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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ben Robbins" data-source="post: 3219654" data-attributes="member: 38705">Part of the logic is that since you are limited to only doing one thing every round, just being able to do different things doesn't make you that much more powerful.  If you have a Blast attack, and you have a Paralyze as an AP, you are still just forcing your target to make one save each round.Certainly some APs give you a lot more bang for your buck because they let you do different types of things instead of just alternate attacks (such as taking non-combat powers like Healing or ESP as AP of attack powers).  Some <a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/blog/rules/?permalink=M-M-Red-Flags.html" target="_blank">scrutiny</a> is required.Some think an AP should cost more, but since the price applies to all characters, it's really just a question of how much variety the game thinks characters in the superhero genre should have.  Having it only cost 1 pp is just another way of saying "characters in comic books should be able to do lots of different things."  And even if you didn't buy a particular AP, you can always use Extra Effort to Power Stunt one.M&M is pro variety, because variety is more fun.</blockquote>