Discussion: The Animal Pack is stampeding your way soon!
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Adam Maqil,
Posted on: 2011-02-08 10:46 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
Very much lovin' the animal booster. Yes, I'd love some simian, ursine, porcine, reptilian, etc. parts... but this is a great booster, and there's no reason to think we won't see more animal packs in the future.
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thanks for the comments, Crazy1van, can you talk more about the parts. I saw someone ingame last night doing the beast run...it' looks faster than ninja run. Talk more about the new 60 costume parts. I cancelled my EU sub yesterday but I'm going to use the savings to "beasty" my NA one :-)
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Originally Posted by Crazy1van
Very much lovin' the animal booster. Yes, I'd love some simian, ursine, porcine, reptilian, etc. parts... but this is a great booster, and there's no reason to think we won't see more animal packs in the future.
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so I may have missed it looking through... but are the pieces in it just The 3 or 4 cats, the new wolf face, the bull and the eagle? or is there actually more?
There's some new patterns, emotes and cc emotes, as well as new feet in the monstrous setting, as well as the eagle head.
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okay I had mentioned the eagle head sooo okay some other interesting parts including feet? hmmm I may still get it I was frankly expecting more animals like some more reptiles (like snakes, various dinos, and turtles), maybe something like a rhino, Pig, other birds and/or rodents such a rabbits and rats/mice
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Originally Posted by starrball
There's some new patterns, emotes and cc emotes, as well as new feet in the monstrous setting, as well as the eagle head.
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A bear... tail?.. Also known as a stub?.. Have you looked at the backside of a bear lately? Pictures? Zoo? Dumb animal movie? Yes, they have tails, but certainly nothing worth throwing programming time at.
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Originally Posted by Jbear
Wanted: BEAR costume pieces for 69 months and so do a LOT of players! A real type of bear tail, hands/claws and feet/paws too!
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Three different beaks on that - eagle, falcon and vulture.
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Originally Posted by Xenophage
okay I had mentioned the eagle head
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I don't think any programmers would need to make a bear tail. Mostly just artists. |
Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
A bear... tail?.. Also known as a stub?.. Have you looked at the backside of a bear lately? Pictures? Zoo? Dumb animal movie? Yes, they have tails, but certainly nothing worth throwing programming time at.
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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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I don't understand why there is a bird head and bird feet, but no wings or feather textures for chest/torso, arms, and legs. This feels really incomplete to me. On top of that, the only feathered wings currently available are for 15+ month vets and those with the Valkyrie Pack.
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Dont blame you for griping. Maybe an anonyismer proxy would help? - Gives yoiu an US IP address.
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Originally Posted by DrGamma
 I'm kinda trying to keep my hopes up, but I'm pretty sure this is yet another cool pack I won't be able to buy in Brazil. We're blocked from that part of the NC Store and the stupid Brazilian distributor won't update their website to include the new stuff! Last one I got to buy was the Cyborg pack. I can't figure WHY they do that, it't not like they have to pay for shipping or anything... Off-topic: I can't even buy game time in the NC Store with neither international credit card nor pay pal, so I'm forced to buy them piecemeal every two months and apply the time manually (and they're overpriced, to add insult to injury). Have to be real careful with stuff like the Vanguard Pack, so I don't slip for a day and end up loosing it. Sorry for the whinning... |
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so buy the valk pack it has alot of cool pieces + the power to teleport you to any selected mission even in another zone|
Originally Posted by ArwenDarkblade
I don't understand why there is a bird head and bird feet, but no wings or feather textures for chest/torso, arms, and legs. This feels really incomplete to me. On top of that, the only feathered wings currently available are for 15+ month vets and those with the Valkyrie Pack.
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but honestly most people playing have been playing for way more then 15 months
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ahhh thank you... but rodent and more reptile stuff still would be nice
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Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
Three different beaks on that - eagle, falcon and vulture.
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Yes, some Snake and Shark stuff would round out the pack nicely without overcrowding it.|
Originally Posted by Xenophage
ahhh thank you... but rodent and more reptile stuff still would be nice
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Considering what I've seen on Test so far doesn't look like it adds up to anywhere near 60 pieces, I'd say there's still hope for one or two sets after all...
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It does add up to 60 pieces - there are no rodent or reptile parts in this particular animal pack.
They did make some crocodile parts, but those were cut for future use.
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I don't think you should have to buy another pack to complete a paid pack. Also, that doesn't solve the issue of a lack of feathered body parts.
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Originally Posted by Xenophage
so buy the valk pack it has alot of cool pieces + the power to teleport you to any selected mission even in another zone
but honestly most people playing have been playing for way more then 15 months |
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That is true there should be some 'feathery' patterns in there, but maybe next pack will have some.
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Originally Posted by ArwenDarkblade
I don't think you should have to buy another pack to complete a paid pack. Also, that doesn't solve the issue of a lack of feathered body parts.
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You get one Wolf head w/ 2 options, Arctic Wolf or Grey Wolf|
Originally Posted by Residentx_EU
thanks for the comments, Crazy1van, can you talk more about the parts. I saw someone ingame last night doing the beast run...it' looks faster than ninja run. Talk more about the new 60 costume parts. I cancelled my EU sub yesterday but I'm going to use the savings to "beasty" my NA one :-)
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You get one Minotaur head w/ 3 different horn selections (or none) and 4 different nose ring selections (or none)
There are two different size Cat heads, with choices of Lion, Tiger, or Plain (for the large head) and Cheetah or Panther (for medium head). Each get 4 different ears w/ 5 different options. The Large head additionally has more options for the face, as well as a teeth option allowing you to go sabertooth tiger style, plus 3 manes, w/ 2 options as well.
Currently there is 1 Bird head, but it does have 3 different beaks.
The Animal Fur pattern is similar to Monstrous Fur, but it doesn't leave exposed skin. It is not universally available for all tops and bottoms, but it looks great where it IS available.
The Cat Claw boots (seen in my pic of Kavik) can be skin or hairy (monstrous fur or animal fur), and have patterns for cheetah, leopard, and tiger. The Bird Claw boots just have hairy and skin.
For tails we get a new Ragged Wolf tail (you'll still want to use the old wolf tail for fox or squirrel toons) and a minotaur tail.
The new aura is called Beastly Rage. So far its best feature seems to be the steam / smoke breath exhalation effect, but it has options for any and all body parts we usually see on newer auras, as well as being always-on or combat-only.
The new CC emotes are fur spin, feather spin, fur burst, and feather burst. These really need to be color-changeable, but as is they still look pretty cool.
I didn't count all the features / options, so I cannot confirm the 60 new pieces claim, but I will say it more than meets my needs, and the bulk of it seems geared towards felines, which is fine for me too.
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And not even that. They have the code for stubby tails in-game already; they use it on the warwolves.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't think any programmers would need to make a bear tail. Mostly just artists.
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NPC wireframes are not used for characters. Similar to the main reason why characters can't have CoT robes - quite willing to bet robed CoT don't even have legs under there, per se.|
Originally Posted by Crazy1van
And not even that. They have the code for stubby tails in-game already; they use it on the warwolves.
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So yes, wireframe for static and animated "stub tail" would still need to be added, art done, added to list of parts in costume creator... all for a body part no one will generally notice.
Add tails that are TAILS... not evolutionary afterthoughts.
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I do like the idea that these new animals can be blamed on the Crey for the mutation expirments.
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Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
NPC wireframes are not used for characters. Similar to the main reason why characters can't have CoT robes - quite willing to bet robed CoT don't even have legs under there, per se.
So yes, wireframe for static and animated "stub tail" would still need to be added, art done, added to list of parts in costume creator... all for a body part no one will generally notice. Add tails that are TAILS... not evolutionary afterthoughts. |
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Originally Posted by Crazy1van
And not even that. They have the code for stubby tails in-game already; they use it on the warwolves.
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Bloodspeaker, I requested a Bear Tail as something constructive to add. You don't want it on a toon, don't use it! But a "stub tail" is something I and others with imagination can use for a BEAR, Bull-Dog type, Teddy-bear, Panda, Bobcat, plus lots more!. I would enjoy noticing that tail on my toon. Be very cool! So please try and use your intelligents, that you obviously do have, to add to the game and new pack suggestions.
Bear parts: head, clawed paw/feet, big clawed bear paw (with claw power please
) would be great to have in this pack for me and many players I know, and several on this forum too!Just hoping against hope that Bear will be a surprise animal add on!
Thanks for the great game!
After looking at the Press Release, I noticed the Three Wolf Moon t-shirt on the tigerman. I'm delighted to see that the devs snuck in that we will soon be able to have original art on t-shirts in game. That's great, and has been needed for a long time. Way to go devs!
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Ahh wonderful. More items we have to pay for. I kinda wonder... why do we pay a monthly fee to NCSoft and then have to pay more for any new thing that comes out. I mean you buy the actual CoH Itself ((blue/Red/Gold)) so you can play it and then the monthly fee. And then maybe you pay for services like transferring characters or paying for server space for ARC slots/character slots. Which I don't mind...
But I don't think you should have to pay for content (( by content I mean costume pieces and emotes)) that should already be in the game. I know I'm not going to find many that will agree with me, but oh well.
At least it isn't the five emotes for 8 bucks sports or party pack. (( that was just lame. ))
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hehe i didn't buy it, made my subscription, and then downloaded it from the NCSoft website.
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Originally Posted by Fluorescent
Ahh wonderful. I mean you buy the actual CoH Itself ((blue/Red/Gold)) so you can play it
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Because that's a bleedin' awful idea.
Respec given to all characters on player's account
For the 69 month veteran reward, players receive the Genuine badge and a respec for all characters on the player's account.
.....I will refrase for you "I have been playing for 69 months and have always wanted to use a Bear head and parts/paws etc to make a toon. Many others I know would like Bear animal parts added to the new set too".
I played the test release and the Animal pack WILL wonderful to use but the head's are just to small and wrong shape to try to make a bear out of one.