Prospective Champion


Acemace

 

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Hi Everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick!)

After one hell of a plane ride, bus trip, and a huge cab faire, I'm back in the city.

I decided to come back after they cut my hours and my Fiancé left me and I have all this free time and nothing to do with it (except Civil War reenacting and Dagorhir and SCA and underwater basket weaving), so I thought I'd go grab myself a pack and sit down and get reacquainted with something that I probably didn't spend enough time with. I left roughly two months after getting here last time. It was a time of great exploitation. People would camp out in front of the AE buildings like they were waiting for the new iPhone to be released. After killing 1000000000000000000000 Rikti my Scrapper got fed up. I'll never forget what he said to me that day. Those words haunt me in my dreams:

"Look kid, you're on your own now. I'm done." I tried to yell at him: "You can't leave me, I OWN you!," but he was already gone...

Left without an avatar I was lost and confused, like a kid abandoned in a shopping mall I'm not superhero! How do I do this alone? Frightened and alone I left the city, leaving a trail of tears in my wake.

But I'm back! I struck out with Heroes, but maybe a Praetorian will be my avatar, they seem like decent people. I could always go grovel before Lord Recluse in the hope that he'll loan me one of his soldiers to play with.



All kidding aside, I've returned. With the fancy new expansion and some free time on my hands I decided to revisit something I don't think got a fair shot last time around. I am looking for a starting point to build all of my "starter" characters. This account my be old, but I've logged less than 3 months playtime... I'm tempted to avoid the obvious choices: Freedom and Virtue. A little birdie told me this was the friendly server and I thought "That's where I need to be." The front page alone made me want to look more into this. The things I remember off the top of my head are lost my car keys and the Mjolnir kids toy. Things like this make me want, nay, need more information on this server. I'm a very casual minded individual, so the seriousness of Virtue can be, well, stifling at times. And the 3 red dots in front of Freedom scare me away.


 

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Welcome. We're not at all serious here. Pay your server membership dues on time and comply with all posted directives and we'll have no reason to prematurely cause you to stop being alive.

Also, should you create a character on Champion we'll need you to fill out some forms, waivers, disclaimers, standard stuff really. I mean, who doesn't want to be an organ donor? You can give the gift of life to someone, far, far more deserving, and better yet, you don't have to wait until you're fatally or almost-fatally injured. Just think: you'll still be alive to see the look of gratitude on the recipient's face. Granted, that'll probably be the last thing you see, 'cause ha ha, guess what, the human body can't survive much longer than 24 hours without a liver. But think just how fulfilled and proud you'll feel during those hours, provided the toxins building up in your body haven't driven you mad with pain? Forgot to mention the bodily toxins part. Fine print and all that.

Also, might want to avoid drinking tap water. We put something in it to make you forget, but we forgot exactly what we put in it and now we can't take it out. There's a giant tank at the water treatment plant labeled 'MERCURY', but that's been there for as long as we can remember.


@Demobot

Also on Steam

 

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Welcome! Organ donation aside, Champion is a wonderful server. Here are some key things to remember:

1. Join one (or both) of the following two global chat channels: 'BMT of Champion' or 'Champions United'. BMT of Champion is a private channel, so you will have to be invited by a moderator. It is focused on keeping chatter game related (e.g. forming TFs, raids, badges, etc.) Champions United is more social in nature. These channels will help get you acquainted with most of Champion's residents and help you find teams, task forces, and badge opportunities.

2. Take a look at our Event Calendar. We have several weekly events, from raids to themed nights.

3. Beware the Pingus.

4. A lot of new folks ask about joining SGs. There is no need to do this right from the start if you have joined the key global channels and are able to make it out to weekly events. My advice is to take your time with this and not to feel pressured.

If you have any questions or need any help please send me a tell @Amygdala in game and I will gladly assist! I have been playing on Champion for several years and would never go looking for another home...

...though I'm still looking for my pancreas.



Leader of Renaissance de la Veritas
Moderator of ChampioNexus
Amygdala's Guide to the Cathedral of Pain Trial

 

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Originally Posted by Demobot View Post
Welcome. We're not at all serious here. Pay your server membership dues on time and comply with all posted directives and we'll have no reason to prematurely cause you to stop being alive.

Also, should you create a character on Champion we'll need you to fill out some forms, waivers, disclaimers, standard stuff really. I mean, who doesn't want to be an organ donor? You can give the gift of life to someone, far, far more deserving, and better yet, you don't have to wait until you're fatally or almost-fatally injured. Just think: you'll still be alive to see the look of gratitude on the recipient's face. Granted, that'll probably be the last thing you see, 'cause ha ha, guess what, the human body can't survive much longer than 24 hours without a liver. But think just how fulfilled and proud you'll feel during those hours, provided the toxins building up in your body haven't driven you mad with pain? Forgot to mention the bodily toxins part. Fine print and all that.

Also, might want to avoid drinking tap water. We put something in it to make you forget, but we forgot exactly what we put in it and now we can't take it out. There's a giant tank at the water treatment plant labeled 'MERCURY', but that's been there for as long as we can remember.

This is why we cant ever have nice things. Youre spose to lure them in with a false sense of security, like amy did, then you go in for the organs. Jeeze, Demo, How many times do we have to tell you that.

Nice to eat'cha.. er meat'cha. I MEAN MEET YOU.

listen to what Amy said.. shes smart. You can add me to the @ list if you have/need anything. @Cherry Cupcakes.

Now be a good boy and put this on....


 

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You may have noticed a tendency for this server to get rather silly. Now I do my best to keep things moving along, but I'm not having things getting silly. Those two last posts got very silly indeed, and that last one about the bed was even sillier. Now, nobody likes a good laugh more than I do...except perhaps my wife and some of her friends...oh yes and Captain Johnston. Come to think of it most people likes a good laugh more than I do. But that's beside the point. Now, let's have a good clean healthy outdoor escort mission. Get the player nice and frustrated. Ten, nine, eight and all that.


 

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Originally Posted by Silas View Post
Make a Corr and nothing bad will happen.
Funny... that's what I was leaning towards... and those guides are awesome.


 

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It's a shame really, had you just added an R after the EE you would've reached untold fame and status around here.

I guess you'll have to settle for hello and welcome.






 

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SCA, eh? What kingdom? I'm part of Gleann Abhann. Specifically, Shadow Legion.


Welcome to Champion.


Loose --> not tight.
Lose --> Did not win, misplace, cannot find, subtract.
One extra 'o' makes a big difference.

 

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Just wanted to chime in and say I'll also be Championing soon. I'm a Freedomite, and yes, I do believe at least 20% of our population is Freedumb. A bunch of degenerate, broadcast spamming, Leeroy Jenkins blappers. And that's why I don't PUG.

[BAF is different, everyone generally knows what they're doing.]

So, I just happened to notice that your server's forum had more posts than ours. And sure enough, it seems you have more of what I actually dig, scheduled events for veteran players who know what they're doing.

I gotta figure out a name, the hardest part of any toon, and then I'll show up, PUG the sewer and SC until I'm acceptable to get in on some of the scheduled stuff.

Looking forward to it.


 

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Don't eat the flowers.

Stay off the lawn.

Breakfast is served between 5 and 8 a.m.

The nurses will let you change the channel on the T.V. but they won't let you have the remote.

Don't play the board games, it's like voluntarily taking your meds.

Never, NEVER, sit in my chair!

IF YOU FORGET ONE THING I'LL HAVE YOU SHAVED, STERILIZED AND DESTROYED!

......was i using my outside voice again? I'm gonna go back and sit in the day room.

Welcome to Champion.


 

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Welcome, bmbeeman and Postagulous. Amygdala pretty much already covered everything. If you need anything, just holler.

Just one little thing...

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Originally Posted by bmbeeman View Post
After killing 1000000000000000000000 Rikti my Scrapper got fed up.
You say "killing 1000000000000000000000 Rikti" like that is a bad thing.


@Celestial Lord and @Celestial Lord Too

 

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Welcome back! And judging from your sense of humor thus far... Amy did suggest two other good channels for you. If you're ever looking for a channel to cut loose and still find great teams with vets and players willing to help and so forth.. then come to DarkGuard Network.

You can do a search for it and join or just hit me up @Braije or @Steeldominator several ppl that can get you an invite as we're all equal. And I must agree with Silas, Corruptors are good times!

Btw.. I won't lament and tell you what a great server this is... all I can say is as a collective Champion Server breaks the game and has fun doing it WB


Champion Server-"Play like a Champion today!"


"True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but in the firm resolve of virtue and reason." - Sir Alfred North Whitehead

 

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Bring bacon. And pie. And mead. Or simply create a bacon-wrapped mead-infused pie. Then you're gold here.


�Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.� ― John Wayne

�Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!� - George Carlin

 

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I, too, am a Freedomite who is growing increasingly frustrated with Freedom. I've been lurking in the bushes of the Champion forum for quite a while and like the cut of your collective gib. Silas's Kin guide has become holy text for my DP/Kin corr and I may just re-roll him on Champion today.


 

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Originally Posted by White Hot Flash View Post
SCA, eh? What kingdom? I'm part of Gleann Abhann. Specifically, Shadow Legion.
Part of Trimaris, they call out Location the Shire of Starhaven


 

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Originally Posted by Irish Fury View Post
Silas's guides have become holy text for corrs and I may just re-roll him on Champion today.
fixt


 

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Irish Fury, bmbeeman, and Postagulous,

Welcome to the Champion Server.

If you wish to join the aforementioned channel 'BMT of Champion', please send me a tell @Cobalt Azurean and I will get you invited.


"Champion (the Community Server... or GTFO) is like a small town where everyone knows each other's names, for better or worse." -kojirodensetsu.
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." - Maslow's Hammer

 

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How active is Champion Praetoria? I want to make a corruptor for blue side, and was wondering if I would have better luck leveling up in Pratoria or the Isles.


 

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Originally Posted by Irish Fury View Post
How active is Champion Praetoria? I want to make a corruptor for blue side, and was wondering if I would have better luck leveling up in Pratoria or the Isles.
The Rogue Isles has been the ginger-headed step-child o' Champion for quite a while. Not nearly as bad as it was before, but you'd likely have better luck in Praetoria.


"Champion (the Community Server... or GTFO) is like a small town where everyone knows each other's names, for better or worse." -kojirodensetsu.
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." - Maslow's Hammer

 

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Noted, my new DP/Sonic Corr Crimson Cowboy is cleaning up the streets of Praetoria right now


 

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Welcome


Global@SteelDominator

 

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Yeeees yeeeeeeeeees, more people need to come to Champion and make Corruptors. Welcome Postagulous and Irish Fury

As for the Praetoria question, yeah Redside is relatively empty compared to Blueside. As much as it pains me, I think if you want a lot of teaming, you're best off being blue or gold for leveling up since there's a lot more teaming. People also run the TFs a lot more regularly because they give more merits and are needed for TF Commander.

So what you've gotta do is make lots of Corruptors in Praetoria


Support Guides for all Corruptor secondaries and Fortunatas
The Melee Teaming Guide for Melee Mans

 

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Originally Posted by Irish Fury View Post
I've been lurking in the bushes of the Champion forum for quite a while and like the cut of your collective gib. .
Some of these guys use bib but don't hold it against them. It collects the bacon fat and crumbs.

Welcome to Champion. As per previous posts and threads, this server is w/o a doubt one of the most community oriented.

If you need and/or want any help with teams, TFs or the like feel free to look me up in game. @AngieB or @Angie B. I love these ppl and there's ALWAYS something to do.

And contrary to popular belief I do not have 4000 babies.


@AngieB & @Angie B
Ms. Paragon City 2009
"The ingenuity of game players is a formidable force that, if properly directed, can be used to solve a wide range of scientific problems." - Firas Khatib

 

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Last night around midnight Central, I saw a lil level 1 Irish Fury out in Atlas, a very different Atlas than I'm used to. There was no one there. Well, a guy afk in WW and two trial guys which, due to their communication limitations, I recommended to go Virtue or Freedom. After an emote-off, which I clearly won due to my Party Pack and knowing grief and propose, I called it a night.

I found I had a lev 28 Tank from years ago when I didn't know anything. I say that because, holy crap the slotting, if you can call it that. I'm working on a fire/electric build for her, and have piggybacked a thread in the Tank forum if any of you know how to do that AT for PvE play. When searching, there's a lot of def vs rech controversy. [search "havoc plasma" for those threads]

Dunno how to build this tank. Only tank I've had that worked was ice/dark, which is a totally, totally different animal.

So, I'll check the calendar. Woob woob woob woob.