agree with above poster.
people here seems to be on closeminded rage mode right now.
midgets, nail polish. oh the despair, for asking if it could be possible. calm down grognards.
i understand better use of resource elsewhere in the game, like making more maps, mover vehicles etc. instead of waisting it at this seemingly cosmetic-only value of a proposal.
but i'm sure if the dev do have their hands tied -- customizable avatars as aforementioned could be done by an indie modders.
the application of customizable variety not only lends to cosmetic personal reference, but may very well be ingratiated in some reward system.
based on what i've gathered so far, the reward system on your avatar only spans to 'the more dirty and rip your uniform are -- the hardcorer one is.' based on that, i really don't see myself just jonzing for that nice new ripped up pants when i level up! tis a badge of honor thing, i understad, i love that, and i'm not implying we should get shiny polished boots and medals to wear either -- but rather have more option on how to take our metted out, well used soldiers as he grows from green to vet. how to wear our uniform to stand from the rest of the crowd. i.e. have options to buttoned down collar, sleeves, wearing certain wehrmacht armband in a different way, scars, camo.
nothing that would make the game outlandish and disproportionate as COD WAW where the germans would be using BARS, AMERICANS with panzerfausts etc.
no i'm not saying we can have 'dark skinned' tone in the avatar, barbie doll units in ivan's side. i'm not being racist nor politically correct, just being authentic. just have the option to pick and customize -- that is relevant to the scale of the operation.
as for height. why not limit it to 5'5 to 6'3. whatever, it's just a theory and a proposal, tripwire are smart, i'm sure they'll find a way to balance it out.
as somebody proposed -- the smaller, nimbler, the more agile. yet on the other hand, more prone to death/not able to carry as much.
but i'm sure the game is already far ahead of development that such factors as weight-height attributes could be beyond this game's timeline, and is best be considered for the next installment/mod, seeing as they may take more time to implement.
regardless, the reward system for having more customizable avatar, clan badges, etc. wouldn't hold the game down, nor put it in some RPG-ISH shooter, although we are getting some sort of an XP system seeing as there is a reward system.
be that as it may, the way for Tripwire's incentive to get the COD crowd in, without mismanaging and alienating the simulation-RO vets, like I, out there -- a customizable avatar is going to be present. whether they maybe as intensive as this thread proposed, or light, it's there. so why not make it better.
is all, just a suggestion.
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