biostem

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and what you define as bullying actually isn't.

Yeah... no. I'm not a fan of differential enforcement. Also, one person's "bullying" is another person's "I've seen this question asked dozens of times, have you read the FAQ or tried the search function"...

C'mon - you aren't stupid; I'm sure you know that they could have mode those powers cones or AoEs if they wanted to. Clearly, they didn't, so why bring it up? Were you just gazing at your navel, thinking, "Hey! Why's this thing that the devs could have made one way, a different way instead?" A quote comes to mind, (paraphrased): "Methinks thou doth protest too much"...

Indeed; You would have to implement a sort of "favorites menu" to map your most used powers to some buttons, then maybe use an L or R key to move between power trays, then perhaps L2 or R2 could move from active control (where you directly move the character with analog stick movements), to making a cursor appear and move much like a traditional mouse. They'd probably also have to implement an on-screen keyboard, which would make entering binds or macros cumbersome, but doable...

You need to look at what a person is asking, beyond the literal words they use. Why even ask if the powers should/would/could hit other targets? No other ST power hits targets between the caster and said target. Any powers wishing to do so would be built as a narrow cone, a la dual pistol's piercing rounds... EDIT: When someone says "With all due respect", do you think they are actually being respectful? When someone starts a sentence with "In all honesty", do you think there's no possibility of deception?

Clearly the implication is there. We don't operate in an environment where, unless you explicitly ask for a thing, then no such request was made...

It's funny how such requests for "realism" generally only go in the direction of buffing the player character - I don't see many requests for a feature where you have to hope you can make it to a hospital before bleeding out from a single gunshot, if not just being killed outright...

IIRC, the process for bringing a game over to a console isn't just a matter of uploading some files; You'd need programmers that are familiar with each console's unique architecture, and there are probably fees associated with having a game on a console's online market, even if it is for free. I'm sure some people would enjoy this, and I'm not against the idea in general, but I don't think it's as simple as copying over some game code and hitting launch...

Gatekeeping isn't always bad, and perhaps we should require new people actually participate in the existing community before starting new topics.

First and foremost, moderation should be even-handed; If 1 person is given an infraction for doing X, then *everyone* who also does X must also be acted upon, otherwise assumptions about singling out or favoritism will arise. Secondly, maybe we need to address threads that are started, seemingly with bad intentions or little to no interest from the OP in responding to said thread or in an attempt to stoke up hostilities. To that end, perhaps threads should be shut down if the OP fails to respond to feedback or is unable/unwilling to accept legitimate feedback. Third, ad-homs should be quashed; Either argue the points or don't post. If you have a problem with a forum member, either be an adult or don't respond. Fourth, I would really like some clearer guideline - to what extent are homages/"inspired-by" characters permitted to be discussed or outright requested? Should posts be treated in a charitable sense, assuming that the poster has good, genuine intentions when posting in these forums, are are they guilty of any assumption of infringement;/cheating/stoking FUD until proven otherwise? In short: 1. Be fair in enforcing forum rules/policies, and perhaps provide some feedback and an opportunity to appeal any moderator decisions. 2. OP not responding to replies for a thread they started? Maybe close it if said OP is no longer engaged. 3. Prohibit personal attacks and/or remove them? Respond to the topic of the thread or not at all? 4. Limits on what can be discussed? Maybe shut down threads that appear to solely exist to stoke up anger/unrest? 5. I'm not sure how feasible this last one is, but perhaps require any new forum members participate in existing threads to some extent or for a certain period of time, before being able to start their own threads/topics?

You can get your AoE, but the drone now only comes with about 500 rounds and about 1 hour's worth of fuel to keep it hovering, so I hope you don't plan on getting stuck in prolonged battles. 😉

Yeah - maybe a dual blades/ninjitsu scrapper, with combat teleport or maybe mystic flight if you want to represent the temporary weightlessness from him teleporting. Alternatively, you could do some flavor of /martial combat blaster for burst of speed, then either not take many of the blast attacks, or maybe use them to further differentiate the character from Nightcrawler - like maybe play up their infernal nature w/ some fire or dark blasts...

It's one reason why a lot of my costumes use non-regular face options, because it's hard to get certain alien/non-human skin tones...

Snarky's dietary habits confirmed: He only goes for the Rh- factor...

Yeah, I get it - it's boring and repetitive to upgrade your pets when you resummon them. Now, if you view your minions as your attacks, then think about how a blaster or defender has to click each time they use an attack, whereas you only have to click once to summon your pets, then a 2nd & 3rd time to upgrade them, then you no longer have to click as 6+ entities under your control attack without you having to click for each attack...

I'd argue that it's a matter of degrees: A "healthy" community can recognize a legitimate critique of their respective game, acknowledge it, then either explain the reasoning behind whatever triggered that critique, or have otherwise found ways to work around whatever the reported issue is. At the same time, not every criticism of a game is, in fact, legitimate, and to carry that notion further, someone not liking the explanation that they were given doesn't mean that the criticism they raised is still valid. It's when you say that *any* criticism of a game is verboten, and the only types of conversations that are allowed must be glowing endorsements of the game and/or dev/mod team are allowed, that you get "toxic positivity". The decisions made by the dev team are routinely discussed and derided, so I don't see that as being the case, here...

Enforcing a "you're only allowed to say good things about the game" policy is just as bad, if not worse, than prohibiting criticism...

I'm starting to think this thread will have more of a "saga" to it than the original proposal...

And for Easter: "BoltBunny"

In honor of St. Patty's Day... "Emerald Chance"

Well, they'd have to be tweaked to have said HP bars and be targetable.

The "minor elementals" and "whirlwinds" would act like the current T1 and T2 pets, for purposes of how many you get as you level up. The remaining 2 summons would basically summon the 2 and 1 pet, as described by those powers.

Correct. This set doesn't get pet upgrades. Instead, you get more permanent pets. I don't think it'd be OP, when compared to gang war or soul extraction...

More people means more chances of them being a jerk. It's just a numbers game. I'm sorry you had a bad experience. If it's any consolation, I don't care what you're playing, when I'm leading a team, so long as you actually contribute, (and even then, it doesn't have to be a large contribution, just don't sit there)...

It doesn't need to apply to everyone and under all conditions, but it will happen. This isn't an either-or scenario, though. It's not like a significant proportion of players are saying "if only I could get my T9 pet *now*, I wouldn't PL ever"... Unfortunately, "it's fun" is not a good enough reason to throw out any semblance of balance, progression, or the weight/cost of having to invest in that character and work up to those "good" powers...