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It seems you honestly believe that and I know were to classify you now. Thanks.

Agree completely! Unfortunately I already came up with the reasoning they will use if it does have a slow animation time:

"Though these powers rely on momentum to create the energy to attack your foes with, you do have build up that momentum to be an affective weapon."

Or something to that affect anyways.

My first post responding to you said it best - "Your forgetting as well Decorum, that the easier we make our lives, the more junk we try to fit in to fill them." Like it or not that will always be the problem. Even if we don't do it to ourselves, someone else will try to do it for us such as bosses, spouses, girlfriends, friends, parents, siblings, children, etc . . . that is the problem with our loveable and helpful little gadgets. Of course as you said - "Unless you're living in a hut or cabin somewhere happy with a subsistence living off the land"

I at least am not a FOOL trying to convince myself otherwise.

I think I said that in the second part of my post. Let me see . . . Yep, there it is: "Now if they actually made these costumes into the proper costume parts? That I would pay more for. Say $4.99 for a pack of 5 costume sets. That sounds more reasonable to me."

At first I wanted to agree, but then I started thinking about the other games I have seen and played. Not a single one has the depth that CoX has for costumes or powers. Was there an exaggeration? Definately as all games and the people behind them always do, they are trying to sell a game after all. But that exaggeration is fairly well grounded in truth.

As for my vote on a new slogan - "The future . . . today"

Your forgetting as well Decorum, that the "easier" we make our lives, the more junk we try to fit in to fill them.

Want a different example? OK, accountants 50 years ago had a very small base of clients because of the lack of "techno" gadgets. Today they have a much larger client base than then. Last I read by about 2,000%. Also the level of stress in that job field has also dramatically increased. Is that making life easier? (look it up, it's actually fairly easy to find in a few hours of on-line searching)

Stoves make life easier? Ever try to make a holiday meal with one stove? I have, it sucks. Somehow I convince myself I can do it all for 15 people and almost don't make it. The stress I feel from these events is ENORMOUS, and I like cooking.

Electricity makes our life easier? Maybe, but at the expence of adding pollution and carcinogens into the atmosphere that are killing us and our environment. I'm not even a green freak and I can recognize that.

And Microwaves make my life easier sometimes I will admit. Except when I am trying to figure out what settings and times I need and how to program that in. The designers of these devices seem to think that the more "programming" they can fit in, they better the machine. Personally, I disagree and I think many will agrre with me.

Now, transportation of goods or even people . . . have you even tried to mail something cross country lately? How about take a trip? Travel in any form SUCKS. The bus or train takes forever, driving a car you have to deal with other crazy people on the road, and a plane? I don't even need to go into the hassle of airports thanks to some fanatics out there.

You completely ignored my most important point in my previous post, so I'll repeat it - "I love my technology gadgets, but I have absolutely NO illusion it is making my life any easier and anyone that does is playing themselves for a FOOL."

Hey SinergyX, try not to get to worked up. As usual I can't participate either since I live in Hawaii. Neither can players from Alaska, Central, and South America, or you Europeans. Thems the breaks. I can't even imagine trying to comply with regulations for the 48 states, let alone all the other countries you are complaining about. It's the price you pay for playing the game and living where you do. Yea it sucks, but it is a stale old rant that is not likely to get any fresher with more repeats, nor is it likely to change their policies.

Hmmm . . . $4.99 per costume power? . . . I might be willing to spend that much for ALL of them as a single "Costume Pack" but to be honest, their "coolness" lasts for about 3 uses each, not including jokes with friends. Then it starts feeling like WoW . . . "Hey nice costume, but I have to look like that all the time?"

Now if they actually made these costumes into the proper costume parts? That I would pay more for. Say $4.99 for a pack of 5 costume sets. That sounds more reasonable to me.

Easily overpower one of these clockworks? Are you serious? Superheroes are "slightly" challenged there, how would a normal person do it. Anyways that really doesn't matter.

Think about this though. How much has technologoy really made your life easier and given you more time for leisure? I'll use the example of a cell phone. It is great! You can look up how many calories your dinner is going to be when the waiter brings it to you, if it has internet. Of course by the time you find that your dinner is cold and even less calories since you don't want to eat it then anyways. That made your life easier right? How much of the movie did you miss the last time you went to a theater thanks to that handy dandy gadget? Nice to be able to get a hold of anyone at any time, but they now have the same capability with you.

I love my technology gadgets, but I have absolutely NO illusion it is making my life any easier and anyone that does is playing themselves for a fool.

How many respecs do you need? I mean seriously, we get like 8 or nine already so sure one more can't hurt right? Then do a respec trial and earn it. Stop complaining when you are given something for free that they don't have to give you at all.

AHHhhhhhh! I find myself agreeing with mousedroid! Very uncharacteristic of me. Seriously though, very good post. I don't completely agree with you, but it is well reasoned and written. Posi Rep for you sir!

Personally, I think people are forgetting that in order for the whole Incarnate System to work at all, there has to be a LOT more 50+ content. Maybe I am being over-optimistic, but they do go hand in hand here.

Sorry y'all but, I am quoting myself in order to reply to a Negative Reputation Point I received. Pretty sure that point came from the person who posted after me, but in any case they didn't have the courage to leave their name so I'll never know. Original post is on page #6 if anyone wants to see it in context.

WELL in advance isn't a month before it goes live.

Actually, over a month in advance of going live is pretty darn good. Would you have rather they waited until the week before release or even on the date of release? Maybe you would have preffered it was never announced until after people had been grinding away for it and could never get it? Kinda like the e-mail fiasco.

Well said and backed up by several posts by Avatea, the last online "Q & A", as well as HeroCon.