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I'd seen the Dokken and Kimbo Slice ones but didn't realize they had a Hasslehoff one out.

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Pure cheesiness!

Happy Friday!

Praetorian theme music - http://www.youtube.com/user/galaxyga.../0/yp6cB7BGj48

Win, the anti-fail - http://sports.break.com/people-are-awesome

and an oldie but goodie - http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/195918
(we need a "summon guitar with lightning bolt" emote added.)

Hey all, was just popping around test checking out I19 and reading Zombie’s guides. I started looking at what it’s going to take to run the new TF’s and they’re going to take some prep work to unlock them. Right off the bat you have to have your alpha slot unlocked to even get in (which means 50’s only.) To unlock the alpha slot you have to run Mender Ramiel’s Elite Boss heavy arc.

Once you’ve got the alpha slot you’re going to want to slot it with a boost for the TF. You don’t have to to get in but you’ll really be screwing the team if you don’t. There’s a damping field that drops players with empty alpha slots 4 levels making them 46’s and the NPC’s are 54’s.

Each common boost takes 3 components to make and an uncommon boost takes a common bost, two common components, and an uncommon component. Here’s a list of what components they take and where to get them:

The Special Tasks have their own Common Component associated with them. Task/Strike Forces give them out as a choosable reward table (along with Merits or a special Enhancement). There is an 18 hour cooldown on obtaining a specific component from the same Special Task.

• Essence of Incarnate: Statesman Task Force or Lord Recluse Strike Force
• Hero 1 DNA: Lady Grey Task Force
• Ancient Nictus Essence: Imperious Task Force
• Dimensional Keystone: The Reichsman Task/Strike Forces (Kahn for Heroes, Barracuda for Villains)
• Penumbra of Rularuu: Cathedral of Pain
• Gr'ai Matter: Bought with 150 Vanguard Merits (a Mothership Raid typically gives 100-300 Vanguard Merits)
• 4 Shards: Hamidon Raid
• (Note: Shamlessly stolen from Zombie's guide, why reinvent the wheel.)

Cardiac Boosts

Cardiac (Common) - 33% EndRedux

• Ancient Nictus Fragment
• Gr’ai Matter
• Hero 1 DNA Sample

Cardiac Radial (Uncommon) - 33% EndRedux / 20% Damage Resist

• Cardiac Boost
• Gr’ai Matter
• Hero 1 DNA Sample
• Drop of the Well (Essence of the Incarnate + 8 Incarnate Shards)

Cardiac Core (Uncommon) - 33% EndRedux / 20% Range

• Cardiac Boost
• Dimensional Keystone
• Penumbra of Rularuu
• Vanguard DNA Metamatrix (Hero 1 DNA Sample + 8 Incarnate Shards)

Musculature Boosts

Musculature (Common) - 33% Damage

• Essence of the Incarnate
• Hero 1 DNA Sample
• Dimensional Keystone

Musculature Radial (Uncommon) - 33% Damage / 33% Def Debuff

• Musculature Boost
• Penumbra of Rularuu
• Ancient Nictus Fragment
• Vanguard DNA Metamatrix (Hero 1 DNA Sample + 8 Incarnate Shards)

Musculature Core (Uncommon) - 33% Damage / 33% Immob

• Musculature Boost
• Gr’ai Matter
• Essence of the Incarnate
• Infinite Tessellation (Dimensional Keystone + 8 Incarnate Shards)

Nerve Boosts

Nerve (Common) - 33% Acc

• Dimensional Keystone
• Essence of the Incarnate
• Ancient Nictus Fragment

Nerve Radial (Uncommon) - 33% Acc / 20% Def

• Nerve Boost
• Essence of the Incarnate
• Penumbra of Rularuu
• Infinite Tessellation (Dimensional Keystone + 8 Incarnate Shards)

Nerve Core (Uncommon) - 33% Acc / 33% Hold

• Nerve Boost
• Dimensional Keystone
• Hero 1 DNA Sample
• Incarnate Infused Nictus (Ancient Nictus Fragment + 8 Incarnate Shards)

Spiritual Boosts

Spiritual (Common) - 33% Recharge

• Gr’ai Matter
• Ancient Nictus Fragment
• Essence of the Incarnate

Spiritual Radial (Uncommon) - 33% Recharge / 33% Healing

• Spiritual Boost
• Hero 1 DNA Sample
• Dimensional Keystone
• Incarnate Infused Nictus (Ancient Nictus Fragment + 8 Incarnate Shards)

Spiritual Core (Uncommon) - 33% Recharge / 33% Stun

• Spiritual Boost
• Ancient Nictus Fragment
• Penumbra of Rularuu
• Drop of the Well (Essence of the Incarnate + 8 Incarnate Shards)

In like Flynn.

Building off this I would like to see synthetic HO recipes. If members of the Freedom Phalanx can craft them let us do it as well.

Cheater cheater pumpkin eater. :>

I'm sorry to hear about your house but glad to hear you and yours are safe.

I attack the gazebo...rolls initiative.

You forgot one:

• Give Faathim the Jerk a phone.

Happy birthday Ryxx!

How long have you been waiting for the chance to use that Lemur?

Vid - http://www.youtube.com/user/raytheon.../0/mO0xNI3xpmE
Holy crap at 1:25!!!

Article - http://www.raytheon.com/newsroom/tec...8_exoskeleton/

Raytheon’s second-generation exoskeleton (XOS 2), essentially a wearable robotics suit, was unveiled for the first time recently during an event at the company’s Salt Lake City research facility. XOS 2 is lighter, stronger and faster than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power, and its new design makes it more resistant to the environment.
The wearable robotics suit is being designed to help with the many logistics challenges faced by the military both in and out of theater. Repetitive heavy lifting can lead to injuries, orthopedic injuries in particular. The XOS 2 does the lifting for its operator, reducing both strain and exertion. It also does the work faster. One operator in an exoskeleton suit can do the work of two to three soldiers. Deploying exoskeletons would allow military personnel to be reassigned to more strategic tasks. The suit is built from a combination of structures, sensors, actuators and controllers, and it is powered by high pressure hydraulics.
Representatives from Paramount Home Entertainment, including the actor Clark Gregg (aka Agent Phil Coulson of the Marvel® Movie franchise) were in attendance to capture footage of XOS 2 to include in a video that’s being produced to support the release of Iron Man® 2 on DVD and Blu ray.

Here's a wild, crazy, off the cuff idea...put a Wentworths in every AE building with a suppressed and unsuppressed floor. There's alot of unused space between the bottom floor and Studio B.

Storyline: AE and Wentworths have partnered to bring more services to their customers through out paragon City and the Rogue Isles.

Design wise: Have an identical Wentworths and Wentworths Quiet that are accessed through the AE elevator. Have some Wentworths reps, a merit vendor in their hideous outfit, and throw in some invention tables for good measure. Also add a store or stores, perhaps one for each origin with an appropriately themed booth. Heck go all out and add a Icon rep.

Guns and Roses – Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion;
The best rock band that self-destructed (GnR is Axel and Slash, not Axel only.) They have my favorite opening riff in all rockdom.

Golden Earing - The Continuing Story Of Radar Love

Mötley Crüe; they may have had the hair band look but they were definitely heavy. Heh, I remember cranking the opening riff to Kickstart My Heart in my truck and buddy wanted to know if there was something wrong with the engine.

If you want to go back to the 70’s you can’t go wrong with A C / D C, Motörhead , or Kansas.

Fista asked to see the build for my namesake brute last night so I’ve posted it below. It’s a pretty expensive build and it’s not optimized for survivability. It’s more of a generalist build split between recharge, resistance/defense, and endurance. I depend a lot on knockdown and god modes for survivability. If you’ve teamed with me you know I lead with foot stomp and spam it every time it comes up. If I knock them down they aren’t attacking me.

If things get ugly I’ll pop a god mode, either unstoppable, demonic/archmage, or 4 small purples (like to have 8 on hand.) At the risk of breaking my arm patting myself on the back I’ll say I’ve gotten pretty good at juggling the unstoppable crash. I try to save dull pain when I start getting near the end of unstoppable. When the icon starts flashing I’ll stop using foot stomp. About 5 seconds from the crash I hit demonic/archmage and then just before the crash foot stomp. After I crash I pop a blue, then dull pain, and then start retoggling.

The namesake is going to get more survivable when I19 hits. I’m going to respec into fighting and take boxing (throw away power), tough, and weave, triple slot them with 4 slots I’ll strip from my toggles and stamina, and fill them with HO’s. Hopefully the endurance hit won’t be to bad.

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Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.803
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
KT: Level 50 Science Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery
Villain Profile:


Level 1: Jab

• (A) Absolute Amazement - Stun
• (3) Absolute Amazement - Stun/Recharge
• (3) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Stun/Recharge
• (5) Absolute Amazement - Accuracy/Recharge
• (5) Absolute Amazement - Endurance/Stun

Level 1: Resist Physical Damage

• (A) Resist Damage IO
• (7) Resist Damage IO
• (7) Aegis - Resistance
• (9) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
• (9) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%

Level 2: Haymaker

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
• (11) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
• (11) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
• (13) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
• (13) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)

Level 4: Dull Pain

• (A) Healing IO
• (15) Healing IO
• (15) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
• (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
• (17) Recharge Reduction IO
• (19) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 6: Air Superiority

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 8: Knockout Blow

• (A) Hecatomb - Damage
• (19) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
• (21) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (21) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
• (23) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
• (23) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)

Level 10: Temp Invulnerability

• (A) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
• (25) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
• (25) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
• (27) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure

Level 12: Swift

• (A) Run Speed IO

Level 14: Fly

• (A) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)

Level 16: Unyielding

• (A) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
• (27) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
• (29) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure
• (29) HamiO:Ribosome Exposure

Level 18: Rage

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 20: Health

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
• (31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
• (31) Healing IO
• (31) Miracle - Heal
• (33) Miracle - +Recovery

Level 22: Stamina

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
• (33) Endurance Modification IO
• (33) Performance Shifter - EndMod
• (34) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 24: Hasten

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
• (34) Recharge Reduction IO
• (34) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 26: Resist Elements

• (A) Resist Damage IO
• (36) Resist Damage IO
• (36) Resist Damage IO

Level 28: Invincibility

• (A) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure
• (36) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure
• (37) HamiO:Cytoskeleton Exposure
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (37) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 30: Resist Energies

• (A) Resist Damage IO
• (39) Resist Damage IO
• (39) Resist Damage IO

Level 32: Foot Stomp

• (A) Armageddon - Damage
• (39) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
• (40) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (40) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
• (40) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
• (42) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage

Level 35: Tough Hide

• (A) Defense Buff IO
• (42) Defense Buff IO
• (42) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
• (43) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed

Level 38: Unstoppable

• (A) Resist Damage IO
• (43) Resist Damage IO
• (43) Resist Damage IO
• (45) Recharge Reduction IO
• (45) Recharge Reduction IO
• (45) Recharge Reduction IO

Level 41: Superior Conditioning

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
• (46) Performance Shifter - EndMod
• (46) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 44: Laser Beam Eyes

• (A) Apocalypse - Damage
• (46) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
• (48) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
• (48) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
• (48) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
• (50) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)

Level 47: Physical Perfection

• (A) Endurance Modification IO
• (50) Performance Shifter - EndMod
• (50) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End

Level 49: Taunt

• (A) Taunt Duration IO

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Level 1: Brawl

• (A) Accuracy IO

Level 1: Sprint

• (A) Run Speed IO

Level 2: Rest

• (A) Healing IO

Level 1: Fury
Level 4: Ninja Run

Happy birthday MP!

http://vimeo.com/14852606

Very nice fan film.

Happy birthday Penny!

Since this thread is about free anti-virus software here's my question; How does Microsoft Security Essentials measure up to other free protection?

The author quit writing it several years ago but Hero by Night is an excellent read.
http://www.drunkduck.com/Hero_By_***...x.php?p=114872

Hamster needs a bug to be hostile to other players? I thought that's why he rolled stormies.