<div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>-  GM UPDATE  #9-</strong></span></span></span></div><br/><hr/><hr/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">     Just a quick update to reiterate that a change in communications ability will be coming at some point - though it will still be heavily face-to-face communications even after it. Until that time, ALL contact must be face to face - as Apocalypse has either destroyed or claimed for himself all major communication forms. Although the six city-threads are the primary locations pertinant to this game, they aren't the ONLY locations that were hit on the initial assault. Pretty much every high-population city was hit, as well as every large military base in the world. <br/><br/>     Probably the only type of communications devices that would work would be push-to-talk direct analog communication. And unless it was extremely short distance (like less than 5 miles) any traffic would probably be picked up by Apocalypse's forces  (who have taken control of the major communications centers in the world - so they can both control and monitor all digital and long-range analog traffic. So if you want to post utilizing some form of distanced communication - be mindful of these things.<br/><br/>     I was pretty sure I made it clear that everything for now would be face-to-face, but I wanted to give you all more specific details as to why that is the case and when it will be changing. I'll keep you posted. In certain circumstances I might be willing to allow people some form of long-distance communication - so long as it is heard by and reacted to from someone on the villain side (even if it's NPCs). Clearly the strength of ANY resistance to Apocalypse presence (or any major invasion or defensive force) is communication and supplies. Apocalypse made those his primary targets directly after he took down the major fast-response superhuman groups (who have supernatural communication abilities and energy-sources [supplies]). <br/><br/>    Hope that helps paint a better picture.</div>