For more information regarding powers, see > the power guide <. This is nothing more than a short version of the power guide to help you as members to have easier access to the currently discouraged and locked powers. But remember that it's your responsibility as a member to consistently check this (or the power guide) thread for updates before making your character(s).
-- DISCOURAGED POWERS
Powers under "DISCOURAGED" are powers we don't feel like capping because of the traffic, but rather discourages using because of the traffic. Which essentially means that they'll likely eventually end up on the locked powers list.
Any empathy related powers.
-- LOCKED POWERS
Powers under "LOCKED" are powers that aren't banned, but have reached a point where simply have too many of the power type at the current time. A power may also be locked if staff sees that an applicant's power is too strong to exist on more than one person at a time. This is a measure to avoid having too many "Jean Grey Phoenix" characters.