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This is what Champions Online does, and IMHO, it's awful, because there is no sense of "exclusivity"; Sure, you still get "One Eyed Jack" vs "One-Eyed Jack" vs "0ne Eyed jack", etc, but it's not the same as 50 characters running around with the exact same name...

I think you're jumping to conclusions in assuming people are stealing your characters' names, or that you own said names in the sense of them being your IP. It's more likely that there's either some funky delay or other such obstruction in the way name reservations are handled, or they're just somewhat popular names that others also liked, totally separate from any copying of your own characters or ideas... EDIT: To add to this, I, personally, go to the destination server, if I am planning on moving a character, and start to create a new character, so I can see if the name is even available. If it is not, then I'll either expect to change the name if I'm going ahead with the move, or simply won't, and just create a new character...

Something with a bit of classic styling - "Future Retro":

Fantasy-Gothic-Pulp: "The Tally Cat"

Instead of "combat fitness", maybe make it "combat stim" or something, and treat it like savage assault's blood craze, or maybe adapt inner will from martial combat. Also, martial assault has MA attacks, so maybe broadsword or street justice attacks instead?

What started out as a USA-themed Shield/SS tanker, turned into an Elvis impersonator - "The Shield King":

Here's my attempt. I hope you are able to use and/or adapt it. Cheers! *Note; I've included 3 slight variations on the above design. sleek armor mk01.costume sleek armor mk02.costume sleek armor mk03.costume

I'd love to see something akin to an extension of the Outcasts, only higher level and better organized. Basically, something like The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. 1. I'd say from about level 25-50. 2. A better organized mutant group. 3. They'd be of the typical "society looks down on us, so now we're gonna show them what we can really do" underlying philosophy. I think they could exist on both sides. 4. Mostly from 25 on, (though probably not in more heavily magical zones). Oher notes: They'd wear jumpsuits sharing a common color scheme, but with some custom elements to reflect the types of powers they wield. I'd really like them to take full advantage of the newer powersets, such as water, storm, seismic blasts, and incendiary, elec control, and maybe even some support powers, like marine or time. They could have more direct ties to the Outcasts, but that isn't necessary...

I've decided to just embrace my current "favorite" design elements - "Plum Punch":

I'm looking for some suggestions or different takes on the below design for "Psilvia", my elec/psi stalker. It's not that I dislike the design, it's just that I seem to be rehashing similar design elements, and I'd appreciate someone else's input. Really, my only "must have" is that Psilvia is a mutant, so she shouldn't be wearing any high tech or magic armor... more like plain clothes or some sort of uniform/jumpsuit...

Trying to go in a more arcane direction, I present to you "The Pulsewitch":

Hey! He just wanted his machete back... EDIT: And only just now did I realize this is a 4 year-old post. Feel free to delete if needed...

CoH is odd in that it can, under certain circumstances, be very resource hungry, even on modern systems. It may seem counterintuitive, but try reducing the particle count and maximum draw distance a little. Also disable things like always showing other players' names, as GUI elements seem to be particularly demanding. Yes, I know this doesn't seem logical for a 20+ year old game, but that's been my experience...

Keeping with my recent Fallout-inspired trend, I present the result of a few experimental serums - "Tesla Chic"

While your idea is interesting, I don't think we need more specialty power systems...