Scarlet Shocker

This game certainly encourages altitis! It's one of its strengths.

Resistance is a portmanteau word for those who oppose Emperor Cole's nefarious rule while de fence is something you sit on if you're not sure who to side with.

He's playing a blaster not a troller 🤣 City of Villains. When you create your character, create it as a villain. You can switch a character from blue to red (hero to villain) but I wouldn't recommend it. I'd strongly advise you to start a new character and begin on Villain side. The Red/Blue thing is because those are the colours used in game. Red = villains, Blue = Heroes and there's also Gold which is Praetoria - an expansion that came later in the game and is aimed at more experienced players. you've probably noticed that like most small communities we have our own vernacular and lingo that it make take you a moment to grasp but don't fret. The only people who might criticize you for asking what "Kings Row" or what Faultline might actually mean are assholes. Historically one of the great things about this game is the welcoming community. The Wil Wheaton rule is strong here. My global is @Riff - I'm not often in game these days but you can reach me here, or in a PM here or in game if you see me on.

Cool well you'd be welcome. Remember this is redside though, so you may want to make a new character. Starting from scratch will be fine, we're already low teens but you'll catch up very fast.

Welcome to Homecoming You're doing fine so far. Play at your own pace and choose your own path. If you have questions here's as good a place to ask as anywhere or you can ask in the Help channel in game. We have a regular Saturday team on Indomitable, which is for a couple of hours from 3pm Eastern time. We've just begun a new Villains team so you'd be welcome to join us for that if you so desired. What AT is your Titan character?

can't see for bloody looking I genuinely didn't notice those 🤣

I would like to see a regular link here pasted and perhaps on the HC discord. Wiki is valuable. It deserves and needs support

That, I do not know.

I'm hesitant to kick without fair warning but yes, once you've had a few goes at saying "pay attention" and got nothing it's the big goodbye

I feel uncomfy with this for a couple of reasons. Firstly there's a strong whiff of "they're not playing the way I want" - it's their prerogative to act any way they choose within the rules that HC ToS sets out. If that inconveniences anyone else, so be it. I'm not sure, if these people are so difficult to communicate with, how they'd get on a team in the first place. But assuming they have, it's incumbent upon the team lead to ensure everyone knows the task at hand and is up to speed. If, as a team lead, you're not getting good responses from a new team member, let them know. If they still refuse to cooperate, then why are you running the mission/SF/TF/Trial with them on it? It is very easy to be overwhelmed by the GFX/UI/UX in this game. I'm an experienced player and I often resort to mindless button mashing because I can see literally fuck all with all the various power effects. I'm just trusting that my "nearest target" button is actually the one I want to be aiming at and it almost always is. But in such cases where combat is still quite frenetic (and few pauses between mobs on many teams) it's very easy to miss any comms. In short, as team leaders, it's up to you to ensure your team is up to snuff and able to complete the mission at hand. But it's not your call to tell others how to play, until such time as you're reliant on them in a team situation and that takes negotiation and communication.

I believe it does and you can stack it with a DXP boost to give 3x XP (at least I think that's how it works)

just ask Arthur Brown

I do actually like the concept of the theme. It's not so much school but the summer is considered "over" - annual holidays/vacations are done and the kids go back to school. It would make sense that the villain groups would begin an offensive around now just because they're too stupid to do it while everyone's on vacation 🤣 It does feel like a new beginning around this time of year so an event would be of value

Marvin Gaye

I'm not surprised with that hair trigger! Almost three weeks too soon!

you came too soon! This one lasts the whole month

Luddites vs Superheroes would be kinda worse than the Amish vs the Special Boat Squadron

This is probably the oddest euphemism I've ever encountered 🤣

That explains Mrs Brawler's constant smile

Have you tried to get more than three people in a Longbow flier? you'd better be pretty bloody intimate with your team if you wanna squeeze more in! Serious answer: I believe it's an inbuilt penalty to give some sense of notional balance to the game. In the same way you are timed if you get defeated in Incarnate missions. I think the theory is that since you're all getting to the mission much more quickly than if you flew/ran/jumped/teleported there should be some restriction on beginning the mission instantly. I kind of think that makes sense in one way but I can see it's bloody annoying in another.

Can I has your stuff pls?

Poison is one of my go-to sets. I absolutely love it for it's debuffs and the way it floors even tough opponents. If you struggle with MMs may I suggest a /Poison controller? I've had excellent results with both Dark and Earth (Dark is especially good because they struggle to hit you and you strip their armour) - and the Dark/Poison is a potent PVP option so getting those goodies from RV is less arduous than it might otherwise be. (Disclaimer - I've not PVP'd in a long long time so that may be less true but I'm unaware of significan't PVP changes)

I'm gonna Occam's Razor this thread: "I wanna beat up Hellions and get lvl 54 rewards"

OP doesn't want to play. OP wants to win!

Don't read the numbers. Mostly "underperforming" tends to mean "I can't beat everything solo." I played a Kin Melee tank and it was a ton of fun and truthfully the only tank I've ever enjoyed playing in this game. No it won't wipe maps super fast compared to some other builds but it was sturdy, survivable and most of all, fun. YMMV but ignore the stats and see for yourself. On live, Thugs/Poison MMs were considered to be the AV killers and I played one with success and it was again, very enjoyable. Yes, it was slightly squishy (show me an MM that isn't?) but that can be part of the charm of it. I've played power sets that were alleged to be amazingly brilliant and yet I disliked intensely. I've played others that are mediocre and enjoyed them despite feeling their lack of performance. A lot will depend on what you get out of the game, your particular play style and the synergy of those you team with, as well as other considerations such as build and pool powers. Get back to concept and see how it feels for yourself before judging by the standards of others.