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It could be extra fast to go from mundane -> super hero. Think of the iconic scene of Superman ripping Clark Kent's shirt and the super outfit was underneath all along. Going from mundane -> super hero is when you want to be fast about it. If it takes longer to button up your shirt and find where you threw your glasses, who cares, the world isn't in jeopardy any more.

"This could be the entire community or a smaller neighborhood in a larger settlement."

I guess those words are technically up to interpretation, but yeah, I just assumed that districts of a large city is what this sentence was intended to mean.

First, I agree that having the talents do NOTHING in social mode is a problem. That said, I don't like the idea of them giving you a substantially different benefit in social mode. It still becomes odd that Bruce Wayne can't do all the things that Batman can do if he has a good reason to do so. And why can Bruce Wayne do things that Batman can't? (The one exception to this is probably Intimidate/Diplomacy.)

The best solution I can think of is to make some mechanic where you CAN use the Vigilante Talents in social mode, but anyone that can observe you doing so gets a check to see through your disguise. Give it a real cost that's flavorful and works with just about every vigilante build. The only builds I can really think of where this doesn't work is a Mr. Hyde type build where the two identities are actually somehow mechanically separate, but that's probably less common than the reverse.

I haven't played with the character yet, but honestly the dual identity thing is the main thing that made me immediately want to build a character. It's actually kinda fun if you embrace it. My social side doesn't wear the Belt of Mighty Strength, for instance, or several of my AC items. My vigilante wields a warhammer, but that's to bulky and obvious for my social side -- my social side only has a blade boot and a sap.

Granted, I'm using the Avenger specialization. It seems from reading that a lot of the complaints come from people looking at the spellcasting options. Maybe it's just one or two of the specializations that are really that off?