Frozen Armor Visual Effects for the Mastermind Epic Power Set
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Aett_Thorn,
Posted on: 2012-03-21 07:11 in Player Questions
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Yes, you will look like an ice cube.|
Originally Posted by Sneaky Fox
If I recall correctly, Frozen Armor is the one that makes you look like you're encased in ice cubes. Is this true, and, if so, is there some way to disable this visual effect on an epic power set, aside from the slash command that locally removes visual effects?
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No, there is no way to only suppress this one effect.
Edit -> I've thought for a while now that Frozen Armor needs, as part of power customization, a Hoarfrost-y version of the powers. Basically, a less intrusive visual form that still sticks to the theme. I think that Ice Armor, and by extension the ancillaries that have it, have suffered in popularity because of the graphics.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I was just the one with the most unsolicited sombrero." - Traegus
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Yeah, I think I'm probably going to just go with Field Mastery on my MM then, to avoid being an ice cube forever. I spend a great deal of time on my costumes, and I would rather they not be completely obscured by the rather unflattering Frozen Armor graphic.
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Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
Yes, you will look like an ice cube.
No, there is no way to only suppress this one effect. Edit -> I've thought for a while now that Frozen Armor needs, as part of power customization, a Hoarfrost-y version of the powers. Basically, a less intrusive visual form that still sticks to the theme. I think that Ice Armor, and by extension the ancillaries that have it, have suffered in popularity because of the graphics. |
Mace Mastery has a defense shield, Scorpion Shield, like Frozen Armor, but without the intrusive ice block.
Now if only corruptors had Chill Mastery or at least a blue side defense toggle...
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Ah, but unless I (along with the various fan wikis) am mistaken, Masterminds do not get Mace Mastery as a choice. Thus, my alternative is Field Mastery, unless I wish to get a completely illogical- and shield-less- epic power pool to match my Beast/Storm Mastermind.
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Originally Posted by Ogi
Mace Mastery has a defense shield, Scorpion Shield, like Frozen Armor, but without the intrusive ice block.
Now if only corruptors had Chill Mastery or at least a blue side defense toggle... |
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Masterminds do indeed get Mace Mastery.
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Originally Posted by Sneaky Fox
Ah, but unless I (along with the various fan wikis) am mistaken, Masterminds do not get Mace Mastery as a choice. Thus, my alternative is Field Mastery, unless I wish to get a completely illogical- and shield-less- epic power pool to match my Beast/Storm Mastermind.
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I was just the one with the most unsolicited sombrero." - Traegus
Every AT has access to Mace Mastery (except Kheldians), but it's a Patron pool, not an Ancillary Pool, and so has to be unlocked by running a Patron arc as a Villain.
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I am concerned... which Wiki states that MMs don't get Mace Mastery?
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Originally Posted by Sneaky Fox
Ah, but unless I (along with the various fan wikis) am mistaken, Masterminds do not get Mace Mastery as a choice.
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I was wondering this as well.|
Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
I am concerned... which Wiki states that MMs don't get Mace Mastery?
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OP: check out Mid's Hero Builder. It's a great program that can let you see how you can build various characters without needing to flip through a wiki.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I was just the one with the most unsolicited sombrero." - Traegus
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If he didn't scroll down past "Ancillary power pools," he wouldn't have seen the patron pools in paragonwiki - and thus would only have seen Chill, Charge, Heat and Field. (Or saw the note about "villain alignment" and just ignored it.)
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Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
I am concerned... which Wiki states that MMs don't get Mace Mastery?
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Excuse me, when I said Masterminds I meant Hero Masterminds. I don't care to switch to villain side just so I can swing a mace around like a raving lunatic. 
Well it is a lot less ice cubie than it was originally.
Father Xmas - Level 50 Ice/Ice Tanker - Victory
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I don't really see how it could get much more ice cube-y than it is now without being ridiculous to the point that even a legally blind designer could see that it's gone beyond "Frozen Armor" and just become "Ice with a person somewhere in it."
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Well it is a lot less ice cubie than it was originally.
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That does basically sum up what it looked like originally, actually.
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Originally Posted by Sneaky Fox
I don't really see how it could get much more ice cube-y than it is now without being ridiculous to the point that even a legally blind designer could see that it's gone beyond "Frozen Armor" and just become "Ice with a person somewhere in it."
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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I was just the one with the most unsolicited sombrero." - Traegus
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Really? Any screenshots? 'Cause I just have to see this.|
Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
That does basically sum up what it looked like originally, actually.
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EDIT: Oh my lord, I think I found one.
Wtf?
i must be one of the few poeple who likes the graphics for ice armor lol
in terms of builds though most of my mm go with mace mastery cause i can get the shield with only 1 power pick and it also gives energy defense and toxic resist which ice armor has neither
however on my doms i frequently pick ice mastery because it has so many good powers in the set
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Just remember your blue Corruptor brothers who don't have a Scorpion Shield analog in their APPs.|
Originally Posted by Sneaky Fox
Excuse me, when I said Masterminds I meant Hero Masterminds. I don't care to switch to villain side just so I can swing a mace around like a raving lunatic.
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You may be an ice cube but at least Masterminds have that option.
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I think I'll stick to being a Hero-In-A-Bubble, actually.
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Originally Posted by <span style="color: GoldenRod; font-weight: bold;">Ogi</span>
Just remember your blue Corruptor brothers who don't have a Scorpion Shield analog in their APPs.
You may be an ice cube but at least Masterminds have that option. |
As a note, I know with the Cold defender/corruptor Ice shields, you can change the fx in the costume designer to make them considerably less obtrusive. Change colors to variants of grey, and they become barely visible. I haven't tried this with the Epic pool, I don't know if its possible for epic pool powers.
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Sadly, not possible.
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Originally Posted by Scientist
As a note, I know with the Cold defender/corruptor Ice shields, you can change the fx in the costume designer to make them considerably less obtrusive. Change colors to variants of grey, and they become barely visible. I haven't tried this with the Epic pool, I don't know if its possible for epic pool powers.
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Once upon a time, when I was new to the game and anything seemed possible, I thought Ice Armor would look like some kind of fantasy plate armor, but made of ice. I was rather disappointed to see what it really looked like.
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Sadly, you can't (yet) customize epic pools, or regular pool powers.|
Originally Posted by Scientist
As a note, I know with the Cold defender/corruptor Ice shields, you can change the fx in the costume designer to make them considerably less obtrusive. Change colors to variants of grey, and they become barely visible. I haven't tried this with the Epic pool, I don't know if its possible for epic pool powers.
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They need move their UI designers from the super secret project back to CoH and start cracking the whip to add that option to the interface.
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Unless yesterday's update added the ability to customize epic pool powers without listing it in the patch notes, you still can't.
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Originally Posted by Scientist
As a note, I know with the Cold defender/corruptor Ice shields, you can change the fx in the costume designer to make them considerably less obtrusive. Change colors to variants of grey, and they become barely visible. I haven't tried this with the Epic pool, I don't know if its possible for epic pool powers.
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You can't really appreciate it unless it's in motion (around 52 second mark and at 2:34). This was shot in 2004 after Issue 2 from the look of it. Original Hollows, super herding, fire imps r us, original Rikti Crash Zone, etc.
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Originally Posted by Sneaky Fox
Really? Any screenshots? 'Cause I just have to see this.
EDIT: Oh my lord, I think I found one. Wtf? |
Father Xmas - Level 50 Ice/Ice Tanker - Victory
$725 and $1350 parts lists --- My guide to computer components
Tempus unum hominem manet
If I recall correctly, Frozen Armor is the one that makes you look like you're encased in ice cubes. Is this true, and, if so, is there some way to disable this visual effect on an epic power set, aside from the slash command that locally removes visual effects?