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I need a set of wheels

themightymo#6881 themightymo
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I recently purchased a hover tank for my soldier character, only to find out that it flies. Not exactly what I was going for in getting a tank.

So my suggestion, then, is to introduce more conventional vehicles into the game, like cars, trucks, motorcycles and helicopters. Yes, even big tracked tanks.

I know, it would require a LOT of work and so we may never see this, but it's on my wish list. A cannon-packing motorcycle, like the one in the basement hideout? Totally cool.

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  • rtmartma Posts: 1,198 Arc User
    Engine Limitations, besides, the Devs should focus on more meaningful aspects then more lockboxes...
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  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,375 Arc User
    rtma wrote: »
    Engine Limitations, besides, the Devs should focus on more meaningful aspects then more lockboxes...

    Regardless of your belief, lockboxes is what helps keeps this game running. That being said, ground vehicles are unlikely to appear due to limitations of said engine.​​
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  • meedacthunistmeedacthunist Posts: 2,961 Arc User1
    Buyers beware. Every promo art for hover tanks shows them flying. Unless you were buying from the auction house, then it's an understandable mistake.

    Anyway, the engine can't handle ground vehicles as they don't tilt with the ground (NPC vehicles can follow properly only pre-determined waypoints and even with them "properly" can be a stretch at times).

    I think out of your suggestion only helicopters are doable, if you can live with propellers turning unbelievably slow.​​
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  • riveroceanriverocean Posts: 1,690 Arc User
    Uhmm..it's called a HOVER tank. That usually indicates ... hovering. :p

    But like everyone else said, the game engine can't handle it. Wheeled vehicles have been requested a lot, but we've been told quite a few time they won't be coming. Also, there's terrain issues too. Imagine trying to maneuver a big wheeled vehicle on Monster Island or underwater in Lemuria.

    Flying vehicles were a practical compromise. They can travel anywhere with no terrain limitations.
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  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,375 Arc User
    riverocean wrote: »
    Uhmm..it's called a HOVER tank. That usually indicates ... hovering. :p

    But like everyone else said, the game engine can't handle it. Wheeled vehicles have been requested a lot, but we've been told quite a few time they won't be coming. Also, there's terrain issues too. Imagine trying to maneuver a big wheeled vehicle on Monster Island or underwater in Lemuria.

    Flying vehicles were a practical compromise. They can travel anywhere with no terrain limitations.

    It's not that they won't be coming, just right now the engine wasn't made for it, and it's unlikely to get updated in the near future. It's possible that later on things may change, if/when Champs gets more funding due to more players, but I think to get that we need to start having the players promote CO.​​
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  • rtmartma Posts: 1,198 Arc User
    championshewolf said:


    lockboxes is what helps keeps this game running.​​

    An Unfortunate factor in a unfortunate world.

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  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,375 Arc User
    rtma wrote: »
    An Unfortunate factor in a unfortunate world.

    It isn't. This senseless bemoaning of lockboxes has gone past ridiculous at this point.​​
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
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  • themightymo#6881 themightymo
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    I really like what was said about players promoting the game. I think that there are tons of great things about this game as it is, but there wouldn't be a suggestion box if it couldn't be improved on. The only way that we can do that, though, would be to help get people playing to give Cryptic more support so they can get the funding and ask that to put more awesome stuff into the game.
  • ninjapiffninjapiff Posts: 283 Arc User
    I enjoyed that, Spinnytop, thank you.

    There is one thing I'm unsure about, though... if we can have Hoverboard TPs, why not a Motorcycle TP? It should function similarly, except as a land-based TP like Superspeed or the like. I can't help but feel like that wouldn't be impossible, given how TPs already work. It seems like a plausible means to implement that sort of thing.
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  • vonqballvonqball Posts: 939 Arc User
    A Motorcycle TP would clearly be awesome! I can see a few issues arising with powers like thundering kicks/dragon kick. Having melee attacks auto-cancel the TP might be a workaround.
  • decorumfriendsdecorumfriends Posts: 2,802 Arc User
    edited March 2016
    Some travel powers, like bat flight, simply cancel all attack powers. That's probably what they'd do, just make it a non-combat TP.
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    ninjapiff said:

    I enjoyed that, Spinnytop, thank you.

    There is one thing I'm unsure about, though... if we can have Hoverboard TPs, why not a Motorcycle TP? It should function similarly, except as a land-based TP like Superspeed or the like. I can't help but feel like that wouldn't be impossible, given how TPs already work. It seems like a plausible means to implement that sort of thing.

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  • vonqballvonqball Posts: 939 Arc User
    edited March 2016
    decorumfriends said:

    Some travel powers, like bat flight, simply cancel all attack powers. That's probably what they'd do, just make it a non-combat TP.

    But then I couldn't whirl around a chain while roaring around on mah hog! Unacceptable!

  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    In an example of cosmic injustice... a certain fantasy-themed MMO does have cars u3u

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