The Natural booster is already out. They're NOT gonna be adding new stuff to it.
@Roderick
I refuse to believe Natural, the single most broad origin, could be ruined so utterly by something as lame as ninjas.
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1. "Natural" is not "The single most broad origin".|
Originally Posted by Shinkada
I refuse to believe Natural, the single most broad origin, could be ruined so utterly by something as lame as ninjas.
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2. Niv already confirmed Martial Arts is the Natural booster, so you'd best accept it. Your only hope at this point is that they'll start another round of origin-themed boosters after the mutant booster arrives.
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You've no idea how sad that makes me.
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ok, its time we maybe refocus on why these packs are viewed as OPTIONAL. according tot he official version, the packs were extra work for very specific themes that wouldnt fit the majority of users, but to cover the extra expense on the art teams part, they were for cost. Check your cynicism at the door, but this has been fairly consistant, not all science heroes are mad scientists, nor are all magical heroes witches or guys in freaky voodoo suits, nor are all techies cyborgs, and based on our current info, not all mutants are beastly but each of these offers a degree of expansion in an angle of the origins not sufficiently addressed by current stuff. now we could make witches, ninja, mad scientists and cyborgs before these boosters, but they are extra options that expand a theme, not summations of an origin's thematic breadth in comics. |
Originally Posted by Shinkada
I refuse to believe Natural, the single most broad origin, could be ruined so utterly by something as lame as ninjas.
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so was the pack not your theme, well that unfortunately happens, and would happen no matter what theme they picked, had it been military, spies, or strippers( though maybe they are tech) but it did make a number of users quite happy, and hey, im betting going rogue will have a lot of stuff, so patience
as for the topic at hand, well, moods are tricky things, i dont recall the faces in matrix, but in the other games i played that had mood stances, star wars galaxies and champions, faces changed with moods, it looks more natural that way. Problem with coh is that faces are static, smilin' face smiles if you are dancing in pocket d, or being shot by a punk. so while it would be cool if doable, there may be a disconnect by having a depressed posture and the "enzyte bob" smile face.
I could mention how Ninjas, in a lot of sources, draw their powers from magic (magic scrolls, cursed swords/armour, etc) or even tech ('techninjas,' see Fereydoon). I could talk about how their are thousands of different types of Natural power styles, whereas Tech only has a few different styles - eg supersuits, superweapons, minions, etc. I could mention that I'm well aware super boosters are only for niches and I don't MIND there being a Ninja booster, I just mind it representing the entire Natural origin, and the possibility of an extremely awesome Natural booster being eaten up by something I find freaking lame.
Or I could just point out that you're a furry and your argument is invalid.
To actually get back on topic, I never said anything about facial expressions. They're static, leave them the way they are, just change the poses.
Most players don't even show their characters' faces for the exact reason that they are static. Masks, helmets, hoods, auras, etc. If you're going to use static faces as a reason not to put in moods you may as well use it as a reason not to put in any emotes at all.
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How do you go from "Boosters are niche-based" to "Ninjas representing the entire Natural origin"?
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Originally Posted by Shinkada
I could mention that I'm well aware super boosters are only for niches and I don't MIND there being a Ninja booster, I just mind it representing the entire Natural origin, and the possibility of an extremely awesome Natural booster being eaten up by something I find freaking lame.
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Mood emotes are a great idea, but I see no reason why they'd need to be part of a booster pack?
Just some new idle emotes, like /e drink or /e crossarms, and so on. /e happy, /e sad, etc., would be great imo, and perhaps could just be dropped on us in an issue or three.
Shamelessly ripped from Matrix Online (R.I.P).
Basically you have emotes, such as happy, depressed, formal, etc, which alter your character's basic poses until you set another one.
The default one could be 'Super' for instance since it's very macho, chest puffed out, etc.
It would alter your default idle animation, your walking animation, and running animation... And perhaps flight and jumping, though those are a bit tougher to think up new ideas for.
I'm not really expecting this to be put in. I'm already content as all hell with the new Walk emote/power. But this is just an idea on how you can build on it, when some of the devs have time left over for us heavy RPers.
Also imo it would be a great thing to shove into the Natural booster. ;D