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[General] "I don't listen to Hip-Hop." [/General]

A ranged-attack set that uses toilet plungers as projectiles?

Um.....okay.

Let's see what you have written up.

Hopefully it isn't overpowered, especially compared to Carp Melee.

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(Can you tell I'm a bit exasperated by this nonsense, and the stuff in the beta forum?)

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Try to relax Bill. Would it soothe you if I promise to lift a cold one in your honor* tonight?
Geez, if the stuff in the Beta Forum is that exasperating, I'm glad I wasn't invited. I guess there's some things you just can't get from badges alone.

























*(What Bill doesn't know is that I'm actually going to be lifting those cold ones [u]for my own purposes[u], but we won't tell him that.)

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My basic point, is for those guys who spend a bagillion hours playing every aspect of the game on one character, be rewarded.


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Well, then. Why not 1 reward* for every X hours played past the L50 ding?
I'll admit that yes, it would be farmable. Just ding L50, then park inside a mission while on hide, logging off only to play an alt for a while.

But it would rewardd those that play thier L50's, regardless of whether they are badging, PvP'ing, Base Constructing, running costume contests, playing the new MA stuff, running TF's or Ouroboros Arcs or doing whatever else.

If you are dead-set towards rewarding a number of rewards to enhance L50's that continue play, try to think of four completely different activites and attach one of these to each. I'll start you off with three: Badging, PvP'ing and Hours Played after Dinging L50.

*I hesitate to use the word 'level' in this context, but I've already stated my opposition to that particular reward.

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It'll also mean that the Devs will have to create level 54-58 NPCs for every group that extends to 50 in the game.

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I never suggested the level of bad guys be raised either. Life would be a lot easier for the lvl54s since all the toughest baddies in the game would be your level.

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So these freshly-minted L54's would end up being hard-pressed to find anything that cons higher than Orange, L54 Bosses.
Well, seeing that AV's and GM's aren't in every newspaper mission. *shrug* (Mission Architect Arcs may be another story.... )

I still disagree with this suggestion of raising the level cap for the PC's.

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Because I'm not suggesting the level cap be raised, only award players for their dedication. LVL54s are already out there...


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You *are* asking for the PC's level cap be raised. It's seperate from that of the NPC's.


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I never suggested the level of bad guys be raised either. Life would be a lot easier for the lvl54s since all the toughest baddies in the game would be your level. Your perspective assumes higher level bad guys are the main reason the game is fun at level 50 – which is inaccurate. There are many reasons the game is fun, which is why a lot of classes, such as stone/stone tanks or empathy defenders keep playing. It’s that team base and community which keeps a lot of people coming back.

Plus, if you want to keep the bad guys at a higher level than you, and you’re not interested in badges, the answer is simple – don’t hunt badges. But for the rest of the people who enjoy achieving every benchmark in the game by setting and reaching goals that take months, and in some cases years, let them be rewarded.

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Don't hunt badges?
Many badges are awarded not by hunting them, but simply playing the game.
I point to: Damage Taken, Debt Repaid, Inf from enemies, Defeat X of Faction Y, the every ten levels badges, Vet badges, etc.
Heck, redside's "Next Big Thing" is placed right in the middle of a commonly used path, being tossed onto a lot of characters running through completely unaware.
I can't make up an alt and log on without getting a badge for having X number of other badges before I can get my first mission.

Let's say that no new content (story arcs, contacts or zones) was given/written to add this into the game. You would still need to add L55 SO's. Okay? That doesn't sound too hard.
But here's my question. What do you do about those L50 Hami-O's that become -4 to your level?

I must politely decline this suggestion. Not for the HO's question, but because I just do not support it.
If your suggestion was to expand the existing L50's through some method of earning a few (but NOT infinite) additional slots onto thier powers, I could go for it.
While CoH characters stop gaining levels at L50, they continue growing more powerful by expanding horizontally, rather than upwards towards higher level numbers.
How so? Through slotting. By getting more out of thier existing slots by earning better enhancements.

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Can we have some settings and options for the email system please - such as

- receive email from friends/global friends list (yes/no)
- receive email from SG members (yes/no)
- receive email from Coalition members (yes/no)
- receive email from total strangers who are trying to spam you (yes/no)


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I agree with this suggestion yet again. Now quit spamming it! (just kidding)



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Or even just a simple option to turn OFF the email system.


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I do not support this portion of the suggestion. It's redundant if you could just turn off Email from strangers.

Although, an option I would support? Change the color of the word "Email" at the top of the chatbox, since folks seem to freak out about seeing it in red every day or two.
Email (in White):normal.
Email (in Blue or maybe yellow): New, unread Email in the box.
Email (in Red): Email box is completely full.

Another option I'd support? Move the minimum level to send Email to L15. The current "No Email by Trial Accounts" seems to be broken by trials PLing to L10, then using a workaround. Or fix the freakin' workaround!!

BTW: Example of a legitimate use of Email to/from a stranger:
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The only thing I do with my email system is delete the damn spam EVERY DAY.

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As for deleting the incoming Spam, I hope you are using the Spam button to mark the sender as a spammer, /gignoring them and flagging them to get the GM team to look into the offender's activities. All in one easy button press!

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A budy of mine and I were just thinking that would be neat to expand the pool powers out another teir.
Jump set:
Jump Smash large damage, long animation attack where the the attacker jumps up and lands on the head of the target.


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Yuck. A little too much like a platform game.
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Fly:
Air Domination: Big damage, anti-fly attack that Zips (super speed flight) the attacker to the target.


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I believe that many of the pool powers (and even some of the Primaries and Secondaries) could be expanded, but I definately wouldn't do it by adding over-powered stuff at the top.

Air Domination? Yeah, a bit much. Travel plus a big damage hit plus mitigation? Sounds like a certain tier 9. Getting a Primary powerset's tier 9 as a pool power is way overboard.

Try something more like:
"Denial of Airspace": Ranged Single-target attack, high magnitude -Fly, Knockdown, very low (smashing) damage.
You'ld be taking Air Superiority, and trading it's damage for some range. Air Superiority is already considered a very good power, especially for being only a tier one pool power.

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What I would suggest (for a ranged set) would be a mixture of attacks from existing sets, but with different damage types.

For a "Magic-y" feel in almost no particular order:
Fire Blast (ST) (Fire Damage)
Fire Ball (AoE) (Fire Damage)
Ice Blast (ST) (Cold Damage, -rech)
Lightning Bolt or Charged Bolts (ST) (Energy Damage, minor End Drain)
Chain Lightning (Energy Damage, see Brute's Electric Melee)
Mystic Bolt (renamed Energy Blast) (Energy/Smashing, low magnitude KB)
Aim (Yeah, Aim. Just because. )
Gale (Cone, Very minor smashing damage, high KB.)
Blizzard.
.....and so on.

It wouldn't exactly be the same as any other set.
Weaknesses:
*Unable to fully take advantage of a foe that's weak against a specific damage type.
*Unable to stack secondary effects.
*No Snipe

Strengths:
*Never fully shut down against a foe that's highly resistant to a specific damage type.

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That’s a very good idea, but to keep it balanced, it should have the following limitations.


No more than 2 powers from each of the following damage types (energy, fire, Ice, electrical).

No Aim.

No Nuke.

No AoE’s, the set should only have single target & cone attacks, and 1 hold (Ice) power.




The set would be a Jack of all Trades but master of none.

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I agree with the "No more than two of any damage type", and "Only 1 hold (ice)".
The rest of those limitations might be a bit much. I wouldn't want it to be overpowered, yet I wouldn't want it to stink, either.

No Aim, Nukes or AoE's, but allow more than 1 cone? I don't know. I'd go with 1 non-nuke AoE (Fire Ball) and 1 cone. (I went with Gale, just becuase it fit with an elemental theme and had very little damage. Our only other KB was a ST attack lifted from Energy Blast.)
I did skip having a Snipe though.

What I would suggest (for a ranged set) would be a mixture of attacks from existing sets, but with different damage types.

For a "Magic-y" feel in almost no particular order:
Fire Blast (ST) (Fire Damage)
Fire Ball (AoE) (Fire Damage)
Ice Blast (ST) (Cold Damage, -rech)
Lightning Bolt or Charged Bolts (ST) (Energy Damage, minor End Drain)
Chain Lightning (Energy Damage, see Brute's Electric Melee)
Mystic Bolt (renamed Energy Blast) (Energy/Smashing, low magnitude KB)
Aim (Yeah, Aim. Just because. )
Gale (Cone, Very minor smashing damage, high KB.)
Blizzard.
.....and so on.

It wouldn't exactly be the same as any other set.
Weaknesses:
*Unable to fully take advantage of a foe that's weak against a specific damage type.
*Unable to stack secondary effects.

Strengths:
*Never fully shut down against a foe that's highly resistant to a specific damage type.

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(Yay, always yay, for Heroid stories.)

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Agreed.

I spend Double XP weekends at work, then play during the week. Too bad they never do double XP during the rest of the week.

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I just pointed out something that was both black and white, at the same time.

Doesn't have to be stripes. Boston Terriers are black and white too.



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Like Dalmation dogs or Holstien cows?

In order to make CoV better in 2008, it will gain some much-needed buffs that CoH currently has.
First off, missions within a story arc will be scattered across at least three zones at a minimum, and access to the contact's cell phone will not occur until far later in the contact's relationship.
Happy now?

As of 9/07 (I-10)
Here's a few I found Red-side:
323: Free Costume Change
345: Base Items

469: Broker
471: Scrounger
472: Enhancer
473: Vendor
474: Salesman
475: Tradesman
476: Merchant
477: Peddler
478: Retailer

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I'd avoid the Flight pool, or, at least, Hover, as it negates the biggest bonus you'll get from Grounded.


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True, unless you fly at ground level, which is probably slower than your RunSpeed options. (And defeats the point of flying.)
In this build, I would consider Flight to be used for non-combat movement. Essentially only for getting from one door mission to the next. It's an option, just not my preference.
I'd suggest Combat Jumping/SuperJump with one slot each. They are great powers right out of the box and need no slotting in order to be good.
Hasten/SuperSpeed may be okay powers, but the terrain in CoV seems a bit unfriendly to flat-land travelers.
The OP makes some good points about travel powers in the first post.
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If you want to use Fly for your travel power, Air Superiority is a much better choice as your prerequisite power.

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Absolutely true, but I wouldn't consider Hover to be worthless. It has it's uses.
But I will conceed that Air Superiority rocks!
It's a hand-to-hand attack (where a Brute will be anyway), it does good damage, and it takes away an enemy's ability to fly (and does Knockdown as well). Added to ThunderStrike, Lightning Rod and ThunderClap, you have quite a bit of soft control...while doing damage!
What's not to love?

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Lvl-1 Power- Havoc punch
Slotting- End Mod, Sleep Dur,Acc, Damage, End Red
*in truth not really sure what sleep duration is boostin??


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Lvl-1 Power- Charged armour
Slotting- Damage resist(*2), End Red

Lvl-2 Power- Jacobs Ladder
Slotting- End Mod, Sleep Dur,Acc, Attack, End Red

Lvl-4 Power- Charged Brawl
Slotting- End Mod, Sleep Dur,Acc, Damage, End Red
*this is the last sleep duration

Lvl-6 Power- Hover
Slotting- Def buff, Flight speed

NOTE: current lvl as of 20/04/07

Lvl-8 Power- Thunder strike
Slotting- End Mod, KB, Acc, Damage, End reduction

Lvl-10 Power- Static Sheild
Slotting- Damage resist(*2), End Red

Lvl-12 Power- Conductive Sheild
Slotting- Damage resist(*2), End Red

Lvl-14 Power- Fly
Slotting- Flight speed, End reduction

Lvl-16 Power- Lightning Feild
Slotting- End Mod, Acc, End reduction(*2)

Lvl-18 Power- Chain Induction
Slotting- End Mod, End red, Acc, Damage, Recharged Reduction

Lvl-20 Power- Lightning reflexs
Slotting- Run Speed(*2)

Lvl-22 Power- Grounded
Slotting- Damage resist( *2)

Lvl-24 Power- Swift
Slotting- Run speed(*2)

Lvl-26 Power- Lightning clap
Slotting- Acc(*2), KB, Disorient duration, End Reduction
*my panic button-hopefully

Lvl-28 Power- Conserve Power
Slotting- End Red, Recharge Reduction

Lvl-30 Power- Health
Slotting- Healing(*6)

Lvl-32 Power- Lightning Rod
Slotting- Acc(*2),Range, KB, Damage, End Red

Lvl-35 Power- Power sink
Slotting- End Mod(*2), End Red(*2)

Lvl-38 Power- Stamina
slotting- End Mod(*6)

Lvl-41 Power- Power surge
Slotting- Acc, Damage resist, End Mod, End Red, Hold duration

Lvl- 44 Power- Hurdle
Slotting- Jump

Lvl-47 Power- Electric fences
Slotting- End mod, range, Acc, Immobilization

Lvl-49 Power- Ball Lightning
Slotting- End mod, range, Acc, End reduction



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For Havoc Punch, Jacob's Ladder and Charged Brawl, I'd slot:
1 ACC, 3 Dam, with a 2nd ACC if you PvP. For the remaining slots, I'd put in any of the following: EndMod, Endred or Recharge, depending on style.
Grounded: 1-3 DamRes.
Lightning Reflexes: 1 Run. Go up to 3 if you want though.
Swift: You can slot it as you did or put FlightSpeed, but it's my understanding that the flight boost is pretty small, less than the runspeed boost.
Health and Stamina: No more than 3 slots each. Look up "Enhancement Diversification" for more details, but essentially you get almost no benefit for additional SO enhancements of the same type past three in a power.
Conductive Shield/Static Shield/ Charged Armor: 1 EndRed, 3 DamRes. (note: you can save End by not running Conductive Shield unless facing foes that use Fire/Ice/Negative, such as Circle of Thorns or in PvP.)
Lightning Clap: In my experience, 2 ACC is all you need. Add whatever you want though.
Lightning Rod: 2 ACC, 3 Dam, 1 recharge.
Hurdle: Skip it if you have Hover/Fly. You won't need the extra vertical.
Build Up: 2-3 Recharge. Who doesn't want a little extra Acc and Damage available on demand? Especially at the beginning of a fight when you haven't built up Fury yet.
Chain Induction: The concept is cool, but unfortunately, it supposedly doesn't pay out well in terms of Damage vs. the Endurance cost and Recharge time. I'm skipping it, but wish it were more worthwhile.

Conserve Power: A good power, but not needed if you take both Stamina and Power Sink. I'd skip it just because it's a little redundant.

Order of Powers:
With all the Temp powers available, (if you do Mayhem Missions and Story Arcs), you can easily push Fly out to L24, but I wouldn't go later than that (Bloody Bay)
If you skip Conserve Power, I'd put Stamina in the L20-30 range to keep it available in Siren's Call.

The Medicine Pool:
Also, I'd Suggest taking Aid Other or Stimulant (slotted however you like) and getting Aid Self (2 Interupt Reduction, 3 Heal, 1 Recharge).
Note: Aid Self is interuptible, so it's best used right after a Knockback or Knockdown power, although the Interupt Reduction slots help a lot.

The Fighting Pool:
Some folks also grab Kick or Boxing, then Tough to give more resistance to Smashing/Lethal damage. Usually this is *instead of* the Medicine pool.

And yes, with Swift, Lightning Reflexes, and Sprint you will run quite fast. Not SuperSpeed fast, but still pretty good, and unaffected by suppression.

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Nice guide. Very helpful to me in developing my now lvl 34 Elec/elec.

One Important (IMO) point: This build is slot-intensive. Unlike most brutes and scrappers, this build has 4 shields that all provide substantial value (not including the 38 uber-shield) as well as lots of helpful powers like lightning reflexes (LR) and conserve power. Could you skip stamina? You could but I think it's a weaker build without it. Hasten is also very tempting, with this build and Tough is also very helpful if you use Lightning Field regularly, meaning 2 more powers sucked up.



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Slot intensive? I took the Stamina route, with Lightning Reflexes and Grounded, giving me 5 passive powers. With most of them 1-slotted, I found that slots for other powers weren't hard to come by.
I 4-slotted my three shields (1 End/3 DamRes) and had enough left over to toss a slot into Sprint.
Yes, Sprint is 1 EndRed/1 Run. With Swift and LR at 1 Runspeed SO each, I find that I actually have to turn off Sprint in cave missions.
I skipped Conserve Power, so Stamina is available in Siren's Call, unlike power Sink.
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The good news with this build is a travel power is easier to avoid than with just about any other, saving you a power (or possibly 2 if you're not a hasten/SS person). Getting Swift, coupled with LR, sprint, and picking up as many of the temp-power travel powers as you can and using them sparingly once you have LR (which BTW, speeds up the temp powers) does a pretty good job of geting you around. I slotted sprint once to add a little zip and find I get to destinations only a little slower than an SSer (unless its a really long way). Also, since your status protection is linked with being on the ground, a ground-based travel plan is a good one. You even have a teleporting attack that can be used to get over obstacles.

Is this the end all be all? Duh! Of course not. However, its an option that works better with this build than basically any other so I thought was worth mentioning.

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Other Notes:
regarding Conductive Shield.
It's available at L4 and is a good pick to take at that level, but I saved End by not toggling it on unless facing certain opponents, such as certain Legacy Chain, and most CoT.
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regarding Lightning Clap
I found that it helped to buy me enough time to get off a quick application of Aid Self.

((Excellent work, as always. I look forward to the next installment. ))

Supergroup: The Order of the Blue Cresent

Motto: Arresting Villains Since 1213

Website: The Order of the Blue Crescent

Leaders/Recruiting Officers: Moonblood (@Moonblood)
Lunashae, Inquizitor, Nox Fox, Ambulance-Man

Prefered Method of Contact: In-Game.

SG Type: Lite-Moderate RP for the casual or serious player.

SG Description: The Order of the Blue Crescent was founded in 1213 when a general call went out for heroes to fight against a supernatural menace. This group has a mystic feel to it, but welcomes heroes of all origins.

Membership Requirements: There is no Prestige-grinding required, just a reminder to have fun and try to be a decent person to play with. Any origin or level. If the recruited character is an alt, please specify.

Allies: This group is coalitioned with United Paragon, and United Paragon Academy.

Oh, and the Pawn Shop in Peregrine Island has a burnt-out letter 'a' in it's neon sign:
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I thought it was a cute touch.

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Jake Emmert?
Jack Emmert?
Statesman?

Jake Emmert = Jack Emmert = Statesman = Sister Psyche?



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Well, now my naughty thoughts about Sister Psyche have been punished. I feel wierd now.
::Runs away crying::

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I can't find a guide or anything on basic macro pograming, I know I am probably just missing it, but if someone could link it here or tell me how they work I would appriciate it.

Thanks,
Bill

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Go to the section labeled (Player Guides) and look for any thread with "Binds" or "Macros" in the title.
The best one is "The Unofficial and Incomplete Guide to /binds".

If you have a specific question regarding a specific bind or macro that you want to build, feel free to ask.

My recommendation:
To save time--grab the exploration badges as early as you are 'level-appropriate' to the zone and happen to be working or passing through there. Assuming, of course, that you have the means to reach them.
That way, when you get to the point when the mission or hunt badges are do-able, you can get the accolade without having to go back to a zone that is out of your way.

Having a wirebound notebook next to my computer allows me to avoid needless backtracking, therefore saving time.

To help me hit those coordinates, I used:
/Bind L "Loc"
And tapped "L" a lot while running around looking for the right spots.

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It's a mid-summer day during recess and I was playing with my classmates, when I fell off the jungle gym.
I remember feeling no pain when I fell, But I do remember seeing a great figure standing before me saying "Get up! Get up!"
So I got up as he demanded. I asked "Who are you, sir?".
He replied "I am Jesus, young son."
"Am I dead?"
"No you're not dead, son. You got some work to do on Earth before you can come to the gates of Heaven".
Next I remember that the other mates and the teachers sobbing at me while I was coming to. But to their surprise I was not dead like they thought. I was standing up, looking around seeing the auras of my mates and the teachers, scratching my head.
I brushed off what just happened, even though I can still see the auras.

The next school day.......
I told my mum what happened but she said she heard from the teachers.
"I am ok though, Mum, except for a few things I been noticing since it happened."
"Like what son?"
"Well for instance, I can do this!" does a psonic attack on the coffee cup
"And this, Mum" Kills the family cat & uses the Howling Grasp
The cat begins to come back from the dead, As my mum is shaking and trembling of what she just saw.
She then exclaimed "You must never again use what you just showed me EVER again!"

Many years later.......
I never again used my powers until this one fateful day.
I saw the Skulls in the back yard of my house. I said "What are you doing here? Leave before I call the cops!"
Then I saw the body of the police man as he lay there lifeless. They started to rush me but I said "I wish I was able to slow them down!" and then a tar patch appeared.
They started to die really quickly, So I said "I wish I could play with their minds!"
When the psonic attack occured and wiped the rest of them out. So then I went over to the policeman's body and said "Howling Grasp!".
He then awoke from the dead. While he was coming back to life he thanked me, then got up and staggered away. From that day on I was transformed from a normal teen to a superhero named Captain Kappa.

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I hope you don't mind me doing a little bit of editing, but it might be a little easier to read in this format.