Scythus

We're getting a Betazoid archetype?

Nor does Apex's armor ingame match the spandex he wore in the comic.

We apparently finish him off in the MoM trial.

Elves are made from people addicted to tinseldyne, superadyne's festive sister drug often used during the holidays.

Well you are doing it wrong.

Actually it was more reading the implication and running to its logical conclusion, then being asked tritely where that conclusion came from and then pointing out where it came from.

But then you're always looking to start ****, aren't you Ironblade?

Well concerning badges, it clearly is. And guess what, they plan on doing the same thing with Dark Astoria for the same reason!


Let's see, under your system, we'd pretty much have a badge in Atlas saying: "Nevermind that you're in Atlas Park right now, but over in Galaxy City which no longer exists, there was this guy named Orion who had an entire neighborhood named after him and we put this badge in the middle of Argosy Industrial Park for some reason."

Oh, I can only imagine how you'd reassign the Dark Astoria badges:


Dark Mystic

Some claim the reason the spirits walk the streets of Dark Astoria is the fact that there is a powerful Ley Line nexus in the middle of Moth Cemetery.

Seeker of the Unknown

This tomb is used to represent the thousands of heroes who gave their lives in the Rikti War.

Cairn Warder

This cairn was once the location of a rift to the Netherworld, but has since been closed.

Whisperer on Witchburn Hill

It is rumored that in the dim past of the nation's founding, this hill was the site of witch burning. No official records exist that back up this legend, but even before Astoria fell to darkness this hill in Moth Cemetery was well known for the feelings of unease it elicited in anyone brave enough to scale its flanks. Scaling the steep sides of "Witchburn" hill was a common rite of passage for Astoria teenagers looking to impress their friends, though none could stand to remain on the hilltop for long. Since the fall of Astoria, priests of the Banished Pantheon flock to the locale, using it as a site for dark rituals, further lending some credence to the legend that a malevolent power clings to the place.

Phantom Radio

Since the fall of Astoria, shortwave enthusiasts in Paragon City and beyond have occasionally happened upon strange transmissions of ghostly whispers, wailing pleas, bestial shouts of rage, and haunting voices chanting in dead languages. Those who have heard these grim transmissions nearly always suffer for it; their lives claimed by some unexpected calamity or their minds by a sudden and inexplicable mental illness. M.A.G.I. eventually traced the transmission to this radio tower.

Too Dark Park

In a far corner of the district lies McCraughly Park, a shadowy strip of green that had a dark reputation even before Astoria and its citizens were consumed by evil. Clusters of suicides, strange disappearances, and even a well-publicized multiple murder cast a dark shadow across the park. In the years leading up to the rise of Dark Astoria, the park was largely shunned, but now that the Banished Pantheon have dominion over the district, the park has become a focal point for their evil rituals.

Astoria's Last Stand

As the darkness closed in and the dead rose from their graves, this warehouse became a scene of unimaginable horror as a group of survivors fled here in the hope of rescue that never came. They fought valiantly, keeping the minions of the Banished Pantheon at bay for hours. The forces arrayed at them were too numerous and too powerful to be denied forever and the survivors succumbed along with the rest of Astoria's doomed inhabitants.

The Sleeper Below

Deep beneath the cemetery ziggurat the presence of the slumbering god Mot can be most strongly felt. The Banished Pantheon have longed to awaken the sleeper and so congregate here in large numbers. Treading upon this unhallowed ground you get the definite feeling that something does not want you here, an evil presence that wishes you ill.

...The sheer silliness would be epic.

Batman's an epic sockpuppet troll.

Well from what I've seen, you're essentially arguing that the echo shouldn't even exist and that Galaxy should just be retconned from existence and the badges moved elsewhere to become odd non sequiturs.

You were the one who said "change the text." Orion's Beltway was named after him, and the badge name, "Orion's Belt" makes reference to the neighborhood name. You'd have to change it all.

The only problem is your thinking that you can just port things around anywhere with complete disregard for the lore it contains.

Then you'd have to change Orion's name, since that was what the damn area was named after.

See:

A badge point is a landmark.

You implied it.

Some people would seem to think it would. Fortunately we'll never have to deal with "Orion Beltway? But I'm in Argosy Industrial Park."

Which number 2? The plaque or exploration point? And would it even make sense to place a Galaxy City explorer badge in another section of the city if we assumed that they could be moved? Would these badges make sense if they appeared in Atlas Park, Steel Canyon, or King's Row?



Tank

M1, a hero from World War II, is honored today with a statue in Galaxy City.


Land Locked

This lock holds back the waters of Eastgate Bay, and has been the target of many super criminals bent on flooding Galaxy City.


Galactic Fan

Galaxy Girl's sacrifice to save the people of Paragon City has not gone unnoticed, prompting this tremendous statue to be built in honor of her. Galaxy Girl's father visited the statue every day until he passed away at the age of 91.


Eye of the Gemini

Gemini Park was once a popular gathering spot for people in the city, until the Hellions and Vahzilok took over. On some occasions many heroes could be seen relaxing in the area, daring the local gangs to try something. The people of Paragon would hold events on these days, happy to have their park wrested away from the hands of criminals.

Orion's Belt

This statue commemorates the hero Orion, whom Orion Beltway was renamed after. During the first Rikti War, Orion fought valiantly against the Rikti, saving the people of this small district. He was remembered, in particular, as the hero with no real powers beyond his knowledge of martial arts.

It was implied that it was thrown in at the last moment. It evidently wasn't.

I like how you ignored the badges for exploring a second time.

Anne Coulter, of course.

And if you were in beta, you should remember that the Echo was indeed there.

But can a map badge also be moved? Furthermore, a lot of the plaques were tied to events occuring at where they were located, so the rationale still doesn't work.

Problem with this reasoning is: Numbers are all computers know. It's how they communicate. And admit it or not, but you're playing this game on a computer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_V...t_and_creation

Really? Because even Lucas didn't know that.

What? Just because you now have even bigger super powers? Narratively, you may be "godly" but in the end of the day, a hit point is still a hit point.

Well considering I have characters whose only powers are that they're very good at swinging around swords or hitting people get blasted head-on with full-auto from a Council troop, I don't feel the need that they should instantly take a dirtnap. This isn't that kind of game and the mechanics work fine for the kind of game that it's supposed to be.

You'll remember in Call of Duty, if you get shot by a headon full auto, you die. Instantly. No hit points or health bars to pad your survival. It sounds like that's the kind of experience you want.