When do you like to walk?

Never,think it was a waste of time on the devs part.IMO it's like pvp only a small % of ppl use it.

Used it for 10 seconds after I got the power it sits in tray number 9 and I never use and have not walked ever since

Like the OP, I found Walk to be useful to give your character time to recover endurance between mobs in a mission and still be doing something other than standing there. The fact it also turns all toggles off to make recovery that much quicker is icing on the cake.

I've just realized I haven't tried Walk with a female toon, mostly 'cause I don't have that many of them (maybe, two?).

Now I have the strange urge to log on and check it out...

You know, the female walk didn't really give me streetwalker vibes. Confident, with some sassyness? Sure. But hookerish?

Maybe the high class escort kind, but the women of the night I've seen don't really strut.

I've used it on a few occasions ( especially with female characters naturally), most often after having made a new costume. Besides its sexiness on the ladies, it is slow enough that you can pan around the character looking at how it looks in motion and not worry about running into a wall. I've also used it a few times when I wanted to get in just the right spot for something.

Hmm... Using it at the Market... That's not a bad idea at all! For a while, I tended to walk inside any store I visited, so I used it at the Market, as well, but it seems to have slipped my mind. That's not a bad idea, though. I only append, what? 5-10 extra seconds walking in and out? That's the perfect opportunity.

As far as the female walk goes, it's a matter of preference and opinion. As I've demonstrated my preferences in the past (and gotten hate mail and negative rep over it), I have very little problem with "street walker" themes when done in appropriate situations. Which is a big 180 for me, mind you, as I started out as someone who always wanted to put sexuality on a pedestal and who used to hate short skirts and high heels. Mind you, I don't exactly swoon over them now, but I no longer have the same revulsion for them as I once did, and have no qualms about using them where appropriate.

I look at it this way - if an incredibly human robot woman happens to have a great artificial body and a complete disconnect from it as her own (which is actually a major plot point), it makes sense she would treat it with a lot less dignity, a lot less shame and very be much more willing to play with it than a normal person. And given how much normal people tend to play with their bodies, between tattoos, piercings, crazy outfits, hairstyles, mannerisms and so forth, it really does fit for her to act like she does. I've actually spoken with a friend of mine about this, as back in the day he was very reluctant to use skimpy outfits for his girls. I insisted then, and am still convinced now, that as long as it is used tastefully and done with style, then there's nothing wrong with introducing more "questionable" elements into your costumes. Sexiness is not a bad thing if you can pull it off, because if it were, Darkstalkers' Morrigan would never exist.

Beyond that, I'm really retreading covered ground. I use walking in situations where I am either not in a rush, or unable to rush anywhere. I understand many people do their best to avoid such situations, and I can see how Walk would be inappropriate for them. But I really DO use it as a mobile version of rest, and to be quite honest, I'd actually like to see it grant a recovery bonus. Out of endurance and don't want to Rest or it isn't recharged? Walk slowly towards your next fight and catch your breath on the way! I'm kind of debating it with myself whether this would be cool as an added mechanic, or if instead we should be asking for the ability to walk and fight.

Something occurred to me, in fact. Has anyone played the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game? For the most part, you play a fast, agile young err... Sith/Jedi, but the first level of the game actually puts you in control of Darth Vader. In keeping with his character, Vader never runs, and though he can jump, he doesn't have much to do while jumping. Basically, he sort of walks all over the level, force-choking Wookies, force-pushing them around and, when required, even slicing them with his trademark red lightsabre. Even the fight with the Jedi at the end of the level has him basically walking around or standing around and still coming out victorious.

That's sort of what I got with my own vampire character, because I gave him Rularuu's Bane and that huge Magic Pack cape, which makes him look really imposing when he walks, looked at from the back. The walking animation with the sword is kind of... Off, as the blade constantly passes through his right thigh like he's cutting his own leg into t-bone steaks, but from the back, it looks really imposing, seeing... Well, basically seeing a black cape with a sword slowly approaching a large group of lambs to the slaughter. He looks nowhere near as cool when walking, or even when Hovering, because Hover makes his cape trail way too far back. I really wish cape trail keyed off actual movement speed sometimes.

But I have to be honest - if I didn't have moments where I couldn't do anything else anyway, I doubt I'd ever walk with a male character. Their walk is imposing, but not nearly as alluring, making it more of a novelty than a perk.

And as far as the Huge walk goes... Well, it befits a huge character. It's a heavy, stomping walk that's just perfect for a "giant" character. Certainly you can make small Huge characters, but both their run and walk styles are more designed for them to be... Well, huge. Granted, if ever in the future we get customizations for walking and running styles, I'll be the first to suggest they get something less brutish as an alternative just for the sake of having options, but right now, the Huge walk is at least thematic. Then again, I'm probably biassed, as I have only, I think, three Huge characters altogether.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

Indeed, the Darth Vader walking is much more menacing then the Dart Vader Ninja Running. Walking and be able to fight would fit quite a few of my toons actually. But walking and recovering endurance would be handy to.

As it is, I don't use walk much as I am not an RP'er but it is nice to turn it on once in awhile. I think I will use it at WW. I always end up doing various combat moves in there and the walk power suppression would help me to avoid looking like as silly as a Warrior begging for his life when faced by the Freakshow.

I'm generally running missions about 95% of the time that I'm in game, and I don't have much use for walking then. When I do decide to RP... well, I have no problem with running around inside the D, either. I suppose if I ever play out something with enough gravity that running around would look silly, it'll come in handy. Though 'situations with gravity' and my characters tend to be mutually exclusive for the most part.

I don't use it. Or rather I kind of refuse to use it. My experience with walk is in Pocket D. I can't help but laugh to myself, watching people walk in circles around the bar in PD. Not sure whether they are just trying the toggle out or desperately seeking attention from other RPers.

I find the walk to look somewhat whorish (not that it was badly modeled..it was excellently done..I just don't like looking like a skank when I walk.) When I picture Green Scare, I don't picture her walking with such a Sashay, more of a swagger.

I use it whenever... but I have a question: has anyone tried it with a mastermind? Someone I know suggested it around the time walk came out, don't know if they tried it. The idea is this: call all your henchmen, send them to attack the target, and walk up to the battle, all nonchalant and badass looking. Does this work, or are your pets dismissed for some reason?

When I drop a DPS attack on a 'plodie with a sliver of life left, I will turn and walk away as it goes off, "John Woo-Style".

On my way to school. To the swimming pool. To my favorite park - but not after dark.

As Solitaire said, I played around with it when it was new, but I haven't used it since. But it's there if I want to, and I recognize that lots of people are enjoying it!

--NT

Any female player who claims to have never walked like that in real life is either in denial, or lying

3 instances:

1. Role-Play
2. Instant de-toggle for WW, or anything else that requires less garbage on screen.
3. To "warm up" my girlfriend

Even though I don't heavily RP with others, I am a heavy 'Immerser', so sometimes walking around is simply what my character 'would do', so occasionaly I just do it. I also turn off Toggles with Effects when at Wents/BM/Pocket D/Under Atlas and Walk allows you to instantly turn off all of them.

Also, if they Ever allow Attack/Defense powers to be used while walking, I know there will be times in missions where I walk, Dirty Harry-style, down the hall, casually blasting everything before me.

I love to walk in Perez Park. There are so many different surfaces there.

Take a higher level character there so as to not be bothered by the locals and head into the park. troll across the laws, the gravel, the streams and wooden bridges that cross them.

*sigh*

I use walk whenever I'm in a non-mission indoor setting, such as an enhancement store or Wentworth's. It just looks classier than running about like a child. I also use it when I'm hosting a costume contest. Walking makes it easier to tour the line of contestants without overshooting past them and having to double back and look like a spaz.