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http://techland.time.com/2011/06/06/...tes/?hpt=hp_t2
Article makes some humorous comic/star trek references, but apparently scientists are allegedly a step closer to the creation, containment and study of antimatter... -
Many of my alts are taking Rebirth. No problems at all.
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Quote:This is why when I form a trial I tend to form it in a non-coop zone such as Brickstown and state that heroes/vigilante and rogues welcome to join. Granted Villain alignment alts can't and yes that is a downer as I don't want people to feel excluded, but I find myself weary of overcrowded co-op zones when a regular zone and being able to accept three alignments of characters works just as well to fill up a league.Originally Posted by Comicsluvr
This post is full of WIN. Seriously...how many times will we have to stand in one of the 3-4 instances of the RWZ asking someone to leave so our last 1-2 leagemates can enter for a Trial? .
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Quote:I believe this is the case.Originally Posted by Not_Rhino
Superman does not have powers under red sunlight. He has different powers under -other- suns, but not a red sun. Why? Because this is the type of sun Kryptonians evolved under, and under it, they are pretty much just like humans. I believe, however, that their bones and musculature are a bit more dense than humans, meaning they are, even without powers, still stronger and more durable than the average human. This is not because of solar radiation, but becase Krypton has(had) a stronger gravitational pull than Earth.
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Quote:Would it be better if say for the one badge we had to collect only the 10 acids and no pacification bombs, but STILL be able to use the acids on the doors? Also for the grenades badge to be able to collect all 10, and NO acids and still be allowed to use the pacification bombs against marauder, the stipulation for both being that you must win the lambda?Originally Posted by Bohmfalk
I don't remember where, but a redname posted at one point that the point of the MoLambda badges was to have to run it multiple times. That in and of itself I don't have a problem with....it's the fact that we have to do the same thing 3 times that is ridiculous.
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Quote:Strictly speaking the No Death/no temp Mo badges can't be gotten in a single run if someone gets killed.Originally Posted by Ironblade
It's not THAT bad. It's STUPID having to run it 3 times, but it's not terribly hard. I think this sets a really bad precedent. Isn't this the only Master badge so far that is impossible to get in a single run?
However yes, this is the only new Mo Badge I can think of that cannot under the current rules for them be obtained in a single run.
Apex: don't revive the police drones or let them be destroyed and then the next mish is to win in under 15 minutes against Battlemaiden. Can be done in one run.
Tin Mage: all badges can be obtained in one run, even the Midnighter badge provided the team has a plan and certain temp powers ready to blitz Director 11 with.
B.A.F: all badges can be obtained in one run to obtain the Mo.
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Quote:It's also possible that the coding for the bases system is so tangled up and messed up that instead of fixing and tuning it all up, that they may need to junk the whole thing and create an all new SG/VG base system. I suppose it is a question of which is going to be quicker and more worth the time and resources. Pure speculation of course.Originally Posted by Kranik
I find this statement to be a bit odd. Granted I can understand the frustration of seeing a whole new system implemented instead of an old system getting some updates; however, I don't think the above is the case.
Certainly Issues 19, 20 and 20.5 are focused on Incarnate stuff in the same way Issues 14 and 15 were focused on the Mission Architect. The thing is after Issue 15 the MA took to the backseat or the roof if we're honest. Now I'm not naive enough to believe that the Incarnate stuff will end up next to the MA, it most definitely has dibs on shotgun; however, that doesn't mean that the devs are "charting a course" or focusing solely on Incarnate content. In-fact it's been pretty much confirmed at Issue 21 will have little to do with Incarnate slots or content at all. According to the May 2011 Producer's letter it'll be focused on a new zone and revamping of old lower level zones which tells me that they get that end-game can't be THE game.
The most amazing thing about it is that War Witch has famously said that revamping old zones takes as long to do as a new zone and she'd rather the team focus on new zones yet reportedly they're doing both next issue. That's a case of a developer team understanding that while new zones are great we all fell in love with the old ones too, and they could use some attention. Bases are no different. Yes, bases have been long ignored, they're in the third row of the City of... van but that doesn't mean they've been forgotten. It just takes more time for the calls of this community to cut through the noise of every other one.
So don't stop calling out, continue to, respectfully of course. Eventually we will be heard. And even if it's several small things (Like addressing various low-hanging fruit) it's still something. We don't need to seek out the Hail Mary, the last chance play to win it all, we're only in the first quarter and this MMO more than anything is a game of inches. A little here and a little there and soon we'll be near the end-zone. -
Quote:I agree bases and the mish comp and raid tp unit could be a good way to go to an incarnate trial then waiting for someone to click the green button so that everyone gets "beamed up" into the trial. It would also give a better sense that we are actually crossing the dimensions to Praetoria via the raid tp unit rather then being "beamed up".Originally Posted by Redlynne
The Devs would be ... excessively clever ... if they made Supergroups the "go to" location to form up and launch Incarnate Trial Leagues.
Of course, that would require Supergroups to function as Co-op Locations, so you could invite anyone from anywhere to your League (not Team, League) from your SG Base. You could then use the Mission Computer (Base Item) to sign up for an Incarnate Trial, and it would open the typical LFG window to do so. People would have the option of using the Raid Teleporter to get to the Incarnate Trial, instead of just waiting around for the counter to complete.
Seriously ... the entire "Functionality" needed to form up and launch Incarnate Leagues is sitting inside the Supergroup Bases (which are gathering dust after all these years of neglect).
By no means am I saying that SG Bases ought to REPLACE the Incarnate system we've got now ... just merely that the Incarnate system we've got could be EASILY EXPANDED to make very good use of SG Bases, and their built in resources.
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Quote:Indeed.....the one and only redside mish that only gave 3 outcast bosses at most that had to be constantly reset so that villains could get weatherman in the pre GR days seemed more fun then some of these. I'm just glad that my two main badgers and a couple of other alts picked up MoLambda.....I don't think I'll seek that intentionally on other alts.Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
i only have 1 badge hunter, but lately with all these retarded badges its almost started to feel like a chore and not as much fun
hell it was more fun grinding out defeat badges than these trial badges
The Partner badge for assisting 50 weekly task forces....meh. While 50 is doable, it still seems like a bit of a grind.
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Quote:This requirement plus having two badge hunters also has taken a lot of the fun out of badging. My two badgers are at 1221 total, and only need badges that are currently unattainable and of course vet badges they don't yet have. Perhaps they need to hang up the badge hunting gear.Originally Posted by Bohmfalk
I never thought I'd say this, but I'm seriously reconsidering my desire to obtain every badge that I possibly can. The new badge requirements are taking all the fun out of badging.
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Quote:If Superman has any powers at all under red sunlight, it sure isn't flight, super strength, invulnerability or his assorted vision powers........so what could he have? Some all new dues ex machina power he never realized or just be depowered?Originally Posted by Durakken
it has been shown that he gains powers from different suns. There us no reason to believe that he may have powers not yet known especially under a sun he tries to keep away from
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Quote:This. Superman isn't God-mode just about as close as you can get, same with Captain Marvel/ShazamOriginally Posted by White Hot Flash
Why do you keep insisting that Superman has millions of hidden powers that are just waiting to be discovered in the right situation, rather than just take him at face value? With all of your worrying, nothing would ever work because there's always a chance he could have a power to counter it. He's not the God-Mode character you keep trying to make him out to be.
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Quote:He slowly but surely runs out of stored yellow solar energy when exposed to red sunlight, so if Earth's sun turned red or the light coming to it was refracted to the red spectrum before it reached Earth (this was done in Superman TAS) then he would slowly at first then rapidly power down. Exposure to the yellow sun will swiftly recharge him. Also if he's exposed to Kryptonite and there is a greater source of solar energy nearby for him to tap into then that can offset the kryptonite.Originally Posted by Durakken
Actually there are 3 things that should be brought up...
#1. If you were to try to defeat superman it would be great to have access to the ability to control his powers, turning them on and off, at will. This can be done relatively easily. Luthor created a satellite based device that could do this in the late 80s early 90s... it was one of the first superman stories i read in my readings of superman...
#2. depending on version of superman you don't need shields and such... you just need to be fast enough, smart enough, and durable enough to keep just out of range for long enough to drain off his power... This was done in the early 90s to some effect. It didn't work 100% but worked well enough for proof of concept.
#3. Red "solar" light is and always has been a bad idea. While it is true that superman loses his powers under red solar light to varying degrees... it could be that he just hasn't found what powers he has under red solar light... As unlikely as it might be I wouldn't tempt it is all.
For your second example: if he's still absorbing yellow sunlight then he really won't run out of power unless you can make him expend it as fast if not faster then he is absorbing it. Case in point: Death of Superman, Superman and the Hulk...ooops meant to say Doomsday pummel each other to death. After Superman returned, the Phantom Stranger took Superman and Lois on an "out of time/space" tour of sorts to show them what happened and it was revealed that in the Doomsday fight he was expending energy faster then he could absorb it, but that even as he collapsed and died his body was still absorbing solar energy which kept it from total and irreversible metabolic shutdown.
So basically for scenario #2 you need the Hulk....er sorry I meant Doomsday (can't imagine how I mix them up
) or else someone like Darkseid to engage Superman in battle.
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Quote:Yeah,.....me thinks this badge requirement needs....reevaluation.Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
not only that every 30 sec EVERY player gets hit with an unresistable dmg equal to half of their hp (or more depending on how dmged antimatter is), which means if said player has no healing powers they are screwed anyway
i was having this problem playing my ill/cold on test, every 2nd or 3rd antimatter beam i would die if i was anywhere other than basically following the empath or rad spamming their aoe heal because the only self heal power that guy has is hibernate from APP or green inspirations -
Quote:There was an episode of Superman TAS where Lois got zapped to an alternate Earth where she was killed and Superman couldnt save her so in his grief and missery he joined up with Luthor to bring "order" to Metropolis. Luthor of course was doing things behind that Superman's back and when Superman found out he repented and stopped Luthor.Originally Posted by Knight_Marshal
I always thought it selfish of Supes for dating a normal especially since, unless it changed, the whole world knows he likes her. She should have been killed now by anyone of the villains Supes has stopped and was looking for a way to get back at him. What is he going to do about it? Throw them back into the revolving door that is comic book justice system? He would have to spend the rest of his life knowing she died because of him. Batman knows this. At least in the JLU cartoons.
Point is this: some villains may have figured out that Lois is a "Safety valve" of sorts that helps keep Superman under control. Any villain that kills her runs the risk of pushing Superman over the edge and facing his wrath. -
Quote:You basically described Luthor's power suit that he's had over the years in the comics and cartoons. Though I don't think it boosts Luthor's reaction times to Superman's levels.Originally Posted by Veritech
A suit of powered armor that essentially gives a being superman's reaction time, and has a Kryptonite Power Source? so something along the lines of Iron Man's armor or the X-O Manowar suit drawing on a combo of gold and green kryptonite power source. one kryptonite powered repulsor blast, there goes superman.
Also such a suit doesn't do a lot of good when Superman finally gets ticked off and decides to take you down. Case in point: Batman/Superman Public Enemies.
Batman takes off in the missile to manually fly it into the kryptonite asteroid, Luthor tries to stop the launch, and Superman stops Luthor. Luthor attempts to attack Superman again and despite kryptonite powering the suit, Superman caught Luthor's punch in his hand, crushed the gauntlet of the suit and said "That was my BEST FRIEND!!.....AND YOU JUST KILLED HIM!" One punch from Superman, and Luthor coughed blood and quickly realized the error he made in angering Superman and flew away with Superman chasing him around the globe, slowly but surely dismantling the suit and finally decking Luthor. -
Quote:Problem is that being exposed to red solar energy doesn't instantly negate his powers, but he will run out of stored solar energy if he's not still exposed to a yellow sun.Originally Posted by White Hot Flash
Pretty much this. Anything else and Superman could outlast it. You have to negate his powers or he'll win every time. Anything that's man-made can be destroyed, especially by Superman.
Case in point: in JLU when Captain Atom fought Superman to keep The Question from being rescued from Cadmus. Captain Atom used red solar energy and gave a good fight but Superman still defeated him. -
Quote:This; a suit made of very durable alloy that is both charged by red solar energy and can emit red solar energy. Plus of course Kryptonite.Originally Posted by That_Ninja
Okay, have a suit that can pour out a ton of red sun radiation.
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Quote:Immune? no. Highly tolerant to poisons? I'd say yes. It once took a whole liquor store of booze to make the Grey Hulk feel intoxicated before he reverted to Banner at sunrise, leaving Banner severely intoxicated and passing out and not reviving until it was almost sundown.Originally Posted by galadiman
As to how to beat him... has anyone ever gotten supes **Drunk**?
(And if someone says he's immune to alcohol/poison, I'll just hate you now.)
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Quote:Indeed...a challenge I don't mind. A challenge that borders on the absurd if not actually absurd I do mind. A badge that can be instantly lost because someone:Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
the only thing that ive seen worse than the MO lambda badges are the MO keyes island badges as described in that other thread snow globe posted
1. has bad lag spike that gets them killed
2. gets killed while their client is crashing and comes back dead
3. is too dense to follow instructions
4. decides to do a LEEROY JENKINS with their squishy alt thinking they will live
5. doesn't watch their blue power and their armors all drop due to stamina loss (seriously eat a blue and recheck that alts stamina slotting!)
6. or the person has a sickening level of unmitigated arrogance and refuses to follow instructions...
that kind of badge just isn't needed, and we have enough of them now. (Looks at the other Master badges) -
Quote:/e humorOriginally Posted by Rangle M. Down
Unfortunately you are correct. To get the other two badges you need to kill Marauder two more times, not using the temps. Once just getting the Grenades, but no Acids. The other getting the Acids, but no Grenades. Sounds like "So much fun", doesn't it?
Nothing that a team of incarnates each with at least 2 level shifts, with 4 members being radiation debuffers, at least 2 kinetics and everyone have psi using Lore pets can't handle,
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Quote:If you go vigilante you can then hit the redzones and gain progress towards them but they won't award until you go full villain.Originally Posted by Heartbreaker
Ok, so my main is about 2 weeks out from getting all the Heroside Day Jobs- if I were to switch her to a Grey morality so I can access redside zones, can she earn the Villain Day Jobs as well?
I'd suggest this: Go vigilante, then park redside and start the first day job, when you log in after 21 days you'll have the badge for being vigilante for 7 days and a full progress bar for that redside day job. After that, work the others up to full progress bars, then switch to villain side and watch the badge explosion you should have for getting the dayjobs, plus any badges that you may receive for going from blue to red such as red accolades to replace blue ones that you may have earned, gladiator badges that you are now able to receive, etc. -
Quote:I agree that it looks like the league must fulfill both criteria to get that badge. We'll see.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
My reading is the opposite. It looks like the badge is failed if someone dies or if someone destroys a terminal.
Having the option of two completely different ways to get it would seem very weird to me.
As to any difficulty with this new trial, I suspect it will stem more from being a new trial vs. not having enough slotted incarnates on the league since by now there should be many alts running around with the slots opened and at least slotted to Tier 3. -
Quote:You mean Spider-man asked Mephisto for a Mephisto Mindwipe of DC Comics?Originally Posted by CaptainFoamerang
Correction: I blame whoever mindwiped the concept of Elseworlds stories from the DC staff.
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Been past 1200 for sometime but now both my badge hunters are wrapped until new badges are unleashed upon us.
Of course certain badges like Celebrant, BH and Passport are written off as unattainable pending changes to the system, and of course there are vet badges yet to be gained.
Still 1221 badges on both is nice.