Party_Kake

I don't need another reason to roll an alt. But I will join in anyways. :P

How many of Batman's villains end up committing crimes again?
He has a what, zero percent success rate?

Define "success."

A soon as you get the mission to go to Cimerora, you become a midnighter automagically, rendering the point moot.

Aside from the fact that the arc is trivially easy at level 10, you don't even have to do it if you choose to go through Dark Astoria instead.

Mastermind Primary: Groupies.
to go with it.

There are lost in Kings row that are grey to you at level 11. they respawn regularly in the same handful of areas, and if the lost aren't there, you can simply aggro the skulls and run away and the mob will reset by the time you do a loop.

I was able to finish the entire chain on a level 10 mastermind just yesterday, leveling to 11 after the lady jane mission (which I didn't even have to WIN), in under 2 hours (for sure under 2 hours, probably closer to one, but I didn't even bother clocking it because it was trivial), solo.

You're reading way too much into that.

Here's a few different ways in which the way those words are spoken (that is, no text changes) changes the meaning of the sentences completely.

1. your character is from Texas (or probably other places nearby) where the word "guy" is most of the time gender-neutral, and you don't even care that you say "he" instead of the more proper "he or she". Twinshot, however, is particularly proud of the fact that one of her favorite idols talks to her regularly, and like a giddy schoolgirl on speed, (side note: newest character concept there lol) she takes the opportunity to point it out not to correct you but to bask in her own joy. Picture her sighing right after the word "she" and it becomes a bit more clear.

2. Your character does not possess the godlike power to never say anything they do not mean, and simply accidentally said "he" when you knew who she was talking about to begin with. Twinshot, however, goes into full-on feminist tirade mode and before you can even roll your eyes at her assumption of you being sexist, she's already acting like a moron.

3. Twinshot misheard you, either because you could have sworn you said "she" or you mumbled or maybe she heard you wrong over the sound of that carbomb nearby or perhaps the mugger stealing that young man's purse nearby is affecting her hearing. In any event she's more than eager to correct your "sexism" because she's the kind of person who would leap at the opportunity to correct you like that, for one of two reasons: she's in a good mood and loves to brag about the female superheroes of the city, or she's in a bad mood and you're "a sexist jerk."

Not a one of those multiple scenarios above assumes anything about your character. They are all very believable situations that revolve around how you assume Twinshot reacts to you.

Aah, Venice!

knocking people off walls to their assumed demise has always been a favorite of mine in any game.

It frustrated me at first but I've grown to appreciate the fact that in this game, if you don't see the enemy die, they're not dead. Knocking a guy off a building will leave him at 1 hit point so that as you're finishing off his buddies he'll pop up behind you for a dramatic surprise.

psh She's a Rogue Isles citizen, she doesn't need any hero to stick up for her.

It's funny you think of it this way.

I would compare a "traditional" novel to a choose your own adventure book same way I would a traditional city of heroes mission to one where you have lots of options and stuff and the outcome changes.

Yet there are still books to be written that people read over and over.

Biggest book series of all time? Harry Potter.
Biggest movie series of all time? Harry Potter.

And that's just a retelling of someone else's story from a specific person's point of view.

(My personal favorite? book 2 and movie 2. "Master has given Dobby a sock!" gets me every time.)

A single story, told from a specific point of view, told very well, beats the interactive story every time.

Doesn't matter if it's a videogame that railroads you along...
Or a movie where a lot of characters do things you wouldn't agree with "NO ***** NO DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR HE GON KILL YOU"...
Or a book where there are things that just don't jive with you...
Or a story told by your creepy uncle that never seems to go anywhere until it's finally dinnertime and he falls asleep mid-sentence...

If you let yourself get into the story, it's nice to give your brain a little bit of a rest and just go along for the ride.

So few games built right now actually make you feel like you're in control of the entire destiny of the story - maybe that's just me being aware of game mechanics enough that I can't be surprised by cheap tricks. Maybe it's because I'm just so much better at it than others. Oh well, I'll have my fun making stuff and unleashing it on the world in my own time and I'll see how people like it or not.

Honestly I think the newer storylines are FAR better than the blander stories that have come before. I find the interaction between my character and Dean MacArthur more interesting than that of (gasp) The Radio or (gasper) Television. Yes, the dialogue doesn't work very well if your character is supposed to be mute. Or a pirate. Or a Rikti. Or an awakened Vacuum cleaner that only speaks in VRRRRRRRMMMMMM. But whatever. a stretch of the imagination to make it work? Sold. Every time. If that's slightly more challenging, bring it. I got no problem making these stories work with all my characters. (including the one that will be remotely detonated if it communicates with anyone or anything in any language other than simple hand signals)

Don't be upset, it's entirely possible that you just missed it, a lot of the mentioning was echoed word of mouth, like it is for a lot of things. For those of us who did hear it constantly it's a little frustrating to hear of someone who missed it completely despite all we heard.

It's also not something that would be that big a deal even once it hits live. You still get the awesome powerset same time everyone else does.

By the way staff fighting stalkers are freakin amazing. No seriously try one out (on beta if you can't wait!) you'll love it.

same but swap 2 and 3 on my list, so
1. Syrusb/Liz
2. Furry_Jackal
3. Leaf-nin

Good job everyone

Also I was about to chew everyone out for not voting for DarthDelicious / DeeDee when I realized it was ineligible for whatever reason. I love that pic. KITTY!