How about that Ninja Run? - Decouple animation from benefit

[Replacement]

Ditto Beast Run.  Is it at all in the cards to turn these into Prestige Sprints, ditching all the mechanical benefits of the -Runs?

 

-Most Heroes aren't ninjas or beasts, but we typically end up giving in to the amazing early-game mobility and run around like ninjas anyway.

-For characters where Ninja Run/Beast Run make sense, the unenhanceable endurance cost is crippling, typically forcing us to disable during combat.  Ditto characters running Combat Jumping, etc, that are mutually exclusive to Ninja Run.

-This was a necessary evil when Ninja Run came as part of a purchased add-on.  Now?  not-so-much.

 

Could leave a full-statted version at the p2w, of course.  But I'd rather it didn't have any animation overrides.

[Zolgar]

It should* be possible to at least do the following:

Create a power with the Sprint animation that is mechanically the same as ninja/beast run. Make it mutually exclusive with the other two and available in the P2W.

Create 2 additional Prestige Sprints, that are mechanically identical to Sprint, but use the Ninja/Beast run animation.

 

This would sold both problems you posed. It would also allow ninja/beast run animations to be used with SS and SJ, which would be really nice.

 

*I am not a coder. I know that calling the code for this game a mess is polite though, and sometimes things which should be simple will make the game explode. So I say it should be possible, but I could be absolutely dead wrong on that.

[Replacement]

Yes, thank you, that's precisely what I'm after but worded better.  It would be so nice on both sides (Ninja/beasts who don't want to exit stance, and Heroes who feel compelled to run around like a Damned Fool for ~15 levels).

[Crysta Clear]

Adding my vote for this, yes please! I love the Ninja Run animations and would love to make it my actual, in-build slotted travel power if possible! Attaching the animations to a new Prestige Sprint would be amazing!

[Sniktch]

One thing this does lose you is the ability to stack Sprint and Ninja/Beast - the effect is bigger than it looks.  However, I can definitely see the benefit of more choices.

[Crysta Clear]

No it doesn't, as presumably, the current Ninja Run would be retained. Just we'd have extra "Prestige Sprint: Ninja" and "Prestige Sprint: Beast"

[Chance Jackson]

Ditto Beast Run.  Is it at all in the cards to turn these into Prestige Sprints, ditching all the mechanical benefits of the -Runs?

 

-Most Heroes aren't ninjas or beasts, but we typically end up giving in to the amazing early-game mobility and run around like ninjas anyway.

-For characters where Ninja Run/Beast Run make sense, the unenhanceable endurance cost is crippling, typically forcing us to disable during combat.  Ditto characters running Combat Jumping, etc, that are mutually exclusive to Ninja Run.

-This was a necessary evil when Ninja Run came as part of a purchased add-on.  Now?  not-so-much.

 

Could leave a full-statted version at the p2w, of course.  But I'd rather it didn't have any animation overrides.

I don't use sprints in combat but I would love a no end cost ninja/beast stance toggle (or costume setting)

[_NOPE_]

+1

[HelenCarnate]

Yes please.  Allow it to be used with jump powers and have no speed or jump benefit and no endurance cost.

[jack_nomind]

Or just make all Travel Powers inherent.

[zarzu]

This would be amazing.

[retiarius]

(paraphrased) Make all Sprints inherent

 

But this would disrupt the at least two-minute routine I have perusing & obtaining the Outbreak P2W vendor's wares every time I roll an alt!

 

Kidding aside, I don't have a problem with an option to remove the NR animation from the benefit for the rare occasion I make a non-ninja character.

 

 

[Coyote]

(paraphrased) Make all Sprints inherent

 

But this would disrupt the at least two-minute routine I have perusing & obtaining the Outbreak P2W vendor's wares every time I roll an alt!

 

Kidding aside, I don't have a problem with an option to remove the NR animation from the benefit for the rare occasion I make a non-ninja character.

 

Do you really have to make non-ninja characters? I mean, the options are almost infinite:

Ninjas

Real Ninjas

Ninja Wannabes

Pirate Ninjas

Ninja Pirates

Zombie Ninjas

Ninja Zombies

Space Ninjas

Space Corsair Ninjas

Wulfen Space Corsair Ninjas

Kittens

[Replacement]

Glad to see this is still going!  The suggestions that everyone agrees on are the ones that sink to the bottom and have low visibility, so I appreciate seeing people +1ing this.

 

Kidding aside, I don't have a problem with an option to remove the NR animation from the benefit for the rare occasion I make a non-ninja character.

 

I also want to mention the flip side of this: Ninja characters who feel compelled to disable Ninja Run in combat, which is super lame when you're, say, a /ninjutsu blaster who does a lot of combat repositioning. 

 

I'm literally playing my titan/ninjutsu scrapper on my other monitor right now (Ghost-faced killer, basically), and he needs all of his end for that giant sword, and nothing left over for his aesthetic.

 

 

[EggKookoo]

I was so bummed to see Ninja Run turn off when I activated Combat Jumping. +1 from me.