Aracknight

Trading Focus Chi for Reach for the Limit? Okay. I see both sides of the argument for and against.

Chi Push for Thunder Kick? Definitely, or better yet for Crane Kick, with it's accompanying damage.

Burst of Speed I like better as a trade for the IO/Incarnate era now semi-useless Elude from /SR.

Reaction Time I like better as a replacement for Quickness or Lightning Reflexes from /SR and /ElA respectively. Especially if when toggled off you get +rech/+speed as you do now as a full time passive. Maybe reduce the overall effectiveness of all the buffs for this trade.

Inner Will doesn't seem right here to me for some reason. Probably because of the /WP powerset and Scrapper Mez protection.

Throw Sand seems to be a better fit for Street Justice. Especially when used right before the nasty knee to the groin.

As it is currently structured? No thanks.

There's my two influence.

A back piece that lets us use Arachnoid legs would be keen since some of us use insect/arachnid motifs. Maybe a big scorpion tail and claws too.

Huh, lot of hate for this idea, although I'm a fan and supporter of a swinging/grapnel-y power.

I always thought that an animation change to the already-existing good vs evil Jump Pack power might do for a workable swinging travel power.

Just a couple of extra inf.

I would absolutely lose my mind with joy if the Patron Power Pool Mace Mastery had it's animations replaced with non-mace versions.

For Example:

Mace Blast would become like Energy Blast's Power Blast attack.
Mace Beam would become like Energy Blast's Sniper Blast attack.
Web Envelope, Cocoon and other web-like powers would become like good old Web Grenade.

And so on. Basically taking the "Mace" out of it.


Edit: addition

I suppose in hindsight, you could ADD the mace animation to the Energy Blast or other sets, sort of the reverse of this, and add some new skins/wands for the spellcasters out there. Guess I was only thinking of myself. Sorry.

Scrapper never forgot the day that Defender tricked him. Mighty was Scrapper, and headstrong as well, so no one believed he was wily, and could use guile and trickery as well as brute strength to achieve his ends. Though he was Vengeful, he was also a Hero, a son of Statesman, and thus he would teach Defender and all his brothers and sisters a lesson that they would never be allowed to forget.

Gathering his children to him, he gazed upon them and upon the children of his brothers and sisters as well. Though he loved them all, and knew that they had already been blessed by the children of Statesman. From Defender came Vigilance, from Controller came Containment, from Tank came Provoke, from Blaster came Defiance, and his own children had already been blessed with Critical Strike. But he wanted more for his own children, yet could not simply Gift them further, for to do so would be unfair to his nieces and nephews.

So, with guile no one will ever believe, Scrapper Cheated.

"My children," he said. "You are valiant and proud, and as varied as snowflakes in a blizzard. You are mighty and fearless, and because of this, your weaker and lazier cousins will attempt to use you for their own ends. But do not scorn your cousins for this," he warned them. "For they are as valiant in heart as you, but will need you not only to lead them, but to Lead them from time to time, to inspire them to their true potential and greatness. To that end," he continued, "I will grant you all my greatest gift. I will give you my Will, my Determination to never fail. To be the First one in and the Last one out. You will push yourselves to the edge of ruin in your pursuit of perfection. You will charge ahead of your cousins, and your wrath will be so mighty that it will be unable to be checked, and will surely bring chaos upon not only you, but on any of your cousins who are intrepid enough to fight alongside you or behind you. By doing so, you will challenge them to unleash their true potential, to become better warriors if they are going to keep up with you, let alone survive. But you will remember this not, my children, for the joy in battle will be too too bright for you to see anything else. Some will scorn you, and whisper behind your back. Some will admire you. Others may emulate you. Still others will decide you are insane and run away. But while they are with you, you will force them to be better."

"And you will never even realize you are doing it."

Thus, Scrapperlock.