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The City Scoop
Fan Art Contest 2008
The
Clash of the Titans
Over the last few months, Juggertha has been stirring up the City's fan art
community, setting artist against artist in a vicious Battle Royale to see just
who is worthy of laying claim to the Title. It all began in January, when the
call went out seeking the Greatest of the Greats, artists who believed they had
the mettle to pit Pen against Photoshop, Paint against Painter! Each month,
these challengers would need to successfully complete a challenge and any who
could not complete the image by the deadline were automatically eliminated.
Twenty-two artists stepped up and answered the call!
1. Juggertha
2. DaosX
3. mistformsquirrel
4. Arctic_Innocence
5. Turkey_Lurkey
6. Aerones
7. Su_Lin
8. Crestent
9. milk_weasel
10. Larissa_Rasputin
11. Tacky_Tricky
12. LadyJudgement
13. Projectionist
14. Toledo
15. londerwost
16. Toxic_Shia
17. DracoExMachina (Spinomania)
18. Quickening
19. Lateris
20. Crimson_Jimson
21. The Foo
22. Yin
The
First challenge presented to the intrepid artists was "HEROES (The Television
Series)." The artists would have to present a work of art inspired by the
television show, highlighting their talent as a "Fan Artist." Almost
immediately, some of the initial artists had to drop out of the competition,
due to other commitments or obligations. DracoExMachina was replaced by
Spinomania, keeping the initial number at 22 entrants. By January 25th, only
fourteen of the twenty-two were able to complete the challenge successfully,
and of those fourteen (given
here), the one with the most votes in the thread would receive
"Immunity" from February's challenge. January's winner was
Tacky Tricky, with a sketch of the Heroes characters replacing the City
of Heroes Splash Screen!
The Fourteen:
1. Aerones
2. Arctic_Innocence
3. Crestent
4. Crimson_Jimson
5. Spinomania
6. Juggertha
7. LadyJudgement
8. Larissa_Rasputin
9. milk_weasel
10. Projectionist
11. Quickening
12. Tacky_Tricky
13. Toxic_Shia
14. Turkey_Lurkey
February's challenge was "The Gender Bender!" The determined artists were to
take any signature character from City of Heroes/Villains and to swap genders
on them, which could have lead to some very serious identity issues, but the
artists continued valiantly forward with their eye on the Grand Prize! There
was some chaos, lots of leather and lace, and more drag than the Indy 500, but
by the end of February, eleven contestants were able to present their entrants
for the competition (given
here).
1. Aerones
2. Arctic_Innocence
3. Crestent
4. Crimson_Jimson
5. Juggertha
6. Larissa_Rasputin
7. milk_weasel
8. Projectionist
9. Spinomania
10. Tacky_Tricky
11. Turkey_Lurkey
Tacky Tricky was immune to being voted off, but in addition to the three artists
unable to make it through to this round, the three artists with the lowest
voting in that round would be eliminated! Aerones won the round with his image
of
Brother Bellum & Scylla, but alas, Crestent, Larissa_Rasputin, and
milk_weasel received the fewest votes so were eliminated, leaving only eight
artists remaining for the next round!
1. Aerones
2. Arctic_Innocence
3. Crimson_Jimson
4. Juggertha
5. Projectionist
6. Spinomania
7. Tacky_Tricky
8. Turkey_Lurkey
The Battle of March was perhaps one of the most daunting of all the challenges
the contestants had yet to face: The Battle of the Background! The artists had
to present a background image, one that was clearly inspired by City of
Heroes/Villains, but one that could not include a hero or villain! They had
until the 22nd of March to present their entries, but of the Eight that
Entered, only two remained standing by the end of the month -
Aerones and
Projectionist!
Now, the final challenge stands before the Last Two Standing! The Grand Finale -
the CLASH OF THE TITANS! For this battle, the two artists will need to present
an image of their main character, Aerones's character
Phoebus and Projectionist's
Projectionist fighting one another! The artists have until May 4th to
present their finished pieces to the masses, at which point the vote will begin
to determine just who will claim the title as the 2008 Ultimate Fan Artist!
Over the next few weeks, we will track this Clash of the Titans, presenting
interviews with our Artistic Gladiators, some insight into their strategies,
and how they plan to knock out the competition! We'll also try to get some
commentary from those who have fallen and those watching from the sidelines, so
stay tuned to the Scoop!
Vol. 1, Issue 42
April 4th, 2008
This Issue:
Community
Food & Recipes
Classifieds
Upcoming Events:
April 5th:
April 6th:
April 9th:
April 11th:
April 12th:
April 13th:
Handbook - Sonnique by Juggertha
Knockback is your Friend
My name is Hostile Vengeance, and I'm a Brute. Super Strength to boot. So
naturally, I'm no stranger to Knockback (KB). And KB is of course your friend.
Because everyone loves hitting someone so hard they fly away from you, and YOU
HAVE TO SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME KILLING! Okay, I can't keep up the facade. I
hate it. I don't want to play kickball with some Hero's skull. I slotted one DO
and I just had to chase everything down. But KB does have it uses, and I don't
have enough room to complain about KB. So I'm gonna give some helpful uses and
scenarios for KB.
Movie Reenactments: Issue 12 is handing out Roman armor. Naturally, slot your
Brawl for KB and recreate the Pit of Death scene from 300. Make a good enough
leather costume or suit with pistols and you can redo the Falling Trinity scene
from The Matrix Reloaded. Heck, do every scene from The Matrix. And if you're a
Fire/Psychic Dominator, you can recreate every scene from Carrie. That's just
for starters, go and look at any movie you can find with epic KB.
Start a Soccer Team: Imagine a whole squad of super-powered soccer players,
using KB to kick an enemy's brain-case around the room like nobodys business.
Heck, there's not much more I can say. Just savor this image.
Ledges and Rooftops: Ledges and rooftops are abundant, no matter where you are.
Just get to the top of one, cheese off some enemy and KB 'em off the roof. Wait
until they get back up, lather, rinse, repeat. Take bets to see how many times
you can do it before he dies.
Annoy Everyone Around You: Look, if you choose Storm Summoning, make sure to
slot everything for KB. I'm not saying it'll be practical, useful, sane or
necessary, but it'll be funny. Watch the Tanker, Scrapper, Brute or Stalker run
around, chewing you out for making their jobs harder. Be totally detrimental to
your team. Heck, make your own solo play even harder when things bounce out of
reach. Do it all for the lulz.
These are just four ideas. So go out and enjoy the "happy wonder that is KB."
Mess around with it and form your own opinions. Make a YouTube video about it.
I'll watch it. Just remember to make your own opinions.
Paid for and Sponsored by The Knockback Lovers Of Paragon Anonymous.
The Top Ten
Hi. Yeah, it's been a couple weeks. I know. Why? Well..
Number 10: I was lost in the depths of the hot stinking
Canadian jungle, until a friendly Yak by the name of Bernaldo lead me back to
civilization.
Number 9: I was stuck in a two week deadlock during jury duty
over a stolen package of Slim Jims.
Number 8: I was pre-occupied trying to convince Ashton Kutcher
that he's not as funny as he thinks he is.
Number 7: Tied up with March Madness, at least until my
brackets got wrecked (Thanks a lot Duke!).
Number 6: I was on a date.
Number 5: No, it wasn't with my mom.
Number 4: The economy isn't the only thing in a recession.
Number 3: Because the land of Hyrule isn't going to free
itself from the clutches of Ganondorf.
Number 2: Due to the declining value of the American dollar,
my foreign "Youth Activities Center," where all these quality jokes are
refined, have been having a hard time finding the motivation.
And the Number one excuse for why I haven't put out a top ten list in a few
weeks is...Three words: I. Am. Lazy.
Spring into Fashion!
It's Spring! A time for renewal, not just for plants, but also for your
wardrobe! It's time to ditch those dark winter colors and step into something
brighter, something that makes you feel energized, a vivid color from one of
Springs many blooms!
I know, I know. Some of you are sitting there going, "But we don't have access
to floral patterns, Hex." or "But I'm a manly man, Hex, I don't do florals and
pinks."
Well good news! You don't need floral patterns or pinks to get into Spring
fashion. All you need is to move away from the left side of the color palette.
Come on, you can do it, leave that dark blue alone and try its brighter side.
There you go, I knew you could do it.
Now I'm sure some of you are wondering exactly what colors are "in" this year
for Spring. The experts at Pantone have unveiled this years Top 10 Spring
colors for women to be:
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Snorkel Blue
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Freesia
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Daiquiri Green
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Croissant
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Rococco Red
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Silver Gray
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Spring Crocus
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Cantaloupe
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Pink Mist
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Golden Olive[/list]
What does this mean in layman terms? Well...
Snorkel Blue: It's blue! That's it, no tricky involved, pick a
shade of regular blue and you'll be good.
Freesia: Goldish yellow. Easy right?
Daiquiri Green: You might call this more of a yellow-green.
It's very much on the light and muted side of green.
Croissant: It's tan or camel, take your pick. Its one of this
years neutrals.
Rococco Red: This red has a hint of pink to it.
Silver Gray: I think this one is pretty self explanatory.
Spring Crocus: Son't let the name fool you. This is really
nothing more than a purple with more red in it than blue.
Cantaloupe: Okay, this is a pretty common fruit, if you don't
know what color a cantaloupe is then you should probably check out the produce
section of the grocery store more often.
Pink Mist: A slightly brighter version of baby pink.
Golden Olive: This color is basically olive with more of a gold
tint to it.
Spring
Fashion for women 1
Spring Fashion for women 2
Guys, this year the fashion industry has deemed that, along with neutrals (tans,
browns, blacks and grays), you should add a punch of color by using neons.
Don't shoot the messenger! This isn't as bad as it sounds. Take a look at these
guys for a general idea.
Spring
Fashion for men 1
Spring Fashion for men 2
Don't be afraid, head on over to your local tailor and experiment with this
seasons colors!
You can check out the spring 2008 PANTONER color report
here
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I'm guessing the numbers behind the Psi/Mind powers will be tweaked downward to balance this set.
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So unless you are talking like less than defender level damage I just dont see how. Damage will suck so bad no one will want to play it anyways?
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Psychic Shockwave for Dominators is an AOE power which does damage as it if it a single target power. For Blasters, this will not be the case -- the AOE divisor will be in place. In other words, divide damage by 4.75.
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Thanks for the clarification. I'm now feeling... less disturbed by the proposed /mental set
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Sure, his powers don't work the same as Empathy in City of Heroes, so perhaps Linderman is a better example.
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As far as I'm concerned this is pretty much a conceptual coffin nail in any argument that empaths aren't evil
Linderman is more or less a one man refutation of that whole position.
Sure call it something else... change absorb pain for another power, but basically... same set, just used for different goals.
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He can heal people! Clearly he must be an Empath!
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He doesn't set them on fire when he heals them, does he?
Does he shoot wind at them to heal them? Or call upon the darkness to heal?
Does he spew radiation in all directions when healing?
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Or perhaps he's just using a powerset that doesn't even exist yet in CoX (or turned his particle effects way down)
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Sure, his powers don't work the same as Empathy in City of Heroes, so perhaps Linderman is a better example.
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As far as I'm concerned this is pretty much a conceptual coffin nail in any argument that empaths aren't evil
Linderman is more or less a one man refutation of that whole position.
Sure call it something else... change absorb pain for another power, but basically... same set, just used for different goals.
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He can heal people! Clearly he must be an Empath!
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OK, normally I'm pretty laid back and willing to cut the devs some slack, but in all honesty I think you're out of your minds here. Psy Shockwave? On a Blaster? Especially when combined with an AoE toggle confuse so that critters don't even fight back while you simply melt them?
I'll wait and see as this goes to beta, but I can't possibly see this ending up anywhere vaguely resembling balanced
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Congratulations Victory Reborn from the test server PVP ladder team who currently hold the top seat in the Super Group PVP ladder.
To see the rules for these competitions to get involved check out the following threads.
PVP SG Ladder
PVP VG Ladder
Id like to thank TGIA & _Alarys_ from the PVPEC & Community for organizing this event and working with all the teams to polish the rules. As it stands the top SG or VG each month will get a custom forum title, if they are knocked out of the top ranking position their title will read PVPEC Hall of Fame.
Here is the title granted this month to Victory Reborn and here is the team roster.
#1 Elite Uber PvP SG
EdWreck
Inspector6
Labrynth
NotPutzing
_AJAX_
Cuch_
El_Nino
Elite_
FooManchu
Freedom55
Fulc_
Generic_Hans
__Goldie__
Helly
Mac_Daddy_B
March_Rain
Mykonos
NRGFX
Payne_Bringer
The_Immortal
VeronicaVenom
W_Des
Good luck on the ladder!
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Awesome! I play on spending at least an hour hitting 2 Esc 2 Esc 2 Esc (et cetera) with my Claws Stalker so I can spam everyone nearby with a cavalcade of "SNIKT"s
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What does the Real Numbers windoid show for minions and pets, out of curiousity?
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It shows what powers they have. If you click one of the powers in their list, it expands to show all of its detailed information too.
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Two questions. One of the listed features was real numbers before picking powers, so I'm guessing we can see those numbers while training. However, can we look at real numbers for powers not available? If I'm considering a new set, I not only want to know what the first or second tier attacks do, I want to see what the ninth tier does while I'm still in the character creation. If I can't, well, still a vast improvement over what we have, consider it a feature request.
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Based on what I am seeing in the screenshots looks like this will be possible. The example shows numbers for Vengeful Slice which appears to be unavailable from the power choice selection.
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Yes, as the powers stuff is functioning in our Alpha builds, you can mouse over any of the powers in the primary and secondary and see the numbers of those powers.
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Nice. That covers the one concern I really had about this implementation. Well, aside from confirming that the same functionality exists when leveling up at a trainer, and not only at creation (though I can't imagine it wouldn't).
Beyond that, it looks like this feature update is nothing but win
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See, that's what I assumed MMs would get when the PPPs were announced. Possibly getting another pet? Meh. Possibly getting another upgrade for your pets? Now we're talking! It wouldn't have even had to do much, maybe just give the pets some sort of damage shield or hit point boost so they'd survive longer.
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Off the top of my head ...?
[u]Ghost Widow[u]
<ul type="square">[*] (Defensive) shield versus energy and negative energy; protection from fear;[*] (Offensive) when defeated, spawns a "Fluffy" - the essence thing warshades rip from corpses - which is set friendly to the MM, but does not respond to MM-level controls;[*] (Utility) mild stealth radius[*] (Visible aura) Black smoky tendrils[/list]
[u]Captain Mako[u]
<ul type="square">[*] (Defensive) High Pain Tolerance (straight out of willpower)[*] (Offensive) 10% to-hit buff and 10% damage buff[*] (Utility) perception boost, and some resistance to placate?[*] (Visible aura) blue-green tendrils[/list]
[u]Scirocco[u]
<ul type="square">[*] (Defensive) shield versus energy[*] (Offensive) "Lightning Field", with halve or one-third the radius and effects.[*] (Utility) boost to movement speeds (not much - 20%, maybe), attack rates (10% here)[*] (Visible aura) red lightning[/list]
[u]Black Scorpion[u]
<ul type="square">[*] (Defensive) shield vs lethal and smashing[*] (Offensive) ??[*] (Utility) ??[*] (Visible aura) ... something like TempInvul gives to brutes?[/list]
I'll admit, I choked a bit on Scorpion; I'm not sure what to do that would be universally useful for almost all pets at all grades. Note, yes, that's the plan here: it wouldn't matter WHAT primary you had, you'd get the above powers. Useful, a nice added touch (with an appropriate "aura" like effect), nonspecific enough ... and IMO, reasonably thematic.
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Over reaction and burning all your resource bridges FTW!
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Well in the Massively article about War Witch being in England over easter weekend, it mentions War Witch ran with Sister Flame a while back. I was just wondering how much fun Sister Flame had running w/one of the Devs?
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I was wondering if someone was going to find out about it. I didn't want to say anything in case _everyone_ wanted War Witch to run with them.
Bottom Line: Sister Flame was over the moon and wouldn't stop babbling about.
It all began when our dear War Witch sent me a PM about Flame. She offered to send along some sweet things and Flame loved them. Nothing means more to my little girl than getting a letter in the mail. Getting one from her favorite hero really made her year.
I sent pictures to War Witch of Sister Flame with her comics and one of her standing in front of our huge snowbank. In her reply, War Witch also offered to pop by and meet Sister Flame in game. I didn't want to be an inconvience, so I was reluctant to accept. Afterall, dropping by in game to meet a six year old seems kind of less important thatn working on I12 and stuff like that.
Still, I accept her offer and dropped the Witch a quick line before Flame and I entered the game. I told Flame that War Wtich might meet her in the game and the exchange went a little something like this:
Wyll: "Hey Flame. Would you like to meet War Witch in the game?"
Flame: "You mean stand by her at Pocket D while she drinks?"
Wyll: "No. The real War Witch might pop by, but it is only a maybe."
Flame: "REALLY? To Pocket D! Go go go!"
So, with Flame leading the way, we hit Pocket D and find War Witch with her mug. Flame buzzes around her and clicks on her, which causes an automated response.
Flame: "She's talking to me! Cool! Look at her go!"
Wyll: "Uh honey? That's just an automated process. The real War Witch isn't here."
Flame: "Oh... are you sure?"
I chuckled and went to grab a quick glass of water. As I come back into the computer room, I am greeted to Sister Flame turning into the Tazmania Devil.
Flame: "She's here for real! There are two of them! Come see! Come see Princess S! Come see Jem!"
Flame begins spinning around the room, bouncing on computer chairs and shouting at the top of her lungs. Her two sisters come running into the computer room and stare in amazement as the real War Witch pops by.
With me at the keyboard, Flame, War Witch and I all have a little chat. Flame was so excited, I knew she wasn't going to go to sleep that night. The oldest sister was susprised and a bit jealous that a "real hero" came to visit her younger sister and my youngest (Princess S) sat in the computer chair with Flame and watched the exchange like it was one of the best kids flicks she had ever seen.
It was only a five to ten minute visit (quite generous given the devs busy schedule and deadlines), but I know Flame will remember it for a life time. She was beaming as War Wtich commented on her costume and we had to head to Steel Canyon after she was told that War Witch use to have a place there. I think that Flame's teacher would like her to tell the class about "City of Heroes" for show and tell sometime.
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Hello villains! Inspired by this thread I've made a preliminary list of things that we think are needed villainside. Lets keep things calm and make a list for the Devs.
Civilized List Villain Issues, 3rd Draft
(I don't PvP so I won't even address that. Someone more qualified can tackle that can 'o worms)
<ul type="square">[*]Patron Pools: Functionally and aesthetically they are vastly inferior to Hero APPs. (Suggestion: Add APPs for villains, ie you do your patron arc and get their pool (which you are locked into as usual) BUT you also get access to other APPs similar to the Heroes.)
[*]Stalker Teaming Issues: Stalkers need a buff to PvE team survivability and usefulness. (See stalker forums for some good suggestions)
[*]Strike Force Gap: Villains are lacking SFs in the 10-15, 30-35, and 40-45 level ranges. Also, the Silver Mantis SF should be made accessible to those without VGs or those in small VGs.
[*]Lack of Trials: Villains only have the three respec trials, heroes have the three respec trials plus the Eden and Sewer trials.
[*]Lord Recluse Strike Force: Generally accepted that it needs reworking to be more friendly to a wider team variety.
[*]Mercy and Port Oakes: These zones represent about 1/3 of the zones in CoV, yet the average character spends very little time in them. (Suggestion: Expand the zones with some high level content. Possibly a push to rebuild Mercy and the Rocket in PO. This serves to provide alternate leveling routes for villains and if organized correctly could turn create a more universall meeting place that CoV lacks)
Edit to include Dark_Mystic and Cheita's ideas[*]General Zone Performance: Get rid of the extra geometry in the zones! Grandville is particularly bad, but PO and Sharkhead have issues as well.
[*]Secret Contacts: Many players are completely oblivious to these gems (Doc Buzzsaw or Veridian anyone?). (Suggestion: Have the contacts send a message via the newspaper when you unlock them. Also, extend their level ranges to provide more leeway for getting the badges)
[*]Black Helicopters: Many Black Helicopters are parked right next to the ferries. They should be parked at the opposite ends of zones for ease of use (ie Near Thorn Isle)
[*]Grandville Elevators are not marked on the map
[*]Enemy Variety: Why do the Legacy Chain and Wyvern drop off the radar at level 25? Longbow is already too prevalent, lets change it up. Same goes for Arachnos.[/list]
What does everyone think? Any other issues to add? Anything that I put on the list that doesn't belong?
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For all those that take time to see the sites, this contest may be for you!
Check it out.
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Congratulations The Renegades from the Test Server Ladder teams who currently hold the top seat in the Villain Group PVP ladder.
To see the rules for these competitions to get involved check out the following threads.
PVP SG Ladder
PVP VG Ladder
Id like to thank TGIA and _Alarys from the PVPEC for organizing this event and working with all the teams to polish the rules. As it stands the top SG or VG each month will get a custom forum title, if they are knocked out of the top ranking position their title will read PVPEC Hall of Fame.
Here is the title granted this month to the The Renegades and here is the team roster.
#1 PvP VG ~ The Renegades
_Raz_
MARNE
PennyCandy (female)
BurningRubber
acidz
Kurgain
Dead_Head
_TLDR_
Pr0digy_
SpectralPhantom
Mogy_
Mech_
_MaXimum_
RoboBug
Rianeva (female)
OmegaEquinox
Sorrows_
The_Warmage
SkullFire
Fire_Hazard
Renegades as known in-game:
Raz ~ leader
Spec ~ leader
Kurgain
Skull
Marne
Penny
Rubber (Enorme)
Mogy
Rieneva
Robobug
Mech
Maximum
Omega
Katana
Warmage
Acid
Magic
Prodigy
Good luck on the ladder and your upcoming match this Sunday!
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