Community Forum Q&A #5
Once again NCsoft has been kind enough to take a few of our Tabula Rasa forum questions and try to present answers on issues our posters asked! This Forum Q&A had a few questions regarding customization and focused also on getting a little feedback regarding the state of Snipers and their Stealth Armor. This will also mark the first for new Community Manager Critters who while very experienced has absorbed the responsibilities of April "CuppaJo" Burba, so we have someone new to stalk for answers.
Welcome Critters and thank you again for taking the time to tackle this questions!
Ten Ton Hammer: Kaos would like to know if there will be more visual armor customization options similar to the tailoring system in CoH (he got spoiled just like we did with it).
*Critters* I think most players will agree, as you level through the game, it’s really nice when you get options to look more and more impressive. Everyone knows the feeling when you start out as a newb, and you see your first level 50 - you can just tell that they put a lot of work into their character by the style of armor that they wear and the abilities that they use. We plan to add more options for character customization in the future. At the moment, the armor sets are getting optimized (this should be in 1.5) to allow additional pieces to be added in the future.
Personal Amor Units will help in this area too. The PAU concept art hasn’t been released yet, but I can tell you they are very grandiose in nature and will hopefully scare the hell out of the newbies when they see you.
Ten Ton Hammer: Brahmabull 75 (and a few others) are wondering if the Sniper skill "shredder ammo" will become fast cast? They feel it's short duration makes it less practical in the middle of combat.
*Critters* I’ll pass that on to the Dev Team.
Ten Ton Hammer: Sorle69 is concerned about the viability of Stealth armor in PvP combat. Are there any plans to implement any PvP bonuses to this armor
*Critters* Yes it is something that Classes and Combat Team is working on. Right now there are a number of ideas being discussed, but as always coming up with something that is balanced for 3 different classes ( Ranger, Spy, & Sniper) is not easy.
Ten Ton Hammer: Daed would like to know if the max view distance is currently working as attended? Snipers in particular find it frequently hard to see targets sometimes as close as 60 meters, well below their optimal distance.
*Critters* We’re currently looking into ways to improve the max view distance for players so that this won’t be a problem in the future.
Ten Ton Hammer: Entaro would like to know if we'll ever be able to paint the secondary parts of our armor. Will it be possible?
*Critters* This was question was also brought up in our last Feedback Friday Article. We are currently looking into ways to “dye” and customize your armor better than what currently exists.
So there you have it! PAU's will scare the hell out of newbies and Stealth Armor is getting a PvP revamp next update! Discuss what you think here and be sure to head to Ask a Dev if you have questions.
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