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I'm not necessarily against new content being added, but TBH, I'd love to see a higher level group which is an outgrowth/evolution of the really early-level ones; I could imagine what some high level Outcasts would be like, or maybe someone picked up where Dr. Vahzilok left off. What would happen if some Warriors managed to make their way to Cimerora and train under Romulus' forces there? Heck, a few Hellions that were actually competent and possessed some actual magical knowledge and ability of their own could be quite scary...

I usually 3 slot health for the special IOs mentioned above. For stamina, if the character has another form of end recovery, I'll usually 3-slot it with the performance shifter special IO then 2 other end mod IOs, but if said character lacks that additional source of recovery, I'll do the special IO and 3 other end mods.

I don't begrudge your feelings on the matter, but given the ongoing thread(s) about people using channels for purposes other than their original intent, how do you compel people to do this? You would basically need a GM to monitor the channel 24x7 and, what, issue bans to people misusing the channels? Some people troll these channels with inappropriate comments merely to get a rise out of people. Do you think this would be any different? The "what" is not the problem - it's the "how" to implement your suggestion...

Couldn't you also do /bind mousechord "NOP" to have to do nothing?

Another thing to consider is that having fewer AoEs that deal more damage and which you can cycle more frequently would also be better than many separate AoEs that may be harder to properly position or have other drawbacks, (particularly long or clunky casting animations).

I believe AR technically has more AoEs, if you're counting cones...

Well, it's not like overweight people are the only targets of offensive names. Heck, we have a male chest option that has leather straps and nipple piercings, and female top and bottom options that probably wouldn't be legal on a non-nude beach...

I have, ironically enough, a 50 fire/regen sentinel. I respecced out of blazing blast, (the one with the repel), because it broke up the flow of my attack chain, and even sometimes pushed the enemy out of the already reduced range. I wouldn't say the set overall is bad, but it definitely hurts not having that other heavy-hitter...

They included an "other" category...

Nothing the HC devs add will ever, technically, be part of the game's canon. For all intents and purposes, every storyline or addition the HC team creates is fanfiction. Don't get me wrong, I very much enjoy and appreciate what they've done, but until such time as there's an official transfer of ownership of the CoH IP, canon ended when the live servers went offline. That being said, I see no reason why they couldn't add certain choice AE missions or arcs as full-fledged content that would be available outside of AE...

Mine's a big ask: MM pet customization.

I would really like to be able to select different claws models for my Night Widow as well...

Just have the hit box match the physical model as closely as possible...

Two important considerations, possibly the most crucial, are making the game fun no matter what kind of character you play and respecting the players' time. For the first point, it is important that everybody feels "needed", while also balancing the experience to not favor any particular play style over another. CoH has always had a problem with "damage being king", but nearly every AT can do good damage *eventually*. As to my second point, travel powers have always been a tradeoff that greatly enhances this aspect of the game. ATT, TT, and the various teleporters are another facet of this. Experienced players know how to maximize their actual play time, while minimizing travel or other such "filler". At the same time, new players may feel the weight to "go go go", instead of doing a bit of street sweeping or play other content that is of their level. This can undermine any sense of immersion and make the game feel like nothing more than a race to 50. The same holds true for chasing after those 5 LotG global recharge IOs, capping defense, and so on...

Storm blast does smashing, cold, and energy, and dual pistols can do lethal, cold, toxic, and fire, so the precedent exists for having mixed damage types in a single set. I would avoid any specific references to an origin, and instead go with a generic "elementalist blast" nomenclature. To further differentiate the set, a simple mechanic could be that if you consecutively attack an enemy with different damage types, (from this set), you'd get an added effect - maybe just extra damage, or on a per-power basis, to keep the mechanics fairly simple. If you really want to make things interesting, (read: complicated), you could have specific effects for specific damage type combos, like "thermal shock" for cold and fire used consecutively, or "piezoelectric" for smashing + energy...

Well, they introduced toggle suppression elsewhere, so I imagine that if you entered combat for any reason, you be forced to undergo the "revert to base form" effect, and could proceed to use all your powers as normal. The catch would be that you'd still be consuming end for having all the toggles active, only they'd grant you no benefit...

A mixed elemental set has been requested before. I think it could work. There's already precedents for having a single target hold in a blast set, so that's not a problem. The protective shield may be a bit harder to do. Maybe, as a special effect or the set, attacking a target consecutively with 2 different elements could grant the user a small amount of absorption, or something similar. Alternatively, have the aim power grant a lower damage and tohit buff, but a short duration def bonus as well...

I don't remember that layout. How early in the game's life was that from?

Well, that's the fine line at contention, here...

"Disabling heroes" is fine for a narrative where you are just a passive observer, but to take away someone's agency in an interactive medium, like a video game, is a huge no-no in my book, (it's one of the reasons I strongly dislike cutscene-heavy games where your character does or say things without you the player being able to give any input).

You can sort of do this, with the below: /macro TSAB "powexecname temporal selection$$targetcustomnext alive assault bot" The catch is that you may need to press the macro 'TSAB' 2 or more times, and if there are other living assault bots nearby, it may target them as well. You could rename your Assault Bot and just replace that part of the command.

I think a better option would be to expand the various monstrous glove options to include ones with more detail/distinct claws...

The fight scenes are quite good as well:

Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel are quite good - but definitey not for children.

I would avoid such a direct copy/homage. There are tons of other versions of those iconic fair tales - just go with a different character design.