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Nice! So, where might one get such an item and a CoH pint glass to go with it?

They must be announcing the new moon zone that will be available only to cross-server teams.

By the way, I hear the new zone has an NPC that will let you rename your character, choosing any name you want!

So, the new moon zone will only be accessible by cross-server teams?

Nice!

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First, characters can be trademarked, but not copyrighted.

Second, a character's trademark incorporates more than the name. It's the whole package: the name, the look and the concept.

Third, an unutilized character can lose its trademark status. That is, characters who do not appear in any works for a certain amount of time revert to the public domain.

Certain names are blocked in CoH because they are considered to belong to characters so iconic that players would be tempted to violate another company's trademark by recreating those iconic characters.

If I created a comic book about a character named "Wolverine", depicting a giant rodent righting wrongs among forest animals, I could argue in court that it had nothing to do with the famous X-Man. I might even win. However, the cost of defending my creation against Marvel/Disney's legal team would make it not worth my time or money.

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Anyway, it sucks that a name someone wants has been stuck on a trial account for years.

To paraphrase one of my favorite college memes:

Space, people. Space.

Space?

Please be space!

Having something like the steam jetpack available as an alternative to wings would be awesome.

Hopefully, we'll get jetpacks as costume parts in the very near future.

The steampunk pack is available. Show us what you've created!

Mine's pretty basic, but I know I will use more of the steampunk pieces in the future as part of modern hero costumes.

A powered suit of armor is a great concept for just about any character. If you like that concept, stick with it. If not, just come up with another.

Superhero concepts can vary widely. From magic, to science fiction; from normal humans with great skill, to aliens from other planets. Superheroes comes from all kinds of places. Read some comics or check out wikipedia entries on comic heroes for inspiration.

As for costumes, I like to imagine my character through the years. I'll create separate costumes for the golden age, the modern era and the future. I'll also make costumes for alternate dimension versions of him, a space hero version, good and evil costumes, etc. I think that really makes the game fun and helps me strengthen the character's overall concept.

Choose powersets that you think will be fun and don't worry too much about being ineffective.

Most importantly, have fun! Once you find a powerset that you really like and a concept to go with it, you might level a character into the 30s, the 40s and even to 50.

I fought the Praetorians in Cap au Diable tonight. It was very fun and the lag was not as bad as a regular Rikti invasion on the Virtue server.

Thanks for the event!