As a hero myself, I actually have to chime in on this, and state that I believe the security requirements regarding the release and distribution of contact cell-phone numbers are overly strict. I believe that these requirements should be reviewed and relaxed, particularly in relation to busy contacts that have a great number of tasks with which they require help.
Consider me /signed,
Penny Arcade
I may only be a young hero, still learning the ropes so to speak but I have a similar complaint.
I worked to the bone to achive security level 20 and the right to wear a cape, more so to help my ego along. What did the city representative as me to do to earn the right to wearing a cape? Fly all over the city to learn about Hero 1. Now I may be a book worm but I know almost everything there is to know about Hero 1 yet for some reason the City of Paragon deemed me hearing about how good he was from several people who don't have the common sense to all meet at the train station in on part of town.
I wouldn't complain because I got a fancy new cape out of it... but hell, I would have prefered to take on an Arch-Villian in stead it would have been less painful.
Signed,
EV
To Whom it may concern, and by this, I mean all of you.
There is a great new invention that I think you should all be aware of! It's called a TELEPHONE! I know that you all may be a bit behind the times and it appears you are all just recieving your very first phones shortly after I've run (or flown) all over God's green earth to talk to someone for you three cities over. Now, I understand that you may be a bit reluctant to give me your phone numbers right off the bat, for fear that you might recieve prank phone calls from me; but because of your actions I will now be forced to do so.
Do you have any idea how exhausting it is for me to open a portal to Ouroboros, fly to a train, and THEN fly about a mile to talk to your snotty ex-fiance' who is giving you information in place of giving back those naked photos that they took of you when you were still together? I am about four feet tall and less than 100 pounds. The wind up high is very hard to fly against, and that's not even taking into account the sunbathers on rooftops who feel that I might be ideal target practice. Being shot at HURTS, not matter how fast I regenerate, or how resistant I might be! And after maybe about a sentance (and a few choice words muttered under their breath) I have to go all of the way back to you to tell you what they said. For the love of God, just get over the fact that they dumped your lazy butt and stop taking it out on me.
It's no wonder that my evil twin sister likes it better in the Rogue Isles. For all the fact that Arachnos fights against each other, at least they cut to the chase and give out their phone numbers almost immediately after meeting her. They also have the tendancy to give her big time missions almost right away, instead of having her run everywhere, do seven tasks, and kill a few bosses before trust is earned enough to get your precious phone number and be let into your inner circle. I'm rather chagrined to say that she is Threat Level 50, while I'm still struggling along and only Security Level 34. This is a fact that my mother is always quick to point out when I'm done with a long hard day of crime fighting. But then again, my mother always liked my sister best.
Now, I am a hero, so I'm not going to come right out and say that I absolutely HATE you all...wait, no, I am. I loathe you all. You're lucky that you at least pay me decently when my task is done, otherwise I would just go vigilante and only work with the detectives. It would be nice if they could give out their numbers, but I don't think they have a phone seeing as the last time I was there, they were still using cans on a string to talk to each other.
I'm glad to have gotten this all off my chest, and I'm sure that Statesman won't have too much of a fit if you tattle on me, seeing as he's off brooding somehwere else most of the time anyway. I look forward to working with you in the future. Well, not really...I look forward to getting your money in the future and fighting crime and arresting evil doers about the head and neck. Diplomacy is not my strong suit, as I'm sure you are aware by now. And don't be alarmed when your phone unexpectedly rings in the mddle of the night and a muffled voice is asking if you have Prince Albert in the can. It's probably me...it's the only thing that keeps me a good guy.
Most sincerely yours,
Hobnob Cogknocker