Vox Populi

I also think the next version shouldn't be "City of Heroes 2", just a new "City of Heroes".

It will be a very different game, because it's a very different MMO market out there. It needs to be a much smaller game, but with an emphasis on replayability. For example: missions would be given certain parameters at random, so even if you've done it before, you may need a different plan this time.

I think player-driven (but not necessarily player-created) content would be a good idea, like setting up challenges for other players, or being able to control NPCs on certain maps to see how much havoc you can cause/loot you can steal before a PC arrives.

It will obviously be free-to-play, so get ready to buy a lot of costume packs!

Its target audience doesn't watch TV.

My only problem with the Auction House is that it's literally an Auction House. It's not very superheroic. I would have put different skins over the market, like a science lab, mystic temple, and training centre.

I'd put Placate in the Concealment Pool, not Presence.

As for a 5th power: I'd add a passive power which, when you do damage to Minions or Lieutenants, gives a very small chance they will outright surrender (counts as an auto-defeat).

This ability could also be added as an Interface Incarnate power, and when the two are combined, there is a chance it will work on Bosses.

Yeah, I'm not reading that.

Take Taunt. Or don't. It's your character.

No game patch can fix self-loathing.

I noticed the Mods have done some editing in this thread. You missed some ugly stuff:

This is either trolling for attention or a cry for help.

"Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?"

Now it's getting a little weird.

Smashing Haymaker is basically a discount version of Kinetic Combat that you can slot while you collect the real thing.

Nice rant, Grampa Simpson.

Conceptually, Tankers are the team powerhouse- the heavy hitters who charge in first and take on the biggest threats. Superman is a good example, and the comparison was pretty much encouraged when the added Laser Beam Eyes. The part that some people have a hard time wrapping their head around is that, for the purpose of game balance, some of that power is represented as "threat" rather than straight damage. The reason being, if you could play a full-powered Superman, who would play Green Arrow?

What's interesting is that Tankers as they currently exist are a player-driven creation. Originally, Tankers were Melee Controllers- as in actual control, not aggro. The devs thought we would use knockback and stuns to mitigate damage, but players ignored or complained about those powers, took Provoke from the Presence Pool, and played as aggro magnets. (Fire was especially popular because what it lacked in controls it made up for with damage.) So Gauntlet and taunt auras were added, Taunt made AoE, defenses shored up, and Tankers were aggro managers.

Tankers are a support class, we absorb aggro for the team. As opposed to Brutes, who absorb it for themselves (the fact that it helps the team is a nice bonus.) I don't think we need all the aggro, leave some for the Brutes, other Tanks, and to keep teammates on their toes (we shouldn't completely remove all challenge). It's a pretty easy, straight-forward playstyle- charge in! That's what you were going to do anyway, right?

Tankers still solo very well, they can level fast by upping their difficulty and taking on lots of enemies (once you have your AoE powers.) Tankers are Easy Mode.

I remembered another old, old idea I used to like: Charge!

Tankers get a click power called "Charge", which gives a very short period of invincibility and increased movement. It has a very long recharge solo, which shortens based on team size.

I'm actually kind of on the fence about it today. I like to keep the non-attack clicking down to a minimum, so adding another one doesn't sound fun. But I thought I'd throw it out there anyway.