Father Time Raid: Live Update

Prologue:

Is it the end of time? The first battle with Father Time almost broke Neo Utopia, but the heroes were able to stop him. However, the damage had been done. Now, time is fracturing across the world and the fractures are growing. Soon, time will implode and all existence will be destroyed. BADGE had the tool to stop it, but they needed the right person to work it. Against their own bad feelings, they invited Father Time back to help mend the problem. Like the story of the scorpion and the fox, Father Time couldn't help but attempt a second incursion now that he has the clock back. Can the heroes stop him before time is utterly stopped? This situation feels very familiar... Wait, is this the second incursion or the third? Wait no, this is the fourth time this has happened now..."

They say that history repeats itself. No it is time that repeats - it moves in circles. And here we are again: another threat to end all of time once and for all?

As the year draws to an end - and a weird eventful year it has been - the Heroes, Villains and Renegades of the multiverse band together to stop Father Time in an event dubbed "Father Times Most Bodacious New Year".

The good news: with over 52 hours to go, the raid has already succeeded: Father Time has been defeated by 14%. The victory is ongoing, and it is likely he will be defeated several times over, which is good as he might try to turn back the clock so to speak and restart trying to stop time... Or something like that...

The raid effort is led by the Renegade Avenger, from the apparently unretired retired undefeated division 1 champion league Chaos Theory. He hit 2,888 times dealing over 67 million damage: that is a whopping raid damage of more than half the entire raid HP, more than 55% in fact.

Behind him is the Hero Shinobi, with 1,108 hits and almost 16 million damage, which is very impressive in itself, but less than a quarter of the damage done by Avenger.

Here is a list of the top hitters in the raid:



Congratulations to all who are participating and especially the top hitters. What a way to welcome the new year!

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ATLAS CRISIS LIVE UPDATE

Greetings heroes!

Today we bring you a live update of the Atlas crisis that is happening. Once again, we are being bombarded with solar flares, bringing harmful emissions of intense electromagnetic radiation from the sun.

As you may have noticed, supercharged auroras have been sighted as far down as tropical and even equatorial regions, a phenomenon never witnessed before!

We're calling all heroes to band together to shield our Earth from these deleterious flares by using your defense powers to protect us.

So far, just over 3 million solar flares have been shielded, but our task is only just beginning. We have about 21 hours and we expect as many as 12.2 million solar flares to hit us, so there is a lot more shielding required.

We're grateful to the following heroes for their efforts so far. Here are the top 8 heroes who are protecting us as of the time of this report:



Kudos to our heroes and keep up the good work! There is a lot more yet to be done.

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SAVING THE WORLD FROM CRIME: ONE CITIZEN AT A TIME

Good morning heroes!

This is bɿiɘW ɘʜT from The Daily Quack with a live update of the battle against crime that is plaguing the city streets of Heroes Rising.

With less than 23 hours to go, 8,403 citizens have been saved from crime (as of time of writing). So far, a total of 90 heroes have joined in this heroic mission, with the top 5 heroes saving 2,664 citizens or almost a third of all citizens saved so far.

These top 5 heroes are:



Of course, with so many hours to go, we expect the numbers to change significantly, with more heroes joining in the crusade, and hopefully all citizens who need saving will be saved.

In the meantime, keep up the good work heroes and look forward to reaping the rewards of your concerted effort to clean up these city streets of ours!

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League War August '24: The (Mini) Postgame

League War August '24: The (Mini) Postgame

True story. I was awoken by some loud banging on the front door. When I peeked out the window I was startled by the sight of a bunch of strong-looking folks wearing Nuclear Danger symbols on their jackets.

Wondering what the devil WMD's junior team wanted today - they already had their way with my crew and me earlier in the tournament, I opened the door.

I was then met by a loud and angry chorus of "Pretty much locks, Huh?"

Clearly I hadn't yet had any coffee because I was still wondering why Frank, Skull fella and Artemesia were wearing unusual jackets.

Then it hit me.

No, not literally, although I imagine I'd struggle to fend off all of the Commission's sluggers if it came to blows.

All this to say, I clearly misjudged how Division 6 was going to shake out and Commission proved themselves a determined and dogged force, blitzing through their opponents to claim the division title.

The good news, especially where my personal well-being was concerned, is that there were no other leagues banging on my door trying to have words. The health insurance from KHRO is nullified by my status within my league and affiliation with BADGE, anyway.

Back to the tournament recap. One could say it turned out as WMDers at the top, SOBers at the bottom and everyone else is a meaty filling. WMD Outlaws, as guessed, went all out to reclaim D2 by snuffing out Colony. D4 saw WMD affiliate Angels of Sorcery claim the title, being pushed to an extent by Lords & Ladies.

Division 3 saw Poison have to make a late recovery led by PR Princess and Crossroads, to clinch a second division crown for that franchise. Oftentimes, the most satisfying wins are those you have to fight hard for, and I'm sure Poison enjoyed being on the top side of that nailbiter.

Elsewhere, 5 Fingers, Pain, Bomb Squad, and Suffering held serve as overwhelming favorites to win their respective division titles. There were no upsets or otherwise unexpected results in the middle divisions except for the one mentioned above. Expect Infected to retool and come strong next time out, however.

Bomb Squad 2 and 9 Planets continued their strong runs with expected titles, and Nest of Vipers clinched the first of the SOB family's two division titles in D12. There was an upset in D13 where Agents of Skyside finished ahead of Los Jefes, while D14 saw Ivalice Alliance achieve their second championship title.

Never Miss, Songs of Summer, and Gulf Attack took titles in D15, 16 and 17 respectively, capping the "Who are those guys" divisions.

And to wrap things up, it was easy as pie for the Team Cobra outfit as they outmaneuvered the power micro teams in D18.

The next LW tournament is scheduled for October (another Halloween theme, perhaps?) but before then, the first Skirmish event is slated to take place - and it could very well serve as the first stage in a potential revamp of team rankings for future LW tournament events. All we can say is, stay tuned.

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League War August '24: The Preamble

Another season of the crown jewel in HR PVP play is upon us, and it's the first one since the Multiverse collapse. Congrats to the players who struck gold in Multiverse play - we understand it was an epic time for anyone with the Infected or Bomb Squad labels, so condolences in advance to their opposition as they face an even more hyper-powered set of characters than before.

The announcement of enhanced NPC leagues and the potential 3x league opponents for superior leagues immediately led to speculation - since proved correct - that WMD's senior squad would be placed in such a division. The after effect of such was of course, Super Freaks now going to D2 and potentially a shakeup of division groups down the line. As it is, D2 has all-regular leagues, with WMD's junior-but-probably-second-strongest overall squad looking for revenge against Colony 51's top team.

The Poison league got the unexpected chance to match up against another 3 NPC leagues in D3, giving them a real shot at a second league title in recent times.

The next few divisions are expected to be pretty straightforward for the expected champs - Angels of Sorcery, 5 Fingers, Infected, Pain, Bomb Squad, and Suffering are pretty much locks. Commission are probably the biggest threat to break things up.

D10 ought to be Bomb Squad 2's for the taking but Raiders have made some moves in recent times and could pose a real threat. Meanwhile 9PO - recently revealed as a WMD set of power minis - is probably too strong for its competition in D11.

SOB's Nest of Vipers will certainly claim another title in D12 with Free City posing a possible obstacle, while in D13 Los Jefes are primed to reclaim a championship title. D14 could be competitive between Ivalice and One Love Crew, but D15 is certainly a tossup.

D16 features some pop-culture referenced teams without any title pedigree to speak of, and similar can be said of D17.

Finally, the bottom division sees Team Cobra heavy favourites over the power minis of Sins and Tiny Trouble.

Good luck to all teams as they chase titles or valuable Treasury points in their quest to gain strength for the battles ahead.

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Fan-Fiction Contest: My Multiverse - Late to the party

Vol Kana (ID: 11074 aka AJ Slade) Multiverse Prime

Prolog:
I have an older sister (really my first cousin). It’s up to “Dark Mourning” to tell you that story.

As a child I spend before and after school with my Nana and Pop Pop. One day Pop Pop said "Let's build something. You got any ideas?". I replied "A volcano." When it was time to make the volcano to erupt, I mixed red paint with the baking soda and vinegar to make red lava.

Later I became a volcanologist. I traveled world-wide to study volcanos. My team and I were at Kilauea when we became trapped by a lava flow caused by Firebrand. The latent power of the Morphons and the high levels of adrenaline gave me the power to dispatch Firebrand and to save my team. I adopted the name “Vol Kana”.

My red hair assuredly confirms my quick to anger nature. Some say that age has NOT mellowed me at all. My reply “That’s good!”

Into the Rift:
Recently "Dark Mouning" hounded me to visit a parallel world. I went looking for the rift but couldn’t find it. Then one day doing laundry, a swirling vortex appeared in my washer. It sucked me in and dumped me out in my other self’s world.

Alpha “Vol Kana” and I have a lot in common (I’m calling her Alpha). Mainly, we read our father’s Silver Age Marvel comics as pre-teens and had a heavy crush on Johnny Storm. We obtained our powers the same way. While she didn’t have an older sister, but does have a close relationship with her cousin “Four Ever”.

Since I was late to the party, Alpha and I had a lot of catching up to do. Since this would be a short-term assignment, we set many goals knowing that some would not be attained. Gathering Hatoraide and More-Fun Bars were high on our list. We set our sights on making the 15,000-fight goal to collect those MPs. We would buy only Elemental gear. Extra powers were scrounged from every Fight Club and special KOTM events that we entered. Doing Missions, Patrols, and the Atlas events were vital to garner additional rewards. Harvesting Crystals should be a daily ritual. “BOR-RING!” remarks Alpha.

“Dark Mouring” and “Four Ever” shared some of their mistakes which Alpha and I avoided. We joined the Multiverse Freaks League which took the Silver Medal in the League War.

I had things to do back in Prime, like the Olympics. Alpha kept things going in her world. Her Atlas stats astounded me with 6 Golds, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze.

It was time to prepare for the Boss Raid and the concurrent Explosion Days weekend. We purposely conserved our resources during the last Atlas event. We bought extra fights and energy in the BADGE Shop. We also bought some XP boosts as we wanted to level up quickly to get the most Multiverse Points possible. Our goal was 175.

Prior to the Saturday 11 am start time of the Raid, we used our limit of fights and Stimpacks to get the most out of our level-up effort. Just prior to 11 am, the XP and energy boosts were engaged. As we leveled up, we applied the skill points to energy. Progress was slow toward our points goal.

“Four Ever” deliberated with us and it was decided that Sunday morning we would respec our skills and put everything into energy. With the extra MPs from leveling up we would spend 5 MPs to refill energy as needed. We replenished any boosts from the Shop. When the Raid ended on Monday, we did 780,576 damage on 2443 hits.

With our points just shy of 250, and there was plenty of time to continue to level up. Using the same strategy as the Boss Raid, we started doing raids. We began applying our skill points to attack, defense, movement, and life. By Tuesday morning, we were exhausted, with most of our consumables used up, we had 287 points. The 13 points to 300 looked tempting but I had this story to write.

I had a good time with Alpha, and she allowed me to take back some nice goodies. Maybe we’ll meet again.

The combat and gear effects should come to Prime. The Flash Sales were a little annoying at first, but I found if I kept some cash, crystals and MPs in reserve, it was useful to do some ad-hoc buying and powering up.

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Fan-Fiction Contest: My Multiverse - Cracked Mirror

by Dark Mourning aka Kyra Slade (ID: 10894)  Multiverse Prime

Prolog:
I was an orphan by the age seven. My father was killed in a war and my mother overdosed on drugs. I lived with my maternal grandparents until my grandmother passed. Shortly afterwards I was adopted by my father’s brother and his wife. They invited my maternal grandfather to live with us. While AJ (aka “Vol Kana”) and I were raised as sisters, she is really my first cousin.

My first supernatural encounter occurred when I was nine. Shortly after my maternal grandfather passing, I walked down the hall to my bedroom and through his ghost. He was cold as ice. I helped him to transition to the other side.

As a member of B.A.D.G.E, I became known as “4 Ever” based on my forever DNA aberration research.

Eighteen months ago, I felt a temporal shift which triggered visions and the manifestation of another entity. These events changed my appearance, turning my blonde curls to black and my skin to a whiter shade of pale. I still consider myself as “4 Ever” but there is a place where they call me “Dark Mourning”. Whether “Dark Mourning” is a past reflection, future incarnation, or from a different reality, I do not know. I adopted the name “Dark Mourning”.

Three months ago, I had a dream of another “Four Ever”. She is like my “4 Ever” but also so much different.

Across the Multiverse: I step into the rift that takes me to “Four Ever” and her world.

“Four Ever” was waiting for me. She tells me she had a recent dream that explained my background. After we complete our conversation, she gives me a hug. Her supernatural origins echo mine with her maternal grandfather’s ghost. Also, with her work at BADGE with the DNA research.

The most significant change in Alpha was that “Four Ever” was not on orphan. After meeting her parents, the despair welled up inside me. Something dark remains deep inside, and I cannot reconcile my feelings. I truly became “Dark Mourning”. I wonder if the events of 18 months ago foreshadowed my despair.

It’s not that I resent “Four Ever”, she has the life I would have liked to have had. I recall something my childhood therapist told “You are greater than the sum of your experiences. No one else has had these experiences in the same order and at the same point in time in their life that you have had. That makes you unique. And never let one single event define you “. I realize if I had her life, I would be her, and not me. And I am very comfortable with me.

My mind was muddled and my assistance to “Four Ever” was filled with errors. The most significant was assigning our early BADGE points to monthly MPs Perk. In hindsight, increasing the Consumer Perk would have provided daily boosts with fights and energy. Another thing was that I was hung up about was the Movement Skill. It took a few days to fully understand the new combat changes where Attack and Defense are now more meaningful. There were also some changes to the Equipment Effects.

I heartily support that the new combat system and effects changes make it to the Prime Multiverse.

We hooked up with many of my friends from Prime to create the Multiverse Freaks League. We took the Silver Medal in the League War.

For MP powers, we sold any dropped MP Laser Eyes and kept everything. Any MP powers with a Level 1 primary score of at least 150 was trained to Level 5. Most Crystal and Bux powers were leveled-up as well. I relied heavily on Crystals in order to conserve and build my cash balance. "Four Ever" was not keen on harvesting Crystals.

“Four Ever” and I made the mistake of not conserving our energy consumables during the last Atlas. They would have been helpful during the Boss Raid and Explosion weekend.

Heading into the last weekend events, my goal was to collect 200 Multiverse points. My last mistake was not having the foresight to stockpile various consumables from the BADGE Shop earlier. It would have made things easier. Better late than never.

Late Saturday, “Four Ever” suggested “Let’s respec our skills all to energy.”

“There’s no return from that move, once they move, they're there forever. Pun intended.” I replied with a smile.

She talked to Alpha “Vol Kana” and both would respec skills on Sunday morning.

When the dust settled on Monday and the goal exceeded, “Four Ever” wanted to see how far we could go. We continued shopping at BADGE and plugged away at raids.

In the end, my foibles did not impact “Four Ever” too seriously. She became a strong and viable Supernatural superhero. If I ever get back to Alpha, I would like to get to know her parents better. I probably should bring that up at my next therapy session.

I’m happy with the results. I got to play in ways that I never imagined and had oodles of fun doing so. I am not telling what I brought back from Alpha.

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Sentinel Op-Ed: The State of the Realm

From "Magmaform"

Its been a stable last few weeks in the realm with the main threats being of the natural disaster variety. BADGE had been well prepared for such and under the guidance of Agent Craig, have neutralized every incident, preventing them from being calamities. Sources within BADGE expect the frequency of these dangers to remain steady at best, but for the civilian population to remain calm.

While conditions for the populace remain stable, the concern within BADGE and its affiliates remains high, due to Director Nova not being available for the past few months. The acting Director appears to keep his cards close to his chest with regard to action plans but with Shadow Krampus sightings now confined to distinct areas in the vicinity of Ka'an Dorado, the main concern is determining how to neutralize Lady Echidna, believed responsible for no fewer than 250 combined deaths in the US, Ka'an Dorado and Sweden alone.

We believe Lady Echidna is not done trying to summon or harness beings of massive power as her goals seem to be nothing less than global domination.

On a local front, it has been heartening to read the stories of individuals coming through the ranks. Many of the Letters to the Editor are full of praise and encouragement for these heroes of varying age and experience..

A few, notably the beloved Krystal Fae and the up and coming Madame Marvelous, are seemingly out of spotlight of late. We trust that they are continuing their journeys with care, and in the case of the former, the child to be born remains in a healthy situation.

May the heroes of the realm remain steadfast and may they help usher in a peaceful future for us all.

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MONTHLY FAN-FICTION AND EDITORIAL BONUS

HAPPY APRIL 2023!

March 2023 was a quacky month with the Fan-Fiction Contest and Sentinel editorials. We had a few quality submissions and all have been rewarded. CONGRATULATIONS!

As it was with last month, ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THE SENTINEL PAGE that have been published will be assessed and given bonus rewards based on merit as follows:

PLATINUM: 7 Strange Fiction cards (only reserved for EXCEPTIONAL submissions)

GOLD: 5 Strange Fiction cards

SILVER: 3 to 4 Strange Fiction cards

BRONZE: 1 to 2 Strange Fiction cards

These rewards go out after the end of each month and are IN ADDITION to the usual Sentinel rewards from Daniel Andrade for published entries.

Here are the categories/prompts:

Category One:
REVIEWS/COMMENTARIES of ad hoc and regular events, including fan-fiction role play, etc.

Category Two:
GAME GUIDES, GEAR TALK, and other editorials about game mechanics.

Category OPEN:
What is your origin story? How did you end up in the Heroes Rising universe? (And any other Fan-Fiction.)



Just post your submissions to the Sentinel page as usual for Categories One and Two. To enter the OPEN CATEGORY post your entries to the Fan-Fiction forum with the following in the title: "FAN-FICTION CONTEST" and the title of your entry. Please also add a link to your entry in the Sentinel page so that we can monitor all entries.



Yours Quackily,
SQ

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The Sentinel News: YOUR source for Heroes Rising Content

The Sentinel News has been an important feature for many players in their growth as a hero. It has provided useful information in articles bearing constructive advice for character builds, gear options, and strategies for game play. The world of Heroes Rising is available to explore through the lore shared by staff author Daniel Peyton and fan-fiction written by various contributors. Events have been highlighted, opinions put forth, and hero origins revealed in nearly three years of publishing.

Many people have done reporting for this fine institution. Krystal Fae is well known for her Heroes Highlights series.. Fumo Hanzo has shared multiple useful "Fumo Talks", sharing advice on everything from character advancement to gear reviews. And don't forget the 'spook'-tacular Halloween League War breakdowns by Scary Harry and Pookie. the seminal SAS Sports team coverage, or Crossroad's reports and journal entries. The Visionary, Joan of Arc, and ST Michael have added fan-fiction origin stories most recently to the mix. There have been many different voices bringing Heroes Rising events to life for readers.

When you hit the "News" tab on the side of your top taskbar, you will be taken to the archive of the Sentinel, These City Streets, where all the previous articles that show up on the main page are cataloged for you to access. 

Discover the evolution of the game from the first League War to the earliest RAID when you wander through the posts available by year and month. A new feature allows you to view the Heroes Handbook based on tags for content, such as certain topics, authors, and theme.

With Justin Towe as the new 'Big Cheese' for the Heroes Rising Game, Chih Min Chan(Strange Quark in-lore and in-game) continues in his role as Editor-in-Chief for the Sentinel News, and with the assistance of Daniel Andrade, promote, share, and reward the efforts of contributors and staff who do try to help bring the stories of Heroes Rising to all players. 

That is likely one of the best qualities of the Sentinel News. It is there for the players. There to share information about the game, but also to give all players the opportunity to share stories about their characters, comment meaningfully to other players on their game experiences, and craft elements of the Heroes Rising world itself, while at the same time offering opportunities to earn Morphon Points for game play.

PAY SCHEDULE FOR REPORTERS:
A - Forum Fiction post, or short or unused news article = 2x Reality Writer, 2x10 = 20 MP sellback
B - Any news article featured in blog (no limit) = 4x Reality Writer, 4x10 = 40 MP sellback
C - First news article featured in blog per week = 6x Stop the Presses, 30x6 = 180 MP sellback
D - First news article featured in blog per month = 1x Behind the Scenes +
10x Reality Writer, 1x120 + 10x10 = 220 MP sellback 

So, for example:

First per month = D+C+B+A = 220+180+40+20 = 460 MP
Once per week for rest of month = C+B+A = 180+40+20 = 240 MP/week
Short notes might not count as a full article, but can at least earn a Reality Writer card.

This payment schedule does not include the additional rewards for Fan-Fiction and Editorial Rewards, which Chih posts at the beginning of each new month. For example, for the month of December:

At the end of each month, ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THE SENTINEL PAGE that have been published will be assessed and given bonus rewards based on merit as follows: 

PLATINUM: 6 to 7 Strange Fiction cards (only reserved for EXCEPTIONAL submissions)
GOLD: 4 to 5 Strange Fiction cards
SILVER: 3 to 4 Strange Fiction cards
BRONZE: 1 to 2 Strange Fiction cards

These rewards go out after the end of each month and are IN ADDITION to the usual Sentinel rewards from Daniel Andrade for published entries.

Being it is the holiday season, there are ample opportunities to explore some additional topics in Heroes Rising for readers to enjoy. 

• Does something special happen to your hero for the holidays? 
• How does your hero bring in the New Year?
• Best Heroes Rising memories.
• anything else you can imagine...

The calendar shows at least four exciting events taking place during the month. Reports on those could be shared. And if you are a new player, stop by the Sentinel Facebook page and introduce yourself. We can help introduce you around, as we all know how important friends are.

The Sentinel News serves an important purpose and welcomes contributions from all sources. Those who bring you the stories greatly appreciate you, the audience of readers, and hope to continue to bring quality content, an occasional laughs, and useful hints. If you would like to participate, jump in. You are among friends.

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