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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: | 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|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 | + | '''[[: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 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 | + | '''[[: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. |
==Alts== | ==Alts== | ||
| − | Players may have up to four superhero or supervillain alts. Of these, no more than one may | + | 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 | + | 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== | ||
