What is the Echo of Galaxy City?

Anne Coulter, of course.

And if you were in beta, you should remember that the Echo was indeed there.

But can a map badge also be moved? Furthermore, a lot of the plaques were tied to events occuring at where they were located, so the rationale still doesn't work.

Thanks MisterMagpie, I really appreciate that.

As for the discussion of why the devs created the Echo of Galaxy City: all well and good, but I don't really care why. I was just curious about the in-game explanation, the lore of it.

It'll be interesting to see what the devs do with Dark Astoria. If the zone is destroyed the way Galaxy City is, then Dark Astoria having an echo would be consistent with Galaxy's, even if the reason that the Menders made them available/created them remains a mystery. If Dark Astoria isn't really "destroyed" in the same way, then the explanation for these two echoes has to be more complicated, I think.

I wonder if the Menders might make emotionally important places/times available in order to "ground" those who travel time. And only places that resonate with a particular individual are accessible to that individual. That's an explanation that might make sense, even if it requires some handwaving to avoid questions about the lack of Overbrook (Faultline) or White Plains (Rikti War Zone).

Who said it wasn't?

Why not? If the historic location no longer exists but you still want people to remember it, build a memorial somewhere else.

It was implied that it was thrown in at the last moment. It evidently wasn't.

I like how you ignored the badges for exploring a second time.

Not by me.

You asked if they could be moved. I didn't answer because I don't know for certain, but I expect there would be a way around it if not.

I don't know what you mean about a second time, though.

Blackwell makes 'em.

Try getting atlas tour guide nowadays with a PRE-I21 Map pack - The Number 2 Badge was moved a SIGNIFICANT distance - so far I needed to open up the website to find it.

Originally Posted by Shubbie Im very good at taking a problem and making it worse.

Which number 2? The plaque or exploration point? And would it even make sense to place a Galaxy City explorer badge in another section of the city if we assumed that they could be moved? Would these badges make sense if they appeared in Atlas Park, Steel Canyon, or King's Row?



Tank

M1, a hero from World War II, is honored today with a statue in Galaxy City.


Land Locked

This lock holds back the waters of Eastgate Bay, and has been the target of many super criminals bent on flooding Galaxy City.


Galactic Fan

Galaxy Girl's sacrifice to save the people of Paragon City has not gone unnoticed, prompting this tremendous statue to be built in honor of her. Galaxy Girl's father visited the statue every day until he passed away at the age of 91.


Eye of the Gemini

Gemini Park was once a popular gathering spot for people in the city, until the Hellions and Vahzilok took over. On some occasions many heroes could be seen relaxing in the area, daring the local gangs to try something. The people of Paragon would hold events on these days, happy to have their park wrested away from the hands of criminals.

Orion's Belt

This statue commemorates the hero Orion, whom Orion Beltway was renamed after. During the first Rikti War, Orion fought valiantly against the Rikti, saving the people of this small district. He was remembered, in particular, as the hero with no real powers beyond his knowledge of martial arts.

The explore - my point was that the devs have the ability to relocate badges - not whether it would be appropriate.

Originally Posted by Shubbie Im very good at taking a problem and making it worse.

Move or replace the statue. No problem.

Move or replace the statue. No problem.

Move or replace the statue. No problem.

Move the badge to the Perez side of the lock. No problem.

Only this one would be problematic. Four out of five isn't bad.

Some people would seem to think it would. Fortunately we'll never have to deal with "Orion Beltway? But I'm in Argosy Industrial Park."

Who said the complaints were about the badges?

You implied it.

So you don't think they could change the badge text, either?

Nonsense. I specifically mentioned complaints about losing a popular roleplaying location.

Then you'd have to change Orion's name, since that was what the damn area was named after.

See:

A badge point is a landmark.

So I can't build a statue to a hero from Paris anywhere but in Paris? Please.

Logic 101: if all badges are landmarks, are all landmarks necessarily badges?

This is getting ridiculous. There is apparently some fundamental problem that prevents you from understanding what I know to be reasonably standard English when I use it.

You were the one who said "change the text." Orion's Beltway was named after him, and the badge name, "Orion's Belt" makes reference to the neighborhood name. You'd have to change it all.

The only problem is your thinking that you can just port things around anywhere with complete disregard for the lore it contains.

Or you could just add a reference to where Orion Beltway used to be.

Please quote me saying that. If you can't, stop telling me what I think.

That was answered in the first reply. It's nothing. It exists outside of lore, like vanity items.

This is poignant, and powerful. And a nice twist on using the presence of the Echo.

Nice bio.


Mender Raphael stood quietly, looking out at the vista surrounding Ouroboros. To his left, the portal to the Echo of Galaxy City sat, faint and subtle vibrations of power rippling away from it and tingling past his senses. It flared quickly, and he sighed. The young hero, Galaxy Kid, had activated it yet again.

There was strength born of the Fall of Galaxy City. Galaxy Kid and others had taken up the cause, perhaps more motivated than those that had come before. The Menders could use that.

But suffering and pain came with that new strength, as well. The Menders had to do better. Some questioned why they had created the Echo. Not Raphael. For each who said the Echo was "wallowing in failure" he knew that were those that it helped - to ease the pain of loss or as a rallying cry to strive harder. It was necessary, however painful its lessons.

But for Raphael, it inspired fear - fear that there would be many more echoes before the Storm had passed...

Well from what I've seen, you're essentially arguing that the echo shouldn't even exist and that Galaxy should just be retconned from existence and the badges moved elsewhere to become odd non sequiturs.

I suggest that it's not needed.

Seriously? I've neither said nor implied anything of the kind. Far from it.

I have nothing more to say to you. Feel free to misinterpret that, too.