(OPTIONAL) Cosmetic changes to avatars linked to professions

[NeutrinoX]

How's that? Well, I was thinking, maybe with CryENGINE 2 coming and all that, perhaps we could see some cosmetic changes to avatars, related to their professional standings. These changes should be optional, and could be disabled if wanted the same way you can define the way you want your name to be displayed. After hitting certain level, the visual change could be selected, having no more than one or two activated at once.

What kind of cosmetic changes? As example:

Perhaps after reaching certain professional standing level on a Mindforce profession, abilities used would look differently (And more impressive), the avatar's eyes could start to glow when using them. As example, after hitting, say, Lv. 30 in Psychotropy (Dmg or Hit), the Nerve Blast wave could look bigger and extend across all the mob/avatar's body, as if struck by a strong electrical discharge, or Focus Charges could take a different form. Expert teleporters would visually bend the space around them when phasing in/out from a teleport.

For hunters, a high professional standing on a certain type of weapon would cause the avatar to hold the weapon differently, or fire/use it on a way that would suggest a greater expertise, same with mining and handling of medical items.

For those who take a pride on doing PvP, their weapons, clothes and armor would look as if splattered with blood.

I think these kind of modifications would spice up things a bit and serve as some kind of visual indicator to others that you DO know what you're doing, and you've been doing it for quite a while.

(Please forgive me if this has been suggested before, but I did made a search for similar threads and found none. )

[desg90]

That would be SO cool!

Be sure to suggest that to King Marco now that he's become all ears (or eyes, rather).

*starts daydreaming*
After lvl. 20 in journalist career, I'll be able to hang a camera to my neck and use a notebook to fake doing diligent work.
*stops daydreaming*

Yeah, social interactions would never be the same.

[NeutrinoX]

Originally Posted by desg90

That would be SO cool!

Be sure to suggest that to King Marco now that he's become all ears (or eyes, rather).

Sure thing!

Uhm... how do you think I could suggest to Marco? A simple PM with a link to the thread would suffice? Or perhaps just let him to find it by his own?

Originally Posted by desg90

*starts daydreaming*

After lvl. 20 in journalist career, I'll be able to hang a camera to my neck and use a notebook to fake doing diligent work.

*stops daydreaming*

Yeah, social interactions would never be the same.

Oh yes. Just imagine how things would be for the rest, though I'm not too eager to find a Lv. 50 Scammer. Maybe his devil horns and tail shouldn't be made that optional on his case.

[davidgr1200]

Great idea, but it should NOT be optional. Maybe Hunters could become beefier, sweaters redder (=hotter) etc etc.

[Cail]

I mentioned about something like this some time ago.
What i also thought, was that the global/hof swriless should be bigger and cooler with bigger loot, you know, 50 ped = "prooot", 1k ped = "WHIIII", 50k ped = "BOOOOOOOOOOM" :p

[desg90]

Originally Posted by NeutrinoX

Sure thing!

Uhm... how do you think I could suggest to Marco? A simple PM with a link to the thread would suffice? Or perhaps just let him to find it by his own?

You post your idea here.
If he's still answering questions, he'll reply in 24-48 hours.

[onyx oZ Zombie]

sounds very cool! the idea reminds me of Fable

[NevadaJake]

That's a good idea!

[Eron²]

very cool idea.

love the mindfore eye glow the best, could come with unlocking etheral langauge maybe so others can tell who does have it.

maybe for hunters it could be something as simple as a more hunter/combatant relaxed position for your weapon aka on your back in a sling or on hip in holster rather then standing around holding it (something that bothers me) coz after shooting a few thousand rounds i dont wanna hold it anymore, but that doesnt mean im ready to put it away.

[soothsayer]

lovin the idea..

i thought that with different tp chips. .the bigger the chip you leave a different trail behind you as you TP.. but bending time and space around you would be very cool