SBP V: Mutant


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So I gotta say mutant is my least favorite origin. I don't know why but all it ever makes me think of is people turning into animals or turtles or something. I know mutant can mean a lot more than that but it's just what I think of. I have a couple of "mutant" origins but kind of X-men like, just a couple cool powers and that's it.

So I have to say that Mutant was the pack I was least looking forward to and for a long time thought I might skip. Which is a big deal for me since I haven't skipped any so far and have bought pretty much every one of them, from Wedding pack to Valkyrie and all 4 super boosters within a few days of them going live.

Then I took a look at the Mutant costume pieces on the test server not long ago and I will say I was impressed. They were both not at all what I was expecting and both were very cool especially with the glowy-bits, though I honestly couldn't think of any character I wanted to use them on. But I was very impressed with the new Costume Change emotes, the power and the other emotes.

It went live, I bought it more for the costume change emotes and power than the costume pieces but wouldn't you know it, inspiration struck me when I was looking at the new pieces.






Both of my Kheldian's now have costume upgrades. I've been looking for a new look for my warshade. My peacebringer, well she got an impromptu update even though I though I was happy with all her costumes.

So this is all by way of saying, I've been converted, the Mutant Booster is fantastic, great job devs!


So what are the next round of super boosters going to be? No more Origin theme I assume, so any hints on what's coming next?


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Potentially the Origins from different angles.

We've got the Magic USER pack (witches and warlocks) but could still use a demon pack, or Chimera, or gargoyle... Any number of inherently magical beings that could have a pack devoted to them (Heck! Maybe with Gargoyles we'll get a decent loincloth!)

We've got a ninja Pack for Naturals. but that leaves out Soldiers and Scientists and people who use both magic -and- tech (Dual Origin enhancements mean Naturals can use Natural/Magic and Natural/Tech)

The Science Pack came with size changing options and costume change emotes along with a few new "Scientist" costume pieces (mostly new goggles!) How about a pack where the costume bits are more "BioOrganic" or "Plant" or "Rock Monster" in the form of Science Experiment creations.

Meanwhile the Tech pack came with a bunch of cyborg pieces for robots. How about Gear costume pieces. not Gears the object, but Gear as in utility belts and backpacks (many technical hurdles to leap but not impossible) New weapon options. How about a Steampunk pack with Nemesis styled dual pistols and the like?

And then you get to the Mutant Pack. There's already a call on the forums for an Animal-mutant pack with bestial heads...

So there's plenty of ways to keep hitting the Origins that already exist from different angles with new costume pieces, emotes, and concepts. there's also Dual-Origin packs to consider as well (Magic/Mutant anyone?) So I wouldn't say "no more origin theme" boosters. Not by a long shot.

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This thread has lots of new booster ideas and I expect we'll see something culled from that. My short list of guesses would be Beast/Anthro, Steampunk/Victorian or Modern/Civilian based purely on what's gotten the most chatter.


 

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heh, don't feel bad, most of my characters are Magic or Natural oriented, very very very few tech/science/mutant.

I've bought all of the SBP except the Science one, I'd say that's my least favorite as it had nothing I really wanted.


 

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heh, don't feel bad, most of my characters are Magic or Natural oriented, very very very few tech/science/mutant.

I've bought all of the SBP except the Science one, I'd say that's my least favorite as it had nothing I really wanted.
Honestly it was the most underwhelming of the packs IMO. I almost skipped that one myself but I really liked the new face details, I have several chars that use helmets and those new goggles and masks were wonderful.

Also I can't count how many times I've used the ability to change my chars body scales, height etc, easily very useful.

The emotes were cool too though I haven't really found a use for the costume change emotes, too long IMO, but still cool looking.


I thought I saw a post or interview from Positron not too long ago that after the origin packs they'd be looking at other themes for the Super Boosters. Though I'm too lazy to look it up right now.

Honestly if they kept with Origin themes I think they could do a lot of cool stuff. I'd love to see some holsters or backpacks, scabbards, sheaths, quivers, etc, that'd go great with tech or natural.

Though I kind of want to see what they would do with other themes, but as long as they keep releasing the goodies, I'll be happy. Though I'd like to see them a little more often, ideally like 1 pack every 2 months or so but I'm sure that'd cut into their time developing free issues which obviously are more important.


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I thought I saw a post or interview from Positron not too long ago that after the origin packs they'd be looking at other themes for the Super Boosters. Though I'm too lazy to look it up right now.
Future boosters will have more tightly focused themes. Broad, open-ended terms like 'Mutant, Science, Natural,' etc. mean too many different things to different people, so expect something a little different on the next one.


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Future boosters will have more tightly focused themes. Broad, open-ended terms like 'Mutant, Science, Natural,' etc. mean too many different things to different people, so expect something a little different on the next one.
Will there be jet packs?


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Will there be jet packs?
The possibilities are pretty much endless. No announcements quite yet on what the next thing will be, but I do like the idea.


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Will there be jet packs?
there already is a

City of Heroes® Mini Booster: Temporary 30 Day Jetpack


 

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there already is a

City of Heroes® Mini Booster: Temporary 30 Day Jetpack
I mean as a permanent costume piece for the back that has some sort of animation/effect when in flight.


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Future boosters will have more tightly focused themes. Broad, open-ended terms like 'Mutant, Science, Natural,' etc. mean too many different things to different people, so expect something a little different on the next one.
I imagine that stems from the whole palava with the Mutant pack, people expecting animal parts (well we got one, the wolf tail, which is the entire reason I bought the pack) and instead got a rather different, but not less correct, intepretation of mutant?

General naming does come back to bite oneself in the behind.


 

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I started out ambivalent about the mutie pack but picked it up after fiddling around with it on test.

And of course now that I've got it I found more applications than I expected to.

The various bits and pieces are quite a bit more flexible than I initially gave them credit for. I do wish we'd gotten some new monsterous feet & hands and some claws, but aside from some genuinely horrible joins for the heads and tails it's a great pack.


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I mean as a permanent costume piece for the back that has some sort of animation/effect when in flight.
If they can do this, there will be a boatload of different things they could do with backpacks, from the powerplants seen on powered armor to army rucksacks draped with belted ammo to Hello Kitty bookbags...possibly also draped with belted ammo.


 

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Hello Kitty bookbags...possibly also draped with belted ammo.

DO WANT!


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I'd love to see a Glider pack. Some sort of Jetpack\backpack with wings that extend for flight and fold back up when flight is off. Something sleek, aerodynamic and tech looking.

Of course you could also do something in steam punk, or mystical etc. A glider pack could work for a lot of things.


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The possibilities are pretty much endless. No announcements quite yet on what the next thing will be, but I do like the idea.
Good to know you approve of an idea that's been requested by the player base almost since day one.


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The possibilities are pretty much endless. No announcements quite yet on what the next thing will be, but I do like the idea.
That makes it sound like you guys already know what the next one will be. Will we find out soon? I'm very curious, can you give hints?


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If they can do this, there will be a boatload of different things they could do with backpacks, from the powerplants seen on powered armor to army rucksacks draped with belted ammo to Hello Kitty bookbags...possibly also draped with belted ammo.
It's just a matter of getting around to creating those back attachment points that the devs have mentioned over the past several years.


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I don't know I have an idea I posted a few times but I'm trying to think what kinda pack it could fit in

Aracnos base: where it's liek the vanguard base where you have missons, enhancements talor and access to other zones, and you acually exit from the door of the base in thoses zones, the base map I thought of was that one with the shooting range, baracks, equipment depot in it, I say they could add a merchant for enhancements and a talio then toss some new contacts in and maybe then the exit would open to the bases in the area's scatterd arund the rogue isles, .. and withthe GR thing maybe even in the city itself where the dam is heh

Fae portal: ths one is where you toss seds animation to summon a Fae ring then Hop into it you end up in the map of Witches Lair, again add in an enchancment merchant, insperations, a tailor and maybe a contact, thn th exit could take you to the Crossroads of the Midnighters club, that sounds easy enough

see both these are useing the animations and thigns already in game and nothign is really new, just placed in new code so it can be done and it just takes alittle creatiity to do ( somethign our devs have is creativity)

but see I have no idea if that would be a issue addin or a booster pack, becuse seems kinda weak for a issue, but might be kinda cool for a booster

think ofit liek the VIP pass for the D, it could be a Mystical rune for the Fae Portal and a Arachnos ID card for the Arachnos Base


 

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Good to know you approve of an idea that's been requested by the player base almost since day one.
And that has been implemented numerous times.


 

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Will there be jet packs?
Stuff jet packs, I want a bleedin' quiver for my Archery Blaster.

And scabbards for my Dual Blade Scrapper.

And Holsters for my Dual Pistol Blaster.

And a scabbard for my Katana Scrapper.

Equipment pack, please.

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And Holsters for my Dual Pistol Blaster.

And a scabbard for my Katana Scrapper.
Sounds great. Do you want to carry around empty holsters/scabbards and have your pistols/weapon appear out of nowhere, or do you want to carry around a second weapon/set of weapons in a scabbard/holster that stays in the holster when you draw the useable ones? Both of those are very simple to make.




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Sounds great. Do you want to carry around empty holsters/scabbards and have your pistols/weapon appear out of nowhere, or do you want to carry around a second weapon/set of weapons in a scabbard/holster that stays in the holster when you draw the useable ones? Both of those are very simple to make.
No there not.

Reason being the same reason we have NO back details as of yet; there is some technical issue with back details bar capes on NPCs. Look at the Vanguard Colonels and their back details. Or any hundreds of other mobs. Players only get wings and capes; no backpacks, very little backarmour (actually chest details that wrap around) stuff like that.

Do we want it? Hell yes.
But it has to be possible first. I'm hoping they are working on a fix for that next, after GR


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And that has been implemented numerous times.
Can you point out to me where I missed jetpacks in the costume creator? When did they add them? -_-


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