Scabbard \ Holster \Weapons Booster pack

This is all very interesting, but a friend told me that that was perhaps not Jay who said those things, but someone who somehow managed to get ahold of the globalname sexyjay? Can anyone confirm/deny this?


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This is exactly the kind of upgrade we need right now. This needs to be added like, you know NAO! Or a few years ago.
Sadly, never gonna happen.
You guys know how it works in this game:
The NPCs get all goodies, like backparts, holsters, quivers, jetpacks, animated hair...
Players? We get some cool costume pieces in the paid boosters from time to time. It sucks.

I agree wholeheartedly that this is long overdue for having as graphics. Holsters and scabbards should be costume pieces, but my guess is, if so many people are willing to pay for them, they -are- going to be a booster pack, such is the world of commerce :/

I'd like to see katana scabbards at the hip on the belt, that is the proper way to carry them. Behind the back stuff - that's Hollywood invention, didn't really carry them that way, the draw is too awkward and takes too much time.

Rise! RISE!!

Also, though Scrapper Katana draws from the hip, Stalker Ninja Blade draws from the back.

I prefer drawing from the hip and do want to see hip-mounted scabbards, but both methods are represented in-game.

Personally, I don't care if the animation has me pulling swords out of my butt, I still want sheathes, holsters, etc for my costumes. Pulling them from the "wrong" place won't be any worse than pulling them out from thin air.

The big problem with holsters/scabbards/etc., if I remember correctly, was (and still is, really) the presence of or absence of the weapon. I am sure it would be fairly easy to draw a belt with a scabbard for a katana (ignoring, at least for the time being, the multitude of probable clipping issues). But due to the mechanics of the games, the artists either have to draw the scabbard with the sword in it, or with out it. There is no way (currently) to have the sword in the scabbard, then upon attacking and drawing the sword, have the scabbard appear empty. The same would apply with pistol holsters and whatnot. And let's not even get into weapon customization. A holster designed to hold 2 standard semi-automatic pistols would look different then a holster designed to hold 2 mini-uzis.

Naturally, people who want scabbards apparently wouldn't care if it didn't look particularly right. But is that really true? A costume option, for which you've been waiting a LONG time, finally gets introduced to the game, but doesn't work with your particular character? Even if a few could get past it, the general population of the game would, I think, be upset that it did not work across the board.

Until/unless they can get this looking fantastic and error free, I would rather not have them.

Would it be any worse than, say, the tactical belt where I never draw the night stick (even when I'm using the baton option for War Mace)? Or the ammo belts that never get depleted?

There's plenty of NPC models that include holstered guns, knives, throwing stars, grenades and other things that are never drawn or used. Yet people ask for the same tactical vest/belt options seen on Crey/5th Col/Council/Paragon PD/Malta/KoA all the time.

In general, I'd like to see more weapon customizations. I'd be happy with a Weapon Pack as it were too.

Personally, I'd really like to see more options in Energy Rifle [and I'm sure others are similarly underserved], but I also understand it's not too likely to happen since it's a single AT weapon. Although, I could get hopeful in that it appears that the steampunk rifle is usable as an energy rifle. No clue if it looks moronic or not, but hey.

You guys are thinking too much about it, just draw the darn scabbards empty.

If they ever do get the technology right, I hope they fix Infernal. He's always looked goofy to me with his ax both on his back and in his hands when I fight him.

Why not just get over it and add quivers already? Hells bells, the animation is already there like the character is reaching for a quiver of arrows on his/her back...

Scabbards? Yes please, tho I can see problems for the dual blades characters.


AND, more gun/rifle choices. Maybe something a bit more futuristic, ala Han Solo type blaster pistols or Imperial Stormtrooper rifles.

I find it very strange that the OP wnats all the sword sheats on the back. I don't know any example of a real-life warrior who would carry his scabbard on his back, and I do think if you want martial artists at least them act like martial artists, even if they're super-powered martial artists.


Scabbard belts are much more classy anyway.

I mean seriously, carrying swords on your back looks so silly.