Hero Fireteams HQ

In the post-Rikti crisis, many many heroes have emerged to fight evil. Most gather in large groups to counter equally large groups of villains. But many problems are best solved with precision and economy of force.

Our Charter

Hero Fireteams HQ is organized as a supergroup under the revised Paragon City charter, but we are different from most supergroups. Our membership is diverse in powers, in security level, in patrolling patterns. What we share is a commitment to the idea that small groups with good tactics can outperform large, less organized groups in most situations. Sure, once in a while, a huge threat comes along, and one of the city's signature heroes must organize a Task Force. But for day-to-day countering of evil, a fireteam of heroes is both more effective ((and more fun)) than a whole squad.

The defining vision of Hero Fireteams is that no matter how large our membership grows, we will prefer small teams (two to four, or maybe five members), and we prefer some tactical sophistication in combat. We are interested in the unfolding story of the salvation of Paragon City, and prefer well-defined missions to ad-hoc area patrols. The group exists primarily as a clearinghouse for forming these small teams, a resource pool of other heroes who share the same beliefs and whose suitability for small teams has been demonstrated.

Membership in Hero Fireteams is by invitation, and is generally extended to heroes who have engaged in at least a few small team missions with existing members. Ideally, the prospective new member will have worked with more than one distinct combination of other members, but this is not a requirement.

((If you play on Pinnacle and are looking for members for a small team, check to see if any of us are online. That's the whole reason the group exists!))

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

A New Appointment, and Congratulations

Hero Fireteams Members:

As you all know, I've been spending a lot of time in the lab the last few months, and having been doing much actual patrolling. Though I enjoy hands-on work cleaning up the city, I also enjoy the lab work, and I feel very happy that I've been able to help many of you with small or large devices to use in your work.

I've been thinking about this a lot, and I have an announcement to make, which I suspect will surprise none of you and please most of you. You all know Info Overload, who has been part of our group since its founding, and who in fact helped shape the philosophy that became our founding principle. As I have been spending more time in the lab, she has been pulling more weight on the street, mentoring in actual combat to supplement theoretical exercises, and in general doing the more "extroverted" half of the leadership duties.

So it's time to make it official. As of today, Info will be the co-commander of our group. In general, we will split responsibility according to our demonstrated strengths. She will be the field commander, available for advice or backup as she always has been. I will stay with the more logistical and support side of things, interfacing with the city bureaucracy, running the lab, and so forth. Since this is mostly a recognition of the way things have been for some time, I don't expect this to cause any real disruption - it's mostly giving overdue credit for her great work.

I'm not entirely hanging up my spurs as an active hero; I hope to be able to schedule a little time each weak for patrolling and doing some missions. In fact, by recognizing where my best contributions lie I hope that scheduling that time will become easier - the folks I interact with will no longer assume that I am getting my patrolling in "some other time", but will be more likely to recognize how little patrolling time I get and respect it.

In any event, Congratulations to Info, and many thanks for doing so much of the work of this position long before it was acknowledged.

posted by Unknown @ 3:47 PM

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