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I may or may not have teamed with GM Kal's non-GM account . . . Just saying. When they're in GM mode, they might idly play some solo missions. When they're not on their GM accounts, they play just like the rest of us do. Edit: At least two (maybe three) GM accounts are also members of Global Channels which I use, because the players use the same /chatload command for both their standard and GM accounts, which accidentally put their GM accounts in to the Global Channels. This may include GM Jimmy.

Counterpoint: In CoH, "mob" often refers to the group of individual enemies which share targeting information with each other.

Ah. In that case, become a real estate agent. Location. Location. Location. (That is to say, always keep your spacial awareness as a priority in planning. Try to always position yourself before you start fighting to pre-emptively avoid the accidental over-aggro'ing. City of Heroes isn't really a twitch-gaming affair, but there are elements (such as target priority and positioning) where those sort of skills come in handy. Keep practising until you feel you're confident in being able to pull it off.)

Yup. Someone and all their friends might be IO'd out to the nines, and support one another financially so all their alts are also spec'd to cover all their weaknesses. But the game doesn't start that way for anyone. Not all of us are even going to -reach- that level. The game is just as much for us as it is for anyone else. I think folks need to stop trying to balance around IOs because that perspective is so skewed. As what is "normal" for them, is not necessarily truly normal.

I know I only posted it a few short days ago, but . . . it bears repeating: https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/16240-give-a-gm-a-little-positivity/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-203970 Thanks to the forum GMs for being on their toes!

[ "target_enemy_prev" CTRL+[ "target_enemy_far" SHIFT+[ "target_friend_prev" ] "target_enemy_next" CTRL+] "target_enemy_near" SHIFT+] "target_friend_near" BUTTON4 "target_enemy_next" CTRL+BUTTON4 "target_enemy_near" SHIFT+BUTTON4 "target_friend_next" ALT+BUTTON4 "target_enemy_prev" EQUALS "targetcustomnext X" SHIFT+EQUALS "beginchat /bind EQUALS targetcustomnext " I "targetcustomnext notteammate notmypet" O "target_friend_prev" CTRL+O "target_friend_far" P "target_friend_next" CTRL+P "target_friend_close"

There are -some- Global Channels that see frequent activity. For example, the OOC/RP Global Channels (primarily populated by Everlasting players, mind you) will frequently just 'shoot the breeze.' And, when someone drags up an inappropriate topic, there are Channel Operators who can try to handle it (assuming they're online at the time. We -are- actually looking for a few more trustworthy folks who can handle that, and play frequently). There are also subcommunity/cultural Global Chat Channels that see decent activity, and of course Group/Coalition Global Channels. Chaos United is another example of an active channel. Not sure what their administration is like, though. I don't generally pay attention to that channel enough to know if anyone says anything inappropriate, or what happens to them when they do.

If I hadn't -just- got home from work, I'd probably hop on to at least check this out. Sorry, Kai. I won't make it tonight. Good luck!

One other element for why I think City has always been such a strong contender for queerest* MMO is that we get to define our characters to such a far greater degree than most other games out there. There is something to be said about getting to live your best life, even if it's just in a fantasy setting of an online game. * "queer" used in the kindest and most supportive context. I know it's still a bit of a contentious word for some members of the community. It's not my intent to cause any of you undue harm. I just feel that "queer" is a word which we can now use with strong positive connotations for many people. SO! What sort of support do we need? Event coordinators? Volunteers? Donations of in-game rewards? What's the nitty-gritty?

@Cutter. Just . . . Cutter. Everything that was said by Cutter. Do it. That person knows their Dark Armour! Trust that person.

Very true, Oubli. But . . . come on! It's /Recluse/! The only NPC who should be more difficult to beat is Blue Steel.

Give Recluse a Teleport Foe Power and a -Fly Web'nade. Tighten up the cycle for his attack chain to squeeze those in. That ought to make things interesting!

SO! I just wrapped up a roleplay session tonight that was absolutely wonderful! A player put out some feelers a while ago in the OOC Channel about her upcoming roleplay event; her character's powers originate from a dark pact signed by one of her ancestors. The pact would allow an ancient, evil god to claim her soul on her 36th birthday. When this hero learnt of this, she recruited a group of her fellow heroes to help her (and some not-quite-heroes too). The player made some AE missions to help tell this story (and did a damned fine job of it too)! I managed to help by getting to play a major villainous character from the plot, who ended up being a big part of moving the story along too! All in all, it was a very pleasant experience for me. It's been a while since I got to GM my tabletop sessions, but this really scratched that itch. I look forward to doing more of this in the future! So! If anyone else out there wants a villain, or antagonist, or rival, or adversary for their narrative event or story arc, please let me know. I am more than happy to breath life in to such roles! It feels good to be bad, even if I lose, so long as I make the heroes WORK for it!

If not an Endurance Reduction, than the inclusion of an Endurance Management element to one of the Powers. Yes, thematically Dark Armour is "paired" with Dark Melee, and Dark Melee has Dark Consumption for that . . . but that doesn't do Dark Armour any good when paired with any other Melee (or Blast, hello Sentinels) Set. Adding an Endurance Management element to all of the other Melee Sets would be ideal, but obviously impractical. Although Savage Melee's Endurance Discount mechanic is a nice one to consider. So, what if . . . hmm . . . this is tricky. Dark Regeneration is really strong already. I mean, maybe if it granted scaling Endurance the higher your current Hit Points were, so it becomes a choice between saving it for when you need to save your life, or using it to keep fighting. Oppressive Gloom is really late in the Set, but could have its self-Health drain increased when lower on Endurance, and provide a Recovery boost, maybe? Short of inventing a whole new Power for the Set, what else do folks recommend?

To explain it would be a violation of the Code of Conduct.

Which Defender Blast Set gets the Broadsword, then? What if I don't want the Blasts that come with the Broadsword? That's the whole point, isn't it? Character themes? Support/Melee is a popular suggestion not because people want some min-max'y monster of a powerhouse. They want to complete their character concepts in a more fulfilling and accurate manner. I know people complain about Sentinels underperforming, but they're still a great Archetype that brings a LOT to the table for roleplay potential.

Thanks for posting this, Abrielle. It's a good idea, and hopefully something like it can be implemented to further improve the quality of life of players. It would be especially helpful for roleplayers who have individual housing "Groups" for their characters, but still want to take advantage of the perks of being in a single Group with their alts. 110% behind this suggestion!

How can we help, Blu? Do you need volunteers for specific roles at the events, or would donations be more helpful?

Hey, @GeoM68 and @BluWitch! What's the word on plans for this year? What with the lockdowns going on outside in the meat-realm, it would be great to have some virtual world events to compensate.

https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/15244-if-you-could-make-crazy-costume-requests/?tab=comments#comment-161929

The asymmetrical limb feature was a very good idea.

Tonight was pretty eventful! A Rikti Invasion interrupted us about halfway through, so we did the raffle early. Gave out nine Enhancement prizes, including: Numina's Convalescence: Regeneration/Recovery Preventive Medicine: Absorb Proc Miracle: +Recovery a couple Luck of the Gambler: Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control: Chance for Build Up Performance Shifter: Chance for +Endurance and more. But THEN, when things resumed . . . the Rikti Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt showed up! (GM intervention) But, apparently the Rikti have a sense of humour after all, since Kuhr'Rekt came dressed up as Il'los! Oh, Nongratis nearly flipped, but managed to play it cool. The Commandant and the Ambassador had some words about the state of the monkeys . . . (GM didn't actually roleplay; we were busy discussing things in OOC Tells and communicating with the Homecoming Team. Although the GM -did- come dressed as the Rikti Ambassador! Which was very nice!) But ultimately, the Ambassador decided that the club was fine. After all, as a proud Restructurist, Kuhr'Rekt wanted to ensure that any and all monkeys used in the pit would naturally only ever be Traditionalist scum. (long story short, out-of-character: I need to phrase things a little more carefully in-game, since I can't make assumptions about the understanding of OOC flags in chat or what constitutes in-character dialogue. Fair enough! My mistake, and I'll strive to do better in the future.) The Commandant decided that was enough excitement for the night, and closed out a little early. I'll strive to make sure the next event goes more smoothly! Sorry again to all the attendees who didn't enjoy the interruptions tonight.

Which reminds me . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x5x8t0p1HM I was thinking that whenever a forum debate degenerates in to mindless back and forth, a third party should flag the thread by posting "I've got two legs!"

I don't know which GM(s) happens to do it so quickly all the time, but a special thanks to whoever it is that monitors these forums at all hours of the day, and deal with unsolicited advertisement message floods, or shifting around threads in the wrong boards, or stickying user-generated content. Your hard work is appreciated!

Now that more of us are starting to post our character rosters here, I thought it might be handy to have a List of Lists! If you post a Character List, please let me know, and I can include it in this thread as a one-stop-shop for roleplayers looking for you and your menagerie. @VileTerror (Me!) https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/10583-vileterrors-roleplay-characters-as-of-2019-09-27/ @VV https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18136-vvs-characters/ @Ry https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18196-rys-characters/ @Muppy https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18341-rajjypants-list-of-charactersidiots/ @Bastille Boyhttps://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18642-bastille-boys-rogues-and-heroes/ @Heraclea https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/20263-heracleas-amazon-roster/ @Six Six https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/20888-six-sixs-list-of-toons/ @Greycathttps://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/20885-greycats-character-lists-as-of-72020/ @seawater https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/21379-seawaters-character-compendium/ @BasherBot https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/21426-bashers-crew/ @MTeague https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/21447-mteagues-characters-the-good-the-bad-and-the-gold/ @Oginth https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/21534-my-short-list-of-characters/ @Eoraptor https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/21763-assorted-characters-from-the-long-list-of-eor/ @Fermmoylle https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/23690-fermmoylles-heroes-villains-and-everything-in-between/ @PaperKilly https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/23691-killys-nexus-of-normals-and-supers/ @Kallisti https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/18342-list-of-character-lists/?tab=comments#comment-301916 @Coyotedancer https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/24801-dancing-with-death-mages-or-cds-inevitable-case-of-altitis/ @Chuckledunk https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/25095-the-cd-collection/ @Fidgetcetera https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/26542-fidgetceteras-fcharacters/ @OctoberRaven https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/27190-octoberravens-characters/ @Kelri Irris https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/27761-hi-caliber-solutions/ @Retrobytz https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/30290-retrobytzs-character-list-2021-07-15/ @CrystalDragon https://taurussystem.tumblr.com ( NOTE! Off-site link. Not subject to same review/report process by GMs as on-site content. May not load properly in some browsers.) @Chrono-Bot https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/33049-chrono-bots-characters/ @Robin1996ify https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/34573-robin1996ifys-list-of-characters-heroes/ @MistressOhm https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/37429-the-characters-of-mistressohm-or-how-altitis-is-a-chronic-disorder/ @lepidopter https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/37497-a-motley-crew/ @Crasical https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/42896-crasicals-characters-the-tournament-arc/ @DariusWolfe https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/49391-dariuswolfes-character-list/ @Laucianna https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/50316-goddess-lauciannas-character-list/ @Mischief61 https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/51083-the-mischief-family-of-heroes/