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TBH, I feel like the best solution would be to reverse-engineer whatever mechanic allows MM pets to be respawned when you zone, and allow MMs to forcibly "collapse" their minions onto themselves then redeploy them as they were, (with some timer/cooldown for balance purposes)...

With all the great work the HC Devs have put into adding costume pieces, (especially adding glowing options), I'm surprised the chest lens/crystal piece, as well as other such "chest jewel" pieces, haven't been given similar glowing options...

I could get behind a toggle-able option "Warn before selling [insert rarity here] items"...

Clearly Shivans are just Oogie Boogie sans the burlap sack, (although maybe enough DE swarms in such a sack could work)...

Welcome back! May your heroic deeds be amazing and your villainous acts dastardly!

I'm afraid we can't permit any potential Devouring Earth infiltrators. Perhaps we could hire a few heroes with plant or nature powers...

I've had a lot of fun playing my dual pistols/ninjitsu sentinel, and with their version of soul mastery, you get a nice assortment of attacks, debuffs, utility, and even a decent (albeit temporary) pet.

More in line with the spooky season, I present "SkeleTalia":

Gotcha! Here's what I came up with: black teal concept1.costume

Much appreciated! And as a result of further inspiration, (and some random clicking), I present "Betty Bronzewhack":

Really love this design! Here's my shameless "homage" - "Ebon Flo":

Can you elaborate a bit more? When you say "Alliance Side", are you referring to WoW or classic high fantasy? Cheers!

I couldn't quite get an exact match, but here's my attempt: sci-fi trooper1.costume

The greatest, most humble goblinoid has arrived!! I present to you, the self-appointed "TideKing":

I pretty much use small inspirations right away. Depending upon the character and my need for inf, I may hang onto medium or larger inspirations, to combine them into ones that sell for more on the AH or into ones that particular character needs...

I think the female lead put it best in the 1st Blade movie, when she said, (and I'm paraphrasing here), that "Vampirism is an STD..."

And? What makes you think any random selection of 5 players *should* be able to take down what is supposed to be a significant zone enemy?

I think a more feasible option would be free costume change tokens purchasable with PAPs...

@Troo clearly, that's an example of a TTTT...

Do you prefer your TT's with a rag-top or spoiled?

Clearly the OP has succeeded in catching prey with the bait they set out...

I would argue that much of the "hatred" stems from necessary game mechanics - essentially, these "signature heroes", (and villains, for that matter), can't actually do anything - they stand around, give out quests/TFs, and sometimes make appearances in missions, but due to the multiplayer nature of CoH, can't have any meaningful impact on the rest of the game. If this were a single-player game, they could have more of an impact, as could each player's individual contributions. From a more general standpoint, it would be cool if, for instance, a player defeated one of them as a villain, switched sides, then encounters them again, and they acknowledge their prior defeat and/or other such accomplishments...

I mean, we basically "gamble" with every reward that is RNG-based. The only difference here is that you have to pay some in-game inf to participate. I'm not advocating for accepting real money or any sort of real-world gambling...

No doubt! While I, too, very much enjoy my Crabbermind, I find the lack of support powers makes me feel like less of a leader for my pets, and instead them being a bit of a distraction for the enemy and some extra DPS. But survivability-wise and in terms of ease of use, that SoA doesn't feel naked without their pets and is much more durable. It's definitely good to have both options, but it does make me wonder if a full AT could somehow skirt the line of individual survivability whilst still having a full entourage with them...

I think this is a big sticking point for any future/hypothetical pet ATs; MMs try to be both the "I have lots of disposable minions" and the "I have a few very powerful enforcers" AT, never fully achieving either. Controllers/Dominators, and SoAs to a certain extent, have a "set it and forget it" style when it comes to their pets, where you tradeoff direct control, (no upgrades or ability to issue commands, to contend with), for simplicity, (just select location and cast, with all powers immediately available and no level penalty). In cases where other ATs can get access to multiple pets, they tend to overshadow MMs, IMHO - such as a "Crabbermind" deploying all their pets + incarnate ones, whilst still benefitting from their own armor toggles, direct attacks, and possibly even stacking leadership powers...