Base Buidling Items and Follow-On Suggestions

This is part of a 'carry on' from a thread over in the CoH/CoV General Discussion Thread titled "Would you Buy..." from the original OP, Gromar. Rather than toss 'suggestions' into his thread, I figured it would be better to post the suggestions here where they belong (yes, I know, "Base Construction" section couild have profited from this being there, however, since it's also a 'suggestion'...I tossed a coin, thus, the thread started here) :-)

Anyway, here goes....

1st item- dozens of existing (up to issue 16) in-game mish/TF/SF room themes/details/items=available for base editors with each and every issue (for free) starting with Issue 17.

I agree that we need SOMETHING (ANYTHING!) for our bases. We all know there are thousands of existing items strewn throughout the developer's/designer's file 'o many things that are currently used on current mission/TF/SF maps. These items mat be as simple as a vase, to a table, to plants/planters, wall art, pipes, and even computer consoles (say, Council/5th Column computer consoles?). Personally, I believe that any items that already exist in these particular instances (up to Issue 16), should be provided with at least 3-5 dozen items PER issue release starting with Issue 17, to allow base editors something (anything!) to be able to look forward to in updating/designing their bases, to keep them fresh...not stale as they all are now. This would ALSO include themes sets of rooms/walls/floors/ceilings styles that already exist (coiuld be easily transferable to the players) in the game as well. In my opinion, these should all be provided piecemeal for free, per issue, each issue, just as many costume items have thusfar in the past in each issue (yes, I know some items have already been made avilable in issue releases; I'm suggesting a regular 'per issue' rollout).


2nd item- New Stuff=Base Booster Pack.

There is a HUGE and detailed list of requested material and functions in these forums under "base construction" that should/could be added to the bases. Of this list, such things as 'in-base MA consoles', tailor accessible NPCs/Icon Station/Facemaker Station, dynamic (changeable) bulletin boards, 4 vs 2 beacon teleporters, new room themes/room details/chairs/beds/banner styles, etc. should be allowed to be provided in a Base Booster Pack (think of this as "The Sims 2" Expansion packs; university, teen living, nightlife, etc). The funds spend on the base booster packs would go towards CREATING these new and neat things like 'different sized rooms", 4 vs 2 beacon teleporters, et al; things the base building community has been patiently and methodically clamoring for over the last 3 years. It would not see the same volume of purchase as the Costume/Themed Booster Packs currently available, however, I would imaging it would bring in enough revenue to garner at least one artist/designer that could make newer base booster packs, and/or support the 1st item listed above (transferring existing in-game mish/TF/SF map items to be made available to players for free with each new issue release). I'm sure this suggestion has been made before, and as such, I'm sure the community gets the idea behind this.


3rd Item - Free/Purchasable(?) Superpowered Base Expansion Pack



Related base 'love' can eventually culminate in features that I'd rather see in a nice free issue, but maybe... maybe to get the ball rolling on this, have a new (small) purchasable "Superpowerd Base Expansion Pack"! Such things in the pack could be:

• Base PvP (ala X-Men Danger Room/"Arena" style fighting) with the base layout as a map option
• PvE Base Raids with SG/VG vs. NPC capabilities
• The oft-requested revised Cathedral of Pain mega-mish with or without a retooled singular 'Items of Power' (I'm sure that the devs/designers could maybe allow a SG/VG accolade based on the gain of an "Item of Power" that allows for 1.5x or even double the baseline prestige/infamy per CoP teamate for 14 realtime days or the such for each successful CoP raid (capped at double).
• Dev-created SG/VG missions for the mission computers
• Possibly even...an MA feature for player-edited MA missions that can be made/'accessed' via the base mission computer only (think: player-generated SG/VG mission 'coming home' from the MA building to the SG/VG base's mission computer!).
• Entirely new group of base wall/floor/ceiling theme sets (steampunk, ultra-science, underground, castle-like, etc.
• Vertical Axis plane for placement of items in base editing/building (do away with stacking!!!!)

Again, these are all suggestions that may or may not have already been brought to light in one way or another. I do not intend nor desire to take away credit for those that have mentioned these before; this was simply a train of thought that started in another thread regarding "would you buy a base booster pack?" and morphed into this.

So, is this doable? would this be a good suggestion/set of suggestions regarding some well needed 'base love'?

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This gets my vote.

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It sounds good. However, I'd advocate adding AE functionality to the current Mission Computer as opposed to making it buyable separate. Possibly even make it connected to the current AE accolade which sadly does not work inside bases.

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Funny you should mention Sims 2 in your post. I know that before I just stopped base construction out of sheer frustration - trying to build a small movie theater room in my one SG's 'sorority house' - I posted a suggestion of buildable walls and floors. Instead of having to spend 3,200 prestige for each square of floorspace, and worrying about going over that magical 11K item number and crashing, could we be able to make floor sections in various sizes and then piece them together.

I was using desks - being able to see up through the tile floors in a sorority house is a bad idea.

I'm hoping that there is one or two of the dev team that is still working on something for bases, even in any spare time they might have, in order to let us be able to do what we want.

I mean, really, can't I just have a simple kitchenette with a simple oven, fridge and microwave for the girls to make a quick breakfast and coffee in the morning? I'd even be willing to pay for the booster pack: "COH 'Sims' hero-lair".

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