TheMoneyMaker

Correct, though I think nekkidtruth meant not customizable in that you can set areas like eyes, head, gloves, body, etc. Some of these have multiple settings that fit in the theme, you can only pick one setting and it's pretty much the whole body or nothing.

if I had to guess, since the possibility of adding more auras was established awhile back, I'm guessing that there's no desire to go forward with the idea. Maybe because it would render many of the extra aura options gained through prismatic aethers pointless and no one would spend 250 of them for each aura obtained.

So should we also get nonspellcasting options for the sorcery pool for people that want the powers without ruining their tech, natural or science theme also?' Ideally everything should have alternate options because more options is always better.

Gifts?

Yes, please, for the power buffs. But only for those can fight. The noncombat NPCs should not be able to become uber-monsters just because they were hit with a tomato. I'm pretty sure most NPCs can't be targeted with snowball, but trainers can and it would be lots of fun to see them hit back with a fury that dwarfs the power of the well itself. For those other NPCs that can be targeted, let them be taunted and turn into moderate threats but be unable to be targeted as hostiles while they slowly whittle a tomato-thrower down. The only way to get them off your back is to run away.

Obviously to put them on global ignore so that they can never be invited again. Also possibly ridiculed later. When are we going to get a throw tomato action to show our disdain for an individual? It would be like the snowball but available year round. It's effectively harmless, but add a strong taunt effect to it for when it's used on enemy NPCs. No, in fact, let it also taunt friendly NPCs into being a temporary enemy. Would be nothing funnier than seeing Ms. Liberty put the smack down on someone throwing tomatoes at her. Showing disdain for the police drones? **ZAP**

The winter event starts 2 weeks before winter begins and ends 2 weeks into winter. The Halloween event starts a month before Halloween and usually persists a few days after. The summer blockbuster used to be a summer event but was made an all-year-long thing. Why should spring be any different by making sense?

Asking if anyone higher level is not bait and switch or even an issue. It's offering the option for higher level people to retain more of their powers. If you are one of those higher level people with the mentality that if you wanted to lead you would have recruited, then don't volunteer. Unless the star is forced on you, I don't see an issue with the recruiter asking.

The only wind control will be the gag on the person saying such nonsense.

Every power can be acquired in a variety of ways.

Psychic is a mutation, the individual's mind has deviated from the normal evolution, or perhaps the deviation is that the normal evolution happened too soon. Psychic is magical, both an indicator of the individual's mental discipline and a manifestation of the arcane forces they're capable of tapping into. Psychic is science, using chemicals or radiation to unlock the potential for mental powers possessed by the individual. Psychic is technology, specifically psi amplifiers that help an individual channel the power of their thoughts into tangible effects. Psychic is natural; everyone of the individual's species possesses these abilities to some degree, though some might not be as talented or even aware of it.

Psychic is a mutation, the individual's mind has deviated from the normal evolution, or perhaps the deviation is that the normal evolution happened too soon. Psychic is magical, both an indicator of the individual's mental discipline and a manifestation of the arcane forces they're capable of tapping into. Psychic is science, using chemicals or radiation to unlock the potential for mental powers possessed by the individual. Psychic is technology, specifically psi amplifiers that help an individual channel the power of their thoughts into tangible effects. Psychic is natural; everyone of the individual's species possesses these abilities to some degree, though some might not be as talented or even aware of it.

Not at all; just quoted the OP for the reference showing the double adjective titles in use rather than making some up to make a point

I find the overuse of titles to be a disturbing trend. Like, sure go ahead and use a title if it suits your character, but when I see characters with doubled up titles like what you're showing, such as The Famous Fabulous Ice Minstrel Showstopper, I'm generally not thinking, "Ooh, someone put thought into their character," I think that's someone overthinking the process. The Legendary Mythic Heraclea? Which is it, legendary or mythic? Even if it is both, is it both in equal measure? I remember reading The Amazing Spider-man and The Spectacular Spider-man comics... but they never made The Amazing Spectacular Spider-man for a reason.

Other plays on the Terminator name to try: Turninator - use with the super speed power of Whirlwind Germinator - plant controller Kermitator - frog theme Blastinator - any blaster set, but guns seem like a good fit Demonator - demons MM Illusionator - illusions control/dom Smasinator - super strength or war mace Slasinator - broad sword, claws, dual blades, katana/ninja blade, savage melee Zappinator - electric

You just can't save some people, especially from themselves

Nope, I'm not 100% on mine. Would rather have the bolas as intended, but since that would require new animation and effects, I'm willing to make substitution for the web grenade effect.

Sarcasm.

I kinda like mine better.

"I kinda like the original Utility Belt more. But here's what I would change about it."

I don't think we'll ever get web swinging or wall crawling, but not really becase of the possible licensing issue. I think it would be more an implementation/animation issue.

I remember playing on Cake early on when you could play with all powers open to you. I made an all AOE corruptor and was raining down fire and ice with storm summoning secondary. It was fun but a little too easy mode I think. I would love to be able to mix and match powers from different sets but I feel like there should be limits, like putting similar powers into groups, so you can only pick one targeted AOE, one snipe, one tier 9 alpha strike blast, etc. You could dip into 9 different blast types or focus on one or two or whatever. Same thing with the melee sets, armors, control sets, and so on. But coding all that sounds like a nightmare. Maybe put AI to work on it and see if it works out, otherwise don't hold your breath.

Martial Assault for doms was a great idea, giving them access to more traditional combat than control over elements and energy and stuff. I'd like to see a few other melee sets adapted to fit dominators, and a Blade Assault set would be ideal. Melee attacks would be Katana or Broadsword (make one set and give choice of the other as alternate animations), and ranged attacks could be knife throwing attacks. Repeat with an Axe Assault set using Battle Axe melee attacks and thrown smaller hand axes. Strength Assault could be a combo of Super Strength attacks (no rage) and throwing different sized rocks/objects with Hurl Boulder being a middle point of ranged damage attacks. What about a Pistol Assault set with dual pistol ranged attacks and different melee animations while holding the gun as pistol-whip attacks? And since an all gun assault set worked well for Arsenal Assault, why not a Beam Assault set with Beam Rifle ranged attacks and some very close (bordering on melee range) short ranged attacks/effects? There's really a lot that could be done to cobble together new Assault sets from what we have available in game.

No one can feel cheated for not getting something that they never had. Even if it was fleshed out, the utility belt pool is incomplete and thus subject to change. Also, given that existing travel powers from other non-origin pools can be had at level 4 and other variations can be had at the START Vendor, there's just no need to try to "reinvent" them just to have more of the same thing. If there's a decidedly new feature that could be made into a travel power, sure why not? But I don't think Utility Belt needs a free running power.

We're never going to get the originally planned pool, and I say that's a good thing because they tried to adhere to a formula of including a travel power in each "origin" pool along with a buff, attack, and other utility powers. But The utility belt powers described in the wiki show two powers that have no need for a utility belt or anything else. Free Running is not a Utility Belt power; it's obviously an attempt to give the Natural origin some kind of travel power. Ditch it. Flying Strike? I mean, not a terrible idea but the idea sounds more training and less tool tucked into a utility belt. So here's my take on how a Utility Belt pool should look: 4 - Web Grenade: Ranged, Foe Immobilize, Knockdown Grenade throw animation, web effect 4 - Poisoned Shuriken: Ranged, Moderate (Lethal), Light DoT (Toxic), -DMG Shuriken throw animation, Spines toxic effect 14 - Flashbangs: Ranged AOE, Foe Hold/Confuse Grenade Throw, Foe Hold (Blind power), Confuse, or Placate (random) 14 - Brass Knuckle Brawl: Charge (Targeted AOE), High (Smash), Knockdown (Energy Melee's Whirling Hands, minus glowing fists) 20 - Life Support System: Self or Ally+HP, +Heal Over Time (Medicine pool scanner animation) Web Grenade: Just substitute the web grenade power already in the game for the Bola power. No need for new animation or substitutions, but maybe call it Net Bomb or Weighted Net to differentiate it if you must. Poisoned Shuriken: Another slight substitution with shuriken instead of dagger, but otherwise same damage & effect. Shuriken makes more sense for a utility belt weapon than dagger because they're smaller and easier to conceal. Flashbangs: No damage, just bright flash and some kind of sonic effect that can affect a group of foes centered on the main target. Have it randomly affect each on as either a Hold (Blind from Illusion set), Confuse, or Placate. A tried and true resource of ninjas and superheroes is the ability throw distracting chaos into the midst of enemies. I'd much rather have this than a running travel power. Brass Knuckle Brawl: Charge attack similar to the original proposed Flying Strike, but instead of leaping into combat you just rush in and spin around with a heavy-handed spinning punch that assumes you grabbed some brass knuckles or something similar to put the added oomph into your strike to help knockdown affected foes. Not sure if something akin to brass knuckles could be manifested on the user's hands as they strike, but maybe a combination animation with the reaching to draw dual pistols followed by the Whirling Hands strike as you teleport/charge into the targeted location. Life Support System: This power should function as intended, but they probably were planning some new animation with activation. Use the Medicine Pool scanner thingy animation and effects. This seems like it would overlap with the Medicine Pool powers but even be superior, but I think it would be a good addition to expand on the Medicine Pool since they wouldn't be mutually exclusive and a long recharge on this (similar to other 5th tier pool powers) would keep it from being spammed like regular heals. Controversial take: you should be able to affect yourself or an ally with it (possibly both). Consider that Batman has pulled stuff from his utility belt occasionally to help others instead of himself. Considering how Recall Friend and Teleport Foe were combined into a single power able to do one or the other depending on who is targeted, this seems feasible, but could be complicated since you can't actually target yourself to make the distinction. Option 1: Target Ally or Affect Self if no target is selected. Option 2: Make this an AOE self & ally affecting power with appropriately long recharge.