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Isn't that the Black Market teleporter?

No, I'm still pretty sure it's EvilGeko's fault.

Touche. This is true. And like I said, I'm happy for that. No, really, I am. I love the Tips I've run so far and the fact that there are new ones is, right now, looking to be the best feature on i19's list to me.

I should've said "story-advancing content" or something like that, though I suppose there's nothing that says the new Tips might not involve that as well. It's all semantics, and the bottom line is still a matter of the idea that there's still plenty to be exciting about!

So it's an Inherent pool, rather than four additional inherent powers. Meaning the only difference is that the powers can be picked up earlier without prerequisites, and don't count towards the four pool cap? 'cause that's what this makes it sound like.

Beyond that, I'm really happy to hear about new Tip missions, and sort of hope they get expanded in terms of scope as well (for example, being able to do "Rogue" tips in Paragon would be kinda nice). The new animations sound like they might be interesting as well.

I'm a touch disappointed all the new content is in the form of Task Forces, though, but I'm willing to cope, I suppose (so long as they're better than Barracuda, at least!).

...not completely. I'll leave it at that so as not to spoil too much.

I do agree that expanding Jim and Penny all the way to the 15-25 range would be exceedingly nice. The only caveat, I think, would be Penny's first mission, since Vahzilok don't extend into the 20+ range.

There was, like, one or two scenes of it spread across twenty-something episodes. I actually thought the way it was handled was pretty good. There was just enough foreshadowing, just enough going on behind the curtain, that when it gets exposed, it really floors you. In the manga, the fantasy element is so constant that it's never really anything special. In the anime, the couple of times it does happen, it really manages to elicit a "OH CRAP" reaction.

I agree that something should have been done with the ending, rather than just the cut away "and then he survived somehow and is out for revenge", though if they used the "original" solution, that probably wouldn't have worked either.

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It's a pretty even spread, really.

Same as #2.

Operation: World Wide Red is a great one. I also make it a point to run Cult of the Shaper on most of my villains, and I love both of Dark Watcher's arcs (his one in the RWZ and his one in Praetoria).

The sheer variety. I have the ability to create characters with all sorts of different looks, all sorts of different abilities, and even though content gets reused, no two follow the same exact track when levelling. I've probably made 100 different characters, deleted half of them, and still feel like I haven't totally exhausted all my options.

Not much, really, anymore.

A little over five years at this point.

At the moment, a little over 60. Most are in the 1-20 range. I do 15 level 50s, though, one of each AT (minus a Peacebringer), plus a couple "doubles".

I enjoy twinking and running the numbers and whatnot, and have on some characters, but haven't on others. Given the time to dedicate, and the opportunity and accessibility of certain features I certainly would on all, though. The "standard" difficulty I like to set the bar to is +1x2, though again, I adjust by character a bit.

If Broadsword works for Stalkers, then Axes should be fine, too.

Slight but important correction there.

There's a 30-35 arc, though I don't remember if it's Alan or Hamilton who gives it (I think it's Alan). Like most of the other VEAT arcs, it's only like two missions long, and probably even less relevant to the story than the rest, but I can tell you it's definitely there, as it's memorable just for who you get to fight at the end.

Wardog wuz here.
MacArthur was a *****.

I ran a mission where Siege could also use it, though thanks to being halfway through Maria's arc when i18 hit, I'm not sure if it's his arc mission or a standalone.

My poor, poor Shivan...

Even if you're going to look at it from the cynical point of view, a dictatorship without people to dictate to isn't very safe.

I think the shades of gray come along the lines that everyone of significant power outside the established government is pretty ruthless and evil, too. Both sides have exceptions but in large number of cases, it's the devil you know versus the devil you don't.