Avenger’s Tower: Official PRO-REG HQ

Roll call of Pro-Reg Heroes

Iron24:Iron Man: Iron for Life
Captain Spidey: Spider Man:With great power comes great responsibility
FinlandMan: Nightcrawler: True Believer
Thanos: Death becomes me
Speedy:Green Goblin: Once you go Green, there is no going in between
The_Man: Angel: Just because I’m an Angel doesn’t mean I’ll show mercy
VenomDark: the void: If the Sentry couldn’t stop me what can.
Jadryx: Colossus: I vill krush you, da
Hawkmoondirge: The Hood: I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse. If he does, I’ll kill him
Brian: Union Jack:The sun never sets on Jack
TraitorArmor: Daredevil: The man without fear
SybioticLeader: Apocalypse: I was the beginning and I am the END!
Shadowcat: Shadowcat: Nothing Phases me
Bloodspider: Spider-Man:You just got owned by your friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man
Merc with a Mouth: Too many Deadpools: This is Deadpool. The Mercenary? I prefer “Well-Compensated Establishment Provocateur.”
Talent: Iron Man: I’m not a soldier, I’m an army.
DeadpoolRoxCraig1998: Green Goblin: Itsy bitsy Spider-Man go SPLAT!
Fastlane: Paladin: I’ll take a coke and a smile--five grand a day plus expenses.
GreenGirl: Storm: It’s easy being green.
SuperHiepsi: Captain America: Those who want to know, know, those who want to believe, believe.
Smtrautman: Iron Man: I’m the dude that’s playing the dude disguised as another dude.
omega gama: Sub-Mariner: It is better to be honest than nice.
Shadow Edge: Deadpool: Ugh, which hand do I salute with
Hammy: Carnage: You can call me butter because I am on a roll.
Symbol: Wolverine: Revenge is my thirst and I’m thirsty.
Darthsith28: Spider Man: I’m just your friendly neighborhood Spider Man.
Archie: Spider Man: There’s no place like home!
Coalesce: Namor: Get out of my Ocean!
Rockstar: Gambit: Pick a card.
Videogamer96: Scarlet Spider: Yeah I can do that.
1 Cool Guy: Iceman: Keep it cool.
Griff: Iron Man: By the way I’m invinsible.
MercifulThorn: Toxin: Bigger, badder and bolder than anyone ever before.
MrSongHawk Marvel: Psylocke: Registration means discipline.
I Akua I: Nova: He who knows when to fight and when not to will surely earn victory.
Thor226: Wolverine: What I do isn’t very nice bub.
Doogieee: Iceman: Stay Cool
hopkirk: Apocalypse: The weak must die, all antis are weak.
Inferno Angel: Carnage: Get ready to fly.
commanderdoom91: Dr. Doom: Behold, gentlemen, the power of Doom.
Makydsdaddy: Spider Man: With great power, comes deals with devil...Wait, what?
CaptainUseless: Wolverine: I’m most useless at what I do.
Darkvenom136: Carnage: Stop, drop and roll, cause I’m on fire.

We have moved into spacious Stark Towers and any pro-reg supporter that would like to join us is more than welcome. If you want your name on our roll call of heroes all you need to do is post here and pledge your support to the pro-reg cause, give us the name of your favorite hero, a slogan and post it in the colors you would like. Then your good old Iron-Guru will update the roster.

Below are some FAQ’s that will help you better understand registration and counter anti-reg arguments.

1. Why do we need superhero registration?

After Stamford where over 600 people were killed, most of them elementary school children, it became patently obvious that something had to change. The fact that a group of young superheroes were partially to blame for this tragedy because they didn’t pay attention to their surroundings and fought Nitro right next to an elementary school showing a careless disregard for human life and a level or irresponsibility that was criminal all while filming a reality TV show is a perfect example of why we need registration. When you add that in with the Hulk’s rampage in Las Vegas and the countless battles that have been fought in our city streets causing civilian injury and billions of dollars in property damage enough is enough. It is time for superheroes to be held accountable for their actions to be held accountable to the laws of this country and if through intentional criminal activity or negligence they cause the loss of life or property damage they will be tried in a court of law just like any other citizen.

2. Registration is better than vigilantism:

While some heroes have shown great responsibility over the years, many others have not. Young heroes are cropping up all the time and in light of recent events, it makes sense to create a fifty state initiative to train superheroes and have them assigned to cities and work in conjunction with local law enforcement. Keep in mind that Registering does not imply mandatory government service. That way when a super-villain appears in any city a superhero task force that is well trained can move in and deal with them and local law enforcement can provide back up and crowd control. From a street level perspective superheroes can help fight street crime again in conjunction with local law enforcement. That increased communication and cooperation will only help to lower street crime significantly as well as safeguard civilians’ lives and property. After all webbing them up at the scene of the crime generally just means that the criminals are back on the street again in fairly short order as any lawyer could create enough reasonable doubt to get the criminal off, whereas if the superhero is working in tandem with the police conviction rates would go up.

3. Anti-reg says heroes civil liberties will be abused by registration:

While we respect civil liberties there has to be a balance between personal freedoms and accountability to the laws of the United States of America. However the registration act does not violate any of the heroes civil liberties because in our constitution nowhere does it state that wearing a mask and being a vigilante is a right and in fact being a vigilante is against the law in most states and is a federal crime as well, so heroes still have all the same civil liberties that every other citizen of America does. Because superheroes have vast powers and in fact some of them are so powerful that they could completely level a city, we feel that it is not unreasonable to know who these people are so that if they break the laws or through acts of negligence cause loss of life, injury or damage to private and public property that we can then hold them accountable for their actions. After all both the police department and fire department personnel do not have the luxury of secret identities.

4. Would their secret identities be on the public record:

No, their identities would be kept in a super secure database being created by Tony Stark and Reed Richards. The database would only be accessed if a superhero violated the law so they could be tracked down, arrested and then held for trial. Remeber that their identities were never compromised nor have they been so this anti-reg argument is baseless.

5. Anti-reg says that this would compromise their identities and the heroes families would be at risk:

The Identity of a hero is at risk every time they put on a mask and fight a super-villain. If they are beaten all the villain has to do is unmask them, take a picture and put it on the web and ala no more secret identity. That would actually be easier than trying to break into a high security government facility and try to hack a system designed by Tony Stark and Reed Richards. So this argument is specious at best.

6. What about the potential for the government to use superheroes against other countries to advance America’s interests:

Superheroes are to be used to stop super-villains and for disaster relief. The registration act is not designed to turn superheroes into soldiers of the United States government. While heroes were certainly used in enforcing registratiion none were ever forced against their will to act as soldiers in other countries for the U.S. government.

Captain Spidey - 26 July 2009 12:22 PM

How to Play: Pro Reg Edition!

Though this game is a skill based game there is a major luck component,

How to minimize the luck component and let skill prevail!
A.  Choose a good team! (This varies for everyone, ask for opinions on Avengers Tower
B.  Use a smart strategy that fits your team strengths (example: if your team strength is Distance, STAY BACK and pick off the opponent one at a time!)
C.  Try to understand the Turn Queue, mostly it works based off of character speed, amount of health (low health = faster), and amount of energy (high energy = faster)
If you follow these tips, the major luck component comes down to starting character position, nothing you can do about that one!


Team Strategies
1. Do NOT join an open battle in a territory we’ve cleared already, there is no reason to fight there, go elsewhere where we are not in control and make them come to us!
2. NEVER LEAVE A GAME- Even if game freezes DON’T LEAVE THE GAME, it may take up to 10 minutes and then it will reset giving both parties a loss, but if the opponent leaves first, it will give you the Win and the territory!

3. Stop in and visit Avenger’s Tower on a regular basis!  Follow our team strategy which changes weekly and is different from day to day. 
4. If you are still in a learning phase of the game, play in blue areas that are out of reach (we’re down by at least 8 battles, you will typically find these spots in the area of the board directly to the left of the starting position)
5. When you become confident with your abilities feel free to play on closely contested territory (always blue) to try to win them back!

Good Pro Reg Habits:
-Always try to recruit new reds in the chatroom.
-be friendly while playing, no point in being unnecessarily nasty.  Try to start a game with a “hello, good luck” and always end it with “Good Game,” win or lose!
-Check in on Avengers Tower more often (every few battles) this game can change quickly on us and we may have to change strategy

DO NOT
Refresh your browser in a game, it will exit you out and give you a Did Not Finish (DNF)
Ever ask your opponent to lose on purpose, it can get you banned
Cheat, in any way, if you think it might be cheating, it probably is
Spam/Troll the forums or CWO messenger


Random Useful Tips
New players are more successful if they leave the weak/low health people on the bench (Human Torch, Spider-Man, Invisible Woman, etc.)
Be wary of special moves, Daredevil’s Shield can block all special attacks, Thing’s Pulverize can do up to 100 damage on multiple characters, Captain America’s Hand to Hand (+) can do upwards of 100 damage to a single character from a great distance, Storm’s Whirlwind can do solid damage to a whole team, use them wisely and be mindful of them as well. These change battles easily as much as fusions.

Many Thanks to:
Talent
Jadryx

Captain Spidey - 26 July 2009 12:22 PM

Single Game Strategy

Selecting a Team:
Selecting a team is by far the most important thing you can do to give yourself a good shot at victory, so choose wisely!  Remember that each Character has 2 possible powers to bring into the battle, these can be selected at the character select screen.  The correct one to use is usually pretty obvious, but if you have a question on which would be best, please ask at Avengers Tower!

Great Beginner Characters: Iron Man, Storm, Venom, Thing, Hulk, Juggernaut

Opening
In the opening, most people sit back and charge, which is not a bad strategy at all, but be mindful of your team, and your opponents team.  For example, if your Storm is within range of attacking their Storm, then their Storm can attack you too.  A good rule of thumb to consider is that since our Storm can be killed with unblocked attacks from Cap and Storm, make sure she is out of range of them to begin with, in other words, pull her back and set her up!

The purpose of the opening is to gain control of the board, the more areas that you can attack (and potentially fuse on) the better, try to “draw a line in the sand” and if they cross it, then attack!

Analyze your opponents team, set up target priorities (example:  I know that Cap is their most dangerous individual, so he is priority #1, if he comes into range, I’ll team up and take him down)

Focus your attacks on single characters, always try to team up on a individual.  Always take the hit that will kill your opponents character over the hit that will only damage another of their characters! It removes a fuser and opens up a spot to attack in the Queue!

Mid-Game

The purpose of the midgame (when the battle actually starts) is to gain (or regain) an advantage over your opponent and set up a fairly easy endgame. This can be accomplished by killing their key characters (especially Captain America and Storm) and maintaining a good position away from their tanks. The midgame ends when one side has the distinct advantage or when only a few characters remain.

EndGame
Begin your battle with the end in mind! by the time you reach this part of the battle one of two things will happen, an easy win based off of a solid opening and midgame, or a tough battle where it is a coin toss.
In example: your opponents Thing cannot defeat your Venom, Storm, or Iron Man on his own, so if it has to come down to one of their characters surviving and one of their characters surviving, make sure you have the advantage in the endgame!

Inactive Members Area:

Madrox79: Sabertooth: Do you even know how to kill me?
TheDarkKnight33: Gambit: The question isn’t what are we going to do, the question is what aren’t we going to do.
Kingsrs: Baron Zemo: Moonstones are my life.
Rick Jones: A-Bomb: I crush Red Hulk!
The Element: Human Torch: Am I hot or is it just me? Nope I’m hot!
Mr_Hate: Hulk: Hulk smah puny Anti-men!
LiamBennett74: Gambit: After all dis time ah still manage to impress myself.
Macnoheira: Hulk: Hulk Smash
The Merc with Half a Mouth: Zombie Deadpool: Just a head, but just as deadly and don’t forget incredibly handsome. 
Adirous: Punisher: What I do isn’t for vengeance it’s about punishment.
averagedude: Chimera: Luck had nothing to do with it
CorbinBlack: Juggernaut: Don’t you know who I am bit*h!
imabeastmofo:Iron Patriot: Its H.A.M.M.E.R. time.
Juicebeast: Mr. Fantastic: Yeah, I invented that.
DeadJunk: Green Goblin: It’s Hammer time!
MercWithaTowel: Deadpool Thor: I’m the guy who talks like Jesus! Vile Nave!
Rowsdower: Modok: Getting beaten down by me is the ri[size=3][color=red]thegod98: Spider Man: I’m baaaaak.
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Even though I disagree, I wish you the best

Thank You Brian. You have been very civil whenever we have posted back and forth and I appreciate that and the good wishes.

Happy - 04 August 2009 04:31 PM

The SHRA offers real, absolute benefits. The Anti-Reg crowd objects to it on the principle that it could be abused, basically suggesting that real benefits should be ignored on account of theoretical detriments.

Generally they feel that submitting to the Act and registering could lead to the leaking of their identities. This of course ignores the fact that, traditionally, superheroes have always had trouble keeping their identities secret even without the Act. Let’s face it, there isn’t a villain in Spider-man’s rogues gallery that hasn’t at some point figured out who is behind that mask and the same can be said for almost every hero, the genie has just been consistently put back in the bottle afterwards. This shows us a few things, firstly that an identity leak isn’t the end of the world, secondly that it is NOT irreversible, and lastly that heroes don’t need the Act to compromise their identities, as they’ve been doing a fine job of that on their own for decades. Also, this ignores that literally the finest minds in the world are working with the Act and securing this data. This means that, looking at it logically no one trying to get at it will have the skill or ability of those protecting it, so the database should be completely impregnable. If you want to play pessimist and take the “worst case scenario” then history has shown us that a hero’s identity WILL be revealed regardless, making the argument against a database moot and even trying to keep an identity secret a pointless and self-defeating endeavour.

The other prime argument against the Act is that the government will be the ones deciding “who the villains are.” This, obviously, is a straw man. Super villains always have been, and always will be, those with extraordinary abilities who break the law. Since the government makes the laws that means that even prior to the Act they were always the ones who ultimately decided who was a villain through breaking them. This argument against the Act also assumes that the ability to decide who is “wrong” should reside not with a government duly elected by society but with anonymous individuals who are simply powerful enough to enforce their will. This spells the end of democracy where the future of a country is not decided by it’s people, but the persons who are most capable of forcing their wills on others.

The last two reasons that the Act is often criticized are also the most ballyhooed, but as well the most flawed. The suggestion is that the Superhuman Registration Act violates civil rights. It targets certain individuals because they are different, which is patently untrue.

Anyone with a dangerous weapon is expected to register it, whether that weapon was asked for or perhaps inherited from a family member or given as a gift. Power necessitates responsible action, even when that power is not asked for. Whether you’ve inherited a gun from your uncle or the mutant ability to generate fire from your parents, registration is required because of it. That is the definition of equality, expecting the gun owner to register and the superhuman not to is, in fact, treating superhumans differently. It is discrimination. The Act brings equality here. Asking someone to register the dangerous weapons or abilities they’ve come into possession of does not violate their civil rights. Regardless of their nature, source or whether they were sought out or received by accident, no one has the right to possess and conceal dangerous weapons without the proper authority being given. Registering gives these people that authority and makes sure they have the knowledge and skill to use those weapons to ensure their own protection and the protection of those around them.

The other, equally flawed, argument is that the Act is said to violate a person’s civil rights by restricting their ability to, well, dispense their own brand of justice without the legal authority to do so. Do I even need to point out the flaw here? There is a reason we have trained police, military and SWAT teams as opposed to lynch mobs and masked vigilantes, and there is a reason those mobs and masked men are branded criminals. There is no guarantee they are properly trained, they are accountable to no one but themselves, they are difficult to police due to their anonymity, they often possess questionable guidance and organization… they are dangerous. There is a reason that since the early days of the Wild West that “mob justice” has ceased to be an acceptable method of law enforcement, and it is by no means unreasonable to expect the superhuman community to stop being stuck in the 1800s when everyone else has moved on to the 21st century. Superhumans acting above the law, as they have been, is simply unacceptable. We would not allow gun toting men in ski masks to mete out their own brand of justice, they do not have that right, so it’s hard to argue that we should allow laser beam toting men in spandex to do so, as they should not possess those rights either. By the letter of law the actions of superheroes before now were, in fact, criminal. Generally benign, even benevolent, but still criminal. The laws were just not enforced, and their actions were ignored. The Act does not make what they do a crime, it always was despite it being glossed over, the Act simply gives superheroes a way to do what they’ve always done legally.

The Act just makes sense, it has many real, substantive advantages and every argument standing against it either relies on imaginative “maybes” and “coulds” or is a straw man created by the superhuman community in an attempt to retain the status quo by claiming rights they’ve never had, and authority they were never given.

I will definitely add his name but he hasn’t been posting on our thread or any of the threads I go to so I thought he was gone. What thread did you see him on? If he wants to be added to our declaration I am more than happy to do it. He just needs to post here and say that is what he wants and I will take this opportunity to apologize if he felt left out, that was not my intent as I just hadn’t heard from him in a while.

My fellow pro-reg brethern there are reviews on the new Wolverine movie over on Rotten Tomatoes.com. So far there are five all positive. However the movie that is getting phenomenal reviews is Star Trek, thirteen reviews and they are all glowing. It is going to be a great May for movies.

I am going to Wolverine this Friday in the early afternoon and I will give you my spoiler free review. I think I will rate it on the claw scale, one to six, get it? One for horrible, Six for amazing, however I am sure it will fall somewhere in between.

It is time for me to head to bed, but it has been a good day. We are off to a new start on our new thread. Thanks for all your help in getting it going.

Keep the faith, GO PRO-REG!

iron24 - 27 April 2009 09:58 PM

I will definitely add his name but he hasn’t been posting on our thread or any of the threads I go to so I thought he was gone. What thread did you see him on? If he wants to be added to our declaration I am more than happy to do it. He just needs to post here and say that is what he wants and I will take this opportunity to apologize if he felt left out, that was not my intent as I just hadn’t heard from him in a while.

This was in old Pro-Reg thread:

Speedy - 27 April 2009 02:37 PM

Wow, I must have been out of it, eh? Already have the FAQ finished without me I see. That’s fine. I would love to put down my signature, Iron. Get me a pen, or a knife.

You must have missed it?

Guys, I just posted my final reply on our old thread and I would really appreciate it if you all could check it out at some point for old times sake

I don’t feel right reposting it over here, it just belongs over there and that’s where it should stay lol but please check it out as it sums up my feelings on the old and new threads. Thanks.

Btw, thanks for the tip on rotten tomatoes Iron. I’m so happy to see those reviews, although I knew Jackman was going to bring it. I love that guy, he’s a great actor. I loved his work in The Fountain, The Prestige and of course his take on Wolverine (even though it doesn’t ring quite as true as Downey’s Stark imo). My main fear though is still present however and that’s what they do to Deadpool’s character. I’ve heard some baaaad things…

Can’t wait until Friday though

I like the look of the new HQ

Good job all. This is something we can all be proud of.

Not around too much at the mo (spending quality time with the gf for her birthday). Going to go see Wolverine tomorrow

Anyway, good job again guys.

Awesome the fabluous five have posted on the new thread. Nova I will check out the old thread for your final message and probably have a tissue handy in case I start weeping.

Thanos glad you like it and you will have to post your review as well. Is it opening simultaneously in Great Britain?

Nova326 - 28 April 2009 07:14 AM

Guys, I just posted my final reply on our old thread and I would really appreciate it if you all could check it out at some point for old times sake

I don’t feel right reposting it over here, it just belongs over there and that’s where it should stay lol but please check it out as it sums up my feelings on the old and new threads. Thanks.

Btw, thanks for the tip on rotten tomatoes Iron. I’m so happy to see those reviews, although I knew Jackman was going to bring it. I love that guy, he’s a great actor. I loved his work in The Fountain, The Prestige and of course his take on Wolverine (even though it doesn’t ring quite as true as Downey’s Stark imo). My main fear though is still present however and that’s what they do to Deadpool’s character. I’ve heard some baaaad things…

Can’t wait until Friday though

Read your post, got a little misty eyed, thanks for the nice things you said I really appreciate it. It has been really great getting to know new people on these boards and especially you guys.
So let’s post our reviews on Friday or Saturday, spoiler free and see what we all thought of X-Men and then the next week Star Trek, which is getting amazing reviews.

Heading to bed but I am off tomorrow so I should be able to post more.

Keep the faith, GO PRO-REG!

Yeah those early Wolvie reviews really got me pumped for friday.

Oh btw, something I’ve never really asked outright you guys before:
Any characters you guys are dying to have in this game that haven’t been announced?

Mine would be:

Captain Marvel
Sentry
Ares
Hercules
Cable
Multiple Man
Bullseye

I would be sooo happy if they all made it in, highly highly unlikely though lol
I know there are plenty of threads for this type of convo, but I was wondering who my fellow pro-reggers were pining for