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Pocket D

Cooperative City Zone (all)
Trainers:	none
TF Contacts:	none
Events:	none
Exploration Badges:	Big Time, Trucker
Plaques:	none
Day Jobs:	Clubber, Monitor Duty, Banker/Thief, Caregiver/Pain Specialist
Enemies:	none
Connecting Zones:	Kings Row, Faultline, Talos Island, Founders' Falls Port Oakes, Sharkhead Isle, St. Martial
Transits:	none

Overview

Pocket D is a first rate night club occupying a self-contained pocket dimension created from nothing by DJ Zero. Pocket D is a no-fire zone where Heroes and Villains can mingle safely. Pocket D opened up after the hero-only Paragon Dance Party shut down.

Apart from the Rikti War Zone and Cimerora, Pocket D is one of the only other zones in which Heroes and Villains can team together. Several special events have introduced special missions that could be run by mixed teams of heroes and villains, including a few missions that required teammates from both sides.

The Tiki Room and the Ski Chalet are both located in Pocket D. The Tiki Room can only be accessed by Pocket D VIP Gold Club Members, and the Ski Chalet is only accessible during special events.

Pocket D also features the Monkey Fight Club, Arena terminals, and a branch of the Vault Reserve.

Events

Pocket D has been a key location during several special events.

Valentine's Day Event 2006

During the 2006 Valentine's Day Event, Pocket D introduced three new contacts (Ganymede, Scratch, and DJ Zero) who were seeking the aid of heroes and villains for special missions. During these missions, heroes and villains could team together for the first time ever.

Second Anniversary Event

Pocket D was the site of the Second Anniversary Event's "Silver Age Party" on April 28, 2006. All characters were awarded a token to allow them to don a costume to pay homage to the Silver Age of comic books.

Cuppathon

The farewell party for the widely admired CuppaJo had several events in Pocket D, including the CuppaCloning costume contest.

Winter Event 2006

The 2006 Winter Event introduced the Ski Chalet, from which Father Time asked both heroes and villains to save Baby New Year. Heroes and villains could team together for his missions.

Valentine's Day Event 2007

The 2007 Valentine's Day Event brought back Ganymede and Scratch. Once again, heroes and villains could team together for the special missions given by Ganymede, Scratch, and DJ Zero.

Third Anniversary Event (Training Room Only)

The Test Server's Pocket D was the site of the Third Anniversary Event's Official Party on April 27, 2007, with a costume theme of "Secret Identity". During the party, the Ski Chalet was opened.

Contacts

Permanent

• DJ Zero - Only available during Valentine's '06 and '07, gave a mission to stop Snaptooth.

Temporary

• Ganymede - Valentine's '06 and '07, hero contact
• Scratch - Valentine's '06 and '07, villain contact
• Father Time - Winter '06, gave "Rescue Baby New Year" mission.

Trainers

• War Witch

Notable NPCs

• Joe Young
• Cornelius?
• Ravers
• Bartenders

Stores

Permanent

• Bartenders
  • Some bartenders sell inspirations. One interesting point is that they are some of the only places to buy inspirations while engaging in a strike/task force, along with Arena Stores.
• Arena Stores

Temporary

During the Valentine's Day Event 2006 and 2007, there were two bartenders in Pocket D, who sold temporary powers.

• Chilly - Valentine's '06 and '07, additional bartender who sold Dimension Drop temporary powers to heroes.
• Dram - Valentine's '06 and '07, additional bartender who sold Dimension Drop temporary powers to villains.

Neighborhoods

There are no neighborhoods explicitly marked on the Pocket D map. However, there are a few areas that are recognized as being different.

• The Hero lobby outside the dance club proper (Music Loop)
• The Hero side of the dance club proper (Music Loop)
• The Villain lobby outside the dance club proper (Music Loop)
• The Villain side of the dance club proper (Music Loop)
• The central part of the dance club proper (Music Loop)
• The Arena lounge (Music Loop)
• The Tiki Room (Music Loop)
• The Ski Chalet (Music Loop)
• The ski slopes (Music Loop)

Badges

The following badges can be found in Pocket D:

Winter Event 2006 introduced an exploration badge that can only be accessed when the Ski Chalet is in season.

Trucker You've visited the floating truck in Pocket D.

Issue 8 added Pocket D Monkey Fight Club as a possible arena match location. In this particular arena there is an exploration badge, Cage Fighter.

Cage Fighter Fighting in a nice big arena is one thing, but fighting in a cage is completely... different. Only the strong survive a cage match.

The Monkey fight club area also includes:

Big Time The 'Fambly', as Joe Young would call them, had been dipping their fingers into the RMFC for some time. As luck would have it, DJ Zero offered Joe and Cornelius a chance to expand their business venture. The Monkey Fight Club Arena and Pocket D are a one-two punch that will certainly be a knockout!

Transfer Points

Pocket D connects to the following locations:

• Heroes
  • Kings Row
  • Faultline
  • Talos Island
  • Founders' Falls
• Villains
  • Port Oakes
  • Sharkhead Isle
  • St. Martial

Notes

Dampening Field -Teleport You are being affected by a Dampening Field. It seems unlikely you could teleport.

• As of August 16, 2006, Teleporting is no longer allowed in Pocket-D.
  • This does not apply to the Ski Chalet area which is outside of the Dampening Field.
  • The entry way passage connecting either sides doors to the elevators leading to the dance floor are also exempt.
  • Pets (Powerset or Temporary Powers) and Henchmen set to aggressive near one of the corners of the dance floor in the main room of Pocket D will attack an invisible, invincible entity rumored to be the source of the dampener.
    • The exact coordinates of the source of the dampening field are - POS (-236.5, 0, -900.5), the npc generating it is named Dampening Field, and uses a model called NPC Puddle, it has 110 hp.