EmmySky

Its because if you are standing by the window, clearly you are day-dreaming and not doing your 'day job'...they'll dock you for that! 😝

Blaster is the epitome of 'the best defense is a good offense'. They are primarily damage. They are squishy as hell and that's where your strategy and being a good player comes in. Someone above said it right...kill faster. Blasters are the 'hold my beer, watch this' AT. So are scrappers. You just gotta revel in the joy of damage.

I think subverting the limit of pools you are allowed might count as power creep in that you would then be free to choose 'extra' pools. I also think pool limits should be bumped up a notch, but there are too many people complaining that the game is not challenging enough and the strategy of balancing how many pools, how many powers and how many prerequisite and trash powers you take is part of the challenge. Slots are the biggest limiting factor on becoming mythical gods but don't discount the power pool picks and that contribution to keeping the game challenging.

I bet you can throw a rock and hit 49 toons dressed as Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

Hell, I have watched those....different cast but same plotline.

I know they predate IOs but I hardly think that sentiment makes people want them. They were the original form of enhancing two attributes with one enhancement. Maybe they offer higher percentages that other multi-enhancers?

Over-slotting is something I ran into on my farmer before I got some help. I am still learning which attributes to watch and how to really pare it down on my other toons. Definitely good advice, thank you!

All these are creative and punny but honestly my term of choice tends to be 'shitload' ('boatload' in polite company) and that refers to any and all groups or even inanimate objects.

@crytilis Is someone taking up the mantle or will Mids Reborn become defunct if they add more tweets or pools in the game?

I would love it! I have goals for my toons and also specific playstyles (Baby Hero can't talk to contacts because they dont understand what she is saying!). I can't remember all that..I am old! Right now I have a spiral notebook and pencil by my chair so I can keep notes lol. It would be better if I could type the notes into the character select screen so it wouldn't matter if I lose (or more likely spill coffee on) my paper and most importantly so I dont have to try to read my own handwriting!

This sounds like something more easily done (time and mechanics wise) by a mod. I think vidiotmaps replaces the image files entirely but we are 15 years later and someone with some Photoshop (for transparent layers) might be able to make a vidiotmaps-type mod that provides an overlay of power activation area of effect outlines(PBAoE, AoE, Targetted AoE, cone....all of them). Before anyone says it....not me...I suck at Photoshop. It would be too difficult to have it read game files and see your enhancements and change the outlines depending on if youve enhanced a powers range but a baseline outline might be doable. Of course this could be wildly inaccurate depending on your PoV (first person...third person) and how far you have the camera set from your character. I just think that with the spaghetti code and volunteer devs, this kind of QoL is going to go to a back burner whereas someone with some modding knowledge might be able to pull it off because they aren't dealing with spaghetti or with people demanding they fix actual broken stuff. Just my 2 cents. Happy hunting! ps...OP started out with 'people hate on cones'.....my first toon, and first 50, was storm/energy defender...imagine my chagrin when I bought range enhancements and they wouldn't go in the power because you had to specifically get cone range enhancements...thus was born my hate of cones. Although iirc they changed that so a range enh is a range enh is a range enh but by then it was too late....the distaste for cones is hard to get over...lol

I like the idea of multiple builds. Right now I am leveling her as human because, as you said, slots are too rare I don't want to gimp her before I can access those multi-enhancers. I have a touch of the altitis so she isn't leveling as fast but she will get there!

Did you make a game account or are you trying to log in with your forum account? They are two seperate things so maybe check the game account button up top. If it is your game account that wont log in right check caps lock...that always gets me.

My Aunt wrote calculus textbooks. I can barely add to 20 without taking off my shoes. How about I out-source all my math needs to you? Honestly, its all Greek to me, but kudos on finding a way to incorporate so many variables into a 'simple' equation you can use. (Emphasis on you because, well, I will be calling on folks like you with better brains if I need anything this complex.)

I am moved by the aesthetics and synergy of sets and animation. Martial Arts on a scrapper is a beautiful thing, she looks poised, powerful and graceful. I hate the overall look of /Spines but my tanker makes that one move, Ripper, look awesome. I have a Dual Pistols/Martial Combat blaster that I love because, pew pew pew kick you in the face! Now that's power. A lot of people hate the Staff Fighting breakdance but I love it because it makes me laugh every single time. Can you make enemies fall down with your breakdance style? Therein lies the 'powerful' part. And, of course, Gravity. What is more powerful than waving your hand and summoning a CAR to toss, nonchalantly, at your enemies. More love to go around but that's all I can list at the moment. Have fun!

Not even new creations....on 'advanced enemies' setting the game could turn all trolls into Supa Trolls....an existing game enemy that gets no love and very little playtime (do those troll raids still happen on Skyway?) Maybe other groups have existing 'alternate enemies' ready for use?

I think part of the 'game' is the strategy of picking the pool powers, prerequisites and all.

Thanks @Sniktch Guess I need to get me a Pocket D porter now....isnt there a badge or something for that?

+1 only as long as its optional....maybe even per coalition....like if my son made his own group he could coalition with me and use my stuff but if random people I dont know well coalition with me then no, let them hoard their own goodies lol

Isnt this exactly how it works now? I feel like I am missing something. As for not having access to stores during TFs, isn't that standard and not restricted to the p2w store or the 2xp power? It'd be nice to open it up.

Aww huggs (carefully...you're nekkid) to you...the day gets better when ya PLAY! Moar game 😁

Could it be a co-op zone where heroes and villains work together to clear the streets of Skulls and Hellions and CoT, throw in some snakes and other appropriate level villain enemy groups. Maybe have the amount of enemies defeated in there by your SG (in SG mode) raise your SG ranking for the Stars of your Server thing you mentioned. Have billboard SGs could soon see with prestige or aforementioned ranking to have their name, emblem, maybe a map of their base, their 'catch phrase' and MotD. It might would die off after a couple months but a zone with the intent of street sweeping would certainly 'busy up' the city for those who want it and give a little boost to busy SGs that play a lot.

When this thread first popped up I honestly figured the other one had been locked so someone started it again. Imagine my surprise when it wasn't. +1 on closing one of these and letting people 'discuss' in one place.

Ditto for bidding....if I want to buy 37 end mod IOs I should be able to! But agree on the coding..it may be a whopper.

Welcome to your doom! Or welcome home, whichever. 😁