Overview
created during
Issue 5,
City of Heroes, 2005-08-31
- Name:
- Bronze Bow / @cohRock
- What:
- level 25 natural hero on the Pinnacle server
- Archetype:
- defender: trick arrow / archery
- Created:
- ~ September 2005
- Super Group:
- Deadly Dudes since 2009-01-26
- Original SG:
- ?
- Battle Cry:
- bow woe!
hits since 2012-12-25
last modified 2013-01-27
Commentary
His name was inspired by pulp novels, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. So going into the character creator, I knew his name, archetype, and character sets. Of course, I also needed to make him "bronzy". His final look was a result of trying different costume parts and keeping what looked good.
I'm pretty sure he had been in another SG for quite a while before switching to the Deadly Dudes. It would be atypical of me to have a character go for over three years without being in one. Unfortunately, I cannot remember what it was.
All I can really remember from playing him was that he was not a very good soloist. As a matter of principle, I always had my foe count set to at least *2 (foes spawn for at least a team of 2), and with bosses present even when soloing. Trick Arrow is completely dedicated to foe debuff; it includes no powers to heal or otherwise buff yourself or teammates. (This made it the opposite of Empathy, which had no debuffs at all, being wholly focused on team buffs.) I knew that going in, but still it was hard to stay alive with a boss on your a**. He might have been a debuffed boss, but it takes defenders a long time to take a boss down. With no heals, shields, or way to speed endurance recovery, it was tough. Attrition is a b*tch, especially if you are the one being attritted.
Teamed, though, he could contribute a lot.