Palatinus' OverPower Forum

Forum has been updated to the latest version.  A lot has changed in the back end. If you notice any issues, let me know.

Justa, I see you in the server, so I'm thinking you got this resolved.

I have not been actively monitoring new members for awhile.  I have cleared out all existing requests as there were hundreds of spam bots and it was too difficult to sift through them all.  If someone signs up and you are aware they are a real person, let me know.  I will try to vet new arrivals as best I can.

i tried to set it up.  it says my e-mail account has already been claimed, and it won't accept my password.

Hey!  I started a Discord server.  It's not explicitly for Overpower, but I do have an Overpower channel there.

https://discord.gg/rF2j3vnR

Since nobody else is chiming in on this one, I'll give it a try...

From what I think I understand, level 0 Power cards were intended to improve max-6 teams by providing a level 8 defense, while not providing much of a benefit for higher level characters.  That is why they are considered duplicates of level 7 & 8 Power cards.  When attacking with them, any Power card or defensive Special can block them.  (The trade-offs of using a higher level Power card or Special to defend a level 0 attack are debatable.)

For historic purposes, I have no links to the old New England OverPower group (originators of the idea), but here is the earliest link I know on the subject:
http://justabgkid.com/emporium/ae-0powercards.html

Quote from: Photonicide on December 23, 2017, 03:14:47 PM
Hello all!

I have finished the remaining cards for my max 6 team expansion! This set is meant to increase the playability of max 6 characters, as so many characters fall into this category and almost none see play! The level 0 power cards, which are the other half of this expansion can be found here on this website Level 0 Power Cards or on my website MaxSixOverpower.com I have also included a homebase for an overly high stat team and a battlesite specifically for any hero/character specials. This battlesite is meant to be played with the new rules from Power Balance and OP3 that say that battlesites can be destroyed the same way that characters can and that the hits count towards venture (1/2 the value, round down). This set is also meant to be played with level 0 Power cards counting as duplicates of level 7 and 8 Power cards but will receive double bonus from Universe cards and allow you to draw a card, discarding duplicates after playing it. Also with the rule variant that makes all Basic Universe and Universe Training cards OPDs with the addition of them drawing you a card, discarding duplicates, after using one of them.

I am curious to know what you all think about the balance of these cards as a set and if you think they are too over or under powered.

**************UPDATE*************
All of the rules for this set as well as high resolution images can be found at my website www.MaxSixOverpower.com
**************UPDATE*************

Hello Photonicide! Are you still around these parts? I had an interesting discussion with someone about your Max 6 rules today. The other guy thought that since your level 0 Power cards count as duplicates of levels 7 and 8, that they couldn't be blocked by Power cards lower than level 7 or 8. Is that how you intended it?

Is that how everyone else employs these Max 6 rules?

I'd still watch out if I were you. Make sure you have everything saved offline.

Power Balance's big mistake was putting the name "OverPower" on them, which they were warned against (not by BMG). They're not in a location where BMG has the trademark, but Facebook is international (and based in America), so they may have been breaking that site's terms and conditions.

I don't know if it's fair to say they're "selling" the cards, as they're just asking for the cost of production/commissioning the artists (so they say). But I'm also not a lawyer.

I justa saw this (the event, not your post  ) about an hour ago, and I was confused.  I hadn't heard that OPBalance was selling their cards.    And considering the BMG changes in skill names and/or icons, is it even within the realm of their product, or only and echo of the previous game.  I don't know - I'm no legal-eagle.  But thanks for the head's up.  Mine are free for all to use or ignore as they will.  I do not print or sell - it's all "justa for fun".

PS - Is the "Dark Web Expansion" folder on the ATL Facebook yours (and/or Francisco's), and if so, will it ever be filled?

Hey, this is not good news I have to bring, but I highly suggest that if you are a custom creator or an enjoyer of customs, that you save everything you want and have multiple redundancies if you want to keep them online somewhere. BMG, the current holders of the OverPower trademark in the U.S., recently got every shred of the Power Balance stuff erased from Facebook. This was in reaction to new cards being produced, not for profit, in a place where BMG doesn't even hold the trademark. But since Facebook is reactive, they just followed what the complaint said.

It's a sad state of affairs, but I guess that's the world we live in now. Be forewarned, and act accordingly.