jwbullfrog

Sadly, I never could get into the PnP Champions. In general I like point based systems but there were just too many ways to min/max the Champions system. There has to be a fair balance between player creativity and ease of play. I never felt that PnP Champions really hit that balance. It was bulky and unwieldy and, the few times we tried to play it, we spent hours disputing rules interpretations.

Not to mention a GM that delighted in "interpreting" the rules in his favor most of the time.


Ah, well, thats all in the past now. Please resume whatever direction this thread was heading in. No more Maudlin past from the frog.

Yeah Duck but its moments like that that just keep us all coming back for more.

If you can't find the sillyness, you're taking it all too seriously.

Being and old school D&D player I can attest to the veracity of this list.


Sadly I think it might have understated things a bit.

Shield Charge. That pretty much describes Shield Charge

Start faultline right at 15 if you can. I always manage to outlevel Penny which is a shame since you can miss out of a couple of nice goodies her arc gives.

And a welcome from Steelclaw <sniff> you're so blessed.

This thread is a very good example of why I completely gave up on playing console games. Actually, the early Atari 2600 games started me down that road, but Nintendo just cemented it.

You could settle for the Trucker badge next time the winter event comes around.

Second in with the Hi there.

Thee are more heroes than Villains but don't let that minor detail stop you. Feel free to give in to your dark side. Since you have so many character slots available to you, you can experiment quite a bit. You'll find heroside characters are a bit more team orieinted while villains tend to be a bit more self sufficient.

PvE is a bit stronger here than PvP. PvP is available and pretty easy to find. Here it's set aside in specific zones and there are Arenas in most every zone for a bit of Duelling.

Playstile is a bit different from what you're used to. The "Trinity" is largely a non issue here. You DO NOT need any particular team build to succeed. Content is spead out across all levels so there's no need to get to "the endgame" to find all the "good stuff." Gear is far less important here. You can play just as well without the "best stuff evah."

Welcome aboard. There's plenty of things to do in the City. I'm sure you'll find something to match your style. Have fun.

hey! That's the entree!

Ok I'll give credit to the Timberwolf but I liked my twin gauss, twin LRM 20 Mad Dog/Vulture. I liked being able to take people apart at very long range then being able to get moving before the return strike came.


Hm, sounds a bit like my city playstyle.

Not too uncommon right after a new issue releases.

There's always something that only shows up when the issue goes live no matter how well tested it got in beta. It'll take a few short tweaks and patches to get it all straight again.

Hey, maybe they're fixing drop rates and some of the odd emote bugs.

I want my custom Vulture from Mechwarrior.

That should be just the thing for those pesky Malta Titans.

I have actually made something of a hobby out of new players.

Over on Protector server, I have a character that hangs out close to Ms. Liberty in Atlas Park, juggling.

Yup, juggling. I also send welcome messages to players without vet badges. More often than not, this results in nothing but, about 1 in 10 actually start talking back and start asking basic game questions. You know, "How do I get more missions, Where do I level up, Where's the train?" Those kind of things

A newbie asking questions? Brilliant!

I remember when I first got started. City was my first MMO and it was a bit intimidating. I blundered around for a bit until a few veteran players took pity on me and helped me iron out the wrinkles.

I figure it's my turn to return the favor.

I'm bringing flies and ants and...


WHAT???


They're snacks for me.

AAAAArrr

A bit of pirate nonsense from one of the best.

because, someone had to post this.

Twice now I've seen an odd thing I think is new. I think bodies are "twitching" while their lying on the ground after being defeated. I saw this in an arachnnos mission map and on the streets witha council that had just been beaten by 5th.

Anyone else?