THE OPERATOR and the Ghost in the Phone Lines [ CHARACTER ART + ABILITIES ]

[amberansdellart]

Hey all! I posted some character art here a month back and after your feedback and comments wanted to share some progress on the Operator! Full disclosure There's certain things for sure that need to be worked out numbers wise when it comes her abilities for balancing purposes and general game breakability- however still wanted to share these ideas and provide some visuals for direction. I also added a couple pages regarding art/idea/development process, but if you're more interested in the move set- I've kept it to the top. Let me know whatcha think, take care talk soon :-D​

This characters still being developed, I'd love to include a front and back view that also includes a breakdown on how her telecom machine works, as well as include a callout of the signal tower. Here, I'm also my general breakdown on how I'm coming up with ideas. It's kind of fun to come up with little word games to create characters, might be something folks would be interested in seeing. Posted below ->



thanks !

 

[SoftServeDemo]

there's a lot of effort put into this and it shows. extremely good work

 

[amberansdellart]

there's a lot of effort put into this and it shows. extremely good work

Ah ! Thank you so much ;-; It took so much time out of me to put this altogether- but it's definitely something I'm excited about. ty ty <3

 

[TokenNoob]

Once again, the art look fantastic.

A few thoughts on the abilities:

I think towers providing buffs AND enemy debuffs, is a little oppressive and overtuned. I reckon the towers should provide only buffs, and perhaps an alt-cast to plant debuff towers. Buff towers can be invulnerable like Sinclair's assistant while debuff towers can be shot down. The ability should come with charges.

I reckon the second ability should interact with the towers in some way. I reckon the towers could extend the range of the dash/teleport, or maybe even help teleport to the tower if theyre within range

I reckon the third ability should do something by itself, but is enhanced when towers are up. I reckon the ghosts should spawn from you and attack enemies near you, perhaps prioritizing enemies that attack you. And if there are nearby towers, ghosts spawn from them as well, attacking nearby enemies as well. Maybe if you recast the ability, all the ghosts launch themselves at your crosshair

Like the third ability, I think the ultimate needs to operate in a way that it doesnt need the towers, but is enhanced by them. I reckon you can spawn the ghost Companion at your location, as well as any location on the map with a tower. I reckon you should also have the option to pilot the Companion with a recast, similar to how Grey Talon pilots the spirit owl. It wouldnt be satisfying to use your ult without actually witnessing the damage that youre causing

Overall, I love your art and I think the hero kit is interesting. Itd be cool to see if the devs pick up on it in some way