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cbob312
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I want 'em.
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It was stated way back then, when we even had far more devs.
Yes, those are specifically made Devices and Powers, as stated in my first comment, like Dark Speed and Radiant Phoenix Flight. But making all powers colorable in white and black on demand won't happen simply. Devices and Specific Powers as stated will be probably still. The issue is then adding power colors is them needing to go through every power and every area to see if those colors could cause issues in any way. And for that we not have the dev team at all. PTS they only add things ONE day before patch, so testing is non-existing also on the player base. And even then when we report things it is a very rare chance of it getting even getting any response of them at all.
Believe me, I am all in for more customization. But I simply stay realistic. I am in this game for I think 11-12 years now and seen it develop or rather stagger. Still love it, but some things simply will stay a dream. I mean, you are not the first and last requesting this, yet nothing ever happened to it. I try to stay civilized and honest simply in this, but, what makes you think your voice or another request will suddenly make it magically happen? Furthermore, I suggest simply have a look at the Forum history of suggestions in general, then compare what changed in game truly connected to such requests.
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I've made a request that made it into the game, although in a different form. I don't see how this being unlikely to be followed up on translate into you coming in to shoot down my request.
If we did that eventually nothing would be asked for and they'd think no one wanted anything else. No thanks.
Umm, that there have been regular requests over the years shows that players are intersted in this as an option (I know I am). The earlier threads that I mention explain that the game engine as it stands can't handle this (unless, of course, we have been lied to by CO). Not sure if continually asking for the impossible makes it more likely.
I'll still be here.
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This.
And because they are working with what they call "Spaghetti Code" with very few devs, the only way they could make powers Black and White would be to take the existing power and make a duplicate that is only black, and another duplicate that is only white. So you'd be stuck with a massive list containing 3 different version of the exact same power, just to get Black, White, and Colorable powers. That's why we have so many auras that come in only black, only white, and colorable versions, instead of just one aura that's customizable.
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Ebon Ruin vs Defile or something like that?
Player User experience/interface design when they see a black powered blast has always translated specific information correlated to the darkness power set.
Just thinking the proposal out loud but perhaps adding white as a color option is less of an issue than black.
But being able to change powers color to black changes transparency and what not. If they change that they destroy millions of costumes in-game and mess up a whole other bunch of things.
Maybe a drop down window could be added that is not part of the color choices but like as choosing the difference summon looks. These options only say color, or black or white that overrides or replace the color with a reskin.
Or maybe an aura that that changes color effects to black or white. I don't know what they can do im not a dev. I know they have auras that changes ego to Id blade.
If someone was working in these things it would be done already but they are clearly not concerned. Playing CO is like inventing the internet or a plane. You thought it wasn't possible then 'suprise' they can do it all along.