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It's really not that hard: Train to 50, unlock the slots, craft stuff to put in them. Yes, you have to convent from threads/shards/empyreans into the actual components each ability requires, but it's really not that difficult to grasp. See more here.

Or do single pistol and broad sword - call is swashbuckle assault or something.

Does being in a TF disable the AFK detection process, or is the player using some other method to bypass that? If so, that seems like more an an issue to be addressed, which would also alleviate the issue in the OP...

The "side quest" had me rolling!

It could grant rewards based upon completion of each wave, instead of per enemy. I would also make it so the next wave only begins after defeat of the prior one, instead of some timer, to prevent someone from simply using phase powers or such to avoid the enemies to lengthen their time. Would you need to disable rez powers, or allow players to use everything that their disposal?

I wonder what the rationale was for giving them an auto +DEF instead.

There should be a ghost ship's captain GM that we fight, after defeating enough of the crew...

I'm not familiar with what you are referring to when you say "Gish". You *can* team up with people if you like, and indeed there is much content that is not doable with your average build, but it is not mandatory, so I don't put much weight into your "supposed to" statement, here...

This, and a generally lower end cost, seem to be the "trade-off" that primary or secondary stealth powers get, in exchange for a lower stealth radius...

You put it into the launcher, and it makes the game use a slightly different renderer, which runs much better on older or integrated GPUs. Steps below:

Amazing! TY so so much!

Would it be possible to add a slow pulse to the eyes, and maybe the chest logo? Otherwise, maybe a less busy background effect? I love what you came up with and really appreciate you taking the time to create something great! Thanks!

Try the -usetexenvcombine launch parameter.

OK, here's what I came up with. I deviated a little with the color choices, but made a blue one as well: speedster1.costume speedster2.costume speedster3.costume

A quick check shows radiation blast's T9 dealing the same amount of damage as energy, psychic, and dark's. Others do deal more, but usually it's over time, (instead of all at once), or has some other factor, (like archery's does less damage, but has a shorter cooldown time).

My responses are in YELLOW below:

Any particular colors you have in mind? Male/female/huge? Flash-inspired or stay away from obvious homages?

It's just a Nemesis automaton running the incorrect routine. Pay it no mind.

Ideally, the best solution would be one where I can see the full graphical effects of my powers, even those applied to other players, while those same players can choose to only have minimal ones displayed, from their perspective...

There are really 3 questions you need to ask yourself, with regard to your question: 1. Do you prefer dealing smashing or lethal damage. 2. Do you prefer knock up/down or disorient effects as your primary form of "control" with your attacks. 3. Do you prefer the various axe or mace models more.

Sure, and it's all up to the player's choice as to how they got their powers. Maybe the widow claws are a magical construct. Maybe they're psychic manifestations. My point is that "weapons" don't always mean a natural origin. If your character uses magic, however, then that is at least a portion of the origin of their powers, (you could still handwave the effect as coming from some mutation or even a device, though).

The Wiki states that "Origins are the source of a hero or villain's powers", not how said character started out...

I second being able to use some of the other claws models for Widows.

He's a dark melee/regen scrapper. The concept is he's basically got a symbiotic alien plant in him/merged with him.

I'd love to see if you could give mine a go; It's actually from way back around the launch of CoH, before I knew you could freely rotate the character, so I hit rest which locks you in place, to get the shot! :-)