Rocket Boards?

Or some sort of steampunk mini-zeppelin.

Oops?

Oh, and Flying Shark Rocket Boards? SECONDED. WANT. Want NAOOW!

Any possibility of getting a Super Speed variant where we ride a motorcycle? I did a drawing of a Nemesis Force Bike that I can post - I think - if that would help convince you...

Most amusing complement I've ever been paid on an outfit, from @Ukase regarding my Blue Eyed She-Devil Anson Maddocs "Fallen Angel" homage:
"She gives my ex-wife a run for the money."

The complication with this idea is making it look right. You have to remember that this would just be a model added on to the power, it would not have any unique movement qualities of its own. So it would move just like the character can move, much of which would not make sense. Strafing is physically impossible on a motorcycle, and the way your character can shift directions really would not be possible on a motorcycle. Yes, we play a game that is all about suspension of disbelief, but there are some basic lines that need to be maintained.

Strafing on foot is the same as power sliding on a bike. Don't believe me, watch some euro motocross and they'll shoot that thought down. But I do agree with you in general. It wouldn't be easy, and it might be limited in it's implementational capacity, but hell, it'd be REALLY REALLY COOL.

If say, Batman (among others) can have a one-man 'SG base' and various insundry vehicles, then it'd be nice if we could follow suit in some fashion. I'll try to keep off this line of reasoning though since I think I inadertantly veered off topic...

Most amusing complement I've ever been paid on an outfit, from @Ukase regarding my Blue Eyed She-Devil Anson Maddocs "Fallen Angel" homage:
"She gives my ex-wife a run for the money."

As long as it's not flat and snowflake shaped.

The problem with an ice slide is that it's intimately and definititively linked to Iceman. And off the top of my head, there's no clear way to 'make it our own' and maintain the original concept. Not exactly the lowest hanging fruit, but I never say never.

I agree that it's pretty iconic of Iceman, but there are some instances of other supers using it...sorta. Steve Jackson Games, GURPS Supers, had an NPC female super called Icepick who used an ice slide to fly. Maybe she's to obscure to count, but I certainly noticed

How about Frozone in the Incredibles: Pretty much dead on ice sliding in a mass media entity.

In a less Iceman look, I could also see frost characters floating around on a chunk of ice that's giving off a lot mist. Not as "logical" as an ice slide but heroes and physics are archenemies anyway.

You're definitely not alone. I have two high level characters who use ninja run as their travel power and one that uses beast run (well, she's not high level yet, but she will be.) I know plenty of other people who use them as primary travel powers aswel on some of their characters.

Actually the notion that people consider those as 'low level substitutes' is new to me. In combination with sprint they're plenty fast, if not as fast as super speed, but that's easily compensated by the added amount of vertical movement.

actually Champions pulled off this very thing quite well. proof that it doesnt have to be exactly like Iceman's to work

I love that you will at least entertain an idea! Admittedly, the "copyright infringement" idea had occurred to me, considering that Iceman's ice slide is a very specific mode of transportation (pretty much exclusive to him) as opposed to, say, flying.

In that case, perhaps a variation on the previously suggested rock-surfing idea: A chunk of ice, perhaps with similar geometry as the Ice option of the "Elemental Shields" in Shield Defense. Then it could have a trail tagged onto it, some happy medium between the Vaporous aura, Cryogenic aura, and the upcoming Light path aura. I know that still isn't very "low hanging fruit" but is that any more feasible?

Well I like the ice slide (and other types) saying "Marvel can't sue us because another character uses it" isn't exactly a compelling argument, especially when you don't know if there was a deal behind the scenes to allow it)

Swords (starts about 3:20)

Okay. Requests for the following 'I fly by standing on something' props:

• A big chunk of rock
• A big chunk of ice
• If possible, an ice trail like Ice Man 'surfs' on
• An energy trail, something as simple as Prestige Power Slide but flying would be neat
• A flat, plain, metal disk
• A surfboard
• A broomstick could work if the feet are positioned right for it?
• A missile/rocket/torpedo thing
• A manhole cover and/or trashcan lid
• A shield (maybe even access to the full shield customization options? Pretty please?)

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Well there's already an ice slide in Pocket D.

Being serious, I can see the problem because, although it's pretty much Iceman's thing, it's also pretty generic because it's something we can do (albeit badly and only on the ground) on an icy day. Maybe do it like how another superhero MMO goes about it but, of course, better. Maybe with less of a disconnect between the floating shard of ice and the cold trail and using the already present slide run animation. To me that would look enough like sliding even though all that's happening is pretty much the same as the Rocket Board.

But there is also Frozone, he slides like Iceman but he also skates, and creates skis and snowboards out of ice so there could be that too.

Killer Frost of DC also uses ice slides I believe. Googling I found a pic of the cartoon version doing so.

Fixed that for you. pohsyb hasn't been with Paragon Studios since ... officially at least ... March 2011. He checked in his last code at PS on February 18, 2011. His first day at Apple was March 7, 2011.

For the people who can't sit through it that long, this link starts just before the 'flying sword as vehicle' scenes.

The Rocket Board and broomstick concept had me thinking about standing /sitting on a rocket or missile, kind of like World War II Nose Art. But... yeah, I agree, that'd be hilarious if it random-walked and blew up after disembarking. Cool idea!

Too bad this won't be a power pool. I'd love a beam / missile ranged attack to be available to fire from the board. And / or a board-blade melee attack?

Or would that be too reminiscent of Goblin? Because other IPs out there have used that idea. So it doesn't seem to be exclusive to him.

Most amusing complement I've ever been paid on an outfit, from @Ukase regarding my Blue Eyed She-Devil Anson Maddocs "Fallen Angel" homage:
"She gives my ex-wife a run for the money."

*Sigh*

You're right. They did say there'd never be vehicles.

I guess we'll have to put that in the "Never gonna happen" closet with color customization and two-handed weapons.

You could do it, Disney and Pixar did it with no issues that I am aware of in The Incredibles. Lucius Best / Frozone. But then, you don't mess with SLJ.

Didn't stop champions online from having iceslide. Or any of the other travel powers such as grappling hook (batman).

Nope. In fact, I do that far more with characters who have Super Speed.