Well, here’s a bad idea …
A lot of folks have been clamoring for Supergroup bases. Why, I’m not sure, but I guess it would be a comic booky thing to do.
The assumption was that there would be some sort of Influence cost to have a base, but the latest rumor from GenCon is that it will be paid for by a new SG stat called “Prestige,” generated by …
… folks being in SG Mode. I.e., in their SuperGroup colors.
Oh, yuck.
Is there anyone out there who actually spends much time in SG mode? Most folks pay a lot of attention to what their hero looks like, and color schemes are part of that. (That some folks couldn’t design a palatable uniform for themselves to save their souls is another matter.) To change over into the color scheme (at a minimum, the symbol) of the SG is usually jarring, and rarely pleasant.
I occasionally see folks show up, briefly, in SG mode to SG events. Depending on my hero, it either is just tolerable or is just plain yucky.
I mean, think about it.
IRON MAN: Well, Cap, we figured out a way to rebuild Avengers mansion.
CAP: That’s great, Tony.
IRON MAN: Put this on.
CAP: What?
IRON MAN: It’s your new Avengers uniform. See? It’s the same design as your current one..
CAP: But I’m the symbol of America! I wear Red, White and Blue!
IRON MAN: I don’t follow.
CAP: Well, who chose Red and Yellow as the Avengers’ official colors?
IRON MAN: (Whistles innocently.)
CAP: I mean, who am I supposed to be, Captain Red China? Captain North Vietnam?
IRON MAN: Well, maybe we could change the colors, just for you …
CAP: And there’s — where’s my star? My chest star? Like the star on the American flag. There’s an “A” here now?
IRON MAN: It’s for Avengers.
CAP: I’m not wearing this!
IRON MAN: But we need the mansion! And it’s not like you don’t already wear an “A” on your damned forehead or something.
CAP: Then let me use that one, and leave the star!
IRON MAN: Sorry, Cap — team insignia only go on the chest …
Yeah. That’s realistic.
Okay, so I understand the idea — it’s an extension of the Influence idea: as the citizenry recognizes an SG, they get the prestige that allows them to buy (or solicit from the city) a SG HQ.
But in Comic Book Reality, that doesn’t come from wearing super-hero outfits or logos (esp. given the limited number of logos). The citizenry knows of the Avengers, or the Justice Leage, or, hell, the Power Company because they get interviews of heroes, and track who belongs to whom. It’s the “common knowledge” embodied in the little SG name that floats over a hero’s head.
Team uniforms kinda went out with the New Mutants.
*snort*
…and…
Huzzah!
Also…
Finally got to meet the Fencing Muse last night.
Damn funny, and very entertaining, and would love to see more of her.
Having finished reading the whole thread (and posting the above little dramatic snippet in it) …
Hmmm.
Maybe I need to edit the SG version of my costume to use the same colors as the non-SG version, so that only the logo changes. Then use it at semi-official functions, like when teaming with a new recruit.
Of course, for official functions, I should be in my coat and tie (ditto with the coloration). Though that would mean, essentially, I would always have the SG logo with that costume, rather than my own. Rrg.
Of course, I need to also remember to change into my coat before doing interviews. I only remember about half the time.
N.B. The Fantastic Four all wear the same uniform (colors, symbol). That’s pretty much the only SG in the comics I can think of that still does.
Positron says: No datamining on this until it’s actually released (no SG tracking has actually been done heretofore). I’ve actually been running PS in SG mode of late (colors all the normal costume colors, only the logo changes — which, as SG leader, is probably appropriate).
Link to Positron’s comments.
Good….Puck can go back to only wearing SG colours when she is around the Storm Knights, as opposed to whenever, to gain Prestige.