Quinch

What if the issue wasn't approached from the angle of respeccing a character, and instead from creating a new one?

Now, standard code rant applies, but how about this -

1} You decide to "reinvent" a character. Something happened and, while they're still the same person in terms of history and accomplishments, they need to start over from scratch.

2} You're taken to the character creation screen, and go through the process of creating a new character - different archetype, powerset, even name or side if you want. The original character still exists in the database for now.

3} Once you complete the reinvention process, you're asked one last time {I suggest the "Type in your original character name" type confirmation you get from standard character deletion} if you're sure you want to go through with it. Once it's completed, the database retrieves the historical data from the old character - badges, contacts and souvenirs come to mind, temporary powers... probably not, for balance's sake - and inserts it into the database block for the new character. Once that happens, the original character is deleted entirely, and irrevocably, ceding its space in the player's character roster and the character database itself to the reinvented character.

As for why the devs might want to do this, well... it would make players who are attached to their accomplishments happy, and they might be able to charge for the service.

...you're already capped to the gills. Which doesn't relate to the vast majority of characters who aren't. If wouldn't help him, fine - wouldn't hurt him either.

Terra Volta is a Lv22+ hazard zone - that would put players in a position where they'd have to navigate mobs way out of their range.

It'd be Hollows all over again.

{wouldn't mind another respec trial, though}

There are plenty of other ways to grief, and that can be solved by a kick and ignore.

Also, wake inspirations also grant a temporary debt protection.

Not really, because they would be used automatically. Think of it as always keeping an eye on your inspiration tray and immediately eating the inspiration that filled the last available spot.

I threw a thread in the Suggestion forum about that, how a completed DFB might throw a contact introduction window. That said, though - is there anything in the tutorial that actually draws attention to the contact window?

How would balance factor into it? Unless you look at it as one more inspiration slot, which you immediately use... but I'm not sure how much of a balance impact that would amount to.

200? I thought Untouchable was only 100.

As for redside, no idea - I never really played villains.

http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Mission:...ith_the_fishes

Yeah - I'm not sure if I was unclear in the original post, this would not touch your existing inspirations. What's in the tray stays in the tray.

The opt-in mechanic would take care of that, hopefully. As for wakies, I suppose those would still vanish without casting - I can't think of any other inspiration that can only be used in a specific state. It would also help keep the team moving in the "I'm trying to give you a wakie, but your tray is full" situations, or quickly giving a wheezing teammate a quick blue or three.

Interesting. Anyway, as for the family, that too - fortunately, there's an outdoor Fambly mission {timed, but not significantly} that can probably push the Untouchable badge all by itself.