Should mastermind pets be customizable?
By
dbhellfist,
Posted on: 2011-12-19 13:22 in Suggestions and Ideas
Welcome to the forums. We've been asking for MM pet customization ever since they were introduced to the game several years ago.
Is now a good time to request Female Pets? No? It's been done before? Yeah.
Female MM pets? That's a great idea! Why hasn't someone brought it up before?
Also, they should remove the visual effects from Hasten. And purge names taken by accounts that haven't logged in for years. And give us bases/housing for characters that aren't in SGs. And where's my solo incarnate content already?
Wait, we're actually getting one of those.
FUN FACT: That burst of light when you level up is actually the effectiveness escaping from your enhancements all at once.
I really don't want much for pet customization. Just letting me pick a primary and secondary color to apply to part of their costumes.
On a related note, I really wish that once you've named a minion then that minion would retain the same model and 'job.' For example, I summon my thugs: The arsonist is a red haired model and I name him Opie. Next time I bring out the henchman the name Opie may be assigned to one of the the regular thugs and have an African-American model. That's NOT Opie anymore!
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@Inquisitor
I covered this in a post let me find it .................. oh here it is will re post for your convenience 
i have suggested a few things in the past none really have been commented on here is the fist on my list. thread is here http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=192217
I call this a good death when you die an alternate animation would play like for a robot pc would fall apart or explode no damage, a magic one would melt turn to a puddle or the energy would leave there body, natural maybe over act the death "must go int to the light " a demonic pc could be sucked back to hell "demon summon example" there are may different ones out there right now any of which could be used or modified with little effort.
second: travel power customization link here http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=195762
jet pack active when fly or jump used like the jet boots for the pack it would unfold from your back could also be used for wings normal and mechanical as do not like that thay stick out while running around on the ground or a winged demon on your back for fly a device they teleports or a runic circle appears and you teleport. I have more Ideas but just getting started. here is some more ideas i posted in another older link
The travel powers would be easy to do with what is in game now a heat shimmer for fly, or punching a few buttons on the arm like summoning pet to open a gate to step through, super sped could trail electric like, and super jump could send out some type of pulse from the feet. I had said some thing like this before but the last time i i said some things that are not in game already these could easily be taken from other places and made to work with the powers. I mean they all ready said they would may just have to wait a bit more down the road I my self love this game and will be here until I get too old to see the keys. A big thank you to all you guys that work on this game with out you a lot of my imagination would have never have thought of some very cool super heroes and there counter parts so thank you some day would love to some of my ideas come true and a major face lift to the game graphic wise.
even an older post i did again coped here for all to see again
What i would like to see is costume parts that inter act with the powers like the jet boots do with fly, like wrist bands that pop up to shoot lasers or automatic weapons fire, (i know its been said but jet packs that pop out of the back to work with the fly power and retract so there out of the way for those who use tech and science origins). Its a cool idea and may have been said before.
third: master mind powers link here were i posted in a thread about this http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=236458
let me expand on this a bit the choice of what powers for the master mind to use with the first would be nice like dual pistols for mercenary's would be nice or electrical for ninjas i really hate the bow and arrow. For the robots electrical would be nice as well and not the lazer gun which would be good for the mercenary's or thugs maybe what i am saying a sub power set under the first.
so there would be a sub set under the other example: pick your pets and pick your power sub with the minions think about it black lightning with zombies would be cool
again coped this from an older post i did here
I know this is off topic but the one thing i would like to see is the master mind primary sets divided to allow chose between the type of pets with the power ups in one list and the attack options in another example (the ninja master mind has a bow which i hate i would like the option to have electricity to go with the storm secondary). which would give the character a ninja magic feel. Going one step further having alternate pets would be great as well so those who do not want the magic route could have some thing besides the oni
most of these can be done with very little difficulty i think but would give so much more to the game and players
Some of my suggestions from posts i have done
boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=195762&highlight=dbhellfist
boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=278178&highlight=dbhellfist
Here is all My toons
http://img261.imagevenue.com/gallery...9625081-24.php
In a word, my answer to the thread title: YES. I think maybe fully custom MM pets are impossible due to server load, but perhaps a wider array of looks for pets:
Mercs: Police, Military
Demons: Cthuhlu(ftaghn!), CoT Demons
Zombies: Frankensteinian constructs, skeletons, ghosts
etc.
Open Archetype Suggestion thread!, Kirsten's Epic Weapon Pools, Feudal Japan, Etc., Alignment specific Rularuu iTrials!
If Masterminds didn't suck, they'd be the most powerful AT in the game.
I can see how full customizable minions would make PvP unfair (the mastermind could hind amongst his minions) but I think you should be able to at lest change the colors on your minions. The color change would not have to be a big change it could be done the same way you color your power sets. The way it is now only the zombie minions color can be change, so you are limited to what you can have your mastermind look like if you want him to mach his minions. What do you think?