DanZero

Show me an example of me doing that.

Okay... well. I'll answer the bullet points then.

"How do you feel about the powers themselves based on the information that has been released so far, including in the sneak peaks and threads about them (here's a decent one, here's another, there are more), in terms of gameplay and how you feel about your characters having them (regardless of the lore)?"

More powers = better.

"How would you feel about your characters if everyone else had a significant number of extremely effective and visible powers that are similar or identical to yours? (If you are choosing to skip these powers, please instead say how you would feel about everyone else having the same or similar powers)"

I don't feel anything about what other characters have. If everyone has nukes that are better than mine and I'm on my blaster, I'll hold my nuke for later, or go single target for a while. I like watching other characters suceed and therefore, more powers for everyone is great.

"How do you feel about the lore concept that Incarnate powers are not really yours, but granted by/stolen from an entity that has been stated to be insane (in the issue 20 overview)? How do you feel about your fellow heroes/villains being given/stealing these powers by/from that entity? If you plan to ignore the lore for your characters, go ahead and say so, but give your opinion on it too if you have one, please."

If you want to be an Incarnate, you have to be the incarnate of something. You are already the incarnate of yourself. Those who undertake that perilous task have to accept the consequences of treating with powers greater than theirs. You don't choose to be an incarnate, the Well chooses you (luckily, in game terms, you can choose to opt out). That's my take on the lore. But I'll just ignore it anyways. I find my imagination is always better than video game writing.

"Do you believe that character diversity is an important part of this game in general? If so, please say why, and from the information you have so far from the sneak-peaks or the threads about them, what impact do you feel the Incarnate system will have on that diversity, and the game as a whole? If not, why not?"

Incarnate system increases that diversity. More choices = different ways to play. Someone always finds optimal and many often copy them. But some of us are stubborn and find a whole different sort of 'optimal'.

Example: with an incarnate nuke, a blaster could have two nukes and cycle per spawn, or drop the nuke from the powerset and take another power for more utility.

A Tank could drop a few pets to soak up some damage. A mastermind could drop some pets and some more pets. Maybe the Tank is not interested in pets at the moment, and drops a nuke. Maybe not. NOW, every take has a large toolkit and the good ones will know what to do when, and the bad ones will still forget to taunt.

Basically, now people will really modify builds, slotting, epic pools etc.

So, unlock the slot, get the enhancer, but don't activate the pets. I have powers I slot for IO sets that I never (or rarely) activate.

^^^ This.

Even the tone of these "in the interest of discussion" threads is irksome.

"Would you like the Incarnate System if if didn't have those horrible Praetorian Pets, or do you think it's fine if everything is stupid?"

You can't even participate without agreeing or you get a 'thanks for playing' and a snarky smiley to shut you up. Gah...

That's the one. Thanks you much.