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jebidiahbeetus#4643 jebidiahbeetus Posts: 550 Arc User
edited September 2019 in Suggestions Box
In less than two years time, it will have been an entire century since the Roaring Twenties. I feel we should celebrate this with a new Noir Lockbox.

First, some music to set the mood:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_IImfpAIcI
Noir Lockbox

This box contains:

2-10 pieces of Drifter Salvage
Booster Box IV
Booster Mod Case

And one of the following:

Lucky Harry Loyal Sidekick

Swing Dance Emote
Neo Noir Costume Box
Lucky Shot Power Unlock


Crate of Questionite
Rare Single Stat Mod Case + Mercenary Box
Rare Single Stat Mod Case
Rare Dual Stat Mod Case + Mercenary Box
Rare Dual Stat Mod Case


Crate of Drifter Salvage
Single Stat Mod Case + Bold Box
Single Stat Mod Case
Dual Stat Mod Case + Bold Box
Dual Stat Mod Case

Loyal Sidekick: Lucky Harry

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This Loyal Sidekick is a loose-cannon cop who uses The Fatalist Archetype. Has single pistol ultimate Lucky Shot.

Lucky Shot

Single pistol munitions ultimate power. Single target medium range damage. Charge time 2-3 seconds. User holds pistol off to the right, thumbs back the hammer, takes aim and fires one devastating shot with damage that rivals Shadow Strike. Applies Feelin' Lucky buff which increases critical severity. Long cooldown, can be interrupted.

Neo Noir Costume Box

Noir Aura

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.45 Pistol

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Beretta Pistol

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Toothpick Mouth Accessory

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Cigarette Holder Mouth Accessory

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Rolex Watch

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Cabbie Hat

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Biltmore Hat

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Flapper Hat

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Pocket Square Chest Emblem

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Shoulder Holster Chest Layer

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Umbrella weapon skin

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Damsel Dress

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Flowing Trenchcoat

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  • jonesing4jonesing4 Posts: 800 Arc User
    Yep. You had me at "shoulder holster", but this whole thing would be awesome.
  • jonesing4 wrote: »
    Yep. You had me at "shoulder holster", but this whole thing would be awesome.

    It would be quite easy to make, there's already a shoulder harness in the list of chest accessories. Just add a revolver and some extra bullets and voila. (Also give players the option to have the gun on the left or right)
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Posts: 4,915 Arc User
    (Hard Boiled Mod increases damage of Single Pistol powers by _%)
    Ascii's precision already does this.... Except for all Muni powers.
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  • (Hard Boiled Mod increases damage of Single Pistol powers by _%)
    Ascii's precision already does this.... Except for all Muni powers.

    Yes but the devs have been making mods specifically for certain powers so I figured I would create one just for single pistol.
  • shadowolf505shadowolf505 Posts: 697 Arc User
    edited July 2018
    (Hard Boiled Mod increases damage of Single Pistol powers by _%)
    Ascii's precision already does this.... Except for all Muni powers.

    Yes but the devs have been making mods specifically for certain powers so I figured I would create one just for single pistol.

    Single Pistol is not a seperate powerset from Munitions so you don't need a new mod to increase the damage. And it's for certain powersets, not powers.​​
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  • (Hard Boiled Mod increases damage of Single Pistol powers by _%)
    Ascii's precision already does this.... Except for all Muni powers.

    Yes but the devs have been making mods specifically for certain powers so I figured I would create one just for single pistol.

    Single Pistol is not a seperate powerset from Munitions so you don't need a new mod to increase the damage. And it's for certain powersets, not powers.​​

    Which is why I mentioned The Fatalist AT in this thread, referring to my custom AT concept that I made and submitted a year ago to no avail.
  • shadowolf505shadowolf505 Posts: 697 Arc User
    (Hard Boiled Mod increases damage of Single Pistol powers by _%)
    Ascii's precision already does this.... Except for all Muni powers.

    Yes but the devs have been making mods specifically for certain powers so I figured I would create one just for single pistol.

    Single Pistol is not a seperate powerset from Munitions so you don't need a new mod to increase the damage. And it's for certain powersets, not powers.

    Which is why I mentioned The Fatalist AT in this thread, referring to my custom AT concept that I made and submitted a year ago to no avail.

    I'm just saying that the mod specifically for Single Pistol Munitions powers wouldn't happen, I didn't make mention to the AT anywhere in my previous statement either.​​
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    Yeah it's just a fact that single pistol powers wont get their own mod cause they wouldn't be their own powerset. In fact, they shouldn't be their own powerset. Single pistol should be part of munitions and hence would share a mod.​​
  • theglasskittentheglasskitten Posts: 175 Arc User
    This lock box sounds like a really fun idea! I would spend money on it
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  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,424 Arc User
    Dirty Harry counts as Noir????
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Posts: 4,915 Arc User
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    Dirty Harry counts as Noir????
    It lacks the noir visual style, but the plot matches I guess.
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  • spinnytop wrote: »
    Yeah it's just a fact that single pistol powers wont get their own mod cause they wouldn't be their own powerset. In fact, they shouldn't be their own powerset. Single pistol should be part of munitions and hence would share a mod.​​

    Yes that is true. But consider this; The Specialist uses pistols and swords, yet we don't have a single mod to increase both the munition and blade damage as far as I know. You kinda have to choose one or the other for that AT. I decided to add punches to the single pistol's AT both to give it a balance of ranged and melee damage, and because there isn't a lot of variation you can do with a single pistol by itself. Steady Shot shoots it from about hip level, the Gunslinger's Legacy device fires multiple shots at arm's length, and our Lucky Shot concept power would most likely be a charge similar to what Primus soldiers have. Melee would help break up the "monotony" of using only one pistol and give players the choice to stay out of range or close the distance and finish enemies up close and personal.

    The Specialist is an okay AT for thematic reasons, but it's difficult to maximize it's effectiveness because slashing damage leans more toward Bleed while Munitions doesn't have a special secondary effect. They don't mesh very well being two different types of damage, they don't compliment each other in terms of unity.

    Since we don't want spins, flips, and cartwheels like The Gunslinger uses, it only makes sense thematically to add in some melee strikes as well. The way I imagine it, we'd have both a ranged and melee equivalent for both powers; a ranged tap could be a single pistol shot, a melee tap would be a punch with stun/interrupt capability. A ranged maintain could be the Gunslinger's Legacy-style multiple shot attack, a melee maintain could be like the Sweeping Hooks power I suggested. A ranged charge could be the Lucky Shot ultimate, and a melee charge could be one heavy punch to use as a finisher if an enemy got all up in your grill. When you look at old pulp detective comics, their primary forms of combat are punches and one trusty pistol:

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    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    Dirty Harry counts as Noir????

    Ehh, not exactly but @spinnytop decided to name the single pistol ultimate Lucky Shot, and if it applies a Feelin' Lucky buff then a Dirty Harry clone just fits that concept perfectly. It's more like a homage to those hard boiled private investigators who always find themselves with their backs against the wall in a fatalist situation.

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    No superpowers, no Kung Fu, no Equilibrium/Matrix style gunplay. Just one heavy booming pistol is all it takes. (though if that fails, you can always rely on justice punches to get the job done) Nearly every superhero ever punches a bad guy at some point, which is why i'm puzzled that CO has so few of them, the existing ones being either super strength or martial arts with flames/chi FX.
  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,424 Arc User
    edited July 2018
    I'm currently leveling an electric/MA tank. When I get my Distinguished utility piece I plan to slot an unarmed MA mod and an electric mod. That will get me more damage than a mod that splits its boost between 2 sets. If I were doing a Specialist I would get an ascii mod and double blade mod.
    Yes that is true. But consider this; The Specialist uses pistols and swords, yet we don't have a single mod to increase both the munition and blade damage as far as I know. You kinda have to choose one or the other for that AT.
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  • shadowolf505shadowolf505 Posts: 697 Arc User
    Split damage mods would just make each of them be less of a bonus, regarding to the sets. Say how it would be +3% for one powerset, it would be +1.5% for the two powersets each. That will cause a lot of complaints. And given how many powersets you can combine, that's about 25 different combos per mod. You really want 26 mods for every powerset? D:​​
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  • jebidiahbeetus#4643 jebidiahbeetus Posts: 550 Arc User
    edited July 2018
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  • shadowolf505shadowolf505 Posts: 697 Arc User
    I apologize then, I'm just asking questions while looking at how the future entails if something was implemented. I'll just take my leave from this topic. monkey-12.gif​​
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  • shaez#0851 shaez Posts: 5 Arc User
    Were can i buy this box? TAKE MY MONEY AND GIVE IT TO ME !!! :+1:
  • guyhumualguyhumual Posts: 2,386 Arc User
    Noir is a seriously under represented comic book hero style. We really haven't had much to this costume style since the game launched and the pieces we do have look pretty stupid compared to a lot of the new costume pieces these days. I'd have loved some of these suggested new pieces back when I had the ability to make new characters.
  • themightyzeniththemightyzenith Posts: 4,599 Arc User
    guyhumual wrote: »
    Noir is a seriously under represented comic book hero style. We really haven't had much to this costume style since the game launched and the pieces we do have look pretty stupid compared to a lot of the new costume pieces these days.

    Absolutely. Better suits, waistcoats, shirts, trenchcoats, dress shoes and fedoras would be great. Shoulder holsters, pocket squares and other overcoats would also be great.

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  • guyhumual wrote: »
    Noir is a seriously under represented comic book hero style. We really haven't had much to this costume style since the game launched and the pieces we do have look pretty stupid compared to a lot of the new costume pieces these days. I'd have loved some of these suggested new pieces back when I had the ability to make new characters.

    People also forget that detective comics came out before superhero comics did, and Batman started out as a detective comic before evolving into the hero he is today. It'd be great to pay a tribute to those old pulp detective comics by creating a noir lockbox. :)
    Absolutely. Better suits, waistcoats, shirts, trenchcoats, dress shoes and fedoras would be great. Shoulder holsters, pocket squares and other overcoats would also be great.

    We also need a combo that allows us to wear a suit jacket underneath a trenchcoat without clipping. The closest we can get is to pair the Victorian vest with a trenchcoat but it clips in certain areas. We haven't had a new watch ever, the current one clips into the wrist if your character has large arms so an expensive looking one would be nice. A pocket square would fit any of the old suit jackets, the detective in the comic picture I linked has one on his suit. The shoulder harness itself already exists, it would be easy to modify to include a gun on either side. A toothpick would be the simplest mouth accessory ever to create and implement.

    My ultimate wish would be to have a yearly Noir event like High Noon or Bloodmoon; the sky in MC would become overcast and rain like in Vibora Bay, there would be daily missions to complete for reward tokens specific to the event store, and each year the devs would add a few new costume pieces/weapon skins/vehicles/mods and so on. The archetype included in the vendor store would be the single pistol AT concept I suggested since it's a good fit for the theme. The villains would use the AT and wear costume pieces from the event store, and could be competition for the Purple Gang. Since MC is in Detroit, maybe they could be The Soprano's type of goons from New Jersey.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Posts: 4,915 Arc User
    For a proper Noir lockbox we need an aura that makes your character look like this:
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  • Yes I included that idea and coined it the Noir Aura.
  • lenore81lenore81 Posts: 1 Arc User
    1950's "At the Hop" style poodle skirts, rolled up pack of smokes in white t-shirt, cuffed jeans, pocket protectors, taped retro glasses and of course the iconic hairstyles.
  • jebidiahbeetus#4643 jebidiahbeetus Posts: 550 Arc User
    edited February 2019
    lenore81 wrote: »
    1950's "At the Hop" style poodle skirts, rolled up pack of smokes in white t-shirt, cuffed jeans, pocket protectors, taped retro glasses and of course the iconic hairstyles.

    This isn't the Costume Suggestion Thread there moneygrip.

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  • jebidiahbeetus#4643 jebidiahbeetus Posts: 550 Arc User
    edited February 2019
    melphyx2 wrote: »
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    (Hard Boiled Mod increases damage of Single Pistol powers by _%)

    Actually we have a Mod that do that.
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  • This is an amazing idea x.x my wallet would cry at how much i'll spend on this.
  • psychicslugpsychicslug Posts: 721 Arc User
    I like the single pistol getting a bit of help as it fires so slow maybe give it a fast energy build up
  • theteedontheteedon Posts: 13 Arc User
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    This would go great for Holdout shot too.
  • zombiehunter1968zombiehunter1968 Posts: 94 Arc User
    Pardon me for asking, Jebediah, but why do you want this Noir concept so much?
  • dialamxdialamx Posts: 931 Arc User
    I'm all for more Noir stuff. But all the talk about a Single Pistol mod is pointless when we only have one "Single Pistol" power, and it's an EB. Maybe add more single pistol powers before thinking about adding mods.
  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    My guess is that jebediah wants to make Nior-styled characters o3o like Kick Tracy, a hard-boiled police detective from the inner city who uses martial arts to kick crime to the curb, or John Smelly, a private dick with a bone to pick who uses his power to expel noxious knockout gas to put crime in a sleeper hold!

    Or something like that I guess >.>
  • dialamx wrote: »
    I'm all for more Noir stuff. But all the talk about a Single Pistol mod is pointless when we only have one "Single Pistol" power, and it's an EB. Maybe add more single pistol powers before thinking about adding mods.

    I can't believe the number of forum members who miss the forest for the trees and repeatedly quibble over a nonexistent mod. I went back to my original post and edited it just now to remove that part from the concept.

    There. Are you all happy? It's gone. Now stop continuously bringing it up and focus on the whole point of the post ffs.
  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    There. Are you all happy? It's gone. Now stop continuously bringing it up and focus on the whole point of the post ffs.

    Wait, you suggested a Single Pistol damage buff mod? I have a list of grievances related to this suggestion!​​
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