Mobile Interruptible Pez Dispenser ftw!
By
Bad_Wonka,
Posted on: 2009-06-23 09:47 in Suggestions and Ideas
this actually isn't a bad idea. i would make use of it if it happened.
This is a crazy idea.
Maybe it could look like one of the Power Pez dispensers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQXB5LLyM0w.
Incidentally, I almost won an auction at the Cleveland Pez convention back in 1998 for one the prototype Power Pez.
In all seriousness, this suggestion would break the game. Insps are powerful, okay, let's face it, purple insps are powerful. I feel one of the trade offs, besides tray size, is earning them randomly from drops (I believe the old prototype CoH PnP game had you roll d10 after an enemy died. On a 10, you got an insp) or choosing how you want them at the begining of a mission.
Being able to eat 8 reds, 8 purples and 8 yellows at any time that you wanted would break the game not even imagined in Castle's nightmares.
That said, having a vet power that allows you to contact a store anywhere in a mission (or the shard) so you can sell things and buy insps (and maybe TO/DO/SO at the natural levels they come out) that has a 1 or 2 hour recharge, that I could get behind.
If it's as common as being able to click the non-combat pet, it is akin to the Konami Code for Contra, only it gives you 500 lives, perma spread gun, perma invincibility, and a puppy.
Edit: wow, helps to read to the end of the comment. Sorry OP, didn't see your suggestion there for a strong recharge. Heck, I only came to this post because someone told me to check this thread out re: my Pez obsession/collection.
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I agree that "anytime anywhere" would be overpowered, but a summonable long recharge temp in the form of a non-combat pet or "store genie" (as mentioned at the end of the OP) would be extremely handy and, I think, balanced.
68 Level 50s, all made the old-fashioned way.
Original: Quasar Lad - Fire/Kin troller. Latest: Asp Kicker - Grav/Poison troller.
Completed the "Full Alty Challenge" - level 50 in every archetype, and "Alty's Ultimate Power Challenge" - level 50 in every available powerset in the game.
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This would be way overpowered even if it only lasted 15 seconds... And I would only expect being able to use it once a day.
I use something like this in the hollows for lowbie farming, get about 100k and go to hollows, get flux as a contact, do his first mission, then just go crazy on the inspirs popping them as you buy them and take it out on the hazard spawns.
Being able to do that anywhere anytime? You'll catch me in Cim once I hit 35 farming the wall with inspirs to 50.
Edit: Wait I have an idea, make it so this mobile pez dispenser can load up to 50, maybe 100 inspirations like the base ones. You have to load it yourself and you can give and take enhancements as you like, has a 15 minute recharge. - Now that, I can deal with, just make sure you keep your Pez dispenser full and you'll have inspirations if needed. Also it can carry any sized inspir.
One thing though, if shouldn't be able to be used if you die, seems kind of cheap loading it with wakies and just taking one out if you die.
This idea occurred to me last night, as our mighty lvl 16 trio puffed and wheezed our way through the first map of Synapse. After some consideration, I actually think it isn't overpowered - and would offer it as either a potential add-on for one of the paid packs, or as an advanced level Vet Reward.
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(I am somewhat biased towards the latter being a 48 mo vet, but don't wish to deprive the masses.
At 36 mo, vets get a non-combat pet. Apart from RP this is pretty useless (intentionally), and I rarely see folks use them at all.
I suggest an upgrade be made available for the non-combat pet, turning them into mobile insp stores.
Crazy? Think about it.
Caught 3 zones deep in the Shadow Shard and need a refill? Sure! Just finished off Ghost Widow and don't want to multi-zone for yellows to take on Mako? No problem!
The insps would be tier 1, and cost the same as usual. Only your own pet could be used, although insps could always be traded afterwards. Clicking on the pet would suppress Hide/Stealth/Invis (as for a glowie), and would be interruptible by damage/movement etc. to prevent in-combat abuse.
Bear in mind that (for the most part) all this does is save you the trouble of leaving a mission and refilling your insps elsewhere, and is therefore largely a QoL improvement. It would be particularly helpful in a mixed faction ITF or on huge maps.
A possible balancing modification might make the power only summonable once per mission, or perhaps give it a sizable recharge and short duration to keep you from using it constantly.
There. My first suggestion EVAR on these boards. Enjoy!
68 Level 50s, all made the old-fashioned way.
Original: Quasar Lad - Fire/Kin troller. Latest: Asp Kicker - Grav/Poison troller.
Completed the "Full Alty Challenge" - level 50 in every archetype, and "Alty's Ultimate Power Challenge" - level 50 in every available powerset in the game.
Member of the Repeat Offenders