Now is the time for Constructive Criticism, now is the time when Constructive Critisism is what the devs need most, overly positive Fanboying doesn't help, it doesnt tell the devs what they need to work on, a this sucks completely negative approach isn't helpful either. I was a modder once working on a team for a Partial conversion Mod for Command and Conquer, i had the issue of fanboying over the new designs the modelers came up with, they made some fantastic designs! It was only when i was forced to look for weakness in the designs that i could find any, it is that feedback that i gave that helped Modelers the most. that is the feedback we need to give.
as for the off topic on time travel please make a thread in off topic section, that is what it is there for.
Honestly many of my issues have already been discussed and most posts have been constructive. Mark's response does have me a little concerned that he is listening to the Yes men and ignoring those of us with real concerns. I took a look at Firefall when it first started up, and honestly the #1 turnoff i found was the Art, it looked too Cartoonish it wasn't until years later that i took another look at it and that was 1.5. Instead of getting into Firefall i instead Focused on Planetside 2, and i hate PVP, but Planetside 2 looked believable, and it had a cool concept, i just couldnt stand being blown away in half a second and then wretch at all the players defending the idea that they had to be able to blow you away in half a second, that your reaction time was fast enough that you could duck for cover in that period of time. I missed the best parts of Firefall because i didn't like how the art was, you dont want others making the mistake of coming to look at ember seeing the Omniframe and thumper and turning away because the Art style is too unrealistic. you want people coming by liking how believable the designs are, and staying to get hooked on your awesome gameplay aspirations. the reason i am sticking around is because your gameplay ideas are inspiring Mark! but the Art needs work, your miner looks like Guren Lagan, a combat driller, and your Omniframe looks like a glorified Forklift. you have time to scrap your designs and start fresh the hard part hasn't been started.
The Head is Redundant, please either explain it or Remove it, most of the fanboys seem like they don't care for the head and that is saying something.
the Spine is too thin and too exposed, not only does it not look big enough to protect my characters back it looks like it cant support the upper half of the frame, this means that 50% of the weight of your omniframe is being carried on regular non-augmented Human Shoulders, you would be crushed. honestly if you took a human body and removed all the meat between hips and ribcage leaving nothing but spine, your spine would snap. its not designed to hold your weight, its designed to keep your vertical while your muscles hold your weight, and it also connects your nerves to you lower body, no small task, without those nerves you are paralyzed. damage at the upper end of the spine can cause Death as the spine carries signals for your heart to beat and your lungs to breath. anyways the Spine looks Fragile and like it could not on its own support the weght of the mech which would cause a crushing death of the human Pilot. while the Matrix Dockloader and Aliens Forklift ar mentioned often in this thread those frames had more than a spine to hold them up, they look like they can carry heavy weights while none is carried on the pilot. this can be solved with a closed cockpit but even if you don't give us that at least consider giving more supports and Omniframe back Musculature so it looks like can hold the wight of the top of the frame.
The Open Cockpit even with the Force-field looks like a Giant weak spot, a small amount of kevlar isnt going to protect me from what this world has to offer, and if im fighting Kaiju, i dont want to be blown away they moment they get close, i want to put a maximum of protection between me and my enemy, that means a large piece of armor and a large Shield. with potentially an extra shield i can carry on my arm to block forward attacks. You want me to suspend my Disbelief and Connect with my character well i believe my character wants to live and survive, with intact bowls. heck in Battlestar Galactica they explained that even while Cylons were always reborn and basically immortal, they did not like the experience of Death, the pain and memories of pain are always unpleasant reguardless of the new body, regardless of our Characters Immortality and the non-impact of death, they should at least be averse to the idea of being killed even if they get reborn, my character isn't willing to put a gun to her head to fast travel to the nearest re-spawn, why they heck should she want to expose her Body to her enemies, maybe if her Bikini was distracting but honestly she is fighting aliens, monsters, and alien Monsters, none of them would find her sexually appealing if she was 100% naked and begging for it, or however you... ok not going there. it looks liek whatever my character is wearing it might is well be a Bikini and Thong, the Omniframe is the only protection so why emphasize the part where you can wear Body armor when we all know it wont mean squat. please make it a closed cock pit and an open cockpit as a customization option.
100% onboard with the idea that in the social non combat areas of are game we strip off the Omniframe and get to run around as a human being and enjoy our character customizations. in an environment where I and everyone i am trying to make jealous can enjoy it, not in combat where everyone will be focused on the look and abilities of my Omniframe. Mark you Said it Yourself there will be plenty of customizations for my Omniframe and i want to enjoy them to the fullest in the combat setting, but my character herself she doesn't feel safe in an open cockpit unless she is out of danger. Heck Warframe Spoiler: now has customizations for both the Warframe and its Operator, just because i dont see my operator much doesn't mean i don't enjoy making her Pretty, and the next major update promises a bigger role for my Operator.
TLDR; constructive critisism please, yes men and No Men are really bad
Please Mark don't get swept up by the Yes Men, they say yes to good and bad ideas, dont get too attached to your own work that you cant trash something at this stage and change it, its not too late.
Spine: too thin and flimsy some reinforcement is needed
Open Cockpit: Im connecting to my Character and She is telling me she doesn't feel safe, she'll wear a fracking bikini if she doesn't have to show it off to every mindless mob and mindless sob while she is fighting. She wants to fight not show off.
Strut your Stuff in social environments and bases, The Dotombori Robo is fun and all but when you are strutting around Nudist Beach Be Naked!! (Kill La Kill Referance)
