I think I agree with the general consensus in here of too many companions already that are not realistic, so I would see more realistic companions too. Also I think it would be good if there was an option to interact with your pets, i.e. throw a stick for your dog to retrieve and how about a newborn companion that you can raise and look after, feed, bath, play games with, take out for walks (I guess kind of like Nintendogs).
Battling companions r too pokemon for me but if wanna do a place it would good fun to have an apartment where u have to change into peep to get any further than entrance with everything on the other side geared up for peeps u could do loads of peep spaces a fighting one a racing one a chilling one an activity one, we start a home brand name like heavy peeps expand once or twice then forgot about it. Lets not do that with the peeps . Id also like to see heavy pin up companions that u fired across square n they walk across square attracting all the freaks then u can detonate it lol
Having to pay for a space would I think limit the connectivity between player, as oppose to a large scale "battle wherever you want to" thing. I would be willing to get a space if it included a larger scale area with like something that included audience seats, a place for the contestants, with cool animations, a lot of extra things and not just a boring arena place. They had said Home's 1.5 could provide for larger scale game play, this is an opportunity. If it is not possible, then maybe companions for your space only, perhaps like pets you need to take care of, (gigapets, lol) Were these can also receive some sort of experience level to raise even perhaps competition between players. Like have them grow from puppy to dog, or change appearance with a symbol or something.
I am loving the ground effects! That is a super #$*(#%( awesome idea. I would love that. Great ideas guys! Keep them coming
I'm with Joanna on the full sized human companion. I'd love it to be customizable, both the actual face/body and with items from our wardrobes! I'm not a fan of peeps. I'd much rather have companions that look like pets, or that look like actual people avs. Creepy homunculus is creepy. And I'd also love to see pet companions that are cool rather than cute. I've always wanted that black dog that's only available in Europe. Wolves, realistic-looking little dragons, things like that. I feel like all the companions are designed for 12 year old girls... which is so not the PS demographic. : /
I think the ground fire idea is great. My avatar is a bit 'devilish' and having a trail of fire following my footsteps would be perfect for me..... All adds to the illusion.....
I like the idea of more wild animal companions, keeping everything in perspective of course. I mean the idea of giant dragons flying around home, is just not realistic (maybe a baby one, but then again, that's just what companions are now, babies) I agree with InvalidField,the current companions are a bit childish, not that there bad or anyhting. I actually find the T-rex companion (offered as part of the "welcome back" package) quite amusing, but PS Home users are genreally 18 and over (with some exceptions) so companions definitely need to be geared more towards these users. I think animal companions are probably the most sound request being that it's realistic. I would personally like to see: Wolves: White (personally) but other colors as well, grey, black, etc... Tigers: White and Bengal Panthers It's important to note that color options are a must because I've seen numerous items in home that are only offered in only one color. It's the same object just a different color, it shouldn't be painstaking to offer more than one color of the same object. I think the idea of glowing eyes and aura's is great, but it has to be implemented properly, as when equipping most things on our avatars other things are compromised, such as a shirt interfering with pants or vice versa. Glowing eyes I believe can actually be done correctly because all you have to do is offer them as an eye choice in wardrobe (once again offer a variety of colors) as for the aura's, I think it will be a little more tricky, but who knows maybe you'll find a way to make it work! (I hope so) I'd definitely buy one or both, because I want a pair of glowing eyes too. As for the price point, for me it depends on the size of object, which is something I stated in another thread. I would buy the wolf or tiger for about $1.99, you should also make it to where we can use our camera's to take pictures of our companions. I tried to do this last night and realized I couldn't.
What do you mean you couldn't take a picture of the companion? Does it not show up in front of the camera or is it a positioning problem?
I talking about active companions, if you try to activate the camera, a prompt will appear stating that you must deactivate the companion, in order to use the camera.
I had another unconventional idea for a "pet" Can you link in audio for a pet? Instead of just a pet, you could have your own theme music as you walk around Home. Music that would fill the PET slot. I could have heroic music. Or evil music. Or maybe some japanese kabuki sounds to announce I'm there. Personally, I would love it if the Superman Theme played when I entered the room! [video=youtube;t-Z2GtFaqV4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Z2GtFaqV4[/video]
rofl you opened a can of worms when you ask for our ideas and feedback . everyone is coming up with some great itdeas
Can of gummy worms lol. I like this though, it gives customers a chance to get things more to their liking, and for developers to sell products that will more likely be sold. Hand in hand we can make a difference. I do also like the sound of the floor effects, didn't think of them quite as companions but it would be awesome to have fire or something.
Maybe some sort of companion that blows fire or plays guitar or juggles torches or bowling pins......OR a Hawaiian hula dancer! lol
It would be funny if you could make some fullsized human "pets". You could have a squad of soldiers that protect you, or bodyguards in dark suits and shades, or have your own cheerleading squad behind you at all times. Or maybe a butler or a maid? I have an idea, why don't you turn some of those Heavy Water Pinnup avatars into "pets". I think they would look good as a NPC character. And that would be pretty cool. But you got to give them an attitude. They stand around, posing sexily every once in awhile. And if you walk away, and anything blocks their progress (like a barrier), Don't have them follow the owner. They got too much pride for that. If the owner loses them, they will just sit by themselves, BORED, waiting for someone cooler to come along. LOL
It'd be funny if at times certain companions could randomly battle each other. Not resulting in having to get your pet out again, but two companions square off, do battle, then return to their owners. I can only imagine the gorgeous chaos.
haha! Be careful of what you suggest. First we have companions fighting each other. then some one will want a WeAPON for their pet. Then someone will want armors. Then guns. Then shields. LOL
then they will want to see the limbs get cut off lol . really i would be happy with just companions bot to play like rockm sockm robots lol ( crap shoing my age again lol )
I'm sure you can not have full size ones and thats why they have all been small so far. Think its a memory problem in public spaces where Home doea not have the memory set aside to cope, becasue basically you could end up lagging the space.
I agree with everyone on realistical companions. A flying eagle would make a really cool companion, especially if it sometimes flew pretty high, far and does aerial tricks. Owls or any birds too. The biggest issue with companions is that they need to be put away when you switch spaces and don't automatically appear. I would buy them more often but realize I never get to use them.
