Super Booster UPDATE!
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Posted on: 2010-06-16 11:34 in The Global Training Room Test Server
People specifically asked for animal parts to be in the Mutant Booster, and yay we got one.
You may begin your grateful celebrating now.
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In regards to skin on Org. Armor: it'll have to wait for the moment, but it's something we'd like to do.
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Originally Posted by StormVyxen
Yes, please. I'd happily pay to see this added into the Booster.
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Is this a new stance on packs? Or do you mean you might get to it before the pack goes on sale? Previously, I don't believe you guys and gals have ever added to any of the booster costume stuff.|
Originally Posted by David Nakayama
In regards to skin on Org. Armor: it'll have to wait for the moment, but it's something we'd like to do.
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If you guys are willing to add to the booster packs, will you consider giving the male-only stuff from the Magic pack, such as the skull mask and the baron set to female characters?
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Considdering my main is part wolf (not a werewolf... bleh...) this is a major WANT NAOW for me *smirk* At least I get to play with it Friday. And comb it. And swish it at people. And...
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that's good to hear. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by David Nakayama
In regards to skin on Org. Armor: it'll have to wait for the moment, but it's something we'd like to do.
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You know, I've learned something very important over the years - there's no such thing as a free lunch. If they don't add these items to a paid-for costume booster pack, they'll stick them behind some STUPID, level-gated unlock. Like, say, finish the "Fall of the 5th Column TF from Mender Lazarus" or "Defeat 100 Minotaurs in Cimerora" or some such. As a dedicated hater of unlockable costume pieces, it KILLS me to see good costume pieces added to the game "for free," because inevitably they're slapped in as unlocks or inventions or TF rewards.|
Originally Posted by IanTheM1
I'm a little shocked that very few (if any, I'll admit I skimmed the thread) are wondering why this was added to the booster pack and not just to the game in general.
I'd love to know exactly why if I want to make a feline character or a reptilian character, the tail is there, free and ready to go. But if I want that werewolf? I have to pony up $10, apparently. The tail looks good, don't get me wrong, I just don't see why such a generic and wide-spanning costume piece needs to be very arbitrarily pay-locked, outside of a desperate bid to win over the crowd disappointed by the initial pieces we've seen. This is exactly the kind of inconsistency that would drive me away as a new player, as I wondered why my character concept had a price tag attached to it. |
I will say this without a shadow of a doubt and without an inkling of shame - I would sooner see costume pieces sold as Booster Packs that I can then use at character creation than added to the game as *** backwards costume unlocks that I have to wait levels of and still ask someone to do for me.
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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.
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They've added items to a few packs after they came out, such as allowing the Valkyrie sword to be used with Dual Blades, but you're right - never long after the pack has come out. In this case, it looks like it might be theoretically possible for them to release a "with skin" version of Organic Armour either before the pack comes out, or shortly thereafter, like a week or so. Provided that's what David is shooting for, of course.
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Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
Is this a new stance on packs? Or do you mean you might get to it before the pack goes on sale? Previously, I don't believe you guys and gals have ever added to any of the booster costume stuff.
If you guys are willing to add to the booster packs, will you consider giving the male-only stuff from the Magic pack, such as the skull mask and the baron set to female characters? |
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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.
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
That kind of tail has been requested in general for quite some time and some people were expecting it in this pack along with other animal features. More importantly, there have been a number of people saying how Jay in particular hates "furries" and doesn't ever want to make animal parts. So they get to throw in a much-wanted feature (and thus a potential selling point) and they trumpet the fact that Jay made it. A canny move, I'd say.
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I don't know whose idea that move was, but it was pretty clever, I admit. I'll wait for a larger-scale animal parts pack before I fully believe Jay was kidding, but at this point, I COULD believe it. That leaves the question as to why animal/monster parts were left to rot for five years, but let's not look a gift horse in the mouth.
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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.
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Technically the Valkyrie stuff is a City of Heroes: Mac Edition bonus and not a booster pack, but I see that I am incorrect.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
They've added items to a few packs after they came out, such as allowing the Valkyrie sword to be used with Dual Blades, but you're right - never long after the pack has come out. In this case, it looks like it might be theoretically possible for them to release a "with skin" version of Organic Armour either before the pack comes out, or shortly thereafter, like a week or so. Provided that's what David is shooting for, of course.
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I don't want to raise any false hopes on this, so just to be clear, it's not currently on the schedule.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
They've added items to a few packs after they came out, such as allowing the Valkyrie sword to be used with Dual Blades, but you're right - never long after the pack has come out. In this case, it looks like it might be theoretically possible for them to release a "with skin" version of Organic Armour either before the pack comes out, or shortly thereafter, like a week or so. Provided that's what David is shooting for, of course.
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David Nakayama, Lead Concept Artist
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I'm betting that means something along the lines of "First we get Going Rogue out the door, then we'll see"... I'd think their hands are pretty full with the impending big release just round the corner, anyway.
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Originally Posted by David Nakayama
I don't want to raise any false hopes on this, so just to be clear, it's not currently on the schedule.
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David, what I would REALLY like to see is the pattern, the light up parts, of the Bioluminescent as a something that can be used in the secondary paint channel of most -other- skins parts. Thus increasing the utility of the effect, making it go with hairy, or scaly, or zombie, ect... Ergo -more- mutant possibilities.
Also, I hope with Going Rogue we will have a checkbox where we can make MOST secondary effects, like Circutry, or Perplex glow. If the competition can do it, and well (*Champions) I hope you can to, as I would throw my had in with CoH -every- day of the week
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I'd love to see this.|
Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
If you guys are willing to add to the booster packs, will you consider giving the male-only stuff from the Magic pack, such as the skull mask and the baron set to female characters?
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I adore the texture on the inside of the Occult cape but .. I can't use it on my female chars. Never understood why but if there's the ability to change that, it would be fantastic.
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Originally Posted by Capa_Devans
I'd love to see this.
I adore the texture on the inside of the Occult cape but .. I can't use it on my female chars. Never understood why but if there's the ability to change that, it would be fantastic. |
My character Shadow Knight needs the Occult stuff from the Magic booster pack badly. The baron set with the Occult textures would do great for her unarmored costume slot.
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While I admire the Jay and David Nakayama for their resolve to please their fan base, I can't get over how the simple inclusion of a single Tail was enough to change that fan base from angry protesters into adoring fans. We are all so delightfully dramatic sometimes.
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Originally Posted by Warkupo
While I admire the Jay and David Nakayama for their resolve to please their fan base, I can't get over how the simple inclusion of a single Tail was enough to change that fan base from angry protesters into adoring fans. We are all so delightfully dramatic sometimes.
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I can only speak for myself, but I don't think that one wolf tail makes up for all the stuff I thought the pack would have but didn't get. I'm perfectly capable of being happy at the tail AND angry about the pack at the same time. I'm just over being pissed off about it and I try not to let my disappointment ruin the positive impact of this kind gesture.
Simply put, just because people are happy about the wolf tail doesn't mean they've let go of their other frustrations, and I guarantee you - next time the issue comes up, it will be viewed through the eyes of the current disappointment, and if it ends up not being animal parts that time, too, it will not be viewed as "again" but rather "YET AGAIN!"
I don't mean to be negative here, but that's one thing that's good to keep in mind.
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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.
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Originally Posted by David Nakayama
...the Training Room on Friday, along with the other tails and weapon that missed the last build.
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Love the new tail, very nice
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Originally Posted by Night_Hornet
Did I miss something? Other tails and weapon?
Love the new tail, very nice |
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Originally Posted by TigerKat
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Would it be possible to at least make the parts that pass for skin use the skin color set so people that don't use the complete set can have it match up with whatever other parts, like a different face, they use that show skin?
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Originally Posted by David Nakayama
I don't want to raise any false hopes on this, so just to be clear, it's not currently on the schedule.
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Oh for fu....
Damn it...I was convinced that I wouldn't buy this pack and save myself some money...now you do this...now I have to buy the pack, curse you for being so damn awesome David, curse you and all your awesome kind! *shakes fist villain stylee*
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Originally Posted by Warkupo
While I admire the Jay and David Nakayama for their resolve to please their fan base, I can't get over how the simple inclusion of a single Tail was enough to change that fan base from angry protesters into adoring fans. We are all so delightfully dramatic sometimes.
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I'm thankful for the dev interaction however i would have loved to see a complete tweakable set(mentioned alot) over one tail addition! Dont get me wrong ill buy a beast booster pack(still would love to see alot of free stuffs again) but a tail tossed in is like buying a car and getting a free toaster.
Please Rednames no hate coming from me just constuctive criticism.
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Actually, catgirls can be cute >.>.
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Originally Posted by Mad_Cow_Milk
Also the outfits the walk around in are a bit creepy (but harmless) if they are into that.
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I'd love to know exactly why if I want to make a feline character or a reptilian character, the tail is there, free and ready to go. But if I want that werewolf? I have to pony up $10, apparently.
The tail looks good, don't get me wrong, I just don't see why such a generic and wide-spanning costume piece needs to be very arbitrarily pay-locked, outside of a desperate bid to win over the crowd disappointed by the initial pieces we've seen. This is exactly the kind of inconsistency that would drive me away as a new player, as I wondered why my character concept had a price tag attached to it.