Am I the ONLY one...

WHo DOES NOT want a fancy gun set? I have been looking forward to dual pistols forever, Thinking that they would be an expanded version of the mastermind pistols powers. Then I saw the video with the preview on it. It looks like the devs saw Equilibrium, and figured, "hey lets make that!" I mean, out of all the characters in literary history who use pistols, the devs had to go and choose the look the most specific and least adaptable?

Granted, "vanilla" animations arent as fancy, but they allow for a MUCH larger range of characters. THis is actually why i prefer alot of the older less fancy costume options as well. I dont want a Gun-fu pistol set. I want a set that I can use as a mercenary... or as a cowboy... or as a 19th century gentleman hero... or as a grimfaced antihero of the 80's.

The differnt ammo types are great. Have always loved the concept, and Im really glad they went with it. But the animations? No thanks. Why is this so hard to do in MMO's. Its not a terribly hard concept. If i have a gun set, i really only want one thing from it: to shoot. I realize that it might be a bit boring, but if i wanted something fancy, I would have picked a fancy set.

I also realize its a little early to make a rant thread... But those animations looked pretty finalized, and you dont just scrap months worth of work at the drop of a hat.

Honestly, there is very little reason left for me to even consider buying going rogue. I dont care about demon summoning. The rest is a graphics upgrade that I might not be even able to use, and some new storylines.

I have absolutely no interest in dual pistols or demon summoning.
What I want is NEW content 1 to 50 and the graphical upgrade.

I would also like it if the agro cap was raised from whatever it is right now to like... 20 or 25 foes. (That's not a whole map... it's just a whole lot more fun)

I was never interested in the Assault Rifle. Of course, it helps that I didn't care for the sound effects or the AoE emphasis or the mostly lethal damage. The Assault Rifle seems too mercenary and not metahuman enough for me. I may have the same attitude toward the pistols, but I'll have to wait and see what they come up with.

I'm more interested in the Demon Summoning.

This is an excellent example of an early reaction minimal information doom thread.

I can live with it, now I can finally have my dual pistola wielding reformed demon from hell! - yeah seriously

Um. so people cant have an opinion on the powersets because it means DOOM?

Powersets are powersets. I dont have a sonic or an archer... WHO CARES?

as i recall sonic and archery came at the same time... dual pistols and demon summoning are coming at the same time.

Is there a way to dual wield pistols and not look flashy? I mean it's a ludicrously unrealistic combat technique at the best of times (what I always wonder is how do they reload?)

Besides, understated is not a word I'd apply to any CoH powerset. I was working on a new character earlier tonight and spent ages in the powers screen just marvelling at the Dual Blades animations. After playing WoW for the last month or so the amount of effort that goes into making CoH attacks look awesome is very noticeable.

Just be grateful they're not giving pistol melee to Scrappers.



...yet.

The only thing Going Rogue has that I'm interested in, is the side switching mechanism. That's it. I have no interest in the zones, the new powers, or the graphics update.

But side-switching is good enough for me. Heroic Corruptors here I come!

Alternative animations as part of Power Customization might make DP more suitable for the less energetic types

Well, it's not City of Average Joes. It's based on superhero comics, and superheroes tend to be flashy.

tl;dr version: 1) I think "gun-fu" is dumb. 2) It's way too early to complain about this stuff, and I don't see anything to complain about, anyway.

Long version:

No, you're not the only one, but I'm not really sure what there is to complain about at this point.

I've never understood the obsession with "gun-fu" or whatever it's called (I refer to it as "hopping around in slow motion shooting stuff"). I don't like John Woo movies, couldn't sit through all of that Equilibrium thing, and generally don't care much for anime including the ones with guys using a pistol in each hand, let alone all the lower-quality knockoffs inspired by those things.

However, I realize I'm in a decided minority on these boards and probably among the game population. If the devs have a choice between creating a set to satisfy all the people crying for hopping-around-and-shooting-stuff and creating one to satisfy just me, they should probably go with the former.

Also, after having seen those animations, they seem to fit fine with my current Dual Pistols idea (a supernatural, 18th century type), so I'm satisfied. Yeah, the animations are flashy, but, contrary to what the video might lead you to believe, the powerset doesn't cause doves to appear spontaneously from nowhere, doesn't cause the character to move in slow motion, and doesn't require the character to wear sunglasses and a black trenchcoat. It seems to me like it'd work for a fair variety of concepts. Even if it doesn't, it's no different from ignoring the sparks from Superspeed, wishing mastermind henchmen could be customized, or any number of other things. Sure, it'd be nice to have something different, but it's not a deal-breaker, at least, not for me.

And, of course, it's just plain too early to complain. There could possibly be alternative animations in the works for Dual Pistols (though that'd be a first for weapon sets). There are also likely to be plenty of as-yet-unannounced features that at least some of the people complaining right now will enjoy. It's at least six months until Going Rogue releases; have some patience.

OP:

How dare you not like your dual archery with selectable damage type set?!

You mean you didn't like Rain of Bullets? Or Fistfull of Bullets? What's wrong with you?