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It could happen, but I bet that level 40, with 20 inspiration slots has a break-hold inspiration just in case, unless he or she just got off a task force and was plum out. If that is the case, why would the player agree to a consentual PvP match? Only two scenarios I can think of: it was either a friendly match between players that knew eachother, or a brazen "I'll beat you with one paw tied behind my back" approach on the part of the level 40.

Also, as an aside to this scenario, what's to stop a fellow villian or hero from running by and helping that level 40 clear his mind?

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I love the OPs idea. I love the DEVs Idea. I just don't like the monster idea. I mean, hell, I can a level 2 doing a signifigant amount of damage to a level 50 ((not the same a level 50 mind you, but signifigant none the less)) but what I don't want is to see my 38 blaster doing 20 damage to a level 10, or maybe jsut a tincy bit more. That isn't that fair.
Now someone argued maybe obviously Lord Recluse doesnt know a thing about PvP in RPGs. It is a role-play-game. Now in real life, do you think some ten year old kid has a chance against a 21 year old 3rd degree black belt in over 7 different kind of martial arts? No, well thats how I see the pvp system.
I personally want PvP zones. My suggestion is make it so you can access a pvp zone via the train, but each is like a trial zone.
i.e
I go to the yellow line and see this
Atlas Park
Atlas Park PvP(1-6)
Kings Row
Kings Row PvP(5-10)
That how I want to see it happen.
If you can't gain XP here solo, then you can't PvP here, atlas park has mobs that are levels 1-6, so thus any level 1-6 toon cna PvP in atlas park Pvp
Kings Row has mobs 5-10 ((maybe 11 but KR after lvl 10 sucks)) so you have to be level 5 to go in, but you can't enter it if you are level 11+
((also specific zones for Epic Archetype Characters, cause using nova on a level 2 isnt cool))
Now I also love some of the above Ideas. If I want my level 38 to be on par with a level 2, then I will go to this zone via the train
Atlas Park PvP Nightmare (1+)
or maybe
Kings Row PvP nightmare(5+)
Basically those zones provide ample oppurtunites for high level characters and lower level characters to fight eachother and be on the same playing field, but once again, yo can't enter a zone if the mobs there will kill you easy
Just my two cents

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The level 40 player still has an enormous advantage over the level 10 simply by having more powers, slots and access to SO enhancement. Even if the damage was scaled, the lv40 would kick the lv10s posterior big time.

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Not entirely true. Lets say two level 4s decide to fight a level 40, well lets say they are A gravity contorller, and a lightning blaster.
THe controller manages to get gravity distortion off. Now sense he has been scaled up, that level 40 is hating life, becuase lets say he didnt have any of those special inspirations to break holds.
Now the controlle rhad some acc insp and is now popping them and putting hold after hold on the level 40 so he can NEVER move, while the other level 4, a blaster, just shoots and shoots.
((Note:Some might say they might nerf controllers, well I don't think this is true, sense controller already have no damage potential, hold are all we got in PvP, and taking that away is WRONG, now im for just reducing the time the holds last though!))

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With Hurdle or Combat Jump, you can window hop really fast up the buildings in Kings Row, faster than getting up there with hover. The trick to jumping from one window to the window above it is to press jump first then hit forward. Once you get the hang of it, you can forget about looking for fire escapes.

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I Never use combat jump to window hop, and i get up faster then ANY low level player , even if they have hover/combat jumping.
I jump onto a window and jump and push forward, but while I do thaty I am hold a strafe key, when I get close to the edge, I switch keys, and I can get up any building faster then combat jumpers

Peter McFarlane was a beloved member to the gang known as the hellions. He was a damned of the highest caliber! Peter spent many nights thwarting heros and doing his duties in Perez Park, Galaxy city, Atlas Park, he even ventured into the skull infested Kings Row now and again to rescue trapped comrades.
Nobody knew why Peter decided to join the Hellions, most of the gang members were family rejects, or had a bone to pick with someone and needed support do pick it. The only explanation Peter ever offered was,"I am sort of a masochist, in the fact I revel in other peoples pain."
Long story short, Peter was not a good person at all. He was accused and convicted of man slaughter, and murder several times, but managed to break out each time, via the hellfire with in him. He was a favorite of the Hellions artifact and super-dyne supplier, the mysterious Mr.Jones.

Then one day Peter and his crew were in a warehouse, busting up a high-society auction. When a group of Heros decided to intrude on hsi fun. He will never forget those heros names, The Azure Devil, Jake Jackal, El Diablo Blanco, and Rune. Those names forever haunt Peter's dreams.

THe four heros rushed in, eliminating the front guard Peter set up. They proceded to eliminate all of hi s lieutents throughout the building, until they came to him. Peter smiled as he sat on a ledge as his crew rushed at the heros, but was soon dismayed as he watche dhis friends get slaughtered. Peter leapt form the edge and confronted the heros. He smirked as the one names Rune came screaming forward, a large axe waving. Rune was the first to go down. Peter easily flipped over his head and proceded to incinerate the fool.
Next on came the foolish El Diablo Blanco, in his foolish white zoot suit. Peter was given a good fight by this man, but he too went down, but he was teleported to the hospital before Peter could kill him. The only two left were Jake Jackal, and the Azure Devil. Peter smirked and hurled fire ball after fireball at the Azure Devil, the fight ended quickly. Peter made to kill the fool when he suddenly found his worl going dark.
The one named Jake Jackal had put a slug into Peter's skull, killing him.
Peter lay there, out of his body, staring at himself. He looked at the one who killed him walk out of the warehouse draggin what remained of Rune to the cemetary, and to meet his friend sin the hospital. Peter was furious.
Soon Peter's life changed forever though. A rift in the floor opened up and a ghostly hand seized Peter, draggin him to hell. Peter was confronte dby the ultimate evil, Lucifer himself. Lucifer talked in a ghastly voice telling Peter," Peter, Peter, Peter. I must tell you something. There is only one punishment suitable for the crimes you have comitted on this earth. I will send you back there, into your body," Peter was overjoyed at this, but soon the devil spoke the rest,"You will not beable to die unless in the act of bravery. I am sending you back, cursed to fight your friends until you die. Then, when you die, your soul is hence fourth forefeit to me." Peter couldn't believe what he was hearing at all. Doomed forever to fight those he once called friends! Peter was going to speak but the devil cut him off,"Unless you prove yourself a true hero, your soul is mine. If in your lifetime you can do an act of unselfish bravery, true bravery, not saving some idiot from the skulls, you are pardoned of all sins." With that Peter was hurled back through the hole, into his body, though he had physically changed. He had longer hair, and his clothes were different, he even had sunglasses on, and when he took them off, he nearly blinded himself, another part of the curse lucifer didn't mention, he cannot stnad direct light.

Peter decided first to see if what Lucifer said was true. HE couldn't be killed anymore by foolish self-inflicted wounds to commit suicde and end this torment. Peter picked up a gun and fired it at his skull, the bullet made no impact, not even a scratch. Peter smirked.
From hence fourth he would be The DamnedOne.