Is "None" an option for color?
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Posted on: 2009-07-16 13:35 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Transparent would be the option here. And I agree that some powers might look better with it, like Psionics for example.
For that matter, I don't believe anything was in the recent I16 announcement in regards to customizing travel powers... what about the yellow flare of Super Speed?
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Transparent would be the option here. And I agree that some powers might look better with it, like Psionics for example.
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Would we get the other end of the spectrum too -- opaque? I can see it now, locking teammated in black bubbles of ff darkness! Muahahahaha!
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I could see that working when you're moving... but just standing around? Thats silly. I think its supposed to resemble "fire" from moving so fast and creating so much surface friction on stuff... but standing around? How fast do you have to be STANDING to create fire? Pretty Effing apparently.
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Would we get the other end of the spectrum too -- opaque? I can see it now, locking teammated in black bubbles of ff darkness! Muahahahaha!
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And thats the only problem with Opaque. You hinder the visibility of some players for certain characters powers. I would think that some powers should be given the option of Transparent... and some given opaque... but clearly not all (as the FF example shows).
Although on that note, some powers should also not be able to be turned invisible, as it would be hard to tell if you had a FF up if you turned off those kinds of things on your screen (seeing the icons on screen. I think there is a button for it...)
Yes, there are some powers that might look great with transparency like Invul and Regen but you won't be able to see if a toggle is on or off without looking at your icon or tray. If there is still a faint outline of the FX, then it could work.
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How fast do you have to be STANDING to create fire? Pretty Effing apparently.
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Yes, there are some powers that might look great with transparency like Invul and Regen but you won't be able to see if a toggle is on or off without looking at your icon or tray. If there is still a faint outline of the FX, then it could work.
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I already look at the tray for my powers, and the aura FX cause me nothing but annoyance. Devs, if you give me a "none" option for auras I will be soooooo happy. It is the one thing I have asked for since day one of this game. If a player still want a powers aura, they can make one of any color they like with this system. Just please let those of us who are sick of charging into battle glowing like a Christmas tree turn it allllll off.
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Yes, there are some powers that might look great with transparency like Invul and Regen but you won't be able to see if a toggle is on or off without looking at your icon or tray. If there is still a faint outline of the FX, then it could work.
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Surely that would be down to the individual player though, it's not like you'd be forced to make it transparent if it caused you problems 
I think "black" might be the color you're looking for. For instance, when you use "black" on the auras, they tend to simply disappear.
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Does this mean we can make the travesty that is Hasten go away?
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If you notice on the actual page here no pool powers are listed.
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Does this mean we can make the travesty that is Hasten go away?
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If you notice on the actual page here no pool powers are listed.
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OK, you caught me. I didn't actually look very closely at the list, was just relying on others to do the actual reading for me.
And hey, it worked. 
I do see Stone and Ice Armour on there though. Maybe I will take another run at a Tank after all.
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I think "black" might be the color you're looking for. For instance, when you use "black" on the auras, they tend to simply disappear.
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Most do, some don't. Tendrils for instance.
Also, black Invul is, well, black. In fact, it's MORE obnoxious than hero Invul.
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I seriously hope that dark colors and transparencies are handled separately. Put in a slider somewhere for the transparency if you have to! I would like to have the dark Invulnerability from Villain-side for my DM/Inv Scrapper, rather than a really faded out white Invulnerability.
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Also, black Invul is, well, black. In fact, it's MORE obnoxious than hero Invul.
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To each their own, I suppose.
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Also, black Invul is, well, black. In fact, it's MORE obnoxious than hero Invul.
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for years i thought villain invulnerability was a problem with my vid card. Then I upgraded, and it still looked like hot garbage.
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Also, black Invul is, well, black. In fact, it's MORE obnoxious than hero Invul.
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for years i thought villain invulnerability was a problem with my vid card. Then I upgraded, and it still looked like hot garbage.
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I found it amusing and novel for about fifteen minutes. Of course that was when hero Invul still made you look like a walking lightbulb.
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For that matter, I don't believe anything was in the recent I16 announcement in regards to customizing travel powers... what about the yellow flare of Super Speed?
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I also wouldn't mind having different TP styles.
And the old Hover animation. I hate the new one.
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Does this mean we can make the travesty that is Hasten go away?
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If you notice on the actual page here no pool powers are listed.
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Hmm. I will have to look at all the wording again.
I know they said "changing the colors of your powers" is easy.
I know if you have chosen Hasten, then it is one of "your powers".
I know they said "Customizable powersets [u]include[u]". { list of primaries and secondaries }.
. (very possibly that list is complete. . . . but . . . )
I know they didn't give a list of [u]excluded[u] powers.
So I am still left with a very tentative 'maybe' on the Hasten question.
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I would love a 'none' option. My main is an empath, and for some reason Fortitude completely wrecks my duo partner's graphics, turning it into a screen full of pink splinters. When I'm in a group I go by the icons rather than pink glowie heads, so I'd never miss it if I could turn the FX off.
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No more glowing effects on our heroes maybe? I've never really liked that some sets (Invul, Regen, etc.) which in the comics have no graphical effect, must have one here.
Is this an option? Should it be? Will this even work in PvP?
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