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Yes, we can use two builds now, I build a solo version of my Inv/SS with all generic IO's and a team version with real money. Your mileage may vary.

Re: Haymaker: Remember, Invincible's Defenses and Tough Hide's Defenses are typed, not positional so Mako's Bite may not be the best bet for you. I would recommend replacing it with 4 Kinetic Combats - all but the knockdown bonus, you've got plenty of knockdown with Foot Stomp and KO blow. Kin Com gets 3.75% Sm/Le defense with only 4 pieces, whereas Mako's gets 3.75% Ranged Defense with 6 pieces. And then maybe put two Pounding Slugfests into the other slots, b/c you seem to like +Regen.

Here's why I'm saying this: Your Ranged Defense will be around 25% after doing this. With the exception of Psi, all of your Typed Defenses are already higher than Ranged Defense. It won't benefit you very much to increase your positional defenses. Admittedly, there may be situations where your way may be helpful, but I think there will be more situations where my recommendation will be useful.

Edit: just noticed that you don't have Foot Stomp. I personally think that is SS's most useful attack and the premier PBAoE melee attack in the game.

How the frak do you "advance thru the levels" of a slot machine?

afaik, the whole thing is just a popularity contest. Also afaik, the general Mensa membership did not choose the candidates, the editors of the Mensa USA Bulletin chose the candidates; and then submitted to the general membership to choose their favorites.

That being said, I'll pick Calvin vs Spider-Man and Indiana Jones vs Darwin in the Final Four, with Calvin going all the way.

For those who don't know, Mensa is an international organization whose sole qualification to join is that a prospective member's IQ has to be in the top 2% of the world.

Well, in this month's USA Mensa bulletin, they have presented a 64 member, 4 region Heroes Challenge. Members are to vote on their favorite in each bracket beginning Nov 1, with the Finals beginning Dec 6 and the winner crowned in March 2011.

I'll break down the brackets for you, and if there's any interest, keep you updated on the progress of the tourney.

But before I begin, wtf? No Doctor Who? No Tarzan?

Region 1: Literary Heroes
#1 Gandalf vs 16 Charlotte (of Charlotte’s Web)
8 Jane Eyre vs 9 Hercules
5 King Arthur vs 12 Elizabeth Bennet (no idea who this is)
4 Sherlock Holmes vs 13 Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes)
6 Odysseus vs 11 Robin Hood
3 Harry Potter vs 14 Scarlet O’Hara
7 Albus Dumbledore vs 10 Zorro
2 Atticus Finch vs 15 D’Artagnan

Region 2: Superheroes
#1 Superman vs 16 Blade
8 Lara Croft vs 9 Captain America
5 Wonder Woman vs 12 Punisher
4 Spider-Man vs 13 Ghost Rider
6 Hulk vs 11 Thing
3 Wolverine vs 14 Aeon Flux
7 Optimus Prime vs 10 Hellboy
2 Batman vs 15 Catwoman

Region 3: Theatrical Heroes
1 Yoda vs 16 Juror #8 (from Twelve Angry Men)
8 Han Solo vs 9 Jack Sparrow
5 Rocky Balboa vs 12 Rick Blaine (from Casablanca)
4 Jason Bourne vs 13 Beatrix Kiddo
6 Captain Kirk vs 11 Ash Williams
3 Indiana Jones vs 14 George Bailey (from It’s a Wonderful Life)
7 John McClane vs 10 Ellen Ripley
2 James Bond vs 15 Clarice Starling

Region 4: Historical Heroes
#1 Abraham Lincoln vs 16 Florence Nightingale
8 Charles Darwin vs 9 Michelangelo (NOT the Ninja Turtle, Durakken)
5 Thomas Edison vs 12 Alexander the Great
4 Martin Luther King, Jr vs 13 Marie Curie
6 Joan of Arc vs 11 Beethoven
3 George Washington vs 14 Jonas Salk
7 Isaac Newton vs 10 Winston Churchill
2 Albert Einstein vs 15 Louis Pasteur

The Region 1 winner meets the Region 2 winner in the Final Four. The Region 3 winner meets the Region 4 winner in the Final Four.

Tonight, after the normally scheduled RWZ raid, 35ish brave souls - oh, and a few reformed villains (i keed, i keed; more than a few) - ventured into the Hive and gave Hami and his minions what for! Congrats to Hopper, and all else who showed up, for a successful raid! Hopefully, the first of many!

I'll join with Turbolt (21 Elec/SR scrapper).

The Raid Telepad looks about 4 times larger than normal Telepads. Will it fit into a Teleport Bay? (The 1 x 2 room) If I put it into a room, how many does it count as? For instance, the 5 x 5 room will hold eight normal Telepads. The Raid Telepad counts as how many of those eight?

So what happens to characters that we create in Praetoria once the Reactivation Weekend is over?

For instance, I don't have GR, but I've always wanted to try a brute, but don't want to start in the RI. So I'll roll one in Praetoria once the Reactivation Weekend gets here. What happens to that toon once the weekend is over? Does the toon disappear? Or will I only get to access the toon again once I get GR?

Yeah, but Prof X's "wheelchair" hasn't had wheels in decades.

Also, Chief of the Doom Patrol debutted about three months before Prof X.

I'll join with Turbolt (21 Elec/SR scrapper).

I've always felt that Kryptonians (and, by extension, Daxamites) have some powers even under a red sun. After all, Kryptonians are able to move around on a planet whose gravity is much higher than ours, so they have at least low-grade superstrength.

I don't know if this is reflected in more modern comics, but Silver Age Superman's powers were clearly not just limited to our sun. He was roughly half as powerful under an orange sun and roughly twice as powerful under a blue sun. If you extrapolate that out, you have to assume that the closer he gets to a star, the more powerful he becomes. Power levels are determined by distance to the star and how hot the star is.

Of course, this is not supported by canon, but I used the idea in a DC Heroes RPG I GM'd a number of years ago.

Looks like team one's full, so if there's a team two, I'll join with Turbolt (16 ElecMelee/SR scrapper).

I always thought that MAN builds were builds in which the toon had no real powers; at least no more than what a normal person would have. So no Fly, no Invis. Heavy on Leadership and Fitness.

If you just want to store them, just email them to yourself. This is only good for < 60 days, however.

Bit cheaper than buying an enhancement table.

OK, I don't have GR ... yet.

But I ran all ten TIP missions anyway, just to prepare. Now, everytime a TIP drops, I get this annoying pop-up, which says something like:

"That option is not available to you. Would you like to purchase GR now or later?"

It's not game-breaking, but it is annoying, since tips only drop during combat and I have to break my attack chain to click "No."

Is there a way I can turn this off?









Short of spending $39.99 to buy GR?

<<sniff>> That's beauful.