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There are some asymmetrical tights patterns, and you can get a different boot on each foot. Are you talking about how there is the option to have 1 cybernetic or crystalline arm? If so, that would be a cool option to have...

I imagine if such costume pieces were added, they'd have to fall under the "special" category and not permit that many gloves/boots/ or other such options,. Even then, I'm all for more costume options!

Well, doesn't "necro", (at least in this context), generally refer to something that died then was reanimated? I mean, if you like your pork undead, you do you...

It's really not some sort of catch-22; If you search the forums and find the answer you were looking for, no need to post anything. If you search and can't find it, start a new topic. In either case, if you searched and found nothing, why would you go about "necroing" an existing thread?

I mean, you're not wrong, but arguing on the internet is basically an Olympic event nowadays...

Ooh more hyperbole! No, maybe pick a reasonable cutoff, like 30-90 days or something, and if there's been no activity on a thread since then, start a new one.

I like hyperbole too, but I think you're a bit off-base. If a topic is worth discussing, it's worth creating a fresh thread for. People can always point back to the older threads if they are worth referencing.

Well, my initial response is because it's against the forum rules that you agree to abide by when signing up here. That being said, I think it has more to do with the info in the thread, whether you acknowledge it or not, *is* out of date in at least some way and/or the parties involved in it may very well no longer be present. Either way, I don't see why, if they really don't want threads to be necroed, that they simply don't allow anyone to respond to a thread that hasn't had a response in over, say, 3-6 months...

Couldn't they just have Dr. Aeon or someone fake some credentials, hack into Portal Corp's systems, then send you to the same place, only with a portal in Nerva or Grandville? Basically, turning the Shadow Shard into a co-op zone.

I think it's a matter of how you look at it; I basically treat it like a ranged damage aura. It doesn't replace a full-fledged attack, but for a defender or corruptor, that may need to focus on buffing/debuffing/healing, it's a nice way to keep some dps going...

What if you needed to contact the ship to gain a temporary buff/debuff that allowed you to actually harm the spectral pirates or something - like you need to be "slimed" in order to interact with other such ghostly apparitions...

Still working within a similar theme as my other recent characters, I present "Peerlass":

Looks like "Lorem Ipsum" text IMO...

I'd love to see your take on a Hercules mech or a Fake Nemesis! Oooh! I bet the Nemesis Jaegers would turn out really cute!

A few thoughts: Many melee-AT APPs add control powers, like a single target hold or a cone/AoE immobilize. Take suppressive fire from dual pistols, drop the damage down to single hold levels, and give it a hold effect, (treat it like the cryo ammo version if that's simpler). Take empty clips and call it something like "pin-down" and turn it into a cone immobilize, with the damage and recharge adjusted accordingly. Add a targeting drone/focused accuracy-like power, (maybe call it sight-in or something appropriate). You can then add bullet rain for the AoE damage power, and hail of bullets as the capstone power, (maybe lower the damage, keep the +def when using standard ammo, and perhaps even add a -res effect).

I wonder if you could have a stationary pet that both emitted a taunt aura/effect AND applied an effect like hurricane or arctic fog, (with the specific effects adjusted for balance and such, of course).

You could, quite amusingly, have a pistol attack where you target an ally to heal them. You could handwave it anyway you want, and it'd be very funny to heal people with bullets!

This doesn't really seem to fit the theme, otherwise the others seems fine.

Well, katana & broadsword simply have a special attack power that grants a temporary defense buff, so all you need do is use that power sometime in your attack chain to gain the benefit. Similarly, radiation melee has a toggle that you activate to provide the effect, and you use the heal power as needed. Savage melee is the only one I mentioned that has an actual mechanic to it; Some attacks build up stacks of blood frenzy, which is what gives you the recharge and end cost reduction buffs, while others consume those stacks to gain some additional benefit. Frankly, though, I tend to *not* consume the stacks, as I prefer the aforementioned buffs, (the powers that consume blood frenzy gain a highlighted circle around them when you can gain their effects, so it's pretty easy to notice).

Katana and broadsword have some nice +def powers that pair nicely with SR to up those defenses even higher. Savage melee is one of my faves and has a really nice +recharge +end discount mechanic. Radiation melee offers a self heal and a damage aura, which can really fill in some gaps that SR may lack...

CoH was in the sweet spot when the subscription model was alive and well, where high speed internet was available enough and computing cheap enough to provide for a large player base, yet this notion of having to "put in the time" to play for long stints and kind of figure things out for yourself was still present...

I don't think real life/real people should be included in such contests. That being said, some sort of seasonal contests that replace in-game billboards and ads with player-submitted content could be really cool...

Maybe -end/-rec powers need some sort of sliding-scale mechanism, kind of like what elec blast got - only maybe giving a chance of applying a debuff or something instead of extra damage...

Are you certain said MM pet isn't in passive mode? If they're in defensive mode, and the enemy isn't attacking them, I don't think they'll retaliate, either. Now, if they are in aggressive mode or in defensive and have been attacked by said enemy, but aren't fighting back, then you have a point...

MMs really need a way to "collapse" their minions onto themselves then redeploy them as desired. Some sort of "hard leash" whereby they get forcibly dragged along with the MM is also needed. I really love the AT, but they are just so cumbersome to play...