Xenophage

So my Idea is this CoX/paragon/nc soft/ the devs (whom ever) should host a contest for Us the player to design the costume pieces for a booster pack and this is how I see it working:

Entries Must consist of a minimum of five costume pieces. Entrants may draw, paint, 3D render or use any other medium they choose. All costume pieces in each entry must make cohesive set. The top 4 entrants will have there costume pieces put in to a "Player Made Booster Pack", Receive said booster pack for free and an in game free costume change token.

they could do a second and third place prize but I don't see it as needed for this.

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=236837 I am lionking this thread I posted as it has a few weapon ideas down at the bottom

okay first off there is a reason I am not posting this in one of the"all things art" or offical power suggestion/ weapon suggestion/ costume suggestion threads and that is simply cause this has a bit of every thing (maybe I'll go in to those threads and link to this one later:

First some changes I'd like to see to costume building:
- ability to put Symbols (IE the letters ctrosses penticle etc etc etc) on the back , left or right shoulders.

- a separate selection for chest armor pieces and symbols: Certain "chest Armor" Pieces, don't cover the chest (or back) completely (see below examples)

I don't see a reason why the "armor" pieces couldn't be on a seperate selection thus allowing you to have an armor piece and a symbol.

with the armor pieces that don't completely cover the chest like in the examples above the symbol could simply go under it. and for the Armor pieces that cover Only the chest (see below)

the symbol could go on the back or shoulders
and those that cover the back and front could be on the shoulders (of course there could be an issue if your should pieces cover your symbol)


-the resistance hat should allow for goggles up and down and does not as shown here



-Okay Now for a cheap way to customize a few power sets-
-First for Elemental powers changing the names from spesific weapon names to just weapon (Ex. Fire sword to Fire weapon)then giving the following elements the following choices
Fire: Axe, Mace, and whip, claws
Ice: Axe, Mace, Mallet (like the stone one), claws
Stone: Axe, Mace, (maybe) sword [in stone, color tint, lava, and crystal]
this then would allow you give the Elemental weapons (including the established ones they have) to the weapon sets
Ice, fire and stone axes to Axe
Ice sword and fire scimitar to DB
Ice (and greater) sword, Fire scimitar and greater fire sword, and (maybe) stone sword to Broad sword, ninja blade and katana
Fire and Ice claws to Claws
Fire Stone and Ice mace to Maces

-optional Flight (which they where working on then took away) and run stances which you could edit at the tailor for free or a low cost... or make them like an emote that works while running or flying....

any way these are my Ideas feel free to add or comment...

hope you find this as funny as I did when I thought of it

the things you will likely get in future issues are new powers and costume in the issues (probably not the ones that come with GR) as well as game wide changes such as the trial of pain mission or new mission types upgrades to auction houses reward systems. The things that you probably won't get arearea spesific changes such as if a new Task force type mission in Preatoria or if they have missions on the Hero or villain side that require a trip to preatoria, but I think its wortyh the $29.99 to be able to experience every thing and you know this is the first expansion in 5 years and the last one CoV was technically not an expansion but a whole stand alone game on its own so CoH has done a much better job on the expansion thing then other games like WoW that make you pay for new content every 2 years.

change the names of the Fire, Ice and stone Weapon powers to Fire Weapon, Ice weapon, and Stone Weapon then allow for more custom looks such as:

Fire:
other fire sword looks
Fire Axe
Fire Whip

Ice:
Ice Axe
Ice Hammer
other Ice sword looks
Mace



Stone:
Stone Axes
Stone Sword
Stone mace

I don't think merging some of the servers would be to bad all together, but before they do that I think they should (and probably are) see how much GR effects server population.

and really even then I would say maybe take the 4 lowwest (assuming the levels are low enough to warrent consolidation at all) and pair them up the lowwest pop of the 4 with the highest pop of the four and then the other 2, but like I said lets see what GR does for the servers first.

Okay I am sure it may have already been said but....

As I I know was said the name was registered to prevent squatters from making them pay through the nose for the rights to it should they make CoH2, how ever this does not mean they will make a CoH2 any time soon or at all.

Side note if they do make a CoH2 I think given that the free updates for CoH are called issues to keep in line with comic book theme CoH2 should be called "City of Heroes: Vol. 2"

cool responses so far. The one that kinda both suprised me and didn't at the same time (hard to explain) is none.

I mean to each there own but for me the right music emerses me more kind like a movie, but then again my current comp allows me to play CoH with my desk top music player in the back ground and I can hear most sounds over the music (including the freak tank rez, the only sounds I may not be able to hear is those very light ambeint sounds.

any way keep em coming

I figured just for a bito fun I'd ask what people listen to when they play... do you have a spesific band/group/singer or a certain selection of bands/groups/singers, is it just a genre, do you just hit shuffle and let it play? do you listen to music while play ever?


For me personally I love to crank some Classic rock or Metal when in a heavy battle ^_^

okay I realize my opinion here may not be the most popular one but I frequent a good number of forums, and people who usually leave the "I'm leaving" threads typically do it for attention.

how about the prestige power slide and arachnos cape that came with special editions? I mean they gave away the special pre-order powers from CoH and arachnos helms from the CoV pre-order as vet rewards.... why not those? (bitter grumble)

any way to adress the orignal Ideas... the powers would be cool but inf is pointless especially now that one can transfer it between there own toons, any one who has been playing that long generally has a ton of inf on at least one level 50 (though inf is still better then the silly respec and nothing else that ya get on month 60something or other)

other ideas a semi transparent body costume set (like Iceman), Statesman, Recluse, Tyrant (yes his is different), Infernal mask/helm options

in that same vein Back ally Brawler, Marauder glove options

Tyrant and statesman/ Imperious cap options... on Tyrant I am talking about the broaches connected by a chain and on states/ imp I am talking about the cool over the shoulder bit

I gotta say I agree I can see the cap being 95% based on ehancements only but using build up and aim or insperstions should allow you to at least hit 99% Minions and 100% on objects, pets etc

Here is a link with some sugetions I made about weapons I'd like to see (along with other stuff)
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...er#post2981489

I am being lazy and not reposting the pics LOL

customization of accolade/patron powers like you get with your normal powers it looks silly that fire from my secondary set is green but the Accolade fire mastery power is orange :P

I am sure some of therm have been said but here is a short list for me

animated flowing hair for longer hair styles
wings that fold over the shoulders (instead of staning up off the back) kind like this



selectable battle stances like having your "dukes up" like a boxer weilding your powers in your hand (example fire ball in one hand energy ball in the other)


actuall wind in game that switches direction blowing capes the afformentioned flowing hair.

when creating a character and giving them a shiled the pattens do not display... I would like to have a screen shot but for some reason its not working for me