Have you ever talked about City of Heroes, or for that
matter any online game, to one of your friends or relatives (outside of the
gaming community of course) and discussed the people that you’ve met in game?
It’s usually a mixed reaction depending on how well versed they are about the
Internet and the communities they foster.
I believe that it’s difficult for some to accept, or merely
to understand, that one could develop such close relations with people they
have never met face to face. There are people, including myself, who are quite
shy once I step away from the keyboard, but the impersonal interaction that the
monitor creates gives us an opportunity to be more open with others. Yes, there
is the darker side to that impersonal nature. It’s inevitable, but for those of
us blessed in finding people within our communities, the bad rarely affects us
for too long, especially during the holidays.
And with the holidays, it brings forth many feelings for everything, some of it
good and even some of it bad. We are all different people, and with that comes
a multitude of different perspectives and different walks of life.
And that’s what makes everyone special!
The Babes of War are blessed to have so many people as part
of our family. It is that community spirit we have with our members that makes
City of Heroes much more then a game to us. It’s sharing time with friends,
looking out for one another, and making sure that ear is turned in the proper
direction for our sisters in need, even in our darker times. That is the true
of essence of family, understanding and accepting our loved ones through all
the trials and tribulations of being together online or at home.
So in this time of holiday cheer and good will, we wish our
online family the ability to grow with one another in game throughout the New
Year. For those Babes that have left us, you shall never be forgotten … And a
special thank you to our families and friends whom we love very much!
Happy Holidays to all and have a healthy and safe New Year from the Babes of
War!!!
Cry Hottie!!!
Babes 2 – Council 0
Something sinister was brewing. Something big. Something REALLY
big and it took the efforts of the Babes of War to sniff out what evil
was afoot!
At this point, it’s probably safe to assume that Citadel has the Babes
of War phone number on speed dial after all of the work they have done
for him! So with one push of the button, duty rang once more and Queen
Ena answered the call! (Quite literally in fact this time around!)
Forces were gathered quickly and TaskForce Platinum was born: Queen Ena, Shaded Rose,
Blondestar,
Darkhart, Magma Imp, Reptile Beauty, Uzzah and Blind Bobcat mowed down
the Council and their fearsome robotic machinery. They came out
victorious, as if there were any doubt, and put Vandal behind bars once
more.
However, with his last words sent a shiver down Queen Ena’s spine. “You
haven’t won! This is only the beginning Babes of War! The Council
hasn’t lost yet! Soon Paragon City will be crushed under hundred of
pounds of steel! INCLUDING YOU!!!” Which then Vandal proceeded to laugh
uncontrollably until the Paragon Police department shoved him into a
paddy wagon to shut him up.
His words weighed heavily on Queen Ena’s mind. She turned around and
studied the Council Base that they were in. It hadn’t been completely
shut down yet so the power was still on, allowing for a pleasant
background hum. The rest of her teammates looked on curiously,
wondering what their next move was. It was Darkhart that eventually
cleared her throat to break the silence, wondering what they should do.
Queen Ena looked at all of them with determination. “We’re going to
tear this place apart and find out what they’re planning! If we’re
lucky they haven’t destroyed all their files yet. Let’s move!”
The team tore into the facility, breaking into crates, hacking into the
computers and tirelessly going through Vandal’s files. Reptile Beauty
had found parts that were usually made for Mech Men. The only problem
was that they were five times the size of the normal robots! Uzzah was
the one that hit the jackpot and called everyone over to see what she
had discovered into the Council Database. Everyone quickly gathered around the viewscreen and blanched!
What they saw was a giant Mech Man being assembled at a secret base on
Striga Island. By the looks of it, if they didn’t put a stop to this
plot the robot would be active in three days!
Quickly the Babes returned to base to figure out their next move.
Striga Island was not all together huge, but an underground facility
could take days of searching. They didn’t have the luxury of time.
During the meeting Moonglimmer quickly stood up as something dawned on
her!
Ernesto Hess! He was a contact she met on Striga and wasn’t enamored
with how their operations were running. Perhaps he would be the key to
unlocking the whereabouts of the MegaMech!
It was the only place to start to give them enough time and Queen Ena assembled her team
for
the second time to face against the Council! She brought along, Miss
Firefight, Uzzah, Miko Lin, Darkhart, Blondestar, Moonglimmer, Kick’n
Kayla, D’orcha, Libbyator, Ms. Mysteria, and Handy Ma’am.
Thankfully Moonglimmer’s hunch proved fruitful! Hess was willing to
work with Queen Ena and her team to take down the monstrous menace. The
aberrant soldier helped provide enough intelligence so that the Babes
could track down Archon Burkholder, the diabolical mastermind behind
the construction of the MegaMech!
Before Burkholder’s creation was able to power up and be
unleashed upon Paragon City, the Babes broke into their secret base!
They fought hordes of Council, trying to bide the Archon time! Their
efforts were in vain. The Babes defeated everything that Burkholder
threw at them. Eventually they fought their way into the MegaMech’s
staging ground, climbing the steel ramps, capturing Council Scientists
to slow the launch further! 'Finally Archon Burkholder was forced to
personally intervene. He was powerful, possessing far greater strength
then even Vandal, but sheer numbers took him down and saved Paragon
City from facing the wrath of the Megamech!
Cavern of Transcendence
The Hollows; a place teaming with magic and danger. It was
created through shear stupidity on the Trolls part. All they wanted to
do was blow out an area to expand their Superdyne infested fingers.
Instead, they caved in more the half of the city. The Trolls looked on
it as fortune and wanted to rule the area. Several other gangs thought
similarly, but the Circle of Thorns had a more malevolent plan!
Silent Imp had heard that the Trolls kidnapped Lt. Wincott’s boy, Sam.
Determined to rescue the Officer’s son, Silent Imp went back to the
Babes of War base to find help and readily found it!
Dr. Ellement, Fifi Fujita, Lil NinjaGirl, Uzzah, Blondestar, Tsukikage,
Freedom Fries along with Silent Imp, tracked down Sam, who was being
held by the Troll leader Atta! After defeating their leader, they found
out that the Circle of Thorns took the boy away! They were going to use
Sam to locate the Cavern of Transcendence and take over the mystical
portals buried underneath the Hollows.
The situation was dire and the trail had grown cold. Thankfully,
the mystic Talshak was able to divine the location of the Cavern and
point the heroes in the proper direction! After an epic battle with the
Circle of Thorns, our hottie heroines destroyed the eight obelisks and
became masters of the portal!
Just remember, whether it be gigantic robots, crazed Supa Trolls, or
mystics trying to rule the world, the Babes of War will always snuff
out baddies, look badass doing so and always save the day!
Kronos Titan
So how do you take care of a giant robot that has gone on a
rampaging, homicidal, killing spree in Founders’ Falls? You pound on
its giant metal feet until it submits!
The deep cover operatives known as Malta had unleashed their secret
weapon! This was still no ordinary robot but a larger rendition of
their might Zeus Class Titans! This enormous monstrosity was actually
was controlled from the inside by a pilot. A more fearsome opponent
then diabolical MegaMech!
Rest assured that the Babes of War and Freedom Reborn stopped the giant
Mech before it move out of Hutchinson Park. Unfortunately a lot of
damage was sustained in the park, much to the disapproval of the nearby
Devouring Earth, but the Babes and Reborners quickly put an end to
their grumbling prattle by beating them into submission too. The last
thing the poor park needed was the beginnings of another Eden!
Double Experience Weekend Dinging 50 Madness!
We like to thank the Developers for giving us double experience
weekend. Several of our Babes used the opportunity to level their
character to 50 for the very first time as heroes or villains, some
even for the second time!
Becoming a Hero of the City is not an easy feat. Time necessary to play
can sometimes discourage people for reaching that peak, or more often
then not when it comes to a Babe of War, they take time out of their
busy 50 schedule to helps their family when called upon.
For Dielectra and Princess Tetsu their wait was finally over! The Babes
of War wish to congratulate these two members in reaching the pinnacle
of herodom for the first time! Remember, Squid is not for eating
anymore!
Two other beloved members have reached the stardom of 50 once again.
Moonglimmer and Blondestar, how ever did you reach 50 with so many Void
Hunters and purposeful faceplants?
But then something disturbing was read in the Rogue Island
Times! It seems that a couple of Widowmakers had achieved good standing
with Lord Recluse himself and became Made! Miss Outa Control was the
first ever member of the Babes of War to reach level 50 on the villain
side. The scary part is, she did it BEFORE double experience weekend!
An amazing accomplishment! This Cheerleader is more badge hunting and
leveling crazy then High Beam herself! And if you know Beamers, then
you realize just how insane Miss Outa Control is! (A name that fits
perfectly!) Congratulations on your epic feat Miss N. Control!
The height of villainy wasn’t going to rest upon Miss Outa
Control’s shoulders. Oh no! Soon her fellow Widowmaker, Raven Sinister,
joined her! She was the first stalker to hit 50 for the villainous
group. An impressive achievement as well! Grandville is a difficult
zone to maneuver inside and it takes a lot of patience, or luckily
flight, to fight the obstacles inside. Of course, Raven Sinister had
the best of disguises to fool all of the Arachnos Henchmen… She posed
as Ghost Widow herself! Freely taking her form, Raven Sinister even
fooled Lord Recluse himself. An epic battle was waged between him and
the Widowmakers but even in villainy, the Babes are victorious.
Defeating Lord Recluse was enough to push Raven Sinister over the top
to threat level 50!
Congratulations again! May all of your evil villainous ways continue to
prosper in the Rogue Isles! And congratulations to all of our new 50’s!
New Babe Inducted!
Handy Ma’am has returned to the Babes of War after an initial
hiatus. After waiting patiently within the Hopefuls, she is now a full
fledged member again! Thank you for coming back Handy!!!
Cry Hottie!!!