Another Booster pack so soon?
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Posted on: 2010-10-20 09:07 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Some of us can't watch it from work.|
Originally Posted by OV_ohms
Seems like the Party Pack was only just released and now we have the Origins Pack.
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Can you give us a brief description? I don't see it in the store, or the announcements section.
Thanks.
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1 cape and 2 auras per origin.
5 capes, i think 10 auras, one themed to each origin. the runes aura from tin mage is on magic.
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Please tell me I can finally have a "Cloak of Fear" as an aura option on a non-Dark Armor character...
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Originally Posted by LISAR
1 cape and 2 auras per origin.
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It looks like a pack of five capes, one per origin, and what looks like 10 auras, two per origin. The more noteworty are Magic, which gets an aura of floating magical runes around the character, and another which looks like floating magical... Books? Something like that. Tech gets an aura that periodically shoots steam from your joints like Self Destruct, and another one which shoots sparks from your joints.|
Originally Posted by Thaumator
Some of us can't watch it from work.
Can you give us a brief description? I don't see it in the store, or the announcements section. Thanks. |
The two capes I found remarkable are the Nature cape which looks like a blanket of leaves and the Tech cape, which looks like it's shiny and like it has a pretty sophisticated texture. It's hard to explain.
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As for getting another Booster so soon after Party? Well... Are we actually COUNTING Party? Seriously? I mean, sure, I got it, but even I wouldn't count that one. This seems a bit light on content, but even right now, I know of at least two characters I can upgrade with them, and that alone is worth the $10 to me. Plus, hey, more capes and auras at character creation is always good. All the better to make the cape and aura missions pointless.
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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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Bah, this is getting rediculous, it seems the only way we're really getting any new costume options are more 10 Dollar Booster Packs, come on!
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Originally Posted by Thaumator
Some of us can't watch it from work.
Can you give us a brief description? I don't see it in the store, or the announcements section. Thanks. |
One cape and two auras per origin:
- Nature: autumnal cape/leaves aura/thunderhead aura
- Science: unified field facade cape/atomic aura/cryogenic aura
- Tech: impervium mantle cape/steamjets aura/sparks aura
- Magic: cloak of the 8th circle cape/runes aura/tarot card aura
- Mutant: spliced cape/bio plasma aura/toxic vapors aura
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no, the capes are a leaves one for nature, for sci a glowing lattice like from the ppd debuff, a flexable metallic one for tech, a kind of streached meat/symbiotic thing , and magic is a bat wing looking cape. the auras are nature: leaves and thunderclouds, tech is steam vents and sparks , science is cryogenic and atomic, magic is the runes and tarot cards, and mutant is bioflames and a subtle vapors one. liking the runes myself, this one get bought for me.
I would rather have had this free, but it looks good enough to pay for. I do miss the days of regular, free costume additions.
I'd be really impressed if it sold for less than $10, but I think that's unlikely.
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Well this one has more appeal for me than the last pack. There's a good chance i'll even buy it, unlike the last pack, depending on the price and restrictions.
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Originally Posted by OV_ohms
Seems like the Party Pack was only just released and now we have the Origins Pack.
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Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
I might buy this one. I can see using a few of those auras on existing characters.
Be well, people of CoH.
1. I don't count the Party Pack as a booster, that was just a slap in the face.
2. I still don't like the idea of more costumes being released as paid items rather than the old model of more free stuff. However, given the layoffs an whatnot, I assume tight belts an all that for the company, at least perceived as thus, so I'm not gonna yell too much about it.
3. I would have liked at least some shoulder pieces to go with the capes, but that said, I think this one has enough stuff for me to grab it up. I do like the steam/ magic auras in particular and if it's 10bucks or less, it seems like a decent win.
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The woman they used for the magic origin looked like she was only wearing the tiny vest and that's awesome.
Not going to watch it a 3rd time so let me see if I can list them from memory
Natural:
Automnal cape (leaves stitched together)
Leaves Aura (leaves swirling about)
Thunderhead Aura (cloud cover with lightning flashes)
Magic:
Eighth Circle cloak (v split cape with some random patern)
Tarrot cards (like leaves but with cards)
Runes (flashing swirly runes)
Science:
Force Field cape (semi glowey hexagon line patern with no middle between them...like that aura people keep asking for)
Atmoic aura (electron like thingy circling)
Cyrigenic aura (light frozen misty thingy)
Tech Aura:
Impervium cape (small triangle patern cape...looks almost shiney)
Steampunk aura ("random"Steam from joints)
Sparks aura ("random" joint sparks)
And Mutant had some gross ripped skin cape a stinky aura and some other thingy.
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So you miss the days that never existed? That's not uncommon really. Lots of people experience nostalgia for pasts that never were.
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Originally Posted by Olantern
I would rather have had this free, but it looks good enough to pay for. I do miss the days of regular, free costume additions.
I'd be really impressed if it sold for less than $10, but I think that's unlikely. |
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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as we were discussing in a few threads, those days never really happened. there were a small number of big drops of costumes, issue 4, issue 10, and issue 13, and you can count the ones from issue 7 maybe, but you had to buy cov to get them(for a few years at least)and issue 8, but those were gated to long term vet players. but really the major bulk of the costumes came from the boxes. If we go by the broader definition of costumes to include weapons and power/animation customization, it looks like issue 19 is going to come with a significant number of those for ranged blasts. I can understand how you feel, but as someone who is obsessive about costume pieces, those days were a slightly skewed perception rather than a reality.
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Originally Posted by Olantern
I would rather have had this free, but it looks good enough to pay for. I do miss the days of regular, free costume additions.
I'd be really impressed if it sold for less than $10, but I think that's unlikely. |
A quick write up for those who can't see the trailer yet.
Nature (aka "Natural")
Autumnal Cape - Leaves
Leaves Aura - Leaves swirl around the character
Thunderhead Aura - The briefly seen Storm aura: Smoky with intermittent lightning flashes
Science
Unified Field Facade Cape - Translucent glowing hex pattern
Atomic Aura - Swirling particles, ala electrons
Cryogenic Aura - A better looking Vaporous
Technology
Impervium Mantle Cape - Solid reflective metal triangle pattern
Steamjets Aura - Random steamjets emit (ala the Self Destruct animation)
Sparks Aura - Random sparks from the character's body
Magic
Cloak of the Eighth Circle Cape - Split-tailed, metallic patterned
Runes Aura - Runes swirl around character (runes from Demon summoning)
Tarot Cards Aura - Glowing "ether" and tarot cards swirl around character
Mutant
Spliced Cape - Membranous fibers and translucent parts
Bio Plasma Aura - A more fiery Omega aura
Toxic Vapors Aura - Gaseous cloud emitted from body. Almost like the Pumicites' gas emissions.
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Agreed. The Party Pack I completely passed on because emotes are the least utilized feature for me.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
It looks like a pack of five capes, one per origin, and what looks like 10 auras, two per origin. The more noteworty are Magic, which gets an aura of floating magical runes around the character, and another which looks like floating magical... Books? Something like that. Tech gets an aura that periodically shoots steam from your joints like Self Destruct, and another one which shoots sparks from your joints.
The two capes I found remarkable are the Nature cape which looks like a blanket of leaves and the Tech cape, which looks like it's shiny and like it has a pretty sophisticated texture. It's hard to explain. --- As for getting another Booster so soon after Party? Well... Are we actually COUNTING Party? Seriously? I mean, sure, I got it, but even I wouldn't count that one. This seems a bit light on content, but even right now, I know of at least two characters I can upgrade with them, and that alone is worth the $10 to me. Plus, hey, more capes and auras at character creation is always good. All the better to make the cape and aura missions pointless. |
Costumes are worth it for me. Although I wish they were more "boosterish". Just limiting it to capes and auras is kinda slight. However, 3 of the capes are very well designed. Especially worth it if you can use them immediately upon character creation.
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Originally Posted by Robo_Knight
Bah, this is getting rediculous, it seems the only way we're really getting any new costume options are more 10 Dollar Booster Packs, come on!
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Not to mention all the new costume pieces we've gotten in normal Issues. I mean, it doesn't sound as dramatic when you say "This new Super Booster contains nearly a FIFTH of the costumes we got in the last expansion!"
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I was thinking just this as I typed that. I suppose "once a year or so" (i4 and CoV release) counts as "regular." Just not "frequent."
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
So you miss the days that never existed? That's not uncommon really. Lots of people experience nostalgia for pasts that never were.
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Natural:
Autumnal Cape: looks to be made out of large leaves.
Leaves Aura: leaves falling around the character.
Thunderhead Aura: the storm aura we already saw.
Science:
Unified Field Facade Cape: hexagonal energy grid
Atomic Aura: looks like an electron orbit.
Cryogenic Aura: not very easy to tell what it is
Tech:
Impervium Mantel Cape: a metal cape
Steamjet aura: similar to the self destruct power
Sparks Aura:little spark pop up all over
Magic:
Cloak of the eighth Circle Cap: it a forked cape, hard to tell much else
Rune Aura: similar to the Daemon rune, seen on tin mage
tarot car Aura: circling cards
Mutant:
Spliced cape: looks like a webing of tissue with transparent areas
Bio Plasma Aura: kind of a fiery glow
Toxic Vapor Aura: seems similar to the omega aura, only smaller.
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Coming soon: tiny ochestra aura! |
Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
Crap, I think I accidentally inhaled my tiny violin.
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The Natural one is... not right. It's not Natural.. it's Nature.
I like them all, and will buy it, but it's not quite right...
Love the sparks Aura and the Science (or tech, the shiny one) cape.
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Originally Posted by Olantern
Coming soon: tiny ochestra aura!
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Looks good and there are several pieces I will use. This I will be glad to purchase.
Seems like the Party Pack was only just released and now we have the Origins Pack.
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