Techwright

Visually, that would look quite exciting. I can imagine a Kronos Titan doing a Takeoff stomp and half the player avatars get tossed halfway to the Talos Police Station. And it need not be only kinetic toss-abouts. A GM opponent with ice or illusion powers to undermine multiple players at once by Flash Freeze, Frostbite, Sleet, ,Ice Slick, Flash, or Spectral Terror attacks. Illusion GMs might have their own versions of Phantom Army where half the players are suddenly attacked by phantoms. Some of these, of course, have damage as well in the game, but I present them here for their controlling effects.

I'm reasonably sure those last three were names of Ravagers in the MCU Guardians of the Galaxy films. LOL. Duck Duck Go is a wrapper for Bing? I'm...disappointed. The implications of its advertising seem to point to a true autonomy, but sadly... Thanks for confirming I'm not crazy, at least in this matter.. I do wonder how we offended Bing. I'm not in a position to pay Kagi, but I did my standard search on Brave Search, Mojeek, and Yandex. Results were spot on for all three, so thanks for the tip @Lunar Ronin. Are there any popular other "wraps" for Bing besides Duck Duck Go and Yahoo!?

How would that work? Lead as an anti-hero and exit via Long Range TP to a red-side zone?

I could see 3, yeah, ...maaayybbeee 4, but that's, to my thinking anyway, all about giving Kheldians options: one build focused to each form, with a possible 4th build if one really wants a 3-form hybrid. Beyond that, it feels greatly excessive, If I really must try out 5 different ways of playing my character, I'd be much more inclined to start additional, identical-looking characters and just place a number/letter/mark after the name (assuming there is room). Just my two ha'pennies worth.

Well, hello there! Welcome, Home! Come in, come in! The laundry room is just at the end of the hall if you need to freshen up that old battle costume from the mothball smells. Help yourself!

D-I-E not D-Y-E! *Wanders off mumbling "Crazy Brits and their crazy spellings..."* 😋

I've a confession to begin with: I often get weirdly lazy and if I've several browser tabs open, rather than also opening the game launcher just to link to the forums, I'll just type "Coh homecoming forums" at the top of another, and DuckDuckGo will pull up a list starting with the link to the forums. Our unofficial wiki is almost always next. Other things like the Reddit appear farther down the list. At least, that's the way it was until at some point in the past 24 hours, which is when I last attempted this method. Now when I attempt it, using the same phrasing, the forums are not listed. The wiki appears first, usually followed by a Reddit link, and a host of other things that are not the link to the forums. DDG asks if perhaps I wanted "City of Heroes Homecoming Forums". Odd, the engine never did that before, but okay, yes, sure. I select what it suggest and... no forums. Again the wiki is the lead, Reddit's also a top piece, and a host of other things. Several attempts later and I cannot get DuckDuckGo to reveal the link. As part of my experimentation, I drilled down to subsequent pages and did not find a direct link. I also found it curious that the engine mysteriously ran out of links a few pages into the search. So, donning my tin foil hat, I begin wondering if there's a conspiracy behind this. I make the same attempt on Google search. I use my standard search phrase. The forums link appears immediately and at the top of the list. I don't like Google Search, but in this case, bravo, good for them. I then attempt other search engines. So far, I've found the forums no longer appear in the listing for: Duck Duck Go Bing - Bing puts the Homecoming Reddit at top of its searches, with the wiki second Yahoo Search -- Yahoo likewise leads with the Reddit, seconds with the wiki. However, it, apparently inadvertently, reveals the Homecoming forums link in a side box to the right of the search results column. This side box is a link to the wikipedia article talking about Homecoming Servers, and as part of that Wikipedia arrangement, lists the link Wikipedia points to: forums.homecomingservers.com Now my tin foil hat is feeling electrified. What is going on here? Did the forums do something search engines consider bad? Did some AI feel we slighted it? Did we not bribe the proper people? Are the malcontent with Homecoming's success working behind the scenes to hurt it somehow? Or...? Yeah, for me and all other current players, it is a simple matter of opening the game launcher and clicking on "Forums". I'm thinking more towards long-term effects for others who, like me, at some point learn the game is functioning again and go searching for links. And yes, there are ways around this. Going into the wiki, will reveal a forums link, for example. But the clean, direct way has apparently been remove from at least 3 of the big name search engines and I find this at least odd, if not a bit disturbing. (Now where did I put that phone number for The Question? This is right up his alley.)

Definitely has a bit of a Dieselpunk/Pulp vibe to it. I like it.

Forgot to ask: is the fact that they're currently shooting the film Mando & Grogu evidence that they're abandoning The Mandalorian season 4? Or is some other condition at play like s4 already filmed, in post, and just not announced at D23 yet? Or maybe s4 will be set after Mando & Grogu?

I know, right? I get that a planet in Star Wars can look vastly different from others, but this smacks of putting too much 1980s into the work. Every city in Star Wars has some elements that reflect a feeling that says "Star Wars", regardless of it's look. Even cities like the Lothal capital with it's broad highways into the grain fields (Star Wars: Rebels, Ahsoka), Niamos with its Miami-like feel (Andor), Ferrix with its brick and narrow-street Old Europe vibe, even Raxulon, capital of Separatist planet Raxus (The Bad Batch), which probably comes closest to what we see in this trailer have very distinctive looks which say they're another planet, not a 1980s Earth. Just giving it floating cars is not going to scream "Star Wars". That said, the film trailer definitely gave me Amblin Entertainment-style vibes. Response to hidden comment is found within hidden comment: Do you know of any footage of Mando & Grogu available online? I'm currently finding nothing when searching. Incredibles 3 -- Incredibles 2 was such a disappointment. I'd been patient because Brad Bird had been saying for years that he wanted a superior story, and it just wasn't it. I agree that there were some really good moments, though. I wonder if they'll replace Craig T. Nelson. He sounded tired and ancient in Incredibles 2. Nothing against him. He's wonderful, but the character needed a lot more energy and strength to the voice than he was able to deliver. I really hope this is like the Indiana Jones original trilogy and that the third fully recovers from the second. I think 3 will have very fertile ground for stories as the kids will likely be older and coming into their own, there's probably more supers coming out of hiding or enlisting for the first time and needing mentoring. Tron: Ares -- I really want another TRON film, a really good one, but based on what I've heard so far, this isn't it. The fact that Bruce Boxleitner has said he's done with the franchise and the seemingly apparent fact that Flynn and Tron are in some Schrodinger-like limbo state and not named as connected to this work doesn't encourage either. Perhaps, though, I'll be pleasantly surprised. Andor S2 -- Ben Mendelsohn and Alan Tudyk?! Oh, yes, please! And add sprinkles and a cherry, if y'all would. Zootopia 2: well, they could take a very dark turn and have one or more predators that never signed up to become vegans finding the city and related countryside to be fertile hunting grounds, but it's probably not going to take such a gutsy move. Whatever it is, be certain we'll see more of our favorite Shrew-father, Mr. Big. Ironheart: Meh. So far, I feel like this character will be the next Mary Sue or close to it. They may toss in a few flaws. I've nothing against the next Iron-person being female. I've everything against a character being groomed to be the next tentpole character by using Mary Sue tactics. Perhaps, though, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Yep, saw all of Unlimited. I know the "ending" of Batman Beyond was part of Unlimited. I've pretty much seen everything in that grouping of animation with the possible exception of some of the episodes of The Zeta Project.

What might peak my interest is a series connecting Batman: Then Animated Series with Batman Beyond. Show Bruce as an aging Bat who has to continually re-engineer his suits to compensate for his aging body. We've seen in Batman Beyond the last mission of Bruce wearing the suit that eventually belongs to Terry McGinnis, but watching his decline might make him interesting for being more physically vulnerable. It would probably mean seeing the death of Alfred, maybe even Lucius Fox, the alienation of Barbara, the ongoing struggle to help Robin recover from the gene manipulation by Joker, but all that too, could raise the stakes as Bruce more and more is forced to go it alone.

Purely out of curiosity, @Tsuko, looking at your signature, why was the title "La lune Bleue" (Eng: The Blue Moon) chosen as a French channel's name? Is there some significance of a blue moon to French speakers?

Well, it doesn't help that they led with arguably the weakest episode of the season. I get your point, though, and yeah, I can agree with it. The franchise needs a bit of a rest and a chance to breathe a little. It's not like there's not any other interesting characters in DC's portfolio. I've said it several times before: I'd love a series, animated or live, focused on The Question. Also, the CW proved there was opportunity for tales of the Green Arrow, and I'd personally love it if they'd stick to the roadmap and have the GA/Black Canary dynamic. Blue Beetle is now in the public's consciousness at least and his story might be explored more. I'd love an updated Static Shock. There's so many ways to go with this. Cranking out Batman and Superman stories as fast as possible just seems myopic and ultimately self defeating in comparison to growing your audience's taste for the full collection.

Fixed that for ya. 😉 Thanks for bringing this up. Honestly, I never think about Vengeance, unless I've noticed someone using it earlier. In counterpoint, might I suggest that as the team forms, the user of Vengeance take a moment to tell they team they have it and please wait a moment before rezzing. Can't speak for certain mostly dead people, but I'd appreciate the alert at the start. For my part, perhaps I should look into creating a macro I teach myself to push when I've fallen. Something that generates a message to the team "Avenge Me!". By conditioning myself to do so, I automatically remind myself to wait a moment, and the extra seconds necessary to press said macro might be all the teammate needs to start Vengeance.

I've realized the connection to Aaron Thiery for a long time. I'd add to the discussion: the proximity to the trainer version of Back Alley Brawler. The whole setup is almost perfect, except that there's no enhancement vendor near BABs. So when one advances, as is likely at time of finishing Sandra's arc, one has to leave Aaron's area and run all the way back to the Atlas statue for training and enhancements. This is why on previous occasions in the forums, I've suggested adding a vendor near BABs, even it if meant moving that surplus vendor in the basement of City Hall. (Do we really need 2 there?) Then one could exit, train, enhance, visit Aaron and start his missions which run nearby, all without leave the area. As to your other point @Ukase, arranging many more missions so they exit next to a new contact would be a welcome addition.

Bingo! That's what I'm talkin' about! While I suppose I'd have to find something that all posts would have in common (maybe a period?) to search upon, this very largely gets me where I need to go. Thank you so much, @LKN-351! And thanks to @Ukase, @GM Impervium, and @Luminara

*nods*...And has been contacted by Old Centauri and is off to fight Xur and the Kodan Empire.

I've notice in Talos Island that when the Kronos Titans spawn, and even the occasional Babbage, no matter where they start they seem to always move towards the train station, as if drawn to a homing beacon, even if it takes them some time, and of course, unless interrupted by players attacking them. 1) Is this an accurate observation? 2) If indeed accurate, would it be true for any zone where there is a train station? 3) If indeed accurate, if spawned in a zone without a train station, what, if anything would they home in on?

Happy to help...assuming it is indeed accurate. 🙃

Visually, I get it, but am wondering what a Rikti PB would actually do? Rikti body structure aside, they are technological warriors, and it was my understanding that even those with mental/psi abilities found basis for those in technology. Perhaps I was misinformed. If so, having a psi form might be interesting, though I'd draw the line at massive razor sword. That shouldn't be part of a host's form. I'm game for a support form, but I'm not in line with the "no attacks" thing. All three forms current are capable of independent function. Properly played, each form should be able to solo a mission. I'd expect the same from any 4th form. And as I type this, one alternate thought did come to me: what if your suggested no attacks support form, and any other half-built forms were added as 3rd column sets specific to Kheldians, much like the elite mastery sets, or just a standard set for Kheldians? In that sense, an "incomplete" form, in this case support without attacks, would not be designed to potentially be a stand-alone form, but as a rapid-swap form for specific purposes. EDIT: one last thought: what wire frames are in the game? Biped, quadraped, arachnid, "squid", floating sphere, serpentine humanoid, any others? One of those not currently in Kheldian design might be worth designing an alien around. Might be cool to have an alien quadraped looking a bit like a serpentine Chinese dragon.

I've not spawned Kronos in this manner myself, but I was told it happens by doing mission giver Crimson's arc. Homecoming's wiki states: Heroes can find the Kronos Class Titan in the following missions: Stop all Wildflower Agents from Crimson as a spawned ambush after the listed mission, as a Giant Monster enemy. I was also told that where the leader of the team exits determines where the Kronos spawns. So rather than exit the door, they'll teleport to a specific zone. I play on Excelsior almost exclusively, but was informed that some of the other servers have several coordinated teams who create these spawns in close succession on Friday nights. Apparently, teams will wait to exit a mission until all in the coordinated effort have their mission done and are also waiting. I assume the tactic has found its way to Excelsior. I'd also add that I've seen a Babbage spawn during a wave of Kronos attacks, so apparently that tactic works for Babbage as well. Again, this is all from bits and pieces told me. The information may be flawed, and a more accurate understanding would probably come from one who does this all the time.

Welcome, "home"! Not just "still alive and strong" but now with added NC Soft sanctioning!

Thanks! I truly appreciate the effort. I've accomplished similar in my previous attempts. From what I can see, I can get a listing of all postings for a designated time period from a single author, but what I seek is a step (maybe two) deeper. I need to pull only those author's postings within a single thread. Referring once again to the massive "Post Your Best Costume Designs Here" thread, lets say this time I want to find all posts by ....quick search for a random name in the costumes thread... Herotu. With the information provided in this discussion, am I right in saying I'm consigned to only a listing of all of Herotu's posts everywhere, and have to hunt through that possibly long list for anything within the costume thread? or is there a way to filter to only the results of the costume thread?