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If you need more arguments than the sheer awesomeness of Broomsticks to convince them, you could mention that if it was included in a Magic Super Booster II, I'd buy it in 10 seconds flat.
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Originally Posted by Noble Savage
Would be very curious to ask the animators about the possibility of broomsticks now...
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Still @Shadow Kitty
"I became Archvillain before Statesman nerfed himself!"
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Well, now you've got Melissa on board at least. :P
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Originally Posted by je_saist
Maybe you could sell them on the idea by pitching it as War Witch's new mode of Transport!
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Honestly, I think the idea sells itself. It's pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by Shadow_Kitty
If you need more arguments than the sheer awesomeness of Broomsticks to convince them, you could mention that if it was included in a Magic Super Booster II, I'd buy it in 10 seconds flat.
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David Nakayama, Lead Concept Artist
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There will now follow a protracted argument over whether the broomstick animation should be between-the-legs or side-saddle...
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off the top of my head, side-saddle.|
Originally Posted by Freelancer
There will now follow a protracted argument over whether the broomstick animation should be between-the-legs or side-saddle...
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There are already some costumes in game, such as the female skirts, that would present animation problems with between the legs.
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I want to be able to stand on it too. And I'd like one that is motorcycle shaped that is between the legs.
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Originally Posted by Freelancer
There will now follow a protracted argument over whether the broomstick animation should be between-the-legs or side-saddle...
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Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.
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Bah, I'm with Forbin on this. Flying inside missions? Don't you... y'know... bump into the architecture? I know I do when I make that quick retreat during the timed escape in the end of the villainside Protean mission.
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Originally Posted by TrueMetal
Most of my flight characters use fly all the time (hover during combat obviously), also for travel inside missions.
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Are those wings going to flap or just be in a fixed state? I really hope they do have an option to flap because if those are the wings i've seen in a recent video they will be the perfect wings for my 2 phoenix characters.
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Originally Posted by Noble Savage
Now that is an awesome thought. I LOVE the idea of adding new travel powers as often as possible for a couple of reasons: a) players clearly love 'em and b) it diversifies the big picture vista of the city at any given moment. With new additions like Beast Run, Rocketboard, and the energy contrails produced by the Celestial Armor wings, we're really starting to see a lot of color and variety in the way heroes and villains travel. To me, that's exactly what a City of Heroes should look like, and the more the merrier.
So yeah, broomstick would be killer. And by the way, it's not that there wasn't tech to support Rocketboard; rather, animation time was the major consideration. Would be very curious to ask the animators about the possibility of broomsticks now... |
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It can be bit tricky in oranbega maps (damn torches), but otherwise not really no.
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Originally Posted by Scythus
Bah, I'm with Forbin on this. Flying inside missions? Don't you... y'know... bump into the architecture? I know I do when I make that quick retreat during the timed escape in the end of the villainside Protean mission.
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@True Metal
Co-leader of Callous Crew SG. Based on Union server.
Can we get flying carpets too, then? With two animation options: the standing-up-surfing variety, or lotus-position-seated... 
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THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
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THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
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378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
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Then frankly your fingers are a lot more dextrous than mine.
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Originally Posted by TrueMetal
It can be bit tricky in oranbega maps (damn torches), but otherwise not really no.
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Not so much, no. But then again I've had fly on about half of my characters so far (which isn't nearly as many as some out there) and there are a few who never actually touch the ground if they don't have to. Seven years and some change of that and I've probably gotten the hang of not running into things.
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Originally Posted by Scythus
Bah, I'm with Forbin on this. Flying inside missions? Don't you... y'know... bump into the architecture? I know I do when I make that quick retreat during the timed escape in the end of the villainside Protean mission.
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And how about a burrowing travel power?
Make the avatar invisible/remove the model/something, aply -jump and -fly and add some sort of durt trail/cracked ground and a burrowing sound.
Maybe not the most handy of travel powers, but it makes for some great themes.
@True Metal
Co-leader of Callous Crew SG. Based on Union server.
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I don't bump into the architecture flying any more than I do with running/jumping. Less, actually, in some mission maps.
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Originally Posted by Scythus
Bah, I'm with Forbin on this. Flying inside missions? Don't you... y'know... bump into the architecture? I know I do when I make that quick retreat during the timed escape in the end of the villainside Protean mission.
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
So, if the plan is to expand on the Rocketboard idea - how about including various aesthetic options, like items similar to the Green/Hobgoblins board, Serpentor's sky chariot, magic carpet, nimbus clouds or flying creatures just big enough for a character to stand on (rein in hand) - and that would be just for Flight (still need alternatives to Jump and Run; even if they are odd (ie. pogo sticks, spring shoes, semi-teleporting sprint or even different animation choices for TP)
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*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
All I ask is a Commando Cody-style rocket pack with a huge black con trail behind it. My heroing life will be complete on that day.
I can surely get behind broomsticks, as well, though. 
Definitely looking forward to the rocket boards.
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Could use the same mechanic as TP; just add in the restriction of only being able to use the ground as a destination target (perhaps even 'walls'; even though that would probably entail having to flag certain vertical surfaces as no go -like broadside of a tanker ship)
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Originally Posted by TrueMetal
And how about a burrowing travel power?
Make the avatar invisible/remove the model/something, aply -jump and -fly and add some sort of durt trail/cracked ground and a burrowing sound. Maybe not the most handy of travel powers, but it makes for some great themes. |
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
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Um, I tend to use flight/hover a fair bit in outdoor maps. Versus Hamidon in the LGTF I find Flight very useful...|
Originally Posted by Scythus
Then frankly your fingers are a lot more dextrous than mine.
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But I understand why no powers when hoverboard/rocketboard/magic ironing board is in use. I mean if it looks good, sometimes that's enough.
Forgot about Swimming... being that swimming is pretty much a null power (just something that happens to happen when a body of water leaps in the way); how about sprucing that up a bit:
Surfboards, jet skis, boogie boards
Have it tied into a radio button in the Menu AI so the player auto switches to whatever his/her desired swim mode is once they hit water (whether it's the default swim or an alternate method)
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars
I'm still pushing for Ice Sliding!
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I wasn't referring to outdoor maps, though.
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Originally Posted by Arctic_Princess
Um, I tend to use flight/hover a fair bit in outdoor maps. Versus Hamidon in the LGTF I find Flight very useful...
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LOL, originally read that as BOOMstick and thought "But we HAVE Assault Rifles already..."|
Originally Posted by Shadow_Kitty
Now that you have the tech for that, can you make a Broomstick power?
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Where to find me after the end:
The Secret World - Arcadia - Shinzo
Rift - Faeblight - Bloodspeaker
LotRO - Gladden - Aranelion
STO - Holodeck - @Captain_Thiraas
Obviously, I don't care about NCSoft's forum rules, now.
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Especially if the 'straws' in the broom are banded in black and fluorescent green... |
Originally Posted by Noble Savage
Well, now you've got Melissa on board at least. :P
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Where to find me after the end:
The Secret World - Arcadia - Shinzo
Rift - Faeblight - Bloodspeaker
LotRO - Gladden - Aranelion
STO - Holodeck - @Captain_Thiraas
Obviously, I don't care about NCSoft's forum rules, now.
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Will all new travel powers be these semi-temporary powers that kind of pale in comparison to the powers in pools? Or will we get new Powers Pools that have like Hover Board Smash and crap like that?
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Originally Posted by Noble Savage
Now that is an awesome thought. I LOVE the idea of adding new travel powers as often as possible for a couple of reasons: a) players clearly love 'em and b) it diversifies the big picture vista of the city at any given moment. With new additions like Beast Run, Rocketboard, and the energy contrails produced by the Celestial Armor wings, we're really starting to see a lot of color and variety in the way heroes and villains travel. To me, that's exactly what a City of Heroes should look like, and the more the merrier.
So yeah, broomstick would be killer. And by the way, it's not that there wasn't tech to support Rocketboard; rather, animation time was the major consideration. Would be very curious to ask the animators about the possibility of broomsticks now... |
So yeah, broomstick would be killer. And by the way, it's not that there wasn't tech to support Rocketboard; rather, animation time was the major consideration. Would be very curious to ask the animators about the possibility of broomsticks now...