[quote=@Morden Man]
Outside of [i]maybe[/i] the Joker I don't think villains should need to be rubber-stamped. Even if Supes were alive, I think Lex is enough of a character in and of his own that the application should stand on its own merits. If there's anything wildly, wildly wrong, sure something should be said, but I think it's important to always err on the side of having more active players than pacifying the ones we already have.
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I'm just stating the rules.

[quote=@HenryJonesJr]
Legacies (NPCs, sidekicks, rogues) fall under the jurisdiction of the hero. If you want to play The Joker, The Batman player has to be okay with it.
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To an extent I agree with what you're saying Morden, however with reservations. I think if someone is going to be playing a member of a hero's rogue gallery there needs to be an understanding between the rogue player and the hero player about what the rogue player is looking to do. For example, if a Joker player is looking to re-enact Arkham Asylum, then he needs to have the willing participation of the Batman player to actively try to stop him. However if the Joker player is looking to have a gang war with another villain, they too could simply either NPC another character or simply someone else could play that villain. [Sidenote: Would love to see a gangwar in Gotham ;)]

Interaction and collaboration are definitely key elements to having a long lasting RP, but I'd rather avoid PvP personally and instead NPC Flash's rogue gallery but team up with other players for story arcs and the like.