The Avengers of Justice--new static team on Virtue

Nicely done! I was hoping there might be a side story of how the Crey sabotaged our communication devices and everyone went "offline" for a while. But this was a great read.

OMG at the writing. That is awesome and I'm sure I'm not alone in being impressed. WE appreciate all the work.

"You're doing a great job, Lightson!" (Sonic Barrier)

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BTW, I love the binds you set up that "encouraged" us each time you gave us a buff!!

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I'm trying not to use them so often they get annoying. But I think its a neat little gimmick and during a battle it will be a good way of letting you know I got you.

Awesome!

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Awesome!

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QFT

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After a long silence, Mutant X-7 replied, “So, basically you’re saying we almost died back there.”

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Whether you meant to or not, you captured me perfect right there.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Sure, the devs are supposed to listen to their customers, mister business 101 out there. And if I decide to start suggesting that the devs change the game from being about superheroes and supervillains to being about clowns that is my right as well, and technically Paragon Studios is supposed to pay attention to me. But I hope strongly that they assume a meth-head somehow managed to hack into my forum account and make paper airplanes out of my posts, because I hope they recognize stupid when they see it. I assume they will recognize futile just as accurately.

Lightson very nicely done! I think I enjoyed reading it as much as being there,well except where we got are heads handed to us :P

Wow very nicely written. Love the tie ins of all the missions we do in lower level. Cannot wait to read more! And good luck to your team, heroes!

Hey guys, just wanted to post a reminder that we are set to run again tonight at 7pm. We will meet in Kings Row. I have the second safeguard mission already queued up, so we can start with that. We can plan on clearing the safeguard mission to maximize our XP. As long as you are at least level 10 you will get the second temp travel power from the second safeguard mission. After we clear the bank mish, my vote would be to start the Positron TF. Let me know if you are okay with all that.

Just FYI, Lightson and Liberty-Flame are level 12 with level 15 IO's now. If you didn't get that far, no worries I still think we will be okay.

One more reminder about the Posi TF: when we officially start the TF, remember not to quit the team even when we call it a night (we will almost definitely not finish the TF during tonight's session). Just log off. Otherwise, you won't be able to join us when we resume the TF next week.

Finally, thanks for the kind words about the story. Glad you guys are liking it.

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Whether you meant to or not, you captured me perfect right there.

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I've tried to pick up a few things here and there from the origin stories you guys came up with and when we played together last week. Feel free to let me know if you guys want any other aspects of your characters come out in the story.

Please give us all a head's up if you can't make it tonight. Otherwise see you all tonight at 7pm in Kings Row

I'm at lvl 10 now, (weekend was busier then I expected) I'll try to pick up a lvl or 2 from 5-7 and get a few IOs slotted.
C ya @ 7

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Sure, the devs are supposed to listen to their customers, mister business 101 out there. And if I decide to start suggesting that the devs change the game from being about superheroes and supervillains to being about clowns that is my right as well, and technically Paragon Studios is supposed to pay attention to me. But I hope strongly that they assume a meth-head somehow managed to hack into my forum account and make paper airplanes out of my posts, because I hope they recognize stupid when they see it. I assume they will recognize futile just as accurately.

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I'm at lvl 10 now, (weekend was busier then I expected) I'll try to pick up a lvl or 2 from 5-7 and get a few IOs slotted.
C ya @ 7

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Glad you will be able to make it!

Again, don't pressure yourself about leveling/slotting. It would definitely help, but I don't consider it a necessity.

Solar Tech is currently 2 bubbles from 12. Im going to get a few hours sleep and then ill see about buying/crafting a few IO's or maybe just DO's since they will last me through the TF this week and next. See you all in KR!

Sonofa-! This group sounds awesome!

Man I wish I could've worked this out.

I know I'm still up for a second night of static teaming, Unknown_Badge. I would guess that if you just picked a night and time that was good for you and declared a side you could easily get a solid group together.

Burnt Sacrifice is level 12, with some IO's. Looking foward to tonight.

And...Unknown Badge, I would be REALLY interested in a Red Side run if you are interested.

Doc the tank is sittin at 12 and taunting away. I may still have the DC problem as I was unable to do what I needed to my computer this week, looking to buy an external HD for some items I don't want to lose(250 gigs worth of music,movies and photos)

Sorry I missed this, my #1 problem is never being able to do TFs due to time constraints. 2 hours at a time I could handle, and static teams have a very different feel to them and so can be great fun.

Maybe next time!

WARNING: I bold names.

Well tonight was, once again, awesome. A couple of times I wished I'd taken that AoE sleep, but I think we can hold out.

Anyway, just wanted to say good job everyone. Having a lot of fun.

First, let me echo the thoughts that this team has been a lot of fun. Its great to play when there is no pressure that "we have to get this done tonight" or any griefing when someone makes a mistake (which, honestly, there haven't been that many of anyway). Good times.

Anyhoo, here is the write-up on issue five of the Avengers of Justice. As before, portions of this are pulled from Paragon Wiki:

V. Issue Five: Safeguard

After returning the Formula 13 to its rightful owners, the individual members of the Avengers of Justice temporarily went their separate ways.

Liberty-Flame and Lightson had known each other previously through project S.O.L.A.R.. Elizabeth was initially skeptical about Bryson’s “change of heart”. However, Elizabeth eventually accepted the fact that Bryson had become a noble soul. They were naturally drawn to each other and began adventuring as a duo. Among other things they stopped the villainous rampage of Hades, a member of the Hellions who had gone on a arson spree.

For completely different reasons, Solar Tech and Blynd Justce also formed their own alliance apart from the team. Both Ian and Steward were “techies” at heart, and it was natural for them to compare theories and design schematics. By combining their incredible intellects, they were able to markedly improve both Ian’s Smart Suit and Steward’s solar technology. They also designed a wide array of “trick arrows” to add to Ian’s quiver. After that, they began to work on some technology that would be able to enhance the entire team’s performance. These inventions included “Global Comms” (which allowed team members to communicate with one another no matter where they were) and jet packs (to improve travel for the team members who could not fly, or had not yet mastered their ability to do so). Of course, in between brainstorming sessions they also made time to fight crime. The duo make a name for themselves when they rescued Dr. Stephen Fayte from the clutches of the Circle of Thorns.

The line between super-hero and secret identity was perhaps most blurred for the Directrix. As Helen Ambriel, she worked a confession out of a mid-level Outcast leader named Razor. After his initial arrest, Razor kept his lips sealed–and many in the PPD feared that they didn’t have enough evidence to make any charges stick to him. Thanks to Helen’s negotiating skills, however, Razor confessed to several unsolved crimes committed in the Hollows. Then, as the Directrix, she was able to recover the stolen Ultrascope from the Trolls. Acting as Helen or the Directrix each had its own distinct advantages and disadvantages, and she carefully chose which role to play based on the situation.

As fellow mutants, Mutant X-7 and Burnt Sacrifice also found common ground and worked together on several missions. They generally had work referred to them from Antonio Nash and G.I.F.T. (Genetic Investigation and Facilitation Team). In this capacity, they were able to break up a Superadine laboratory that was being run by the Skulls. In addition, Burnt Sacrifice routinely patrolled the area near the cathedral he once called home. Eventually a rumor started among criminals that the cathedral was haunted by an “avenging angel” who preyed on the wicked.

Finally, Doc Midnight led the most dangerous double life of any of them. When his security clearance at Crey was reduced, Chad Wyrick thought his employer was onto him; that Crey had discovered he was using his position to spy on them. Nonetheless, he continued going to work to see how it all would play out. Surprisingly, Chad never heard another peep from his supervisors after the reduction of his clearance. Satisfied they were not aware he was also Doc Midnight, Chad continued to search for evidence to use against Crey.

Thus, the members of the Avengers of Justice were individually becoming accomplished heroes in their own right. Whenever a threat required the entire team, they would use the Global Comms designed by Ian and Steward to assemble. The most recent such threat was a robbery attempt on the Kings Row bank by the Rogue Isles villain Pyra. Complicating matters, the Directrix’s sources had told her that the bank heist might simply be serving as a distraction for some larger plot. With this knowledge, the Avengers of Justice assembled again to face multiple threats in Kings Row.

“Follow my lead, team.” Doc Midnight said as they approached the bank, “I’ll take point.” Although in many ways Lightson was the team leader, there was no doubt that Doc Midnight was the field commander. His unique abilities made him the perfect candidate to initiate any battle.

Pyra was assisted by several Skulls–probably thug mercenaries-for-hire. At the sight of Doc Midnight Pyra exclaimed, “Puny Hero! You’re gonna burn!” She then gestured for her minions to attack. Alas, her gesture was ignored. The Directrix had already convinced several of the thugs to surrender–or at the very least to stand down. Several others were immobilized in Burnt Sacrifice’s holy flames. Pyra was now alone.

“Give it up Pyra,” Lightson exclaimed, “you’re outmanned and outgunned.”

Pyra hurled a fireball at Lighson–only to see it deflected harmlessly by his personal force field.

Doc Midnight and Liberty-Flame immediately engaged Pyra at close range. With those two blocking her line of sight, Pyra’s ranged attacks were nigh useless. The rest of the team blasted Pyra with arrows, fire, electricity and energy until she succumbed to unconsciousness.

“No time to relax, team!” the Directrix cried out, “I was able to get some more information from this Skull. This WAS just a distraction. While this bank robbery was going down, the Skulls also planned on bombing a nearby office building. THAT was intended to be yet another distraction from the ultimate goal: to break Martial Gloom out of jail. We don’t have much time.”

“Solar-Tech, Blynd Justice, and Doc: get to that building and diffuse those bombs!” Lightson responded immediately. “Mutant X-7, Burnt Sacrifice, Liberty-Flame get to the prison! The Directrix and I will stay here and guard Pyra.”

“We all did a great job apprehending Pyra,” the Directrix said as the team separated, “be careful out there . . .”

“I’m not good at careful,” Solar-Tech said with a grin as he and the others rumbled off on their jet packs.

At the office building, Blynd Justce lobbed a flash arrow into a group of Skulls as Doc Midnight charged into the fray. “I can’t see a blasted thing,” one of the Skulls exclaimed. This exclamation was almost immediately drowned out by the “whoosh” created when Solar-Tech adjusted a valve on his battle suit and enveloped the criminals in flame. As Skulls dropped one by one, Doc Midnight said “You two get on those bombs, I can hold these chumps off . . .” It almost goes without saying, of course, that diffusing any simple bomb rigged by a Skull was mere-child’s play for two geniuses to handle. The office building was now safe.

Meanwhile, at the prison, Martial Gloom was already free from his cell and trying to make his way out of the Kings Row police department. “Not so fast, Martial Gloom,” Liberty Flame proclaimed as she and her allies intercepted their foes. “Ah, Liberty-Flame, you should be honored to die at my hand,” Martial Gloom replied. The Skulls who were escorting Martial Gloom had already been rendered helpless by Burnt Sacrifice, choking on the soot emanated by his brimstone. Mutant X-7 then effortlessly dispatched them with powerful beams of energy. As Burnt Sacrifice and Mutant X-7 turned to assist Liberty-Flame, they saw that she had already defeated Martial Gloom. The prison was once again secure.

After the team re-grouped, they were approached by the police officer in charge of securing the various crime scenes. “That was some amazing work you guys just did . . . Hey, I don’t think I ever caught what you guys call yourselves . . .”

“We are the Avengers of Justice,” Lightson answered, “and let everyone know, officer: justice will be served . . .”

Epilogue:

Doc Midnight continued his life as a “double agent” within Crey. Using technology Ian and Steward had developed for him, he was able to bypass some of Crey’s enhanced security measures. Eventually, he stumbled across a computer file named “battle suit.” Thinking it might somehow be related to Solar-Tech’s experience with Crey, he opened the file. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with Steward. Rather, this file discussed a Dr. Raymond Keyes and the work he had done on a anti-matter battle suit. As Chad read on, he realized that Dr. Keyes was in fact Positron, and Crey had a hand in the events that led to Positron becoming a super-hero. “Perhaps Positron will have some ideas on how we can bring Crey down,” Doc Midnight thought to himself.

Knowing Positron usually frequented Steel Canyon, Doc Midnight paid him a visit there. To Doc’s surprise, Positron addressed him first, “Doc Midnight? You’re one of the Avengers of Justice, right? I’ve been hearing a lot about your team lately. Word on the street is that you are all forces to be reckoned with. I’m actually glad you’re here, I’ve just come across some evidence that the Vahzilok are trying to poison the water of Paragon City. It’s a priority mission that Statesman wants me to put a whole team on. How long would it take you to get the Avengers of Justice on this?”

Before he responded, Doc Midnight tapped some micro-circuitry in the glove of his costume. His Global Comm’s distress signal had been activated, and soon every available Avenger of Justice would be responding. “Consider us already on it, sir. But when we are done, I’ve got a few questions for you if you don’t mind . . .”

JUSTICE IS SERVED!!

To be continued, Tuesday, Aug. 19 @ 7pm, as we complete the Positron Task Force.

Profit!!!

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Sure, the devs are supposed to listen to their customers, mister business 101 out there. And if I decide to start suggesting that the devs change the game from being about superheroes and supervillains to being about clowns that is my right as well, and technically Paragon Studios is supposed to pay attention to me. But I hope strongly that they assume a meth-head somehow managed to hack into my forum account and make paper airplanes out of my posts, because I hope they recognize stupid when they see it. I assume they will recognize futile just as accurately.

Rack it!

Just a reminder that we are scheduled to meet tonight at 7pm to resume the Positron TF. Looking forward to it!

Once again Lightson very well done its getting to the point where I am eagerly awaiting the next issue,grrrr thought I outgrew that :P
Also this group of people has been nothing less then fantastic even allowing a blind guy running to the wrong train station a chance to catch back up by gently reminding him to turn his silly butt around,thanks everyone Tues is now my favorite day!!

Dude...That may have been the funniest thing that I've seen happen in CoH in a long time. I only wish I would have noticed earlier so you didn't make it all the way to the wrong one before you had to turn back... Oh well... I'll know to keep an eye on the blind guy from now on! C yall at 7!

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Sure, the devs are supposed to listen to their customers, mister business 101 out there. And if I decide to start suggesting that the devs change the game from being about superheroes and supervillains to being about clowns that is my right as well, and technically Paragon Studios is supposed to pay attention to me. But I hope strongly that they assume a meth-head somehow managed to hack into my forum account and make paper airplanes out of my posts, because I hope they recognize stupid when they see it. I assume they will recognize futile just as accurately.

Okay... Number 1: Just because we're not making a SG doesn't mean we shouldn't show pride in our team...I direct you to a certain badge we could all wear.

Number the second: Sorry I'll miss the next two weeks. I'll be attending the Burning Man festival somewhere in the desert. I'm assuming that if I'm at or about lvl 20 then I'll be pretty close to caught up? If not please let me know. I get back in town on wednesday so that's plenty of time to push through to wherever you guys need me to be.
Good luck and keep me posted!

That badge is a brilliant find! Im gonna go get it right now!

Nice idea on the badge, cant remember if I grabbed it already but will if I haven't. As for next week, a work commitment is keeping from that one so kick a lil backside for me and give a shout as to a level range for the next one.

On a last note, should have my PC fixed by that time also(I hope) will have time Monday to transfer and wipe the HD .