Super Booster III: Super Science

They weren't lying when they said it'd be short preview!
Seems like good stuff. More diversity (and yes the inevitable ripoffs).

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So it seems to have only been active during US daytime even though we (EU) are in another time zone!

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were you guys using an existing char on test or did you have to transfer? Newly transferred chars weren't given the option to test the new features.

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Mix and match, I even tried my very first 'Still on test' character that is lvl 20+ ... nothing!

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were you guys using an existing char on test or did you have to transfer? Newly transferred chars weren't given the option to test the new features.

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Tried both options neither were working

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were you guys using an existing char on test or did you have to transfer? Newly transferred chars weren't given the option to test the new features.

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Tried both options neither were working

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They were last night. Were still working at 3am, when I logged off Bad luck, old chaps
Smug, what makes you say that?

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I personally find this expansion a little disappointing after the excellent magic one. I was hoping for a few more interesting costume pieces. However, I will still be buying this for the change character size / costume slot feature and the fact that Count Drugula, my brute will now be able to use the emote to inject himself with superdine and then transform into a huge Supatroll - Rharrrr.

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Working last night, but no longer working now.

The new costume pieces were really bad, i don't mean like a little really bad, i mean dangerously my 2 year old cousin could have done better bad.

However the feature to change height and everything else is great. I'll be buying it on both accounts just for that.

Definitly worth buying however none of the costume peices will ever be on any of my characters.

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I'm a big fan of the booster packs and have purchased everyone so far but i really dont feel that the below feature is something that should be in a booster pack and should be available to all players.

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as well as the new Super Tailor feature that will allow you to change the inherent body type of your character to Male, Female or Huge for each costume slot

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I know what you mean BM, A shape/sex-changing emote has been a long-requested feature and It does make me wonder if the long requested stuff like this is now flagged and destined for the micro-transaction packs to optimise profit.


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How else are they going to sell the thing? The cossies are alright but hardly ground-breaking in any way and there's not much else there, no fun throwaway powers (Fortune is actually pretty damn good though, I've used it a lot on lowbie PuGs to random-buff my teamies).

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I'm a big fan of the booster packs and have purchased everyone so far but i really dont feel that the below feature is something that should be in a booster pack and should be available to all players.

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as well as the new Super Tailor feature that will allow you to change the inherent body type of your character to Male, Female or Huge for each costume slot

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I know what you mean BM, A shape/sex-changing emote has been a long-requested feature and It does make me wonder if the long requested stuff like this is now flagged and destined for the micro-transaction packs to optimise profit.

Still, Nice key-framing animation on the emotes Devs!, considering these are done by hand and not motion-captured, I thought they turned out really well, the timing and humour in the emotes is great. I suspect Werewolves all over Paragon are going to be allright NoOoOooOoow.

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I think you might be missing the point here, look at the last 2 boosters... we had Aura's with the first one, and then got them in game, costume change emotes with the next one and now they are in game. I would expect I16, or maybe 17 to introduce this to everyone.

Although it doesn't work as well as the other 2 did because there aren't extra options like there were with the costume change and auras.

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I'm a big fan of the booster packs and have purchased everyone so far but i really dont feel that the below feature is something that should be in a booster pack and should be available to all players.

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as well as the new Super Tailor feature that will allow you to change the inherent body type of your character to Male, Female or Huge for each costume slot

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I know what you mean BM, A shape/sex-changing emote has been a long-requested feature and It does make me wonder if the long requested stuff like this is now flagged and destined for the micro-transaction packs to optimise profit.

Still, Nice key-framing animation on the emotes Devs!, considering these are done by hand and not motion-captured, I thought they turned out really well, the timing and humour in the emotes is great. I suspect Werewolves all over Paragon are going to be allright NoOoOooOoow.

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I think you might be missing the point here, look at the last 2 boosters... we had Aura's with the first one, and then got them in game, costume change emotes with the next one and now they are in game. I would expect I16, or maybe 17 to introduce this to everyone.

Although it doesn't work as well as the other 2 did because there aren't extra options like there were with the costume change and auras.

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This is something i could see them doing and while it wouldn't bother me i know some people would complain that they had paid for something and now it was free.

The thing to remember is even tho this is a old idea I get the impression that its the fact that it is going to generate extra cash as part of the booster pack that got it the green light i think its quite likely that if this wasn't included in the booster pack we wouldn't see this feature for several issues.

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Place your bets on how many "Hulk" characters are going to be made when this goes live

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Not to mention Jekyll and Hyde. And Frankenstein.

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I think you might be missing the point here, look at the last 2 boosters... we had Aura's with the first one, and then got them in game, costume change emotes with the next one and now they are in game. I would expect I16, or maybe 17 to introduce this to everyone.

Although it doesn't work as well as the other 2 did because there aren't extra options like there were with the costume change and auras.

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This is something i could see them doing and while it wouldn't bother me i know some people would complain that they had paid for something and now it was free.

The thing to remember is even tho this is a old idea I get the impression that its the fact that it is going to generate extra cash as part of the booster pack that got it the green light i think its quite likely that if this wasn't included in the booster pack we wouldn't see this feature for several issues.

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While I can see what your talking about with CC emotes and auras, how would the body change ability be given to people who haven't bought the pack without devaluing the booster pack itself? Perhaps an accolade badge, like the Pocket D VIP badge, one which perhaps allows the gender/model type/size change to be free/permanently discounted? Perhaps it would give a transport to tailor ability a la Pocket D/Wentworth/Black Market etc.. Although if a badge was given out similar to the Pocket D badge, I'd suggest then that each booster pack come with a badge.

The ability to change body size or not is not game breaking. People have been playing since the start without having it and people will continue to do so. It's a desirable thing, absolutely, much like other packs had desirable things in. If you want the ability to change body size with a costume change, buy the pack just like those who want the self destruct ability or the lightning change emote have to purchase the other booster packs.

Could it have been included with a free issue? Sure, should it have been? Not necessarily.

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how would the body change ability be given to people who haven't bought the pack without devaluing the booster pack itself? .

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this I suppose is the centre of the issue make it free in the future and you devalue the pack that's why if the possibility of it becoming a free feature at some point in the future is being considered they should add something else to the booster. this was why i suggested the temp self buff power or a temp pet summon power

some other ideas that occur to me are some kind of tailor summon where players with the science pack could have access to the tailor screen no matter where they are.

Or and this is inspired by techbot alphas comment and is by far my favoured idea

Hows about a perma summon non combat pet assistant every good mad scientist has there helper just as Frankenstein had Igor we to could have our very own assistant who will follow us about either make him customisable via the tailor or offer a selection that ponder to the various variations of mad science so a Igor like hunchback/mutant thing or some strange robot gizmo either walking or hovering.

While active the "Igor" would give you accses to more storage for salvage/recipes and stuff

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I think they should stick some sort of half useful power (even a gimick power) in with the pay for packs.

That way if the costume/e mote/change size options end up being free later on, no one feels short changed buying the pack.

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This should still be available on both the North American and European Training Rooms, I'll get someone to look into it!

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This should still be available on both the North American and European Training Rooms, I'll get someone to look into it!

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That avatar IS appropriate. Star ^^

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Am I the only one who can see a horde of fresh Hulk/She-Hulk/<insert other Marvel Gamma-Transformed character here> ripoffs coming from this?

Other than that, I'll deffo be whipping out the card when this launches.

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I can imagine some Frankenstein's Monser rip-offs with those neckbolts

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There should be a suitable walking power for it too

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Am I the only one who can see a horde of fresh Hulk/She-Hulk/<insert other Marvel Gamma-Transformed character here> ripoffs coming from this?

Other than that, I'll deffo be whipping out the card when this launches.

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I can imagine some Frankenstein's Monser rip-offs with those neckbolts

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There should be a suitable walking power for it too

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/Signed

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Am I the only one who can see a horde of fresh Hulk/She-Hulk/<insert other Marvel Gamma-Transformed character here> ripoffs coming from this?

Other than that, I'll deffo be whipping out the card when this launches.

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I can imagine some Frankenstein's Monser rip-offs with those neckbolts

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There should be a suitable walking power for it too

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/Signed

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Or just you know walking in any shape or form...

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Maybe GR will come with a free booster like the architect edition did.

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Am I the only one who can see a horde of fresh Hulk/She-Hulk/<insert other Marvel Gamma-Transformed character here> ripoffs coming from this?

Other than that, I'll deffo be whipping out the card when this launches.

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I can imagine some Frankenstein's Monser rip-offs with those neckbolts

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There should be a suitable walking power for it too

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/Signed

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Or just you know walking in any shape or form...



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I think we might get that too, eventually

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@Golden Girl

City of Heroes comics and artwork

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This should still be available on both the North American and European Training Rooms, I'll get someone to look into it!

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Certainly isn't working for me. Maybe it's not working on certain acounts?

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I really should do something about this signature.

I was just in test server, i still have all available options (well the costume changes did work - was too far from icon). Some other guy there didnt have, the difference between me and him is that i have the previous 2 packs and he doesnt.

Maybe thats the trick?

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