(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) I know he is not even out yet, but I still find his abilities missing something. Don't get me wrong, I like all his abilities, its just that his passive, 1 and 4 could use some fun mechanics added to them. For starters, majority of my ideas are inspired by platinum games Vanquish. Passive: holding slide allows gauss to rocket slide around at a constant speed which slightly drains his gauge. Can be used as a drifting button for his 1. 1st ability While running, gauss can hold the melee button when an enemy is in a 1 meter radius to grab the enemy and drag them across a surface (floor, wall, etc), heavily damaging the enemy. While enemy is being dragged, enemy should be rag dolling like crazy for comedic effect (and also cause why not?). Release melee button to slow down for a second to aim and throw enemy at others, acting like a kinetic projectile. (this idea was actually from god of war 2018) 1:05-1:10 Additionally, tapping the melee button will result in gauss quickly sucker punching an enemy with a jump kick 4th ability when activated, gauss is always sprinting and the sprint button now acts as a time slow down ability (a lot like vanquish mechanic) -option to make the button a hold to activate or a toggle button -would be a radius and not affect the whole map -slows down enemies and enemy actions by 50% -slows down gauss by 10-50% (can be adjusted to player's desired slow motion speed) along with his actions (allowing with planning attacks, dodging attacks, lining up shots and just looking awesome) -will have an option to make the self slow motion affect apply only when holding the aim button or in general -would drain gauge at a medium to slow rate -work in progress ideas, but you get the idea TLDR: gauss would play a lot more like the main character from vanquish and would be really cool in my opinion. Edited August 19, 2019 by (XB1)WafflyLearner89 removed idea for ability 3 and modified idea for ability 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyro1 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Gauss theme isn't speed,its energy conversion, none of these, except for maybe the passive would actually fit this theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)LoisGordils Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, (XB1)WafflyLearner89 said: 3rd ability -allow for energy color to change the status effects produced (similar to chroma's passive and chromatic blade augment Solid NO! Attaching gameplay mechanics to customization is TERRIBLE design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaSelenis Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 But Gauss isn't even out yet, which makes it way too early to post any kind of ability reworks, in my honest opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)GearsMatrix301 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Vanquish was great. Totally hyped for Astral Chain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 10 hours ago, (PS4)LoisGordils said: Solid NO! Attaching gameplay mechanics to customization is TERRIBLE design! now that I think about, you have a point. just removed it. thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 9 hours ago, LunaSelenis said: But Gauss isn't even out yet, which makes it way too early to post any kind of ability reworks, in my honest opinion. true but technically, I'm not reworking any of his abilities. i'm just adding to them to give them more fun mechanics. Would you be able to tell me what you think about my ideas anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 10 hours ago, Hyro1 said: Gauss theme isn't speed,its energy conversion, none of these, except for maybe the passive would actually fit this theme I kinda feel like speed is his theme but lets not jump down the rabbit hole (especially since no energy conversion was shown off since infinite energy was on and how his code name was running fan and how he was the fast friend to the big guy shown off recently). His 1 involves him running fast and ramming into walls for damage. Why would it be out of place to have him drag an enemy while running or jump kick an enemy at the end of a run? My idea for his 4 could be like kinetic energy zone that slows down time. Besides, that actually could be really cool and unique for this frame. I personally don't agree with your opinion, but its fine. Hopefully you enjoy gauss when he comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlachWolf Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, (XB1)WafflyLearner89 said: true but technically, I'm not reworking any of his abilities. i'm just adding to them to give them more fun mechanics. Would you be able to tell me what you think about my ideas anyway? At least wait till he's out. None of his abilities look bad to say the least. His 1 is ok, his 2 reduces incoming dmg and restores energy, his 3 seems to be a form of CC and his 4 is just a self buff which increases his dmg and speed. Nothing seems bad like for example garudas old 4 (the blender thing). Finally his kit isnt about speed but kinetic energy, which includes heat (when atoms move a lot in random directions) and cold (the absence of movement) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 9 hours ago, (XB1)GearsMatrix301 said: Vanquish was great. Totally hyped for Astral Chain. Never got to play it nor did I really get into it due to it looking like it has no melee. maybe will look into it some day. Definitely was a diamond in the rough. As for Astral Chain hyped cannot describe my excitement for this game. Looks really fun and I really hope this becomes an ip with sequels or something cause it looks like a blast to play. Nice to see someone with great taste 😁 by the way, what do you think of my ideas for gauss if you don't mind me asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, BlachWolf said: At least wait till he's out. None of his abilities look bad to say the least. His 1 is ok, his 2 reduces incoming dmg and restores energy, his 3 seems to be a form of CC and his 4 is just a self buff which increases his dmg and speed. Nothing seems bad like for example garudas old 4 (the blender thing). Finally his kit isnt about speed but kinetic energy, which includes heat (when atoms move a lot in random directions) and cold (the absence of movement) . you make great points. However, you said his 1 is ok and his 4 is a self buff. I just want to add to them because they feel lacking and could use some fun mechanics. As for the theme, I still think my ideas can fit in nicely. I like his 2 and 3rd ability just fine. Don't want to rework. Just add to them. But if we were to ignore that, what do you think of my ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlachWolf Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, (XB1)WafflyLearner89 said: you make great points. However, you said his 1 is ok and his 4 is a self buff. I just want to add to them because they feel lacking and could use some fun mechanics. As for the theme, I still think my ideas can fit in nicely. I like his 2 and 3rd ability just fine. Don't want to rework. Just add to them. But if we were to ignore that, what do you think of my ideas? The suggestions for his 1 might be a bit to much for one ability, but i like the sliding part since it looks to offer more controll over his speed. The changes to his 4 on the other hand dont sound that good, while the enemy slowdown seems nice, the fact that it also slows down allies and gauss himself breaks this for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, BlachWolf said: The suggestions for his 1 might be a bit to much for one ability, but i like the sliding part since it looks to offer more controll over his speed. The changes to his 4 on the other hand dont sound that good, while the enemy slowdown seems nice, the fact that it also slows down allies and gauss himself breaks this for me. not sure about what you mean for 1 being to much. would it be better if he could just drag enemies instead of also being able to jump kick them? as for 4, my reasoning for slow down applying to allies and gauss is to allow for skilled shots or lining up shots (as seen in the attached gifs). as for allies, i was concerned that if they were not slowed down they could steal all the kills from gauss. While i would like to add the option for gauss to slow down when lining up, i now realize that slowing down allies is just not going to end well. Will edit the 4th ability now. Thanks for the feedback and happy that you like the passive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyro1 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, (XB1)WafflyLearner89 said: I kinda feel like speed is his theme but lets not jump down the rabbit hole (especially since no energy conversion was shown off since infinite energy was on and how his code name was running fan and how he was the fast friend to the big guy shown off recently). Thats not the energy I mean, although he does have an ability that does function like rage, I meant kinetic energy, that is why his abilities are centered around cold, heat and speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, Hyro1 said: Thats not the energy I mean, although he does have an ability that does function like rage, I meant kinetic energy, that is why his abilities are centered around cold, heat and speed. ohhhhh. My apologies then. My point still stands but thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaSelenis Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 hours ago, (XB1)WafflyLearner89 said: true but technically, I'm not reworking any of his abilities. i'm just adding to them to give them more fun mechanics. Would you be able to tell me what you think about my ideas anyway? If i am being honest, i can not, because well, he's not out yet, so its really hard to say if i like the additions you made or not, since i don't know how he plays yet, which is also why i said thats too early yet. Since i was completely wrong with my assumptions about Wisp, i've decided to wait for something to come out first, before i flip the table. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterc3 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Vanquish was built entirely around the movement in it. A single frame is not going to, and cannot have, the same attention and resources put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atsia Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 As the others have said, let's wait until he actually comes out and we can try him before we go about saying what isn't fun or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Ok so the consent (obviously) is that we should wait and see. Should have seen this coming so fair enough. Will probably repost this a week after he hits pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)R3d P01nt Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 9 hours ago, (XB1)WafflyLearner89 said: Ok so the consent (obviously) is that we should wait and see. Should have seen this coming so fair enough. Will probably repost this a week after he hits pc. Will you have played Gauss by that time? IOW, do you even have a PC account so that you can try it out yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)WafflyLearner89 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, (XB1)R3d P01nt said: Will you have played Gauss by that time? IOW, do you even have a PC account so that you can try it out yourself? What does IOW stand for? And no I don't have a pc account. But others will have played him so I can get other people's opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)R3d P01nt Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, (XB1)WafflyLearner89 said: What does IOW stand for? And no I don't have a pc account. But others will have played him so I can get other people's opinions. IOW = In Other Words So, you're going to present your opinions about how fun Gauss's abilities are without having tried them yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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