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So maybe that is the solution. Add 5 more costume slots that are for pet customization only. Just so they are balanced with the other two groups. I'm assuming you would only really need 3 - one per tier - but I don't know how "Gang War" might fit into the mix. Gah, now I'm thinking about "Call Hawk" having a dragon customization. Yeah, a small dragon, but still a dragon ... yeah, with clawing attacks and not breathing fire or whatnot.

Plant, Storm Blast, Water blast, Beast Mastery ... I think those are the only mixes I've done so far. I think really this set is somewhat limited as to what kind of character conception and VFX thematic-wise I can fit to other combos, but that is an Aquaman problem, and I'm not overly concerned if it can fill that niche. The 4 that can use it. In terms of character conception, visuals, or mini-maxing potential in the end-game? I'm seeing a good number of posts that only focus on mini-maxing for the end-game, so I'm assuming that what the question is about. I don't end-game, so I'll leave it at that. I really enjoy it. I wish there were more fish jumping around, but I have been having a lot of with it. I don't want to make comparisons with other sets, but this is one that is really fun to play ... for me at least. I made one of each like I did on test ... and then probably another one or two as the altoholism kicked in ... and then made one or two other characters because I made the marine affinity characters.

I see.

Not that I know of. I think it was even small supergroup that hosted it.

Yes. You have made that clear.

Yeah, Marine is an option now. I would go with Storm/Marine or Water/Marine (or vice versa for defenders), but I haven't seen the shark animation so I can't really tell you which would mesh best. I think the Storm/Marine combo has more terrifying FX so would probably fit the shark FX better.

It is to give end-gamers something to do. I'm not opposed to that. Let them grind and pay people for Prismatic Aethers. (I'm not an end-gamer, but I have unlocked about 6 Prismatic Aether costumes, but all but one are Tier 1) I use Stealth for ... ... characters. (I haven't reached point where I've unlocked Phase Shift on Homecoming yet, but maybe I did and forgot)

I end up using all of them. I alternate between Empower>Weaken>Attack Vitals Empower>Weaken>Sweep Unless I'm fighting a single target, then I just use Empower>Weaken>Attack Vitals I setup the combos in two trays, and tray flip back-and-forth (with a button push on my controller - thanks to macros for tray flips). I haven't played on for a while, but the different mechanic is fun.

I used to like the Naked Noob Races before the Sunset. unslotted Level 1 characters (and minimal clothing) start at Miss Liberty in Atlas and race across Paragon City to the center Portal Corps building in Peregrine Island. Planned path with monitors. No trams. Ferry to get to Peregrine Island. lots of fun and chaos

Okay, then ....

I don't know if it is intentional or not (I'm assuming it isn't), Prismatic Aether bought Prestige Costume Powers are staying active in PvP zones. Well, I only tested Recluse Victory, but I'm assuming the same thing would happen in all PvP zones. I tested with Spectral Pirate.

Well, that was the first time I went to a PvP zone with a Effect from Benevolabs running. In fact, I took in a character with Spectral Pirate. It stays active. I waited until I the character was fully in PvP mode, and it was still active. I went into Recluse Victory proper, and it was still active. Seems to be a problem that needs resolving.

Though I'm not against an aura that would make you look spectral, I do not think that a spectral aura should be allowed in PvP. At least I think this is the kind of thing you are talking about.

I see. Well, I haven't actually looked for it. But I see what you are saying. It might have been to complicated or caused lag to apply wet to moving targets the way say oil slick is applied to a surface that can be set off by fire or electricity to cause AoE fire damage. I'm assuming that cold would get some kind of bonus on wet targets, fire would have decreased damage, and nothing else would be affected ... at least I'm assuming water blast is fresh water and not salt water (in which case, potentially electricity could get some kind of bonus).

As I said, I see "+ wet" in-game on the power descriptions, but I don't see any icon showing "wet". where are you seeing this "flag" in-game?

You're a GM. You know where the line is. It certainly is a thing. I realize it is part of a marine mammal. I'm assuming other parts of bodies are not acceptable, but I'm not a GM. I'm not trying to argue with you or make a judgement call for you.

I like it. I use it to jump in and then immediately jump back out. With all the debuffs you can lay down, the white cap landing you in the middle of a mob isn't really as bad as it seems to be. With a mastermind in turtle mode, you go in, get jumped, and your pets start dog piling the enemy. Seems to work fine. I've used it with all 4 archetypes. The thing is with power sets is you can't apply your tactics to them, you have to figure out what tactic augments the powers in a set and then use those tactics. That being said, almost all power sets have powers that have similar functions. I have found that an alternate use for White Cap is to quickly get to an ally or targeted pet/henchmen. They have to have an enemy targeted for it to work. So say a team mate is getting jumped. You White Cap to them, AoE those around them, and then start your healing of the team mate and what not.

...and there is at least one suggestion thread about this ... most probably more than 2 or 3 ...

I don't know if you are planning on going directly to the end-game or if you intent to play the game and level up the character. That really has a huge impact on the kind of response you are looking for. I like all the mastermind pets except the demons. They are just too noisy. If I make one of those, I go petless and level up the whip only and generally xp lock them once I six slot all the whip powers. Secondary-wise, my favorite up until now has been electric, but marine looks like it will give electric a run for the money, but I haven't tried it out enough to be totally sure. Of course, electric really works thematically better with Robots or Zombies. For me, marine only works thematically with Beast Mastery, so I made one of those. ( ... but, if I could color customize the ninja outfits to blue ....) The reason I'm fond of those two sets is because I usually turtle up and both sets are great for keeping pets healed up (essentially they act as your armor and attacks at the same time and your character mainly makes sure that the henchmen are healed and buffed). For Ninjas, I usually end up with going for kinetic. I have one Beast Mastery mastermind with trick arrow and another with empathy. The trick arrow on one is fun to play, but I have to respawn the henchmen more frequently.

"(get your mind out of the gutter!)" If you have to go there, then I would think that the name is unacceptable.

Welcome to THE CITY.

Yeah. I see "+ Wet" in-game, but it isn't in the wiki. Aqua bolt is a quick recharge which helps building +Tide Pool quickly, so I don't skip that one. I use it for dehydrate if I need the heal. Otherwise, I mainly use it for water burst at this point (because it knocks enemies/soft hold). I only have water jet one slotted, so I don't even use that in the main rotation yet. I don't have geyser at this point. I can't tell you how great an impact it has on either of these, but I'm assuming it is a noticeable difference like it is for dehydrate and water burst. But wiki, water jet - "If you have 3 Tidal Power and you activate this power, it will have an enhanced effect causing Water Jet to cast slightly faster and *immediately reset the recharge of Water Jet." geyser - "If you have 3 stacks of Tidal Power, Geyser will have a 100% chance to disorient affected targets." *Confirmed on Water Jet. if you have 3 Tidal pool (showing the ring), you can set it off and then immediately set it off again.

Yes. Never market when you are tired and should be sleeping. https://www.businessinsider.com/citi-trader-fat-finger-flash-crash-trade-78-million-fine-2024-5 Luckly, I've only fat-fingered trades in-game. ... but I will admit, that I have done it far too often in-game ... Which only proves to me, if you have enough inf and keep capital aside for the bad times, you pretty much can screw up pretty badly and still come out ahead. I won't comment on banks,etc. as that would be political.