I've been having some trouble with insomnia again lately. Waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep. Since I was awake again last night, I fired up the computer and dove into Test's costume creator.
The Brawler was not exaggerating. There are an enormous number of shield options, and they all look fantastic. I tried really hard not to let them inspire character ideas since I'm already contemplating 2-3 shield characters. The real reason I was in there was to see the options and to pick a shield for Vagabond Knight.
Now, I've been playing the character of the Vagabond since 1990. I have a good idea of what he and his stuff looks like in my head. Often, it's hard to make that come out on paper or in a video game, and I end up settling in one way or another. Sometimes it comes out good anyway. Sometimes, not so much.
The shield options are fantastic. Shapes and sizes, colors and textures, patterns and emblems... even if I13 creates City of Shields, there is so much variety that everyone's will look different. And they had the perfect shield for Vagz. Right size, right shape, coloration... it's not perfect to what I've always pictured in my head, but it's damn close. And it looked fantastic in the creator. I'm betting it'll look good in the game, too.
No screenshot. You'll just have to wait to see what it looks like. :)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I13 Plans
Yes, I already have characters created in my head. These are ranked from "absolutely creating the second I13 drops" down to "will create if I have time/interest".
Vagabond Knight (Shield/Fire tank)
* I already have the name reserved because I worried with shields coming, others might make a grab for it. Fyre and I have spotted other "Vagabond" characters running around... I would've made him shield/broadsword, but two things: they're not proliferating broadsword to tanks (yet), and I've already done broadsword. I contemplated Axe and Mace, but the sword is really Vagz' preferred weapon, and I kinda like that Fire includes a sword (sorta). And this way, I get a tank and two powersets I haven't played yet.
Unnamed E-VAC version (Psionic or Radiation/Pain corrupter)
*Oh, yes. E is coming back. "Pain Domination" is just too perfect for him. I'm having trouble coming up with the right name, though, mostly 'cause I'm not sure he'll go by a variation on "EVAC" with the story I've got cooking. Now what could make him go bad? Hmm...
Unnamed Will version (Shield/Mace tank)
* Yeah, you weren't the only one thinking this, Keen. :) Will's supposed to have been a SWAT officer from way back, so a riot shield and baton? All over this. Srsly. I had my fingers crossed for a riot shield, but was thinking tech mace or Energy Melee (from the power gauntlets) until I heard about the riot baton. We'll see, though. HeroWill hasn't seen a lot of play and the original Will has seen pretty much none. Plus, starting up two tanks when I've had a hard time playing tanks before might not be a good idea. My highest-level tank to date reached 16 before he was deleted.
Unnamed Blood Crucible version (Broadsword or Katana/Dark Armor or Shield or Super Reflexes or Willpower scrapper)
* Just a thought I'm toying with. As you can probably tell, it's not even close to formed yet. I enjoy the character and don't want to stop playing him once he hits 50. :) My only hesitation is playing him as just another flavor of scrapper. Dunno. We'll see.
Vagabond Knight (Shield/Fire tank)
* I already have the name reserved because I worried with shields coming, others might make a grab for it. Fyre and I have spotted other "Vagabond" characters running around... I would've made him shield/broadsword, but two things: they're not proliferating broadsword to tanks (yet), and I've already done broadsword. I contemplated Axe and Mace, but the sword is really Vagz' preferred weapon, and I kinda like that Fire includes a sword (sorta). And this way, I get a tank and two powersets I haven't played yet.
Unnamed E-VAC version (Psionic or Radiation/Pain corrupter)
*Oh, yes. E is coming back. "Pain Domination" is just too perfect for him. I'm having trouble coming up with the right name, though, mostly 'cause I'm not sure he'll go by a variation on "EVAC" with the story I've got cooking. Now what could make him go bad? Hmm...
Unnamed Will version (Shield/Mace tank)
* Yeah, you weren't the only one thinking this, Keen. :) Will's supposed to have been a SWAT officer from way back, so a riot shield and baton? All over this. Srsly. I had my fingers crossed for a riot shield, but was thinking tech mace or Energy Melee (from the power gauntlets) until I heard about the riot baton. We'll see, though. HeroWill hasn't seen a lot of play and the original Will has seen pretty much none. Plus, starting up two tanks when I've had a hard time playing tanks before might not be a good idea. My highest-level tank to date reached 16 before he was deleted.
Unnamed Blood Crucible version (Broadsword or Katana/Dark Armor or Shield or Super Reflexes or Willpower scrapper)
* Just a thought I'm toying with. As you can probably tell, it's not even close to formed yet. I enjoy the character and don't want to stop playing him once he hits 50. :) My only hesitation is playing him as just another flavor of scrapper. Dunno. We'll see.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Shields
Posted on the official forums by "Back Alley Brawler" at 10/24/08 05:44 PM:
Holy cow!Just tallied up our shields yesterday and we now have 41 variations (different geometry or base textures). That's not counting all of the patterns or emblems.
Bad news is Rachael threatened to choke us out and bury us in the marshes behind the Google complex if we tried to sneak in any more, so this last batch (in next week's build) will probably be it for a while.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Boys and Girls of Every Age...
If you haven't been to the City of Heroes official site or weren't in game last night... the Halloween Event has begun!
Fyre and I were in the depths of Dark Astoria, RPing and about to head into a mission. When suddenly, there was a bizarre minor-key strum of music, slightly longer than the ones you get moving from area to area in the zones. Both of us were just staring at each other in silence, each one silently wondering if the other was hearing the same thing. How do I know? 'Cause once it was silent again, we each asked the other "did you hear that"? :)
Then it started.
The earth ripped open. Long, dead hands clawed their way upward, and we were surrounded by the walking dead. Not cybernetic, green-from-embalming-fluid, strapped-with-explosives Vahzilok zombies. Not dried-out, glowing-runes-on-their-chests Banished Pantheon zombies. No, not even the stripped-down zombies that come out of the Trick doors. These are rotting corpse zombies of the classic horror movie style. Bared teeth, rotting clothes, groaning and making disturbing noises... and according to the zone event alerts, they were freakin' EVERYWHERE.
I don't know how long the attack lasted, but it was longer than I expected. It was probably the coolest, most Halloweenish thing ever, and Fyre and I got to experience it deep in Moth Cemetery in Dark Astoria. PERFECT!
Fyre and I were in the depths of Dark Astoria, RPing and about to head into a mission. When suddenly, there was a bizarre minor-key strum of music, slightly longer than the ones you get moving from area to area in the zones. Both of us were just staring at each other in silence, each one silently wondering if the other was hearing the same thing. How do I know? 'Cause once it was silent again, we each asked the other "did you hear that"? :)
Then it started.
The earth ripped open. Long, dead hands clawed their way upward, and we were surrounded by the walking dead. Not cybernetic, green-from-embalming-fluid, strapped-with-explosives Vahzilok zombies. Not dried-out, glowing-runes-on-their-chests Banished Pantheon zombies. No, not even the stripped-down zombies that come out of the Trick doors. These are rotting corpse zombies of the classic horror movie style. Bared teeth, rotting clothes, groaning and making disturbing noises... and according to the zone event alerts, they were freakin' EVERYWHERE.
I don't know how long the attack lasted, but it was longer than I expected. It was probably the coolest, most Halloweenish thing ever, and Fyre and I got to experience it deep in Moth Cemetery in Dark Astoria. PERFECT!
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