Gehnen

This would be his letter in the time capsule:

Hi Mama,

Everyone is urging me to write a letter for the time capsule. I don’t have a wife or kids, not even a girlfriend. Most of my friends and associates have perished in this war, so you’re all I’ve got! I remember when I was young, and thought that my powers could be used for something grand. I thought being an everyday hero was that purpose, and now I have to save the entire world (I hope you’ve forgiven dad for what he did to make me this way, I know I have). Apparently my magical psychic abilities will be greatly needed. That’s what Hero 1 has insisted anyway. I don’t want to go over the plan in this letter…that’s all we ever do is go over the plan. The plan gives me a headache. I’ve spent my whole life in the future, all I want to do right now is reflect on the past.

Remember when I was little, and I thought it was birds telling me what thoughts were inside other people’s heads? I was your little “Auspex”. You laughed so hard when I registered that as my superhero ID. No one on Omega team gets it. Statesman did, but of course he didn’t laugh. I keep thinking of what I can leave behind, and that name is it. I un-registered so another hero can take up the mantle.

This whole thing is like when you got cancer in ’99. Everything seemed so hopeless, but we all fought on. That’s what I’m going to do now, fight. Things haven’t been the same since you died, Mama. I want to succeed where the radiation and bone marrow transplant failed. I want to kill this cancer so the world can be beautiful again. If I can save it, maybe I can forgive myself for not being able to save you.

See you soon,

Gabe

I'm going to avoid all the insults, and insulting insinuations and sum up KB this way:

I when took down the Winter Guard solo in the Baby New Year mission with my Eng/Devices Blaster, he had the chance to hit me twice.

Twice.

Subtitles are my most preferred method. After that, a well-done accent. Then, as a very last resort...don't use those actors!.

Parts of the movie Judgement at Nuremberg would have looked downright silly if it hadn't had been for the seriousness of the content. I know they put a warning at the beginning of the movie, but a constant reminder in the form of an accent wouldn't have hurt. Of course bad accents would have ruined the whole thing. If you haven't seen this movie, you should.

I hate bad accents as much as Samuel. I've got a good ear (for an American), and Val Kilmer in "Ghost and the Darkness" made me want to cry with embarrassment for him. He'd just do the accent of whoever was talking to him...UGH!

Mine is after my first MMO character in Sierra's (now Norseman Games') The Realm. I typed in characters as they came to me, and by semi random chance I got "Gehn". That name was taken, so I added the "en".

Here, he was my second character...and is stuck at 43 (I think).

Any other Realmers out there? I hung out with Benlo, Lady Tatianna, and Princess Alyssa at the Dog's Breath Inn back around '99.

My most disturbing villain would be Troubled. He was a deeply sick man who became a serial killer , and upon his capture was put into a program testing anti-psychotic pharmaceuticals. He reacted very badly to one untested drug, and it unlocked powerful psychic abilities.

Since he now sees with his mind, he sewed his eyelids shut. One of his favorite activities is to “mind-jack” into his victims as he slowly tortures them, so he can feel all the pain they do.

My most disturbing hero would be my main. He was a scientist/engineer who got picked on relentlessly as a kid. He was grievously injured in a lab explosion, and was gifted a super-powered tech suit by Crey so he could continue his work for them. Well, he took that new power and used it to cause as much mayhem as he wanted…payback for all of his torture of being a geek.

All of his super-powered systems were partially controlled by a rudimentary AI that slowly gained consciousness. The AI finally got fed up with the human’s evil ways and took over. The human is still in there, but full control of the body is in the hands of the more humane AI.

The one thing I want is my large list of suggestions to be put in-game.

Cheekiness aside, a completely re-worked Defender Inherent.

Ask any real-life villain what their intentions are, and 90% of them will truthfully say it's to improve the world. It seems that everyone's goal is peace and stability. The problems come up when the means aren't fully disclosed, or are bat-%*&$ crazy. Religious extremists are a good example of this behavior.

"The road to hell is paved in good intentions."

Oh, and to put this "evil name theory" to rest: Emperor Cole (official title) is doing exactly what Statesman is doing...but the wrong way. That's what earned him the name "Tyrant" (unofficial title) amongst the Resistance and the more heroic of Primal Earth.

I want Nova to have a 1 second recharge, and cost 1 end. Set that sucker on auto, and go to town!

I'd fire off the cheat that turns Time-Bomb into a professional-grade fireworks display. Of course, that's not too much of a cheat since it's utility stays the same.

I'd give my Warshade a 3rd power set: Regen. Naturally his slots would need to be doubled, or tripled. Wait...we're cheating here, why not go whole-hog? I want a synthesis Kheldian, where I can choose PB or WS powers (not level restricted).

I very much like this, but I'd like to see it expanded into other realms outisde of purely tech. Why not have some of the messages include magical/psychic encryption on top of the tech. That means that Loyalist sniffers are even less likely to decrypt your underground orders.

In order to fly under the radar, you're going to need to mirror Emperor Cole's resources.

Flashback 3 years ago...

So everyone had already gotten to know the new guy at work, but being the only person in my "department" I didn't have time to know jack about the guy. Finally I get the chance due to a bunch of the kids calling out sick, and I'm stuck on register duty right next to him. Turns out he's pretty cool, and we become friends.

Fast forward 2 months later. I ask him how his weekend was one Monday, and he says he just stayed home and did his "geekiest" hobby. Boy, was I shocked. He'd been playing almost as long as I had.

Super-fast forward to the present. He used to play on his boyfriend's computer, and hasn't been able to afford a gaming PC since he broke it off with that jerkwad.

My girlfriend also works with someone who plays regularly. So if you want to meet real life CoH players, work in Missouri!

My friends and I love themes, and we coordinate rather well. So we're all on as angels (real angels...looked up the names and everything).

We're in a dark Freakshow mission and one of the NPC's speaks up as we round the corner:

"Well speak of the...uh...angel!"

I thought my Altitis would get better after awhile...then they kept giving me character slots. Like any junkie, I hope they never stop giving me what I want!

Embrace the Altitis. My only suggestion is to delete the "good concepts" that end up being no fun to play.

BaB did comment on this, but I'm much too lazy to get the source. Basically it came down to either customizing the look of the spines themselves, or the coloration. They chose the spines themselves because that afforded the greatest customization options.

I'm pretty sure that people wanting red spewing out of themselves and others was part of the consideration.

Time is just such a precious thing, that's all. They have to validate the things they're doing now by blasting their prior hobbies. Try not to take it so personally, as it's just a coping mechanism. If the time they spent here was so great, then they'd feel guilty for leaving. Poo-colored goggles, if you will.

This is the same way that console fanboys are born. They have to talk to other people about how superior their console of choice is in order to validate the hundreds of dollars they spent.

Yes please...and better splash pages, too. I can name 5 or 6 of the heroes exploding out of wherever to be presented before me.

Can we get the officially recognized, and commonly noted heroes there? Why is BaB in the back when "WTF Genieman" is practically front'n'center?

I understand these images were rendered far before the lore brought our signature heroes to signature status, but enough is enough!

I know this suggestion isn't auto. Bind both to one key. One power activates upon pressing the key, the other when the key is released.

Here's an example from the Kheldian Binds sticky that activates Orbiting Death and Inky Aspect:

/bind [key] "+down$$powexec_toggleon orbiting death$$powexec_toggleon inky aspect"

Keep in mind that quickly tagging the key may not get both to activate, it takes a "deliberate" pressing. Sorry that it's not auto...but I figured it's worth considering.

I don't think it's too "out-there" to assume the devs are going to add an SG option to determine your tolerance level.

Vanguard takes all supers, for the greater survival of Earth.

What if I want my SG to act the same? If we all decide we have a common enemy, I see no need to be exclusive. Like the assumed "slider" of your alignment, I imagine super groups having much the same. Fall outside SG tolerances...fall outside the SG.

You finally get into PVP, and I13 goes live.

You get level 14, and rush to a trainer to elect your travel power when a helpful teammate TP's you to the mission.

The one power you've been skipping is suddenly viable and exciting...at the same time Stamina opens up.

You ding 50 for the first time, and someone breaks into your house and kills you.

Make them craftable only (no drops, no combining to create them). Make them silver/grey in color. Don't ask me about recipe drop scenarios...I just want to finally create inspirations.

"But inspirations aren't corporeal! They're just concepts!" Tell me you've never been inspired by a written work, or movie. I see no reason why an article or story written by your character can't inspire other heroes.

With those conditions, I'm all aboard!

"Why do I always get the crappy reward rolls? If no one else wants these, I'm just leaving them here."