Mad_Scientist_JC

What about Praetoria Malaise? Have we killed him too?

I've seen missions backing this up too. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them were just mutants too though. Lord knows what's in the water in Paragon that makes so many people get superpowers.

The box doesn't really bother me, but I did just noticed the awkward positioning of the fur trim of her glove.

I would like you to do something for me, Issen. Think about the Rikti War Zone. Now Rikti are one of those big threats that the Villains had to set aside our goals to help the Heroes fight, right? Who else is in the Rikti War Zone? Arachnos, Crey, Malta, Council, Knives, Devouring Earth, and Nemesis. What are those Villains doing? Because it doesn't look like they're dropping everything to rush off and save Fusionette. As for Cimerora, Malta has tried their hand in using that to their advantage too. And plenty of villains groups have been making deals with Praetoria. So the game doesn't seem to think the idea is so far-fetched. The 'Villains to the Rescue' story point has just been used so much to the point that it feels like a convenient excuse at this point.

Let's say if all content were more villainous, and we were the invading force attacking the Rikti Homeworld, Cimerora, and Praetoria. Now for those playing heroes the question would arise that "Why would we do this?" and the answer would always be "You've been tricked into doing it because the villains lied to you." Now you may accept that at first, but after a few times the plot point gets old, and worn out and just doesn't hold the same water it once did. Wouldn't you get tired of that and want some sort of better way to be used?

At first I'd thought I learned this from a History plaque, but I found where I had read it.

http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_i...y/luddites.php

The Know Your Adversary links on the home page. I really paraphrased it from my foggy memory of their story, so if you want the full run the link is there. All that back story, and I can't think of a single story line for the guys.

Their leader Martin Henri had visions and nightmares of the PTS and the truth to the source of its power. An old man keeps popping up in these visions telling him its his destiny to destroy the PTS. These visions grant Martin some minor super powers to sway people with his impassioned, but mad sermons. He is also being driven insane by them. The swear off all technology, so it's strictly old school weaponry I suppose. As for the head shaving, it's probably just some connection their Monk-like nature. For an enemy group with so little happening around them, they have a pretty rich little backstory really, and if they explored the Luddites, they would have to broach Bat-zul. Maybe that'll pop up as some sort of Incarnate solo content, lol.

Nah, Weaver would come back from the dead and take his organization back, and complain that it took Recluse way too long to get killed.

Sis was also only half in control of herself at that point, so she may not have meant to kill him at all. She was literally losing control. As for Ms. Liberty, it was mostly Manticore's fault, he could stop Alexis from getting kidnapped, his pride made him refuse help to go and save her, and so on. So a pretty good helping of blame is squarely on his shoulders.

I bet Johnny is really annoyed that he had to sell his soul, now all the people that can't sing just use auto-tune. I think he was a mediocre singer and the deal made him more appealing, but not better. Still not being able to sing doesn't necessarily mean he has to be a lousy song writer.

Without music backup, or a voice singing it, we're just stuck reading it. Can hardly tell it's supposed to be a song that way. I want a 30 second recording of Zwil doing his best Frank Sinatra impression!

Maybe, maybe not. Twilight Son's situation has shown that the Battalion is willing to deal. They will eventually go back on the deal, or try to take what they want later anyway, but that'd be a good way to get villains involved. Make a deal, have it work out for some sort time, and then they go back on it, and then villains get on board with the heroes to get a little revenge. Also a heavily used trope, but at the little things like that go a long way.

The thing is is we never get any kind of choice in that. I think most Villains would use this distraction to their advantage. Like with the meteors in Galaxy. While the heroes are busy dealing with some new threat gives the villains chances to set their own plans in motion, but no, we just drop everything and run to play hero. At least in First Ward, we get the villainous side missions, so I could take some time out from the save the day story line and do something dastardly.

Recluse is a putz. His big plan to defeat his greatest nemesis was to sit there and find someone else to do it for him. How many people need to bring back his helmet from the future before he realizes the Destined One project is a dumb idea. Given how his plans work, him sitting there doing nothing coupled with liberal use of time travel will be his plan to help.

I'd bet on you being let down. It seems like a miracle that they remember Recluse is there half the time.

This is also true. If we roll on comic book logic, this is a big event comic. Villains win for a bit, and then Heroes get the major victory in the end. I'm sure you'll stop us from taking State's power for ourselves and using it to do some awful stuff with it. At least we can be mostly sure that Statesman will go down swinging, even Villains will want it that way. Well, maybe not all, but I want it to be a knock-down, drag-out fight.

Everyone keeps mentioning that Statesman's face is the one on the game, but take a good look at Freedom's Logo. Statesman leaping forward into an epic battle with... A Lt level Clockwork? Hardly screams awesomeness. I really believe it will be Statesman that dies, but wouldn't be surprised if this was misdirection. States seems to be the target of this arc, but any of the Phalanx would sacrifice themselves for him, so it's still up in the air. One thing that I've gotten a good laugh over though is how States just rushed off the second something bad happens in is life. I would think that a hero would have had the fortitude to tough this out for the sake of the greater good.