Go0gleplex

I've found that for most of humanity it is easier for them to hate something they either don't understand or that they feel some misplaced perception that they sit in some position of judgement over others...not that they have to live with the consequences of the choices others make for themselves. Especially when they rip things simply to make themselves feel as if they actually matter in the grand scheme of things. Such folks aren't usually worth the air it would take to argue with. As I told my daughter...as long as whatever it is you or others are doing is not illegal, hurting someone, or putting lives at risk it's no one's business but yours/theirs. And the Homecoming folks have done little but the opposite of that in ensuring the continuance of something folks enjoy, generally smile about, and indulge a bit of their creativity. Which of course is gonna drive the sour apples round the twist even tighter. 😉

I cycle thru my alts fairly regularly...but of the bunch I'd have to say my faves currently are; Major Holocaust - FM/RA Brute General Killerwatt - BR/EA Sentinel Frost Iron - DP/IM Blaster Sir Chopsalot - BA/EA Brute Psi-Lent - PB/TM Blaster

They most likely are as branding creates a sort of IP and/or commercial recognition that can affect marketing and business profits. Best to err on the side of caution and just avoid such.

It's all a security protocol to inconvenience Nemesis. Though I particularly like the ones where you enter in on the ground floor and descend five levels instead of going up. (It's that or the contractor put the arrow lights in upside down) :P

Rod Master - Brute Staff / Reflex user but ya know how folks are gonna read it anyhow.

ROFLMAO! Actually that's deliberate and something I've used since the 1980's lass. It's for the eyes. (o0) Though it was also a misspelling I've never corrected and should've been Go0golplex as it was meant to be a subtle tongue-in-cheek joke... 1 (guy) followed by a whole lot of zeroes.

Umm...OP does realize that many of the really coolest names are taken by assignment to NPC characters, yes? (Oo) Granted there are more players than NPCs...but...😶 And that the Devs had to make some naming concessions with the NPCs for the later expansions as not a few of the names considered originally were already in use by players...so I don't see it as a totally one way street here in people not getting the names they want vs what is available. The way the question is presented is similar to a kid yelling "are we there yet?!"...which gives the appearance of yet more entitled whining by someone unable to be creative outside of the box as it were in contextual appearance. Especially since this topic has come up many times before and discussed to dead horse levels.

Hey! Your infamy went up! Congrats! 😉 lol

Playing the slot I got a Brute: Battle Axe / Electric Armor. Amazingly enough it seems to be a pretty synergetic combo. Sir Chopsalot is only low level so far (13) but tends to mow thru things pretty nicely.

At least you didn't get your account shut down and banned as happened to a couple folks that refused to learn back in the early days. I think the character reset/deletion thing occurred at least three or four times a week between all the different servers.

Without going into minutia and mechanics...just a general impression as I play; I don't find much difference between red side and blue side at all. Just different verbage used for very similar missions. It's rare that I even feel like I'm playing a villain vs a hero...probably because I'm focused on playing and the objective not so much the fluff text. I also don't really see any difference in difficulty but then again, I am a much more casual player than most folks here on the boards. 😉 The rob bank missions with a side of total destruction and robbing/kidnapping/arson are about the only time I see the villainy. Though for a place supposedly ran by a powerful villainous organization and strong holds of others, there sure is a disproportionate amount of do-gooders (Longbow) wandering the streets in the Rogue Islands vs baddies all over Paragon if going by 'occupied foot print'. You'd think they'd be open season targets 24/7 when behind enemy lines.

CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!! ⚡ lol

If it flies...it dies!

Fire Melee/Rad Armor Brute blows thru mobs like tissue paper. Good defense, high offense, self-heal. Psionic/Time Blaster with Hover does pretty darn good too. Sniper shot drops most yellows mobs and lower single shot. The self heal from the Time is all sorts of awesome once you get it.

Is it even relevant to anything? I mean...if it ain't baroque why worry?