[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

If the character is actually supposed to be physically moving twice as fast, sure. But absent all those other connections, which are not required, perhaps ATR should simply have a simpler name, reflecting its lesser scope, and avoid the fluff text that does say you're doing things twice as fast, even though for many things you're not (from this Advantage itself).

ATR says that "your rate of time perception is faster than that of a normal human. The first level of this advantage lets you experience time twice as fast as a normal." ATR's fluff is directly intruding on the proposed turf for ETS as the perception and thinking speed advantage, while ATR is only the active, physical part.

"Out of combat, Altered Time Rate allows you the luxury of extensive planning, even in crisis situations." "If you have ETS, your rapid thought processes always allow you to ponder a problem thoroughly and respond in the manner you think best..." Not at all a clean distinction when it comes to thinking, especially since ATR owns the extra Concentrates as the superset of Compartmentalized Mind.

Or even acting, since ETS "improves your mental speed – notably your reaction time – but not how fast you physically move once you react." Yet ETS is the ability that's a gatekeeper to improved defenses like parrying bullets, which certainly involves movement. .

What makes you think it's ETS letting the character move fast and not the Parry Missiles skill?