Ashcraft

Hello and Welcome to a special revenge edition of C! True Paragon Stories!

Today we tell the story of:

Moderator_08!

Making Eight

It was 1971 when a mysterious mystic power entered into the lives of a special few. Great power was unleashed upon them and weird and horrifying things were born on that cursed night...

Including the dreaded Mod_08.

Mod_08, being born in an era of hellish lights and sound, was a creature of dark intentions. Being not a mortal thing, he had no childhood. Instead, his first act upon our world was to kick some puppies. Eventually, he moved on from professional puppy punting and joined up as a Moderator for city of heroes.

Blah, Blah, Blah. Stuff happened.

Soon he was a terror upon the wilds of Pwnz and the great crusher of quote pyramids. No corner of the forums was free from his inevitable wrath! In his wake you could hear the wailing cries of n00bs, trolls and Cross-posters. Those that bowed to his tyrannical rule were given favors, many times in the form of the most hideous bribe a man can offer...cupcakes.


He was mean to me!

Knowing that I, your always trustworthy Ashcraft, was most definitely NOT a Rikti Spy,(My name even says so, you can't argue with that!) The vicious Mod_08 bestowed upon me a vicious lie in the form of a yellow title.

(Undeniable Proof that he is indeed a Rikti Spy -Mod08)

Such blatant character assassination could not go without reprise. I was forced to take my revenge upon the mightiest of the mighty and strike a blow against the lies and slander of the most despicable Mod_08. So, here before you I stand, in order to say unto all of you this great truth:

Mod_08 is a turd.

As always, this has been your completely human host, Pumpernickel Van Ashcraft for C! True Paragon Stories! Tune in next week as we unravel the past of another Hero or Villain!

I guess it was feeling frisky?

That is a dark, but good arc.

Hello and Welcome to C! True Paragon Stories!

Today we tell the story of:

Mr_Squid!

Unholy Union

Aghthugatgalu Squid is the offspring of a mortal man and a voracious sea creature. He was brought up in a quaint seaside village, where he learned all the skills a young hero would need in life. He learned the basics in ink-squirting, suction-cup crawling and the first levels of tentacle slapping from an old friend.

A New Home

After the waters of his hometown grew too dangerous for a young cephalopod, Mr. Squid moved to Paragon City. He enrolled in Mother Mayhem's Abandoned Mental Institution High, where his education in the ways of the sea monster continued.

"ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" His mother told us in her interview, "Hng'uathua ngrlg'ngh t'krghu fteghn'uiangh-ikh'raghn."

Truer words were never spoken. Mr. Squid did indeed have a rough time among all the land creatures he was forced to associate with. Things were not all bad, though, as Mr Squid sound found his place among the MMAMI High swim team.

Wet Work

After graduation, Mr. Squid had a hard time finding work in Paragon City. Heroes constantly stopped him on the street, trying to beat him into a bloody pulp and calling him 'Coralax.' He eventually found a job protecting underwater lairs from invading submarine fleets. He generally kept out of sight, re-evaluating his life and what it meant to be a Squid.

"I told him that he should be a hero, like his old man." His father confided in us, "People EXPECT you to be a freak of nature. It's part of what makes us such a success."

The Ink of Justice

Mr. Squid took his father's advice and placed his signature on a hero registration. He soon found that he had an unnatural talent for hero work. With the eldritch powers of his mother and quick reflexes of his father, Mr. Squid dominated his foes without even the slightest bit of tentacle fatigue.

He continues to fight crime to this very day, happily being the long, wet, squishy arm of justice.

This has been your host, Pumpernickel Van Ashcraft for C! True Paragon Stories! Tune in next week as we unravel the past of another Hero or Villain!

What he said.

I'm a writer and Ashcraft was the name of one of my favorite characters I've ever written. (Also the one people keep yelling at me to write more about. )

I'm fairly inconsistent when it comes to having a favorite class/race in the game. I do know I favor crowd control sets but not enough to define myself by them.

I like the tools for personal creativity. Costumes, Macros, Biographies, AE Arcs, Supergroup Bases. CoH is a hive of inspiration if you take the time, observe the players and ask about their stories.

As far as Improvements go, I'd like to see more new story arcs in the game. The two new ones for each side have only encouraged this want since there is a whole new set of tricks the devs can use in missions now.

Plenty. I've been around Paragon since a month after release so I got quite a few stories stacked up. I guess I'll pick one of each.

When the Hollows was fairly new and not long after Stone Armor got it's revamp, a friend and I took our Stone Tanks down to the Hallows entrance, hit Granite Armor and started giving advice and influence out to the new players as they entered the zone. Got some weird looks and plenty of questions.

As far as Adventures and truly 'feeling' like a hero, well...

There was a span of time when the Respec trials were severely broken. Insane waves of multiple bosses would flood down on the reactor and squish anyone who wasn't looking. Once again, I had my Stone tank and took a group down into the reactor. We got overrun by Freakshow tanks and wiped the entire team except for me. Everyone hit the hospital in IP and had the long, 15-20 minute run back. I sat there, herded the tanks, healed the reactor and kept everything busy until they all filed back into the mission. It was one of the first times I felt I actually 'Saved the Day.'

I have a loose group of people I play with. I'm not really tied down to a super-group, I like to be able to just jump around an hang out with whoever. I like helping people out, having fun and generally being social. I've made quite a few friends, in quite a few places while playing this game. There are a few I talk to weekly and sometimes daily, when able.

A friend who wouldn't leave me alone until I found one I liked.

Does Going Rogue count? Not really looking at many others, to be honest. CoH is sorta my home base as it doesn't have to be as big a time sink as most other MMO's tend to be.