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Custom decals, idea for letting us use them


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#1 Z0MBIE Y0SHI

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 01:44 AM

The consensus is currently that custom decals won't be in due to copyright issue's (I havn't seen a dev comment on this yet though, if they have please share.)

It honestly saddens me quite a bit. I always loved coming up with different insignia's for different lances, and I know I'm not the only one.

Anyway, while I understand why it could be an issue (sorta, seeing an Urbie with an Apple logo hardly seems court worthy) I had a simple idea for getting them. As of now our forum names = pilot names, we also don't have custom avatars. Why not make it so custom avatars can be used as decals, this allows it to be moderated on the website instead of in game. We'd only be allowed to upload a single avatar (so we don't overwhelm) and it would have to be approved by forum Moderators before actually used in game. Even with only a 1 decal limit it could overburden forum mods, in which case I'd recommend moderators whose only responsibility is to approve/disapprove. Also make it so people that submit unusable avatars loose the right to do so for X amount of time/permanently. Who would moderate them?

Us.

Mechwarrior is still around today because of the borderline obsessed community. The majority of people here still have a hard on for the lore, so no Merc/Clan/House insignia's would slip through.

Thoughts, comments? I'd volunteer to help moderate custom insignia's.

Edited by Z0MBIE Y0SHI, 10 July 2012 - 12:04 PM.


#2 Steel Talon

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 03:44 AM

In APB, custom decals are a big business
for company aswell for players

#3 Freyar

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 05:07 AM

Requiring approval for a large free-to-play community would be prohibitively difficult, especially as the community grows.

#4 Schtirlitz

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 08:56 AM

Because there are a lot of morons that wouls use disgusting images - no, or yes if there will be some approval authority.

Edited by Schtirlitz, 07 July 2012 - 08:56 AM.


#5 Z0MBIE Y0SHI

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 09:34 AM

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Edited by Z0MBIE Y0SHI, 09 July 2012 - 09:35 AM.


#6 Del Arianni

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 09:41 AM

That would be cool as all hell.

#7 Schtirlitz

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 10:33 AM

He never said it would be custom made Heraldry.
I think they will permit only ingame patterns.

#8 Thorn Hallis

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 10:38 AM

I think the moderators would balk at the idea of looking through 100000+ avatars/decals.





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