Shot Through The Heart!

You've seen my main character Technoblade who has a Dual Blades power set. Well, I noticed how many different weapons the archery power set can craft so I decided to make an archer named Cupid.


As a ranged power set, I'm REALLY loving archery. My super stats are based on Dexterity and Ego so I can get great critical strikes. I also build up Constitution so I don't die too fast. And, as usual I take Regeneration or else I'd die quickly.


Unlike Dual Blades, which does quick damage, Archery does CHUNKS of damage in one shot. Sometimes I can one-shot the bad guys. One thing that also help is Mini Mines from the Munitions power set. I shoot my AoE sonic arrow, which stuns them, then I run over and launch Mini Mines which basically blows them up. I've gotten to level 27 with this technique and it doesn't look like I'm going to stop doing that in the near future.

This is my Nemesis: Psyche. In Greek mythology, Cupid was man, Psyche was a woman and they were lovers. In Champions Online, Cupid is a woman, Psyche is a man and they are enemies. I tried to make him look like a Greek god. His power, of course, is telepathy. His minions are animals who use Psi Blades.

In my next post, I'll show you some bows I either received as rewards or crafted on my own.

Vote For New Areas!

Cryptic has post a new poll about what new areas in Champions Online do you want? Well, I haven't even explored all the areas in the game now, but it's nice to see that they are already planning new areas.

You can vote here.

The choices are:

• Modern Urban (super-crime in modern-day cities)
• Dark Urban (gritty street crime in run-down cities)
• Exotic Wilderness (mountain-top monasteries, hidden valleys)
• Mysterious Locations (Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge)
• Other Dimensions (the Astral Plane, Faerie, the Netherworld)
• Alternate Earth (alternate reality, alternate history)
• Outer Space (Moon, Mars, Alien Worlds)
• Historical Time Travel (ancient Egypt, Dark Ages)
• Future Time Travel (high-tech future, post-apocalypse)

I chose Alternate Earth as I think that would be the most interesting. Historical also would be nice.

The choice that is leading right now is Outer Space. I would have chosen that if I already didn't have my fill of the Gadroon.

I definitely don't want a new area that mirrors a place in World Of Warcraft. I already played that game.

Meet... Technophobia!

Okay, so I finally got pictures of my main character's nemesis, Technophobia. He and his minions dress up like cowboys and their power is super strength.

Technophobia wants society to revert back to a simpler time, like the Old West when his ancestors first came to America. He is so anti-technology he doesn't even use a gun. He created a serum that gives himself and his minions superhuman strength.


Technoblade is not so one-sided when it comes to technology. His super soldier suit is what gives him his power and the technology keeps him alive. However, he is very skilled in the swordfighting and uses mostly his blades to do battle against Technophobia.

I think the Nemesis customization is one of the best features of Champions Online. It's cool to have an overarching story of one particular bad guy that you have to fight often. Gives the whole experience more of a comic book feel. Champions Online is definitely the best comic book-themed game I have ever played. City Of Heroes/Villains felt like an MMO with heroes/villains in it but didn't have a comic feel.

Nemesis + More Weapons

On Sunday, I reached level 25 for the first time with Technoblade! And I created my first nemesis. His name is Technophobia and he and his minions have super strength. I was so enthralled about my first nemesis mission I forgot to take pictures! Oh well, next time... My nemesis basically looks like a cowboy.

Anyway, I did take pictures of some new weapons:

I used these toxic blades for quite some time. I love the look of them and the toxic damage is very good.

I was able to make this pair of level 26 frost blades. Same blades as the toxic blades, but does frost damage instead.

This is my current favorite: electrified pick axes. They look like they hurt! Has an interesting sound to them too.

Crafting Fun Part 2: Single Blade

I noticed that the Single Blade power set has just as many weapon drops and mission rewards as Dual Blades. So, I had to make a Single Blade character.

I made a samurai called Saburo with the color scheme of Hakaida. He's only level 13 but he already has a couple of really cool swords. This first one-handed sword imbued with blue electricity. I love the shape of the blade and the hilt.

This second one is an electro blade but this time with a fiery yellow color. The hilt is very Highlander-like. Nice classic blade that's a refreshing change from the normal samurai swords.

I hope to see an ax in the future. Or maybe even a mace or a club.

Next up: Munitions Weapons

Crafting Fun: Dual Blades

One of the things I have learned recently to do is in-game crafting. Now, certain power sets lend themselves to more crafting than others.

Luckily, my main character has mostly powers from Dual Blades. I now have about 7-8 weapons that I either created myself or got through a mission and/or drop.

The first Dual Blades weapon is made was this frost blade. I looks cool because of its frostiness and looks even cooler when I'm twirling the swords around. From what I remember, though, it's not that powerful.

Then I got these vibro blades. They look as if the blades are electrified. Cool, but in a different way. From what I remember, this did decent damage.

Now we're talking. These flaming maces could do some really awesome damage at the level my character was at the time. It was also a totally different look. Everything up until now had a long, slender blade. I like the look of the mace. Very end heavy.

Then, it got even better. For a very long time, these electro axes were the bomb. I liked the blue sparking effect and once in a while, these Chinese characters would pop up while fighting. Pretty neat.
At level 22, I'm using these electro scythes. Kind of looks like that giant sword used in "Raiders Of The Lost Ark." Except that I'm using TWO of them that are sparking with electricity. With high amounts of dexterity and ego, I'm loving my weapon.

Got Game!

Best Buy Fail

Normally, I'm a fan of Best Buy but today the store let me down.

I preordered Champions Online with Best Buy and I chose the in-store pickup since the nearest store is about five minutes away.

They sent me an e-mail Sunday saying that they couldn't confirm that my preordered product was in-house since the store was closed. Very odd. That e-mail was sent to me at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Yesterday, I got an e-mail saying that the game will be ready for pickup today. So far, so good.

I went there today, and guess what?... Best Buy did NOT have the game in stock yet.

I'm not really mad that it wasn't in stock. Games don't always make their Tuesday release, especially in Hawaii. My beef is that Best Buy went through the trouble to send me an e-mail "checking" if it was in stock on Sunday and then "confirming" that it would be available for pickup today.

For my trouble, I got a $25 gift card. Nice. The cost of the game just got cut in half.

I CAN still play the game and I think I have a grace period until Sept. 6 to enter the retail code.

Anyway...

I think I have a serious case of alt-itis: the sudden urge to create multiple characters in an MMO aside from your main character.

Now, you've seen Technoblade who is now at level 21. And I've also shown you Electric Co. Employee.

Here's another two I have made:

Point Blank

I made Point Blank because I was very interested in the amount of Munitions weapons there are that can be created. In fact, the guns you see her holding were self-crafted. Pretty nifty, eh? Munitions is a FUN ranged power set and I hope to eventually max level her.

Island Warrior

I made Island Warrior as a testament to my devotion to the University of Hawaii football team. I've also been interested in the Might power set since many have said it's not very good. Sure, I want to prove them wrong.

I'll post more alts later...