Electric-Knight

Interesting... But the character does interact with the environment as a coyote. The coyote is able to run and get around pretty quickly. Not as quickly as someone with Super Speed, but they can dart around pretty well.
And role-playing in a video game is not entirely based around the game mechanics, so it is not remotely the same thing as sitting their with your eyes closed and imagining.

Not very thoroughly...

Nope. He was replying to a person who said it was worthless. rsclark chimed in with a jab at Tech's post and Coyote_Seven chimed in against rsclark, but the entire gist of what Tech said was directed at that single post.

Again, THE DIFFERENCE. "Don't like it? Don't buy it" isn't the solution to people's issue with the Super Packs. They like and want to buy the pet and costumes. They can't just buy them, because they're being delivered in an odd way. So, they're voicing their opinions about that odd way it is being delivered.
Pretty simple and drastic difference and also a pretty simple reason for why Tech brought it up to say, If you think it is worthless... SO WHAT? If you had some further complaint about it... I could understand... but just because YOU think it is worthless does not make it worthless. It has a lot of value to others.

He simply stated something to a rather shallow complaint.
You are the one taking issue with it, out of context, applying greater significance to it.

You don't have to accept anything Tech says (and I wouldn't accept unwrapped candy form him either!).
However, you were wrong to claim that he had no point in bringing up what he did.
If you want to champion for people making posts that something is worthless because it doesn't appeal to them... go right ahead! You're doing it already!

LOL

Yes, because a character looking like a coyote should have appeal to it beyond wanting the character to look like a coyote, because people should feel the pull to use such a power for some game mechanical reason and not simply for the desire to have their character look like/be a coyote... because?

I certainly understand where you're coming from and I personally don't have a single issue with discussing ways to making something more desirable to more people.
However, the counter to your stance is that, contrary to your preference, this power seems well balanced to others and/or further concessions/changes could unbalance that.
It all depends on how highly you rate different parameters that lead to fun in different people.
Cosmetic goodness plus decent mechanical goodness may be a fantastic point of focus.

I just don't get why people want to look like a coyote if they don't care about looking like a coyote.

Anyway, I have zero intention of being argumentative... only in discussion, if there's any to be had.

Actually, I did like the idea of some stealth when I first heard that suggestion in early testing.
I'm not sure how much good a tiny amount of stealth would do for people not interested in the power now, anyway.
As I don't think adding a hefty amount of stealth would be very balanced. Maybe I am wrong about that?

No. You missed the original point in the context of what he and the person he was replying to said. Whether or not the Super Packs suck is, of course, absolutely a matter of opinion, but that wasn't the point.

The point was the fact that the manner in which the Black Wolf Pet and Elemental Order costume set was something that someone who wants those things could complain that they've being distributed in an odd fashion vs. the coyote power, which is just simply something you can buy or not buy, as you may like.
Like it? Buy it.
Don't like it? Don't buy it.
Like the Wolf Pet and/or the Elemental Order costume set, but don't like the Super Packs? You're out of luck. He was saying that he felt that this was a more understandable situation to voice criticism over, as opposed to just simply not wishing to buy something because they don't like the item.

Get it yet? Or are you just leaping to any and every defense of the super packs, because you can't fathom why anyone would criticize them to the extent that people have?

That is very much sig worthy!

This reminds me of something almost entirely irrelevant...

When I used to live with my brother, and when the hour got way later than anticipated...
One of us would occasionally secretly sneak into the other's peripheral, wearing a strange outfit and pretending to be a little person (standing on knees with shoes sticking out as though your legs are that short, arms mostly inside your shirt/jacket... a bowler or top hat for effect, maybe a monocle or whatever props you can find quickly and that you think'll work well that night... sometimes peering over a newspaper) - usually while the other was brushing their teeth or sleepily walking through the hallway or something (I did this for a few of his late night bathroom trips too)...
And wait for that tired person to suddenly see you, unexpectedly, out of the corner of their eye...
And then the little person would say, in a very raspy voice, "It's 3 in the mornin'".


The reason I share this with you is...
Maybe you need a dwarf standing around your house to remind you not to post, because "It's three in the mornin'".

I don't think it's set up quite that badly...
I think it just means that every character would have to be doing the arc, getting the missions as the team goes through it (as we've been doing it all this time).
You should be able to complete the missions together, with the single run, so long as everyone has the mission(s).

Yeah, I think a lot of this has to do with their weekly additions to the store and the slightly high prices... plus a bit of reasonable pragmatism.
Not that there is anything wrong with any of this. I just think it is pretty natural.
With the prices being what they are (such as $7.50 for these toggle-dropping travel powers) and the frequent additions (which again... is certainly not BAD, haha!), it's tougher to jump at every new thing, as opposed to sitting and waiting to see what comes out and what goes on sale and how it'll play out down the road, as opposed to right now.

Which, I think is fine, so long as the company doesn't foolishly look at the market as a right now or bust system.
They shouldn't base an item's success on the first week it goes on sale, as all of these items (except the time-limited ones) are there to be bought at any point down the road. There's no shelf cost for them, so they should be relaxed with their situation. Let the inventory build and things will be gobbled up now and down the road.

However, a lot of cautious waiting and seeing is to be expected, I think.

Or maybe I should have just said... Yeah, I know what you mean!
If I don't have a use for it right now, then I'll wait. It doesn't mean I won't grab it eventually... but I don't need to jump at it.
What troubles me is if they decide to go with time-limited items more often than not. It's sort of a blatant attempt at getting people to buy it now (or ELSE!) as opposed to letting things play out.
I think sales are a better avenue for them, but only if they'd be happy with those price points, of course.

Blah blah blah...
Regardless... The Coyote Power gets my seal of approval!

I know that too.

I'm somewhat shocked that this would come as a surprise to your husband (and yourself), because we really have A LOT of female players in this game!
It is possible that Virtue has a larger percentage of females, so my experiences are skewed, but I'm not honestly convinced of that... as I've met and seen plenty of females that play on other servers and have gone to Meet & Greets and such.

It's definitely a disparity that has grown smaller and smaller throughout most games.
I don't know... I've table-top RP'd with girls since I started RPing and have played mmorpgs in guilds and SGs that have often been more women than men.
My wife also RPs and plays CoH, so that's a constant too.

Anyway, I'm glad your husband was wrong!