At one point, didn't single-based transporters take a damage when they used the carry ability?

I've never heard of this being the case.

Perhaps you are thinking of the Passenger feat.

That's what immediately came to mind for me, too.

That must have been what I was thinking about. Thanks!

Same. Oh Lockheed. You Double Timing, Passenger Wielding, suicidal taxi.

Heh. Can't say I ever tried that one, but for a one-shot delivery system to move someone 16 squares... 18 points may not be a terrible price. Over-taxing himself, the little green bugger just WHOOF!s out of existence in a ball of fire.

For just 2 points more, though, one could equip a 15 pt rookie Vulture with Double-Time and potentially get several trips out of him, though for somewhat shorter distances.

All of this is reminding me of the occasional recommendations to make jet pack special objects -- which I know a few members have produced from time to time.

Vulture cannot be assigned Double-Time. Vulture has the speed symbol and Double-Time requires the speed symbol or the character to be a Transporter.

From the Player's Guide:

Correct! I forgot about the restrictions. Rep for that.

This is some indication how long it's been since I've pulled out some of these Feats.

On the subject (and because I'm too lazy to look up the rules) can single based transporters be carried? I know double based characters can't be carried. However, not all double based characters are transporters and not all transporters are double based characters. Where is the line drawn?

Transporters (double or single based) cannot be carried because they do not have the appropriate speed symbol. (And I shouldn't have looked that up for you. )

From the Blackest Night PAC:

Characters with the with the or speed symbol can be
carried. Characters with the , , or speed symbol,
attack symbol, or the or damage symbols can’t be carried.
A character holding an object can’t be carried, but if this character’s
powers and abilities allow it to do so it can hold an object and
carry a character.

There ya go!

EDIT: Wow... Not only did I get beat out, but I was out done as my nifty copy and paste strategy ended in failure... SIgh... :>

You're right. You shouldn't have looked that up for me...and you shouldn't have HAD to look that up for me. I feel like an idiot for even having to ask.

The best carry combo, imo, was Anarky with Double-Time, Flashbang, and Passenger. (This was before Indomitable became actual Willpower.)

He could use Tools of Change to use Smoke Cloud, which activated a move action (speed 7), which activated Double Time (speed 14), which activated Passenger (speed 12). Then when that move action ended, Flashbang would activate, allowing anoth Smoke Cloud, which started the cycle over.

The result is carrying a figure up to 24 squares (or two people 12 squares each) while ignoring 4 clicks of pushing damage.

Good times

I always liked doing the carry double time flashbang combo with Nightshade. Then the opponent had to get out the spot and couldn't just hunker down and play the stealth game. Just me though :>

Well, until we started getting figures like Chase Stein, who can carry other figures regardless of Speed Symbol (as long as they have the Kid, Runaways or Teen keyword), the acronym I always used was this:

CCCC

Carriers
Can't
Carry
Carriers

Now, that's kind of out the door, but for the most part, it works.