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On top the the general neglect for APPs, an Earth APP for doms runs into the problem that there's really only like 3 powers that would work for it in the game (4 if you steal an attack from the Igneous), so they'd probably have to make an all-new power with its own stats, animation, and VFX to make a full APP.

Triumph too. I'm mapserving when I enter missions or send tells.

How is that simpler than changing the badge name and description?

Because now it's very easy to get the badge on a hero without TRYING to. Us badge hunters don't care what badges are called, but non-badge hunters might get annoyed at the implication that their pure hero isn't. For example, on MY badge hunter character I don't care what a badge is called, but on my non-badge hunter character who's running hero tips constantly to buy a PVP IO I'm annoyed at the title of the badge even though I've done nothing villainous.

Reformed is earned for defeating 1000 Longbow, in case you didn't know, and it's the Hero version of the badge.

With the release of I18, there's at least 2 Hero tip missions (that I know of) where you fight Longbow. That means it's entirely possible to earn the Reformed badge, which implies that you were once a villain, without doing a single villainous thing. This is the sort of thing that annoys me, so in the spirit of D&D, I present a suggestion for a name change for this badge:

Lawful
Sometimes Longbow oversteps its bounds, but you've been there to keep it on the straight and narrow.

Obviously we'd lose access to that title, but there's plenty of other hero badge titles that imply the same thing it did. And heck, maybe there'll be another badge down the line that can use the old name.

I'm guessing you're finding it incredibly hard to solo because you hardly have any attacks. Try picking a few of those up.

Does anyone know if Burn has the bug where putting a damage proc in it can cause you to damage yourself when summoning it?

I swear you can hear the Peacebringer whine in Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It's even more noticeable in Weird Al's parody, "Smells Like Nirvana."

PPPs seem to follow their own rules.

*box pops up*
Mr. Genius would like to quit your team. Will you allow this?
Yes or NO, HE IS STUCK ON MY TEAM FOREVER BWAHAHAHA

Infernal's pool is pretty redundant if you ask me, since nearly every archetype gets a Fire APP.

Fun thing about Masterminds is that their damage mods are so low you can give them pretty much any attack and it'd probably be fine. I almost suggested Hail of Bullets in Handgun Mastery until I remembered that there should be a defensive power.

I would choose option 1.

In the vein of my APP manifesto, the following Ancillary Power Pools would be relatively easy to add probably, requiring no new art*, and fill in missing niches for character themes.

Defender
Weaponry Mastery:

• Body Armor (Auto: Self +Res (Smash/Lethal))
• Cryo Freeze Ray (Ranged Hold)
• Sleep Grenade (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Sleep)
• Rifle Butt (Melee, Moderate Damage (Smashing), Stun)
• LRM Rocket (Sniper (Targeted AoE), Extreme Damage, Foe Knockback)

Frost Mastery:

• Flash Freeze (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Sleep, Minor Damage (Cold/Lethal))
• Greater Ice Sword (Melee, High Damage (Cold/Lethal), Foe -Spd -Rech)
• Frozen Armor (Toggle, Self +Def (Smash/Lethal) +Res (Cold))
• Hoarfrost (Click, Self Heal, +Max HP, +Res (Toxic))
• Hibernate (Toggle, Self Intangible, +Regen, +Recovery)

Blaster
Mental Mastery:

• Dominate (Ranged, Foe Hold, Minor Damage (Psionic))
• Mass Hypnosis (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Sleep)
• Mind Over Body (Toggle, Self +Res (Smash/Lethal/Psionic))
• Levitate (Ranged, Foe Knockup, Moderate damage (Smashing))
• Telekinesis (Toggle, Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Hold, Repel)

Scrapper
Electric Mastery:

• Electric Fence (Ranged, Foe Immobilize, Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Tesla Cage (Ranged, Foe Hold, Minor Damage (Energy), -End)
• Lightning Bolt (Ranged, Foe Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Voltaic Sentinel (Pet Summon)
• Ball Lightning (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smashing), -End)

Archery Mastery:

• Entangling Arrow (Ranged, Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed, -Fly)
• Ice Arrow (Ranged, Foe Hold, -Recharge, -Speed)
• Aimed Shot (Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal))
• Glue Arrow (Ranged (Targeted/Location AoE), Foe -Speed, -Jump)
• Fistful of Arrows (Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal))

Tanker
Netherworld Mastery:

• Torrent (Ranged (Cone), Minor DMG(Smashing), Foe -ToHit, Knockdown)
• Petrifying Gaze (Ranged, Foe Hold)
• Dark Blast (Ranged, Moderate DMG(Negative), Foe -ToHit)
• Night Fall (Ranged (Cone), Moderate DMG(Negative), Foe -ToHit)
• Tenebrous Tentacles (Ranged (Cone), Moderate DoT(Negative/Smash), Foe Immobilize, -To-Hit)

Lightning Mastery:

• Electric Fence (Ranged, Foe Immobilize, Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Tesla Cage (Ranged, Foe Hold, Minor Damage (Energy), -End)
• Lightning Bolt (Ranged, Foe Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Voltaic Sentinel (Pet Summon)
• Ball Lightning (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smashing), -End)

Corruptor
Freeze Mastery:

• Flash Freeze (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Sleep, Minor Damage (Cold/Lethal))
• Greater Ice Sword (Melee, High Damage (Cold/Lethal), Foe -Spd -Rech)
• Frozen Armor (Toggle, Self +Def (Smash/Lethal) +Res (Cold))
• Hoarfrost (Click, Self Heal, +Max HP, +Res (Toxic))
• Hibernate (Toggle, Self Intangible, +Regen, +Recovery)

Combustion Mastery:

• Bonfire (Ranged (Location AoE), Foe Knockback)
• Char (Ranged, Foe Hold, Minor DoT (Fire))
• Fire Armor (Toggle, Self +Res (Smashing/Lethal/Fire)
• Burn (Location (PBAoE), High Damage (Fire), Self +Res Immobilize)
• Rise of the Phoenix (Self Resurrect, Foe Knockback, Moderate Damage (Fire)

Materiel Mastery:

• Body Armor (Auto: Self +Res (Smash/Lethal))
• Cryo Freeze Ray (Ranged Hold)
• Sleep Grenade (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Sleep)
• Rifle Butt (Melee, Moderate Damage (Smashing), Stun)
• LRM Rocket (Sniper (Targeted AoE), Extreme Damage, Foe Knockback)

Stalker
Conduction Mastery:

• Electric Fence (Ranged, Foe Immobilize, Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Tesla Cage (Ranged, Foe Hold, Minor Damage (Energy), -End)
• Lightning Bolt (Ranged, Foe Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Static Field (Location AoE, Foe Sleep, -End, -Speed, -Recharge)
• Ball Lightning (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smashing), -End)

Bow Mastery:

• Entangling Arrow (Ranged, Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed, -Fly)
• Ice Arrow (Ranged, Foe Hold, -Recharge, -Speed)
• Aimed Shot (Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal))
• Glue Arrow (Ranged (Targeted/Location AoE), Foe -Speed, -Jump)
• Fistful of Arrows (Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal))

Brute
Shadow Mastery:

• Torrent (Ranged (Cone), Minor DMG(Smashing), Foe -ToHit, Knockdown)
• Petrifying Gaze (Ranged, Foe Hold)
• Dark Blast (Ranged, Moderate DMG(Negative), Foe -ToHit)
• Night Fall (Ranged (Cone), Moderate DMG(Negative), Foe -ToHit)
• Tenebrous Tentacles (Ranged (Cone), Moderate DoT(Negative/Smash), Foe Immobilize, -To-Hit)

Dynamo Mastery:

• Electric Fence (Ranged, Foe Immobilize, Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Tesla Cage (Ranged, Foe Hold, Minor Damage (Energy), -End)
• Lightning Bolt (Ranged, Foe Moderate Damage (Energy), -End)
• Voltaic Sentinel (Pet Summon)
• Ball Lightning (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate Damage (Energy/Smashing), -End)

Mastermind
Ebon Mastery:

• Night Fall (Ranged (Cone), Moderate DMG(Negative), Foe -ToHit)
• Death Shroud (Toggle, PBAoE Minor Damage (Negative))
• Dark Embrace (Toggle, Self +Res (Smashing/Lethal/Negative/Toxic))
• Midnight Grasp (Foe Immobilize, High DoT (Negative))
• Dark Consumption (PBAoE, Foe Minor Damage (Negative), Self +Endurance)

Rifle Mastery:

• Body Armor (Auto: Self +Res (Smash/Lethal))
• Cryo Freeze Ray (Ranged Hold)
• Sleep Grenade (Ranged (Targeted AoE), Foe Sleep)
• Rifle Butt (Melee, Moderate Damage (Smashing), Stun)
• LRM Rocket (Sniper (Targeted AoE), Extreme Damage, Foe Knockback)

Handgun Mastery:

• Suppressive Fire (Ranged Minor Damage (Lethal), Foe Disorient, Special)
• Piercing Rounds (Ranged Cone High Damage (Lethal), Foe -Resistance (All), Special)
• Bulletproof Vest (Auto: Self +Res (Smashing/Lethal))
• Chemical Ammuniton** (Toggle, Special)
• Bullet Rain (Ranged AoE, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Special)

If you're wondering why some archetypes and themes aren't on the list, it's probably because I couldn't find enough existing powers in the game to fill up the APPs. I'd love to put a Dual Pistols pool for Scrappers or an Earth pool for Dominators, but there aren't enough existing powers that fit the bill.


*Other than icon art, and we know how hung up on that the devs get...
**Ideally would affect the Thugs attacks

I think the idea here is which GOOD powers you wouldn't want to have. Saying you wouldn't want to have the powers of Chuck Guyrich, whose legs break every time he tastes waffles, is kind of cheating.

So... your pants... were... stolen by prostitutes?

Forget that, where are your pants?

Procs, of course.

Best secondary for anything is Thermal. AoE heal and shields means nothing's killing your pets, and debuffs later on help you kill the tough guys you'll fight then. It's probably too good.

Sounds like our intrepid OP by pure bad luck attacked the real DeVore in the mob, thinking it was a duplicate, and when she pulled the duplicate trick again he thought that all the decoys would do that.