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NOTE: You can only earn the The Lord Recluse Strike Force reward once every *24 hours* This is by design to help prevent farming.

I would like to say that there were some really great efforts made. For those who participated, thank you. You should all be proud

I was throwing buffs all over the place...speed boost just rocks.

And for the record: I got Evil Artic Sun real good. But no screenshots

I want to thank EVERYONE who made me an avatar. This took time and effort and I really do appreciate that.

Honestly, it pretty difficult to select just one. But here it is

A special thanks goes out to BlueWrecker for my new avatar.

Liberty is now back online. Thank you for your patience.

Ooops. Liberty is STILL down....my apologies for the confusion. We are working on getting this server restored as soon as possible.

It is in the patch notes now...very sorry about that:

"All player powers with Forced Toggle Drop effects have had the chance for those effects to go off reduced. The need for these effects is greatly reduced with the advent of Enhancement Diversification. No player power has a 100% chance of dropping toggles with this change."

The issue is hardware related. We do not know how long this will take just yet, but as always, I'll pass along any additional updates.

Liberty is currently down due to technical issues. We do not have an ETA, but we are working on restoring Liberty as soon as possible. I'll be sure to keep you guys updated.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding taunt changes. Please read the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes for details.

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This thread is solely for discussions regarding the recent Dominator changes in Issue 7. Please read the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes for details.

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This thread is solely for discussions regarding Issue 7 badges. All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues before testing.

Yes, please also be sure to PM me your Cricket avatars. You guys should post them here as well...show off your work!

May 3rd is the deadline. So if you thought it was too late, wrong

And thanks to everyone who made an avatar. Everyone has been so kind and thoughtful and I really do appreciate it.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding claw animation changes. From the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes:

"The Claws Power sets for both Scrappers and Stalkers have new animations for the powers Swipe and Strike. The animation for Slash has been replaced with the old Strike animation in order to better match the cast, recharge and damage values."

All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post any feedback before testing out this new feature.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding the the new defense scaling system. From the Issue 7 Training Room patch notes:


Modified PvE critter accuracy. Defense powers will now work equally well against critters, regardless if they have higher accuracy. For instance, your defense powers will work equally well against a Boss or any critter up to 5 levels higher than you, as it does for an equal level minion. Previously, a more accurate critter could circumvent much of your defense, but this will no longer happen. This change is designed to alleviate the disparity between Defense and Damage
resistance powers (for instance, a player with super reflexes will now be more effective against a high level critters, a boss or Arch villain) This change has no effect on a player who does not have any Defense. More accurate critters may have a greater chance at the extreme low end of the To Hit scale than previously due to this change. For instance, an Archvillain whose To Hit previously was set at the 5% minimum, will now have a 7.5% chance to hit. This change does not affect PvP.

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This thread is solely for discussions regarding the new base item empowerment stations. From the Issue 7 Training Room patch notes:

"Empowerment stations are base items where players can convert basic salvage into Tier 2 salvage and cash Tier 2 salvage in for special buffs. Players can choose the buff applied from the recipes available at that Station, determined by the station rank."

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This thread is solely for discussions regarding supergroup logos. From the Issue 7 Training Room patch notes:

"SG Logo Items – Numerous items can now be placed in your base that will display your Super Group’s logo, including banners, stands, floor plates and more"

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This thread is solely for discussions regarding Mastermind Bodyguards. From the Issue 7 Training Room patch notes:

“Mastermind Bodyguards – a new defensive feature

Setting to Bodyguard - You can set any Mastermind pet to Bodyguard by selecting the Defensive Stance and the Follow Orders. Your pets must be within Supremacy range for this function to work.

Damage Mitigation - When set to Bodyguard mode, the Mastermind and his pets share damage from any attack that the Mastermind takes damage from. Each pet takes one “Share” of the damage, and the Mastermind himself takes 2 “Shares”. This is in addition to any damage that the pets themselves might incur from Area attacks.

Example: If a Mastermind has 3 pets set to Def/Fol, and he gets hit with a 100 point attack, each pet will take 20 points of damage, and he himself will take 40 points. (total of 100 points of damage).”

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This thread is solely for Mayhem Mission discussions. From the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes:


"Mayhem Missions

Mayhem missions allow villains to enter a large instanced outdoor mission map and create chaos. The eventual goal is to rob a bank – but there are lots of other things going on, too. Mayhem missions are set up for single players and teams. Extra mission time is awarded for destroying property and defeating police. Side missions that appear within the mission map award more extra time and other rewards.
The old Heists (Bank and Casino) are now available as normal Newspaper missions."

All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues until you have participated in a Mayhem Mission.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding the Patron Powers from Black Scorpion. From the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes:

“Patron Powers

High level villains may complete a series of missions to gain favor with one of the faction leaders of Arachnos, gaining access to a new power pool. A villain may only have one patron during their career, so choose carefully.

Black Scorpion - Mace Mastery
Black Scorpion will give you access to an Arachnos Mace, and teach you how to use it in battle."

Details on each archetype can be found in the patch notes. All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues before testing this content.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding the Patron Powers from Scirocco. From the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes:

“Patron Powers

High level villains may complete a series of missions to gain favor with one of the faction leaders of Arachnos, gaining access to a new power pool. A villain may only have one patron during their career, so choose carefully.

Scirocco - Mu Mastery
Scirocco will instruct you on the Way of Mu, ancient techniques that give access to the lightning-based powers of the ancient race.”

Details on each archetype can be found in the patch notes. All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues before testing this content.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding the Patron Powers from Captain Mako. From the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes:

“Patron Powers

High level villains may complete a series of missions to gain favor with one of the faction leaders of Arachnos, gaining access to a new power pool. A villain may only have one patron during their career, so choose carefully.

Captain Mako - Leviathan Mastery
Captain Mako will embolden you with the knowledge of the Coralax and their mysterious powers over the seas."

Details on each archetype can be found in the patch notes. All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues before testing this content.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding the Patron Powers from Ghost Widow. From the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes:

“Patron Powers

High level villains may complete a series of missions to gain favor with one of the faction leaders of Arachnos, gaining access to a new power pool. A villain may only have one patron during their career, so choose carefully.

Ghost Widow - Soul Mastery
Ghost Widow will teach you how to corrupt and utilize souls of the dead to damage and hinder your enemies”

Details on each archetype can be found in the patch notes. All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues before testing this content.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding Recluse’s Victory, a new PvP zone for both heroes and villains. From the Issue 7 Training Room Patch Notes:

“New PvP Zone

Recluse’s Victory – new high level PvP zone, open to players level 40 and up.”

All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues before testing this content. All bugs/feedback/balance issues should be posted AFTER Recluse’s Victory has been explored.

This thread is solely for discussions regarding Grandville, a new zone for level 41 - 50 Villains. From the Issue 7 Training Room patch notes:

"New City Zone

Grandville – The black heart of the Rogue Isles is a dangerous place for even the strongest villains to venture into."

All off topic posts will be removed. Please do not post bugs/feedback/balance issues before testing this content. All bugs/feedback/balance issues should be posted AFTER exploring Grandville.