[quote=Raineh Daze]
If the NPC heroes are that good, there is absolutely no point to being in the roleplay, because you've equated 'not big-league superheroes and already in the league' with 'cannon fodder C-listers'. If there are vastly more powerful, skilled, experienced heroes, . They would never be asked to deal with anything more than petty crime, because next to the NPC's they'll just get in the way.
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I think you should read a little more comics, there are C listers in the justice league and the avengers, it is also the same with the x men, powers aren't everything, it is how you handle a situation. Batman is considered an A list hero and he doesn't have any powers. Superheroes are not just about the powers its how you use them, this isn't like an anime where its the abilities that determine how good a character is. Just because there are powerful NPCs doesn't mean that roleplaying is useless, that almost sounds like a complaint of having characters stronger than yours, Justice league has superman who is much stronger than Vibe or Animal Man but that doesn't make them useless heroes.