What NOT to Say to a Newb...

We here in the community are very good about helping new players learn the ins and outs of the game we all love so much... Here are a few things you may want to avoid giving out as advice...

* "When you reach your mission door keep a close eye on the yellow triangle and distance numbers... when you open the door if they turn green you will have a very easy mission with lots of great rewards... if it turns red you have what we like to call the 'Doom' mission..."

* "So, you're running a Fire Armor (Tank, Brute, Scrapper), huh? One thing you need to remember... turn off your Fire Aura before entering any elevators... it melts the floor buttons and you'll have to wait for the Paragon City Works to come and get you out... which can take hours."

* "If you find yourself in a costume contest just remember you'll increase your chances of winning if, when the contest coordinator step in front of you, you send him a trade invite and a tell saying 'do you accept bribes?'..."

* "Atlas Park is for wimps; Galaxy City is where the REAL action is!"

* "Honestly, Mercy Island is completely skippable... in fact you could probably head straight to Cap Au Diable right out of the Tutorial."

* "The thing to remember about color coding the Cons is that purple is made up of red (+3) and blue (-1)... which you add together to get +2 then divide by the total number of colors (2) to get +1 as the average... so purples are only +1 your current level."

* "You RP? Really? Hey cool! You should go to Virtue to play. Oh, and here's a secret just between you and I... there's a special 'cyber-kink' chat channel if you're into that sort of thing... it's called Broadcast...."

* "So you made your first character a Blaster, huh? Well, let me give you one piece of advice... your team mates will yawn in your face if all you do is the old 'pull-pull-pull' thing... but they'll be very impressed if you smack down with some l337 tanking skillz..."

* "A Defender, huh? Well, here's a bit of advice... remember to buff and heal the heck out of the team Controller... ignore the Tank since they have more than enough self-buffs not to need your help."

* "Kinetics? Skip taking Speed Boost... it's a major throw-away power."

* "Radiation Emission? Always use the toughest enemy as your debuff anchor.. no one EVER attacks them first."

* "Why does everyone hang around beneath the Atlas Statue? Because every so often they sky randomly goes pitch black and the globe on his shoulders shines like a disco ball... everytime you get hit by one of the light spots flying everywhere you get 100 influence multiplied by your experience level... all while a random BeeGees song plays in the background."

* "Female character? Niiiiice... Did you know that if you can manage to get from 1st to 10th level without killing a single Hellion you will unlock the special Hellion's Girlfriend costume pack?"

* "If you see a zombie-like creature wearing a back pack go into a crouch just get close and watch it carefully... it will transform into something you're sure to get a blast out of!"

* "If you fight a lot of Vahzilok you'll probably want to visit the tailors fairly frequently to get your uniform cleaned... otherwise after a certain number of times getting spewed on you'll get the flies aura whether you want it or not..."

* "When you get to Kings Row and train there for the first time be sure to type 'You're a pansy!' in local to the trainer Blue Steel... he loves that."

* "No... there is no trainer in Galaxy City... at least not that I know of..."

* "If, by any chance, you should ever get a recipe with purple lettering for its title... come see me immediately... it's the only cursed item in the game and will debuff your character as long as you carry it... I know the proper way to dispose of it however... for a small fee, of course..."

* "Don't. Kill. Skuls."

* "The trains are the slow way to get to missions in other zones... if you REALLY want speed take the bus... there are stops all over the place."

* "When you get teleported to the hospital after dying.. don't leave immediately! A doctor has to examine you and give you the all clear before leaving otherwise you risk a health debuff."

* "Wow, you really shouldn't have chosen THAT costume... it violates terms of service... you look EXACTLY like a patented character from a 1920s comic book named the Captain Snipe Hunter... you'd better change it now before you get generic'd..."

Want to be a filler?

"Where are the Lost? If we knew that, they wouldn't be Lost."

"Wanna cyber?"

"See that 'Harlequin' NPC over there with the purple name, dressed like a clown? If you go up to her and use the dance emote, she'll dance with you!"


"If you use radiation powers, be careful; if you use them too much around other people they can get the "cancer" status effect. So make sure to turn off Radiation Infection and Enervating Field as soon as the scrappers get in close to the Archvillain."

Well, the people that make this game and are in charge of it's rules are called red-names, so clearly, those are the most powerful enemies. Everything else is a cake walk in comparison. Why yes, even that big thing with the car.

Yes, Training Enhancements are all you ever need and feel free to slot them however you like. Oh, and having a bunch of travel powers is wise.

* "The trains are the slow way to get to missions in other zones... if you REALLY want speed take the bus... there are stops all over the place."


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"Practiced Brawler? Pffft, that power is for suckers. Take Jump Kick instead."

Captain Mako is a special case since he's probably the only AV with Super Reflexes.

"Don't waste your time with contacts in the Hollows, just go straight to Grendel's Gulch. No, you won't need a travel power in there."

Remember, nobody will ever invite you to a team unless you roll Shaman.

Yes, that means picking Magic origin and a matching costume.

Welcome to Paragon. The City of Heroes where you and your friends can be CHAMPIONS ONLINE.

"Go check out the building with all the windows across from city hall."

"If you ever get emails from ******.com, all they are are a bunch of nice fellows who want to give you free cash, and will only do so if you save those emails,"

"Have you tried the Chicken Pull emote yet?"

"The Devs banned the word "Gullible" from the game yesterday. If you don't like it, tell everyone in Broadcast to petition it."

"Dual Origin enhancements are called so because they give out the power of two Single Origin."

"DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM !!!!!!!!"

* When you see the message "Arachnos Flyer patrol begining in Grandville" head over there. Find the Flyer (it's got a big purple name over it, hard to miss) get real close and click on the doors 50 times. It'll take you to the secret cow zone.

* You see that blimp flying around Atlas? There's an NPC standing on it that instantly levels you to 50, but you have to get to him with no help before you hit level 4.

My personal favorite, that I can't stop actually saying

"If you fall off a building, they delete your character."