I'd respecced Cyberman 8 just as I19 Alpha Strike came out. And it was a sort of "on the fly" respec. I did it mainly just to get the inherent Fitness Pool and to see if I could cram any new stuff in. I had the idea that I wanted to try out Laser Eyes and Energy Torrent from the Body Mastery Pool. Just because I wanted to have fun with those. (and because in the original source material, 8-Man does have Laser Beam eyes as one of his many weapons.) And it WAS a fun build. I lost nothing in terms of the Defense percentages I already had, and I gained some new powers to fool around with. (and I may still redo it as an alternate build)

But after hearing Ran-san talk on-channel about Namoru's defense numbers, I had to do a double-take. Over 55% on ALL defenses? How was he doing that? He wanted feedback on the build. And I (and Dark Seraph) started pestering him about actually posting it. Because I couldn't do commentary just based on what he was saying. It sounded awesome. And I wanted to see if there was anything I could steal any lessons I could apply to C8. (>.> ...

A liberal becoming president in this universe and causing the economy to collapse.

Before anyone goes to yelling just switch out the liberal for whatever group you think is causing the economic downturn in our world.

I just saw a article about the death of one of the Fantastic Four and it had me thinking about what super villian would or could kill one member of the FF, when I remembered the real reason one of the Fantastic Four has to die.

ARTICLE

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http://www.foxnews.com/en...l-comics-kill-fantastic/

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I remember reading a article a few months back about about the Fantastic Four franchise and comic book sales in general slowing during the current economic down turn.

The last economic downturn ended up with Superman being "killed" and the extreme political motivated exaggeration against bush's policies during his final term in office could be the reason Captain America was killed.

Yes the greatest threat to superheros in both the Marvil and DC multiverses is the political and economic state of Earth in our universe.

I can think of dozens of self insert ideas using the above statements can you?

To get you started I'll use two words "REVENGE WARS".

hmelton

I just found out... Don "Captain Beefheart" Van Vliet passed away last Friday.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

They're making an anime of Fate/Zero, the prequel to Fate/Stay Night.  For those of you who might not know, its the story of the Fourth Holy Grail War, following Shirou's adopted father, Kiritsugu Emiya.  Here's the ANN piece about it: link.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

(Topic title stolen from CBC Radio)

A theater group in Chicago just finished a run of A Christmas Carol... in "the original Klingon". Here's an overview.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

This evening, I intended to write up an entry for the Moon Kingdom Memorial Outpost. My muse nudged my thoughts onto a slightly different path... so I now present a History of the Crystal Millennium, for consideration and comments. Since this should go onto the Crystal Millennium page in the FenWiki, Wiki markup is already in place.

Mind you, I still have to come up with something for the Outpost...

Well, I'm back from my Mids program to bring a concept that I would love some fresh eyes on. Turning Plasma Sabre's build into a defensive powerhouse. With this build rocking 30% Melee/Ranged/AoE Def, I'm quite proud of it.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.90
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Plasma Sabre: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Fiery Melee
Secondary Power Set: Fiery Aura
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Fire Sword

• (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (13) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  
• (13) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  
• (15) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (29) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (31) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
  

• (A) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (3) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  
• (3) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (5) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (5) Aegis - Resistance
  

• (A) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (15) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance
  
• (27) Touch of Death - Damage/Recharge
  
• (29) Touch of Death - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (34) Touch of Death - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Touch of Death - Chance of Damage(Negative)
  

• (A) Doctored Wounds - Heal
  
• (9) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance
  
• (46) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  
• (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  
• (9) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  
• (40) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  
• (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (42) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (42) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  

• (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (11) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
  
• (11) Steadfast Protection - Knockback Protection
  

• (A) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff
  
• (48) Rectified Reticle - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Aegis - Resistance
  
• (17) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (17) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  
• (25) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (27) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Aegis - Resistance
  
• (19) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (19) Aegis - Resistance/Recharge
  
• (21) Aegis - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (21) Aegis - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense
  
• (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  
• (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (25) Red Fortune - Endurance
  

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense
  
• (31) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  
• (31) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (33) Red Fortune - Endurance
  

• (A) Accuracy IO
  
• (50) Endurance Modification IO
  

• (A) Obliteration - Damage
  
• (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (36) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
  
• (36) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (37) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (37) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
  

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (45) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  
• (45) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  
• (45) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (46) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (50) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  

• (A) Red Fortune - Defense
  
• (33) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
  
• (33) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (34) Red Fortune - Endurance
  

• (A) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (37) Mako's Bite - Damage/Endurance
  
• (39) Mako's Bite - Damage/Recharge
  
• (39) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (39) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (40) Mako's Bite - Chance of Damage(Lethal)
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Healing IO
  
• (50) Endurance Modification IO
  

• (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (48) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
  
• (48) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
  

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  
• (43) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  
• (43) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  

• (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
  
• (43) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
  
• (46) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
  

• 23% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  
• 23% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  
• 23% DamageBuff(Fire)
  
• 23% DamageBuff(Cold)
  
• 23% DamageBuff(Energy)
  
• 23% DamageBuff(Negative)
  
• 23% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  
• 23% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  
• 10.5% Defense(Smashing)
  
• 10.5% Defense(Lethal)
  
• 17.06% Defense(Fire)
  
• 17.06% Defense(Cold)
  
• 11.13% Defense(Energy)
  
• 11.13% Defense(Negative)
  
• 3% Defense(Psionic)
  
• 15.19% Defense(Melee)
  
• 15.5% Defense(Ranged)
  
• 17.06% Defense(AoE)
  
• 18% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  
• 155.61 HP (11.62%) HitPoints
  
• Knockback (Mag -4)
  
• Knockup (Mag -4)
  
• MezResist(Held) 15.4%
  
• MezResist(Immobilize) 22%
  
• MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  
• MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
  
• 5% (0.084 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 22% (1.23 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 5.04% Resistance(Fire)
  
• 5.04% Resistance(Cold)
  
• 15% RunSpeed
  
• 7.5% XPDebtProtection
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
  
• MezResist(Held) 2.75%
  
• 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.875% Defense(Lethal), 1.875% Defense(Smashing)
  

• 5% RunSpeed
  
• 3.125% Defense(Fire,Cold), 1.563% Defense(AoE)
  
• 2.5% XPDebtProtection
  
• 3.125% Defense(AoE), 1.563% Defense(Fire), 1.563% Defense(Cold)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.75%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
  
• MezResist(Held) 2.75%
  
• 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.875% Defense(Lethal), 1.875% Defense(Smashing)
  

• MezResist(Terrorized) 2.2%
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  

• 10% (0.559 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 15.06 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• MezResist(Held) 3.3%
  
• 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.875% Defense(Energy), 1.875% Defense(Negative)
  

• 1.5% (0.025 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 3% Defense(All)
  
• Knockback Protection (Mag -4)
  

• 1.875% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.938% Defense(Melee)
  

• 5% RunSpeed
  
• 3.125% Defense(Fire,Cold), 1.563% Defense(AoE)
  
• 2.5% XPDebtProtection
  
• 3.125% Defense(AoE), 1.563% Defense(Fire), 1.563% Defense(Cold)
  

• 5% RunSpeed
  
• 3.125% Defense(Fire,Cold), 1.563% Defense(AoE)
  
• 2.5% XPDebtProtection
  
• 3.125% Defense(AoE), 1.563% Defense(Fire), 1.563% Defense(Cold)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  
• 2% DamageBuff(All)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  
• 2% DamageBuff(All)
  

• MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  
• 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.875% Defense(Lethal), 1.875% Defense(Smashing)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• MezResist(Held) 3.3%
  
• 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.875% Defense(Energy), 1.875% Defense(Negative)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  
• 2% DamageBuff(All)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 3.3%
  
• 20.08 HP (1.5%) HitPoints (Exceeded 5 Bonus Cap)
  
• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• MezResist(Held) 3.3%
  
• 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.875% Defense(Energy), 1.875% Defense(Negative)
  

• 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
  

• 12% (0.671 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 25.1 HP (1.874%) HitPoints
  

• 15.06 HP (1.125%) HitPoints
  
• 1.5% (0.025 End/sec) Recovery
  

Quote:"Hey Everyone, I just wanted to send a note out letting you know that my last day working for Paragon Studios is this Friday, December 24."

I tried reading the first book of The Dresden Files from the library and couldn't make it past the second chpater. I have heard numerous people say that the series really gets better at about the third book.
SO!
Should I just skip the first two books entirely? Will I be able to follow the plot from that point forward at all or is there critical stuff I need to know from the first two?
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Epsilon

to anyone that i E-mail via my Hotmail acount, guess what?
it got hacked... Again!
so untill i get it fixed, if a you get a E-mail that dosn't have something like "Dark seraph" in the title, it's haxed Spam from some Canadian Viagra company.