Mallerick

I think its an interesting idea ... it would keep history in tact and allow us to play out those events.

But if they would go to go to the effort of making the Brass Monday Trial, I would want to use my own character and not the Pleistocene-era Phalanx members. Alternate history FTW!

Or ... who's to say that my hero wasn't there anyway, fighting along side the Phalanx? Hmm ...

Everyone in Praetoria is a mutant if you ask me.

And the Rogue Isles too.

Stinking mutants.

Roger that Burt, and congratulations. Be advised, however, that there are two more, repeat, two more motherhumpers.

New zones I'd like to see:

* Cretaceous Zone
* Marianas Trench
* Mars Zone
* Rollercoaster Zone
* Daytona Beach
* Disney World
* Suburbs Zone
* Volcano Zone
* Akron, Ohio Zone
* Common Sense Zone

Nice.

I expect Omega to be a similar power as Alpha, but applying their bonuses to Incarnate powers as well.

Hybrid, we know.

The remaining three? I don't know. I'd like to see an AoE Control, at least. Possible an AoE Debuff too.

Way back, Posi said that these ten slots were only the beginning and that the Incarnate system would continue on afterward. So, what about THOSE slots?

And don't forget about the Signature Story Arc(s) Or, SSAs. The conclusion (seventh part) of the first arc "Who Will Die?" gives us our first toe-hold into ... SPAAAAACE!!!

I nominate "Glowball" for Miss Yin's super hero name! That, or the "Scarlet Midriff".

I think Back Alley Brawler should step out of retirement from the Regulators and settle the "are you a Phalanxer or not" argument (he isn't) and just join already. I like my BABs.

Hero 1 has no reason to join the Phalanx, and it would be silly to add him to their roster. If Hero 1 needs a "family", it should be with Vanguard. If the Phalanx needs a patriotic presense (and I don't think it does), then Ms. Liberty should step away from the Vindicators and join them. She should not be considered for leadership of the Phalanx, however.

I'd put Ms. Liberty in charge of the old Statesman TF and put Back Alley Brawler in charge of training in Atlas.

/em Forest Gump
That's all I have to say about that.

I don't have a problem with them delaying Staffs, but it would be nice to see power sets released in the order they were tested on Beta/Test.

Releasing Staves first would have given them more time to add alternate pets instead of just the Stoopid Wolf(TM). Now Beast Mastery, a set that could have benefited from some extra work is out and about while Staves, a set that was apparently ready to go, is in the wings.

Wow, I only have 1071 badges on my (single) badger. I feel inadequate now.

The following is based on facts that I made up in my own mind.

I wonder if the Sorcery Power Pool will be a work-around for customizing the high-demand-for-customization powers from all the power pools. In other words, it was build with alternate animations for each of the powers in it.

So - a Hasten clone (cast as a spell or, "no effects" option) and an Aid other/Aid Self clone (cast as a spell or a "healing stone" option) and etc.

Knowing nothing about how computer programming really works, other than the electron-based life forms known as 'puter gnomes, this could be a way around a rehaul of every power pool by introducing one that has the powers people want to customize in it.

My villains would buy their slots this way, but only if the consequences were having to snuggle with Jessica Alba.

Or Chris Evans, you know.

I found a bug ... my balloon-sword clowns shoot bees from their mouths after I purchased the Bee Bark power for my wolves. It looks neat, but it makes them even MORE overpowered.

Bill, don't just post blank space. What's the matter with you?

Two words: The world's largest and most diverse harem history has ever seen.

My hunch is that a de-riktified Hero 1 will be joining Vanguard. It makes the most sense.

In the Dilemma Diabolique trial, it will be easy to replace Sister Psyche with Penelope Yin with "phasing tech".

It makes sense that Positron becomes the new leader of the Phalanx. He's the one that pushed for Statesman to bring the group together at the beginning. Sure, he lacks experience in leading, but so does the rest of the Phalanx. It will be interesting to see how his leadership tests the new Phalanx, too, and what complications arise (if any).

Back Alley Brawler might have more experience at leading, but he has less experience with the members of the Phalanx, the extent of their powers, their psychology, their personality traits, and how they interact with each other. In my mind it would be like a manager at Burger King being assigned to manage a McDonalds (I like hamburgers). Or, for a sports metaphor, the manager of the Pittsburg Steelers being placed in charge of the Browns.

My gut feeling is that all of this will be addressed:

Recluse is redeemed
Red Widow boots Recluse out and takes control of the Isles.
Arachnos takes on a new, more ominous goal and becomes a more dangerous threat to the world.
Scirocco is redeemed.
Mu'Vorkan takes Scirocco's place as (Widow's) henchman.
Freedomw Phalanx tries to pull itself together.

Lastly, the Clockwork King is redeemed but in an unusual turn of events Penelope Yin's body is disintegrated in a toaster accident and her brain is placed in a jar and plopped on top of a Praetorian Clockwork body and she becomes the Phalanx's arch-nemesis, the Clockwork Princess.