I wonder if they could make different sword shapes, then let us scale them up or down as desired, then also let us choose skins and aura effects for them. So like you first pick (or buy off the Starmart) a sword shape (straight, katana, khopesh, etc). Then, in the avatar builder, that sword comes with knobs to control it's size, so you can make it appropriate for your toon concept (even oversized, of you want), then you can apply one of the skins it comes with, or buy new ones as they come out, then if you want it to be a fire sword, you could apply a flame aura to it, and cool "trailing edge swipe" effects, like the prestige run powers had.

Assuming you can do prop = shape frame + skin + aura and effects, I think all sorts of stuff is possible. Maybe even add in sound effects for when you deploy/stow your prop (*snikt*, *schwing*, etc)

Then the "energy blade" is just a skin that goes on the regular sword or claw frame, etc.

I think dancing swords that animate and fight in their own should be pets. That would be a cool pet set actually, self-actuating "magic" weapons. GW2 has monsters that are essentially that, in the three Orr maps, which are overrun with undead everywhere.

I will echo the idea that if "animals" is going to be a skin or theme for a power set, like a pet set, or a control set, or what have you, you probably want to consider a swarm of insects as a particle effect that could be the animation for a ranged AoE, or even a persistent AoE drop. Like instead of Fire Patch burning you, the "swarm of ants" on the ground has different particle animation, but still just does DoT like the fire would do.

To me, props are a more narrowed topic.

On a separate note, I want wrist blasters a la Deadshot, Man-At-Arms, Space Ghost, etc that actuate and have parts that pop up and retract back down. Like Iron Man's pop-out wrist rocket.

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Edit: I intended to ask for this as one of my Kickstarter perks. They deal at that time was that anything they can do for one arm, they can easily mirror-image copy for the other arm as well, so it's like a two-fer. I also want a jetpack that has movinf "swing wing" animations like an F-14, or Buzz Lightyear, etc.

Khakkhara / Shakujō / Monk Staff

also a single shotgun because shotguns are cool

also chainsaws

Elios Valoryn wrote:

Notears pls

nope... chainsaws and shotguns...

...and I want a new Nunchuk-Gun, like in this cartoon (spoiler alert, Perducci is the bad guy):

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Radiac wrote:

...and I want a new Nunchuk-Gun, like in this cartoon (spoiler alert, Perducci is the bad guy):

But how does he type with boxing gloves on?! (Love me some Strongbad!)

this thread got way too weird way too fast

Or...

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i dont play girl toons but i would definitely reconsider if this was an option

desviper wrote:

Don't we already have a popular weapon request thread?
Anywho :p
Not so much a prop, but I'd love to have elemental versions of each prop. E.g., take a sword, cover it in fire/translucent coat, remove the sword model, voila, fire sword.
I'd think this setup could be applied to any weapon, color, aura, but maybe it's more technically difficult than that.
This covers: "Energy version of all melee weapons"

Yeah I think there's going to be a lot of "gray" area between what people are calling weapons, props and/or costume items.

For example a "sword" seems to be just be a weapon for melee attacks. But let's say you have a guy who uses a sword for some attacks (a "prop" for melee powers) but who also has a shoulder parrot who shoots laser beams from its eyes. In that case the bird would probably be defined as a ranged attack prop. Or let's consider a magic user that uses a wand to cast lightning bolts. In that case the wand would be a rnaged prop but -not- likely used as a melee weapon. Or what about a guy who runs around with a half-lit cigar in his mouth - in that case the cigar is likely just a costume item but I suppose a silly person could define the cigar as a prop so that say a smoke-screen power could be puffed from it.

Basically it sounds like people will be able to define all sorts of "things" as, well, all sorts of different kinds of things.

notears wrote:

I want the ability to have a prop made out of the particle effect of my theme

That sounds like the CoT equivalent of "crossing the streams". ;)

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I want a magician's wand, a simple black rod with a white top... also? A conductor's stick

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desviper wrote:

Lothic wrote:
desviper wrote:
Don't we already have a popular weapon request thread?
Anywho :p
Not so much a prop, but I'd love to have elemental versions of each prop. E.g., take a sword, cover it in fire/translucent coat, remove the sword model, voila, fire sword.
I'd think this setup could be applied to any weapon, color, aura, but maybe it's more technically difficult than that.
This covers: "Energy version of all melee weapons"
Yeah I think there's going to be a lot of "gray" area between what people are calling weapons, props and/or costume items.
For example a "sword" seems to be just be a weapon for melee attacks. But let's say you have a guy who uses a sword for some attacks (a "prop" for melee powers) but who also has a shoulder parrot who shoots laser beams from its eyes. In that case the bird would probably be defined as a ranged attack prop. Or let's consider a magic user that uses a wand to cast lightning bolts. In that case the wand would be a rnaged prop but -not- likely used as a melee weapon. Or what about a guy who runs around with a half-lit cigar in his mouth - in that case the cigar is likely just a costume item but I suppose a silly person could define the cigar as a prop so that say a smoke-screen power could be puffed from it.
Basically it sounds like people will be able to define all sorts of "things" as, well, all sorts of different kinds of things.
Sword: obvious Prop.
Laser shooting parrot: costume piece with a Socket, not a prop.
Wands can certainly be melee Props (http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Soul+Greatsword), but still a prop. Hey, even a point blank lightning bolt makes it a prop.
Cigar with smoke/fire attacks: costume piece with Socket. Or, even just use the mouth socket.
Idk, man, I think I've got Prop vs Socket down. Rule of Thumb: a Prop can be thrown at someone ;)

Yeah maybe I didn't quite explain where I was going with my post. Clearly you can always take a specifc object and define it as one type of "thing" (prop, costume item, etc.). But what if there are things that you might want to define multiple/unusual ways.

For example take a sword. Now most people would probably want to use a sword as a melee weapon. But I could just as easily have a character concept where I use a sword as a "mystical focus" that acts more like a wand (ranged attacks only) or I could have an Operator and perhaps I define a sword as the magic object I use to control my henchman. In that case it's not really going to be used as a weapon, prop or socket - it could easily just be a standard costume item for that.

My point is that many things could be defined in multiple ways. I'm just wondering if CoT will be flexible enough for all that.

desviper wrote:

Lothic wrote:

For example take a sword. Now most people would probably want to use a sword as a melee weapon. But I could just as easily have a character concept where I use a sword as a "mystical focus" that acts more like a wand (ranged attacks only) or I could have an Operator and perhaps I define a sword as the magic object I use to control my henchman. In that case it's not really going to be used as a weapon, prop or socket - it could easily just be a standard costume item for that.

My point is that many things could be defined in multiple ways. I'm just wondering if CoT will be flexible enough for all that.

In all of those cases the sword is still a Prop. Like I said, a Prop can be thrown. I do hope there's dud props that're aesthetic only, but they'd still be props.

They definitely gave the example of shooting fireballs from a sword in an early update.

No, in at least one of my cases the sword is "just" a costume item and in ALL the cases NEVER intended to be thrown. Hince my point that this is not all quite as simple as you're making it out to be.

Boomerangs and tomohawks

Lothic wrote:

notears wrote:
I want the ability to have a prop made out of the particle effect of my theme
That sounds like the CoT equivalent of "crossing the streams". ;)

Actually this is a great idea, a GhostBuster's style proton pack and laser gun with connecting cables.

a shoulder kitty that can be used as a bludgeon, same animation uses pillows, small faeries, little dogs...

tongue lash. your tongue is a whip. its as long as a whip. great for cyborg characters.

Prop for blasters: Stretchy arm. Energy attacks are a straight line to the target. your arm extends on that straight line and punches the target instead. and then snaps back.

People have mentioned this before but throwing items for blaster attacks. No need to recover them same animation for all. Throwing discs, throwing stars. stop signs, rubble,

Another blaster prop: Cannon Balls shooting from your hand or firing point. "Avast there shoulder kitty! Toss another volley into the poop deck!"
Modern munitions would be fun too. Tank blasts from your hand. works with shoulder turrets too.