It seems odd to me that all of the mechs get the same little holo dealy every time they use their signature ability. It would be cool if there were a few to chose from and maybe a few premium ones that a pilot could customize their mech with, like with the taunt holos, repair bots, and so on. Just a few ideas:
- Chicken sound and feathers (for when your Raider decides to GTFO)
- Holographic Mass Effect-like armor (Would fit well with a Bruiser)
- Smokey skulls (Reaper, anyone_)
- Shroud of fire
- Crashing waves
You get the picture. Note that all of these things would still have the kinda stripey, flickering holographic thing going on like an old TV set. You wouldn't activate an ability and look like something out of G Gundam. But, if pilots take the time to make holographic taunts of chickens and teabagging robots, I would assume they would also find time to make awesome holos for their mech's abilities. In all honesty, I can think of nothing cooler than having my Raider in full Blitz barreling down on an enemy with some sort of scary fire shroud and a maniacal laugh blaring from unseen speakers.
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Okay, people are having trouble with my sarcasm or maybe just terminology, so I'll say it here in plain terms.
Currently, when a player uses a special ability, they get red or blue boxes around them. These are the same on every mech. That's kind of boring, considering all the other ways you can trick out your mech. I am suggesting that different designs, instead of these red and blue boxes, be added as a customizable feature. Maybe green boxes! Or yellow circles! Or magical dancing leprechauns who only speak in Italian.
Edited by Commander_Char, September 07 2014 - 04:36 AM.