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There's no complaints from those that go through with it!

And 4 of those categories are clearly ranged, even after you seperate them.

I can divide Melee into multiple categories as well.

Titan weapons is clearly a massive burst damage melee aoe set.
Street Justice is a combo-based melee set.
Staff Fighting is based on its own mechanic, and by the confessions of the developers was designed as Titan-Weapons "lite" from the beginning and ended up like it is now. It's noteworthy for being a potential Stalker set.

Pitting everything that's "melee" in one group is fallacious. Each set is meant to stand on its own. What would you prefer? That the numbers be closer to even? It's 3.
three!

You'll note I only looked at powersets created after freedom was launched. There are reasons for this.
1. They're recent, thus noteworthy.
2. That was a huge deal and stuff got shook up.
3. A lot of those old sets were designed all at once and probably wouldn't have been made if everything was done one powerset at a time, thus they really shouldn't be compared on a one-to-one basis against the new stuff.

I could go back and look at each individual set but that would not serve any purpose. Asserting that more powerset options somehow automatically makes an archetype better is wrong. Masterminds have the least options out of any non-epic archetype and they're easily the best. (yes, that's my opinion, and no, you're not going to change it by arguing with me) You want more ranged damage sets? What would they be? You have to come up with something before you can complain about it not being there.

You want male-only costume options? Figure out what they are, things that wouldn't be wanted or needed for females.

Same applies here. You want more ranged sets? Figure out what they should be, and suggest those.

There have already been calls out for whip assault. Hell, if that had the range of a ranged damage set it would work great! It doesn't have to be an Indiana Jones whip, it could be a fiery whip, or an energy whip, or a Tentacle, or if you're feeling silly, a ball of twine.

Players have suggested psychic weapons. Perhaps a psychic gun? I think I remember stealing one of those on a rogue alignment mission.

Beam rifle was cool but perhaps we could have a laser pistol? dual laser pistols?

Shoulder-mounted rocket launchers?

Nanotech-powered portable launchers? It would be awesome to just plop down a pirate cannon and set the fuse while the enemy's paralyzed with fear as the gun is about to fire.

The point is you have to come up with some kind of suggestion about what you're really looking for in the form of a ranged damage attack. Something that's as cool as Titan Weapons (which players were really excited for) or Street Justice (which has Batman written all over it) or Staff Fighting (which is just incredibly badass on a stalker, since that ENTIRE CLASS was cheated out of Titan Weapons which is a whole nother issue)

Or perhaps you're upset because "Titan Weapons" is so generic that it rules out the possibility of it being revisited in the future as a different powerset. Not so.

I imagine that the developers have already been bombarded with requests for:

Titan Guns
Using the momentum mechanic, this powerset would contain attacks for chainguns, rocket launchers, handheld siege missile platforms, oversized sniper rifles, and other obscenely oversized weaponry that mere mortals should not possess the power to lift, let alone wield. Its attacks would be damaging on a massive scale, and once the weapons are properly warmed up, they unleash hell on a massive scale, tearing into your enemies with abandon. Like Titan weapons, you must hit your target to gain momentum, otherwise it takes time to aim again and make sure you're on target.

Granted, even if that set were being designed first, I imagine it would take a lot more work to deliver to the fans, so we'd have to wait a bit longer, but hell, it would be worth it.

You forgot Beast Mastery, where we literally get "Shoot the bird" in the form of call hawk.

Forcing this would be stupid.
No dresses? No skirts? No corsets? So basically everyone gets "male" clothing and has to like it? That's horribly hypocritical of you.

Women have distinct costume looks in comic books and in real life right now. And it's better that way.

I, personally, am of the opinion that there should be gender-specific costume packs (or at least accessory packs like the carnival one), in addition to much larger and more regular costume packs for everyone.

If they want to make a frilly pirate shirt for guys, that's awesome, and they shouldn't have to wait until they have one that works for females too before it gets released. If they have a great idea for a skirt, they shouldn't have to wait until they can make it work for guys too before they release that. If they want to make a Titan weapon that's a giant thing o' lipstick and for whatever reason they decide to make it female-only, that's fine, but there should be back and forth, NOT generic conveyor belt options.

I want fancy, customized, interesting options that cater to my features, not belt-fed costume parts.

lol that site expired two days ago. which is a shame because I was just about to try that...

Mmmm, yes.

I might be tempted to make a character based off Captain Gordon...

But if you do that, your vote will have less of an impact.








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