KnightofKhonsu

Originally Posted by Progressman

I'm sure everyone has that one set that they avoid when they plan on making a toon. What's yours? Mine's Storm Summoning.

Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion

The Answer:

Everyone; every villain, every hero wants(ed) her dead!



Flambeaux is a Nemesis plot after all...

Originally Posted by Zwillinger

Guys...guys...guys...

One word.

Flambeaux

Originally Posted by Anchor

He used to do some very funny scripted dialogue next to Paragon City's payphones.

http://cityofheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Ascendant-O%27s

Originally Posted by Laevateinn

Yet you need a rez, because teammates are dying anyway.

Originally Posted by plainguy

First off the link is not working so even trying to view the source for the page is not showing the link. So you have something broken there. I would suggest posting up a Data Chunk.

Originally Posted by jwbullfrog

The final mission of the Warden storyline in Praetoria where all of the people you've saved (rescued, ect) are there to see you off and wish you well.

Originally Posted by William_Valence

Helllooooo blasters!

Look at your tank, now back at me. Back at your tank...now back to me.

Sadly, he isn't me...but if he picked up taunt, he could tank like me.

Look down, back up, where are we...were in a fight with the tank your tank could tank like.

What do you have? Back to me, I have it...it's that aggro from the mobs you pissed off. Look again...the mobs are now experience

Anything's possible when your tank tanks like a tank and not a scrapper

I'm on a horse

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

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*Captain Deitrich breaking down after Lt. Tendaji's death at Nemesis' hands. It's not JUST a tender moment, no, it's also a heavy one, but we see a hard woman finally crack and show some humanity. We see the affection she had for her colleague and friend, we see that there is a real person behind the façade. It's sad, yes, but it's also moving in a very big way, and the resolve Captain Deitrich leaves with is commendable. This is the the point where she stops being a character and becomes a real person. It's not a big plot point, but I personally find it quite moving

*Indigo reminiscing about Melvin Langley after his rescue, talking about how nice it is to meet someone who isn't trained to kill or turn into a monster or such. The entire time, Indigo holds up a demeanour of disconnected sarcasm and disconnected humour, almost as though the horrible work of a spy is fun. It's in that one moment of affectionate aside, however, that she finally reveals that she is human after all, and that her job really is that hard and that horrible. It's not even a big thing, noting about love or even friendship. This is just one woman forced into a tough job who shows a private, personal emotion. And honestly, I think it's very sweet.

*Pia Marino and Ghost Widow accepting their fates. Pia is perhaps one of the most believable characters in the game, going from disconnected worry, to anger and revenge, to acceptance and coping with her grief. When she finally realises the fate of her former friend and her brother, her training to not show emotion fails, and we see the person behind the red helmet, and it's a woman who has lost her family. And though it is a sad moment, it still shows the affection that Pia has for her brother even in the face of impossibility. "It all hurts too much, indeed." Ghost Widow, in turn, is proven to be an outright tragic figure, living an existence against her will, forced into her life as a servant of Arachnos, with only Wretch, the abomination who understands her pain. Like two wounded souls, they try to heal each other's minds as best they can "trapped in [their] strange half-lives." It shows affection, if desperate such, born out of adversity and damnation, and I personally find it to be quite pretty.

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Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion

You have atrocious penmanship and you dress in the manner of a male prostitute. There, Critiqued.

seriosly though I ran a SS/Will Brute for almost 6 months with 5 sets of purples and tons of other recharge heavy stuff. He was a hoot. Spamming Footstomp is more effective than you might believe to making a Willpower like a god, although it is a very different strategy than something smart like softcapping defense. Lotta fun! I am halfway considering a SS?Will Brute for my Badger project. There is no set that compares with SS after all. If I do that I will build out a softcapped to as much as easiily possible. S/L, of course. I will also be slapping on a decent amount of recharge, at least enough to stack Rage. The point of my build will be to use it as a platform for Patron attacks and Incarnate abilities. I am also considering a Scrapper, but I hate weapons, and am picky. I really want a Scrapper, but I am down to MA Elec DM and cannot say any of those are impressing me.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Obviously, you can sell this any number of ways, but a trip like this could put Recluse over REALLY strongly and put his name back on the map. And honestly, after acting like a small fish bully all these years, he needs it. A bit more humanity, a bit more authority and we have an awesome villain on our hands.

Honestly, though, having a former leader return and everyone immediately going "Oh, ****!" and backing down is one of the best ways to put a villain over

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Recluses' boyfriend got killed, so I imagine he'll cry in bed for a while, then try to kill Darryn Wade under the pretext of wanting his power.

Seriously, though, Recluse and Statesman are not joined at the hip, and it's to the story's detriment to always bring one when the other is mentioned. That alone is responsible for much of Recluse's failure to be a legitimate villain after all this time. If he had actual, meaningful ambitions of any kind, I could buy his villainy, but all the man seems to care about is killing the Statesman. It's as if he took over Arachnos and uses its vast resources for no reason above and beyond killing the Statesman. He doesn't seem to have a plan beyond that, and this kind of "spurned lover" storytelling is not conducive to a major villain. Ever notice how many people drop the "Lord" part of his name these days?

Now that the Statesman is dead, what would Recluse do? Probably invade. If we view him as a legitimate villain with broader ambitions who was only fixating on the Statesman as the one true stumbling block to his context, it only makes sense. The Statesman is gone, and now there's nothing stopping Recluse from taking over, or at least attempting to.

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Truth be told, I'd love to see Recluse do a face turn, with "He may have been an enemy, but he was still my friend!" angle. Honestly, as much as he's the head of Arachnos, the way the story is written, he's mostly just a figurehead anyway, and his Patrons fight each other constantly anyway. I say have Recluse walk out and let the Patrons fight it out for control. It can't make chaos within Arachnos ranks any worse than it is. And if they need an arbiter to keep them in check, that's what Arbiter Daos is for. Have HIM sit at the helm. instead of standing in the lobby.

I'd sell it thusly: After many years of fighting the Statesman, Recluse finally realises that he this rivalry has become part of his life, and part of what defines his purpose. Losing that purpose causes him to stop and think about his life, to think about what he's really trying to achieve, and to realise that there's nothing to be gained in this madness but more pain and more loneliness. He's surrounded by people, but they don't love him, or indeed even like him. With all the power and control in the world, he'd still be alone in his ivory tower. The one person who could understand him is now dead and gone, the one stable purpose he had is now missing. What, really, is the point of carrying on? What does Recluse want out of life, anyway?

The Letter Writer says that of all the Incarnates, Recluse is the smartest. Instead of resigning to his fate of being mind-controlled by the Well or trying to renounce his powers, he looks for a way to defy the well, but keep his Incarnate powers. If anyone has the answer on how to reach the power we need to fight back the coming storm without being the Well's puppet, it would be him, and that would bring a LOT of leverage if he decided to negotiate with the heroes.

Especially now that the Statesman is dead and the heroes have a more hated enemy. Especially since it's been so long since Recluse did anything major. Especially since Marcus was still his friend and he would hate Darryn as much as they do, and offer to help fight him. It could actually make for a very powerful scene between a disowned Recluse working alone and a grieving Miss Liberty. It could bring a clash of their resentment for each other, mixed with their respect for a fallen hero. It could bring an actual subtle human emotion to the table.

Recluse has the look, feel and mannerisms of a good villain, but he's lost street cred as one. Now would be the best time to turn him into a hero, or at the very least a rogue and have it stick. Arachnos can remain behind him, Daos can get a new look and pull the reigns on Arachnos now that Recluse is gone and "survival of the fittest" is not the order of the day. I would buy that. Hell, I'd like to see it!

Originally Posted by Hopeling

There is almost nothing about this build that doesn't need to be changed...snip...By the way, which Incarnate powers do you have? I don't see them in your Mids build.