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Hello everyone! 😄 Another year of heroics (and villainy) is soon to come to an end. We thought to ourselves - what better way to celebrate then by giving away a bunch of prizes this holiday season! Starting on Saturday, December 14th and ending on Wednesday, December 25th - I will be randomly appearing on a shard (or shards) each day. This can happen on any shard, at any time, occasionally multiple times a day! I will drop a random clue to everyone on the shard as to my current location. The first person to find me will be granted some fun prizes - ranging from permanent special titles, Prismatic Aether, Winter Packs, and more! Happy Holidays! I look forward to seeing you all in-game!

Sir Solomon Quint A distinguished gentleman explorer, naturalist, and big game hunter. Arsenal/Arsenal Dominator fit this chap perfectly!

I initially started posting this in the thread about yet another member of the community who passed. I broke this out because - well, one, I don't want to bring it in to a thread with people mourning the loss of a friend, and two, it's a general... thing. Homecoming's devs/cms/whatever terms you want are going to have to sit down, both with just each other to determine what they're comfortable with, and with the community as a whole, and come up with a solid policy on memorials. For the longest time, we only had Coyote, and that was because of an influential player in beta the live devs wanted to memorialize because of the impact they made. The closest we had to another "memorial" was Ascendant, and he was still alive (during live - and I'm referring to the occasional NPC conversation going "Ascendant who? You have the wrong number.") Obviously they're now an NPC (and so is Saul.) There are memorial NPCs for when the servers were underground/secret. There are several memorial NPCs around. I knew some of the players. I have no clue who the others were. And even though I play primarily on Everlasting, I have no clue who this latest person a memorial is being asked for *is.* It always felt weird going to MSRs, for instance, and having Todogut standing there - I have no idea who they are, what they did, or why they're there. But they obviously meant something to some people who could put them in. And you look down at "Fallen but not forgotten" - which is easy to miss, and you need to be on the forum for - and every one of *those* people meant something to someone. And we've lost others not mentioned anywhere, or long since forgotten. Heck, I had a friend who was literally murdered during live. Anyone know the name or character? I guess where I'm going with this is I'm very much torn on "memorial NPCs." There are so many who will never have a mention in game. And these so often feel like - well, a popularity contest more than anything - how many people knew you and are willing to speak up on the forum and/or discord? Veracor had people asking because he had 40k vet levels and was leaving HC - he led raids and such constantly on Everlasting, but aside from the fact he didn't even want it, what would that have meant to someone on Torchbearer? Dacy has had an impact - tutorials, youtube videos, etc - with the ins and outs of base building from beginning to advanced. If you don't base build, do you know them? The "secret server" days devs are a big part of the reason we're even able to be here. If something happened to them, do they get NPCs? Heck, I've fought the live devs for changes to Sonic resonance because it was making people physically ill, wrote up the first guides for when AE launched so people could get a handle on it and more... but most of my friends don't bother with the forums or HC discord, so they wouldn't be making a fuss about it aside from among ourselves. Did I make the bar, or would someone just go "I hadn't heard from Greycat in a few months" and leave it at that if I keeled over right now? I guess, at the end of this long ramble, what I'm asking for is... well, two things. One. This has been asked for before. Just a *general* memorial people can visit, meant to remember *everyone* who's ever been part of the COH family and passed. Having a place to go, a touchstone to sit and remember - even if their names aren't on it, not all would want that, and there's no way of knowing all the names (and, again, the question of "how tall to ride" would come up) - is helpful when we lose a friend. I don't think, in general, there would be all too much outcry against an "In memoriam." Two. Devs. Sit down with each other to figure out loosely what you're comfortable with, and sit down and have the conversation with us, the community, about memorials - spots, plaques, NPCs, whatever - for individuals. It *is* a repeated ask for various people, but I do think the conversation needs to be had (and expectations or boundaries set.) It won't be an easy conversation, it'd probably be a heated conversation at times, but if there are going to be *any* NPCs, plaques, renames of anything, etc. - having something that feels ... I hate to use the word fair, maybe "considered?" ... to point to ... well, you know. Probably not revisiting the thread, I'm sure there'll be plenty of barbs thrown about this, so... But I think it's a conversation to have. Edit: Since these apparently need to be said: - No. I'm not saying anything for or against Umbra. Or anyone else who's passed. - If the devs have this discussion, it would make the process transparent to everyone - If the devs agreed, there'd be a process that would likely *make it easier for your friend to be remembered.*

Couple not-so-new ones: MA/SR Scrapper BR/Devices Blaster DP/Mental Blaster Dark/Dark Brute

When collateral damage isn't a concern, you send in: "The Nuclear Option"!!!

Following the recent ending of a fairly popular videogame-centric animation series, I got inspired and retrieved the name Rocketfist! (Street/WP) An angry, costumed brawler from Praetoria who'd rather solve problems with his rocket-powered gloves. His Resistance outfit from his Praetorian days :

Well, okay, but don't say I didn't warn you. It has been the consensus of the team for a number of years now that additional memorial NPCs, ala Coyote or Ascendant, will not be added. There are a variety of reasons for this; the favoritism angle, the whole complex of questions around verification and privacy and consent, and the very high odds that we will get it wrong in a way that makes everyone feel some combination of bad, sad and mad. The only potential exception would be if someone who worked on the game were to pass away, as we did for GM Cyclone. That said, there are no specific plans at the moment for a memorial wall/plaque somewhere. However, it is something that I personally have idly considered for a while, as have some others. If there is public interest in it as well, perhaps it could be a reality in the future.

@Uun, because he runs a private server just so he can vivisect powers and see how they work. @UberGuy, because City of Data is orgasmic. @RubyRed, because she created the API that deciphers the game's files into a readable format so people like @UberGuy and @Michiyo can do their things. @Michiyo, because Homecoming Wiki is orgasmic. And she runs her own game server, too. And she created the mod program half of you are using. And she made an easily accessible archive of the original forums. @AboveTheChemist, because he's the one keeping Vidiotmaps current, popmenuing the shit out of things (his beta server freebie menu is superb) and taking care of stray cats. @Shenanigunner, because he's documented everything he's ever tried or read in or about the game. @BlackSpectre, because he goes balls-deep into commands and options, then tells everyone about it. @BillyMailman, because he just tests and tests and tests. He's like a volunteer lab rat... hopefully one that doesn't leave a trail of urine everywhere he goes, but one I'd still respect even if he did. From a distance. Through a gas mask. Warily.

Hello, I would like to raise the issue that as raised in this post below... I feel there is a definite issue between the community and the people running homecoming. I realize this will come off as shit stirring, but please hear me out. The thread about the request received no GM reply. It was open for far longer. Additionally, I sent in a ticket first as advised by someone over on Discord, only to be told to post about it... ...while a policy was already up to not perform memorials. This is essentially the equivalent of being transferred around departments only to find out from someone saying that your premise was flawed to get an answer on your situation. It's infuriating. Additionally, it seems clear that those with authority are much more willing to engage with people who are shooting things down, and generally acting without empathy towards the greater community. This may be somewhat subjective, and it would likely be fair to find many examples that are otherwise... But to simply say "The question's been answered! :)" and close the thread when the topic of "we could look into something else" was brought up yet the response to it was utterly ignored feels much more like "We're done listening to you now :)" The response reads very loudly as "we said that to be diplomatic, but we're not really interested in discussing this further." If someone was seen as going too far, then that should have been stated. If there was no interest in continuing the discussion, that should have been stated. Closing a topic because the literal subject line was answered while not addressing any of the underlying, continuing discussion, only further emphasizes a desire to sit behind an opaque wall. Again, I'm disappointed by the no, but I'm more disappointed by the disingenuous reply, and the further handling of the thread.

Loving my new Dark/Dark Tank, this is Ooze-Man!

You've been snogging Diantane, haven't you.

Mixing genres a little bit, here - A metal golem created during the age of sail - "Captain Carbide":

My new little goth Claws/EA scrapper - HELL NO KITTY

Hi. Give it a rest for now, please and thank you.

I've been on a Egyptian-mythology bent lately. The Eye of Ra (the right eye; the eye of power) and The Eye of Horus (left eye; the eye of protection). Wish I had time to play them all 😭

Nelvanna Shamaness Princess

Take part, don't take part. Nobody is forcing you. I personally don't care about it so I don't do it. I carry on playing as normal and enjoy the enjoyment of others.

Dinjinni Illusion/Time Controller

Sorry to punch a hole in the hyperbolic list that you made to make a point... But I'm the only dev who could've possibly said anything about the Labyrinth, and I can promise you that I never said this, because I actually like the suggestion and am considering adding it now that I've seen it. But the context that I'm seeing it makes me disappointed. It benefits nobody to pessimistically assume and spread misinformation.

Pretty glad with how the Ectoplasmer (Beam/Dark) came out! An aloof but adventurous SERAPH scientist who found a way to harness and redirect ectoplasmic energy. (my love letter to the Ghostbusters and inspired in some parts by @First Player's Ghostbust)

If you want people to read everything you write, make everything you write worth reading.

Snagged the name Punchline on Reunion, so I felt compelled to make reformed Carnival adept turned wisecracking vigilante! (Titan/WP)

I was driving home the other day, listening to a soul music of the 60-70s radio and a song came on talking about the dawning of a new age which inspired me to a new character...

I have no name for this one yet. Thought he was kinda cool though

As a person who didn't ask, but now has this answer to face? I'm very disappointed. Homecoming is a server based on its community. You're not selling this game to people for it being a cutting edge new MMO. The people who get curious would never stick around without things like MIDS to allow people to make builds in a game so opaque that without a community it's nearly impossible to figure anything out. The help chat channel is basically a requirement because even with the wiki, the in game tutorials can do nothing to make up for how the game was hard to understand from the start and nothing ever improved upon it. Favoritism is pretty easily solved by just adding people in as they're requested, or enabling some means for a person to request it in case of their untimely death. The complex questions of verification and privacy? People have faked their deaths before, yes. I don't see how hard it is to add an NPC that doesn't even talk and remove it if it turns out that it was a prank. I realize it's not completely nontrivial, but I also know that it's nowhere near say, balancing powersets. Consent is a pretty simple answer here: the ToS says anything created in the game becomes part of the game. It's not a violation of anything to thereofre use part of the game. Get it wrong? We're a community, aren't we? We can talk about it. We can discuss. Something that has bothered me about Homecoming for awhile in general feels like it needs to be expressed right here: The only reason that Homecoming has a population is because it was the biggest pirate server. The legitimacy granted is good for the devs, but I don't think any of us who were here in 2019, and built the communities that have made it worth being here, ever gave a damn. The clubs that fill with people, the raids that all gather up? That's the community. The mothership raids, the hamidon, the synapse babbage farms on torch... it's the community. Yet for some reason there's been inherently a relationship between the community and the Devs/GMs as though this were still live. I have so much respect for what's been accomplished, but I really feel like there needs to be some acknowledgement here: homecoming is not even making a profit. It's here because people love the community, and the game... but the majority of the work that keeps people here? Was in place before 2012. If it wasn't, then it was done before 2019, in which case it was truly a pirate server with no public presence whatsoever, and yet there's this lack of a feeling of traditional community conversation. "Soon" wasn't all that cute back by the end of the game in 2012, but here I see 0 reason why the kind of things discussed on the beta server aren't shared with everyone. Yes there are people who think Kin melee is overpowered and fire blast is weak. There are people who probably still think the tram lines being merged, and the PORTAL system made the game "too easy". But it would be a discussion between community devs and gms and the people who make anyone log into this game. I feel like there's a strong argument to be made that, for example, Veracor has done a not insignificant service to the game compared to. Well. A lot of people... Yet we all know the reason that he dropped off of doing things: because even the people making it so people gave a damn about content weren't being treated like a part of the process. Because things that people care about were being ignored. This isn't just about this singular issue. Honestly, it was a shot in the dark... but this response has killed the last of my ability to be quiet about these frustrations. I realize it's likely to get all sorts of nasty or unpleasant responses, but I don't feel like anything I'm saying is wrong and I'm doing it without resorting to harsh language or insults, so take that as you will. Is this the kind of response that may make Devs/GMs not want to help the game? Maybe. That, I apologize for...but I would entreat anyone who would go "this? This is why I don't want to bother anymore" to consider the perspective I'm laying out. Two years ago there would be no more validity to this server than if I'd ran the distributed source code. It feels to me like the true legitimacy shouldn't come from NCSoft, but from a respect and communication with the players, with an open dialogue, with an understanding of where we are, where we're going, and not a feeling of a brick wall that we can hope might acknowledge anything. AE has more new content in it than the rest of the game ever will, but it's barely been touched comparatively. Each addition to the base system enables the community to create more things for the wider player base, yet those representing those segments of the community have been excised from special positions not given more. TL;DR: The veneer of professionalism that's desired here has only ever hurt HC, and I don't feel like any of this is being done for any reason that benefits the game or takes it in a direction which respects and allows for it to have a long term viability.

Exactly. Due to the timing of this thread's creation, your suggestion is insensitive, by your own admission. Because of this, I would suggest you hide/delete this thread, and repost it in a month or so, once the folks you are starting arguments with have had time to grieve the death of their friend. This is probably a debate worth having. Just not right now.

Recently, a very kind anonymous forum participant became concerned about the financial state of Oklahoman, Inc. and very generously sent me loads of inf, with instructions to give it away if I don't need it. Well, I'm going to match their gift across a series of MSRs between now and Christmas. For MSRs I run on Excelsior at High Noon (central) on Saturdays and Sundays (Nov 30 & Dec 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22) if you manage to get the kill shot on the Drop Ship at the end of the raid you'll earn 1 Billion inf*. Here's a few rules: I'll stop all invites once U'Kon is defeated, so no jumping in late just to have a chance at the reward No more than 1 prize per @global Don't be a jerk and make me regret inviting you to the league If 1 Billion inf* doesn't mean much to you, back off the Drop Ship and give others a chance I always send rewards via in-game email to your @global, so don't put me on follow and try to open a trade window. All my MSRs are Instanced now, and we form up in RIkti War Zone (though you can still get invited after we start, too, if there is space). Real life always takes priority for me, so if I end up not being online one of those days don't get mad - I'll try to get someone to cover for me, but no guarantees. Non-flyers will want to grab a jet pack before joining. Happy Holidays and Good Luck! * The max I can email you is actually 999,999,999, but the Oklahoman, Inc. marketing team says 1 Billion sounds cooler so just assume there is a 1 inf service charge or something.

Introducing Armory, my new(ish) AR/Dev Blaster

Here depicted with her favorite "Best Teacher" trophy, the "Metal 'Marm" model of education automaton is suitable for all climates and grade levels! Now featuring their own "Healthy Glow (tm)" power source, this latest generation model will run for decades without ever needing a recharge or refuel! Spent fuel core disposal separate. Do not operate near evil.

Hello everyone. This post is about somewhat of a serious, solemn topic. It's one I wouldn't have even made if not for how many times I heard a recurring thought yesterday and I'm trying to do my best to lead the charge in this situation as much as possible. Ursula Renee Mallory, played by @Eildath, was a very important interaction for a lot of people on Everlasting who roleplayed. She did content, too, everything from, well, every Trial, TF, and Raid you can imagine! (If I'm not mistaken she did lots of Labrynths, I was there for plenty of Hamidons, and she was always happy for the WST!) Yesterday the community found out that on the 7th of December, Eildath passed. It was a sudden, unexpected event. Those who knew them, hung out with them regularly, knew that over the course of the year they were experiencing more and more illnesses bad enough it prevented them from even wanting to use discord. Even still, whenever they were well enough they were there, a part of the roleplaying community on Everlasting, positive, warm, and welcoming to everyone they could be. More than once yesterday I heard so many people saying that @Eildath was helpful and kind to them when they didn't even know anything about the game. They were helpful with people needing to learn the mechanics, people needing to learn about the community, and as a social butterfly with angel wings, their character knew, or was recognized, by so many. Having her there, to many people, was something warm. Comforting. It was a little sign of the community being okay. It was the knowledge that even if you didnt play for a month, or a year, they'd be there and just as happy to roleplay with you... ...only now, Eildath is gone, and they wont be logging back on. Unfortunately, we have confirmation that this is not a prank faking-their-death sort of situation. Their facebook was found (used the same name, Eildath, and the same Sinistar pic they used on discord) and then, so was their obituary. They were 47 years old. Far too young to go how they did, when they did, and they had so many stories left to tell, so many more lives still to touch.. That's why I'd like to ask the Devs, and others to support the call, to add Ursula Mallory's heroic persona, Umbra Midnight, to the game as a memorial NPC. Sticking her somewhere visible yet out of the way in Pocket D would suit--maybe behind the bar in the PVP area of pocket D (she did spend no small time as a bartender for The Stormcage where she touched so many lives by remembering running gags, welcoming people, and being generally amazing) but an alternative might be in Founders Falls, on top of the ring surrounding Infernal and Numina, crouched down, glowering at Infernal. In her lore they had a not-so-serious beef (nothing that broke Infernal's lore, it was a response to a demonic possession, etc, basically showing up to an alert in the area) and I think it might be a cute way for people to be able to visit her, be told about her, without being in an area that might cause distress to those who miss Eildath and all of the joy they brought so many. Please, if you interacted with Eildath even just once, support this post, share it around. They loved this game, and they loved this community. Let's make sure no one ever forgets them. Let's make Ursula Mallory, Umbra Midnight? Immortal.

Hello! 🙂 We've recently learned that there are many homecoming policies that are not publicly known but are internally very solid. While I would like to request those being made public--if only so we can know what rakes not to step on--I would additionally suggest that a process by which disagreements with policies might be handled in a manner that allows for actual consideration and debate, not merrily a "no and this is why" that ignores a reasonable rebuttal. Obviously, this can be declined as all suggestions may, but I believe that a formalized process for communication between those in the community and those making decisions would help both sides have a much easier time with interactions! 🙂 NOTE: As the two prior threads have been closed, please do not bring up those topics here. I am not attempting to simply make a new thread for the same exact purpose. As I continue on the forums I started with a request, and then with a critique, and now I believe that the synthesis of those ideas is to pursue this path not in a way that is solely for anything which I may have a problem with, but for all such problems that could possibly exist in the future. Please do not attempt to state that I am angry for being told no. Please do not treat me simply as a troll. This is a sincere subject that I believe has already shown it has reasons to come up. I am not seeking privileged Dev/City Council/GM access. I do not believe that opaque, hidden discussions between one player and the staff is as useful to the health of the game as open, visible discussion, which is a reason why I believe the forums have a value in this and other issues past, present, and future. Any reason from requesting reexamination of policies around a protected class, to changes to game rules based on shifting content or power sets or etc, so on, are all valid reasons why someone may wish to have a discussion that falls within these lines. By seeking to understand a process by which such situations might be navigated in a way that does not result in friction on either side, I believe taking what has already occurred into a count means this is the next logical course of discussion.

That’s exactly what it is. We are playing on THEIR version of the game.

I always went at it with the attitude that it's their world and they just let me play in it

And I ripped you off to make a Native American nature/archery defender called: Verdant

Firstly, I'm sorry for your loss. I didn't know Eildath personally, but I've heard only good things. I'm not going to speak on our policy w.r.t. memorial NPCs as Widower has already spoken about it here other than to state that the reasons for this policy are not just what was stated by Widower. The reason for this policy is not because we are simply unwilling or because we don't care, it is in place because we have already seen how this can go wrong, it is a much more involved process than you'd expect, and we'd rather find another solution - ideally one that also reduces the burden on our volunteer team and puts the power in the community's hands. We have started discussions internally about what we can do here, such as providing the ability for players to create a named and costumed entity in bases (sort of like the holograms you see in some missions), but we can't commit to anything right now, and any solution that we could come up with would not likely happen in the immediate term. With that said, I do want to provide some clarification on this situation with your support request and the two threads from our perspective. Our team is trained to always direct players submitting requests or suggestions for the game to the forums because it puts it in reach of our wider team and other players to discuss; our development team doesn't have access to support requests, and it's not feasible for the leadership team to keep up with the volume of support requests that we see in order to filter them to the right people (for context, our team has resolved over 75,000 support requests to date). As your support request appeared as a request for the game rather than for support, the responding GM acted within our policies / training and directed you here. In this particular situation, it may have been better to raise the issue with the team internally before responding given the nature of the request, and that's something that we can reflect and improve on moving forward. With regard to how the policy thread was handled and where the clarification of our policy on memorial NPCs was given - I believe these decisions were made to address that thread and its specific point of discussion as it grew quickly and became very hostile, so our staff started getting reports and alerts about it. I do agree that we should have replied stating our policy in the original request thread as well once it had come to our attention, though - we'll do better; just know that the intent was not to ignore the original thread, but rather to address the growing issue before it got any worse. I understand how locking the thread would come across as dismissive, and I want to make it clear that we're open to the community discussing options as long as it remains civil. I've reopened the thread for that purpose, and we will be keeping a close eye on the discussion and handing out warnings if people can't be respectful and constructive. With all of that said, please treat both our volunteer staff and other community members with respect and civility. People are free to criticize and provide feedback on what our team does and our policies as long it remains constructive and respectful, and it's a shame that we've lost so many valuable opportunities to discuss and learn because people can't behave. To those intent on consistently derailing conversations and disrespecting your fellow community members, enough is enough. If hiding posts with personal attacks and issuing warnings hasn't gotten the point across then we'll start issuing bans.

Yeah, the forum GM team's conduct of late has been essentially a bad joke since early last year. I'm mostly resigned to it being an unsolvable issue, there's nothing that could realistically be done about it. Can't go to the proverbial manager if they're in on it, and I witnessed some profoundly stupid behavior from the lead GM earlier in the year that didn't breed much confidence. Which is a shame because I like a lot of the GMs, but none of those people seem to handle the whole "dealing with idiot trolls on the site" issue. Ideally, they would action consistent trolls and have the ability to recognize trends, but that's apparently too much to ask. I highly doubt they personally know the people causing the problems, which makes this thing where it really seems like they are actively defending bad actors profoundly confusing to me. Actioning her over it would prove her right, lol. They enable bad behavior by actioning the people responding to the trolls rather than the trolls themselves.

Dian.. nevermind

I'd butcher his name since I don't have access to my game logs here at work, but there's a player who routinely helps people on Excelsior simply get all their Long Range Teleporter options unlocked. That's some good old fashioned "TaxiBot-In-The-Hollows-Back-On-Live" level of service to the community right there. EDIT: Okuri Okami, the Escorting Wolf 🙂

Robot - Elec/Ninjitsu Blaster (JUST for the sword)

Some old ideas mixed with some new ones: "Lux Arcana"

The squeaky wheel always gets the grease. Sad but true. And I daresay the motive was to nip the inevitable flame war that was forming in the bud before it got any worse. Widower's response, while not what many folks hoped for, was understandable. As was GooglyMoogly shutting the thread down after Greycat's request got denied. The suggestion thread had served its purpose. IMO Players are better served by starting a new thread with a new request, now that the parameters for what is potentially on offer has been provided by Widower. I'm sorry you got brigadier'd against by the usual suspects. This forum has become quite an ugly place. And I can absolutely empathise with not wanting to use/promote the Fallen But Not Forgotten section due to the people that frequent this place. One question that might be worth thinking about, if only to move the conversation back to something that encourages healing rather than debate: If a memorial NPC for Eildath isn't possible, what is the sort of collective memorial wall/plaque that she would approve of? By this I mean, if she was still with us, what sort of memorial for all those have died would she want to see added to the game? Could be a different way of keeping her spirit alive. And never say never. Back when Matthew Bragg (Kiyotee) died in 2004 I emailed everyone at Cryptic I could about it asking for him to be memorialised in the game. I refused to take silence for an answer. Eventually CR Aura sent me a very long, but very kind (I think she could tell I was young) email about how they could not add him due to company policy, and that that policy was not going to change. ...and yet he's standing in the tutorial today, some 20 odd years later. Still helping newbies like he did in the pre-beta board days. It's why I never do the Galaxy City tutorial. I guess what I'm saying is, it's only policy until it isn't. Sorry again for your loss.

Monument to the Fallen "An obelisk was recently erected in Kallisti Wharf and dedicated to all those past and present who may no longer be with us in life, but will forever live on in other worlds."

me right? you meant me?

We are talking in game here. I have a few, though some are sung. Oklahoman - He is in game and he runs efficient and yet fun runs of the iTrials. I can count on competency and control in anything he runs. When I get new 50's and start working incarnates the spreadsheet fills green when I participate in his runs. Okie is a SUNG hero but I think he doesn't get sung as much as he should. Blapperella - B runs efficient and no BS speed runs yet often takes the time to tell the other members of the team the story points they are seeing (especially the case in those Homecoming created Arcs) and that is another reason I think B is unsung. There are plenty of speed runners but B runs the OGs and runs the Homecoming arcs which you just don't se run that often. Captain Canada - I am spelling his name wrong, there's and apostrophe in there somewhere. I point him out cause he's a booster, passing out influence at random all year around, just a nice little gift, no flash no show but its a million to a newbie and its is a nice thing. He even showed me the base he inherited of a supergroup that went defunct and its kind of a sad tale really which adds to the impact of his charity, at least to me. Monty Haull and Goddess Laucianna are SUNG heroes, their contributions to the game are well known. There are others I am Sure I will think of but those ones stand out in my brain.

New character I'm working on. No hero name yet but she'll be electric bug themed.

I have a somewhat creative hobby to get back to, so I'll be brief. The winter event is not fun. It's not amusing. It's not funny. Elves are not funny, red scarves are not heart-warming, twinkly lights don't bring holiday cheer. Yodeling at the "Winter chateau" is not original but just nauseating. Continue to the end of the bullshit list. It's pseudo-festive cheer. Sit on that candy cane! Someone needs to say this. The British call it twee, and Paddington the bear symbolizes it. Every year in City of Heroes these "events" for idiots are shoved down players throats: love them or tolerate them until they are over. Supposedly they bring "the community" together. But unlike in real life, where you may sit by a nice-smelling fir tree with people who might even love you, it happens, all this Scrooge redemption in CoH does is let worn-down forty-somethings deny their age. "I was 24 when they started doing the winter thing, now I'm 44 and it's still happening! Time is not real! I will never die!" The younger generation probably thinks this is what real cheer is like, clicking on soulless wrapped boxes when the invisible all-powerful somebodies put up the spectacle around, until such time as "they" decide to pack it all away. It's not. You should not feel satisfied with this crap, people, and love the unlovely. The Halloween "event" wasn't/isn't any better. Pumpkins everywhere aren't interesting, candles aren't cheery and vice versa. Did Croatoa spill over? I allow that when you very little and if the All Hallows' Eve weren't commercialized to death, it might be kind of interesting to go knocking on doors, stand before neighbors performing and win some candy. But for grown-ups? All that event does is take away daylight for two weeks or more. This time to take a screenshot of my character I had to burrow to the corridors below Pocket D where there was decent lighting. I felt like a member of some kind of resistance while Gestapo had taken over the surface. And it has - the Gestapo of cute. What would actually give me some delight, if that were Homecoming's purpose? Implementing a few suggestions from the namesake board would be nice. I kept track of what was being offered there by myself and others since early in the year, all of which was roundly ignored. (Except my idea to implement a Mark and Recall from old games. I had remembered those and thought it would be a nice way to let players visit their favorite haunts. Homecoming made it an accolade and tied it to defeating the Seed of Hamidon...) Wardrobe additions? Just the monocular auras so you can finally play someone called The One-Eyed Snake. Maybe fixes to in-your-face bugs, like the Dual Pistols reset every time you go for an appearance tweak? Or a bio editor that isn't crazy? Some suggestions were very simple. I suggested, for one, adding the poses from Emotes - > Idle - > Stances to the Inherent stance menu. I have modding experience myself, and believe me, putting those emotes there is twenty minutes of work. It would instantly make all characters look truly diverse, because no matter the costume now, they all stand the same. Or the suggestion of No FX for all powers. That is a day's work, two days' tops. Any one of those small additions (to say nothing of more substantial innovations to gameplay) would give players a real reason to cheer, no bullshit. And if I were really nice this year, I might even see something done to Kallisti Wharf already. A beautiful area, empty. It could, for instance, be an alternative starting zone for both heroes and villains. Each could start on their side, fight the other side's mobs there, then cross over. It might be a limited PVP area, where only players of levels 1-10 would be allowed to fight other players. The ship in the middle could be a neutral grounds. But this is NOT a thread to promote my ideas. It is one to call a turd a turd. Make room for real cheer. The fake events must die. Skating on the ice in Atlas is nice, but don't let Father Time come back, ever. Lock away the "Winter wonderland" and throw away the keys. Dump the Jack o'Lantern off Independence Port. People would feel a certain void, like coming off microplastic. As well they should. That's the place to fill with real plots, better writing, features and content for levels under 45.

The Blackberry Reaper, Radiation Armor/Battle Axe Tanker

The set is actually really bad though so if we could look into that too, that’d be cool.

MAN BEAST Savage Melee/Invul Brute