mercy is where the Pretty begins

You need Frostfire's lawyer. That guy walks every time.

Yes, the connection problems were miserable, but to all of you who couldn't log on, you didn't miss much.
I was on all weekend, Heroside and Villainside, all manner of AT's all kind of levels, Sg or no, several servers. You'd think it would be easy to find a team during an event like this. Still, no invites, no one LFT. The few teams I did get were hopeless. Special thanks to the lvl 9 turd who begged his way on to our lvl 40+ duo and zeroed my xp.
This was seriously pathetic. The amount of time I spent waiting for people to get organized just so I could earn little or no XP was horrible.
If this is the best our player base can manage on an event that I have never seen the like of on any other MMO, then this is going in the tank fast.

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With Marvel characters, they have about 2 powers at most, like Spiderman having Webshooting and Wall-Climbing.

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Heh. You make Spiderman sound like some kind of Monkey-Putz like The Toad or Jettison Man

Now, seriously. Nice work on both pieces. They look great

Is that a Mardun on your shoulder? Or are you hearing the voice of Kip Winger telling you not to steal that pack of Skittles?

Arthur Adams
Michael Turner
Michael Golden

I'm in. Speedy FTW!

Ask and ye shall recieve...

Break Through

Post deleted by X_Porter 'cause he's a jerk sometimes.

Short answer? No.

Grats, CB! That's an awesome piece.

Ha! Now THAT'S funny.

Good luck to you (us) beating the deadline.

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Randomizer
There are several random name generator sites out there. Seventh Sanctum is one of the better ones, IMO. It lets you put in choices about your hero's powers and gives you several suggestions. You'll probably find something you can work with before too long.



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You know, this is worth taking a look at just for entertainment value. I'm tempted to make a character named "Girl Lad" now.

Another thing to consider is adding an honorific to your name.
"Doombolt" is taken? (Big surprise) Try "Lord Doombolt", "General Doombolt", "Doctor", "Professor", "Bishop" (Bishop? Hmmm....)

Other descriptive terms can work as well. Try "The Dread Doombolt", "Doombolt the Dire", etc. Note that these won't always mesh well with the titles you can get later on, but if you already got 'em, you already got 'em.

And I'll add this last bit just because it bothers me SOOOO much. Do NOT expect to be taken seriously if you substitute numbers for letters in your name. Please people, there are enough words in the English language (and French, and German, Latin, etc.) that you shouldn't have to mangle them for lack of selection.

Oh, a postscript. I'm typing this while watching my 24" Zenith console TV. Woodgrain finish, the channels on the DIAL go from U1 to 13. Thing's over 20 years old and still going, but you should see the mess of cables in the back required to accomodate the DVD, Digital Cable, and PS2.

I didn't want to be the one to bust this out, but "They don't make 'em like that anymore"

Wow. This is the first thread that I felt I had to comment on. I love you guys!
Trying to put this in semi-chronological perspective...

-I remember HR Puffnstuff, Dr. Shrinker, and Sigmund and still get snippets of theme songs running through my head

-I had Mego action figures of Mr. Spock, Spiderman, Captain America, and several "Planet of the Apes" figures (FYI Spock in a Gorilla Guard costume made a great villain)

-I remember "Planet of the Apes" minus Marky Mark

-I had a number of 12" G.I. Joes. One had a pullstring to talk ("Medic! Get that stretcher over here!") a couple had Kung-Fu grip and that creepy hair stubble stuff, and I had a few odd ones like The Atomic Man, Bullet Man, and The Intruder

-I remember being able to call a character "The Intruder" without feeling dirty

-I had a Spiderman/Captain America Ricochet Racer set that you couldn't market today because it looked like a sniper rifle

-I'm thinking of making a reptilian character called "Sleestak"

-I stayed up late to watch Evel Kneivel hurt himself a number of times

-I had Evel Kneivel action figures and vehicles ( I loved the dragster with the drogue chute)

-Six Million Dollar Man figure with various playset/accessories including the then-hi-tech crystal radio backpack? You know it

-I couldn't sleep after seeing "The Death Probe-Part One"

-I remember being able to say "Death Probe" without feeling dirty

-"Sinbad" once meant "cool movie with animated skeletons and Shiva staues" and not "Jingle all the Way"

-I saw "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" at a DRIVE -IN. Same with "Star Wars", "Empire", and "Jaws"

-I'm still afraid to go back in the water

-Nicholas Hammond is Spiderman

-The original Battlestar Galactica was cool (Total crush on Maren Jensen). Manimal, not so much

-Pong console with woodgrain finish? Check. Atari 2600 with every game I could beg, borrow, or steal? Check. Media blitz and waiting in line when Pac-Man was released? Check. Kick your butt at River Raid? Check

-ROM: Spaceknight

-I remember the first time I tried AD&D. I was so excited that instead of being just a "Fighter" or an "Elf" I made an "Elf Fighter-Magic User-Thief" With a halberd, of course, because it did d10 damage

-All my friends had AppleII's and I had a C-64. Sure I couldn't play "Aztec", but i got "Jumpman", "Sword of Fargoal", and "Temple of Apshai". WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?

-Villains and Vigilantes. The basis for almost every character I've made on this game.

-Marvel Superheroes RPG. The legend continues

-WWF Raw for Playstation. Learn to make cheesy characters in a videogame.

-Present day. Coh/CoV addicted

-When on a team and I hear someting like,"I'll pull" followed by,"I'll Tank" I have to add," And I'll form the Head!"

Thanks to all of you for the trip down memory lane. remember, maturity is just knowing when you can act immature.