"I am not nor have I ever been a villain..."

See, I disagree with 'My character has access to x information off the bat'. For example, there was one guy in PD who's bio blithely stated that 'whoever he looks into the eyes of he knows there past'.
Sorry...what? Seriously? Go to hell. He tried it with a chacter who I've since deleted, a demonette assassin who disguised herself as human. He tried to instantly have all the background I'd written in her biog, clearly ignoring the stuff explaining her being disguised and such.

This is basically de-generating into finger pointing on who has right of way. "My character has access to this information, how dare you say he cant!" "My character is totally unknown, how dare you say you know them."
Give and take in equal measure. Show people some courtesy to their concept, and you'll get some in return. I for one don't agree with "X powerset makes them a villain."
Examples;
Thugs mastermind? Bunch of street kids who've decided they don't want to live in a dump and are taking on the local gangs, with the smaller but brainier kid making the plans. Mercs? Private group who are taking on crime either because their being paid by the City or simply for justice. Necromancy? A channeler who gives the spirits of those who are murdered a temporary physical form long enough to see justice done, in exchange for helping the City.
And there are plenty of ways to play a Stalker without 'stabbing people in the back'.

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

That said Tech, the Arch Types could just as easily be F.B.S.A classifications for types of heroes.

Soaks damage for Teammates? Tanker

Gets stronger the more they fight? Brute

And so on.

I'd say what's on your hero/threat card would be in databases, I mean assuming you've had a hero/villain career there'd be some sort of info on how you'd fight, and they'd classify you on that.

Edit to add: Aside from your bio that is.

"Right of way" is the primary reason why I'll never attempt to RP with an actual living person. I'd expand upon that, but this very thread provides ample evidence in itself.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

I did say aside from your Bio.

But stuff like Name: Captain Fantastic, Security Level: 50, Classification : Tanker.

Would probably be easily accessible knowledge, if only to prevent conmen pretending to be super heroes.

"He said that some Tsoo were hiding in my house, and then he stole my TV!"

I always assumed that, just like Origin, the Paragon City hero registration people created categories to classify the types of powers Heroes have. It would be helpful to know what support such heroes might need (medical facilities, training instructors, containment of power effects) and what support the heroes could give to the PPD or other Hero groups. Plus, of course, helping heroes identify their capabilities to potential teammates.

It could be that the Rogue Isles (or Arachnos, who apparently are the ones in charge) chose different categories to be different, or because they had different ideas about what capabilities were most important. Or, there could be something about the mindset present in the Rogue Isles that subtly alters the capabilities of the archetypal superbeing. At any rate, now that the two groups are able to intermingle, I would guess each side would add the categories of the other to their databases to simplify the classification.

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Originally Posted by Dementor_NA See, now there's a key error alot of people make; the mastermind archtype of City of Villains is not synonymous with "supersquad leader". Mastermind minions are generic, throwaway thugs.

I wouldn't say that any of my Masterminds regards his henchmen as "throwaway". I realize that is the concept, the Mastermind minons are "cannon fodder", designed to absorb damage and be discarded as they outlive their usefulness. But that's hardly universal to all masterminds, and there's nothing saying that your henchmen can't be drawn from a LARGER pool, to which a minion returns when injured, in order to heal.

Besides, I've always assumed they had access to the same medical teleporter technology you have. Sure, the animations do show them dropping dead, but you can ignore that. (Especially since it seems like dismissing my henchmen now makes them drop dead, instead of just leaving like they used to)

Anyway, when it comes to most of my Masterminds, I name all of their henchmen, and I assume it's just the same "people" every time. Whether it's a robot that had its AI downloaded into a new body, a Merc or Ninja that used the medical teleporter to go back and get healed up, or a Thug who is, well, already dead. The more evil of them might never admit out loud that their henchmen are "friends", but it must mean something that they keep calling them back anyway.

I've always thought that the ATs were given to us in the game storyline as part of our |Hero Registration and/or Threat classification. Without going into details, 'someone' in an office somewhere says 'Hm, who've we got next...Ah, Indefatigable Man, and his powers are...ok, he's a Blaster. Next.' or similar.

Dimbulb in the OP could have RPed access to some sort of database that would have Angst-RiddenDemonHeroBoy listed as Stalker, and then said sth about all the other times he'd met Stalkers and they'd stuck katanas up his bottom from their hidign places in the shadows of BB or sth.

But he didn't. Which is bad RPing and he should feel bad.

Eco.

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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow [The Incarnate System is] Jack Emmert all over again, only this time it's not "1 hero = 3 white minions" it's "1 hero = 3 white rocks."