biostem

The tanker/scrapper/brute/stalker divide is, when you get right down to it, more of a gameplay distinction than anything else. As @Rudra mentioned, it's about who gets larger HP numbers, "punchvoke", an AoE taunt, crits from a hidden state, and so on, not really about actual mechanics found in comic books. The biggest problem, again as others have pointed out, is how to handle the proverbial elephant in the room; Rage. It's kind of along the same lines as why tankers haven't gotten energy aura - simply scaling the numeric values of the powers won't work out well. For my part, I think the simplest solution is to buff up the base values of the actual attacks in SS then replace rage with buildup, for scrappers...

Turning sound into a weapon, FROM THE SHADOWS!!! It's 'The CacophoNinja':

I like the idea, but some being grenades and others not could make it kind of cludgy. I wonder if they could separate the web hold and ground splat effects from the attack animations. They could also combine the descent effect some spider mobs create when summoned, so maybe have those as temporary pets as well...

Yeah.. when the OP mentioned "male and female lie down emotes" I was like "it's not that kind of game..." Hmm...

Just a quick note - if the IO says it lasts for 2 minutes, that's only for click-type powers. If you put it in a toggle or auto power, it's basically permanent. Also, while stealth powers do not stack, you will get the benefit from the greater buff, so since Ninjitsu's stealth power grants, IIRC, 35' and the regular stealth power is around 50-55', having both on will give you the greater value, (thought TBH, it's kind of an expensive toggle to run), so I'd go with the stealth IO.

Energy Aura is pretty much this already. Other than having more obvious bubbles, can you give us an idea of how this set would look or function?

I was more referring to his comment in the sentences before that specifically mentioned "power armor". The Sentinel basically encompasses many such concepts, since they got the blasts and the durability.

Armor sets don't generally buff others, though. In fact, it was kind of a big deal when shield defense included one such power...

I also imagine that a powerset that solely consisted of a bunch of PBAoE or ally-targeted toggles to maintain the buffs would be rather boring to play.

I've already suggested something similar, but I called the set "Integrated Weaponry". The important difference is that it makes no assumption about what kind of character you are playing nor where, specifically, the weapons come from or how they are powered - only that said weapons come from/pop out of your character's body.

What, within the CoH setting, makes robots necessarily technological? Do you know how they're powered? Is there matrix code flowing off of them or something? All you see is a metallic construct. There is such a thing as golems, BTW. "Natural", again within the context of CoH, means that the abilities are part of your, well, baseline existence - if demons are interpreted as a race of creatures, then it could be argued that their ability to throw fire is not, in fact, magic, but merely an aspect of their "biology". It's a common argument for Superman, as any Kryptonian on earth would exhibit similar abilities, (though it could also be argued that it is science, due to exposure to a certain form of radiation). My point simply is this - it is not the end result powers that have to do with your or their origin, merely where they come from; a magic spell could make a fireball, as could a specialized flamethrower or some mutant ability. An arcane/magic/sorcerous/mystic/etc blast set, by its very definition, has made that decision for you.

Up the damage numbers on the attacks, replace rage with buildup. How many would honestly be happy with that kind of "compromise"?

Storm blast deals smashing, cold, and energy damage. Pair it with a secondary set that has some additional elements, then an APP or PPP with yet another, (like dark or fire), and you're pretty well covered. The point isn't the powers, but the way they are being sold to the community; Why offer a set that shuts down other origins right out the gate?

I know it's a sour pill to swallow, but there are necessary aspects of a game, (for balance or other such purposes), that may not always be fun. Having to make your way to a far away mission door, having to slot powers so you don't miss or run out of end too quickly, etc. It's a combination of game mechanics, (some we like and some we don't), that make CoH the game we all love. Why not just an "I win" button? Heck, some would complain that the simple act of having to click even that is too much. In simpler terms, though, it's because buff values, end costs, target(s), etc are all based upon some sort of calculation, and their durations are just one of many factors...

You are missing the point; The CoT is an entire magical group. They use regular powers, but it's their appearance and the environments they are frequently found in that give said group a magical vibe. If you took away the rune/glyph/magic circle effects from the sorcery set, it could pass for anything. The point is that, outside of the visuals, this set need not be magic. None of the other mainline primary or secondary sets are explicitly magic. It is this stubborn notion that we "need" a magic set, when in fact any set can be if you choose that origin and apply various auras. Why not call this an elementalist set, or a mixed-energy set? Why not make any magic runes/circles/glyphs optional animations available to all powers? And, OMG! Magic isn't real!? Gee golly I'm glad you're here with your big brain to tell us that!

Looking at your proposed set, what I see is a mixture of different damage types and debuffs, with a lot of fancy names. I'll ask the same question I've posed in various other such threads - what, specifically, makes this set "magic"? If it's the animations, then those could be added to or expanded upon for every powerset. If, ultimately, what you're after, is a set that deals a bunch of different damage types along with a smorgasbord of secondary effects, then propose that. To shoehorn in a specific origin is just counterproductive...

No, I was referring to the hypothetical of Dominatrix masquerading as Ms. Liberty, and as part of her ruse, she sends you to defeat some "renegade Longbow", who are actually not renegade at all...

She could even present that there's this rogue element of Longbow that you need to deal with, all the while you're attacking "good" ones, then the true plot gets unveiled.

I highly doubt they'd do something quite so on the nose, and it's probably why we never got an APP with both laser beam eyes and frost breath.

Welcome to how MMOs have to function - they can't remove entire villain groups for everyone just because you completed the associated story arc or TF. If anything, this is better addressed via you moving form 1 zone to another, since it also kind of represents moving ahead in time. If this were a single player game, enemy groups would essentially go extinct as you took down their leaders and zones would meaningfully change as you made your mark on the world, but when you have to share that space with many other players, not so much...

Yeah.. They should have called it "Remotely Detonated Bomb", because that is the only aspect of it that can be done, well, remotely...

SR is a scalpel and Nin is a swiss army knife; One does one thing exceptionally well, while the other has a multitude of tricks up its sleeve. Personally, I love the Sentinel and Scrapper version of Nin better than the Stalker one, but to skip those tools leaves you with basically half a set...

So is Ortega Lydia's daughter? I wonder if they'll address who the father is/was, if so. I just hope they don't try to replace Keaton's wit and presence with gratuitous CGI...

I'd start here and pick-and-choose what content you find most interesting. That being said, this is a world based upon comic books and pop culture, so I doubt you'll ever find anything completely devoid of such influences...

Since you mentioned Bio Armor, are you sure that you don't have Genetic Contamination toggled on? I feel like there's some part of the equation that is missing, here...