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UI Change: More Device Slots, Remove/Toggle Upgrades Tray

stellariodragonstellariodragon Posts: 588 Arc User
edited April 2016 in Suggestions Box
Champions has changed a lot over the years. AFAIK some gear items functioned as devices, but gear generally doesn't anymore. Also, there are now vehicles. Lots of vehicles. Also, there are now a bunch of devices with cool downs that only cool-down when slotted.
I suggest:
  • Add another row of device slots above the first row. Have the first row be default activated by control plus 1-5, and the second row control plus 6-0.
  • Add a toggle to the "Upgrades Tray" in HUD Prefs since that doesn't really do anything now and does the same thing as the character window.
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  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,375 Arc User
    I will have to disagree with this. Players need to make choices, it's part of building your character. Not even Batman can have everything at the ready, despite his ridiculous levels of OP he's had in recent years.​​
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  • roughbearmattachroughbearmattach Posts: 4,784 Arc User
    I must agree. Having device cooldown on equip stinks, but it lowers character power level by a bit.

    Granted, one can use Character builds to circumvent some of the device cooldowns.
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  • raighnraighn Posts: 2,339 Arc User
    edited April 2016
    roughbearmattach said:

    I must agree. Having device cooldown on equip stinks, but it lowers character power level by a bit.

    That was part of the point in adding device cooldowns on equip... many devices were overpowered and players switching devices out on their tray between CDs was giving players who could afford numerous devices far more power than they should have had.
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  • notyuunotyuu Posts: 1,121 Arc User
    I would agree with this, but only if the device trays were made in such a way that, tray #1 could only equip functional devices, like ice nade, NPG, dino juice and so on and that tray #2 could only equip "toy" devices, like the perma snowball, super mag, squeeky sword and so on.
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  • roughbearmattachroughbearmattach Posts: 4,784 Arc User
    I was agreeing with Silverspar, in that adding the ability to use more devices would add too much power to characters.

    Having a cosmetic/toy/funzies equipment slot or two would be nice, though. For instance, a place to leave your Teleport to RenCen, permanent snowball, collection of Foxbatcon Swagbags, etc. Might be too tricky to code--probably would have to create a new device tag for many, many devices.
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  • raighnraighn Posts: 2,339 Arc User
    edited April 2016
    notyuu said:

    I would agree with this, but only if the device trays were made in such a way that, tray #1 could only equip functional devices, like ice nade, NPG, dino juice and so on and that tray #2 could only equip "toy" devices, like the perma snowball, super mag, squeeky sword and so on.

    roughbearmattach said:

    I was agreeing with Silverspar, in that adding the ability to use more devices would add too much power to characters.

    Having a cosmetic/toy/funzies equipment slot or two would be nice, though. For instance, a place to leave your Teleport to RenCen, permanent snowball, collection of Foxbatcon Swagbags, etc. Might be too tricky to code--probably would have to create a new device tag for many, many devices.

    Agreed... and mission devices... like the Purple Gang Disguise and such...
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  • pantagruel01pantagruel01 Posts: 7,091 Arc User
    notyuu said:

    I would agree with this, but only if the device trays were made in such a way that, tray #1 could only equip functional devices, like ice nade, NPG, dino juice and so on and that tray #2 could only equip "toy" devices, like the perma snowball, super mag, squeeky sword and so on.

    Just make a 'social' build and build-swap over to it when you want to use all your toys.
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  • roughbearmattachroughbearmattach Posts: 4,784 Arc User
    pantagruel01 said:


    Just make a 'social' build and build-swap over to it when you want to use all your toys.

    Ah, fair enough. I forgot about that. Good idea.

    Too bad about silvers.
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  • stellariodragonstellariodragon Posts: 588 Arc User
    I think the cool-downs (especially the cross device cool-downs) help with the devices being too overpowered. It doesn't really matter how many summons players have if they can only summon one at a time. But maybe making a second device tray for vehicles, becomes, teleport devices, and non-damaging social devices would be a great idea. But then someone would have to go through all the devices and tag them combat or non-combat.​​
  • therealbahamuttherealbahamut Posts: 21 Arc User
    I'll just agree that the display of your current gear in the bottom right is pointless. There's nothing clickable there that you won't automatically see when you open your bag and character window and it just takes up screenspace for no reason.n Screen real estate is valuable; any superficial UI elements should be removed until they are actually needed.
  • magpieuk2014magpieuk2014 Posts: 1,268 Arc User
    I think the cool-downs (especially the cross device cool-downs) help with the devices being too overpowered. It doesn't really matter how many summons players have if they can only summon one at a time. But maybe making a second device tray for vehicles, becomes, teleport devices, and non-damaging social devices would be a great idea. But then someone would have to go through all the devices and tag them combat or non-combat

    Slot types would be the best way to go for that, rather than the multi-tray approach. But ultimately (and not to its credit) CO doesn't really like devices.
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