TreesAreTough

Content creation would be great. I have a few clips saved and while I probably wont change anything it just takes one person with a mass of eyeballs on em to get new people logging in. Game player bases also tend to go in cycles, look at steam-charts for any game, goes up & down over & over. Maybe we are on the downward spiral but it can spiral up too. Burn out is real but I think not many are concerned about healthy sustainable gaming habits. They probably burn out on many things because thats how they interact with life. Thats how its been for me in the past and im sure ill find another game to dive into like that again. New content for the game can help a lot but there's only so many rides to go on and so many ways to ride them. How can you make it more rewarding to complete content in different ways? Challenge runs are possible but why would you do it other than an internal drive? Maybe there are but I dont know. That is how a lot of the older stuff goes. Attempting to bridge the gap seems like an easier route with good benefits. However, I feel that no matter how much you add it can be quickly boiled down to its mechanics and ground into meaninglessness. I would love new ways of player engagement (like a way to have more structured Costume Contests, who is participating, when they will start, where, who won, & how much influ) but I dont even know what kind or how big of an ask this is. The best I can do day to day is try to be more active/engaged with other players. Talking, teaming, leading, etc. It feels a lot like being a DM but there is no one DM, we are all mini DMs. How to keep the game going forward with "fun" is another game unto itself. The same feeling of the connections that come from D&D seem to be with me in this game too. There are some people in the community who are really good at this (often seen leading trials, challenge runs, contests, SGs) and they can really bring in and retain players. There is no other game that lets you create your own comic book hero. A lot of people could be down to see what thats about!

Howdy yall, I was lucky enough to participate in a costume contest today and wanted to share some pics. I didnt see anything about this posted here but if it has been please let me know. This contest was hosted by the hero Gleaming Cut in Echo: Plaza and it had some fantastic participants. Ill post the pics I managed to snag during the contest. The 1st place winner was Croatoa's Shepherd (Big 300mill win!) Im not sure of the order of the rest but I have included the pics for 2nd, 3rd as well as the Honorable Mentions. I loved so many of the costumes. Please enjoy the pics!

Finally made it to 30 last night! I did something new for me. No XP boosts and missions come from story arcs. Ton of fun and met some cool people along the way. Plant/Storm is an excellent combo. I put some Kb to Kd on a few storm powers and it has TONS of AOE immobilizes and slips. The heal isnt bad and spirit tree is super good. Def bringing this hero to 50. Amazing start to their journey!

Encountered another member of the Protoss race. Its got me wondering, has anyone made or seen other Starcraft themed heroes? Its always impressive to see what other people have come up with. Adun Toridas & Cheers

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This is a great idea! Thanks for putting it together like this, got 3 role and power sets rolled here. Ill update with a pic once I choose my destiny! (Using your color code 😄) Archetype Primary Secondary 35 Corruptor 17 Beam Rifle 94 Trick Arrow 46 Dominator 36 Electric Control 4 Dark Assault 26 Controller 99 Plant Control 74 Storm Summon Edit 4/2: I consulted with friends and decided on Controller-Plant Control/Storm Summon which seems to be the same as @Mike Morbid (great theme costume btw.) Allow me to introduce Galeforce Greenhouse, a mutated gardener whose green thumb was exponentially enhanced by the storms he can now summon. Edit 4/4: Made it to lvl 20! I have tried doing it with story arc missions and teaming up. A great hero so far and while I didnt make it to 30 on the weekend i will soon 😄

Invasions are hard work so take care of yourself first

It was suggested to me to share this here. We were having a lovely time pre-bathing before the real BAF got started!