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Originally Posted by Aerofiel

Curiousity...

How is it that super-heroes from other countries aren't included in the superhero genre? I'm not saying we need the big-eyes effect, but I'm saying that this could help draw in fans of other superhero groupings as well, i.e. the Dino-men/Power-ranger/Kamen-Rider fan types of ages long past(Personally I think they're a bit silly, but that's just me, superheroes in tights performing silly poses are always a bit odd-waaaaaait).

But that's why it would also include a wide variety of hero-oriented material from the genre. Something to make the expansion pack worth the 10 bucks to everyone that looked over it.

Perhaps it might even include a Power Armor secondary powerset for Scrappers/primary for tanks, which would grant two costume slots to start with(the second would be required to use the Armor slots for the chest and legs(And yes, this is a common theme among American superheroes as well)), the first power of the set being "Transform". Several powers in the set could be used to increase damage, increase total HP, speed up healing, all passive(always on) when the Transform power is active, but the transform power would severely reduce the endurance recovery rate, basically increasing your surviveability, but decreasing your long-term battle effectiveness. At higher level(perhaps tier 9), an endurance recovery power could be made available for the transformed set, which would allow you to slot endurance recovery enhancements, granting you the ability to work in battle in a more long term way.

Originally Posted by Night_Hornet

I must say, despite being a Manga/Anime fan, I'm not really in favour of this and I probably wouldn't buy it despite already having all the Super-boosters so far.

The reason? Well I play this game as a massive super-hero fan, I'd like to see it stick mostly to it's roots rather than become even more influnenced by other genres (even if they are somewhat related).

Originally Posted by Aerofiel

Wow. I'm absolutely appalled at what I am seeing here. Yes, the devs have said it's not going to happen, but let's be honest here. The only reason a lot of you are trashing this guy so much is the standard MMO elitist attitude that gets pushed around this much, "We had to walk fifteen miles in the snow to get our 50s only to have them nuked in a patch, so so will you!". It's no wonder that people have been leaving CoH in droves if that's what sort of attitude the community portrays...

To the original poster, I offer this. Powersets are relatively balanced these days, you won't have near as many issues with your powersets now as you might have in the earlier days when this sort of suggestion would have been an incredibly Good idea(i.e. for those of us that rolled fire/fire tanks in Issue 6, only to find out twenty or so levels down the road that they were in fact the WORST classification to play in the game). With a standard in-game respec, you should be able to change the way your character plays in a pretty drastic way, should you want to, given that most individual powersets have enough flexibility in them that you can make a real difference in how you approach things simply by changing a couple powers around. I suggest doing as many respec-granting Trials as you can, if you haven't already, and toying around with your toons until you find a groove that really works for you. Spec yourself out one way with a planner, play with it for a week or two, see how you like it, and if you don't, respec and do it again, until you find that groove that really works for you.

ADDENDUM: Reading over what Tenzhi had to say gave me a thought on this. Perhaps a power-tree replacement respec would be best suited for someone with A: At least 200 badges, or a good lot of defeat badges(grind badges are incredibly tedious, especially when you later find out that you did them on a toon you really don't like playing), B: Having reached at least level 40 on that toon(Plenty of time to try out, respec out a few times, and realize that the build is entirely no fun at all), and a swappable C: The powerset in question has undergone moderate to major changes(changes in endurance cost, damage output, healing output, defense, etc) in at least one major Issue release.

As an additional addendum, the idea of a Reslot isn't a bad one, in my opinion. Perhaps a set of mission trees and trials that specifically grant a Reslot, which, as the name suggests, would allow you to re-slot every power you have currently(naturally, powers would be limited in the number of slots by the number of levels you have had the powers for already, etc). This would work well for folks that like their powers, but don't necessarily want to go through the hellacious trial for getting a single respec, or for those that would like to simply try a different slot configuration before attempting a complete respec.

Originally Posted by Robot

If not, that would be awesome.

Originally Posted by Silverado

That'd be hilarious, with Scirocco flinging around henchmen all over the place with his Dust Devils

Originally Posted by thgebull0425

Stupid question, but I think I have it figured out. Buffs enhance certain things, like accuracy, damage, defense, resistance and so on. Debuffs do the opposite, make it harder for the enemy.

Here's my question, why do some tank sets allow for Buffs to accuracy? And how beneficial is it really for a tank to do this.

I am talking about IO slotting specifically.

Originally Posted by Starjammer

The main problem I see with it would be if it allowed build switching within a mission instance.

If nothing else, it would be a problem by allowing the insta-recharge of long-recharging powers. Pop the trainer and switch builds and everybody's got another shot of Eye of the Magus, Geas of the Kind Ones, tank god-modes, etc.

Originally Posted by SkarmoryThePG

It'd require new code, no doubt. For example, the "level-locking" of the trainer so you couldn't train yourself.

Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven

Techbot, this is pretty much the modus operandi of Sharker, in case you haven't noticed yet. Someone makes a suggestion that makes something easier, and he basically flips out over it. I have to say though, I am a bit surprised by Bill's fervor in this case.


(Also, unrelatedly, see the edit I made to an earlier post that is pertinent to the discussion of a client-side fix.)