NightErrant

Every time I've started in Galaxy City I've regretted it, because everything is linked to Atlas.

The RWZ, the costume contests...

I will miss the old town feel, though.

BAB's in game description, from the Beta.

Back Alley Brawler

Freedom Phalanx

The Brawler was the son of a gang enforcer. He joined the Paragon City police force to try and make a difference. When he realized that was not getting the job done he adopted the name and costume of a hero. He fought in the streets and alleys, of the city, all through the late 70's and the 80's. He briefly went into retirement after that, but came back out to help with the Rikti war. One of the most veteran heroes in Paragon City, the Brawler is in semi-retirement, training the next generation of heroes. Though he rarely goes into the field these days, his power and fighting skills are still as potent as ever.


So... yeah.

Listen, strange ponds distributin' super powers is no basis for a system of government!

Or for tha' matter, a system for determinin' the fate a two universes!

Supreme executive power over th' fate of th' multiverse derives from a mandate from the masses, not some farcical aquatic ceremony!

I don't feel that characters are becoming homogenous, really.

Arcanaville makes a good point, particularly in relation to my experience with that other game.

In this game, I make loads and loads of alts to try different things.

In the other game, I made one character and Respec'd about 50 times until I settled on a ranged scrapper with some support.

Like everyone else.

And I do notice the difference between archetypes, Incarnate powers or not.

I know, for example, that my SS/WP Brute, despite being IO'd, T4ed, and soft capped, cannot pull AVs in incarnate trials, because he just can't, because the resources I've devoted to soft capping him mean that his total hit points had to take a hit.

Where as a tank doesn't need to work as hard toward that goal, and can survive much longer because it's powers are suited to that purpose.

However, my Brute can still easily out damage the tank, because his damage cap is that much higher, which means the various buffs he gets from Fury, Rage, Musculature, IOs, and allies have more of an effect against a target with the same debuffs.


This is even if the powers are identical.

Similarly, my brute plays completely differently from my Defender, because I go into a defender with a different design goal than I would a Brute.

I won't deny there is overlap. I got invited to an Apex TF as support on my a brute by virtue of a T3 Paralytic Interface and Soul Mastery's Darkest Night. But I don't see my Brute as a support character. All of his support powers were chosen for his own benefit.

With a defender, however, the design goal is the opposite. All of the defensive powers are meant for the teams benefit. Even if that is as simple as staying alive long enough to maintain buffs and debuffs.

However... I do feel that Incarnate Powers do make some of the older content a little easy. This isn't the fault of the powers, however, but rather the content. The vast majority of the content is this game is designed for non-incarnates. Come freedom, the vast majority of players in this game won't have an incarnate power to their name, either because they don't have a fifty, or they don't have a subscription.

Incarnate powers are balanced for Incarnate Content, which gets progressively more difficult as time goes on.

There are rumors of an Incarnate Zone, even.

But outside of that? Sometimes I feel like I should cap my difficulty and call it a day.

He may have the tough exterior of a loyalist jerk.

But underneath that impervium shell is an uncontrolled anhihillation reaction that can destroy all of Praetoria!


...But underneath THAT, there is a grumpy, underappreciated genius that deserves our respect.

Okay, he's a little bit evil. But that's what tip missions are for.

Another question.

When I fought the Seed of Hamidon last night, Vanessa calls out to your mind.

What happens after she dies?

Is she replaced by Desdemona?

What happens when you run into Desdemona in a tip mission? Does she still have the mask?

The difficulty of the game is dependent on your level, archetype, and build in comparison to the task you're facing, and your difficulty settings.

For example, A character capable of dealing lethal damage won't have much trouble with the Carnival of Shadows, but they'd have much more trouble with the spectral minions of the Circle of Thorns.

It's all relative, really. Certain content is harder than others, though, but a skilled character who knows how to play will rarely run into a situation where a team wipes multiple times trying to figure out how to beat one boss.

I agree with Golden Girl.

Anti-Matter -is- built like a tank.

Of science.

And he's even heavily armored!

Behold!



My tribute to the 54 inches of satisfactory pancake that is Anti-Matter.