There's a bug with the Thugs pets not getting their costume upgrades. Apparently if you allow the animation to finish before using the upgrade power again they usually get the costume.
No no i know about that i mean they have been changed and have have had them removed which i didnt see any patch notes about ?
There's no patch notes because it's a bug, not an intentional change.
_Castle_'s posted that he's aware of the bug and is working on a fix.
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat....ev=#Post6972496
Ok maybe I worded this wrong ok let me start over
I know the Clipping problem with the thug mastermind set and yes I have had this problem but this is completey different I shall explain.
Thug leiutents - Trenchcoat / Now completly removed replaced with just a leather jacket
Arsonists - Backpack with explosisves/ Completly removed
All thugs - Bandanna's/ Completly removed
Now before you tell me this is a bug again please read this part.
If you have a lvl 32+ thugs MM have a look for yourself and try different permintations and tell me if it is a bug.
If this is a change to fix the clipping issue with the costume parts i would like to see patch notes could someone send me a link to this thank you 
Not talking about clipping.
Missing costume parts is a different bug. (see the US thread linked above)
Right I really dont think your getting my point now and send me an link that was in 13/11/06 anit much help due to what i am talking about is different.
Problem only happen after I8 sometime.
Costume parts missing is a rare happening this is everytime I sommon them that also includes 3 restarts of my computer so stop telling me the same thing over again. Acturaly log on to your thugs MM and try and get him either a Trenchcoat or bandanna and then come back to me an this issue. If it is only a bug u should be able to get them np 
. Now if it is a simple missing cossie parts would only be on 1 or 2 of your sommoned toons at a time aswell and not with every single one of them everytime.
I would bet it happens to you everytime which leads me to beleave that they have removed them to fix this problem that they have been having
I have to agree with Godfall.
I only got my thugs MM to 32 after I8 so I cannot comment about the bug that was affecting henchmen before that point but my thugs have never had trenchcoats. Even trying the get-around you suggested they remain with only a leather jacket. Is mildly dissapointing. I look forward to it being fixed (unless the fix has been to replace the costume pieces completely)
Hi, Godfall. I think the confusion here is we're interpreting "missing costume parts" differently.
The "missing costumes" I'm referring to are the trenchcoats, backpacks and bandanas. These are the ones you mean, yes?
I'm not referring to any pre-I8 bugs here (flickering or clipping), but the fact the full costumes of thugs are not appearing any more. I've not got any workarounds to fix it either.
The link I posted is to a post dated 13 November 2006 on the US test server forum (which was testing I8 at the time) from _Castle_ (one of the devs) saying he knows it's a bug and is working on it.
All I was trying to do was point out to you that the bug making trenchcoats, backpacks and bandanas not appear is just that - a bug - not some undocumented permanent change that isn't posted in the patch notes.
My point was I have just finished reading throu the patch notes again and there has been no report on that they have removed the trenhcoat + bandanna's + backpack did anyone else know about this change to ?
Somethings [censored] alright, tried it on my MM just now and no matter how I couldnt get the looks from the 2nd upgrade to stick.
Pre I8 if you applied the lvl 32 upgrade first then the lvl 6 one you got the right cossies but now it sticks with the first ones.
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My point was I have just finished reading throu the patch notes again and there has been no report on that they have removed the trenhcoat + bandanna's + backpack did anyone else know about this change to ?
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There are no patch notes because it's a bug as described on that thread linked above.
When Castle said:
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This problem is caused by something we did to fix another bug -- sort of an unintended consequence. I've got a partial fix working on my end, but there are still problems with it. So, I'm aware of the issue and looking for a fix. No ETA, however.
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he was talking about the new lack of costume bug rather than the old flickering costume bug.
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lol i get what you mean, my thugs luits still have trenchcoats :P
Have discovered that if you equip your thugs then upgrade equipment and then upgrade equipment for a second time then the backpack for the arsonist and the trenchcoats come back!
Time consuming but nice to get the proper look for the first time.
Edit: Drat, this doesn't seem to work consistantly 
Yup, the clipping was a bug and in trying to fix that one, they've encountered a new bug. I hope they fix it soon, I like my thugs looking cool swinging trenchies.
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Yup, the clipping was a bug and in trying to fix that one, they've encountered a new bug. I hope they fix it soon, I like my thugs looking cool swinging trenchies.
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Doesn't bother me what they look like to be honest. They rarely last long enough to be admired. As long as they get the job done...hey I've made it - don't care about my minions, a real villianous mastermind at last
mine don't ever fall in battle so they gosta look 'ard.
In I8 did they change the thugs upgrade so that it wouldnt include trench coats for lieutents or bandanna's for all thug and no backpack for the arsonist?