Additional Travel Power Options
By
Adeon Hawkwood,
Posted on: 2011-08-03 10:04 in Suggestions and Ideas
More than half those things are already coming, or already here, though maybe not in the form you'd hope.
Anything else requires Power Pool Customization to be online, and we've no word on when or if that's officially in the pipeline.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
We don't need new powers for things that can easily be added as costume pieces.
Jetpacks can be added to the Backpack category under Costumes
Wings - Already exist and don't need a seperate power for them
Animated Boots - Already exist and don't need a seperate power for them
Don't need Swinging cuz it looks stupid when there's nothing to swing from as anyone that played that other game knows so I hope the devs maintain the standards of quality and resist the urge to add that power.
Ice and Earth Slide are nothing more than Hoverboard with a different object to stand on and since we are already getting HoverBoard all we need is a selection of platforms to choose from so it can be customized.
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I need them all. I don't care how they get it done I just want it done. Costume pieces or path aura work for me. Swinging is cool and spiderman was always swinging above the buildings in those famous Steve Ditko panels. In a world where super powers work the swinging point of attachment is a minor point.
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
We don't need new powers for things that can easily be added as costume pieces.
Jetpacks can be added to the Backpack category under Costumes Wings - Already exist and don't need a seperate power for them Animated Boots - Already exist and don't need a seperate power for them Don't need Swinging cuz it looks stupid when there's nothing to swing from as anyone that played that other game knows so I hope the devs maintain the standards of quality and resist the urge to add that power. Ice and Earth Slide are nothing more than Hoverboard with a different object to stand on and since we are already getting HoverBoard all we need is a selection of platforms to choose from so it can be customized. |
There's no harm in new power pools either. Why not have different power pools that offer fly? Give them different names or lock a player out from taking Fly if she already has the other power that is Fly.
New Fly Pool
Glide: Activating this toggle drastically decreases the rate at which you fall (probably by changing your jump speed to be very small)
Eagle Eye: Build-up, but with only a 40% damage boost and a 10% to hit buff.
Flight: As fly
Aerial Acrobatics: As Acrobatics. This one requires taking two other powers from this pool.
Death from Above: As the new leap attack.
I mean, why not offer multiple ways to fly?
What we really need is a turn off option for the stupid no sense FX for fly, superjump, and all travel powers, so we can play with the new trail auras and get better looking and more diverse results.
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Ah, Spider-Man TAS...Those were differant times...
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Don't need Swinging cuz it looks stupid when there's nothing to swing from
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The psychotic inventor...Dollmaster (50 Bot/FF Tech Mastermind)
Virtue Forever.
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Originally Posted by MajorDecoy
There's no harm in new power pools either. Why not have different power pools that offer fly? Give them different names or lock a player out from taking Fly if she already has the other power that is Fly.
New Fly Pool Glide: Activating this toggle drastically decreases the rate at which you fall (probably by changing your jump speed to be very small) Eagle Eye: Build-up, but with only a 40% damage boost and a 10% to hit buff. Flight: As fly Aerial Acrobatics: As Acrobatics. This one requires taking two other powers from this pool. Death from Above: As the new leap attack. I mean, why not offer multiple ways to fly? |
1. By giving the stuff to us as costume choices it gives players much more flexiblity in customization and players can make changes at the tailor rather than burn a frakkin respec and tear apart a build
2. Keeping them as costume choices means we will get a hell of a lot more of them a hell of a lot faster than if we had to wait for the devs to create and test an entirely new travel power set
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I'm ok with this as long as my earth/fire/ice platform has an appropriate trail (aura) with it that can be turned off if people don't want it.|
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Ice and Earth Slide are nothing more than Hoverboard with a different object to stand on and since we are already getting HoverBoard all we need is a selection of platforms to choose from so it can be customized.
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Originally Posted by Angelxman81
What we really need is a turn off option for the stupid no sense FX for fly, superjump, and all travel powers, so we can play with the new trail auras and get better looking and more diverse results.
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Originally Posted by MindGame1
I need them all. I don't care how they get it done I just want it done. Costume pieces or path aura work for me. Swinging is cool and spiderman was always swinging above the buildings in those famous Steve Ditko panels. In a world where super powers work the swinging point of attachment is a minor point.
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And a puppy and a gatling gun, and power armour, and and and-
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No
Get over yourself. I 'need' lots of things in game, mostly to do with the CC and power choices. But I also wouldn't expect the Devs to cow-tow to them JUST because I said 'I need them'.
(Exception being things that should be in game and have been asked for for years, by everyone [Backpacks])
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
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Now THIS gets my /signed
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Originally Posted by Angelxman81
What we really need is a turn off option for the stupid no sense FX for fly, superjump, and all travel powers, so we can play with the new trail auras and get better looking and more diverse results.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
And I want a motorbike, a jetbike, I Win Button, a big red ball and a Pony. With wings.
And a puppy and a gatling gun, and power armour, and and and- Short answer; No Get over yourself. I 'need' lots of things in game, mostly to do with the CC and power choices. But I also wouldn't expect the Devs to cow-tow to them JUST because I said 'I need them'. (Exception being things that should be in game and have been asked for for years, by everyone [Backpacks]) |
You forgot sharks with frikkin laser beams attached to their heads.
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As someone who played the other game, and knowing others that did, none of us thought it looked stupid. |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Don't need Swinging cuz it looks stupid when there's nothing to swing from as anyone that played that other game knows so I hope the devs maintain the standards of quality and resist the urge to add that power.
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Sooo...that means it doesn't look stupid! \o/
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Wrong, as someone who has had a lifetime sub since the game launched I know for a fact many people have said it looks stupid because we've talked about it. Sooo... yes it does look stupid. |
Originally Posted by BrandX
As someone who played the other game, and knowing others that did, none of us thought it looked stupid.
Sooo...that means it doesn't look stupid! \o/ |
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Or, alternatively, allow us to use said trails as power customization options. That way I can finally ride my lightning storm cloud ONLY while flying.|
Originally Posted by Angelxman81
What we really need is a turn off option for the stupid no sense FX for fly, superjump, and all travel powers, so we can play with the new trail auras and get better looking and more diverse results.
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EDIT: Although, now that the tech exists for it, I see no reason why the Superspeed firey trails have to remain at your feet when stationary. It can't be that hard to apply the "only while moving" code to the existing Superspeed FX.
The off-beat space pirate...Capt. Stormrider (50+3 Elec/Storm Science Corruptor)
The mysterious Djinn...Emerald Dervish (50+1 DB/DA Magic Stalker)
The psychotic inventor...Dollmaster (50 Bot/FF Tech Mastermind)
Virtue Forever.
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Can I have a flying shark mount?
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
You forgot sharks with frikkin laser beams attached to their heads.
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You aren't the only one that wants one.|
Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Can I have a flying shark mount?
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No, that was one of my favorite movement sets - I actually had fun with the mechanics quite a bit. A LOT of stuff in THIS game can be argued as looking stupid, and yet they still exist for those that don't agree.
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Wrong, as someone who has had a lifetime sub since the game launched I know for a fact many people have said it looks stupid because we've talked about it. Sooo... yes it does look stupid.
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I have the lifetime sub, and so do the people I talk to, and we all liked it |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Wrong, as someone who has had a lifetime sub since the game launched I know for a fact many people have said it looks stupid because we've talked about it. Sooo... yes it does look stupid.
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Originally Posted by JayboH
No, that was one of my favorite movement sets - I actually had fun with the mechanics quite a bit. A LOT of stuff in THIS game can be argued as looking stupid, and yet they still exist for those that don't agree.
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Did it make sense I was swing lining through an arctic wasteland?
Nope!
Did I care?
Nope!
Love it!
Of course, I also loved that version of teleport more too.
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The BrandX Collection
Eh, teleport initially was a shiny I couldn't look away from and then later I just found it to be a pain and ended up grabbing fire flight instead.
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I would still love to see the existing travel powers expanded to include a "Map" travel, and "Zone" travel, power options.
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How unusual. People in an MMO disagreeing. |
Originally Posted by BrandX
I have the lifetime sub, and so do the people I talk to, and we all liked it
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I have to admit tho I like their TP a lot more than ours.
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Originally Posted by JayboH
Eh, teleport initially was a shiny I couldn't look away from and then later I just found it to be a pain and ended up grabbing fire flight instead.
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YES! These are needed as an apples to apples comparison to a competitor's product in the market place. Don't even get me started on temp shrink and grow powers!
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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
And I want a motorbike, a jetbike, I Win Button, a big red ball and a Pony. With wings.
And a puppy and a gatling gun, and power armour, and and and- Short answer; No Get over yourself. I 'need' lots of things in game, mostly to do with the CC and power choices. But I also wouldn't expect the Devs to cow-tow to them JUST because I said 'I need them'. (Exception being things that should be in game and have been asked for for years, by everyone [Backpacks]) |
I'd like to see the following travel powers added.
1) Tunnelling
2) Swinging
3) Rocket boot jump
4) Ice & Earth Slide
5) Platform Flight (board, disc, magic carpet, boulder etc)
6) Tornado Flight
I'd also like to see flaming wings, fixed wings (non-moving) and jetpacks.
Most of these are available in other games so it doesn't seem like I am asking for anything unreasonable and they would certainly enhance character themes which is what many of the non-min/maxers enjoy about a super hero game.