Champions Online!

[Ogremindes]

This thread is for the discussion of the Superhero MMORPG Champions Online.

Following is a list of GitP Champions players and their characters. To be added, post your information in the same format in this thread (links optional, but nice). You can find your character links by logging into the Champions Online website (http://www.champions-online.com/) and selecting "My Characters" from the drop-down menu at the top of the page.

Geno9999

Alphaknight (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7218783/view)@ClassicControl


Kris Strife

Pyroblade (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6816620/view)@krisstrife


Mando Knight

Mando Knight (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7372337/view)@MandoKnight
Dragonna (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/3989117/view)@MandoKnight
Wolfhound (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7121848/view)@MandoKnight
Sky Sentinel (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7490549/view)@MandoKnight



Ogremindes

Eshin (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6584545/view)@Ogremindes
Kid Contraptulator (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6861725/view)@Ogremindes
Gunmonkey (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7092222/view)@Ogremindes


Penguinizer

Penguinizer (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6031078/view)@Penguinizer


Science Officer

Nobody (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6509939/view)@Unnamed_Protagonist
Sangfroid (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7066302/view)@Unnamed_Protagonist

[Draconi Redfir]

i am BIOTORE! DESTROYER OF ALL THINGS MACHINE! RAUGUAHUGHAUGHAUGH!!!!

But i don't play much anymore, my computer had a serious graphical downgrade and now i can't see more then ten feet infront of me. And soloing just isn't fun after joining a super group with some awsome people.

[Science Officer]

I'm Unnamed_Protagonist or somesuch, as I am on steam.
I've got two characters just out of tutorial and done most of the purple gang quest stuff.
I've got two characters, Cutting Edge, the powered armour wearing, super-sentai reject Behemoth, and Grey Seer (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1040030), a Grimoire.

I've been pondering registering a second account to scam another two character slots. On the one hand, there's another few characters I'd like to try, but on the other hand, eh... couldn't be bothered.

[CarpeGuitarrem]

I'm carpeguitarrem on Steam...and I think that's my Champions username too. I've got a character named Azure Paladin, a brawler with a sword who so far can teleport.

[Ogremindes]

Anyone have any suggestions on how should spend my upgrade points? Is getting extra abilities for my powers more useful than getting the power level 3 upgrade? Is it better to upgrade my big attacks or my basic powers?

[SlyGuyMcFly]

I recently picked this up. 2 character slots feels soooooo limiting, but I'll get by. My two characters so far are Brutalisque, a demon-ish Behemoth and The Wench, a pirate-themed Blade. Both feel kinda same-y mechanically, but I guess they'll differentiate some as they get some levels on them.

[Ogremindes]

Looks like I'm pretty much done with Westside now. There's one escort mission I didn't finish, Your Friend in the Force, as the escortee tends to draw agro.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

My incurable altitis* has struck swiftly and predicatbly, so I scammed a second account and started levelling a Grimoire, Croatoan. Fun fun fun. Teleportation and the Sigils power go together like peanut butter and strawberry jam.

I took her through Canada instead of doing Westside again, it's pretty cool. I outlevelled a bunch of stuff, but the story seemed a bit better strung together than Westside. And no Foxbat pants-on-head retardedness. That helped too.


*A disease I do not, in fact, suffer from. I rather enjoy it, see?



Anyone have any suggestions on how should spend my upgrade points? Is getting extra abilities for my powers more useful than getting the power level 3 upgrade? Is it better to upgrade my big attacks or my basic powers?

Far as I can tell (and it's not very far), you want to max out the damage on your spammable big hitters. So my grimoire is maxing Sigils and the blast power, has her energy builder unenhanced (it hits like a wet noodle and doesn't even get used much) and... no points left to spend elsewhere, actually. They're a bit thin on the ground. The Behemoth has grabbed the taunt upgrades and defensive power upgrades because, hey, I wanna tank sometime. So no level 3 damage for her.

[Ogremindes]

Looks like I'm finally done with the Irradiates. Maybe I won't be shot to pieces so much in the future.

The additional effects seem pretty useful. Stun on Roomsweeper and Mighty Leap, Crushing resistance debuff on Demolish. Also, there's not much I can really spam except for Defensive Combo.

[Mando Knight]

So, who's playing? Is there a GitP Super Group (and does that mean anything to a silver player)?I recently got back into playing... I'm @MandoKnight there, with a Blade and Inferno, both around the early 20s in level. Don't know if we've got a GitP Super Group up yet, but if we don't, I could jump in as a charter member (you'll need either some kind of monetary contribution to the game or play for 20 hours total in order to make one, and that includes being a charter member).

An SG gives you, beyond the basic "Oh, hey, this is a Guild, but by a more Superhero-y name" features, an additional Costume slot, in case you have a team outfit or a Silver Age throwback outfit or something. Otherwise, you'd need to be a Gold member or purchase Costume slots individually in order to get more than your one costume slot (you can alter it for an in-game-currency fee... anything but the gender can be changed, with the fee scaling to the type and number of changes).
And what'd be the most useful things to buy, short of a subscription?
Healing items. When you're hard-headed enough to take on a Super Villain by yourself, you're gonna want some, especially if the guy doesn't play to your strengths (i.e. a laser-gun-toting villain against an Inferno.). If you suffer from Alt-itis, you may want to buy some Character slots.

Other than the better-than-what-you-get-by-crafting buffs, the store also provides (currently three) extra adventure packs, more costume pieces, and amusing items (such as sidekick summoners and become-a-monster devices). There's also a few variants on the travel powers and several new archetypes. Mostly, it's buying (for permanent Silver access) a la carte what the Gold members get for their subscription fee (the adventures, and most of the costume pieces and power sets), grabbing standard microtransaction stuff, or getting nifty little baubles that are solely for your amusement.

[Ogremindes]

Don't know if we've got a GitP Super Group up yet, but if we don't, I could jump in as a charter member (you'll need either some kind of monetary contribution to the game or play for 20 hours total in order to make one, and that includes being a charter member).

If there's enough interest it'd be worth doing.

[Science Officer]

I'd be interested in a Supergroup.


I've still got my (now lvl 11) Behemoth Cutting Edge, but I ditched my grimoire for a Cowboy-themed Soldier, whose name is Nobody.


What level can you do Canada? Don't really want to do Westside twice...

[SlyGuyMcFly]

What level can you do Canada? Don't really want to do Westside twice...

You can hop on the jet to Canada as soon as you finish/skip the tutorial. It only runs up to 12ish (unless I missed a chain or two, it's possible). I had to do a few Westside missions after Canada before hitting Desert Crisis.

[Khosan]

You can hop on the jet to Canada as soon as you finish/skip the tutorial. It only runs up to 12ish (unless I missed a chain or two, it's possible). I had to do a few Westside missions after Canada before hitting Desert Crisis.

They're a bit varied. You'll loop in and out of Millenium City, the Southwest and Canada at quasi-random intervals. I think, before I went to Monster Island, I was clearing stuff in Canada, finished up most of Monster Island, then went back to Canada until I got to Vibora Bay. Been there pretty much ever since.

Also, never go to Lemuria. No matter what quest sends you there, don't.

Anyway, I played up to about 38 or so not long after it first went F2P a while back, using the version I'd downloaded off Steam for the free week they offered on their 1 year anniversary. I've got an Archer character with very little to do. Vibora's nice at first but it gets a little annoying as you keep going.

[Mando Knight]

Oh, also, if anyone's around level 21 (give or take), I'm trying to clear Aftershock #2, and it's basically impossible to beat the boss solo, at least as an Inferno. I'd like a team (preferably at least one Tank and/or Medic type on the team) to take it down with me.

[Tengu_temp]

Also, never go to Lemuria. No matter what quest sends you there, don't.

I don't get the Lemuria hate. The worst part of that place was the lag, and that got fixed ages ago. Okay, it's kinda annoying for a melee-focused character, but it's nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be.

[Ogremindes]

Grey Seer (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1040030), a Grimoire.

I've made my own alt now, a Specialist (http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/542898929806846392/D40BBCE6B6A04620221619C92611D259EB863920/).

[Ogremindes]

The good thing about playing a specialist (named Eshin, BTW), is I have to start learning to play the game. Didn't work out how useful blocking is on Actuator, what with the 90% damage reduction from Defiant!.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

The good thing about playing a specialist (named Eshin, BTW), is I have to start learning to play the game. Didn't work out how useful blocking is on Actuator, what with the 90% damage reduction from Defiant!.

I understand that. My own Brute got a tad boring to play around 17-ish... nigh-unlimited energy and high resistance from Defiant! means all I had to do was hit Roomsweeper, one-shot everything in front of me and move on. I'm... not highly motivated to play a character that easy, honestly.

The Grimoire hit 25, and continues to stomp all over eveything, but she requires some attention to positioning, timing and blocking, so beating the tar out of Super Villains two levels above me feels appropriately challenging.

[Mando Knight]

Inferno's also fairly easy: since Recovery and Endurance are your superstats, you have tons of energy to spam your AoE DPS powers. Except that burning everything to the ground rarely gets old.

Also, I am amused by the Mom's Basement hideout, complete with the N.A.G. security system.

[Ogremindes]

Just fought Menton as Eshin. That was hard, even though I was three levels above the mission. Hardest part was the second phase of the boss fight (Kodiak), as all the knock up/back attacks kept screwing with my Eye of the Storm. Eventually I got the blocking down right.

I wish there was a warning before going into super-sized missions like that. I though I'd easily be done before dinnertime, I had well over half an hour, after all. The mission took about an hour all up.

[Lunix Vandal]

I'm running a Glacier, and feeling a little annoyed by how my quest-completionism-itis clashes with the leveling speed. Just from the tutorial and 95% of the Westside quests (missing Friends on the Force), I'm now two or three levels above everything I've seen so far in the desert (bar Grond). And I've been trying to avoid non-essential battles (I see them as a waste of time, since the rewards from my green and grey quests are worth over 100 times as much as the henchmen I fight in them), so ... :smallfurious:

I suppose it's better than the grinding-intensive alternative, though. Incidentally, the Zombie Apocalypse PvP mode is nice for trying out anti-horde tactics, and encourages you to learn to deal with 1) enemies with power sets, 2) mooks with Nailed to the Ground, and 3) being on a team with 2-4 other 'toons.

Condensate@LunixVandal ingame.

[Science Officer]

I've made my own alt now, a Specialist (http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/542898929806846392/D40BBCE6B6A04620221619C92611D259EB863920/).

Sadly, the annoying-ness of using Teleport to travel long distances got to me, and my Grey Seer is no more. also the grimoire-passive looked kind of dumb.

Thinking of other Skaven-themed heroes, could have a Rat Ogre, but that would have to be behemoth... there probably isn't the right costume elements for a Warlock Engineer... the Blade archetype didn't seem that much fun when I tried it...


I've now got a lvl 13 cowboy-themed Soldier, and I'm thinking of resetting my behemoth as well. Kind of boring for solo play.

[Ogremindes]

Sadly, the annoying-ness of using Teleport to travel long distances got to me, and my Grey Seer is no more. also the grimoire-passive looked kind of dumb.

Thinking of other Skaven-themed heroes, could have a Rat Ogre, but that would have to be behemoth... there probably isn't the right costume elements for a Warlock Engineer... the Blade archetype didn't seem that much fun when I tried it...


I've now got a lvl 13 cowboy-themed Soldier, and I'm thinking of resetting my behemoth as well. Kind of boring for solo play.

You can use in-game money to retcon. I've done it a couple of times to a fairly low level on Eshin after getting Eye, (you have to remove powers in order from most recent, one at a time) so it's not prohibitively expensive. Not that I know what else a grey seer would have.

A warlock engineer would have to be an inventor, I think. As for parts, much like the seer only with some steampunk bits. Getting said bits could be a problem, as it would need either real money or 4000 untradeable snakebucks to get the full set.

[Khosan]

Sadly, the annoying-ness of using Teleport to travel long distances got to me, and my Grey Seer is no more. also the grimoire-passive looked kind of dumb.

Thinking of other Skaven-themed heroes, could have a Rat Ogre, but that would have to be behemoth... there probably isn't the right costume elements for a Warlock Engineer... the Blade archetype didn't seem that much fun when I tried it...


I've now got a lvl 13 cowboy-themed Soldier, and I'm thinking of resetting my behemoth as well. Kind of boring for solo play.

Teleport is good as a secondary travel power (as it lets you cheese away from fights), but you'll want something else for actually getting around.

I'm a fan of Acrobatics. Slower than Super Speed, faster/easier to navigate than Super Jump and I'm pretty sure faster than most of the flight travel powers. And, unlike Super Speed, you're not limited to only going over flat terrain.

I'm also not a fan of flight powers for first time players. I feel like they take some of the wonder out of the game when you first start playing, since you can avoid pretty much everything. More fun to jump around like an idiot and all that.

[Penguinizer]

I'm Penguinizer ingame. There is indeed a chocolatehammer supergroup that could pretty much double as the GiantITP one. If I happen to be on, message me and I'll send an invite.

[Ogremindes]

I have acrobatics on Eshin, it's pretty good unless you need to get to high places, but the animations seem to glitch out a lot. Also momentum seems a problem. I like superjump, picked it on Actuator and had no problems getting around and landing where I want. Haven't really used the others (it seems like superspeed should have a powerset and not just a travel power, dunnit?).

[Ogremindes]

I'm Penguinizer ingame. There is indeed a chocolatehammer supergroup that could pretty much double as the GiantITP one. If I happen to be on, message me and I'll send an invite.

Sorry, didn't mean to ignore you (I was posting late at night from my phone, and didn't see your post 'til after I made mine).

Ehhh... speaking as someone who abandoned a character with around 200 hours on a MUD because I didn't use a characterful name (the character was called Ogremindes), 'chocolatehammer' doesn't sit well with me.

[Penguinizer]

It's not actually called Chocolate Hammer. It's called The Imposters at the moment. The Chocolate Hammer is the GiantITP TF2 server community type deal for whom the supergroup was made.

[Science Officer]

I like flight, I find it rather picturesque. You get a nice view of the map from up in the air. Also fun to fly up to the top of the towers in the Rennaisance Center and drop all the way down. But it does seem a little slow.

Acrobatics is okay. I wish it was just the *tiniest* bit faster, though.

I tried out superjump in the powerhouse once, and it seemed like it would make for very slow going.


Which is more fun, the Archer, or the Flamer?


And will definitely be seeing if I can join the Imposters. Does the supergroup have any particular theme?

[Penguinizer]

Not really. We just wanted to get a supergroup going.

[Ogremindes]

It's not actually called Chocolate Hammer. It's called The Imposters at the moment. The Chocolate Hammer is the GiantITP TF2 server community type deal for whom the supergroup was made.

Works for me.

[Kris Strife]

I have spent about 4 hours playing, and I still haven't gotten out of the character creation stage. :smallredface:

Edit: I'm also really tempted to buy the Rainbow Flight power and just make Rainbow Dash as a hero. :smallbiggrin:

[Ogremindes]

Started on the travel item quests. Not even gonna try to finish, just not worth it.

[Maeglin_Dubh]

I seem to have trouble motivating myself to get through the tutorial...

Just not used to an MMO control scheme.

[Khosan]

Started on the travel item quests. Not even gonna try to finish, just not worth it.

Oh yeah. You can't really finish those as a F2P player. You pretty much don't have the inventory space to pull it off.

And it takes forever. All you get is either a variant of Super Speed (for Arms) or Flight (for Science/Mysticism), and by the level you start getting the missions for it, you've already got your second travel power and the need for a third (which might be a duplicate of one you already have) isn't particularly high.

I should probably start playing again. I was in Vibora Bay when I stopped and some of the quests were starting to grate on me.

[Science Officer]

Oh yeah, that reminds me.

What is up with crafting? I got a bunch of minor and (the next one up) insights, and it says to take them to my trainer, and I do, and he doesn't say anything about them.
Also, according to the wiki, Arms:Firearms/Ordinance (or w/e it's called) is not the best crafting path for a gun-slinging soldier. Science or Mysticism is.
:smallannoyed:

[Penguinizer]

I find that the crafting isn't really worth it. The gear I can craft is just outclassed by drops. I just took arms for the costume unlocks.

[Khosan]

I find that the crafting isn't really worth it. The gear I can craft is just outclassed by drops. I just took arms for the costume unlocks.

They get better later on, specifically when you can make customized gear. At that point, if you're drowning in mats, you can make some really awesome gear.

[Ogremindes]

Oh yeah, that reminds me.

What is up with crafting? I got a bunch of minor and (the next one up) insights, and it says to take them to my trainer, and I do, and he doesn't say anything about them.
Also, according to the wiki, Arms:Firearms/Ordinance (or w/e it's called) is not the best crafting path for a gun-slinging soldier. Science or Mysticism is.
:smallannoyed:

Insights are used for buying certain blueprints

[Kris Strife]

I need help naming and choosing a background concept for my character.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541774101713994658/F6EDCF0F98F18314794F74E456E5EE43D9C8D7DA/

He's a devastator archetype, and I have a fairly solid concept for him: BFS/Fire themed hero, planning on buying the phoenix flight power for him, and didn't want the wings to just disappear when he lands. :smalltongue:

Took the solid broad sword for the weapon, metal core with bright red edges, filled with the power of fire, being magical in nature.

The hair color is sort of a signature of mine.

Problem I have though is choosing a name (I'm always bad at that) and coming up with a background story. Is he a deity, someone who found a magical McGuffin, from a different dimension/planet, etc?

Once I have good name/background concept, I can handle things from there.

Thanks in advance for any help. :smallsmile:

[Ogremindes]

Can't help you there, I'm trying to figure a name for a new character (a child genius-type inventor) (http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541774101736778219/AADE07DCE74C22C6E63119A41A28FE37EAA8D4B4/) myself.

[Kris Strife]

Actually, I got it finished.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541774101731812727/D2A9F9066142BC7412007D90E8E20A266407ABC5/

Meet Pyroblade!

Originally Jason Smith, an archeology student working as museum security guard to pay for tuition. When a villain attacked the museum, Jason was sent through a wall (no one ever got hurt if they were sent through a wall in Silver Age :smallwink:) into the museum storage. There he landed amidst the already broken shards of ancient armor, his hand on the hilt of a supposedly magical blade that no one could activate. Being in contact with both the sword and the armor awakened the sword's spirit transforming him into Pyroblade!

With his new powers, Pyroblade was able to thwart the villain, but can not return to his normal form, until the sword's spirit feels he has performed enough heroic deeds. He has publicly announced his true identity, not ouf of a desire for fame, but out of necessity: He still needs to be able to access his bank account.

As a side note, the swords spirit may or may not be a phoenix, I haven't decided. :smalltongue:

[Ogremindes]

Can't help you there, I'm trying to figure a name for a new character (a child genius-type inventor) (http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541774101736778219/AADE07DCE74C22C6E63119A41A28FE37EAA8D4B4/) myself.

I decided to change the theme a little... (http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541774101756638202/135577138C0CB03FFEB76F5CA3A6395B23C27696/) I haven't made the character yet, but I'm pretty happy with the design. (As an aside, the bracer and boots were a pain the backside to get. 1000 snakebucks total.)

[Kris Strife]

He looks like an Otto von something honestly. I think it's the goggles.

[Ogremindes]

He looks like an Otto von something honestly. I think it's the goggles.

I dunno. He's still a child character, not that you can really tell in a close up with no reference. I was gonna call him something silly like Kid Clockwork.

[Kris Strife]

I dunno. He's still a child character, not that you can really tell in a close up with no reference. I was gonna call him something silly like Kid Clockwork.

Otto von Klockwork. :smallbiggrin: Child superheroes can have silly names too. :smalltongue:

[Ogremindes]

Otto von Klockwork. :smallbiggrin: Child superheroes can have silly names too. :smalltongue:

OK. That made me laugh. That might just end up as his real name.

[Ogremindes]

But the superhero name ended up as "Kid Contraptulator". I decided on Maximilian von Klokwerk as his real name, in recognition of Dark Chronicle (aka Dark Cloud 2, damn I need to play that again sometime.) being a significant inspiration for making this character.

[Kris Strife]

But the superhero name ended up as "Kid Contraptulator". I decided on Maximilian von Klokwerk as his real name, in recognition of Dark Chronicle (aka Dark Cloud 2, damn I need to play that again sometime.) being a significant inspiration for making this character.

I never played Dark Cloud 2, how is that related? :smallconfused:

[Ogremindes]

I never played Dark Cloud 2, how is that related? :smallconfused:

The hero is a steampunk-y kid inventor named Maximilian.

[Kris Strife]

The hero is a steampunk-y kid inventor named Maximilian.

Ah, gotcha. :smallbiggrin:

[Ogremindes]

I think I might make my nemesis be Baron Otto von Klokwerk.

[Kris Strife]

I think I might make my nemesis be Baron Otto von Klokwerk.

Not Baron, Otto is Maximillion's twin brother, born with a disfiguring mustache. :smalltongue:

[Ogremindes]

Not Baron, Otto is Maximillion's twin brother, born with a disfiguring mustache. :smalltongue:

I'm thinking of the bit from the Mythbusters Bond specials: "I am the villain: Baron von Savage!"

[Lunix Vandal]

Otto could still be a baron, having used his genius to set up and then trigger (via assassination) a bizarre chain of inheritance that left him with a lovely place up the coast and enough funding to launch a continuous crusade of crime against the good people of Detroit Millennium City in worshipful memory of Doctor Destroyer!

IT'S THE PERFECT BACKSTORY!!!1!1!!!one!1! :smalltongue:

[Ogremindes]

On a largely unrelated note: Attack Toys! are fun. Especially now I have Super-Presence to dampen my threat. Having an Attack Toy!!! and three Replicated Toy!!!s, all with miniature rocket launchers is great.

[Ogremindes]

Huh. Bunch of stuff's on sale. Including stuff I bought in the last week:smallfrown:. Oh well.

I've been trying to avoid leaving the city this time, to keep my levels under control. Of course that involves doing higher-level missions than I'm ostensibly ready for. Haven't had many problems, Super-Presence really does make a difference.

Unfortunately there appears to be only one mission left available to me, and I'm not that close to levelling. I've gotten to level 19 so far, hopefully I'll be able to do the rest of the Gadroon line and level from that.

[Kris Strife]

Anyone online right now?

[Ogremindes]

'bout to be.

[Kris Strife]

As Kid Contraptulator?

[Ogremindes]

As Kid Contraptulator?

Yep That's right.

[Kris Strife]

Anyone have Talent and Rank/Advantage suggestions for a Devastator?

[Kris Strife]

What's the name of the GITP supergroup, or if it's down now, anyone want to start a new one?

[Penguinizer]

It's The Imposters. I'm just too lazy to get one and figure out how to actually invite people.

It's mainly that I've hit a phase where all the quests available to me are either 2 levels higher or lower. It's also the fact that Soldier's appear to just rip through everything short of master villains.

[Mando Knight]

Well, it'd also be nice for you to coordinate times or something: I can't seem to find you pretty much any time I'm on.

[Kris Strife]

Can I get a full list of character and account names to add to my list? :smallredface:

[Ogremindes]

Can I get a full list of character and account names to add to my list? :smallredface:

If we can get a list going I'll edit the first post with it.

How does this format look:

@Ogremindes

Actuator (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6375172/view)
Eshin (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6584545/view)
Kid Contraptulator (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6861725/view)


@Playername

charname (http://nothing)
...


You can get your character links from going 'My Characters' in the dropdown at the top of the Champions Online website when logged in. They're publicly viewable unless you mark them otherwise.

[Mando Knight]

Sure...

@MandoKnight

Mando Knight (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/3821145/view)
Dragonna (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/3989117/view)

I won't be on much for the next week or so, though... on vacation, and motel Wi-Fi seems a bit slower than I'd like for online gaming.

[Kris Strife]

@krisstrife

Pyroblade (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6816620/view)

[Ogremindes]

List started in first post. To be added, post your information in the same format. Oh, and I just changed the formatting to make it a little more clear.

[Ogremindes]

Release notes for the upcoming patch are available (http://www.champions-online.com/release-notes). The change list is so long it breaks the layout.

[Penguinizer]

I'm Penguinizer ingame, in account and character.

Penguinizer (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6031078/view)@Penguinizer

I didn't really think of writing a backstory so I just wrote something in. It's a bit silly how fast Soldiers can kill a lot of things.

Send me a message ingame and I'll send a supergroup invite.

[Ogremindes]

Send me a message ingame and I'll send a supergroup invite.

Will the in-game mail do? I don't think I've ever seen you on.

[Penguinizer]

I'm in Europe so the timezones matter. Anyways, Kris Strife can also send invites. I've set it so that all members can invite. I'll send one next time I log on.

[Ogremindes]

Huh, there's new Gadget powers being released in the coming month. Wonder if that'll effect the Inventor archetype.

[Mando Knight]

Not likely unless they alter the other archetypes.

[Ogremindes]

OK, I'm part of the Supergroup now. I don't know if it's indicative of the general case, but I was able to add my remaining (not logged in) characters to the group myself.

[Ogremindes]

Was messing around in the Character Creator and ended up making a soldier.
Screenshot 1 (http://steamcommunity.com/id/ogremindes/screenshot/541775069519976582?tab=public)
Screenshot 2 (http://steamcommunity.com/id/ogremindes/screenshot/541775069519978611?tab=public)

[Kris Strife]

Was messing around in the Character Creator and ended up making a soldier.
Screenshot 1 (http://steamcommunity.com/id/ogremindes/screenshot/541775069519976582?tab=public)
Screenshot 2 (http://steamcommunity.com/id/ogremindes/screenshot/541775069519978611?tab=public)

Best name ever. :smallbiggrin:

[Ogremindes]

Best name ever. :smallbiggrin:

If nothing else it's descriptive. I somehow got to that design when I was trying to make a Glacier...:smallconfused:

[Ogremindes]

Ugh. God irradiates suck to fight. Just slogged through the desert crisis with Gunmonkey. Not sorry I skipped the desert altogether on Kid Contraptulator.

[Penguinizer]

I never really had trouble with them as a Soldier. Then again, I had Sub Machinegun at grade 3 as soon as possible so I was just ripping through anything that wasn't a villain with ease. The only things that have given me trouble are a few bosses in some quests.

[Ogremindes]

I never really had trouble with them as a Soldier. Then again, I had Sub Machinegun at grade 3 as soon as possible so I was just ripping through anything that wasn't a villain with ease. The only things that have given me trouble are a few bosses in some quests.

I had no trouble apart from the bosses, there's just so many and they all have ranged attacks and they spread out so you don't know who you're gonna agro... just a pain in the backside. And I swear they agro from further away than other mobs, too.

I probably need to upgrade Assault Rifle. A number of times boss fights ended with a "dammit, I was this close!". Submachinegun Burst seems to work just fine at level 1 so far. Energy has been a problem. I understand it gets better at level 22 with Killer Instinct, but the lack of energy from blocking is sorely felt right now.

[Mando Knight]

Hey, Imposters members, about the SG vault:

We don't need to keep random drop junk in there, unless it's one of the Vibora Bay costume drops or other rare items. I'd like to clear it out and reserve it for things like crafting components: I'd rather donate my Arms and Science travel device components to an SG member than just sell them. In addition, there's two tabs that I can't seem to access... are those for Gold members or officers only or something?

[Penguinizer]

The two tabs are currently unaccessable because I honestly have no idea how to let people access them. I'm not really all that good at this thing am I. :smallredface:

Anyways, the random junk was there so people with the relevant crafting skill could research it. Most of the people moved on to other games so it just kinda stuck there. Feel free to clear it out.

[Kris Strife]

The two tabs are currently unaccessable because I honestly have no idea how to let people access them. I'm not really all that good at this thing am I. :smallredface:

Anyways, the random junk was there so people with the relevant crafting skill could research it. Most of the people moved on to other games so it just kinda stuck there. Feel free to clear it out.

I'm putting the stuff there for that, and so that if someone makes a new character, they can get some decent gear faster. :smallsmile:

Leave the higher level stuff in there, some of it will be useful for Pyroblade once he can equip it.

[Ogremindes]

Also, never go to Lemuria. No matter what quest sends you there, don't.

Y'know what? Water levels do still suck.

[Khosan]

Y'know what? Water levels do still suck.

Pretty much. The crisis is obnoxious and that's half of what turned me off. The other half were the first...half dozen or so missions where I was sent to scour half the map for mobs and random drops.

[Ogremindes]

Pretty much. The crisis is obnoxious and that's half of what turned me off. The other half were the first...half dozen or so missions where I was sent to scour half the map for mobs and random drops.

At least you don't have to stand back and watch NPCs fight in the crisis... Repairing the sub was a pain in the backside, as after waiting a while for the instance to start I ended up solo anyway. I think you're meant to have at least 3 people doing that.

Moving and fighting in the water is such a pain. Even with long range and minions it's annoying. Never going to try it with melee. I guess I need one more level to open up more Monster Island quests. I hope so 'cause I'm nearly there (I've been doing quests 3 levels above me with Kid Contraptulator since finishing Westside).

As an aside, using a 360 controller for Champions works pretty good. Really big help on my soldier because she kinda needs to be able to move and shoot at the same time, which is really awkward on default controls.

[Penguinizer]

Where is this monster island anyways?

[Ogremindes]

Where is this monster island anyways?

Accessible from the Super Jet from level 27, as the crisis mission is level 30.

[Science Officer]

Nobody (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/6509939/view)@Unnamed_Protagonist
Sangfroid
(http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7066302/view)@Unnamed_Protagonist
is that the right format?
as you can see, rather low level. Don't play very much.

Nobody is named after (but in no way resembles) my favourite western character. Sangfroid was just for pun.


Edit: Definitely with the underscore. UnnamedProtagonist was my first try.

[Ogremindes]

is that the right format?

Not quite (it's charname@accountname, you have it the other way 'round), but near enough.

Oh, and do you have the underscore? I think I might have seen you in the game, but with your name in camel case (UnnamedProtagonist), rather than with the underscore.

[Ogremindes]

I wonder if anyone can guess what character I had in mind when I, aha, dreamt up this costume:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541776230296204683/78EE1C3B4C277CAD147E0BA54CA56F551223F4C1/

[Spartacus]

Well in my mind it brings to mind the band KISS.

[Ogremindes]

Well in my mind it brings to mind the band KISS.

Not quite. A comic book character.

[Arbane]

I wonder if anyone can guess what character I had in mind when I, aha, dreamt up this costume:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541776230296204683/78EE1C3B4C277CAD147E0BA54CA56F551223F4C1/

Morpheus from _The Sandman_?

[Ogremindes]

Morpheus from _The Sandman_?

Bingo! :smallsmile:

[Penguinizer]

I've been putting a lot of random crafting ingredients into the group vault. If you need some low-level crafting parts there should be some.

Also, what are the random power conversion things you can get at 200 or so crafting skill? And what are Research Notes used for?

Those are the things currently confusing me.

[Mando Knight]

Research Notes are stockpiled. Then you use them with Research Supplies to craft an item that grants you an Insight/Epiphany/Profundity.

[Ogremindes]

Also, what are the random power conversion things you can get at 200 or so crafting skill?

Not sure what things you're talking about here. The Power Replace items?

[Penguinizer]

Those weird things yes. I'm a bit tired and forgot what they were called.

[Ogremindes]

I wasn't sure, as there are component conversions, too.

There's a good number of power replace items. The ones with reams of special cases don't work, to my knowledge. Some power replace items are used in the same way as powers (that's why the primary equip slots have keyboard shortcuts like powers). The rest enhance existing powers, usually only ones from a particular power set. I'm not sure if they're worth using.

[Mando Knight]

Power Replace items are rarely worth using. Even the purple-grade ones give weaker static bonuses than other Primary items of the same level, so you have to go by the active benefit: does adding Flaming Burst to your TK powers boost your offense by enough that you can use an item that only gives you 10 or 20 to your Super Stat instead of 30 or 40 (or more)? Do you find yourself needing that Health-On-Kill benefit frequently?

[Ogremindes]

If anyone wants to play Champions and team up I'm around for the next few hours.

[Ogremindes]

If anyone hadn't noticed, there's a sale on now.

[Sith_Happens]

Looks like I'm pretty much done with Westside now. There's one escort mission I didn't finish, Your Friend in the Force, as the escortee tends to draw agro.

I remember that mission. The trick is to stay fifty feet in front of him and kill all the enemies before he gets to their spawns.

I played all through last summer and got a DEX/INT Fighting Claws character (freeform; this was pre-Free For All) to around level 27 before college started and I dropped the game due to time constraints. It was a shame too, they had just given out a new round of free retcons and I was going to switch to DEX/EGO TK-Blades, which was closer to my original character concept. I don't see myself coming back to the game now with SW:TOR coming around the corner, but word is that it's really picked up in activity.

[Ogremindes]

Something of interest in the upcoming patch:


Blast off with these Jet Pack costume pieces! Grab your free travel power at the Powerhouse...


Jet Pack (New!): Strap in and hold on! Equip the Jet Pack of your choice and take to the skies. Note: If you do not have a Jet Pack equipped, this power will behave like Jet Boots flight, with different FX and animations.

[Mando Knight]

FREE Jetpack?!

YES! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpgy21r_dRE)

Also: It'd be nice if Vault permissions were given to at least some of the other members. Pretty sure most of us (myself as a definite example) can't use anything there except the first tab.

[Ogremindes]

I'm slightly irked in that I had already bought Jet Boots and now there's a free slightly different Jet Boots.

[Penguinizer]

I added more random crafting gear to the supergroup store as well as 50G. It's not like I really need the money for anything anyways. I have yet to find anyone selling anything useful. I can't even get new recipes because I'm not even getting any insights from my research. :smallannoyed:

[Ogremindes]

Also: It'd be nice if Vault permissions were given to at least some of the other members. Pretty sure most of us (myself as a definite example) can't use anything there except the first tab.

Quoted for emphasis.

[Penguinizer]

Oh, umm :smallredface:

I think I forgot to give those to people.

I think I'll go fix that now.

I think it would be best if I gave control to someone who knew what they were doing. Any takers?

[Ogremindes]

Oh, umm :smallredface:

I think I forgot to give those to people.

I think I'll go fix that now.

I think it would be best if I gave control to someone who knew what they were doing. Any takers?

I wouldn't know what I'm doing but I could figure it easily enough. So yeah, I'll do it. Kid Contraptulator's my main, so that'd be the one to give it to.

[Geno9999]

Now that I've found this thread...

My character is Alphaknight (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7218783/view)@ClassicControl. In case you were wondering, I was trying to go for a knock-off Gundam look. I couldn't find a cardboard box (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cardboard-box-gundam#.TlfOE10X9Rc) though, but I tried to make the best of what I had.

[Mando Knight]

I think you can make multiple officer positions. As the first L40 in the Group, I'd like to nominate Dragonna (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/3989117/view) as some kind of senior officer.

Also, I rebooted my main, Mando Knight (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7372337/view), and built a Savage, Wolfhound (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7121848/view). (Though some of you have met her already. And guessed where (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RoadRovers) I got her civvie name.)

[Penguinizer]

The main reason for the lack of officer positions is that it means I don't really have to mess around with promotions and the like. I'll probably let everyone edit the group vault just like I'm letting everyone send out invites and the like.

I'll see if I can get around to that. Deus Ex is swallowing up my gaming time.:smallbiggrin:

[Mando Knight]

The main reason for the lack of officer positions is that it means I don't really have to mess around with promotions and the like. I'll probably let everyone edit the group vault just like I'm letting everyone send out invites and the like.

Well, the point of having multiple officers is that if one guy goes AWOL, there's still someone with officer-y powers.

Also, new character. Sky Sentinel (http://www.champions-online.com/character_profiles/7490549/view), a Soldier with inspirations from several Sci-Fi series.

[Ogremindes]

Just did the Vibora Bay crisis. Thought it was pretty cool, but I dislike the fact that your hero has to be an idiot starting it. I mean, Am I really just gonna hand powerful artefacts to a strange mage without talking to Witchcraft?

[Penguinizer]

I added officers. They're like normal members except they can also kick people and mess around with some group settings (short of renaming it and whatnot.)

Officers should be able to promote people to officer so you should be able to handle things now.

Anyways, the ranks are a bit messed up because I didn't really think we need 8. Therefore there are now two ranks of Officer. Rank 7 (Officer #2) is the intended one.

[Ogremindes]

Apparently Overall Officery People don't have vault permissions.

[Penguinizer]

I may or may not have messed up again. Too many checkboxes I say.

EDIT: I found out the problem. I forgot that had to be set in the bank itself, not the supergroup tag.

[Ogremindes]

So, this looks interesting:

You're invited to come celebrate two years of Champions Online! Put on your party best and slip on those dancing shoes because this year you'll get to groove to the awesome tunes of DJ Madbot and Sapphire in concert!
When?

Anniversary Event starts Thursday, September 1 at 10 AM (PDT) and ends Monday, September 5 at 11:59 PM (PDT).
Sapphire takes the stage in Ren Center every hour and DJ Madbot keeps things movin' all day and all night long!

Where?

Renaissance Center in Millennium City is party central!
Bosses in all major zones want to celebrate, too! Defeat them for a chance to receive Anniversary Presents.

Who?

The whole Champions Online: Free For All community! Bring your friends or stop on by to celebrate with your whole Supergroup entourage!
Look for Anniversary Party Hosts around Ren Center to get some swanky Party Favors, Unlocks, Missions and more!

What?

Anniversary Celebration Party Favors:

Gift Boxes, Party Bombs, Boosters, and more!
New to Year 2: Noise Visualizer Device! Was that a "Bam" or more like a "Pow?"

Anniversary Costume Unlocks:

DJ Madbot accessories - siren and headphones!
All that glitters... more sparkly shiny things for you! New Glitter Heroic Wear costume pieces.

New 2-Year Anniversary Perks and more!


Don't miss out - come join the Anniversary Celebration fun!

[Ogremindes]

I added more random crafting gear to the supergroup store as well as 50G. It's not like I really need the money for anything anyways. I have yet to find anyone selling anything useful. I can't even get new recipes because I'm not even getting any insights from my research. :smallannoyed:

I've hit 400 Science on Kid Contraptulator now. Having to rely of Great Epiphanies for new recipes kinda sucks, as it takes a ton of stuff to get up to level 5 research now. Crafted gear never seemed very good, so I'm going for the costume unlocks.

Speaking of which, the costume unlock tab in the SG vault was full last I checked. I'm gonna clear out any duplicates on Wednesday next week (about a week after the event ends), so if you haven't been on enough to get the anniversary gear you should check it out before then.

[Ogremindes]

Just got Kid Contraptulator to level 40. Orbital Cannon is freakin' awesome, first time this character has ever been able to one-shot henchmen.