It's been bought up many times (along with quivers and scabbards). There are apparently issues with making them so that they look good and as such it's unknown if we will ever get them. People want thema nd the devs know that, it just comes down to can they figure out a way to do it that looks good.
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It's been bought up many times (along with quivers and scabbards). There are apparently issues with making them so that they look good and as such it's unknown if we will ever get them. People want thema nd the devs know that, it just comes down to can they figure out a way to do it that looks good.
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If you've ever noticed how the few backpack temp powers look like they are embedded in the back of very large/huge characters, that's the problem.
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Or with small ones how they'll levitate off the back. As I understand it the problem is that they've run out of anchor points on the character skeleton, so they just attach the temp power packs to the skeleton's center of mass; the problem is that doesn't change with scaling.
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I would also LOVE to see the scabbard for the legacy broadsword.
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From some of the hints they've been giving, I think something steampunk-ish might be coming after the animal booster 
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It's been brought up before, yes, but as far as I'm concerned, it never hurts to bring a good idea up again. And again and again.
However, if you wish to do so, I'd suggest using David Nakayama's All Things Art thread, as that's what it was made for.
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I think it's more a case of "when", not "if"
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As for "making jetpacks look good," that is a crap reason. We have several jetpacks in the game this instant. Its not like its some unknown, new art that has to be made up, we have jetpacks NOW. It seems plain to me that the rationale is not that the art department is going "ZOMG WE CANT MAKE A JETPACK LOOK GOOD, *bursts into tears*!!!!!" it is that for whatever reason they are completely uninterested in creating permanent jetpacks.
As such I find being told "be patient now, children!" both stupid and insulting, people have been waiting six years for jetpacks and I don't know about you, waiting six years is more than long enough.
I'm not even interested in jetpacks, I just know when its been more than long enough, and now is it. We are not getting them, its time to face facts.
I'd be happy if we could permanently buy the alt-colored Goldbricker jetpack for a onetime fee. 
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I'm just curious as to why they can't use the same anchor point they use for wings.
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Actually the reason permanent jetpacks wouldn't look good already applies to the temporary jetpacks. If you use the current temp jetpacks on certain characters (primarily ones with the "huge" bodytype or who have their physique on the high end of the scale it tends to imbed itself in their back. If they put them in like that as stnadard costume pieces the same thing would apply.|
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As for "making jetpacks look good," that is a crap reason. We have several jetpacks in the game this instant. Its not like its some unknown, new art that has to be made up, we have jetpacks NOW. It seems plain to me that the rationale is not that the art department is going "ZOMG WE CANT MAKE A JETPACK LOOK GOOD, *bursts into tears*!!!!!" it is that for whatever reason they are completely uninterested in creating permanent jetpacks.
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So adding the current ones as permanent pieces would result in them not looking good for at least some portion of characters.
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As I understand it the problem isn't selecting the attach point it's due to the way that the pieces interact with the body. The wings naturally imbed themselves in the body so the fact that they are sitting at varying distances from the characters actual "back" isn't really noticeable. However for jetpacks to look good they really need to rest fluch against the character's back which means that the distance of the costume part fromt he attach point varies based on the character's body type and size.
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I'm just curious as to why they can't use the same anchor point they use for wings.
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I have never suggested adding the ones we have now as permanent backpieces. What I am saying is that the art department has already created many backpacks that are in the game now, its not like they don't know how to draw backpacks. My guess is that the backpack crowd is seen as relatively few players, therefore the issue has been placed on the permanent back-burner. I'm not on the art team so of course that is just a guess.|
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Actually the reason permanent jetpacks wouldn't look good already applies to the temporary jetpacks. If you use the current temp jetpacks on certain characters (primarily ones with the "huge" bodytype or who have their physique on the high end of the scale it tends to imbed itself in their back. If they put them in like that as stnadard costume pieces the same thing would apply.
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As far as them looking good on everyone, we have stuff in the game now that looks stupid on some body sizes and types: see: trenchcoats. That's never stopped anyone before.
I just find one of our resident trolls faux-sweetly cooing "Be patient now, my restless little children! Soon!" over an issue that has BEEN an issue almost since the launch of the game, to be both annoying and fatuous. Like people have not been patient! Pah-LEASE.
Bet ya once we do get back parts they'll be part of a booster pack.
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As far as them looking good on everyone, we have stuff in the game now that looks stupid on some body sizes and types: see: trenchcoats. That's never stopped anyone before.
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Branching Paragon Police Department Epic Archetype, please!
I'm sure this one has been brought up before but they need to add backpacks/jet packs to the back option. I could see it being incompatible with wearing capes but I think that makes sense too, a jet pack + cape = flaming cape. I just know I've made some steampunk characters, that I wanted to fly, and wanted to have a "Rocketeer" style jet packs. We have jet boots, we have jet pack temp. powers, why not jet packs, with tintable jets and maybe different style jets. Like a sci-fi style energy pulse, flames, etc. There should definitely be a steam punk and/or 1950's tech one, a high tech one, and then a modern one that looks like something that could actually be made. I think it would be an awesome addition to the game.
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