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Yeah, 15-20 should be easy enough in DFB, but I'm not going to be going anywhere near the AE for PL or farming. Where's the fun in that? :D

Well, this is why it's a challenge. Not so much the levelling, more the fun of trying to find a team I can still be useful on :D

Well, ok, a legend in his own mind anyway ;) I'm going to try again on a concept I had back on live that I never really got chance to do much with as I only started him a month or two before the close down. I created a character called TurtleMan as a challenge to myself, basically that of getting him to lvl 50....without ever actually levelling up! This means no visiting a trainer ever, no access to TF's and the like, no extensive defenses or even just access to more than 3 inspirations! The challenge was to see how I could get him up to 50 with just the basic powers you get as a level 1. He's a Shield/Mace tanker so he just has a shield and his trusty mace....well, it's a manhole cover and a shovel, but hey, give him points for trying at least. :D I've decided to allow him to access the P2W for the basic things like Reveal and the base buffs, plus the inspirations . I'm still deciding if I should allow things like Sand's of Mu, Nemesis Staff etc and also the buff pets and I'd like peoples opinions on if they should be allowed. My main worry is how much use he would be to a team without them! I will allow things i can buy with influence though, especially anything that lets me travel around faster so I don't slow down teams too much So, if you see a tiny little green fellow with a shovel and a manhole cover, feel free to drop him an invite to your team, he's very keen to help his fellow heroes in the struggle.....FOR JUSTICE! ;)

I've been asking for the return of the old Off Topic/Comic Culture forum since the game came back, never had a response :( Was always my favourite area of the Live forums as well.

Excellent! Make sure to spread the word to your badge hunting friends, we need lots more people in the channel :)

Yes it is, cross server, means anyone can get advice and help that way

After asking in the badge forum, it appears there is no channel for us badge whor.....erm, badge hunters out there. So, I decided to create one. :) The name of the channel, in honour of the legend, is Sal's Badgehunters and it's open to everyone to discuss badges, organise teams to get badges, get help with a specific badge, how to get them fast or authentically, everything you need, if you haven't already asked in the relevant forum :) Feel free to join up, all! :)

Well, it appears there are no badge channels, or if there is no one is answering, so I created my own that is open to everyone for now :) The name? Well, in honour of the legend, I called it Sal's Badgehunters :) Feel free to join and talk all aspects of badges :)

Completely agree and understand. I've played an En/En blaster since day one on Live, it's been my main for all these years and I know how to play it well, I think. What I didn't like was this tank actually telling me to avoid using knockback, especially Nova.....on an En/En blaster! I pointed out that ALL my attacks did it and there wasn't a lot I could about that. They then proceeded to tell me what things to slot in it and how to play it. And then, when I could see they weren't going to shut up about and I quietly left, they then had a pop at me in tells! :D I don't mind constructive criticism, I welcome it, that's how I became a decent energy blaster. What I don't like is being told how to play my 15 yr old build :)

I've started to notice something similar, an alarming trend of players, especially tankers/brutes/scrappers et al, to complain and comment on knockback powers and how players should be more careful when they use it.....like we have much of a choice! I've personally had it happen to me, a tanker complaining about knockback when I'm on my EN/EN blaster and I fire off a Nova. I get it, it spreads the bad guys, but usually, when I Nova the vast majority of the enemies are wiped out and only a couple of the higher ones survive so it's not too hard to mop them up. Said player also started telling me about how I could get enhancements that would turn it in to knockdown. Yeah, I know, I plan on getting it when I'm a. a high enough level and b. when I have the inf/merits to get them! Plus, I think it only works in one power anyway! They whinged about it so much I politely made my apologies and quietly left them team, only for them to berate me in tells, claiming I'd thrown a hissy fit :D until I blocked them. I would have put this down to bad luck but I've seen it on other teams at least three other times now, usually on players who are playing their characters perfectly fine. Since when did it become ok to tell other players how to play their own toons? I've never once told a tank they should have taken taunt or complained at an archery defender that they don't have a heal, so why complain at a blaster for something built into their powers??

Is there a good badge channel out there for Torchbearer at all? I know the TF channel sometimes talks badges but I was looking for one specific to badges that will let people help with hunts, MO runs, badge missions etc.

Just to add to this excellent guide, I found a VERY fast villain mission in the 1-14 range, Operative Kuzmin - Underdogs Never Win Part 1 - kill 5 longbow on the street, all grey so done in a second, all very close to the contact Part 2 - Interrogate Longbow Prisoner - again, close to the contact, simple talk to mission, done in seconds, especially if you chose the last option for the conversation Part 3 - Find 3 codes from Longbow Technicians, once again, close to contact, kill 3 pairs of longbow for the code keys Part 4 - Arm 3 more bombs - Once again, close to contact, 3 glowies to click, all the nearby longbow are grey so don't affect you, all glowies close to each other so done in seconds. Part 5 - Destroy Longbow's Base in Mercy - Only actual door mission in the arc, very close by, always same door, kill a couple longbow to get the costume, run past everyone to the final room, listen to longbow conversation, click glowie, kill two lieutenants and then defeat ambush. The last battle against the 2 lieutenants is the only slightly tricky parts, especially when debuffed or no enhancement, but the whole arc takes just a few minutes, maybe 5 minutes with no travel powers, is very fast and also works great for the time and no deaths mission as well. Got all of the badges in about 15 minutes earlier :)

Time for a few from the EU, methinks Starting with Bridger, the early forum moderator and community manager for the original EU forums, he was awesome and actually used his spare time to organise a fantastic PVP tournament! Then there's players like Psygon, Extragonk and the Psy-sisters, the originators of the old Sheepies SG, my first SG and excellent people, all of them. Not to mention the always lovely Mazos, one of my first close friends in the game! Miss all of them and would love to see them back here. Then there are players like Snow, of the Femme Fatales, one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet in game. And nutcases like the PVP expert Xanthus, and the always bat-shit crazy, Tainted Greek! Man, he was a crazy loon :) Finally, a couple of people who have passed away in RL, the wonderful Ruby Dragon and the brilliantly funny Mighty Saguaro. Mighty passed while the game was still live and there was a memorial for him in game, hundreds turned out for it, it was amazing. Sadly, Ruby, Marianne to her friends, died a few months ago after far too many illnesses to mention and she will be missed by everyone who knew her. I'm sure I'm forgetting people, though, which shows how many people you meet in this game :) Oh, and one I'm not sure if we should mention as they might reappear, like Candyman......Golden Girl! :D

Aerie!! Now there's a name I remember well, always an angel!! And man, do I remember Tainted Greek! He was all kinds of nuts :D

Always said, everybody knows a Dave :D

Only in May???? Awww man, so long to wait now :(

This. Very much this! I went to bed, woke up the next morning and donations had been opened, filled and closed before I had chance to donate, again. I want to pay my share, dammit. Someone post the Fry meme, please? :D

Actually, no. The old boards had an off topic forum that had the specific rules of no politics, religion etc and it worked extremely well. People talked about movies, TV, comic books, geek stuff like conventions, cosplay etc. For an internet forum, it was remarkably well behaved and one of my favourite places on the internet. Hell, people who barely played the game anymore still chatted in the OT forum.

So, I'm guessing this fell down the board because of lack of interest? Or is it just a dead parrot I'm trying to sell? :)

PLIGHT!!! You old PVP whore! Where you been?? :)

Now there's a name I remember :D

I really miss the tracking of my badges through the site. I can understand why the original one won't be linked to here but is anyone planning on a new badge tracking site at all? So hard to keep track of what I need next, even with the excellent spreadsheet :)

Glad I'm, not the only one. All we need adding is a Spoiler tag :D

Dunno if this was seen by anyone important or not? Or was it just a bad idea? :D

I know you guys and gals are incredibly busy setting up the awesomesauce that is these new servers and this is a minor thing in comparison, but, is there any chance that we could possibly add an Off Topic forum for us to chat in, especially when the servers are down? I used to love the OT forums on the old boards and it would be a great place to discuss things like Avengers Endgame, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who etc. Usual rule would apply, try to steer away from political stuff, add a spoiler tag if it's a new movie etc, but I do miss the chance to chat and compare notes and theories about the subjects we all love :)