Soldier cosmetic Suggestions

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Obviously the following suggestion is purely secondary and in no way implying the divertion of vital resources to it.

The suggestion is simple, lots of aesthetic customization options for infantry. This could tie in to individual customization, or guild customization. Individual & Guild options could each have their own unique things that they only have access to.



Other games that have good examples of this are ones such as Halo Reach, All Points Bulletin, Battlefield 3. In no way is it implied that the customization be as in-depth as say APB, but inspiration can be taken from those systems.

Since PS2 is after all a MMO that will likely progress for years with many expansions and patches, this idea seems vital to personalizing your soldier and outfit.

The customization options could be unlocked as you level up or as your guild levels up. Some options might only be unlocked or given to you as a reward for playing PS2 for a year, 2 years etc.

Brainstormed Examples:

-More enhanced looking shoulder armor pieces
-More advanced looking helmet types
-Capes (As seen from another thread, although in my opinion capes should only be awarded to high ranking guild officers or leader)
-Customization options to make your character look suited for certain biomes, (e.g. desert , jungle)
-Decal options to make armor look rusted, dented or "worn" out to give a "veteran" feel
-camouflage choices(no brainer)
-Equipping & displaying medals earned from various campaigns or perhaps ones designed by the guildmaster awarded at his discretion
-High ranking officers in guilds being slightly taller than regular soldiers (Think about tall men in real life having a natural "Leadership" or "Commanding" aura about them, i.e. George Washington)
-Option to hide your helmet
-accessories such as purely cosmetic backpack radio or transmitters, ammo packs etc
-special "Officer" equipment and pieces only available to guild leaders and their high ranking subordinates
-coloring options (no brainer)
-different styles of goggles, visors, or other face equipment

All this could be accomplished while not breaking the general look and feel of each faction; many games have accomplished this.

If you're going to goto war, go looking like a total badass.
Apologies if there has been threads on this, the search function was used generously before posting.