Shield bash animations

[Daisho]

How feasible would it be to make more Melee Damage powersets use the shield bash animation from Shield Defense, similar to what Brawl does? And/or add shield bash animation alternatives to the Fighting Pool, and maybe make Brawl a more viable power?

[Psyonico]

Every power that you wanted to add a shield bash animation would need an additional animation made.  You wouldn't just be able to use the existing animation because animation times are linked to powers.

[Forager]

I always wondered why they didn't do a shield melee set. Add the shield to a few melee animations, use a kick and put in a shield throw (or two).

 

Adding the shield to Haymaker/air superiority animations would look cool. In fact, the shield would make the Punch animation not look so ass. Energy Melee has some very cool animations that you could slap a shield on.

 

I think it should get a single target throw and then maybe higher tier aoe chain. 

 

While we're at it, let's make your shield a power slide option too.

 

 

[Forager]

4 hours ago, Psyonico said:

Every power that you wanted to add a shield bash animation would need an additional animation made.

 

Lol ok?

[megaericzero]

13 hours ago, Psyonico said:

You wouldn't just be able to use the existing animation because animation times are linked to powers.

Not every power has a unique animation. COD doesn't list animation names AFAIK but Energy Punch appears to have the same cast time if not outright the same animation as Brawl, for instance.

Edited July 15 by megaericzero

[Wavicle]

1 hour ago, Forager said:

 

Lol ok?

Making animations is one of the most difficult and time consuming parts of making new powersets. Spending time on them just for the sake of ONE armor set is probably not a good use of time.

[Wavicle]

1 hour ago, Forager said:

always wondered why they didn't do a shield melee set

 

This could be false, but my understanding was always that they were trying to avoid potential copyright violations.

[Forager]

28 minutes ago, Wavicle said:

Making animations is one of the most difficult and time consuming parts of making new powersets. Spending time on them just for the sake of ONE armor set is probably not a good use of time.

 

Ok?