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[Dawn_of_Ash]

Because why not? It'd be MC-only, and make my dulled out weapons, sooo pwetty. :D

 

I think this is what the weapons need - something to make them also look different. A common example I could use with another F2P game is Warframe. Starts you off with a good colour palette to choose from, but then you also have to buy more if you want more - Full Classic Palette, Saturated Classic Palette, Fire Palette etc - which offer a more in-depth colours (something I don't 100% understand nor would buy, but I bet someone would). These palettes can be used on anything to do with customisation - classes (known as Warframes), weapons, and sentinals (pets).

 

Now I don't 100% want to see this in Hawken because the game seems to have a sort of colour theme and rustic style that the previous devs had wanted to keep. The majority of the new players don't seem to agree with this, but that's a subject for another topic.

 

I want to see some weapon skins. What do I mean by "weapon skins"? I do not mean some colour - although that may also be nice. What I mean is a new look. Prime example would be the Tech's prestige weapon. Some people don't like the bright red of it, while others disagree. I think that giving any "standard weapon" a new look, would do a lot of good. Give the Assualt Rifle a new look. Make it look newer, more sparkly. Maybe make it an Elite Assualt Rifle! Make it have a colour scheme to match the Assualt mech! And don't just repaint it, redesign it. Make it look more modern - more improved, but don't make it any better stats-wise. 

 

I think that it would be wonderful to see my little weapons to look more sparkily and awesome. :D And it's likely that newer people would too.

Edited by Dawn_of_Ash, 02 May 2015 - 06:20 AM.

[ropefish]

yes please.

[Elite_is_salty]

Weapon skins would be the best first added feature by the new devs. Players love it. Good source of income ...

 

But there is more work to do before starting to work on a new feature like this.

[Miscellaneous]

I was literally just about to make a thread about this! Great minds think alike?

[Tankman95]

I want this to be my TOW launcher :D

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[CrimsonKaim]

I asked for that for a long time, but it needs someone to model these so that takes resources such as money, workes and time.

[Rainbow_Sheep]

That would be great, the weapons on the rocketeer and bruiser look out of place against the black elite skin so skins would be great for them.

Thinking about it an alternate weapon skin could be awarded instead of the M1 desert flak which is currently useless when used with the elite skins.

[Dawn_of_Ash]

I want this to be my TOW launcher :D

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YES PLEASE! If the idea was to become reality, I would want to see this as the first skin! And I will actually throw money at the game for this. :D

 

 

I asked for that for a long time, but it needs someone to model these so that takes resources such as money, workes and time.

 

This actually came to me partway through when I was writing the OP. :/ I realised that it is like making a new gun, except without the actual firing mechanic. I have no clue how hard it is to make the weapon do what it does, but I always figured that the biggest part was modeling the actual weapon. That was actually the reason I also suggested a "colour change feature" where you can buy normal colours for your weapons - although I would prefer the skins much more.

 

 

I was literally just about to make a thread about this! Great minds think alike?

 

I literally got the idea from another thread when someone said that the Tech's prestige weapon was too bright. Maybe you also thought upon the same lines? Weapon skins itself also came from Warframe, but thiers was not as massive as what I am proposing. I guess it's closer to LoL's skins.

Edited by Dawn_of_Ash, 02 May 2015 - 04:37 AM.

[Dawn_of_Ash]

That would be great, the weapons on the rocketeer and bruiser look out of place against the black elite skin so skins would be great for them.

Thinking about it an alternate weapon skin could be awarded instead of the M1 desert flak which is currently useless when used with the elite skins.

 

Possibly, but which skin would it reward the mech? The secondary? And does the skin change depending on the mech?

 

I honestly prefer to pay real money for skins. The company firstly deserves the money, and even as a consumer - who wants everything to be either cheap or free - I think that this should be a money thing only. I also think that this could be the "new, sparkly weapon" that newcomers would like to see in a mech game, yet also not completely destroy the style the previous devs wanted with rustic, trashy mechs put together with spare parts.

[Amidatelion]

I want this to be my TOW launcher :D

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That's a heat cannon, I don't even know what you're talking about.

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I wish the tan base of the KE-Sabot could be re-coloured -- weapon skin option?

Edited by brackets, 02 May 2015 - 08:48 AM.

[Interrobang87]

We begged the old devs for years to give us weapon skins. Hopefully the new rulers of hawken land are more accommodating.

Edited by Interrobang87, 02 May 2015 - 04:49 PM.

[PoopSlinger]

I don't want weapons skins so much as weapon effects.  LIke the present grenades on Winter Eco. 

 

Things like lazer skin for SABOT.  It would be red, green whatever and make a lazer sound.

 

Cool color trails for the Hellfires.  (AKA some FreedomFires)

 

Shoot confetti from the flak cannon. 

[Dawn_of_Ash]

We begged the old devs for years to give us weapon skins. Hopefully the new rulers of hawken land are more accommodating.

 

It's unfortunate that the previous devs didn't seem to like the community's opinion on things. :/ But then again, there is a likely chance that we just don't know what we are suggesting - maybe it's harder than we first thought. They were also quite determined/stubborn to make a game that they wanted and not the majority of the playerbase - example is on the Steam release, many new players didn't like the style of the mechs. I also hope that the new devs would listen to the community more.

 

 

I don't want weapons skins so much as weapon effects.  LIke the present grenades on Winter Eco. 

 

Things like lazer skin for SABOT.  It would be red, green whatever and make a lazer sound.

 

Cool color trails for the Hellfires.  (AKA some FreedomFires)

 

Shoot confetti from the flak cannon. 

 

Ooooh, cool idea. I would love a laser Sabot. :D

[LaurenEmily]

Yes Plz. i like dressing up my mechs real pretty and sometimes the weapons colors don't fit them.

[Grollourdo]

I would love this too XD

[AxionOperandi]

Weapon skins would be a great idea I think.  Having said that however it needs to fit in with the Hawken universe or its going to have a deleterious effect. 

 

Changing the SABOT rifle into a laser for example would be a prime example.  Its pretty clear the creators had very specific design language when they created the mechs, maps, weapons, and pretty much everything in the game.  The mechs and weapons in particular have a very functional and mechanical look to them to make them look "right", a SABOT rifle that shoots lasers would pretty much ruin that that immersive experience.  Special graphics (along the lines of Tiger and Shark skin for the Assault) or slightly tweaked models for weapons would be pretty sweet though, I'd buy some.

[6ixxer]

Yeah, the PN-223 isn't bright red enough.

[PoopSlinger]

Weapon skins would be a great idea I think.  Having said that however it needs to fit in with the Hawken universe or its going to have a deleterious effect. 

 

Changing the SABOT rifle into a laser for example would be a prime example.  Its pretty clear the creators had very specific design language when they created the mechs, maps, weapons, and pretty much everything in the game.  The mechs and weapons in particular have a very functional and mechanical look to them to make them look "right", a SABOT rifle that shoots lasers would pretty much ruin that that immersive experience.  Special graphics (along the lines of Tiger and Shark skin for the Assault) or slightly tweaked models for weapons would be pretty sweet though, I'd buy some.

It would fit fine.  There would zero difference in gameplay.  They could even add sweet physx effects so its "immersive".  If there can be a stupid tech beam I think we can have a damn laser.  What kind of dumbshit future would have magic snake beam and not something that already exists.

[Kopra]

EOC puck trails from before Ascension would be great!

[AxionOperandi]

It would fit fine.  There would zero difference in gameplay.  They could even add sweet physx effects so its "immersive".  If there can be a stupid tech beam I think we can have a damn laser.  What kind of dumbshit future would have magic snake beam and not something that already exists.

I personally think laser weapons would be fine, I know some people don't think they belong but I'm not one of them.  What I am saying is the SABOT should stay the SABOT and be recognizable as the SABOT, sure skin it that would be great but keep a projectile based weapon a projectile based weapon.  A laser weapon would need to be a new weapon in my opinion, that would be far more interesting anyway.

[PoopSlinger]

What about paying for GL or Tow rounds to look like presents or pumpkins or rubber chickens?  Wouldn't you pay moneys for that?

[Nept]

Yeah, would love some weapons skins - or even alternate models.

[AxionOperandi]

What about paying for GL or Tow rounds to look like presents or pumpkins or rubber chickens?  Wouldn't you pay moneys for that?

I wouldn't pay money for pumpkins and rubber chickens.  I mean it would be cool and fun as a holiday type event or something but this is a dystopian mech combat game if we have pumpkins, rubber chickens, presents, watermelons, tomatoes, woopie cushions, pop-tart cats flying around all over the place that would start to have deleterious effect on the game.  Stuff like that is fun but needs to be done in moderation or it won't be Hakwen anymore.