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?

How to arrest someone with a High Explosive Device: First, confirm said device is directional and will explode downwards into the ground; secondly, ensure that said device is secured firmly to the ground appropriately; thirdly, ensure that the upwards facing blast shield has no faults and is completely intact. Thus when said device explodes the blast goes into the ground while the shock wave will only inflict moderate burn and concussion damage to those nearby; unless the idiots were standing on top of it and have their ankles relocated to their skull cavity. :P

Crey Researchers use Freeze Guns. The Coralax Blue Hybrids have cold attacks. Circle of Thorns Nerva Demons and Hordlings have ice based attacks as well as The Hellfrost which are totally ice based.

Someone REALLY needs to lay off the Supermarket Tabloids...especially while on whatever psychotropics he's been prescribed. ( Oo ) I've not seen that much straw man double talk outside of political ads and ambulance chasing lawyers. The OP does realize that the context and content of fiction is a matter of relevant perception as opposed to non-fictional fact and logic and his posts seemingly point to a significant lack of said realization. This is why many fan fiction authors and some professionals include verbage to the effect of "no one is forcing you to read this so if you don't like it toddle off and don't let the door hit the backside as you pass on." @Scarlet: Far far too much to even begin listing I'm afraid.

Being too lazy to go back reading thru the pages of prior posts: (chuckle) Air Blast / Control- example possibilities; Wind Blades Air Hammer / Wind Ball Downdraft Dust Devils (multiple small tornadoes for AoE light damage and To Hit Debuff) Vacuum (dmg and sleep) Air Lance or Drill Wind Chill Humidity Control Implosion I know we got Storm type sets but those are more weather than simply air type manipulation and some can cross propagate... Would also be cool to see an Optic (eye) based Power set someday too. :)

Well...if being picky (grin) it should actually be "Command Detonated Explosive Device" if going by actual EOD standards.

I'm aware of that...which is one reason I'm not all that wound up about things or much on computer or board games. They're all limited by their very nature, be it thru programming, the board itself, etc. Hence why free form RPGs will always be superior (at least those with decent rules mechanics. lol ) :P Reality is that same way, you can make an impact but never fully get rid of the lice...errr...bad guys once they've gotten dug into an area. But as you noted, moving from one zone to the next would see a transition from one group to the next. Internal to the zones you've got the difficulty zones which can function in the same way and the borders being friction points where the gangs are fighting for dominance. The way CoH/V is set up, with planning and a bit more careful writing and mission flags, it could've gotten a lot closer to this than most MMO's. WarC**** achieved this to an extent so I know it's not unfathomably impossible. All that said though, as I originally noted, while a bit disappointing/irritating since back in 2004 it's never been enough to make me not wanna play.

While I disagree with the OP on many things there are a few issues with villains and their groups I do find to be a minor irritant; mainly nonsensical placement rather than set territories. I mean the Banished Pantheon for example...makes great sense in Dark Astoria and encroaching nearby. Croatoa is another good example of villain groups fitting into the zone...they don't really bleed out of it. Unlike Circle of Thorns which is like a band of roaches and lurking everywhere...like why the heck are they on dang near every rooftop in KR...I can get behind Perez, the Hollows, and the outer islands in Talos. The Vaz, Lost, and Skulls in KR make sense as do the Clocks. I think the Family in KR would make more sense than the Circle. Most gangs claim a territory and defend it against all others...rather than being mixed together like some large disproportionate urban fruit salad. The other thing just generates a little bit of disappointment (?) or annoyance (?) in that you complete a story arc taking down the bosses or AVs in a zone and then run into more of the same in the next zone rather than being done with that villain group...so there's no real sense of moving on / accomplishment outside of beating the stuffing outta the mobs. The exception to this is the Theiry-Arachnos arc. You bust their base, save the family, and they're done and gone and AP's warehouses are no longer burning down. Sure you still got Hellions and Clocks but they're street rats and it is their territory which you don't see them out of other than in the Hollows & Perez or on specific missions. None of it bothers me enough to stop playing...but that bit of bother is there.

I like to play around with power set combos and experiment with how they play and synergize like Rad Melee/Stone Armor. Mud pots + Irradiated Ground = dead zone for instance. Playing with the character creator is also amusing but I seldom go into things with something in mind other than "I wonder how..."

I'm strictly a solo player. Easiest to solo with are Sentinel, Brute, MM, Blaster, Scrapper/Stalker...in that order. Of course power set selection will affect things as well...

Major Holocaust would likely be one of those kaiju type 'flatten everything in sight' raids against any Longbow or Vanguard facilities given his twisted brain and thirst for seeing the world burn.