Schismatrix

As i recall the spirits the Tsoo sorcerers bind to serve them aren't actually their ancestors, but it suits their purposes to present them as such. It's quite possible the Tsoo are concerned about an ascendant Mot enslaving/consuming them and their ancestors' spirits regardless. i don't recall offhand what reason is given for the Tsoo presence in the current Dark Astoria.

They're farming obstetricians now?! That seems a bit... excessive.
Blueside that would be a clear miscarriage of justice waiting to happen.

As far as i know you just get a bonus for clicking them all, it doesn't have any real effect on the mission itself.

i have a couple felinoid Brutes named Feral Catgirl who are the product of scientific research. The one on Virtue is a WM/SR who use the leg bone mace and the one on Justice is SJ/EA. They aren't actually shapeshifters (yet?), but hybrids halfway between human and feline. They're about as cute and cuddly as a large, aggressive apex predator given human intelligence coupled with superhuman speed and strength would usually be.

Because they're already in game. Preferentially i would want a great cat pet and/or form, but for the moment a wolf beats nothing at all.

From a mechanical standpoint the wolf run form would have to lock out other powers like Rocket Board does, so that's a pretty safe bet.

On the other hand if you could use all the wolf's emotes in the shifted form i would buy it an instant. If a "Mark Territory" emote was added as well i would be in full "shut up and take my money!" mode.

Yeah, i actually want to see that now.

Even more obviously they didn't bother to read the thread in its entirety before necroing it.

If you aren't going to bother resurrecting a thread properly why do it at all? Most necro posts are shambling mockeries of the original thread, and considering the quality of many necroed threads that sets the bar impressively low.

Don't forget that you'll also be able to play the "Run around and get killed by zombies" arc at 14. So both arcs of those arcs will be available, but you will lose the "Run around at level 1 to 13 and get killed by zombies" arc.

That may be, but i'm still hoping they'll eventually sell badgers now that we have the quadrupedal rig.

Fortunately variations on this idea have been proposed at least five times in the past year alone, so they've has plenty of chances to look at it.
This proposal is actually one of the less fleshed-out proposals i've seen. Some of the other proposals have actually crunched out the numbers to a far greater degree. The problem, as has already been mentioned in this thread, is that powers are balanced against each other within a set far more than they are balanced against powers in other sets or by tier. So either every set available to the AT would have to be tweaked for balance (which would be an example of non-trivial computation) or the suggestion of adding lower caps would need to be used. Lower caps would mostly result in an AT that would have mediocre performance on teams in every role compared to every other AT.

It's not impossible to balance all the set combinations, but even just working with two types of sets, like ranged and buff/debuff, it would probably be more work than creating a new AT from scratch. Doing it for every AT would be as much work as creating the same number of ATs.

Kheldians were pretty much an early attempt at doing something like this by combining powers from multiple sets and ATs with some new powers thrown in, but were so heavily nerfed that Peacebringers are still average after multiple buffs to the AT. Warshades are actually quite powerful when played to their strengths, but their power is fairly situational.

Anyway, it's an interesting idea, but not likely to happen. We're far more likely to get a new AT with branching sets like the VEATS or new sets that allow you to change attack damage/debuff/mez types like Dual Pistols and Staff Melee do.

Well, yes you did. But statement that only applied to subscribers/VIP players who get full access to the game, and aside from temporary trials were the only type of players that existed when the box was released. VIPs automatically get access to all that now anyway.

Actually to me the fog and ghosts are what give DA its style and beauty. i've seen it with the fog stripped away and it's not that different from combining Skyway without the elevated highways with the more wooded parts of The Hollows; just add extra tombstones. The fog and ghosts give it a very effective spooky ambiance i'd hate to see gone, and this is speaking as someone who has repeatedly teleported through the zone with a fair bit of frustration.

At the least i hope the revamp has similar ambient effects in part of the zone if not all of it.

This is pretty much my take on it as well. i'm nowhere near superhuman and i can pretty easily force most household doors open with a little exertion.* Kryptonians have human equivalent strength when their bodies aren't being supercharged by solar energy, although it obviously also enhances other capabilities beyond raw strength and durability. The weightlifter example is also a good one.

*That one night i got dropped off home after drinking and couldn't get my keys to work was a bit embarrassing. i got annoyed and just pushed the door open. i fixed the frame the next morning, but still... embarrassing. It's a good thing i know how to build and repair stuff. It's also why i generally don't drink a lot. My solutions to problems become a bit too linear.

That would be my guess as well. The Devs almost certainly know, but they're also extremely unlikely to tell us in advance.

Oh yes. So true.
A big round of applause, ladies and gents, he'll be here all day. (No one else will take him.)
Try the veal.

(True, i did make the base error of thinking that someone's posts on a topic might give some insight into their thoughts about it, possibly even some of those not expressly stated. Strange, really. Of course that doesn't mean i'm completely accurate, and i may misconstrue some things, but not having any ESP yourself you have absolutely no way of knowing my thoughts on the matter either, yes? In fact i might suggest your characterization was completely thoughtless.)

No, no, he's saying that's all you'll be, but you mustn't be too strong or too weak while doing it.

In some ways the OP reminds me of a more generalized, less narrowly focused Johnny_Butane.

Basically he wants a tankmage that can be made with no effort or restrictions on theme. There are plenty of ways to do that before the late thirties, but they all require too much work.

Despite his denials what it really comes down to is that the OP wants a ranged Scrapper.

And if he gets what he wants i'll make one too, but i won't bother pretending that it's anything but what it is.

So it'll be one of those old-school movie cameras from the Twenties that required a tripod and crew to use.