They need a bit more work on the normal mapped faces to get them just right - I don't think that they should give up on them after only a handful of faces.
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Originally Posted by Vyver
They painted on toes? That's new.
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They're not just nondescript, they're also butt ugly. And I don't mean ugly in the sense of bad artwork - the artwork on them is pretty good. I mean they are the faces of butt ugly people. I don't know what it is about them, but these faces are not salvageable with or without the normal mapping. And the Gunslinger faces are not a lot better. The old faces may be low-res and boring, but at least they're not that ugly, even when they're covered in scars, veins or horrible burns.|
Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle
I also see the value in the normal mapped faces, however: they're almost audaciously nondescript, but that means you can tog them up any way you like.
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Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle
Ignoring the toes thing, the strapped heels are definitely still not a perfect costume piece, yet thanks to normal mapping they are the first time that a city of heroes character can have non-mechanical ankles. Kind of.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Techbot, I totally agree that the mutant pack faces are phenomenal and they should produce more things like that. I also see the value in the normal mapped faces, however: they're almost audaciously nondescript, but that means you can tog them up any way you like. An issue I have with bioluminescent, for example, is that the eyes look a lot better with some colors of skin and glow than with others. Obviously a problem that one can easily work around but it is a trade-off.
The other thing I'd say about the normal mapped parts is give em a chance. The steampunk faces were, as far as I'm aware, the first generation of that tech's application to player pieces. As one would expect, they're not perfect. But consider the piece that's the topic of this thread: ignoring the toes thing, the strapped heels are definitely still not a perfect costume piece, yet thanks to normal mapping they are the first time that a city of heroes character can have non-mechanical ankles. Kind of. I would agree that a lingering issue is the fact there aren't many other options you can use that blend seamlessly with the normal mapped pieces. This may be a case where the devs don't consider it as annoying as some players do - look at the spring fling banner in the launcher, biolum-woman has sleeves that go exactly up to her forearms and then bare skin that isn't even from the bioluminescent set just so she can have those gloves! Wouldn't that be annoying?