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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 4391634" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>I really disagree. I think that really removes so many things from the game. Let me explain my reasoning:</p><p></p><p>First, if power stunting is so flexible, then hero points become a "catchall" and the Luck feat becomes the most valuable feat in the game; to the point that it occludes almost any other use of a power feat. Example:</p><p></p><p><em>I am EctoSpasm, the spectral defender! My telekinesis takes the form of wispy strands of ectoplasm that can grab and punch. Because they are solid and gaseous, and ghostly, I take the Affects Insubstantial power feat. 90% of the time, this feat does nothing for me, because insubstantial foes are rare. But then we face Nocturne, the Perfidous Poltergeist! Finally it is my time to shine!</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>...but the Wolverine decides his claws "are dense enough" and...why did I take that feat? I could have had a Hero Point that will do the same thing, effectively, and will still be useful when I'm not facing ghosts.</em></p><p></p><p>Secondly, it makes powers that are limited by descriptor FAR more valuable than they would ordinarily be. The whole point of powers that are limited by descriptor is that...<em>they are limited by descriptor.</em> Why should I pay for a Nullify that affects a broad range of effects, when I can buy a more limited Nullify, and just power stunt it as needed?</p><p></p><p>Edit - That's great for Jean Grey. Who's not Jean Grey? Me. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> And "fairly close thematically" is one of those overly broad classifications I was talking about. Light is "fairly close thematically" to x-rays and gamma rays...does that mean Dazzler can irradiate the city? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 4391634, member: 4936"] I really disagree. I think that really removes so many things from the game. Let me explain my reasoning: First, if power stunting is so flexible, then hero points become a "catchall" and the Luck feat becomes the most valuable feat in the game; to the point that it occludes almost any other use of a power feat. Example: [i]I am EctoSpasm, the spectral defender! My telekinesis takes the form of wispy strands of ectoplasm that can grab and punch. Because they are solid and gaseous, and ghostly, I take the Affects Insubstantial power feat. 90% of the time, this feat does nothing for me, because insubstantial foes are rare. But then we face Nocturne, the Perfidous Poltergeist! Finally it is my time to shine! ...but the Wolverine decides his claws "are dense enough" and...why did I take that feat? I could have had a Hero Point that will do the same thing, effectively, and will still be useful when I'm not facing ghosts.[/i] Secondly, it makes powers that are limited by descriptor FAR more valuable than they would ordinarily be. The whole point of powers that are limited by descriptor is that...[i]they are limited by descriptor.[/i] Why should I pay for a Nullify that affects a broad range of effects, when I can buy a more limited Nullify, and just power stunt it as needed? Edit - That's great for Jean Grey. Who's not Jean Grey? Me. :) And "fairly close thematically" is one of those overly broad classifications I was talking about. Light is "fairly close thematically" to x-rays and gamma rays...does that mean Dazzler can irradiate the city? :) [/QUOTE]
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