Chad Gulzow-Man

Would LOVE to have you along Liz! I always wanted a chance to play with you.

Thing is... the lack of replies has me worried that this isn't happening, and that I'll have to transfer elsewhere to get the badge myself. Don't go spending any server transfer tokens just yet in case this doesn't get off the ground.

Do I have a zero because you never bothered to rate me, or because you think I'm an ***?

As the subject says, I'd like to make one last shot at getting Triple Threat on Victory this coming Sunday at 9:00 PM Eastern.

I'll need 23 people other people with +3 characters and a good balance of buffs, debuffs and damage to pull this off. This is and has been the main item on my CoH bucket list since the cancellation was announced.

For those of you who do not know about Triple Threat, it is earned in the Magisterium Incarnate Trial by defeating Chimera, Nega-Pendragon and Shadow Hunter within a five second window. It's tough, but obviously doable with three strong teams who are paying attention to one another. In my previous attempts, the difficulty has always been negating Pendragon's fae shield, but I'm confident that we can handle it as long as everyone follows directions.

So, again, I ask for your help. Bring whomever you feel strongest about playing and has a +3 Incarnate shift, but remember that we need to balance strong buffs, debuffs and damage. Plan on three runs: a practice run to get everyone warmed up, then two REAL attempts. (Feel free to grab Ultimates, team inspirations, or any thing else that you think will help out. I hate to say it, but there's not a lot of reason to keep stockpiling resources at this point.)

And remember that the badge doesn't award until the trial is completed, so please don't leave us hanging after the first wave of Praetorian AVs!

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1. Looking back, considering everything, which was your favorite archetype in the game?
Tough to answer this question as worded... my favorite AT to play was always melee damage, so either Brute, Scrapper or Stalker depending on what fit the character best.

The AT in the game that I thought was THE BEST would be Controllers. There were so many different ways to play the one AT... damage-heavy, team multipliers, enemy lockdown... So versatile, yet always effective.

2. In possible contrast, when it comes to your favorite character, what kind was it? List AT and the two main sets.
My favorite character is NOT my favorite power set combination. In fact, I've grown to hate those sets over the years as new sets were released. Chad Gulzow-Man is a Katana/SR Scrapper, but I hate the way defense is handled in the game. If he were being rolled fresh right now, I'd make him a Street Justice/Willpower Scrapper instead.

3. What AT did you evolve to enjoy over the years that you disliked initially?
Initially I only played melee damage. I tried making different ATs, but could never really get into them. Of course, when I made my first Controller, I had no real concept of how to build a character and I believe I chose Mind/Emp, and it was boring and ineffective.

Then, when I was in my late 20s on Chad Gulzow-Man, I teamed with my first Kinetics user and got my first taste of Speed Boost. I was like, "What is this magic power that makes everything awesome all the time!?!" I rolled a Grav/Kin Controller shortly thereafter and learned that it had a lot more awesome tools in its toolkit than just SB. I still hold that Grav/Kin is one of the best possible team builds in the game.

I still can't play Tankers, Defenders or Blasters (though I did find good synergy in a Rad/Mind Blaster that made it into the mid 30s--he felt a lot like a Controller). Or Peacebringers, for that matter. And even now, in the end, I've never tried a Warshade or Arachnos Soldier.

Plus there's a YoPop not too far from Epic's offices. Just sayin'.

Yopop Frozen Yogurt, 212 Crossroads Boulevard, Cary, NC 27518

Wooooo, finally, you come somewhere near me!

Gratz on your job at Epic, by the way.

When it was being tested, they told us that the Flying Disc was a combination of two things: 1) a test on new tech for using a power to grant someone else a power, and 2) the pet side-project of somebody who is really into ultimate frisbee.

Nothing was announced for what that tech was testing specifically, but I always assumed it would be related to either more market items or later Incarnate powers.

In retrospect, that IS the obvious choice...

Of course, now you have to give him a mustache pacifier. If you're gonna call him "Powerstachio," he needs to live up to the name.

SOOO CUUUUUTE. :3

What'd you guys choose for a name, if you don't mind me asking?

Question: I thought Longbow Core was the primary choice for Lore pets on RHW runs, since they do crazy amounts of -Regen along with their decent damage?

If I ever come over, I'll just help myself to that squarish bottle in the top left of the first two pics. You can have the rest.

Nope, they turned off the ability to add serial codes to your account last month.

Über gratz to the MP family!!!

I got Face-Puncher from 30.0 to 47.25. Would have done more, but as the rest of you have proven, there weren't a lot of people playing this weekend, so I spent most of that time soloing through the Croatoa and Night Ward arcs.