Travel Powers


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Everyone wants new travel powers and I had this idea yesterday that i wanted to share with you and see what you think. Basically what i`m thinking is a travel power that is based on "flight" but differs from archetype to archetype.
A blaster could fly in the form of a mini comet, something resembling they`re first shooting power. A fire blaster could fly as a ball of fire, energy blaster as a ball of energy ...etc.
A controller could have various flight forms. But they could resemble a cloud or something similar. Fire, Ice, earth etc as a form/shape
And the list can go on per archetype. No powers could be used while traveling like this.
The power could be individual regarding the primary or secondary powerset, and could be unlocked at level 50 , or by a TF. Also, could be a vet or inherent travel power. Not sure which one would make it more gameplay friendly.
So the whole idea is a unique flight travel power depending on a characters archetype that has a form resembling the archetypes primary or secondary powerset.


 

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Not a bad suggestion, just not one I'd expect to see.

We've already got something like 5 alternate flight poses that are rarely used.
I made a macro for them just so I can use them on my toons with Fly.

It's just something that wouldn't be worth the time and effort/money to develop.

If the entire playerbase started screaming for it.... it'd still be low priority for them.

I'd rather have a 5th tier option under the travel powers than new animations to tell the truth.

You'd also have controllers complaining that they couldn't be a ball of fire while flying. Then you'd have blasters moaning that they couldn't turn into a cloud...


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You'd also need separate in-flight-form animations for every power possible to use when flying, or you'd have to lock out all powers while flying, or you'd have to drop out of flight form to do anything. High effort, low payoff. As flight emotes available to anyone who wanted to use them, sure, but not as an entirely separate power. After all, what you described IS Flight, just with different FX.


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Quote:
A blaster could fly in the form of a mini comet, something resembling they`re first shooting power. A fire blaster could fly as a ball of fire, energy blaster as a ball of energy ...etc.
And my archery blaster can attach himself to an arrow using some rope and fire himself into the sky!

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*cough*

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No? aww


 

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Originally Posted by Imoba Strife View Post
And my archery blaster can attack himself to an arrow using some rope and fire himself into the sky!

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*cough*

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No? aww
lol archery.


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Yes new flight animations, no having it attached to a particular AT or powerset.


 

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More emotes or skins for movement? Excellent.
Arbitrary limits based on AT, Origin, sun sign etc.? Bad.

Especially when/if color and look customization is extended to pools. Players should have the maximum freedom to choose look and feel for their characters.


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