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I use dictionary.com/thesaurus.com and rhymezone.com to aid in coming up with new & original names...

If that's the case, then I still think it needs a bit more to differentiate it from the blaster version...

I kind of feel like this power's animation doesn't fit in properly. Maybe replace it with bayonet from SoAs or a shorter range version of beanbag round.

Heck, pick anything along with kinetics and most teams will love you!

I don't think it grants the extra regen and recovery like field operative does...

As others have pointed out, it's too similar to the blaster pet found in devices. What if you basically turned it into a less steampunk and more conventional arms version of a Nemesis Jaeger? Heck, even just recolored slightly to grey/silver it could work really well. Another approach could be to allow the power to spawn 2 gun drones, and use the dual pistol ammo types to give each a little flavor.

I think a better option would be to have certain key battles in these story arcs or TFs reward you, upon their completion, with an appropriately leveled generic IO of the player's choice, that way they never lose that effectiveness. Maybe even go the route of the prestige enh's so they provide a somewhat better bonus, but are still overshadowed by higher level/set IOs.

Yeah - they should have added a "pin-down" type power where you fire a volley to immobilize your target(s) in place.

Why's that?

Can the beast mastery pets be made to do any of the emotes? I know I've used the eat emote on my demon MMs to keep them from making their idle sounds...

This may sound silly, but why not just port some of the digitigrade beast feet to the regular legs?

Please don't insert so many images before getting to your point. Most people here are already familiar with the characters/images you posted. That being said, I and many others have indeed suggested a more "business-like" single pistol blast set. I'd rather not have melee attacks included, though, unless you were specifically going for an assault or manipulation set. Beyond that, yes, a single pistol set would be awesome!

Enh drops are always useful, by selling the ones you can't use for inf. Heck, I'd even go so far to say that slotting the enh's that you do get as drops, depending upon your immediate need, may actually be an unwise strategy; Waiting until 22 or so, (when you can slot level 25 enh's), and crafting then slotting generic IOs, is, IMHO, the better approach to take.

There used to be, (and in some circumstances still are), recipes that can drop randomly form certain sources, (see here). That being said, I dislike the notion that you should have to farm specific content in order to just get a chance at a drop. You can look at all the recipes on the AH or wiki, decide which you want, then either work toward earning enough inf or merits to buy them, instead of having to rely on RNGesus instead...

Frequently asked for feature, no ETA or anything like that, though... You can customize your controller/dominator pets, though.

Bind one key to target the nearest alive enemy, something like: /bind r "targetcustomnear alive enemy" Then press f, which is the default key to follow your target. You can even queue-up an attack while you're closing the distance.

Then it kind of sounds like what you're advocating for is the ability to take your APP sooner, (albeit with a slightly different selection of powers and perhaps a bit more customizability).

If there's enough of them crammed into one of those narrow sewer sections with the 2 doorways that are offset from one another, they can still get caught...

And if you're really old... 3-2-1 CONTACT!

The issue is giving everyone another free power. I think a better option might be to allow players to tag one of their primary/secondary/pool powers as their "signature power", but with some caveats - Like maybe said power gains a special effect when you are low on health or end, maybe it does way more damage but recharges much more slowly. Maybe it costs no end but has a much longer animation, etc. All of these ideas are nice and all, but when it comes right down to it, I simply do not want to further water down the significance of our already fairly broad ability to select from a wide range of powers. Another idea could be to expand upon the origin-specific starter powers we're already given; Increase the options available to us, (maybe some elemental choices, a simple handgun, etc), allow us to select the specific one we want, and allow it to be slotted.

I would go dual pistols and radiation armor, then pick from the fighting pool. Use your pistols as needed, but focus on the melee attacks. You also get another PBAoE from radiation armor that also heals your allies. The electricity mastery APP also has a melee attack and a damage aura if you really want to ramp up the melee capabilities of your character, as well as an AoE immob and even a chaining heal. Dark mastery also has a melee attack, a PBAoE click, and a toggle debuff that can really aid in keeping you in the fight. I'm a bit partial to ninja tool mastery, though - you get a ranged version of caltrops, a ST sword attack, a PBAoE sword attack, a ranged ST hold, and even a PBAoE placate with some other debuffs attached, if you really wanted to maximize things...

All I ask of my MM teammates is that they don't block doorways or other such chokepoints. Beyond that, play whatever brings you the most happiness!

With a bit of power customization, (possibly including adding more animation options), you can basically turn any power into your "signature power". From what the OP described, it kind of sounds like having the equivalent of a T9 power, only with a longer cooldown and atypical slotting system, while costing no additional power picks, is what they're after.

...ring to rule them all?

Well, there are a few ways you can go with this. For instance, something like a traps/elec defender can basically lay down their traps every once in a while and let their voltaic sentinel, shield gen, acid mortar, and triage beacon do the heavy lifting, only needing to refresh them every so often...