City of Heroes: Live Forum Archive

Positron's Requested Thread: Staff Melee Weapon Model Ideas! (Oh, and Titan Weapons for lulz, too.)

Adeon Hawkwood

By Adeon Hawkwood,
Posted on: 2011-11-23 14:58 in Suggestions and Ideas

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit View Post
I was expecting TW to be smashing/lethal to be honest. So no surprise about the sword. Other than size, Titan Weapons does not restrict what kind of weapon is being supersized. Heck, they could make giant beam guns and it would still fit the concept.

Staff however, says staves to me. Not spears, javelins, rods, halberds or other things with hooks or sharp/cutting bits at the end, which possibly apart from Innocuous Strikes won't fit the animations. Still, at the end of the day, it's more options so... meh.
Okay, i'm starting to get your point a bit. Your'e talking about Name/Concept huh, I can see that making people confused on a few things. So ya i see the point in the name not fitting the more pointy types like Spears but if there's a spear for it i'll make one other wise maybe now. Serpent's Reach seems like a spear stab like move.


Side note, Sorry if i sound kinda 'mean' in the 1st reply, i was JUST waking up when making that post after a few hours of sleep, been having trouble sleeping lately.

Going to miss the fun and nice people here at CoH. Feel free to add me on PS3/XBox360
PS3X360: OmniNogard
Currently playing: Mass Effect 3(PS3) Minecraft(X360) Skyrim(X360).

 

Posted

Naginata and Yari for staff melee.

Nodachi and... crud, I forget the "horse-cutter" sword's name (Lone Wolf and Cub).

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
Naginata and Yari for staff melee.

Nodachi and... crud, I forget the "horse-cutter" sword's name (Lone Wolf and Cub).

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Zanbato?

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit View Post
I was expecting TW to be smashing/lethal to be honest. So no surprise about the sword. Other than size, Titan Weapons does not restrict what kind of weapon is being supersized. Heck, they could make giant beam guns and it would still fit the concept.

Staff however, says staves to me. Not spears, javelins, rods, halberds or other things with hooks or sharp/cutting bits at the end, which possibly apart from Innocuous Strikes won't fit the animations. Still, at the end of the day, it's more options so... meh.
it's because the devs are unlikely to ever give us an actual spear/polearm fighting. These suggestions are partly from our lose of faith of actually getting the good things we ask for.
Happy?

Click here to find all the All Things Art Threads!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.

 

Posted

For Staff Fighting, I would like to see a Street Light/Lamp and/or a Traffic Light, a makeshift weapon from the street.

I still want a Street Sign for Titan Weapons.

I am the Blaster, I have filled the role of Tank, Controller and Defender
Sometimes all at once.
Union EU player! Pip pip, tally ho, top hats and tea etc etc

 

Posted

To match the current design focus of the costume packs....

Mop and pole dancing pole for Staff, Female only.

Brawling Cactus from a distant planet.

 

Posted

Staff fighting:
Coat rack

Titan Weapons
Giant Frozen Fish

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
Nodachi and... crud, I forget the "horse-cutter" sword's name (Lone Wolf and Cub).
Pu Dao

 

Posted

Monkey King's staff -- a solid-colored staff with metal caps on both ends that usually end in orbs or rings.





Main Hero: Chad Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1396 Badges
Main Villain: Evil Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1193 Badges
Mission Architect arcs: Doctor Brainstorm's An Experiment Gone Awry, Arc ID 2093

-----
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
it's NEVER too late to pad your /ignore list!

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by OmniNogard View Post
Side note, Sorry if i sound kinda 'mean' in the 1st reply, i was JUST waking up when making that post after a few hours of sleep, been having trouble sleeping lately.
No worries, I tend to strip emotion from other people's posts while reading them, that way I can keep my blood pressure down. Unless they involve direct insults, that is, in which case they land on my ignore list.

On a more personal note, PM me if you want some tips about sleeping better.

Rabbits & Hares:Blue (Mind/Emp Controller)Maroon (Rad/Thermal Corruptor)and one of each AT all at 50
MA Arcs: Apples of Contention - 3184; Zen & Relaxation - 35392; Tears of Leviathan - 121733 | All posts are rated "R" for "R-r-rrrrr, baby!"|Now, and this is very important... do you want a hug? COH Faces @Blue Rabbit

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel View Post
it's because the devs are unlikely to ever give us an actual spear/polearm fighting. These suggestions are partly from our lose of faith of actually getting the good things we ask for.
Happy?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit View Post
Still, at the end of the day, it's more options so... meh.
Neither happy nor sad.
Think meh equates to ambivalence.

Rabbits & Hares:Blue (Mind/Emp Controller)Maroon (Rad/Thermal Corruptor)and one of each AT all at 50
MA Arcs: Apples of Contention - 3184; Zen & Relaxation - 35392; Tears of Leviathan - 121733 | All posts are rated "R" for "R-r-rrrrr, baby!"|Now, and this is very important... do you want a hug? COH Faces @Blue Rabbit

 

Posted

Since people have already mentioned spears, halberds, etc. ...
How about some organic staffs-- like the English quarter staff, Gandolf's first staff from LOTR, or a plain wooden staff with a leather wrapping in the middle. Some staves with Celtic knottwork or other carving or incised designs that glow would be good.

For Titan weapons:

Sword based on ancient Iberian Daggers--Triangular blade with broad base coming to a point.


Or Perhaps a larger version of the Aztec's obsidian bladed sword

 

Posted

I just want to see a Rularuu unlock to be honest.

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xanatos View Post
My suggestions:

A plain steel staff.


A plain wooden staff.


Please please please provide players with plain options. Having basic options like this are essential! While the themed options will no doubt be cool, a lot more character concepts will get use out of the plain options.
Agreed.

 

Posted

Titan Weapons: Anything wielded by Nightmare or Siegfried from the Soul Calibur Series.

As for staves? I would like them to remain simple.


 

Posted

Staves: PLAIN metal and wood would be great (tintable, of course), but I also agree with pool cue and trident, please. Also, maybe a king/queen's scepter, elongated to staff lengths, of course.

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by PsyFox View Post
Staves: PLAIN metal and wood would be great (tintable, of course), but I also agree with pool cue and trident, please. Also, maybe a king/queen's scepter, elongated to staff lengths, of course.
Hot pink option is a must.

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Firemoth View Post
Hot pink option is a must.
You've been hanging out with Arbiter Fabulous again, haven't you ...

It's the end. But the moment has been prepared for ...

 

Posted

Ideally both the more basic side, and the most concept specific/ornate side should be represented.

Basic Staff Options:
Wooden Staff/Quarterstaff/Bamboo
Metal Staff/Rod
Long Pipe/Street Sign
Spear/Pike
Halberd
Trident
Tree Branch


More Conceptual/Ornate Options:
Tech Staff
Magic Staff
Bone Staff (Like, and exaggerated Femur)


Unlockables:
Nemesis Staff (Shrink the gearhead a bit so it doesn't seem as top heavy, maybe have a small one on both ends)
Carnival Lighstaff (Lengthen the shaft as needed)
Rularuu Staff (Moar eyeballs)

@Oathbound & @Oathbound Too

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Redlynne View Post
You've been hanging out with Arbiter Fabulous again, haven't you ...
I got the pleasure of meeting him, does that count?

I just for some reason like the really bright pinks, purples, and blues on certain toons.

 

Posted

Royal Scepter

"If Pro is the opposite of Con, then what is the opposite of Congress?"

Progressman - Level 50 - Energy/Energy Blaster - 500 Badges

~Virtue~

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven View Post
As for staves? I would like them to remain simple.
What, all of them? That's pretty small-minded if that's what you meant.

There should definitely be simple varieties, but I'd like to see some of the more detailed and even obscure things that other people have posted, ranging from a generic spear to a trident to some of the tech options that have been mentioned.

-----
Oh, also, a naginata -- effectively a staff with a wakizashi or katana mounted to the end.





Main Hero: Chad Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1396 Badges
Main Villain: Evil Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1193 Badges
Mission Architect arcs: Doctor Brainstorm's An Experiment Gone Awry, Arc ID 2093

-----
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
it's NEVER too late to pad your /ignore list!

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by OmniNogard View Post
Want to know something funny, Titans is Smashing too. yet it gets SWORDS.
and axes ... both would be lethal primary.

Titan weapon: the horsemans katana. I don't know the real name. it would be cool though.

Titan: GIANT barbarian club w/knots sticking out.

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by CBeet View Post
For Staff Fighting, I would like to see a Street Light/Lamp and/or a Traffic Light, a makeshift weapon from the street.
Wouldn't these make more sense as Titan weapons?

For staff weapons, a couple spears would be nice too, seeing as elemental versions were mentioned in the ustream, that they'd ignore effects, can't see any reason to withhold the pointy spear type weapons for Staff Melee, assuming that you don't intend to make a bladed spear/pike/trident type weapon set shortly after releasing Staff melee.

Also, some sort of collapsible simple staff, for the high-tech/magic staff fighters would be pretty cool too. Doesn't have to have any glowy bits, just a staff that extends when you go into or out of combat mode. You can also make a tech/magic glow enhanced version, but don't forget the simple collapsible staff version as well.

Also seeing as you're looking at the thread: Can I remind/request/beg you design folks not to pre-tint any of the staffs? So, we don't end up with a brown staff, even if we choose white as a color? Thanks!

 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by ThePill View Post

Also, some sort of collapsible simple staff, for the high-tech/magic staff fighters would be pretty cool too. Doesn't have to have any glowy bits, just a staff that extends when you go into or out of combat mode. You can also make a tech/magic glow enhanced version, but don't forget the simple collapsible staff version as well.

Yes, like those collapsable knight sticks connected on bottom. Or Dare Devil's staff is a good example