Revisting Booster Packs.

People like booster packs. (Except those who don't.)

And people like bang for their buck. (Except those who don't.)

And sometimes, people look at something and go 'eeeeeh, maybe if it had x' and then don't buy.

I have some ideas, for additions to the Booster Packs. For people who own them already, they get them for free. For people who don't own them already, well, it may provide some incentive to buy.

I shall go by the Super Boosters first, then additional packs.

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Cyborg Pack:

Travel Power Addition - Rocket Dash.

Operating in the same line as Ninja Run and Beast Run, Rocket Dash is an ability available from level 4, and its Run and Jump Boost Values scale in level, from 4 to 50. The jist of the power is a tilted forward 'glide' type motion, as demonstrated here in tiny-o-vision by our old 2D friend, Mister Sonic of Hedgehog:



A similar effect can be seen sometimes by flying, entering villainstance 1, and then using the descend button to force yourself along the ground at speed, tilting the camera to move forwards and back. The idle pose I'd say would be the character upright, in a similar stance, ready to blast off and tilt forwards at a moments notice. Cool points would go towards the jump style not changing.

Why call it Rocket Dash?

Cyborg Backpack. Use either the back of the neck (where the stationary part finishes) or the wing point to add two Cyborg costume style thrusters. Even without it, the power would still work for concepts. Especially if the Rocket Boots would animate flames with it.

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Magic Pack:

Costume Parity - Genders

The Baron coat is awesome. As is the Baron hat. Why not a Baroness version of the set for female characters? Girls can't wear large hats of win and heavy coats, or Skull Masks?

Guys are left out too, with no witch hat, bolero, or a batty, mysticy skin-tight option. The Arcane Bolero sans Fur would look neat on some male costume ideas I can think of, not to mention the others!

It's the 21st Century, guys! Gender disparity is so last season.

Emote - Magic Circle

Simply uses the Mystic Fortune Animation. Maybe a version with cards swirling around them before fading, and one with just... mystic glow?

Costume Change Emote - Magic Circle

See above.

(There's probably ideas for a Magic Booster Travel Power, and I can think of some aura designs too, like Wisp Aura, that comes in the current Wisps we see in game version, and floating fire balls akin to the Asian mythologies regarding ghost fire/Gui huo/doggaebi bul/kra sue.)

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Super Science Pack:

Travel Power - Slime Slide

A crouched, sliding emote with a blob of gunge in a circle around the characters feet, with a trail. Because Slime: It's what's for dinner.

Hair - Female Mad Science.

Something unkempt and all over the place, maybe with an option for a headband keeping the fringe from her eyes.

Aura - Lab Accident

C'mon, we have a flea aura now, how about little wafts of smoke coming from the hair, shoulders, hands and chest?

Emote - Examine Needle

Examining the glowing blue needle used to do the Super Serum costume change.

Costume Change Emote - Calculate

Changing costume with the power of math! (Or complex magical musings!)

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Martial Arts Pack:

Hair - New Styles.

Look at Book 3 of Avatar - The Last Airbender. Pick 4 Fire Nation hairstyles, 2 for women, 2 for male/huge.

Weapon Customization - Chinese Jian + Chinese Dao

Ninja Blade and Katana currently cannot select these two options, which is a shame because the Jian in any case would fit better with those power animations than Broadsword.

Emote - Ninjitsu

The three click powers from Ninjitsu for Stalkers (Kuji-In Rin, Kuji-In Sha, Kuji-In Retsu) have some interesting looking animations, it would be nice to have access to them as normal emotes, and access to some of the finishing poses would be neat. (Also, the idle after summon animation for Genin/Jounin from the Ninja powerset.)

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Mutant Pack:

Organic Armour - With Skin option.

It is rather annoying to have the Organic Armour option, but no way of having it with skin. Also, a version of the Organic Armour faces, but with just the glowing eyes would be good. The Organic Armour headpiece does not seem to take a secondary colour, IIRC. If I do recall correctly, then a fix to that would be good.

Costume Change Emote - Energy Eruption

Like Rapid Boil, but with a brightly glowing aura and appropriate sound effects.

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Phew, that's my brain drained for the moment. Tune in later on when I go over the other pack options, but for now, MUSE! MUSE AND PONDER!

/SO SIGNED


Also;

Animal Pack;

-More options added to Wolf head
-Non-snarling options for Cat and Wolf heads
-Large Cat Tail
-Wolf paws option for monstrous legs
-Better scaling for Heads on Female and Huge Bodies

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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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This would be great but I can't see them making a non-bugfix change to any of the Boosters.

not a bad list. for another example of your "boost " idea for cyborg would be the character from the tekken fighting game series, alisa boskonovich, she uses a boost that is similar, i think, to what you are asking for, and does it in 3d so the look would be close to what we would see here.

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

/signed x 1000

I think they should add costume change emotes to the Cyborg pack, and maybe some more texture options for some of the Mutant pack ones, but other than that the packs are pretty good as they are.

Maybe the added material could bring more people to buying the packs that had not already?

/signed

These are great additions. I also suggested an 'Athletic Run' to be added to the Party Pack (applicable since it has sports animations), that had the same stats as Ninja/Beast run but used more conventional animations. I'd buy the party pack if it had that...

/signed


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After working on a costume design the other day, I realized one Booster Pack item that needs desperate fixing: Cyborg Boots.



Look at the hideous texture on these things. The shins are fine but the feet themselves are awful. It looks like an Issue 1 costume piece, and it even looks bad by those standards.