Rock_Powerfist

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  1. i do like the idea, couple of thoughts, the carnies are all basic humans, so how would you handle mutants and characters clearly not standard human pattern ? and given the carnies powers how will you handle characters with non powerset related, ie concept based, mind defences?
  2. As the up time for the servers is 9pm BST are the GG lot planing on RPing tonight, or waiting till the post crash reboot tomorrow ?
  3. With the upcoming Headstart and all the changes/events is anyone up for making an quasi-offiical Unionverse " this is what we agree has happened, and what hasnt happened " thread ?


    for example the Praet invasions and related TFs that claim to have blown up parts of Kings and Skyway..those we have large ignored as tempory one off events, with the new stuff the Zapping of Galaxy going to have a big RP effect, but i think it would be useful if we can agree on what actually happened and what is currently happening,(( as our heroes can not get back in there to save the day)).

    So some sort of list of In-game things and how the Unionverse is going to RP those events.

    For example, back with Galaxy, i am sure there should be some RP about folks going back to recover stuff from there, i mean it had the FC building, and the GG crowd might want to rescue some bits of the statue as keepsakes.

    what do people think ??
  4. Yes Z, very much yes, also the lack of a date is dragging it out.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by InsatiableOne View Post
    How about something akin to another comic book tradition- the passing of a superhero mantle on to a younger hero? as in Captain Mar-Vell and Captain Marvel, for example.

    Could take advantage of the alternate sex build feature at the Pocket D tailor, may or may not require a name change...

    could create an AE where your protege is a hostage or a sidekick..
    Oh yes, i totally forgot this idea, which is a bit worrying as i have used it on one of my own characters. . . . in this ones case the , "handing-over" one fitted the orginal concept very well, and didnt need to much plotage.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by _Fea_ View Post
    Or you could go for the Marvel rule
    i have to say one of the things i liked about the X-men filmss was that they where prepared to kill off major character. . . .
  7. Very presonal views here, everyone sees things differently.I f you want to end a character do it, clearly you have your reasons to want to. As they are in a a RP situation it would seem fun to RP the ending, either something you want to plot out or offer them up to your SG RP mates as a plot hook for something they are developing, its always nice to move a plot along. However the End does not need to be final, i have a number of characters who have been reinvented by rerolling them as a different AT / power sets IF there is a nice bit of plotage involved

    Once Ended what to do with the toon, personally i see nothing wrong with a name change a respec, and the birth of a new character, IF you still enjoy playing the toon and its power sets, to be honest some characters need to be 30+ for them to feel right, again totally personal views here. Otherwise, if you need the free slots delete.
  8. Rock_Powerfist

    Character Advice

    Personally, and i know its all a matter of playstyle and taste, i find Thugs some what more fussy than Demons, needing more attention and directing, that said Thugs do look cool, i mean arriving on a hog
  9. Rock_Powerfist

    Character Advice

    My higher level Demon Summing MM doesnt have any of the whips, his secondary is Trick Arrow, which is rather busy, but he does fine with out the whips.

    As to a Chaotic power set if not Storm, then Dark, just recolour the powers to suit.

    Otherwise, why not look to the pool powers for the Chaos, TP foe, ie drop them in the middle of your pets, Whirlwind from Speed, then Field Mastery for some blasts, then you could even pick something as plain as FF for the secondary, heck its repulsion powers make for pretty chaotic fighting, but is a mostly stand back and watch set now the bubbles are one cast effects all.
  10. Sorry Pointy, way over committed already. i really do need Time manip,
  11. Trick Arrow...so much fun
    ... and very active.
  12. Given the way Origins are writen and used, you could claim the Demon's powers are Natural for the demon race, magic is just how it was summoned, after all the demon is native to another plane. Then you can go Science. OR say the demon is a magical creature and go Magic.

    Technically if the powers come from the hybid of human and demon you could really push it and claim the powers are based from mix of DNA and demon power creating a Mutant....


    One question i would ask is where does the Poison powers come from?, are they Science products, magic potions, demonic ichor or what.. i would then define the Origin around them. As for heat mastery, that comes way later , not at the Origins stage, unless you want it to, so you can be flexible there, ie she later learns some demonic fire magic...
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arctic_Princess View Post


    Better?
    no, it doesnt display now

    it is a fab pic tho . . .
  14. The shockwave dumped the table tops contents across the floor, turning them into a poor quality Modern art exhibit. Half bounced out of bed and hurled from a peaceful sleep, a good mood was just not going to be.

    The small room was exited in seconds, non essential equipment left to its own fare. Stealth soled boots carried him up the metal ladder, and a very careful peak through the service ducts rusty grill, delivered the grumpy figure into the back alley of the Steel canyon Office block.

    Sharp eyes and ears scanned the area for the reason for such a rude awakening ……
  15. Yet another great night, free drinks, live music, great location, interesting people and hats.

    a big thumbs up.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Burning_Brawler_NA View Post
    This sounds like a lot of fun. I do disagree with the idea of putting together a roster however. Having to wait for a specific person to post may not be a problem initially, but after the first week or so, the chances of the thread dying because someone has been unable to get on the forums (such as myself this past week) become much greater.
    Easy way around that issue is to give everyone a fixed time limit to post in, then if they miss the deadline the next person on the list can step in. We would have to agree what a reasonable time limit is. Also if you know your unable to post you can just PM the next person in line.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arctic_Princess View Post
    I'd be up for this because it wouldn't (hopefully) involve sitting at the keyboard every hour of every day waiting for the next post/opportunity to add something.

    Consider me interested.

    I quite like the idea regarding a common zone or enemy group. No doubt someone will derail with some kind of quasi-dimensional self-eating plot* but then one only has to endure their post until the next story pops along!

    *I may have put that there to at least try to discourage such tomfoolery
    may i assume other sorts of tomfoolery will be ok , as i am a fan of tom......
  18. Interesting idea, as to avoiding one-upping, how about giving the thread some boundaries, ie a agreed setting , say Atlas park and those zones physically linked, or focused on a target hostile group. The other though I have is the issues of sequence and divergence, ie Man falls of roof, two or more people all write the follow up , so the one roof faller lands on multiple people in different stories, each having a different fate for the roof faller. You may need some clear way to hand off to the next writer. Lastly, a time line, how will you cope if story A takes place over an hour and story B over a week ,while story C wants to react to the first part of story B and only lasts for twenty minutes, and story D wants to run from the middle of story A to the middle of story C.

    I like the idea, but I feel it may need a Mod/Editor to keep it on track and focused.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Omega_Chief View Post
    . . . . . and I'd hazard that there were more bosoter packs sold then there are RPers in the servers.
    Me thinks Omy has hit the nail on the head here, what %tage of the game population are in fact RPer. If all the Rpers voted with their feet and left the game would the bean counters really worry ?

    The loss of GG as a RP spot is a huge bummer and a sad day, but objectively how many people are affected, its such a tiny tiny %tage of the game population that the Devs are never going to look at other options.

    FFM is correct even though the RPer population is the most active, creative, and passionate group, when it comes to choice of who to consider we are very much the last on the list.

    /emote " says rude words about how much the real world stinks at times "
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorPrankster View Post
    Why not?

    There is nothing wrong with change, even if some players don't like it because others will.
    Clearly there is a problem with change, hence this thread. Some peolpe played pre Itrials CoX because it didnt require you to do raid sized content to get at thing. This has now changed, what are these folk now meant to do ? given that they havent changed.
  21. I can see my self recreating one toon, scrapper BS/regn, he was never meant to be much of a swordsman, just a lump swinging a big chunk of metal. So these new tweapons seem to fit the bill more.
  22. Rock_Powerfist

    Ascension Armor

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel View Post
    I still can't help but think the logic is a little backwards. It's kind of hard to appreciate something that you'll see once in a blue moon.
    Clearly you never visit Pocket D. at least the one on Union, everyone and his dog is wearing it , its the itrials hot spot.
  23. It will be interesting to see who populates the VIP server, i do have a bit of a DOOM vision of it being full of farmers and their clients, after all who else but VIPs will be that active in the WW/BM markets. At least they seem to be giving VIPs the ability to move servers a bit.
    However, unless RP populations drop i have no plans to move.
  24. eeeep ! for GG

    otherwise, its going to be a wait and see, the issue i can see its the problem of trying to RP with a mix of account type people, the case of those who can, and or haveaccess to various parts of the game.

    It also raised a huge question for the incarnate part of the game, are they really going to ask VIP players to grind threads and drops ?

    Also will the Time Manipulation set come with a " oh no you didnt " emote ?