Other Powers Styles


Skotski

 

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So I was wondering, would the idea of other power styles interest people?

We've already got things like the prestige runs and special ones like ninja run. Though I'm not too keen on ninja run (as it removes the need for most travel powers early on for most players), I do like the special running powers that just give your runs and flights nice little effects...

But what about for other powers?

Resting Poses
We may all like to kneel down when it comes to resting, and some people in later levels don't even rest at all, but think about it... say you have a magic-based hero/villain and the way they rest is through meditation? Or say you're a science origin hero/villain and the way you rest is through some sort of healing device emote? And etc.
This shouldn't really add any other bonus, it's just a thing to add a little extra touch to your hero/villain.

Run Styles
Ninja Run may be a run style, but it can't be used with things like superspeed (at least not that I'm aware of). How about we allow different forms of running? Let's say you have a robot character and you want them to run Terminator-style. Or how about one where your character takes long strides?
This shouldn't really add any other bonus, it's just a thing to add a little extra touch to your hero/villain.

Flight Styles
Similar to Run Styles.

Teleport Styles
Similar to Run Styles.

Summon Styles
While there are a few additions to the power sets for the tailor (different colors, different weapons, and different ways of attacking), what about for those like Masterminds and Controllers? ...while we have all heard the argument of wanting "customizable costumes for pets" that may be giving too much to us Masterminds when we already have so much going for us. What if instead of that suggestion, we just have different forms of summoning our henchmen? Instead of lobbing power into the ground to summon zombies, our hero/villain reads from a book to summon? Instead of using a walkie talkie to summon our soldiers, we talk into a headset? And etc.

Color Change for Power Pools
We all can change the colors for our primary and secondary attacks, but what about power pools? Surely we all don't want yellow to be our color for superspeed? Or green for our healing devices? Allowing more customization can really make your hero/villain stand out.

Stealth Styles

This is last on the list as it seems a bit more like C-Store kind of upgrading: Specialized stealth styles. If you're a tech stealther, for example, how about seeing yourself surrounded by some sort of tech-cloak of either virtual grids or binary? If you're a natural stealther, how about having no aura in your stealth effects? Etc.


 

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Pool power customization (which includes Flight, Stealth, Teleport, and Super Speed) is something that has been requested many many times. The Devs are aware of the desire among players to be able customize the manner in which they fly/run/teleport/etc., but we've been told that it is a large undertaking due to the fact that every character has potential access to every pool power. What is probably holding them up is finding the easiest and most efficient way to implement all of this, while also delivering the most options to the player base.

The possibility of Mastermind summoning power customizations is slim, considering the animations do not activate nearly as often as some other powers in the game. And I can almost guarantee that we will never see a customization option for Rest.

However, everything else up is highly possible, and even probable, it just a matter of when.


@Winter. Because I'm Winter. Period.
I am a blaster first, and an alt-oholic second.

 

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fly poses are already in the game, it's more a matter of making a system to select the poses.