Timeshadow

Provided you've got the resources and build savvy to perma Mind Link, yes. The Night Widow version of the power has a much shorter recharge than its Fortunata counterpart so it's doable. With Mind Link up you can actually manage Incarnate softcap to melee damage. That alone should keep you pretty safe. Throw in Aid Self or Rebirth Destiny and you'll be golden.

And Banished Pantheon. Hell the Knives/Talons of Vengeance are just about entirely female. But these groups are locked behind the golden VIP gates. I'd love to see more gender diversity in the lower level game.

On lack of rewards:

As for player attitudes, there's little to be done about it from a development standpoint. It's unfortunate but the idea of beating others at something, especially in an environment of anonymity, is gonna attract some grade A jerks. I fully understand why that would deter people from PvP but doing anything about it is really a matter of community, not design. Perhaps a full time moderation system could help curb the problem. Have the GMs appoint mods who have the power to review and discipline players who violate the harassment policy while engaged in PvP.

We were doing okay but after a few minutes the team got bored and decided to head inside. So as to avoid unnecessary casualties all the squishies went in first followed by the others in order of durability. Myself, the Tank and a Scrapper were the last ones outside. As more and more Nemesis teleported in I shifted constantly between human and Nova forms, raining down cosmic energy on the minions and pummeling the bosses with my strikes. I darted in and out of the air, all the while mashing the keys and watching the brass clad soldiers of Nemesis fall with great satisfaction.

With all the activity I wasn't focused on the chat window so I missed this message:

Nothing makes me happier than when somebody tells the Tank to leave because they're confident I can handle a swarm of enemies alone

Now for a case of bad scrapperlock. I'm reminded of an ITF I was on with a particularly well built Brute and a fellow Peacebringer. The three of us were, by far, the sturdiest characters on the team. We could chew up Praefectus, Shadow Cysts and even Minotaurs without the slightest bit of danger to ourselves.

Unfortunately the rest of the team wasn't so durable and my fellow meleers were too focused on SMASH. The Brute would frequently leap ahead to the next spawn as soon as the bosses were dead, with the other PB right behind him. I followed suit until I noticed our teammates beginning to speak up about how often they were dying. One of them even pointed out that the problem stemmed from some of us running far afield while the others were still engaged. I sent tells to the team leader suggesting that he might want to reign us in but he never replied.

In the end I went to Dwarf form and tanked until I felt the squishies were out of danger. Then it was right back to punching things in the face

This right here. Safeguard/Mayhem missions are a great model for how zones can be dynamic. Having dynamic events going on simultaneously in several locations throughout a zone would really help the place feel alive. You don't need full blown story arcs for these things. Leave all the really involved stuff in instances. Street crime and small schemes are exactly what you'd expect to see from villains just hanging around. Nobody plots to take over the world on a street corner (Except the Lost of course ).

But if you really wanna draw players into open events there need to be consequences for participating or not. Don't bother to stop the Outcasts from robbing some stores? Maybe prices go up slightly on Enhancements for a little bit because of short supply. Conversely, if you and your fellow heroes do get involved and succeed the merchants are so grateful they provide a temporary discount on their merchandise. That kinda thing makes an event feel real and important. It makes players more inclined to get involved than some XP or a badge ever will (It also avoids the use of the somewhat unpredictable phasing tech).

Of course the consequences shouldn't be game breaking in any way. Rewarding or punishing players too much forces them into doing things and that's almost never good. But that balancing would be up to the Devs.

I get where you're coming from. The freedom of CO's teleport is great. Problem is it's way too easy to abuse. Moreso because you can activate powers prior to teleporting and then use them instantly as soon as you reappear. It's hella fun but it's also cheap.

I'm one of those players who uses TP primarily when I need to travel long distances through open space (AKA zones). That's when it really shines. In tighter spaces the instantaneous movement and relative lack of fine control can be a hindrance. That being said, I wouldn't change it.

Uh...

Give in to your desires. You'll become far more powerful than you can imagine...

This here is exactly how you should think about using the forms. On a PB they're nice extras to have as opposed to major parts of what you do. Personally, I think that's great. It gives you a lotta leeway to play however you feel like at the time instead of forcing you to think about what form you should be in to maintain maximum efficiency at all times.

On Light Form, I found that I really disliked using it all the time. I've got it perma'd but I prefer to use Shining Shield and Twilight Shield the majority of the time and save Light Form for times when the shields really can't keep up. Just my personal style.