BeornAgain

MY editing is above. I'm sure many read these 2 portions of the OP's thread starter... As you can see, this comes from folks whining to the OP and complaining about stuff that, as far as I have seen, exists in small amounts.
Reason I started playing on Exalted? More character slots... Got the ONE name I wanted... Seemed like the thing to do with the CoH:F brand spanking new launch; go to the brand spanking new server.

No purples and PvP IOs. Still, he's made MoUT runs and his elec res and his S/L res place him in good stead.

Since we have been, and still are, then I assume we can.

And I would anyway.

I make most of my toons this way.
It'd be nice to make a huge female or a heavy/fat/fluffy hero/villain, but it ain't gonna happen.
Once again, I reckon I am in a minority, but I'd make many look way big.
My opinion, and only my opinion, is colored by my own personal situation...

In real life, I am 6'6" and well over 400lbs. I am 3 standard deviations on a gaussian curve beyond what is considered "normal" and though there are some folks taller than me, and some folks heavier than me, the number of people who are larger than me in both dimensions is relatively small.

In other words, I am larger than 98% of the people on the planet.

I've always been bigger than my classmates, my friends, my family (though my father and an uncle are/were over 6'4"/6'6" respectively), and most everyone I meet. It does not define who I am, but it often does modify the behavior of those I interact with.

I WANT to make a dude with a gut. I'd dig that. I have a concept for a "fallen hero" who tries to "get back his life" and the physical changes could actually be seen by those around him (a la Virtue server)

I WANT to make a female bodybuilder type. I have a few concepts for heroes AND villains that'd be cool.

I WANT to have the bosom slider go to A cup or so on regular females. Huge chesty females aren't the only females in comics, or as superheroes.

I WANT to have sliders for a few more aspects of body modification (I saw a photo of Baryshnikov from the late 70s and, while he had almost ZERO body fat and was extremely toned from the waist up, his thighs and calves looked like they belonged on a bodybuilder [which makes sense as a ballet dancer {and for which a really killer new stalker emerged in my brain <new leaping attack for the win!>}]).

I realize that I am unlikely to ever see these additions, but I can still say I'd like them.

The human form is myriad and wonderful... The hero/villain form, apparently much less so.

Here is a rather expensive (go go gadget Emp Merits!) tanking crab build- With the tier 2 nerve alpha, you are soft-capped to everything. And, except for psionics, your resists run in the 40-50% realm.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.942
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Tank Crab: Level 50 Natural Arachnos Soldier
Primary Power Set: Crab Spider Soldier
Secondary Power Set: Crab Spider Training
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Presence
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Slice -- Hectmb-Dmg:50(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg:50(21), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(23), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx:50(23), Hectmb-Dam%:50(25)
Level 1: Crab Spider Armor Upgrade -- Aegis-ResDam:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(9), Aegis-Psi/Status:50(15)
Level 2: Wolf Spider Armor -- GA-3defTpProc:50(A), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(9), S'fstPrt-ResKB:30(15)
Level 4: Combat Training: Offensive -- Acc-I:50(A)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(7), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(7)
Level 8: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 10: Challenge -- Zinger-Taunt:50(A), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg:50(11), Zinger-Taunt/Rchg/Rng:50(11), Zinger-Dam%:50(39)
Level 12: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(13), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(13)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Zephyr-ResKB:50(A)
Level 16: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam:40(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(17), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(17), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(19)
Level 18: Tactical Training: Maneuvers -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(19), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(21)
Level 20: Longfang -- Apoc-Dmg:50(A), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg:50(25), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(34), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx:50(37), Apoc-Dam%:50(40)
Level 22: Suppression -- Ragnrk-Dmg:50(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg:50(33), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(34), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx:50(37), Ragnrk-Knock%:50(40)
Level 24: Mental Training -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 26: Fortification -- Aegis-ResDam:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(27), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(27)
Level 28: Arm Lash -- Armgdn-Dmg:50(A), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg:50(29), Achilles-ResDeb%:20(29), Armgdn-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(31), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx:50(31), Armgdn-Dam%:50(31)
Level 30: Venom Grenade -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(33), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(34), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(37), Posi-Dam%:50(43)
Level 32: Combat Training: Defensive -- Krma-ResKB:30(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(33), Ksmt-ToHit+:30(36)
Level 35: Omega Maneuver -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(36), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(36), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(40), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(43)
Level 38: Frenzy -- Achilles-ResDeb%:20(A), Erad-Dmg/Rchg:30(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(39), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(43)
Level 41: School of Sharks -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg:50(A), Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob:50(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx:50(42), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng:50(42), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob/Rchg:50(46), Enf'dOp-Acc/Immob:50(46)
Level 44: Bile Spray -- Posi-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx:50(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg:50(45), Posi-Dmg/Rng:50(45), Posi-Dam%:50(46)
Level 47: Serum -- Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:50(A), Dct'dW-Heal:50(48), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(48), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(48), Dct'dW-Rchg:50(50)
Level 49: Weave -- LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(50), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(50)
Level 50: Nerve Core Paragon
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: Marshal
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Conditioning
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+:40(3), RgnTis-Regen+:30(5)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%:50(A), P'Shift-EndMod:50(3), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc:50(5)
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I'll post my current widow PvE build when I find it.