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We did that for Tanker Tuesday this past week and my level 19 Tank got a couple levels and two debt badges. I’ve had root canals that were more fun. Frankly I’d rather just sit in a Fire Farm where I can chitchat and crack jokes. Or play Halo instead. (I should have been protecting my alts’ names that I lost, actually. Kinda feel like I wasted my playing time since I didn’t actually enjoy the MSR *and* I lost some names that I really liked.)

Aka “kill me now”. I’d rather watch paint dry than run an MSR, especially under 35.

Four baby Controllers on +4 Frostfire? That’s just Faceplant City.

I’m bummed that I’ve already lost a bunch of names. The arthritis meds I was prescribed caused blood clots and pulmonary embolisms, so I haven’t been able to sit for any extended period which has drastically reduced gaming time. There are plenty of names I don’t care about so I’ve been prioritizing the ones that are on my specialty hardcore and once-a-year holiday characters, but I haven’t been able to get to all of them. As soon as the names were available someone snagged them. The two that hurt the most were RipCurl and Lyrica. I only played Lyrica with a music-themed SG that’s been quiet the last year so she was only level 16 and I guess over the 365-day threshold. I mean, I get the reasoning behind it, but it’s still a drag. I do wish it looked at Combat Level because I have a couple hardcore characters that are permanently level 2. I know that one is Combat Level 39, but now I’ll have to log it in every month rather than playing it when I feel like it. For the others I guess I’ll get the 2xp boost and level them up quick so I can keep the names without worrying about losing them. Actually, I wish it looked at accounts, so if I logged in at all then my names would be safe. ”Altitis player looking for FF please.”

That did come out great. Looks like your character could be played in the CoH TV series by Daredevil’s Charlie Cox.

I can only see the second image but it just looks like a smudge. Zooming in on my iPad reveals that the black stripe to the left of him is a ramp rather than a cape, which duh, but my first impression was “cape weirdness”. I think you need to take him to Ouroboros and face him into the sun, then crop out everything that’s not him.

I concur. Feels more true to the pulp hero vibe, too.

I’ve been messing around with other music generators. So far Udio is the best. This tune it created is flat-out amazing: https://www.udio.com/songs/rneXG39K4Gb51QMhqutbLg If you told me this was a track from a Matt Helm movie, I’d totally buy it. (For those not as ancient as I, Matt Helm was a James Bond knockoff, played by Dean Martin in the groovy movie adaptations. It has that swingin’ 60s Dino cool, echoed in the scores. Matt Helm is who Mike Meyers was parodying with Austin Powers.) The prompt I used was “Epic superhero film score with lots of brass and drums”. I’m not even mad it got it wrong. Here’s the other song it created from that: https://www.udio.com/songs/9ZQMwATwrmF6Sao5vuipuC Edit: For comparison, here’s Lalo Schifrin’s theme for the Matt Helm movie Murderer’s Row:

It did create both a 3- and 4-minute song after I asked for a march in the style of John Williams’ Superman, but neither were very good. Brev.AI can only be used 5 times every 24 hours, so I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to try again.

That looks amazing. Were you emulating a specific artist?

Interesting. I gave it a whirl and it came up with a couple not-terrible tunes among the genuinely mediocre ones. (And one weird one with hilarious lyrics.) This one it titled "Legendary Quest": Legendary Quest 1.mp3

Hmm, weird. I'll try to reupload.

Micromanager

Whoa.

I was messing around with the prompt “oil painting, a _______ princess in the style of Albert Joseph Pénot”, slotting in things like orc, Amazon, alien, etc. when I got a good vampire princess. I can show the others if anyone wants to see them.

Sadly, every version of Jackie Lantern/Jacklyn Tern I tried was taken. But yes, that was my intent. 😁 Back in the day I had a dogman named “Jackal Lantern”. I might revive him. ….hmm, I didn’t try “Jacky Lantern”. Oh well, I have enough alts as it is.

Spooky season round-up. I didn’t write down the prompts but you’re smart, you can figure them out; I believe in you.

Terrific! Did you use Bing or something else?

How about new options for glow belt buckles like the astronaut rocket/star/planet ones? Statesman’s blue star, red Arachnose symbol, orange jack o’lantern, etc.

Awesome pics. What style did you use for the prompt?

I get that all the time and it’s genuinely baffling because it will generate a picture with no problem and then refuse to, despite it being the exact same prompt. I just keep pushing the button until it produces again. Sometimes after a half-dozen refusals I go back to the last time it rendered and then click Create. That usually unjams it. No idea why it does that.

Meanwhile, at a certain motel on Peregrine Island…

Good to know. It doesn't help my hardcore toons who are permanently Level 2 which were created to do challenges. Those are goofy edge cases, though.

I get it, but it is somewhat annoying. I have once-a-year characters that I only play during events like ToT who aren’t very high level, plus a bunch where I’ve reserved names in anticipation of upcoming additions to the game. I’ll have to remember to log them in every month. But I do understand the reason why this is being implemented, just as it was back on Live.