So, we have a bunch of characters that people want but for one reason or another are too close to an existing hero and lose a bit of steam when compared to brand new characters for the advance packs. Characters like Silk, Spider-Miles, Sabretooth, etc...
Could traits open this up? If say they released a Spider-Miles costume and gave a few special replacement traits tied to the costume swapping some of Spider-Man's powers so he had his venom blast and invisibility powers? Or would people not be cool with having a few of the character creation options locked in?
My big thing here is people always say 'I'd rather see them as a stand-alone hero,' but for 99% of the people posted on the forums, that's never going to happen anywhere in the near future. I mean sure, maybe a small handful of these come out after a year (or years) of waiting, but chances are a lot of them will stay a dream. I'd rather have them in the game, and traits seem like they could represent the character fully at a small cost of flexibility.
Your thoughts?
Edit: And as Clockwork pointed out, they would have to be available for shards as well as G like hero releases. No paywalls.