Speculation and Hopes for the Animal Booster
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AmazingMOO,
Posted on: 2011-01-17 23:52 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Looks good, but a bit choppy. Unless that's intentional to see each frame longer.
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Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
When the time comes I'll crop this down and put it on the wiki.
Just let me know when it's time. |
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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Very nice. I'd been tinkering with using the "clockwork" pieces for a similar effect. Her name was going to be tab-E.
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Originally Posted by Ironik
My catgirl is anything but "furry."
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Well sorry, I didn't think that I was-|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Thank you for reminding me of another person I never want to hear from again, Leo.
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I don't suppose it's possible to make a robotic-like dinosaur or wolf like that (yes I've seen the 2x EXP weekend project of those guys on facebook).|
Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
Very nice. I'd been tinkering with using the "clockwork" pieces for a similar effect. Her name was going to be tab-E.
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Maybe we should ask for robot animal parts (robot tail, pls)
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Sweet name.
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Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
Very nice. I'd been tinkering with using the "clockwork" pieces for a similar effect. Her name was going to be tab-E.
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There's nothing in the booster pack to be afraid of - the furries aren't going to round us all up and put us in furtention centers just because they can now have a more realistic doggy head |
Originally Posted by Tokyo
This thread makes me die a little inside.
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Committed furries will already have madde their avatars using the current available option in the costume creator - all the boster pack does is let them get closer to how they want to look - it's no different from the devs adding a new hairstyle that's a cross between the Shag and Shy styles which would let me have my in-game hair look the same as my out of game hair.
The aniaml booster is mostly just about upgrading and refining looks - there won't be a noticable increase in the amount of dog and cat people - they'll just look more relaistic, that's all.
@Golden Girl
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eh, ignore the haters, this news is cause for celebration, if someone gotta hate, their tears are delicious.
I understand why we're getting these parts, and I'm not gonna go "Ew, you all suck" for it. Although personally I hope we get a wider variety of animals that I've mentioned time and again, but that's not the point.
What I want to say is, I hope all the people that raged about the Mutant Pack not having anthro pieces have egg on their faces now that they have an entire pack dedicated to animals.
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Why would they have egg on their faces? The hue and cry over that very thing and then the follow-up post by Noble Savage arguing against an animal booster because it "probably wouldn't be popular" being vociferously disagreed with led directly to the inclusion of the wolf tail to the Mutant Pack and then the creation of this pack. Based on the timing, the very "raging" against the Mutant Pack -- and because numerous people said they bought it solely *for* the 11th-hour addition of the tail -- almost certainly points to the fact that this pack wasn't even being seriously considered at the time of the Mutant Pack's release.|
Originally Posted by Xzero45
I understand why we're getting these parts, and I'm not gonna go "Ew, you all suck" for it. Although personally I hope we get a wider variety of animals that I've mentioned time and again, but that's not the point.
What I want to say is, I hope all the people that raged about the Mutant Pack not having anthro pieces have egg on their faces now that they have an entire pack dedicated to animals. |
I suspect this is an excellent example of the Devs listening to the playerbase and giving us what we want, not something that was planned all along and we're just now hearing about.
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If posting this stuff was truly a problem, then we all probably would have had our accounts axed by now and all these posts deleted.
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It's the weekend, most of the staff is off, I don't expect anything as harsh as bans, but I wouldn't be surprised if many of these posts disappeared come Monday.
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Originally Posted by ShockWolf
If posting this stuff was truly a problem, then we all probably would have had our accounts axed by now and all these posts deleted.
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For some reason, I'm liking that fur color scheme...never tried a green furred creature like that. I think the most different I've ever made was a red & black haired werewolf...|
Originally Posted by ShockWolf
If posting this stuff was truly a problem, then we all probably would have had our accounts axed by now and all these posts deleted.
Here is a vid of running with the current classic awkward beast-style legs in game. I shot this on the test server though and didn't bother to fix my graphics. If requested, I can re-shoot on live servers with better graphics (and better planned video). I did a lot of short sprints instead of long ones, so it's pretty jerky + the craptastic graphics.  |
*coming from a poster with a blue & white wolf in his sig*
I wonder if the devs will use any of these parts on new NPCs?
@Golden Girl
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It would certainly help spread the cost of development if they did. (insert my oft-repeated hope of a "Savage Lands" in Praetoria here).
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I wonder if the devs will use any of these parts on new NPCs?
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Hehe, that toon is the evil clone of my main (and namesake)... also with the same color scheme... pink and cyan... which actually looks like that pukey green color you described with the current "monstrous fur." LOL. |
Originally Posted by Leo_G
For some reason, I'm liking that fur color scheme...never tried a green furred creature like that. I think the most different I've ever made was a red & black haired werewolf...
*coming from a poster with a blue & white wolf in his sig* |
I should update my user pic to the color version of my toon. BRB......
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Considering Posi at one point said something very close to/along the lines of 'Those waiting for animal parts should look forward to the Mutant Pack', not really no. Sure, people assume a lot, but I don't think anyone honestly expected the stuff we actually got in the Mutant pack.|
Originally Posted by Xzero45
I understand why we're getting these parts, and I'm not gonna go "Ew, you all suck" for it. Although personally I hope we get a wider variety of animals that I've mentioned time and again, but that's not the point.
What I want to say is, I hope all the people that raged about the Mutant Pack not having anthro pieces have egg on their faces now that they have an entire pack dedicated to animals. |
I honestly don't understand why some posters seem to have some overiding need to needle people who ask for certain things.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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Goddess I hope so.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Maybe there will be some new clawed beast hands in the animal booster?
From the pictures we've seen so far, they're doing heads, legs/feet and skin textures, so I think it's quite likely that there'll be some kind of new hand parts too, especially if they're going with the the idea of giving full outfits in each booster. |
More hand options? Sure, I can see that. Claws-Powerset-specific hand options that people have been clamoring for forever? I'm not holding my breath on that. Beast Run alone was a pleasant and unexpected surprise. I suppose it's possible we could get beast claws as some people(including myself) want, but at this point I'm not expecting anything else that isn't purely a costume option.
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I'd be happy with the Ghouls' run animation.
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Originally Posted by james_joyce
Obviously I'm not really taking credit, but I am stoked that they seem to actually be making Ninja Run clones. I really hope we see more.
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Branching Paragon Police Department Epic Archetype, please!
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Truly tis ill omen while golden girl actually is being reasonable and sane.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
There's nothing in the booster pack to be afraid of - the furries aren't going to round us all up and put us in furtention centers just because they can now have a more realistic doggy head
Committed furries will already have madde their avatars using the current available option in the costume creator - all the boster pack does is let them get closer to how they want to look - it's no different from the devs adding a new hairstyle that's a cross between the Shag and Shy styles which would let me have my in-game hair look the same as my out of game hair. The aniaml booster is mostly just about upgrading and refining looks - there won't be a noticable increase in the amount of dog and cat people - they'll just look more relaistic, that's all. |
Though the typos make me wonder if it's someone else in reality.
On the note of NPCs making use of this, I think it would be cool if the DE got a makeover. Like the Lesser Devoured could use the ghoul movements and be smaller than a regular Devoured, which could use the beast run, and finally the Greater Devoured using an Ember Demon Skeleton.
War Wolves/werewolves could benefit from this as an upgrade too.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.
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Well with the beast run power coming it is safe to say that the booster is comming, now the waiting game is just going to get to me as I have at least 3 of my toons that would be very interested in some new animal parts.
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Furtention center = detention center for, or run by, furries |
Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
Truly tis ill omen while golden girl actually is being reasonable and sane.
Though the typos make me wonder if it's someone else in reality. |
@Golden Girl
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I don't see why. The official picture posted on Facebook last week prominently displayed the new canine head as the focus of the photo. The Beast Run power description is available for anyone to see by typing it into your chat window in the game, and it's the exact same thing we've done for pretty much every previous booster pack and Issue release. It's part of the fun.
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Originally Posted by Shadow State
It's the weekend, most of the staff is off, I don't expect anything as harsh as bans, but I wouldn't be surprised if many of these posts disappeared come Monday.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Furtention center = detention center for, or run by, furries
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
There's nothing in the booster pack to be afraid of - the furries aren't going to round us all up and put us in furtention centers just because they can now have a more realistic doggy head
Committed furries will already have madde their avatars using the current available option in the costume creator - all the boster pack does is let them get closer to how they want to look - it's no different from the devs adding a new hairstyle that's a cross between the Shag and Shy styles which would let me have my in-game hair look the same as my out of game hair. The aniaml booster is mostly just about upgrading and refining looks - there won't be a noticable increase in the amount of dog and cat people - they'll just look more relaistic, that's all. |
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.
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That, as well, answers the question of "why" people do this.