Energy Armor Ancilliary Power

Ancillary Powers need some love too. Scorpion Shield is a good armor but only available villain side after choosing a Patron. The problem I have is it is the only defense based armor for defenders. Ice and stone have defense armors for controllers for those that want to look the part.

Energy Armor needs to be an option as well for hero side and those that do not want to look like an icicle or a rock... Just my thought.

Ice Ember

id go for this if only because i cant stand how hideous ice/stone armors are.

I've actually got a similar thread going about Energy Melee. I percieve people are struggling to understand that I need a "neutral" non visual based set for my concepts. I LOVE the details the City Devs have created in Swords, Rifles, ice, Fie, Electricity, Dark. Martial Arts. But it is precisely because they have been so successful at creating these effects that I cannot use them for many of my concepts. I have been wanting to create a "Magneto" type of character, either as a Blaster or Scrapper. Not using Magnetism, but a golden/silver age type awesome individual whose powers are sort of backseat to thier personality. Magneto (besides the name) could have swapped in any type of power and you would not need to alter anything in any of his animations/stories. Magic, fundamental physics, psychic, it really played a back seat role to him being powerful, and his huge ego. But so many powersets in the City are defined by a weapon, or element. I seriously want more "white bread" choices like Energy sets, Super Strength, Willpower, etc.

I would love an APP for Defenders/Corruptors that revolved around defense.

I've always thought about Ice, but Energy would also work (and ya, look a lot better on most toons)

Having to switch over to Villain (If your a Hero, which I usually am) in order to get Scorpion Shield is tedious to say the least, especially considering there are no alternatives.

Let's just fix the whole problem. Every toggle power or long lasting click-buff needs a "no visual effect" option.

You want your avatar to use an armor like scorpion shield with minimal effects because you are vain and prideful about how the character looks. Hence it makes perfect sense that you have to descend into the depths of villainy and play red-side and betray poor helpless Overdrive (plaything of villains everywhere) and her pals. This is the price you pay for your vanity, and your "hero" (hah!) should be ashamed.

Note: I am joking here...

But but... They kill stuff so much faster than Blasters because they don't have to run back from the hospital!