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[Der Kopfsammler]

(I don't think anyone ever discussed this in the foruns yet, if im wrong please link me the page since i wasn't unable to find any post about it - thanks in advance. )

So we all know that the pilot and the mech will be two different factors in game. So im now focusing on the pilot here, or his looks to be more precise. Should there be a character creation to distinguish ourselves better in game from other players rather than just the pilot's name, maybe to be used in some sort of 3D lobby while awaiting mech combat, or while in hangar where we could just walk arround our mech viewing like if it was with our own eyes, or maybe to give players the chance to interact with each other in a funnier way?

I have seen this being made in many other MMO games recently, (EvE Online, APB Reloaded, etc.) and i just needed to ask what is your opinion on it. This can be a way to cut out the idea that MWO will be something as "basic" as World of Tanks...

[Hanse Sandoval]

I say go the EVE Online route and focus on my gameplay for now. Someday down the road, I'd love to walk/float around a dropship bay, but that isnt my concern now. For now, give me PPC or give me death.

[Morashtak]

What he said x10.

[Der Kopfsammler]

Hanse Sandoval, on 18 March 2012 - 05:34 PM, said:

I say go the EVE Online route and focus on my gameplay for now. Someday down the road, I'd love to walk/float around a dropship bay, but that isnt my concern now. For now, give me PPC or give me death.

True. But i didn't ment that they should do it like "right away" either. Devs already got their hands full with more important gameplay features.

[The Cheese]

Pretty sure this has been discussed before.

I vote 'no'. This is Mechwarrior, not Second Life.

[MartianEngineer]

Der Kopfsammler, on 18 March 2012 - 05:36 PM, said:

True. But i didn't ment that they should do it like "right away" either. Devs already got their hands full with more important gameplay features.

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[Der Kopfsammler]

The Cheese, on 18 March 2012 - 05:37 PM, said:

Pretty sure this has been discussed before.

I vote 'no'. This is Mechwarrior, not Second Life.

I don't want it to become like it either, so its not the intended. Its just to give a bit more "realism" to this simm.

[wpmaura]

eve had a decent character creator from day one then they upgraded it to the new one which is really over the top.

But I think its needed somewhat, I personly hate Perpetums, Either have one or not, but nothing half assed.

[HeIIequin]

Beyond my lancemates seeing my characters head animation appear on their HUD when I toggle my mic, I don't have a pressing need to have a custom character creator. Maybe have a pic of my head next to my bio for faction mates to view or something. I chose the 'we'll see later' option.

[Don]

I want to the game to reach the point in development where after mine and my enemies mechs are completely destroyed, we can get out of them and continue fighting in hand to hand combat... to the death.

[Der Kopfsammler]

HeIIequin, on 18 March 2012 - 05:45 PM, said:

Beyond my lancemates seeing my characters head animation appear on their HUD when I toggle my mic, I don't have a pressing need to have a custom character creator. Maybe have a pic of my head next to my bio for faction mates to view or something. I chose the 'we'll see later' option.

Well that could actually be the beguinning of that, as long as it don't become like in Black Prophecy, where we create our character for... nothing at all... lol.

[Fabe]

Not sure if we really need full 3d avatars we can walk around with but at the vary lest we should be able to create a face for our selves.

[Der Kopfsammler]

Don, on 18 March 2012 - 05:46 PM, said:

I want to the game to reach the point in development where after mine and my enemies mechs are completely destroyed, we can get out of them and continue fighting in hand to hand combat... to the death.

With the Mount & Blade fighting system... or crush the other player with our surviving mech. It would be brutal... lol!
(that would force players to clone themselves for future fights )

[Bluey]

Noneed erm I mean agreed

[SirDenOfYork]

The Cheese, on 18 March 2012 - 05:37 PM, said:

Pretty sure this has been discussed before.

I vote 'no'. This is Mechwarrior, not Second Life.

Totally agree....

[cinco]

**** yeah.

those soldiers walking around in the dropship trailer look awesome.

[NightFallsOnU]

I vote yes.... just so i don't see an Atlas do /dance

[Sassori]

I'd be down for character creator, EVE's new one is great, I love it, just wish it was used more. I think it would really add a more social element to the whole lobby thing especially if we could have companies made and have company drop ships etc. Have to do it in a way that isn't breaking immersion but that'll be tricky to begin with, we're going to be jumping whole systems in seconds instead of days/weeks.

Travel to the jump ship via drop ship back and forth takes a /long/ time in lore.

[cinco]

dancing and childish crap don't belong in this game. blacklight retribution is that way>>>

[Helmer]

Christopher Dayson, on 18 March 2012 - 06:43 PM, said:

I'd be down for character creator, EVE's new one is great, I love it, just wish it was used more. I think it would really add a more social element to the whole lobby thing especially if we could have companies made and have company drop ships etc. Have to do it in a way that isn't breaking immersion but that'll be tricky to begin with, we're going to be jumping whole systems in seconds instead of days/weeks.

Travel to the jump ship via drop ship back and forth takes a /long/ time in lore.

I'd be ok with it. MPBT on the GEnie network (Early to mid 90s) had horrible graphcs, even for the time. But being able to go to the Valhalla club and sit and talk was nice. Personally, I don't need actual avatars walking around. But an EVE like creation system would'nt be bad. At least you'd have a face to associate to some of the pilots you interact with.

Edited by Helmer, 18 March 2012 - 06:57 PM.