Oooooooooo.

[bzarcher]

I don't talk in here about CoH as much as I used to, partially because I'm frequently part of the bull sessions at PVPf.

But...



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I have a confession to make, i have a bad habbit of PMing statesman with whatever concept i am currently fixated on.

Anyways i PMed Statesman my idea for a Dualpistol scrapper primary, and recieved this response :-)

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Sent to: Statesman

Hey is there any chance of a form of Gunkata for scrappers in the far flung future?

in case you havnt seen it, the gunkata concept is best illustrated in the movie equilibrium (great movie).

it would look a little like this ...

Scrapper GunKata

To me the best thing about this primary would be how unique it is in its targeting of attacks, this would be an okay primary for the novice, but frankly devestating in the hands of a master. This primary is short range low dam but with with quick fluid movements.

All cones are centered on your current target and have a 30ft range
All random targets are selected by the computer from valid targets within 30ft.
You have two guns so 4 shots would be 2 dual shots.
If you target dies mid attack, the rest of the shots against them are randomly targeted.

(*Snip*)
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From: Statesman

Yes. This is what I was planning for pistols (though not your exact powers).
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So, at some point in the future (Issue 4?) there will be a power pool for Gun-Fu.

Just when you thought the game couldn't get better...

You give a man a pistol and he's dangerous. You give him two pistols, and he's God.

Comments

[litagemini.livejournal.com]

Okay...

That is definitely sweet.

Good thing I still have some slots left on Virtue.

I haven't tried a Scrapper yet.

Wonder now if the Trenchcoat/Gunkata/Katana combo will be possible.

CAPTAIN TRENCHKATANA, HOOOOOOOOO.....!!!!

[mephron]

Gun Kata will probably be a blaster primary. Which makes me wonder what you could get as a secondary to go with it....

[karzon.livejournal.com]

Wow. Definitely cool. I like the idea of it being a Scrapper. I think it fits the best.

Also, are there going to be trenchcoats? Ever?

I just wish CoH could be a little more like X-Men: Legends ... but it's still an awesome game.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

From what I'm hearing, Trenchcoats are set for issue 3.

I've heard from dklegman that my life is without worth until I get X-men: Legends and have people over for a four player game. :D

[karzon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, don't bother playing it single player. The AI is abysmal.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

When isn't it? But I may plan a rental for a weekend when I can get a good crew down for a few hours.

[nachitor.livejournal.com]

A few hours at the multiplayer difficulty will get you about 2 feet into the first mission. ;)

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Excellent. :D

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

The more I think about it, the likely reduced range and lower damage vs. speed and AOE makes it more likely to be a scrapper set. (Think Spines.)

OTOH, if it's Blaster, then I know at least one person who really liked the idea of a Pistols/Ice blaster. (Looking at you, neeri...)

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Wait, you're playing on Virtue?

Why wasn't I notified?

Scrappers = Awesome, by the way.

And for the record, I actually know that nachitor has a Captain Trenchkatana registered on one server or another... :D

[nachitor.livejournal.com]

Yeah, TrenchKatana (all that will fit in the name field) is a character I came up with back in the day. You may have seen his origin.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

I can't decide what scares me more - His origin, or the fact that he was part of what got you into Beta.

[nachitor.livejournal.com]

What ended up getting me into Beta was my pre-order, so don't be scared of that. ;)

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

That does help.

Somewhat.

[litagemini.livejournal.com]

Ah, so THAT's where I originally heard that from!

[litagemini.livejournal.com]

Um, yeah. I have Lady Atari over there. She's the only one on there I actively play right now, since I accidentally made a really useful Blaster alt on Guardian, but discovered that I do not like controllers. (My Controller on Virtue is Gemma Alpha, however, if you're curious, but I find her less fun to play than Blaster, Defender.)

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Ah-haaah.

Well, if you see

Doyle Tyrolson, Eisensturm, Glacial Action, or Brother Ismaril on, those are my current alts on Virtue. Depending what level you're at, just about any of them are good for something, as long as I'm on.