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Late 2020. I was playing Star Trek Online and someone in the zone chat mentioned that Rikti ship raid was happening. I said, "Oh man, I wish. CoH is the only game I miss." He proceeded to tell me it was back. I was very happy to find out I could go to Paragon once again.

On live, I was a top 5 badge collector on Freedom. I started off on HC with my new main doing the badge thing, but my badge OCD has really fallen off in the last year or so, I still get them now and then, but I am just not obsessed any more. I have, however, gotten much more in to base building than I did on live, even though I was really into it then as well.

Yep - please more teleport points.

I visited all of the bases in the community choice list and was pretty impressed with some of the bases there. A few I had trouble navigating and some I wondered what the "goal" was, but overall I was impressed. I noticed that the bases on this list tended to have big footprints with large themes like islands and forests and clubs and underwater bases and the like. A lot of these were banking on "wow!" factor for showing what could be done in the editor. Bravo to all. I appreciated the comments I received on my entry. I agree with some of the comments/complaints I think here while also understanding where the judges were coming from on their selections. I wanted to offer some suggestions for the next contest with maybe a little more differentiation in categories so that a wider variety of bases could see some prizes. Maybe categorize somewhat by plot size. I think utility/RP is a decent divider. Some bases seemed to be more "useful" than others. Some were definitely more "pretty". All good. I would suggest some other categories, such as: Most in-line with theme Best base on small plot Best base on medium plot Best base on large plot Most realistic Most interesting hidden or "secret" features Best fantasy/tech/sci-fi/etc. Easiest to use Best kit-bashed feature Best use of "tricks" or coding glitches "Prettiest" or "Most natural" or the like Etc. Just some suggestions. I think the super-bases (hundreds of hours of editing) are great, but they should be a category. EDIT: Also wanted to add as categories: Above plot and In plot (building on top of the base vs within the walls). Just another to add to the list of suggestions.

I do this too. Several bases. Several hundred set IOs and the like. I am always amazed at how many players I've talked to that farm for influence so that they can buy all the stuff they need to set out their 50 build. I ask them, "Why don't you just craft the recipes you find and store it for characters later? You can change set IOs from one to another with converters and just build up a bank of sets you like to use." Their answer is always the same: "I don't have time to craft." But you have time to endlessly grind on farm missions? Ok.

• Character name: Brainbane • @Dr. Feedback • Base: Newport City • Shard: Excelsior • Passcode: FUTURE-18986 • Base Category: Multipurpose over 7k • Item count: 14237 This base is a section of Newport City, which is a town south of Founders' Falls. This section of Newport City is home to Gentech corporate headquarters and lab. This company is owned and run by David Prescott (Brainbane), secretly a mutant that is doing research to help understand and help mutants in the world. His mansion is on the SW corner of the city, and is one of 3 entrances (the back of the coat closet) for the underground "hero base" part of the city. There are a few members in his supergroup, but they are all mutants. A secret entrance in the mansion takes one to an elevator down to the base. Another in the Ajax Warehouse (restricted door) allows access to storage. Finally, another entrance in the laboratory (elevator in the office space next to the main lab) takes one to the SG transporters. All three areas under the city are connected by a rail car. Otherwise, this section of Newport City is home to many affluent people that work in Paragon City but choose to live away from downtown. Get a cocktail at Lola's with its retractable roof! Or delightful sushi at Mizu House. Stop in to ponder spirituality at the Newport Cathedral built in 1638. And listen to your favorite tunes on WXHP.

Pretty cool!

Ok, thanks.

Are the pillars made from colored O letters?

Great idea!

Happy to give you a tour. I'll have to send a code later. It's on Excelsior. EDIT: found the code GIANTS-18986 Here's a link from the beginning of the year. It's complete now.

I sold a base I had on live when I was moving a character from one server to another. The guy that bought it I think gave me 50 or 70 million inf for it. This was when prestige was still a thing and it had taken some time to build the base as I was a solo toon on that server. I recently created a base for someone else (it's on the Show Off thread on the end of page 28) after they asked for a builder on here a few months back. While we all enjoy building bases, you are in fact paying for someone's time. I'd have to be in a real mood to do another commission anytime soon. I got away from base building for most of the year after completing my "city base" earlier this year. It took a good three months to build and I was a bit burned out. I accepted a reasonable offer for the base I did recently, and the person I did it for ended up "tipping" me more because they were so pleased. A win-win.

The planters on the roof garden are tech-based, but I'm pretending they are just magic lol.

Congrats to you both!

That is pretty impressive.