MrMountie

I'm going to throw my weight behind the idea of the muscular female models, just as I did in the last thread. I'd also like to side with Xanatos and see more golden and silver aged superhero bits.
More tights, tight patterns, masks, higher rez models for all of the 'basic' hero parts that came out when the creator did . . .
And I'd also throw a vote in for a hairstyle something like Reed Richards, and several other notable male characters, with one main colour, and then another at the sides, so it can be used as a 'salt and pepper' look, or for more mature, aging characters.

I didn't think of it at the time, but as long as we're throwing in hairstyles, too . . .

I would like to see something like Reed Richards, or the Kingdom Come version of Superman for the men. One of those hairstyles that screams (or politely interjects?) 'responsible adult' instead of punk rocker, emo kid, or scenester. While I've nothing against those styles, we've gotten a lot of them lately. Not all heroes are supposed to be in their teens/early twenties, after all.

This is something I've wanted more of for quite a while.

I think what some people are saying about textures is correct. Things like the texture on the more recent cinematic Superman suits, or even the Spiderman suits. Things that add texture to the tights, but not actual patterns per se; like the recent CoT costume pack. It was great that it had texture! . . . But those spike patterns make it pretty unusable as a base for a Silver Age costume, in general.
Alternately, some higher-res tights in general would be nice, since the base ones we use are noticeably low-res.

Along with this, perhaps a sash belt (think Captain Marvel), some masks that have white eyes rather than eyes holes (Green Lantern), some new cape patterns that are maybe more subtle and less complicated/complex, the ability to put chest symbols on a cape, or on shoulder pads . . .

In general I would really like some classic, simple, well-defined superhero costume pieces. And while we do already have a lot of pieces like that, they're all very old, and very low-res, and a lot of them have chunky/blocky models (as regards shoulders, gloves, and boots) that were fine at the time they were released, but just look bad now.

EDIT: Aw yes, and as Electric-Knight mentioned, perhaps a cape that collects at the shoulders a bit. Overall though, I think the idea - for me, at least - is simple, high-res, good looking pieces that express the iconic simplicity of golden and silver age costumes.

After seeing Zwill's response in the other thread going on about this - for those who missed it, he says there will be more gender neutral options for females in the future, as well as two versions of any costume piece they choose to pre-tint - I changed my mind. I went ahead and bought the one thing from this pack that appeals to me in any way.

The 20 point cigarillo.

I'll pass. I usually buy every costume piece that comes out, but I've had enough of pre-tinting and the really awful choices being made as regards female costume pieces. As others have said, it seems like a lot of missed opportunity here, too. Unfortunate.

I guess I just don't like the idea that the Developers are so terrified of a few players using such character options in ways that they don't approve of, that they affectively lock out the entire idea of MM customization. As has been said, there are already a lot of superhero strippers and worse out there . . . . and yet? Remarkably, the world continues to turn, and powersets and costumes continue to be used for other purposes.

I don't know. Part of me is beginning to suspect that they jsut don't know how to make it happen, and the above is simply their excuse du jour.

I don't know about special rewards, but I wouldn't mind having some random EBs pop up in missions, either. Could be fun, especially with them being optional.

Is there a set time for this to begin on Saturday?

Unless I'm mistaken, and something changed while I wasn't looking, you have to have VIP status to join an SG, actually. People aren't trying to exploit you for your potential earning power - well, I guess they might be - but those are just the rules of the game as it stands now.

Sorry that you've had some rotten teaming experiences so far. Things will calm down in due time, but a lot of people are in a bad mood over this 'free players' thing, and thus want to blame all the game's ills on it. It'll pass.

I'm hoping - having asked for this idea myself, several times - that this will be available in the new store setup at some point. (Okay, I'm hoping that it's there at launch as a nice surprise, but I'm an optimist.)

For me the coolest looking characters are some of the villains.

I really like the design of Lord Recluse, for one. At a glance you can tell a lot about him - that he's evil, that he's brilliant, and that he's powerful. His armor isn't overstated, he fits (and in fact embodies) a theme, but still feels dynamic.

My second favourite is Captain Mako, another character that you could identify just from his name. Though is design is simple, every bit of it communicates something of the character. He looks lean, hungry, malevolent, and half-crazed, which fits his characterization rather well.

And to pick a hero to round out the triumvirate, I'm going to go with what is probably not a very popular choice. Statesman.
He's iconic, classic, vintage superhero material. Plus the unique mantle of his cape, and the faceplate that he wears give him an ancient Greek feeling that ties in very well to his origins, and to themes that run throughout the stories in CoH, and even CoV. In short: classic, but not generic.

Oh! Now that I think on it, I have to say I love the redesign of Emperor Cole, too. It's again a case of his personality showing through in how he looks.

When I'm looking for purples I usually run the wall in Cimerora. I can't say for certain if its the most effective way or not, all I can say is that it has worked for me. Could just be a case of 'random is random' but I usually get a purple drop within an hour and a half.