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To get a '''character bit''' on DCA MU*, log in as a guest and talk to any one of our staffers.  If you're not sure which characters are free, '''[[:Category:Available|this]]''' may be a good place to start.
 
To get a '''character bit''' on DCA MU*, log in as a guest and talk to any one of our staffers.  If you're not sure which characters are free, '''[[:Category:Available|this]]''' may be a good place to start.
 
==Tiers==
 
==Tiers==
DC Animated MU* uses a Tier system to divide highly popular heroes and villains from less well known and infrequently used characters. This system breaks down as follows:
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DC Animated MU* uses a simple system to divide highly popular heroes and villains from less well known and infrequently used characters. This system breaks down as follows:
 
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'''[[:Category:Tier 1|Tier 1]]''': A city's principle guardian, and their archvillain, along with iconic DC staples.  Examples of Tier 1 characters include Batman and the Joker, Superman and Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman, and the Flash.
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'''[[:Category:Tier 1|Headliner]]''': A city's principle guardian and their archvillain, along with iconic DC staples.  Examples of Headline characters include Batman and the Joker, Superman and Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman, and the Flash.  Staff reserves the right to append this list. Please also note Headline chars will by definition have the most alt-crossover, often with entire rogues galleries or organizations of their own.
 
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'''[[:Category:Tier 2|Tier 2]]''': Prominent, popular villains and capes. Always skilled and/or powerful, these are iconic heroes in their own right, and little truly separates them from the most popular Tier 1 characters. Many prominent heroes and villains fall into this category. Examples of Tier 2 characters include Nightwing, Robin, Zatanna, Harley Quinn, Aquaman, Bane, Metallo, and Mr. Freeze.
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'''[[:Category:Tier 4|Support]]''': Support characters without a major career in either the hero or villain roles will fall into this category. They may also be exceptional in any number of ways, but their main purpose in life is something other than wearing tights and doing good and evil. Examples of Support tier characters include Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Linda Park, or Vicki Vale.  These characters do not count towards alt quotas.
'''[[:Category:Tier 3|Tier 3]]''': Less well known and less exposed heroes and villains, these characters may be exceptional in their own right, but will typically be more minor characters than the Tiers above them, at least outside their own circles.  Examples of Tier 3 characters include Hourman, Wildcat, Secret, Deadshot, Talia al Ghul. OCs will almost universally be considered Tier 3.
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'''[[:Category:Tier 4|Tier 4]]''': Support characters without a major career in either the hero or villain roles will fall into the Tier 4 category. They may also be exceptional in any number of ways, but their main purpose in life is something other than wearing tights and doing good and evil. Examples of Tier 4 characters include Alfred, Jim Gordon, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Linda Park, or Vicki Vale.
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==Alts==
 
==Alts==
Players may have up to four superhero or supervillain alts. Of these, no more than one may be Tier 1, and at least one of the first three must be a Tier 3 or 4 character. This will allow the application for a fourth 'bonus' slot.
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Players may have up to four superhero or supervillain alts. Of these, no more than one may be a Headline character.
 
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Characters which should, thematically, interact a great deal cannot be alts for the same person.  In general staff will be lenient about this, but in no case will the same player have, for instance: Batman and Robin, Aquaman and Black Manta, Hal Jordan and Sinestro, etc.
 
Characters which should, thematically, interact a great deal cannot be alts for the same person.  In general staff will be lenient about this, but in no case will the same player have, for instance: Batman and Robin, Aquaman and Black Manta, Hal Jordan and Sinestro, etc.
 
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There is no numeric limit to Tier 4 support characters, but players are encouraged to be sensible about both alt interaction and RP availability. Waitlist and idletime concerns (see below) will be amplified when directed towards players with more than three alts.
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There is no numeric limit to support characters, but players are encouraged to be sensible about both alt interaction and RP availability. Waitlist and idletime concerns (see below) will be amplified when directed towards players with more than three alts.
  
 
==Feature Characters==
 
==Feature Characters==
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|5th Dimension Characters    ||  Alternate Universe Characters    ||  Amazo  
 
|5th Dimension Characters    ||  Alternate Universe Characters    ||  Amazo  
 
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|Non-Sentient Animals            ||          Brainiac || Chronos    
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|Non-Sentient Animals            ||          Brainiac || Chemo    
 
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|Despero   ||  Doomsday || The Endless
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|Chronos   ||  Despero || Doomsday
 
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|Future Characters*     || Dial H For Hero  || Hippolyta  
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|Dr. Psycho     || The Endless || Future Characters*  
 
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|Johnny Thunder ||        The Monitor and Anti-Monitor     ||  Morgaine le Fey          
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|Dial H For Hero ||        Hippolyta     ||  Johnny Thunder          
 
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|Nekron         || Some New Gods**         || Olympians/Titans***
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|The Monitor and Anti-Monitor         || Morgaine le Fey         || Nekron
 
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|Parallax    ||  The Phantom Stranger   || Ray Thompson              
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|Some New Gods**  ||  Olympians/Titans***   || Parallax              
 
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|The Spectre     ||  Swamp Thing       || Starro      
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|The Phantom Stranger     ||  Ray Thompson       || The Spectre      
 
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|Waverider     ||  
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|Starro      ||  Swamp Thing      || Waverider     ||  
 
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(*)  - Future Characters not banned: Booster Gold, Impulse, Goldstar, Sungirl, Rip Hunter, others TBD.<br>
 
(*)  - Future Characters not banned: Booster Gold, Impulse, Goldstar, Sungirl, Rip Hunter, others TBD.<br>

Latest revision as of 22:17, 14 February 2012