For those of you following along at home, here's the results of the voting and expanded details and the whole email I'm sending off, right now.
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Dear Michizure,
You must be even busier now with your new responsibilities, but I hope you still have time for suggestion lists because I have another list of Halloween suggestions from GSP and their listeners, for both TSW and AO. Now that AO 18.7 is almost here, we're hoping the art freeze is ending soon, so we didn't hold back on ideas that involve new art for AO and included a lot of the favorites from past years, just as a reminder. The ideas were, as usual, gathered at various GSP shows and on GSP's forums, then voted on by GSP staff, DJs, and Dancers, to order them and pick out which ones I'll go into more detail on. The full list is included here.
(The odd numbering is because there were too many more ideas than voters, so there were a ridiculous number of ties.)
1) cat ear and tail separates (AO+TSW)
Wearable items for both games, not morphs, perhaps similar in appearance to the ears and tail on the catgirl morph, but without the head change, body morph, and single-use expiration. Like the wearable devil horns that both games have. Bunny, wolf, and fox are also popular options. I'm sure there was a reason at the time you went with a morph instead of a head accessory, but maybe that reason is no longer applicable to AO, and it certainly would be different for TSW.
2) pet succubus (AO+TSW)
A miniature TSW Consecratrix or AO Minx/Savage Medusa would work, especially if she has a sexy dance or two for her idle animations. This has been Ashval's number one wish for years, so we were all ready with this response when he asked for it again this year. This screenshot was taken with some effects disabled, but we all had different colors of glowing eyes. Can you make us better succubus pets than this?
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 3610_n.jpg3) backpack with a leet peeking out of it (AO+TSW)
Not necessarily just for AO, now that TSW has both cute backpacks and pet leets. There's not much more to say about this one.
4) GSP tattoos (AO+TSW... as soon as TSW gets tats)
You already have the GSP logo art from the t-shirts and posters. That logo and/or the letters "GSP" in orange or gold with black outlining would be good designs. "Tramp stamps" and arm tats are the most obvious choices for placement, but ankles and wrists and chests are good, too. A tramp stamp would be in the "leg" clothing area, so I guess a miniskirt, low rise jeans, shorts, or some such would come with it. Not a thong. If you're going to make GSP G-String Panties, they should be their own thing. For the ankles, thongs work. I mean thong sandals, aka "flip flops". Or strapped heels in gold, black, and/or white. The chest placement would be right over the heart, with a bikini top for females, of course. Maybe one like the black bikini top that comes with back stars, again in black, white, and/or gold.
5) gothic bellydancer outfit and gothic/tribal/gypsy fusion dance emotes (AO+TSW)
Bellydancing animations are clearly beyond the scope of either engine, as they would involve moving parts that just aren't jointed. There are some dance moves in the gothic/tribal/gypsy fusion range that would be possible and would go really well with some of the music GSP plays that current dance emotes just don't fit. And of course, they need the right outfit to match, which would be the Halloween part.
http://elegantcuriosities.com/wp-conten ... ss-bra.pnghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--w6LPN-Ztohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tr38hjCgnQ6) Leulla's outfit, wings optional (AO+TSW)
I don't think there's much more to specify here. Some folks might want the outfit without the wings, some might want strap-on wings like the devil/angel wings, and others might want them just like Luella's. I get the feeling separate, optional strap-on wings would be the most popular option, but I didn't actually take a survey on it or anything. Oh, and this would be good for both AO and TSW. AO already has nice fairy wings for it.
6) new gothic corset outfit with red or purple (AO+TSW)
Pretty self-explanatory, but I'll throw in a couple example links anyway.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 3111_n.jpgviewtopic.php?f=23&t=474&start=100#p2130906) sexy stage magician outfit (AO+TSW)
For the ladies, a tuxedo bodysuit, fishnet stockings, jacket with tails, and shiny black tophat, or at least something along those lines that doesn't end up looking /too/ much like Zatana. Maybe skip the long jacket tails and just give her a tiny little half jacket? Men's black and white tuxes have no such copyright problems, of course. They're just standard issue for stage magic.
9) steampunk vampire (AO+TSW)
I think those words convey enough of the idea already, but here's a great example Caliana posted on the GSP forums.
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=474&start=80#p20589310) skull goblet (AO+TSW... as soon as TSW gets hand props)
A big hand-held goblet, either the same size as the Crunk Goblet or the actual size of a Solitus skull. Or scaled to the size of the holder's skull. Silver or white, possibly bone white, depending on just how creepy you want it. I would say TSW needs this too, but we kinda need hand-held social props first. Or social "weapons" that just invoke visual special effects without any gameplay effect. But that's a different kind of suggestion.
10) Leet-shaped backpack(AO+TSW)
Like that cute backpack TSW got with the Tokyo issue, but recognizably leet-shaped, for both AO and TSW. Actual pet leet not included, probably.
10) cyberpunk gear to go with these new fangled augments and whatnot (TSW)
I don't even know where to begin detailing this. For one thing, I don't actually have any augments yet myself, so I don't know what they should look like. Maybe you guys have some ideas for visual styles that match the game lore. It was mentioned a while back that AO might eventually be able to display your NCU belt and other accessories, but I don't think this suggestion was meant to imply that augments should be directly visible that way. It would push the characterization too much in the direction of one style, and wouldn't be a Halloween item anyway. I think what's requested here is just wearable accessories in the cyberpunk style that could be role-played as though they provide the functionality of augments.
10) black cat pet for AO
I know there are "minikitty" pets for bug rewards, but I don't think those come in black, do they? How about a domestic cat, like the TSW ones, for Halloween?
10) skull-themed clothing (AO+TSW)
This one was real vague when the idea was brought up, and no one seemed inclined to specify further, except for one detail that overlaps another suggestion. TSW should have the same skeleton costume AO has , the one with white bones on a black skin-tight suit. Other than that, we just need /some/ skull-themed clothing to start with and then maybe get more picky. So I'll throw in a couple general ideas for inspiration, but they're not necessarily to be taken specifically.
http://www.outblush.com/women/fashion/d ... ull-dress/http://www.alternativex.co.uk/wp-conten ... -front.jpghttp://contourmagazine.com/2011/04/21/p ... ank-dress/http://blackmilkclothing.com/search?typ ... t&q=skulls10) shoulder raven (AO)
Just reskin the shoulder parrot black and give it a little back story. Maybe something about knowing deep down that there's at least one word it can say, and the dead look in its dead black eyes being so ironically lifelike you're left uncertain whether paranoia, too many Old Earth ghost stories, or a Psychological Modification nano is responsible for the feeling of dread and suspense at what might finally occasion the foul faux feathery fiend to croak out that one fateful word.
16) Midnight Pumpkin bikinis in TSW - and other Rubi-Ka fashions
Not much more to say here, except that it can go both ways. AO has about a decade more to draw from, though, and a good amount of it would be perfectly appropriate for TSW, especially around Halloween.
17) spiderweb minidress and/or bikini (AO+TSW)
I've requested this before and even sketched it out myself. I understand it's pushing the ratings limits pretty close, but it can be opaque enough where necessary to cover the smiley bits. Not that AO has smiley faces. Maybe it should. Wouldn't that be fun to turn left and run screaming naked up the beach in? You know we'll just find a new beach to do that on, right? Anyway, this, for both AO and TSW:
download/file.php?id=5181&mode=viewdownload/file.php?id=5182&mode=view18) purple dragon and pink demon wings, like the red and green wings AO already has (AO+TSW)
18) typical fantasy MMO armor costumes - the unrealistically skimpy stuff that leaves no doubt what kind of fantasy it is, but with realistically negligible defense values, especially chainmail bikinis and seductive sorceresses
18) full set of Rocky Horror costumes to go with that /timewarp animation we've heard about (AO+TSW)
18) Draculeet slippers (AO+TSW)
18) Halloween tattoos: (AO+TSW... when TSW gets tats)
- back jack-o-lanterns
- arm bats
- black cat leg tattoos with black boxers or boyshorts or a thong like the tentacle one, maybe something that doesn't cover the tailbone where the catgirl morph's tail attaches
- snakes
- spiders
- UPH back tattoo
- ghost tattoos that look like shade spirits trying to escape
18) Little Red Riding Hood and Big Bad Wolf costumes (AO+TSW)
18) band tee for the industrial death metal band "Trash King and the Techscavengers" (AO)
18) purple hotpants and matching tied top (AO+TSW)
18) black thigh-high boots (AO+TSW)
18) chainmail armor and Viking helmet (with optional viking beard) (AO+TSW)
18) Mr. Squeaky vehicle (AO)
--- honorable mention ---
* orange boots with black laces, or straps, to match the orange striped tights and Midnight Pumpkin Bikini - or black boots with orange laces (AO+TSW)
* high heels with pumpkin ribbon ties (AO+TSW)
* a "jackie-lantern" version of the "Sight for Sore Eyes" outfit, with grinning, glowing jack-o-lanterns instead of the bloodshot eyeballs. (AO+TSW)
* flaming nostrils, exhaling flame and smoke with every breath (TSW)
* frog outfit, lots of green and big eyes with horizontal slits (AO+TSW)
* rabid quabbit costume (AO)
* trick-or-treating leets with bags for candy (AO+TSW)
* new leets in costumes: (AO+TSW)
- Sith and Jedi leets with tiny laserswords
- Leet in shining armor
- leet in swimsuit with a bathing ring around its hip
* a cape with Mr. Evil Squeaky on the back, his wings spread in his best imitation of an eagle (AO)
* bat goblet, like that New Year's Crunk Goblet, but black, with big wing handles (AO+TSW... when TSW gets hand props)
* Midnight Phantom bikini, again, just as suggested the last few years. It's like the Midnight Pumpkin, but purple instead of orange, with a pale grin design that fades in and out like some of the armors have pulsing lights. (AO+TSW)
* underbust corset and strategically positioned long wig, like this (TSW only, I suppose)
http://inspirink.files.wordpress.com/20 ... .jpg?w=571* salsa dresses, bright red and cut at an angle, above the knee (TSW+AO... when AO gets more player meshes)
* panda t-shirt that switches between black shirt with a white panda face or white with a black panda face, with a third option colored like a panda's chest to match the happy/sad panda masks (AO+TSW)
* sexy magic space vampires (AO+TSW), like this:
http://www.stitchedupcorsetry.com/wp-co ... rsetry.jpg* Gothic Lolita with the Bunny Legs of Gridstream Productions (like Lolita on Clothes Back and Bunny on Social Legs, but with the tutu) (AO+TSW)
* sexy pirates (AO+TSW), like this:
http://www.yandy.com/Pirate-Booty-Lingerie-Costume.php* sexy tavern wenches / off the shoulder dirndl (AO+TSW) - TSW already has the Villager one, but AO needs it, and separates would be nice, and maybe some variety, lederhosen for troxes and males
* slasher bait costumes, something cheesy and slutty enough to ensure you're the first one to die in a slasher flick, for luring and taunting the creepy monsters and chopping them up with a machete, of course (AO+TSW)
* bra of many colors to go with AO's premium color-changing thong (AO)
* bat style glowy orange/black glowy lantern thing, like the floating shoulder hearts from Valentine's Day (AO)
* /thriller emote that infects nearby zombies and makes them join in and spread the emote to other zombies in range. (TSW)
* DJ decks / boomboxes (AO+TSW)
* Black Rose version of Miiir's Cream Rose outfit (AO+TSW)
* dancing devil opi girl toy (AO, but a pet like that in TSW works)
* handbra (variations: monster, tentacle, skeletal) (AO+TSW)
* headless horseman / durahan mob (AO+TSW)
* zombie cow pet in TSW
* GSP backpack (AO+TSW)
* corset version of skeleton costume (AO+TSW)
* Dominatrix Queen of Hearts, "Off with her clothes!" (AO+TSW)
* bat ears (AO+TSW)
* longer capes (AO)
* "Thriller"-style leather jacket (AO+TSW)
--- suggested, but no votes (this time - some of these got lots of votes previous years) ---
* ghost golems (TSW) - Guardians of Gaia stomping around in anima form
* Carmen Miranda fruit hat (AO+TSW)
* googly eyes glasses - just big sunglasses with big plastic bloodshot eyeballs, not necessarily on springs (AO+TSW)
* bloody murderous psychopath chipmunk costume (AO+TSW)
* pet costumes, like Luella's costume for dogs and Irusan costumes for cats (TSW, but AO pet costumes would be cool, too)
* proper ninja costume, possibly with a tutu, but only if it's a killer pink ninja tutu so rigid you can cut someone with it (AO+TSW)
* Let M.P.s summon their pets as "thoughts" from CoM instead of meatballs. (AO)
* new flavors of Weird Looking Candy Cherry that morph you into: (AO)
- hovershark
- mini Ottous
- minibronto
- silvertails or swiftwind
- babyface
- drillers
- nokeen
- failed experiment
- pentapod
- manteze warrior
- eremites
- ice block (with a short term root)
? robot snake thing that looks like the top half of a white slayer droid on a tapered metal snake and nobody seems to know what it's called
- and a long term 2 NCU +AAO buff like the old +AAD one, just to keep the proportion of buffs to morphs.
* new Halloween candy "shopping bag" with the Halloween leets on it (AO)
* leets wearing the various candy bags as costumes (AO)
* make zombies react to the [foot] items (TSW) - make the little groups of three of them fight over it and single ones stand around chewing it (Cockneys vs Zombies reference)
* Bruce Campbell mask to wear with the chainsaw/boomstick/necronomicon deck, unless of course that's going to be part of the reward outfit for that deck (TSW)
* spade-tipped red devil tails (AO+TSW)
* Alice dress, blue and white gingham (AO+TSW)
* candy in AO like TSW gets
* Jessica Rabbit dress and long purple gloves and red heels (AO+TSW) - why do we still not have red heels?
* pet filth spider things (TSW) - the things before the last boss of Ankh
* pet Dr. Stein that says random things, like "I have no words! No words!" (TSW) - it'd be fun to hear him say stuff while questing.
* zombie costumes, more Night of the Living Dead style than Aztec or Kingsmouth (AO+TSW)
* Hello Leety panties (AO+TSW)
* Stalking Uncle Pumpkinhead doll (AO)
* New bikinis: (AO+TSW)
- palm leaf
- pumpkinhead rags
- Kyr'Ozch themed
- Candy Corn
- Cherry Pie
- domino
- bats
- skulls
- skull and crossbones
- vampire fangs
- frogs
* broomstick skirts (AO+TSW)
* New leet pets: (AO+TSW)
- Hellhound Cheerleet
- Pirate Leet
- Ghost Leet
- Skeleeton
- Clown Leet
- Female Devil Leet
- Jack-o-Leetern
- Trolleet
- Deathleet
* pimp hat (AO+TSW)
* pumpkin / jack-o-lantern backpack (AO+TSW)
* new striped tights (AO+TSW, and TSW should have the old ones, too)
* Princess costume (AO+TSW)
* witch hats in AO like the ones in TSW
* XXX-Plumbo Beer Can costume (AO)
* glowsticks (AO+TSW)
* tradable Trick-or-Treat bags (AO)
* GSP trenchskirt (AO+TSW)
* cybergoth looking respirator/gas mask (AO+TSW)
* black rose prop/decoration (AO)
* scary bunny costume (AO+TSW)
* goggles for AO
* cloud of bats nano (AO)
* pet dragons (AO+TSW)
* gothic princess costume (AO+TSW)
* some temporary item that lets you fly like an MP with Quantum Wings (AO)
* Shadowleet morph (AO)
* sorceress/demon/werewolf claw weapons (TSW) – not automatically sheathed when using other weapons
* small black lower face mask, like the Surgeon Mask but smaller, covering the mouth but not the nose, as a face slot item, for demon ninjas who want to still be able to wear their horns, too (TSW)
* pirate hat to complete the AO pirate outfit, and a pirate leet wearing that and an eyepatch and something resembling part of the outfit (AO)
Thanks for reading and allowing us to contribute to your brainstorming process. I hope you find something in here interesting, useful, or at least amusing, and I know we're looking all forward to the Halloween events, whether any of this turns up or not.
- Jezebelle