Hellionball

[Gentoo]

Is Hellionball still a thing?

 

Back on live a few of us used to gather in Galaxy City or Kings Row and form competing teams of 2 or three players and pick a designated Hellion or Skull, and use knockback powers to try to send them into designated "goals". 

 

It was one number of points if you scored and another number of points against you if you killed the ball. I don't recall the numbers.

 

We also had Hellion Golf and Hellion bowling (with the pbaoe knockback power in kinetics plus superspeed and autorun without adjusting direction after launching).

 

Is this still a thing?

Edited February 6, 2021 by Gentoo

[Hyperstrike]

[TemporalVileTerror]

We've got people interested, to say the least:

https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/16366-is-atlas-park-hellion-golf-still-possible/

 

Even if the Devs don't give us a Hellion Golf Course in Echo:  Mercy Island, we could still attempt to organize an event.  Maybe even a golf tournament?

[Snarky]

Certain powersets like Energy with low damage high knockback powers would have too great an advantage.  I think the Devs need to look at nerfing that.

[Player2]

1 hour ago, Snarky said:

Certain powersets like Energy with low damage high knockback powers would have too great an advantage.  I think the Devs need to look at nerfing that.

Force Field -> Force Bolt

[Snarky]

1 hour ago, Player2 said:

Force Field -> Force Bolt

but can you aim with that?  you can play pool with force bolt

[Shenanigunner]

I never played this variation, but just going to Perez Park and using burn or foot stomp on large mobs was always amusing. We called it stomping ants.

[Snarky]

4 minutes ago, Shenanigunner said:

I never played this variation, but just going to Perez Park and using burn or foot stomp on large mobs was always amusing. We called it stomping ants.

I have a live build that (while trying to make it better...?!?) I have a full set of Superior Avalanche in Footstomp.  chance for KD.  and FS has a chance for KD.  Long story short...sometimes they squirt like a stomped ketchup packet.

[Shenanigunner]

If you're much over about 30, regularly-enhanced Burn or FS will take out the largest mob, other than a few who get the lucky 5% miss.

 

ETA: Maybe I'm just a cruel SOB, but it never stops being amusing.

 

Edited February 6, 2021 by Shenanigunner

[Gentoo]

I keep trying to use a Grav or Mind controller's lift power combined with FF's force bolt power to lift them in the air and skeet shoot. Its harder than you'd expect.

[Gentoo]

Also, I challenge you to toggle on repel as a kin and try to keep a minion bouncing off your head and not hitting the ground. That's also not easy to do.

[TemporalVileTerror]

Hellion Hacky Sack?

[Player2]

5 hours ago, Player2 said:

Force Field -> Force Bolt

 

4 hours ago, Snarky said:

but can you aim with that?  you can play pool with force bolt

You can absolutely aim with that.

[oedipus_tex]

Force Bubble is the haxx for this. 

Edited February 6, 2021 by oedipus_tex

[Clave Dark 5]

Possibly related but my new Dom just got her Wormhole power (only my second Grav anything, ajnd the first one dropped off my play list soon after) and to kill time I was going around Atlas Park seeing how far up in the sky I could zap Hellions to. 

 

Does that count?  Maybe I could make it like basketball and try and drop them into, say, the burning fire bowls outside city hall or something.

[Biff Pow]

When passing through Atlas Park I like to stop and send some Hellions into orbit with Mighty Judgement.

[Tanker_Toy]

Ah yes, we used to hold the Atlas Park Masters. Same concept, get the Hellion in the hole. The driving competition with the boosted Power Thrust from blaster's energy manipulation set was a sight to behold.

[Doomguide2005]

On 2/6/2021 at 8:01 AM, Snarky said:

Certain powersets like Energy with low damage high knockback powers would have too great an advantage.  I think the Devs need to look at nerfing that.

Wait, what!!! I didn't know Regen had a knockback power.  When did that happen.

 

Oh nevermind obviously it doesn't or the Devs wouldn't need to look into it would they.