Official Thread: Travel Power Changes
By
absinthe182,
Posted on: 2006-11-14 20:49 in Developers' Corner
Oh a map click teleport would be awesome... I'd say make the activation time take longer depending on the distance of the tp. That would keep it fair. I'd keep the current teleport functionality too so that you can still get around in places like The Web.
I use teleport with my main villain and I would love to be able to travel accross long distances without having to click 20-30 times.
As far as group teleport I'd just like to see it work properly with MM pets. I used to use it but respec'd it out because I kept dropping pets as I was traveling accross the map.
Lil Miss Canada - 50 Mind/Rad Troller
SilverShade - 26 WS
Flame Retardant - 34 Fire/Mind Blaster
Robo-Commander - 50 Bots/Dark MM
Smells Like Chicken - 50 Elec/Fire Brute
Mental Phreak - 50 Mind/Psy Dom
Ultimate Betrayer - 39 Ice/Dark Corr
yeah that and group fly always loses them too 
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Oh a map click teleport would be awesome... I'd say make the activation time take longer depending on the distance of the tp. That would keep it fair. I'd keep the current teleport functionality too so that you can still get around in places like The Web.
I use teleport with my main villain and I would love to be able to travel accross long distances without having to click 20-30 times.
As far as group teleport I'd just like to see it work properly with MM pets. I used to use it but respec'd it out because I kept dropping pets as I was traveling accross the map.
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Boy am I glad I read this thread! One of my Villains just got Port and I think it rocks. Of course he still has his Raptor Pack too. Hopefully that lasts until I can get Hover...
But I was going to go for GTP for his pets but if they're going to fall out then I'll just resummon them at the other end.
To be honest tho I think TP can be the fastest and most controllable movement powere when coupled with Hover. Yes, three powers to two but when I crossed 800+ yards of hostile ground with three clicks and a couple of short (5 yard) runs in about ten seconds I didn't care if I needed Hover or not honestly...My thoughts on this will likely change around lvl 30+ when the one power I must have (wbatever that is) is tough to get because I have Hover.
On-map TP is a brilliant idea and would have to be regulated somehow because with it (and a better target cursor...the red circle of doom is kinda a pain) nobody would ever take SJ again I think. But if a lvl 30 Porter with three ex-range slots could get from the middle of the city sector to a corner that means across the sector...any sector...in two ports. Now THAT's fast!
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exactally.. and it could STILL be fun!
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I'd welcome any change to TP that let me actually A) move the reticle 3 dimensionally (i.e. Closer/Further) and B) ignore objects in my way. Unless a Skyscraper is 300 feet wide, I shouldn't need to port around it. Rather than my reticle being stuck on the side of a wall, let me ghost it through the building.
If they did that, TP would be fixed in my opinion; even the lag/death aspect of it. If I could Straight line TP towards my destination, I'd be perfectly happy hugging the ground and using invisible or just trying to avoid/escape spawns. With TP as is, I have to take to the sky just so I can see well enough to use the power.
I would to say thank you for adding the Fly En to Sweft and for the Boost to my Flight Speed! 
wat you wat happened to the cool flying positions in the test server?
they looked cool, and i was excited to fly like super man and stuff.
Just was wondering...
P.S. How many more issues would you say the game will last? The Devs should save a bunch of ideas and make a huge issue 9 or 10 and blow everyones mind. For example, make a new demetiong of PvP, or alot of extra clothing disigns and costumes, and give everyone 1 * final charactor respec. What i mean is that you can respec 1 charactor.but it wouldnt be any original respec. You weould be able to change the pri. and sec. power sets and make them into a whole diff char. I would play alot more, if you guys did that and would keep many people from leaving....
Just a suggestion lol
Love this game!
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Did the new Flight animations get scrubbed?
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For now. They're working on dealing with some camera bugs related to the poses, as well as making the poses selectable. They'll be back at an unknown date in the future.
[/ QUOTE ]I would like to comment that , in my opinion, the new flight animations (I did get to play with them for one day) were the 2nd best aesthetic improvment to the game (capes being #1). I hope to see them as soon as humanly possible.
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Did the new Flight animations get scrubbed?
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For now. They're working on dealing with some camera bugs related to the poses, as well as making the poses selectable. They'll be back at an unknown date in the future.
[/ QUOTE ]I would like to comment that , in my opinion, the new flight animations (I did get to play with them for one day) were the 2nd best aesthetic improvment to the game (capes being #1). I hope to see them as soon as humanly possible.
--- Ollie
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Same here. Since I8, i'm seeing more and more heroes with fly and hover. I'm seeing it even on non squishies and in misisons. People like Hover now, and fly is getting attention as well. Everyone is waiting for the flight poses., but they are still enjoying the increased Hover speed.
Thank you devs, and we look forward to more good work.
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The veteran sprints? do we have to reslot whichever one/ones we decides to use with enhancments???
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Yes; they're separate powers, so they take separate enhancements.
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Are there going to be any new travel powers besides the ones that are in the veteran awards coming up at all?
I was just looking at the movies on this site and saw a cool power that the asian girl used that looked like she turned into a melted liquid and traveled to where statesman was. Are things like this being considered for up coming issues?
I don't know about a new travel power, but that whole liquid animation would be a cool new animation for a power like Teleport. Perhaps since Fly is getting new poses other travel powers could be given the option of differents poses/animations. To bad this animation probably wouldn't work well if you teleported off the ground. Perhaps Super Speed?
Even if it isn't a pose/animation option for a power... perhaps it could be attached to an inherant power of one of the new Epic Archetypes we've been hearing rumors about.
Lil Miss Canada - 50 Mind/Rad Troller
SilverShade - 26 WS
Flame Retardant - 34 Fire/Mind Blaster
Robo-Commander - 50 Bots/Dark MM
Smells Like Chicken - 50 Elec/Fire Brute
Mental Phreak - 50 Mind/Psy Dom
Ultimate Betrayer - 39 Ice/Dark Corr
There are movies on this site?
And as for hover + follow leaving you out of melee range, I thought that happened on the ground too. I know I always count on having to manually walk the last inch when I try using follow to melee something.
Yes I've noticed this in pvp with my brute. If I hit follow on a computer enemy I get right up in melee range no problem. If I do the same with a real person I don't quite get into range.
Another "follow" problem I've noticed is if you hit follow on as enemy who is walking you slow down to their speed when you get close to them. It bothers me because if they don't stop walking or you don't agro them, you really don't get into melee range.
Lil Miss Canada - 50 Mind/Rad Troller
SilverShade - 26 WS
Flame Retardant - 34 Fire/Mind Blaster
Robo-Commander - 50 Bots/Dark MM
Smells Like Chicken - 50 Elec/Fire Brute
Mental Phreak - 50 Mind/Psy Dom
Ultimate Betrayer - 39 Ice/Dark Corr
3 slots of fly do the trick..in fact...check the ratios for all your powers..slot them to be at 95%..or better..just stay below 100 percent...
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Honestly I'd like to see Group Fly dropped and replaced with something like Sub-Sonic Flight.
A very fast fly with limited turning abilities (aka wide turns), not being able to stop fast, and not able to attack while it's on, and stealth like SuperSpeed.
But then again I could see a whole secondary being made for blasters with flight based powers.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a nice A to B super speed type flight attack that knocked everyone down that was in the way?
I dont care what they do to flight speed. as long as SS is still the king of ZOOOM. if flight gets subsonic. SS would need to be able to flash-step. and then TP would need a longer range. and superjump would also need something epic. personally i think the age of your toon should play a factor in the strength of your powers. not that much. but to the point where people who have toons that have been around a long time have an edge. sigh. though itll probably just stay a dream. though it would be cool if it applied to travel powers.
I believe in quality, not quantity. also i have a short attention span...
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I'd really like to see Team Teleport replaced with Combat Teleport. No activation time, very short range (think 50 or so feet), but a short recharge time (10 seconds?).
Something I can use to move around in fights, or indoors, quickly.
Also, please please PLEASE let me cancel the teleport-hover by moving. I died the other day trying to teleport to a door because I was INCHES too far from it. And it's always annoying having to sit there in front of an underpass, unable to walk into it.
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Honestly I'd like to see Group Fly dropped and replaced with something like Sub-Sonic Flight.
A very fast fly with limited turning abilities (aka wide turns), not being able to stop fast, and not able to attack while it's on, and stealth like SuperSpeed.
But then again I could see a whole secondary being made for blasters with flight based powers.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a nice A to B super speed type flight attack that knocked everyone down that was in the way?
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NO NO NO NO NO.
We need Group Fly for Hammi Raids bro.
you want faster flight speed, get the GVE jump pack.
In reading this thread an idea has come to me. What if each of the travel powers had a 5th power (also available at 20th).
Flight - Supersonic Flight (A click power not a toggle with a Accolde like recharge.)
Teleport - A zone TP (ie from one zone to another, if a entrance is connected to present zone) or a Map click TP. Either could have the end cost and recharge time of a nova type power.
Super Jump - Another click power that works somewhat like flight for say 1 minute, again long recharge and high end use (although not nova like)
Super speed - No idea for this, but I'm sure someone can come up with something
I have no idea if any of these option are possible, but that is my 2 cents on this issue.
Superspeed booster? Wallrunning. Even if it only lasts 30 seconds, that ought to be more than enough to clear most skyscrapers.
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Are there going to be any new travel powers besides the ones that are in the veteran awards coming up at all?
i rather liked the katana with pistol hero myself
I was just looking at the movies on this site and saw a cool power that the asian girl used that looked like she turned into a melted liquid and traveled to where statesman was. Are things like this being considered for up coming issues?
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you mean this prom vid for CoH kr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU4y8m1N9jE
i rather like the katana wielding pistol hero myself
LOL neither do I (fly with Supermans' sense of urgency that is)
I love flying, but it can be very disheartening to watch people jump and run away at "Breakneck" (haha that was so funny....to me anyways 
) speeds. And as the rest of the team patiently awaits your extravagant entrace from the sky, that magically haunting inquiry rings out..."Hey, (insert your flying toons' name here), do you want a TP?" or "Hey, "" "", you comin'?" haha
But all things in time right?
And now for mad props...I Love the job you guys are doing with the game! Keep it up!
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I'd welcome any change to TP that let me actually A) move the reticle 3 dimensionally (i.e. Closer/Further) and B) ignore objects in my way. Unless a Skyscraper is 300 feet wide, I shouldn't need to port around it. Rather than my reticle being stuck on the side of a wall, let me ghost it through the building.
If they did that, TP would be fixed in my opinion; even the lag/death aspect of it. If I could Straight line TP towards my destination, I'd be perfectly happy hugging the ground and using invisible or just trying to avoid/escape spawns. With TP as is, I have to take to the sky just so I can see well enough to use the power.
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I completely agree. This would make TP my travel power of choice. I used to have it back in the day, and since then, I'd say I have SS more than anything. I PvE more than PvP, so only my Stalker is specced for such. TP would be much more desirable with a ghosting cursor. Nightcrawler and Cloak never had line of sight problems.
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Honestly I'd like to see Group Fly dropped and replaced with something like Sub-Sonic Flight...
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Personally, I would just like to see Group Fly changed so that each player has the ability to opt out of the effect like refusing a teleport. I was on a PuG with someone who insisted using group fly. Really made tanking with my fire/ice tanker a bear. Couldn't lay ice or burn patches. Grrrrr.
We don' need no stinkin' signatures!
id still change personal teleport! not alot of people USE it... heres an OLD suggestion that i posted say ISSUE 1!!!
make teleport a point and click ON the ingame map. if they have been there ... then its successfull!
if they have NOT been there.. heres some possible results ..
Misport - a random place on the map you port to (within your range) boy this can be... awkward espectally if you port into a villan group!
Owch!!! - teleported into a wall OR something... give a percentage of damage OR even a chance at DEATH!!!( ever see what happens when Someone ports into the ground??? you dont see them thats what!!!) makes blind teleporting DANGEROUS!!!
Doesnt work - you took a chance and blew it.. the energy was expended and oh well......
these seem MORE fun ideas to consider once again to liven up the game for teleporters... and.. it can be applied to GROUP TELEPORT ( no one i know has it or uses it!!!) imagine having a group of 8 and you do a blind teleport!!... heheh...
the thoughts are astounding and are worth the effort of considering!!!
thank you
"Lokk, you have a powersuit that is self-contained, can withstand any atmosphere, it can fly and shoot out energy beams. BUT you cant open the helmet to have coffee and doughnts??? Sad man.... just... sad" PatriotPrime asking me why I am angry all the time.