The aura vendor thing works but too bad there isn't a way to try them at the tailors, on my own toon, at my own leisure vs. figuring out which aura is which and then waiting for the one I am interested in to show up again so I can check it out for a couple of seconds (on a toon with a different color scheme/look than me) before it gets tossed to the back of the rotation. If they were in the tailor I could play with the colors too. Especially good for new players who are totally unfamiliar with auras too I would think.
Hey, this is my first winter event! I'm liking it now that I'm finally out of the PH and checking it out. That snowstorm aura is a lil bit annoying. Why not make the whole place snow? I haven't sent my pointer to investigate yet and am curious what goodies if any (like Blood Mooooon had) I may be missing..
On the subject of being impressed with CO. Am continually impressed with the Character Creator. The costume/body options, power choices, good good stuff. Could only dream about stuff like this when comics were only on paper.
My new support guy actually has measurable/useful dps! And even while in Aura of Radiant Glory (defense) mode instead of Aura of Ebon Destruction mode. He'll never make it to the top of any dps list but I was/am still shocked his dps is even useful seeing as how I built for 99% support and only ended up with dps due to it was the best support tool left after my other power choices. Circle of Primal Dominion turned out to be a nice choice for him too. I thought I'd be running him around too much for that tiny circle to be useful but it has had it's uses.
At first I was kinda turned off by the naming in CO. With the @accountname thing. Seemed kinda impersonal. But now I appreciate it. I think (unlimited?) name changes would probly be impossible without it and 350 Zen is decent for that service. Plus, I always know that anyone who cares will know who I am no matter who I'm playing (like when they see me in chat or whatever) without having to be on my Friend's list. All good.
Some people like me just agonize over a look and/or name (whether we're good at it or not..). CO takes a lot of that pressure off and gives back the benefit of not becoming anonymous when playing a new toon plus the option of having ~ the hugest choice of character names and looks.
Stuff like this is what impresses me about the game. I'm glad they're doing stuff to polish it too. The On Alert thing is good. Change Character is good. Auras are good. New powers are always good.
The dodge/crit/device thing was a tough pill to swallow even though I get it. If they continue on with recharge rates/cost discount/whatever the other thing is I can't remember, then, I just hope they counterbalance this time. Give us something back instead of leaving a hole. The Dex tree took a decent hit with nothing in return and what counterbalances the near worthless gear that got leftover from the nerf? A new toy, or something, after gimping existing toys (devices) would have been nice too. Probly no one wants to log in and be Less super with nothing in return : /. Multiple times. In a relatively short period.