Hi guys!
I've been thinking about pet expansion for ages. Want to get the ideas out of my system* .
If we name our pets would that be confusing if two are named the same? But if we have our own name under theirs like we do with leagues eg.
iPod
<SigmaAtom>
This means no confusion as each char name is unique to each server.
I have found many times the pet colour clashes with my particular style. having access to a pet style menu, would be great imho, meaning we could design a few parts and of course change the colour to match our own. I'd like to see it accessed via Traits>Skills> then a third option of 'Pets'.
'Pets' would have a miniature version of some of our player menu options.
Stats.
Style.
Skill Trees.
Feats.
STATS
A list of the Pet's statistics, much like ours. The CR would have no overall CR, but *could* have D/KO critical success rate something like '85% of critical attacks killed the enemy and 15% of enemies critical attacks KO'd 'iPod' (insert your pet's name).
STYLE
Vanilla
Firstly, we have a colour palette selection for the Pets vanilla style and body type. This would work the same it is does with us, except you wouldn't be able to select each individual style, only each individual color.
Custom
The Pet styles could have a basic style for each powerset, extra ones you earn in raids, but many different ones could be sold in marketplace, pet body styles could also be sold in marketplace.
This is a very visual thing I am doing and so is very hard to explain in words..but please bare with me..
Take for example the Iconic Pet and 3 basic powerset pet styles; Quantum, Fire and Electricity* bodies..Firstly, each pet has an overall style, for Fire the Pet would have the Iconic Pet body but have no solid looking parts but look as if we had applied a Fire Material to their entire body. Or Quantum glowing swirling or Electricity static material. Then there are Basic Custom Bodies, I suggest 3 we can earn in raids, one that looks like Sorc 'Guardian', one that looks like Gadgets 'Turret' and one that looks like Earth 'Crystal' each start with the 'powerset pet material' .
For 'powerset pet materials' we can earn them in raids as a final reward choice from the last boss of a raid, not to be a hard RNG but medium RNG. For bodies, (see next section) if you have completed all the feats you get a medium RNG for the 3 basic body styles in the loot picker.
With the special OG pet styles and OG body styles, these are exclusive to marketplace.
SKILL TREES
Skills also determine role, unlike us, Pets can have 4 roles. They earn skill points just like us with feats, but these are accomplished by themselves. Feats like 'Do more damage than your master on a single opponent not more than 25 levels below you' and like; 'Take 90%+ damage but go on to survive and beat your opponent' or 'Deliver a deathblow that saves your master from knockout'
1 feat = 1 skill point
We have 15 power points, 15 skill points for pets could be earned, with access to all four roles, once one path is chosen the others become closed, spending your first skill point means that tree is the only tree that can be accessed.
Like our various weapon skill tab;
Tank
DPS
Healer
Controller
When the first skill point is spent this determines the style behaviour of the pet. And just like us there are health/damage/ healing/power boosts. inside it looks much like our power trees. But there are 15 abilities and skills. skill one is the 'personality token'. all pets have melee ability and a normal range attack. but nothing else until they earn skill points.
When we achieve feat points we get a great reassuring notification, I suggest a miniature one like ours in right hand corner, I imagine it in gold with blue text.
(UPDATE 17th/Nov/17:
This could now be done .. and more easily managed by DB if the Artifacts system was used to level your Pet instead of feats.. it means that you wouldn't have to rely on your pet to complete a feat by it's AI alone.
Each level would grant a skill point that you could assign in your pet skill tree menu)
Upon your pet's first feat, you are sent a message by Alfred or Catwoman via the Batcave computer, stating you have successfully converted one of the Batcave's drones, and they hope you will use the pet as a formidable ally. attached is your pet's powerset material.
Once your pet has finished all feats you get a message from Batman or Joker saying they are glad you and your new friend are getting along so well. Attached is powerset pet bed deco; once placed in your lair, if you emote sleep while in your base, your pet will go and lay down on his/her/it's bed & join you for a rest.
Message:
'All Upgrades Complete!"
Feat for you:
It's Alive!
Now you can earn those extra styles and body styles in raids.
Completing all feats also gives your pet access to a powerful Supercharge of summoning 4 more of itself*.
I really enjoyed sharing my ideas even if in a swash of other good ideas from other members.
Have a great and bizarre day!
Sigma
*(I posted similar before but have had more ideas since)
*(these three I feel are the *most* to use the iconic pet)
*(this is like Mental; Mass Hysteria)
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