Model Creator Overhaul


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The game has been around for 7 years now. I am seeing a lot of requests for a lot of things revolving around the character creator. From these idea we see that are actually possible:

Asymmetrical Body Slots: Add separate left and right gloves, upper arms, shoulders, and feet as standard slots no longer restricted to robotics.
Add Sliders to individual parts.

Alternate Skins: such as placing muscular women skin, or various animal/monster skins. (To allow more use of standard with skin costume parts.)
Claws/Claw Weapons: (Which have been asked for since CoV)
Host of Power Customizations: Across the Board, but mostly for powers obtained later, such as Transportation and Epic Power Pools.
Back Packs: Yes we want them back! Pending to be removed on June 1st.

If you have time:
Separate eye aura slot with single eye auras though would be a good idea.

So with all these things being demanded I suggest an overhaul to the system. I don't care if I have to shell out another 20 clams (That is $20), but I think to keep this game up to date this needs to be done sooner rather than later and it may be time to sit down and really try and re-tackle and do these additions.


 

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So everything we've been asking for over and over again?

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But mostly for the hopes that we can seperate skin color for costume color, so we can use two colors on all costume pieces!


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I shall make this as clear as I can...
*Ahem*


/FREAKING SIGNED!!

That is all.


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/signed.
Again.
We are always the same people in this kind of threads.
I gotta say I dont have any hopes of a future overhaul of the character creator.
Only more booster packs and thats it.


 

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/signed.
Again.
We are always the same people in this kind of threads.
I gotta say I dont have any hopes of a future overhaul of the character creator.
Only more booster packs and thats it.
If we have to pay for it, I DON'T CARE! I just want it done. I would go so far as to pay $50 for this upgrade.


 

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If we have to pay for it, I DON'T CARE! I just want it done. I would go so far as to pay $50 for this upgrade.
If the "expansion pack" for these upgrades also included a way to get many more costume slots per character (like say at least a dozen instead of only 5) I'd pay $50 for it in a heartbeat.

I don't have any serious expectations this'll happen.
I'm just saying I'd have no problem paying for it if the Devs were willing to provide it.


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Yeah sure. /signed


 

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add my suggestion i posted to tht for single eye auras, who says everyones eyes both work


 

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add my suggestion i posted to tht for single eye auras, who says everyones eyes both work
While I agree that this would be cool and look good, I have to prioitize as to what will help CoH out the most. This is already a very big list as is. I would say if you have time have a separate eye aura slot with single eye auras though would be a good idea.


 

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This suggestion is too generic for me to elaborate on, but I want the general idea to happen so much I have to agree with it on principle.

So, yes, I agree. Very much.


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If this ever happens, I imagine it'll be somewhat like Power Customisation: Paragon hires a bunch of interns, art team spends six months doing nothing but rebuilding the creator from scratch and remaking every single costume piece ever, people complain there's no new costumes in the meantime. New creator is unveiled, an entire Issue is dedicated to it. People who love costumes are ecstatic. People who want new zones/missions/storylines/systems count it as "yet another Issue with NOTHING in it".




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If this ever happens, I imagine it'll be somewhat like Power Customisation: Paragon hires a bunch of interns, art team spends six months doing nothing but rebuilding the creator from scratch and remaking every single costume piece ever, people complain there's no new costumes in the meantime. New creator is unveiled, an entire Issue is dedicated to it. People who love costumes are ecstatic. People who want new zones/missions/storylines/systems count it as "yet another Issue with NOTHING in it".
-perenial whiners are outweighed by people who actually give a damn and the fact that CityOf remains King of Customisation for many years to come. As it should be


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/signed

And the whiners will always whine no matter what is released. Even if the developers release a major update that delivers on all the popular suggestions, adds vehicels to the game AND fixes PvP there will be someone whining that they forgot to add something.


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and the whiners will always whine no matter what is released. Even if the developers release a major update that delivers on all the popular suggestions, adds vehicels to the game and fixes pvp there will be someone whining that they forgot to add something.


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And the whiners will always whine no matter what is released. Even if the developers release a major update that delivers on all the popular suggestions, adds vehicels to the game AND fixes PvP there will be someone whining that they forgot to add something.


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Some of this is /signed.

Others...

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Asymmetrical Body Slots: Add separate left and right gloves, upper arms, shoulders, and feet as standard slots no longer restricted to robotics.
Sure, great idea.

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Add Sliders to individual parts.
Um... not exactly sure what you are asking for here... if its something like having one arm or leg longer than the other, I don't think that will work, or ever have a shot at happening.

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Alternate Skins: such as placing muscular women skin, or various animal/monster skins. (To allow more use of standard with skin costume parts.)
Certainly! I'm surprised the haven't already done this.

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Claws/Claw Weapons: (Which have been asked for since CoV)
I know there are issues regarding the combat stance to having actual claws, but now Claw Weapons should be very possible, and very much in demand. (so would additional options for, oh... most the other weapons in the game...)

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Host of Power Customizations: Across the Board, but mostly for powers obtained later, such as Transportation and Epic Power Pools.
Maybe after the Incarnate System is fully in place, the Devs will look in on this.

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Back Packs: Yes we want them back!
...I thought there was some major clipping issues with backpacks? If so, that's probably a game engine issue that we may just have to deal with.

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If you have time:
Separate eye aura slot with single eye auras though would be a good idea.
While I can see the use for that, I'm not going to hold my breath at getting it.

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So with all these things being demanded I suggest an overhaul to the system. I don't care if I have to shell out another 20 clams (That is $20), but I think to keep this game up to date this needs to be done sooner rather than later and it may be time to sit down and really try and re-tackle and do these additions.
An overhaul like you are suggesting will not be an optional change. Everyone will need to get it, necessitating that it be released as part of an Issue.


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/signed (with a fancy gold sharpie)

Asymmetrical costumes have been something I've wanted for a long time. Double plus good idea!


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I totally agree, would happily pay far more than the usual $10 for a regular booster pack.
Here's my personal comments:

* Asymmetrical Body Slots
Nice for complex asymmetrical clothing

* Add Sliders to individual parts.
Got two amazon women among my toons, who would greatly appreciate a slider to get bigger or bulkier arms +++++

* Alternate Skins:
They would appreciate a muscular skin too of course

And I have an addition:
The patterns are great, but I want to have them on "Tops with skin" and "Shirts" in the same way as they are available on "Tight". I occasionally see styles IRL that I want to replicate in-game, and if it fail, it's usually because "Tops with skin" and "Shirts" lacks patterns.




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So everything we've been asking for over and over again?

/signed

But mostly for the hopes that we can seperate skin color for costume color, so we can use two colors on all costume pieces!
Very much /signed. I was just trying to make a costume with a single eye aura. Sadly, I think only the Combat Aura one had it. Very limiting if you don't want a laser streaming out of your eye.


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I know there are issues regarding the combat stance to having actual claws, but now Claw Weapons should be very possible, and very much in demand. (so would additional options for, oh... most the other weapons in the game...)
The problem isn't just with the combat stance, though that is part of it.

In order to give us animalistic claws as an option for the Claws powerset, it would require just as much work from the animation team as creating an entirely new powerset from scratch, including a new combat stance. I don't see the devs being willing to do that much work for what amounts to a weapon customization.

If the animators are going to do that much work, I'd much rather it actually result in a NEW powerset, instead of just an option for the people who play one powerset. You know, beastial claws would be the same amount of work as animating a staffs powerset. If we can only have one or the other (which would be likely), I'd rather get the new set and deal with the claws as they are.


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The problem isn't just with the combat stance, though that is part of it.

In order to give us animalistic claws as an option for the Claws powerset, it would require just as much work from the animation team as creating an entirely new powerset from scratch, including a new combat stance. I don't see the devs being willing to do that much work for what amounts to a weapon customization.

If the animators are going to do that much work, I'd much rather it actually result in a NEW powerset, instead of just an option for the people who play one powerset. You know, beastial claws would be the same amount of work as animating a staffs powerset. If we can only have one or the other (which would be likely), I'd rather get the new set and deal with the claws as they are.
Unless your a developer, I would have to disagree.


 

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/signed

and I'd like to add the bandaged face option that they had in CoV beta


 

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and I'd like to add the bandaged face option that they had in CoV beta
That would be cool.


 

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It looks like the pack pack idea can now be about crossed out as accomplished. I will wait for the steampunk pack to be released.


 

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It looks like the pack pack idea can now be about crossed out as accomplished. I will wait for the steampunk pack to be released.
I'd reserve judgement until I actually see the thing. A backpack - singular - is not an accomplishment, especially since that one pack comes with a paid booster. This will be accomplished only when we get at least a small selection of backpacks in the game for free.


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