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Ooh ooh! I know, I know! Green arrow! 😉

It, IMO, is that fine line between genuine concern and people concern-trolling/being busybodies, that is constantly skirted...

I kind of assumed that it was on a timer to either bring it somewhat in line with the end cost over time of FF's dispersion bubble, or that no set (barring MM primaries) gets a permanent pet that early...

*moved*

Well, how about the fact that they use the exact same animation for a longbow, a recurve bow, and a modern compound bow? But, yeah - a lot is sacrificed in the name of balance and ease of implementation...

As the thread title suggests, I think it'd be great if we could have more than 1 back item on our characters. Yes, I realize this would likely cause clipping issues, but it's always bugged me that I can't have a character with both wings and a quiver of arrows, or one with a backpack and nice flowing scarf. Your thoughts? Thanks!

Below are some screenshots of one of my current favorite characters, "Hit 'n Run". She's a former Malta Operative who, as part of a plea agreement, now plies her skills in the hero trade. She's an archery/tactical arrow blaster, with a distinctively high-tech flare. Due to strict military indoctrination while with Malta, it's been hard for her to loosen up, so her clothing retains a military theme, even though she currently holds no rank or commission. As her name implies, she utilizes her superior maneuverability, (mystic flight + translocation) and stealth in order to gain the advantage over her target(s). She's also not above deceiving her opponents, (represented via the pacify and intimidate powers). I am currently looking to see what kind of art, if any, I can get for her. Without further adieu, I present "Hit 'n Run": Thanks for reading!

Well, if we're going by D&D alignments, wouldn't he fall more under "Lawful Evil", since he kind of respects systems and rules - only that said systems and rules are extremely twisted and vile? He's not acting randomly or without some plan/goal in mind. I kind of envisioned "chaotic evil" as the bloodthirsty monster that randomly attacks passerbys or a gang that just attacks or robs people on a whim or with no provocation...

I kind of feel like the difficulty is lessened/the attempt made easier, by the expansion of the various power pools, (to 5 powers per set). Fighting, alone, can make for a decent supplement to some builds, and between air superiority and spring attack, you have yourself a decent rotation. Now factor in acrobatics for a bit of status protection, and perhaps the ultimate power from sorcery or presence for those "oh sh*t" moments, then aid other/injection and aid self, and you're not too bad off. If you chose to be a tanker, and took inexhaustible from bio armor or gamma boost from radiation armor, you'd be even better off, IMO. A stalker with just hide from their secondary also has some unique benefits. Cheers!

So the most obvious, IMO, is Spore Cloud, which imparts a -tohit, -dmg, and -regen on enemies. Entangling Aura is a toggle hold, which would stack very nicely with your primary hold powers. The -res in Corrosive Enzymes means that all your and your teammates' attacks will do more damage, and the cone from Regrowth, which also heals you, when used in conjunction with a "target_custom_next" bind, to target either one of your pets, or if created on the fly to target your team's tank, is very effective.

Maybe a "minimal FX" option for spines...

I really wish CoV had more instances where *your character* was the one putting things into motion, (as well as a motivations system for your villainy).

This is basically why I've taken mystic flight in places where I would have previously taken teleport. I wonder if they could, lke /SR got, add 2 mutually exclusive versions of teleport; One where there is no hover that immobilizes you, and another with a slightly longer hover time, (perhaps slightly reduce the end cost in the 1st version). Alternatively, they could add something like COs implementation, where you basically phase out, become self-affecting only for a few seconds, and gain a fairly fast movement speed in any direction...

Except that what you really should be measuring is how difficult it is in getting a state or other official ID, not who or doesn't have a car. If you can walk or hop on a bus/subway to get an official ID that would meet the requirements of a voter ID law, then you're covered. No it wouldn't; You pass a law that you cannot claim some sort of distress or psychological trauma as an excuse if a person you engaged with relationally/sexually didn't turn out to be of the sex or gender that you thought they were. Do you think that every person that is stopped, who happens to be of a minority group, is questioned merely because they are of that group? Is it not possible for such people to be stopped because of other actions/characteristics/etc? Then you would be wrong. Attribute to me and my motives whatever you like, but your track record is .000 so far.

This sounds very conspiratorial to me. Do you think the different laws for black & whites during Jim Crow served to bring the two groups together, or to separate them? Let's say a law was passed, which prohibited police from stopping and questioning anyone identifying themselves as LGBTQ+. Do you think that would endear said group with the greater populace, or serve to drive a wedge between them? Wouldn't a more general "police must provide a very strong & demonstrable case for stopping *anyone*, and may not do so solely based upon any race/gender/sexuality/manner of dress/etc", be better?

You just can't avoid mischaracterizing people you don't agree with, can you? Let me spell it out very simply: 1. Everyone should be treated the same and as equals. This means legally and in most social settings, (I say "most" here, because, for instance, if two people were talking, and one started randomly cursing or threatening violence, then obviously how that other person is treated will have to/should change. Or a child should not necessarily be entitled to the same level of autonomy as an adult). 2. I made this point because defense attorneys likely use the "Gay Panic" defense as a way to get charges against their client dropped/reduced. I agree that it is extremely distasteful and should be done away with. 3. As I have already said multiple times - I acknowledge that people were historically, and still are in many circumstances, treated unfairly. My point of contention is that creating new laws and policies to treat even more people unfairly is not the way to bring about some ultimate equality among everyone. How is making a law that you cannot discriminate based upon race, gender (identity), religion, etc, not sufficient? What sort of "special protection" law wouldn't be encompassed by the former one?

Oh look, more strawmen. Try arguing against the actual points I made.

Noted, but I think that goes back to the old mentality of "safety at range", thus the reduction in damage vs melee...

Well, it's more controls/debuffs/self buffs, but tactical arrow is all ranged stuff...

So obviously the solution is to codify the different treatment of people based upon their immutable characteristics, right? You understand that our justice system isn't based upon getting to the truth of the matter, yes? It is an adversarial system where the prosecution wants a conviction and the defense wants an acquittal - that means that either side may employ any dirty trick that they can in order to win. Are you able to look at this objectively, and see that 1 set of rules for group A and a different set for group B does not promote justice or equality, and only furthers the divide between groups? I've already stated that we have much work to do - but the way to accomplish that is to make sure that everybody gets the same treatment.

All of those issues would be resolved if we treated all people equally. Do you not understand that the examples you gave were for people being treated unequally?

Well, depending upon your theme and what aspects of darkness control you want to play up, storm, nature affinity, radiation emission have great selections of powers that work quite well with said primary...

Go reread my post, because you are horribly misquoting what I said here and taking it out of context. You think that, miraculously, the violent and messed up people are just going to go away? Of course people need protections - ALL PEOPLE - not just one rule for me and another for thee. That is the whole point in trying to improve things - for EVERYONE. That means we have to drop this notion that person A is necessarily disadvantaged because of category B that they had no control over.

Nice strawman. Did I ever say things weren't bad for people in the past? Did I ever say there wasn't work still to be done? We don't make progress by treating people differently - that is the very definition of discrimination!

No, the solution is to understand that women are fully realized individuals with autonomy, and not delicate flowers that need protecting. If you want true equality, then no one, regardless of race, gender (identity), religion, etc, gets special treatment/benefits/protections.