Catastrophe

I agree with most of the others: melee archetypes (AT's) like Scrapper, Tanker, Brute are generally easier to play right-out-of-the-box. You'll then find that certain powersets and powerset combinations have their ups and downs in survivability and aesthetics. Generally though, the game is set up so ANY powerset combination of any archetype should be able to solo -- just not as easily or at as high of a difficulty level as the melee'ers can do it.

Personally, I liked learning the game as a Blaster. In the grand scheme of things, sure I was squishy, but it forced me to learn a little more strategy than if I was a Spines/Regeneration Scrapper (normally I'd say "no offense to the spines/regen scrappers", but, what the hell, you know you had it easy).

Hope you also don't deprive yourself from a lot of teaming. It's fun to see how different AT's and powersets interact with each other once you really get going.

Later on, you might find that you like solo'ing with a Defender, Controller, or Corruptor even more than with a melee'er. They just require a little more finesse.

Duh, they're inside watching football.

An interesting Sunday to say the least! Two 15-points-scored winners (Steelers, Dolphins), Megatron got robbed, Peyton threw for 3 TDs and 433 yds and LOST, Jerry's Cowboys suffered defeat in DC after a Holding call ended the game, Vick ran for 100 yds and created a QB controversy, and Leonard Weaver's knee bent in a way that would make Gumby cringe!

Tonight's Monday Night Football openers (Ravens@Jets, Chargers@Chiefs) will determine this week's prize winner. If Anquan Boldin lights it up, Shnax (WRs = 31 pts) could potentially pass up the Bio Hazards (WRs = 44 pts) who are anxious to see what Bowe can do. Good luck to both!

P.S. How 'bout them Stillers?!?!? 15-9 in an OT nail-biter, but I'll take it!

New Commish Post on the league page.
Week 1 Challenge: Team with the most points from their three "WR" spots ("W/R" option doesn't count) wins a shiny crafted IO set enhancement! Not a junky one!

Get those PPR ballhogs active!

Yeah I'd probably go to specific AT/build threads for better suggestions... my go-to will probably be Leadership toggles though (curse you, end costs!).

I'll also be taking advantage of Stealth (Defense slots = LotG 7.5% Recharge!) and Recall Friend regularly for convenience without hogging too many slots. Some of my toons will just get a few Primary/Secondary choices earlier, allowing me to take more Ancillary/Patron power pool powers later on. So that's my plan for the moment.

I also experienced the crashing the week i18 launched and have since stuck to 10 channels, haven't tried it again.

Yeah the Jeter Clutch shoe was part of the Air Jordan collection.

It's all about cross-training! Many athletes play alternative sports for fun and to work their non-primary-sport muscles, especially guys like Jeter who play one of the more physically active positions on the diamond (shortstop).

... plus, anything with the Air Jordan logo sells like hot cakes.

My ideas:

1) Your account was h4x0r'd (hacked).

2) Someone you know had your login info (way back when and/or recently) and chose PuddlesofPink for fun while browsing the forums.

3) YOU chose PuddlesofPink, got embarassed, but don't know how to change it, so you're cleverly asking what happened like you don't really know.

(If you don't think it's any of those, maybe ask a community rep about your forum registration and use? And is your game account still intact character-wise?)

Yeah I don't think it's necessary to avoid it until you're all Incarnated (did I just make that a verb?), especially since the trial was made with the intent that you shouldn't need Incarnate slots/abilities/mojo/voodoo to complete it.

It does, however, take decent recruiting, timing, and leadership to pull off. Not really something to tackle by spamming "Hey if you want to do CoP come on over", you'll just get frustrated. It's more of a "If you want to take this thing seriously, bring your A game and we'll take care of business" thing.

I like that it's not a sure-win every time (I'm looking at you, beloved Hami Raids of old). We need to get taken down a few notches sometimes, don't want to get too big for the game's britches. (Though un-bugging the trial would be nice, too)

Also make sure you read the pop-up warning when you're crossing over to Paragon City. You'll note that any pending tip missions you're holding on one side will be lost when you travel to the opposite faction. Not a big deal if you lose your Rogue Isle tips since you're going all Heroic, but if you're holding Hero tips, you'll want to stay in Paragon City.