Different Animations

[StrawHatSeyi]

If there is one running animation, one jumping animation, one dodging animation etc. Everyone will be looking the same, moving wise. So i have thought of this... When DM and the full game comes out, during character creation, there should be a selection of animations, ie the way you land from jumping etc. Here is an example:



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[Mars]

This is cool, but I feel you should have to buy different runs with real life money.

[StrawHatSeyi]

@Mars yeah, there should be some premium animations, but some that are default that you can choose from

[Konohuro]

I was thinking about this problem too. What passed through my mind was, to add at character creation, a personality test. Where you complete it from your char's point of view. Depending on your personality result, you will have a set of animations. However this test will give a vast answer like for e.g.: Serious, Cocky or Dynamic. While for those who pay and have the premium account or whatever, they have a more accurate test which gives a more specifically answer accompanied by an original set of animations.

But maybe is better to have the opportunity to choose yourself the exact type of animation that you like.

[StrawHatSeyi]

@Konohuro I agree

[Cedie]

I see that you concern yourselves regarding individuality and uniqueness as much as I do. However, in a realistic setup, students are taught the same standard techniques, hence Newbies might have the same style. At high level modifications are to be expected. This way your fighting styles become  more distinct. Also, less hassle to the developers. LOL

[Dragon6624]

I was thinking about this problem too. What passed through my mind was, to add at character creation, a personality test. Where you complete it from your char's point of view. Depending on your personality result, you will have a set of animations. However this test will give a vast answer like for e.g.: Serious, Cocky or Dynamic. While for those who pay and have the premium account or whatever, they have a more accurate test which gives a more specifically answer accompanied by an original set of animations.

But maybe is better to have the opportunity to choose yourself the exact type of animation that you like.

I kind of like the personality thing, but perhaps without the semi-dumb transaction for a "more accurate test" (no offense Kono).

Perhaps it could be more along the lines of:

The Devs create a set amount of animations, sort of like a RuneScape system of emotes. Players in turn take a quick char personality test (via some sort of form in char creation), and based on the totalled results, your char gets placed into a certain "character type" for their personality, which then automatically unlocks certain emotes out of the list. For example: A Serious character type could automatically unlock emotes such as *Disapproving (shaking the head)*, and *Stop (holding out hand in a stop-sign motion)*.

 The rest can still be accessed (via completing missions/achievements), but your character starts off with those other emotes automatically unlocked for their character.

IF, per say, people REALLY insisted on getting emotes to have to be paid for (so, idk, they can lord it over others that they "...got the *Back-Flip* emote nah-nah-nah!"), you could always scrap that emote system and go with a standard ESO one where all the emotes are automatically available at any time via /emote (ex: /flute).

@Cedie  (Bio), I think they meant more of emotes for character personality, not fighting styles.

[rayzote]

I see that you concern yourselves regarding individuality and uniqueness as much as I do. However, in a realistic setup, students are taught the same standard techniques, hence Newbies might have the same style. At high level modifications are to be expected. This way your fighting styles become  more distinct. Also, less hassle to the developers. LOL

This is not always true. Although students might be taught the same standards, from a more realistic perspective a ninja would take these standards and apply them in different ways combining them with their own style. Like in the FIFA game, everyone is taught to dribble, shot and pass, but they do it in their own way.

@dragon6624 no, I actually were talking about the fighting/moving style, at least  Straw meant that.

Yeah support the idea of buying them with real cash, but some default sets animations could be selectable at the character creation.

But I have another idea, maybe the game could have different animations for each action, and these animations are trigger randomly or maybe specifically in different conditions/situations every time you do them.
Example: Your are in the dessert and when you dodge an attack, the character slides[with some sand tossing into the air] to the direction you dodge and ends up leaned down and the knees bent on an attacking position.
However, when you're in the forest, your shoes will have better grip on the grass therefore a slide is not the best way to go. Perhaps a short jump to the direction you're dodging.
This idea doesn't really emphasizes uniqueness among player, but still think is pretty cool.

In anyway I like the idea of being able to chose the animations of the many different action that happen ingame.

[EternalEyes]

This sounds really awesome, but will likely be pretty long term priority wise xD

[NinjaMirage]

in the short term slightly different animations of fighting styles for each starting village should be applied so that throw careful observation you might be able to figure out what jutsu thay use....
and there for what the best counter would be also there is no current tijutsu macanichs int the curent version... a simple punch and kick should be added soon..

[mamita]

Personally, I don't think it should cost money just to have more customization options.

[Konohuro]

Personally, I don't think it should cost money just to have more customization options.

Then how do you want to keep this game running?