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I view it as more of a "cool to have" than a "need to have". Most of the other accolade powers are like, what, 30 mins or 1 hr...

I could see gaining a temp power that summons something like a clothes rack, which you can interact with like a tailor. My only concern is that I can spend a lot of time in the tailor, so the summoned entity would have to remain available for a good while, at least...

Thank you for the correction.

It's all about how you approach things - virtually all of a controller's primary deal damage, but YOU have to decide whether you want to leverage that aspect of said powers instead of longer control effects or faster recharges. There is a tradeoff for every decision you make, and that's one of the best aspects of CoH, IMO...

Outside of illusion, the others sets, AFAIK, all have both a single-target and AoE immobilize. Both have relatively short recharges and can actually deal good damage. Plus, they setup containment. Slot them for damage and you'd be surprised how effective they can be. Arcane bolt can actually be a pretty good supplement as well.

Do you mean mission-wise? The enemy groups you fight? The zones you visit? Your level of power? There's many ways it can be broken down...

Log out in Pocket D for a couple hours and you should get a long range teleport power. For bonus points, log out in the Architect Entertainment section on the blue side, as you'll be able to work on 2 day job badges that way. Welcome back!

I would love to see some rank-and-file humanoid automatons added in to their ranks, perhaps with electrical attacks or such...

I checked, and unless I'm missing something, the only option I saw was to show the generic pet names or the customized ones players may set - not a "don't show pet names at all" option like we have for other players...

If there isn't a convenient wall around and/or I want to keep the enemies where they are, sleep is better, IMO. It's also an easier go-to if I don't want to worry about a KB->KD IO...

When I'm soloing my /son defender, siren's song is a great way to temporarily remove some enemies form a fight so I can focus on the ones I want to better setup my buffs/debuffs. I can then pick off one enemy at a time as I see fit...

I really wish we could see little buff/debuff icons under whatever entity we're targeting, (whether friend or foe) - It'd really help in clarifying these kinds of questions...

It's not just about what the powers do directly, but how they also benefit your team; the -RES is a literal force multiplier, as you are effectively increasing the damage of everyone else who attacks that target. While I'm not against having the numbers looked at, I think -RES is one of the most powerful debuffs one can apply...

So I've only recently discovered WH40K Mechanics, and so have been playing that a lot lately. Inspired by this, I present to you my version of a "Skitarii Alpha":

Here's an alternate version: pistol concept2.costume

I don't want to sound mean, here, but many of the features you described could only really be portrayed via the character bio. You can either have a belt with the skull or the pistol holsters, but unfortunately not both. You could use the Goldbricker belt, which has a distinct belt buckle, but only a single pistol holster. As for the boots, you could select the tucked in option, and go with something like the sinister boots, which do have toe caps. Regardless, here's my attempt: pistol concept1.costume

This is about as close as I could get: concept1.costume

Fantastic design! One question, though - I looked at various pictures of jellyfish, but I can't seem to figure out where the bright blue face, chest detail, and belt buckle figure into the design - is there a particular variety of jellyfish that has bright blue spots or something? Cheers!

I think it's a matter of wanting to be able to get closer than the game currently allows...

Wouldn't this then instead change the meta to focus on debuffs on the enemies instead of buffs on the players? Can't raise def beyond a certain point - debuff enemy tohit instead...

I could get behind an alternate walk that has this, but I then become concerned that some griefer may "inhabit" your personal space in such a situation. I suppose this later scenario could be addressed under the general "griefing" rules, though...

First and foremost, Homecoming is a revival of an old game, so broad-sweeping changes like this are a non-starter. Second, as you pointed out, the tools are already available, in the forms of combat teleport and speed of sound, so just take said power(s) and skip the taunt...

No, you don't need voice chat or anything fancy like that. Before you begin a mission, before you even head off on your missions, you should type into team chat and get to know your teammate a little - establish some ground rules: "Hey! Can you just give a heads up when you're gonna use FS or something?". I don't understand why you are so against communicating with your team, but at the same time express frustration when your teammates don't coordinate with you...

So your example is basically invalid, since you didn't put in the work to communicate with your teammates, but still felt a need to voice your frustration at having "wasted" the use of one of your powers because the other teammate, who you again never communicated with, used their power without telling you...

Great job! I wonder how useful the dollar tree "Final Faction" figures would be for this purpose...