Why has no superhero MMO ever had a superspeed powerset? Flash and Quicksilver are major heroes in their universes, and the speedster is an iconic hero archetype. And yet, COH, CO, and DCUO all treat superspeed as a travel power only.
Is this an issue of animation or an issue of imagination?
Both COH and CO had a super reflexes defense set, but neither did anything fun with the offensive abilities of the speedster. Sure, I could use Martial Arts or Kinetic Melee, but neither of those captured the whirlwind of punches that is Flash. I would love City of Titans to present a melee speedster powerset, structured around blindingly-fast strikes, multiple hits, and fun animations.
What are your thoughts on how we could do justice to the speedster character?
The Altruist, Invulnerability/Super Strength Stalwart.
Amen!!!!
I'd wondered about about that myself quite a few times. Both COH and DCUO tried a bit with adding a couple of dmg/offensive powers on their superspeed sets but still more fluff than substance. I totally agree that SS sould be a full fledged powerset on it's own.
Speed would be a theme, not a set.
Technical Director
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I couldn't agree more. Being extremely fast is a potent ability and should cost.. but there are so many different types of super speed and ways to translate how that speed is used.
Crowd Control Enthusiast
Right, sorry forgot about the different powers set up CoT will have. And don't get me wrong i also know having SS as an entirely separate powerset would be difficult to implement for various reasons . What i would like to see though is SS being, in some way, a bit more practical and useful than it was in CoH or DCUO. But being considered as a theme is an indication of going the right way with this imo:)
love super speed powers , goes with my hyper personity ))
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