Backpacks! Purely Cosmetic or Also Functional?


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Just curious. Be nice if backpacks could expand a toon's storage capacity when/while they are equipped. Is that possible?


 

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Costume pieces have never had an effect on stats of any kind.
So no, it's not possible.


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It's probably 'possible', but this game does not work that way BY DESIGN.
Wings do not give you the power of flight.
Wearing armor gives no protection.
Heavy coats don't make you resistant to cold.

While some powers will affect your appearance, it doesn't work the other way. Costumes do not affect your capabilities.


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I'm just happy that it looks like Steampunk backpack will have some animation to it. Gives me considerable hope for costume jetpacks in the future.

However, I like the design decision to keep costume parts from actually impacting game functionality.


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Originally Posted by Ironblade View Post
It's probably 'possible', but this game does not work that way BY DESIGN.
Wings do not give you the power of flight.
Wearing armor gives no protection.
Heavy coats don't make you resistant to cold.

While some powers will affect your appearance, it doesn't work the other way. Costumes do not affect your capabilities.
could you imagine the awesomeness if the game had this design addd to it?


 

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I really hope that's sarcasm.


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could you imagine the awesomeness if the game had this design addd to it?
No, I'd rather not be forced to wear the fuzzy pink scarf of Annihilation if I want that bonus +6 defense. Having costumes and stats kept separate is one of the best things about this game.


 

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My Crab Spider backpack would like to have a word with you.

... on a similar note, my Crab Spider backpack has been insulting people lately.
The Crab Spider backpack is more your powers influencing your costume rather than your costume influencing your powers though.


 

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The Steampunk Jumpack lets you, well, jump around to get to your destination.


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If costume parts effected gameplay, everyone would figure out which ones effected gameplay the best and wear those. Then you have a City of Everybody Wearing the Same Costume. Which is the opposite of what has made this game successful.


 

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NO.


 

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Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim View Post
My Crab Spider backpack would like to have a word with you.

... on a similar note, my Crab Spider backpack has been insulting people lately.
My sympathies. Mine is still complaining about the time I set up a Bane secondary build to see if I wanted to level another Soldier to be a Bane. One little evening of not being functional and it just won't stop bringing it up.


 

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Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim View Post
My Crab Spider backpack would like to have a word with you.

... on a similar note, my Crab Spider backpack has been insulting people lately.
Thats a weapon effect, same as Shields and Weapons. Not a +6 Pack of Mashy Niblic


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could you imagine the awesomeness if the game had this design addd to it?
No, but I can imagine the epic suck and fail of it.


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The Steampunk Jumpack lets you, well, jump around to get to your destination.
Yes, it does. That's an example of a power affecting your costume, not the other way around.


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Thats a weapon effect, same as Shields and Weapons. Not a +6 Pack of Mashy Niblic
Would that be the natural counter to a +6 Pool of Green Ooblek?

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So I wonder if you'll be able to use the temp power without the backpack
It sort of looked to me like a tinier pack with two thrusters on the back when they were demonstating the jump. So I'm highly suspicious this is another situation where something extends from your back like the some existing temp jump packs, maybe alternately set to trigger additional animations in the big backpack if its used. Or perhaps extend out from under it if they somehow have managed to link multiple things to the same back node (which could be why its taken so long to have a backpack).


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nvm, I found it now!

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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
Costume pieces have never had an effect on stats of any kind.
So no, it's not possible.
Although, it would be a neat, tied benefit.

Unlock this Backpack, get +10 salvage storage.
Add a vanguard backpack costume option to the vanguard sack, etc.

Would be kind of neat imo.


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Originally Posted by reiella View Post
Although, it would be a neat, tied benefit.

Unlock this Backpack, get +10 salvage storage.
Add a vanguard backpack costume option to the vanguard sack, etc.

Would be kind of neat imo.
I could only get behind something like that if the badge unlock itself was sufficient to provide the benefit, NOT having the costume piece it provides "equipped." Otherwise you'll suddenly see everyone's characters sprouting backpacks or whatever other "essential" items min/maxers deem "necessary" to the proper functioning of their characters.


 

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Thats a weapon effect, same as Shields and Weapons. Not a +6 Pack of Mashy Niblic
out of curiosity, was this a "bored of the rings" reference?

anyhow, i would possibly expect some cosmetic effect, like wings animate when used in conjunction with flight(or super leaping), but some conferred benefit for gameplay? that would set a poor precedent.


 

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the discussion here seems to suggest that backpacks are confirmed for an upcoming booster or the likes?



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Zero, the Steampunk Pack we are getting June 1st has a backpack, watch the Recorded Usteam at around 7-10 minutes is the Steampunk pack.

Edit: Heres the link for video, http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/14342183


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cheers! missed that Ustream hence the slight confuzzlement!



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