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Not at all; As I've said multiple times already, spines trades ST damage for AoE. Nothing more, nothing less.

I do not believe calling out a specific person in the forums, even in the server appropriate sub-section, is the way to go. Use the command @ZemX posted to find their global chat handle, then send a polite email or try to send a tell to them in-game, and see if they would be willing to change their name, but do not go into this assuming you are any more entitled to it than they are...

Well, sure - against fewer than, say, 3 opponents, any AoE will be a waste. That being said, it is, like many things, a tradeoff - worse ST performance in exchange for better AoEs. I don't dispute the general sentiment that there are many attacks, (not just in spines), that should have their animations shortened. That being said, perhaps focus on a ST set if you want better ST performance, instead of trying to turn an AoE set into one...

You literally said "prestige sprints", and neither ninja run nor athletic run are those. Regardless, I have not noticed any "whispy speed trails" on athletic run, but if they do in fact exist, then, sure, offer a "no fx" version of that...

It kind of sounds like a combination of shield charge and Omega Maneuver, all in 1, and with you teleporting away from instead of toward the enemies. It's not a bad idea, but without the taunt built in to Omega Maneuver, it'd need to go off light right away, lest the enemies move away from it...

That's pretty big, though, and since it's paired with an armor set, that's easily 2 damage auras, and IIRC the few tests I ran w/ the combat tracker back in the day, they contribute a significant part to the overall damage dealt. It still has more ways of delivering damage to multiple enemies than other melee sets, and also applies debuffs with nearly every attack. I still don't see it as underperforming...

Isn't spines whole schtick, besides the less resisted toxic damage, that it has a lot of AoEs? Seems kind of contrary to that, to *also* give it powerful ST attacks. Compare spines to energy aura, which barely has 2 AoEs, (one being a cone).

The ninja run and athletic run powers are more stance-related than them having "FX", and athletic run was specifically added as a "No FX" alternative to ninja run, that uses a regular running animation. The prestige sprints specifically exist as versions of sprint with other FX added. I can see no reason why this would be needed, unless you were using them as mules for various IOs, (which, IMO, is against their intent).

Veteran levels =/= Actual character levels. They don't directly contribute to character performance, (besides periodically providing resources to craft incarnate stuff, but even then, you stop getting those periodic rewards after like veteran level 99 or something). All it represents is that person continued to play that character past level 50...

That reminds me about a joke involving roses on a piano...

Then I see no issue... It's good to have options.

Then run some TFs/trials to earn the requisite number of merits and materials, craft it yourself, and skip the AH entirely...

Continuing with the insect theme - "Blitzbug":

Love how you used the chest pattern & detail together! Makes for a fantastic design!

More on the mutant side of things - "The AmPrism Fairy":

"Misfit Science":

"Riptide Wretch": riptide wretch01 lq.mp4

IMO, it kind of sounds like a "have your cake and eat it too" option; You don't have small insp's taking up slots, but you do get the benefit of them. Obviously you'd have to totally refuse awakens, as they can't be used while alive...

I just wish there was some option to have a generic orangish flame, regardless of how you color the jetpack itself...

He's an elec/stone armor sentinel, (using the crystal-minimal options, colored to look kind of like quartz), hence the name...

I wonder how difficult it would be to make it so when you take group flight, you are actually granted 2 powers; 1 that acts like normal group flight, and one that only affects your pets...

Another - "The PiezOverlord":

"The Riptide Wretch":

If you click the drop-down with your forum avatar image in the upper right, then go to "my attachments", what % of your storage limit are you at?

When you go to your forum profile page, then attachments, what is your quota at?