I can't believe I got that name!

[Player2]

6 hours ago, EmmySky said:

I do hope you made that one redside.....Math is indeed EBIL!!

He's a spines/fire brute... and "Math" because of all the bodies that add up.

 

And yes, of course he's ebil.

 

 

[EmmySky]

5 minutes ago, Player2 said:

He's a spines/fire brute... and "Math" because of all the bodies that add up.

 

And yes, of course he's ebil.

 

 

Snazzy...er...I mean...eeeek!

[Psylenz0511]

I couldn't believe I got Gleek

[Player2]

10 hours ago, Psylenz0511 said:

I couldn't believe I got Gleek

You might not get to keep it because DC owns this guy:

 

  

[Psylenz0511]

now wait a minute, gleek is a slang word and like any word you cannot license words like phantom, ghost, or captain

 

[Player2]

Just playing around with names on Torch and I discovered that Holo Hobo is available...  in case anyone wants to make a homeless illusion controller.

[Player2]

8 minutes ago, Psylenz0511 said:

now wait a minute, gleek is a slang word and like any word you cannot license words like phantom, ghost, or captain

 

Incorrect.  You cannot trademark common words, as in anything found in the dictionary.  So despite DC having a character named Firestorm, they don't own a trademark for the name... just his likeness.  "Phantom," "ghost," and "captain" are all common words recognized as public domain and thus cannot be trademarked. 

 

Trademarking words can be anything made up (I know, they're all made up).  If a slang word does not appear in a recognized published source of common words, such as a dictionary, it could very well be fair game.  This is why Superman is one word instead of two.  "Super" and "Man" are both common words, but "Superman" is a made up word by jamming two words together into one, and thus trademarkable and off limits.

Edited August 29, 2020 by Player2

[DoctorDitko]

On 8/29/2020 at 12:08 PM, Player2 said:

This is why Superman is one word instead of two.  "Super" and "Man" are both common words, but "Superman" is a made up word by jamming two words together into one, and thus trademarkable and off limits.

Nietzsche calls prior art!

[MTeague]

4 minutes ago, DoctorDitko said:

Nietzsche calls prior art!

He did it in German.  So, don't anyone try to create an Ubermensch character with a big U on their chest.

(Actually sight unseen, such a character must have been created, on several shards, though it may have been generic'd.)

[Apogee]

I haven't played many Dominators so I started to think about playing one. The first name I came up with for my new Dom surprised me when it was available, Perignon. Now I need to figure out a fitting power combo. Maybe something chilled?

[Player2]

On 8/31/2020 at 6:25 PM, MTeague said:

He did it in German.  So, don't anyone try to create an Ubermensch character with a big U on their chest.

(Actually sight unseen, such a character must have been created, on several shards, though it may have been generic'd.)

Careful with the Superman copy ideas with U on the chest because DC has a trademark on this guy, too:

 

[EmmySky]

24 minutes ago, Player2 said:

Careful with the Superman copy ideas with U on the chest because DC has a trademark on this guy, too:

 

Those abs tho.......

[Dindy]

I was able to get The Funeral Director for my necro.

[Twisted Toon]

1 hour ago, Dindy said:

I was able to get The Funeral Director for my necro.

Why do you need a funeral director if you just going to...Oooohhhhh! I get it...

[DoctorDitko]

Tonight I got one I figured there was no chance, but I gave it a shot. At least the 10% of players who visit the Forums might get it.

A Mercs/Traps Mastermind called:

 

General Discussion

 

(Just on Torch, though so feel free!)

[FoulVileTerror]

I thought that sounded familiar, @DoctorDitko:

@Patti's https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/21001-i-cant-believe-i-got-that-name/?tab=comments#comment-240522

 

What Power Sets did you two choose?

I'm guessing Sonic.  Maybe Poison?

[Biff Pow]

The name Hunky Dory is available on Excelsior. I was going to use it but couldn't decide on a concept.

[Twisted Toon]

5 hours ago, Supertanker said:

The name Hunky Dory is available on Excelsior. I was going to use it but couldn't decide on a concept.

Off the top of my head, something that uses water or ice.

I'd probably go with a Water/Ice Blaster.

 

Make the costume huge with a fish tank head.

Or go with female body style and max most of the sliders...and a fish tank head.

 

Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming...

[Skyhawke]

I made a tech origin electric/water defender and was shocked (har har har) that I got the name Water Damage. 

[EmmySky]

So I was fighting something on some mission in DA and the foe was named Hua Tov, which naturally, looked like Hug Toy on my itty bitty target window to my old eyes.  Of course, now I have a new alt, Hug Toy.  She's super friendly, I swear!

[FoulVileTerror]

You should bring Hug Toy to Everlasting, @EmmySky, and see if Softest Bumblebee is around in General Chat.  They love to give hugs.

[EmmySky]

1 minute ago, FoulVileTerror said:

You should bring Hug Toy to Everlasting, @EmmySky, and see if Softest Bumblebee is around in General Chat.  They love to give hugs.

I am a little afraid of Everlasting...might um...stick to the floor.  😝

[FoulVileTerror]

That's fine.   Just wear extra layers of socks, and discard them as you walk.

[Twisted Toon]

4 hours ago, FoulVileTerror said:

That's fine.   Just wear extra layers of socks, and discard them as you walk.

Not sure there are enough socks in the universe for that...

[OtterSeaborne]

SD/Rad Tanker, got Radiation Shielding somehow.