Fire / Ice sword - alternate animations

Again, my usual caveat: Apologies if this has been raised before - I certainly can't find any previous threads on this.

I'd like to see some alternate animations (power customisation) for the 'sword' powers you get in the blaster sets Fire / Ice Manipulation. Rather than always use a sword animation, I'd like the option to customize the power to use a different animation - like Scorch for example, from the Fire Melee set).


The 'sword' powers are great powers, but at an aesthetic level, conceptually they're not a great fit for some of my toons - which are generally tech origin. The 'swords' (in my narrow mind at least) tend towards the 'fantasy' realm a bit - which might be ok for some, but is something I tend to avoid (not my usual cup of tea)

My fire / fire blaster is case in point: I've not even taken the two 'sword' powers in Fire Manipulation, as they don't fit the concept of the character - who 'shoots' fire from his gloves. (Even Fire Breath can be changed from being an actual 'breath')

Conceptually, I could see him ignting his gloves, and then punching someone, but I can't stretch the concept to him being able to generate - and hold - a 'solid' weapon made of fire.



It's largely a conceptual issue - and almost certainly a subjective one as well, but just putting the idea out there. If it's not already there

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We already got alternate animations to the Fire/Ice power sets. Before Power Customization was added we didn't have two swords to choose from. So if and when the devs go back to do more customization to power sets they'll most likely add it to sets that they haven't already done power customization work on.

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I'm with you. I think an option for a flaming fist or something would be good as well as more swords or other weapons. A fire katana already exists in the game, used by the mastermind pet, Oni from the Ninja set so I don't think it's that much of a stretch for us to be able to utilize it for fire melee/manipulation. Also, I think that different animations could be put in place of the fire sword attacks from the Demon Summoning mastermind set's fire whip attacks.

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@Joshua.

Initial animation for fire sword was badass... Now, not that much.
It was like an horizontal cut to the mob torso while holding the fire sword with too hands...
Elemental melee powersets are dated now, both in animations, activation times, customization and VFX...
I wish the devs would sell updated reskins for existing powersets.

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I want the paragon reward Fire and Ice set swords to be made available for Fiery Melee and Ice Melee (and related sets) for those who have obtained it. :3

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The devs are notoriously resistant to the idea of giving us animation and/or weapon options that do not match the damage type dealt by the power.

In the case of the Fire and Ice swords, that damage is Fire/Cold and Lethal. So, any alternate options we get would have to also match up to having Lethal damage as part of it.

If you can convince them to ignore that, you might stand a better shot at getting what you're asking for. (no one has managed to convince them to ignore it yet)

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