Skeleton curse, a new mechanic

  • Lleorb
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    I want to propose a new mechanic for skins, in this topic I will focus on the skeleton curse but it can be applied to general cosmetics, it would be a good addition to all curses.

    I will emphasize once again the importance of freedom when customizing, a game that only has cosmetic rewards NEEDS to have good customization, not only varied but as complex as possible in terms of possibilities.

    With that in mind, the new mechanic... add variations of the same cosmetic, specifically talking about the skeleton curse where there are only 4 customization slots, make variations of the same skin, reusing the idea but giving the player more freedom.

    Exemples:
    Current cosmetic
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    Variations
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    By selecting the skin and pressing a button you would change the version of the same cosmetic.

    If this were applied to other curses, we could have, for example, 10 types of gold curses, which would not be random as in the past, with the problem of some player not liking them, but would give more variety.

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  • heslashthem
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    Didn’t they try this with the shores of gold curse before but it was so broken they had to give everyone the one design? Our most recent curses are full bodied (including the new one in season 12’s plunder pass [not confirmed]) so having variations wouldn’t mean anything.

  • Lleorb
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    @tesiccl The gold curse was random as far as I know, I'm asking for designs that are pre-created and available to swap at any time.

    It may not work for the ghost(Come to think of it, removing those glowing particles would be a good variation) or stone curse, but it would work for gold, ashen, legend and the sunken curse, And as I said, the main focus is to give more variety to the skeleton curse which is VERY restricted, reusing work already done with few changes...

    The image shows the example perfectly, if applied to the hat with the blindfold or the bandana with the grenade on the skull it would give more customization options for those who don't like some aspect of these skins

  • BurnBacon
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    Why does the Skeleton get all the love?

    What about other Curses?

  • Farendiil
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    @burnbacon Cause it has next to no options as cosmetics, most skelly players use the same cosmetics cause there's so little customization, that and its such a grind, I only have 5/7 bone colours, 7/8 lower body, 7/8 upper body and 8/9 skulls. I'm level 201 and have 29/39 commendations done. This curse is so limited and needs alot of love, there's a reason why so many people go back to their normal pirates after wearing the skelly curse for like a week, it just has next to no customization, its basically a glorified costume. Also, Rare said they would add more skelly cosmetics with time, we only gotten 4 more pieces after a 14 months.

  • Farendiil
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    Besides, all the curses but the skelly can use everything earned since you started playing, so other curses don't need as much love.

  • Ghost of Ronin
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    @burnbacon with skellie you are locked to skellie only cosmetics which is the only curse that you cant enhance with clothing, hair or other vanity items

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