Outback

As long as it doesn’t look too sunshine and rainbows. Maybe a range from teal to dark blue? A few distinctive armor sets? Choosing black as and primary AND secondary color really makes things merge together. Which works well when you’re trying to look cohesive but is easy to overdo.

Feedback on BWI: Setting aside opinions about their powers and debuffs and mechanics here. It has been made clear that the goal from the GMs for BWI is to harken to old school WoW tactics. Pull the mobs, select your targets based off what they do and how it affects your team comps. If that is the goal, then they need to be more visually identifiable and be able to be IDed quickly. It’s obvious the team knows this and have tried to do this. I think it was a good attempt but needs further work. The guys with the wings? Great. Those are obvious. The others? Not so much. At a glance, while fighting them, they all look like black armor wearing humanoids with blue or sometimes purple glowing energy. Some have guns. Some have swords. But in a team comp with all our own busy effects? It’s been tricky. The minions add to the clutter. I have experience working for an athletic clothing and equipment company where they trained us on color visualization and recognition. Not the same exact thing here, but it’s similar enough to be able to say this confidently. I think the different units of the BWI could be given cohesive looks while still giving specific enemies visual markers one can recognize at a glance. Yes, one could memorize all the names, and change their settings to have enemy name tags always on instead of hovering (like I do most of the time, to save clutter on my screen). Heck, we could all use targeting macros like people used to do (and still do) with Malta Sappers. However… Research has shown that color identification helps many people with memorization. On top of that, this is City of Heroes. Not WoW. Writing macros like that is asking a bit much. I plan on capturing screenshots to help showcase my point when I can. Is anyone else feeling similarly about this? - @Outback / @Monster Truck (Main)

Group Name: The Society Alignment: Heroic Roleplay: Medium to Heavy RP, RP Only Shard: Everlasting Recruitment Officer: Global @Outback (Dr. Warlock) Recruitment Message: The Society is a classic comicbook superhero group with magical, paranormal, supernatural, and interdimensional themes. Led by Dr. Warlock and headquartered in the Chateau, a sentient magical sanctum, the Society reflects the ideals of Golden and Silver Age comics while bringing together powers beyond the laws of physics. Mages of all specialities, spirits and other magical entities, wielders of magic artifacts, the cursed, the blessed, and everything in between, all have come together within The Society to fight threats such as: CURSED, a cross between a 6 origanized crime gangs and a cult; The Archfey and his mischevous dealings in the criminal underworld; The Ectoblaster and his vast supply of haunted ectoplasmic entities; The Oxymoron and his strange paradoxical fusion of science and the arcane; Eldritch horrors from beyond space-time itself; and more! Every week, like an episode of your favorite superhero cartoon show, the Society meets and combats a wide array of villainy and mishaps that try to bring down Paragon City and beyond. Sometimes, we have on-going arcs against especially nasty villains such as the Prelate and his cult of CURSED criminals. When we're lucky, we get to relax and hold a Soiree in the Chalet or a Costume Contest! Join us, and together, the Society shall stand fast against villainy and show the world at large that magic isn't always something to fear! Sidenote: We are approaching our one year anniversary soon!

Tonight (4/3/21) at 5:30 PM Pacific - THE SOCIETY will be hosting a costume contest in Kallisti Wharf. The theme is Magical Superheroes and Supervillains, to match our supergroup's own theme (although we're including villains so redside players can come too). The prize pool is 600,000,000! Hope to see you there!

Okay. One of the runner-ups on Everlasting was in a full set of retro sci-fi. That isn’t a player designed costume. I know these things are opinions but you don’t need an opinion to spot originality. Or lack of it. These events keep on getting more disappointing. I love that they’re held, but it seems that not much discussion is had amongst the GMs before the events are held. Maybe I’m wrong, but the results don’t quite show it all the time. Awarding a win to a glitched costume. Outfits that are most busy than a Jackson Pollock. Miscommunication on judging and theme (Animals, for example). Pre-Made costumes being finalists. City of Heroes has one of the best costume generators out there. Period. These CCs deserve a bit more... I don’t know.... more! Right?

Can't help but notice how extremely busy all these costumes are, and not a single one looks like it came out of a superhero comic book. Extreme modernism and vague attachment to the theme of the game. Is that just me? The costumes are GOOD, even GREAT, but are they really how City of Heroes is represented now?

Thing to note: As far as I am aware, Granite Armor does not affect proc damage. So, if you're looking to bring back the good old days of Granite Armor - play a Proc Monster! The example I have attached is with Spines - two Damage Auras help the slowness. Actually Good Granite - Tanker (Stone Armor).mxd

As someone who played two 50 Stone Armor tanks, seeing this brings back a lot of nostalgia. This build ROCKS! Well done!

Heya heroes and villains! It's been ages since I've played a tank (had stone/stone and stone/kinetic 50s back on live) and recently decided to roll up a Bio/Ice tank yesterday. It feels fantastic, but I was hoping for some feedback on Bio Armor. On a brute, it makes more sense - mostly use Offensive Adaptation, switch to Defensive when the going gets tough, switch to Efficient when you're fighting jerks like Malta. Does this apply to Tankers as well? Any other advice folks might have? I'm fairly sold on the set, I tried Dark/Ice for a bit and it didn't seem quite as good. Thanks!

I guess this turned into "Horror Monster" or "Hideous Creature" theme instead of Mutation theme. The winners looked great, but not what I would have expected given the theme. At least, given that a majority of the winners were like that.

Also on this list: Stone/Spines Stone/Staff Stone/Martial Arts

Character Name: Speedway Account: @Outback Battlecry: FINAL LAP! Lets shift gears into overdrive!