[Total Conversion] Under Siege

[xColdxFusionx]

By "community characters," I mean "characters the community creates," not "characters based on community members."

To be honest, I kind of thought that as well, which is why the third option exists in the first place. If the second option is picked, though, hopefully we can differentiate the two character sets enough to make this mode stand out.

[Ceridran]

Oh, looks like I'm not allowed to revote for some reason.

[xColdxFusionx]

I set it to not allow revotes to prevent people from seeing the results and immediately jumping on a bandwagon.
And, unfortunately, changing the setting now would delete the current results. Sorry.
I'll make a note here so that hopefully when I see it I'll remember to move your vote when I look at the final tally.

[Rozark]

Change my vote/the first vote to the second vote.
Dr. Clyde von Belmont in a MOBA using his fancy science must become a reality.

[TheDoc]

I set it to not allow revotes to prevent people from seeing the results and immediately jumping on a bandwagon.

You know you can see the results without voting, right?

[xColdxFusionx]

Really? Damn, I didn't think you could.

[CHAOS_FANTAZY]

I cast a vote for Community Characters.  We are a community populous and imaginative enough that we could have some really neat original characters.
Also, I'd be happy to offer any of my characters, for the record (I have 60+), though my skill in making their needed materials will vary.

[Myroc]

So, a stand-alone, first-person moba using characters created and submitted by the community? Sounds neat, I'd gladly support that.

[xColdxFusionx]

Welp, it looks like we know fairly well what we want.
So let's lay down a few ground rules for this so it doesn't become a total mess.

...Or not, since this post has been deprecated. Go here instead.

[CHAOS_FANTAZY]

I've begun working on a design for a character submission, but there are a couple things I don't quite get:

> What's up with the bullet points under the skills for some weapons?  Are these examples of Consumables said character has unique to him/her?  Are they the Skill Upgrades mentioned under "Leveling Up?"  You lost me.
> Matter of fact, I'm confused about Items in general.  Are all Consumables and Beacons shared between all characters, or do they each have unique ones?
> I notice the mention of "killing enemies."  I recall hearing this game mode was inspired by LoL, where I know it's a 5v5 team match, so would "killing an enemy" consist of destroying an enemy player, or are there AI goons too/instead?  If it is the former, what repercussions if any are there for dying?  If it is the latter, why is there no mention of bringing in other units?

[Ceridran]

This is all I have to offer. Please suggest changes.
Also, I probably still don't even understand some of this stuff. Yes, the skill upgrades are missing.

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Predator Unit
(Melee, Physical, Assassin, Stealth)

Appearance - Sorry for the bad drawing. Best I could give. Also includes a better view of the head at the bottom, since it blends in too much.

Predator Unit was built to stalk and assassinate important targets, it is equipped (Rather, bound.) with claws on each hand.

You could call this a "+ATTACK -DEFENSE +SPEED" character.

Jump Skill - Metal Wing

Hitting the <Jump> button after jumping makes Predator Unit fly higher to reach higher grounds. Think Super Adaptor.

Passive - Weakspot Detector

Predator Unit ignores 10% of it's opponent's armor when attacking it.

Weapon 1 - Razor Claws

Quick slashes with the claws, what more to say? This is best used when your foe already knows where you are.

Weapon 1 Skill - Stealth Module

Predator Unit turns invisible as the altfire button is held down, with a short period of time before full invisibility, in which transparency gradually becomes higher to the point where he is completely invisible. Being hit reveals Predator Unit for a short time, but it is somewhat transparent in the short duration.
> Fade - Cloak wait time reduced, effect improving by rank.


Weapon 2 - Deadly Strike

A slower, but stronger attack, attacking with both hands at once. This is used to initiate, but can still be your main source of offense.

Weapon 2 Skill - Lock On

Altfire sends Predator Unit into flight (To clarify, a gliding stance.) for 4 seconds, increasing movement speed for the duration.
Attacking in this stance deals extra damage, hitting and missing cancels the movement speed increase.

> Crippling Strike - Attacks this mode slow the target, scaling amount increasing by rank.
> Momentum - Speed increases overtime during flight, scaling amount increasing by rank.

Weapon 3 - Deadly Strike

Weapon 3 stays as weapon 2, but replaces the skill with the ultimate skill. Try to add something to make sure people don't use Lockdown when they want to use Lock On.

Ultimate Skill - Lockdown

Predator Unit charges forward at the enemy, interrupts and freezes them, and stabs them to create a fatal wound, which causes damage overtime.

I'm totally making an army of robots. No, I'm not. Okay, maybe. I don't know.

[tsukiyomaru0]

Questions:
A. What if the character suggested is an adaptation of another work?
B. If a character is accepted, who will do the coding and spriting?

And Idea cuz I bored:

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Eigil, the Sharpshooter
(Ranged, Hybrid, Carry, Assassin)

Appearance
Think something like the classic Final Fantasy Red Mage, but add an ammo belt shoulder-to-waist and oval-rimmed glasses. Not too original in appearance, right?

Focus
Primary: Skill
Secondary: Speed

Passive – Warped Reality
Gains partial invisibility after standing still for five seconds.

Weapon 1 – The MagiRifle, Gungnir
Eigil's trademark weapon, a sniper rifle that combines magic and science, capable of firing high damaging projectiles in a perfect straight line, said to never miss a target as long as it is in the right hands.
Skill: Sure Shot
Gungnir, like a famed spear of the same name, has the ability to never miss the target. However, it requires a considerable portion of the user's energy to be embeeded into every bullet fired. By activating this skill, you will fire a projectile that will actively seek the enemy and attempt to hit.
> Shield Breaker: Makes the projectiles ignore the defense of the target, an additional rank will allow the projectiles to pierce the target.
> Head Count: Increases the damage done after you kill a target, damage boost increases with ranks.

Weapon 2 – The MagiRifle, Jormy
An assault rifle he rarely uses. Why is that? It has a low reach, slightly lower accuracy and eats his energy away with every round fired. And it lacks a magazine of its own due to the kind of "bullets" it uses; raw magic. No more, no less.
Skill: Midgard Serpent
By charging it with an absurd amount of energy, Jormy can unleash powerful blast of pure magic in a straight line (wave-motion gun?), able to cause an absurd damage. But takes five seconds to fully charge, which slows Eigil due to the massive drain.
> Energy Eater: Regains 50% (+5% per rank) of the MP spent every time it causes damage to another player.
> MagiLock: Causes any target in his Line of Sight to slow down (going slower with each rank) while he is charging the Midgard Serpent.

Weapon 3 – My BFF, Doppelganger
It's a dragon (Blunderbuss pistol) that only fires concentrated energy, but recharges itself over time. Low damage, low reach but a high precision makes it a rather handy backup weapon.
Skill: Awakening the Shadow
Eigil creates a dark copy of himself, that acts as a sentry that uses only Jormy's primary ability. However Eigil will be unable to use Doppelganger until the copy is either defeated or disappears of "time out".

[xColdxFusionx]

Whoops, forgot to clarify a few things:

> What's up with the bullet points under the skills for some weapons?  Are these examples of Consumables said character has unique to him/her?  Are they the Skill Upgrades mentioned under "Leveling Up?"  You lost me.
You kind of answered your own question there. The bullet points are the Skill Upgrades. Each one can be purchased up to 5 times using Skill Points, after the skill itself is obtained. Probably should have made that a bit clearer.
> Matter of fact, I'm confused about Items in general.  Are all Consumables and Beacons shared between all characters, or do they each have unique ones?
Consumables and Beacons are shared between characters, but what's available in the shop may vary between maps.
> I notice the mention of "killing enemies."  I recall hearing this game mode was inspired by LoL, where I know it's a 5v5 team match, so would "killing an enemy" consist of destroying an enemy player, or are there AI goons too/instead?  If it is the former, what repercussions if any are there for dying?  If it is the latter, why is there no mention of bringing in other units?
By "killing enemies", I mean anything not on your team, which includes minions, neutral monsters, and even enemy champions. If you die, you lose any held items (consumables + beacons), as well as being held in your base for a bit based on how long into the game your untimely death was.
The reason I never mentioned minions or anything can pretty much be summed up as "I forgot."

Questions:
A. What if the character suggested is an adaptation of another work?
While a full character is not recommended, shoutouts are certainly welcome.
B. If a character is accepted, who will do the coding and spriting?
Coding will hopefully be done by the devteam, though you're certainly welcome to submit code for us to play with if you come up with something really outlandish.
Spriting, on the other hand, is kind of a talent we're lacking. Anyone here who's willing to help with the art, please contact me.

Also, forgot to mention: You can (optionally) give your character a special quality to their jump. Tweaked Alphonse's profile to demonstrate.

[Ceridran]

Added a Jump Skill, Predator Unit is almost constantly being edited.

UPDATE TO UPDATE OF UPDATES:

Beam has been removed to keep him full melee, Weapon 3 staying as Weapon 2, but with the ultimate skill on Weapon 3.

[Korby]

for future reference, to consider not making your champion clunky[remember, it's still an fps], go by the "rule of fours."

examples: 3 weapons and 1 skill for all of them, 2 weapons and 2 skills for them, 1 weapon and three skills for it, four upgrades to your skill and/or weapon

this is basically the rule I'll be following when I start working on this so I figured I'd share it.