darkSpyro

Hopes

• A Villain Vault in the Hub.
  
• More Minis.
  
• Series 2 Boomer.
  
• More Light and Dark Skylanders.
  

Doubts

• The Villains to say their name in their magic moment like they do in the Villain Vault.
  
• The Villains to get the full Skylander treatment.
  
• More Villains to trap.
  
• The Trap Team Villains to be sold in individual traps with their heads sculpted on the respectful ones.
  

What's yours?

Hopes:

• I am all for a Series 2 Boomer! He is one of my favourite characters from SSA!
  
• Definetly more Light and Dark Skylanders
  
• Lightcores to return
  
• Another Winter/Christmas themed character
  
• Swappers, Giants and Trap Masters can have an exclusive feature that only they can do/unlock (to give the characters more usage)
  
• Clothes/Costumes that Skylanders could wear
  

Doubts:

• That Villains can't be used
  
• Lack of integration of older characters
  

Things I don't want:

• More than 1 series 4 characters (I am fine with one per game)
  
• Vehicles (Some speculate that vehicles will become integrated with some being sold as figures)
  
• Too many variants (IMO Trap Team has too many variants)
  
• Minis to make a return
  

Quote: Pokypro

Hopes:

• I am all for a Series 2 Boomer! He is one of my favourite characters from SSA!
  
• Definetly more Light and Dark Skylanders
  
• Lightcores to return
  
• Another Winter/Christmas themed character
  
• Swappers, Giants and Trap Masters can have an exclusive feature that only they can do/unlock (to give the characters more usage)
  
• Clothes/Costumes that Skylanders could wear
  

Doubts:

• That Villains can't be used
  
• Lack of integration of older characters
  

Things I don't want:

• More than 1 series 4 characters (I am fine with one per game)
  
• Vehicles (Some speculate that vehicles will become integrated with some being sold as figures)
  
• Too many variants (IMO Trap Team has too many variants)
  
• Minis to make a return -> despite their cuteness they don't have much use in the game and are just weaker versions of the full size figures
  

Minis are just as powerful as there normal counterpaerts

Quote: sprocketrocket

Minis are just as powerful as there normal counterpaerts

yes, but their reach is sorter than normal one (for those i tested).
I also found that with the new dammage visualisation, it's somtimes very difficult to see what happens to the mini.

Oh Really? Wow you learn something new everyday! But even taking into account I would still prefer if they weren't in the next Skylanders game.

I can't believe you guys thought trinkets were cool. We have 250+ hats and 90% are bad, both in look and in terms of benefit. Now you guys want clothes that do nothing as a "feature"?

Minis I'm fine with, as long as it's treated like a repose. 16 this go round was too much. Adding in the 5 reposes and you have 21 characters based on existing characters.

Hopes - Open World, Online, Lack of filler characters/villains to pump up volume
Doubts - Open World, Online

Online would be awesome! And yeah I wouldn't mind if they took out a couple useless hats!

More like a couple hundred hats. Hats are no longer useful in this game to me, short of the "one" hat that seriously bumps stats. If only we had a way to customize our character stats and not worry about hats...oh wait.

That's an awesome idea! Stat customisation would be great and give extra meaning to stats. It will make the Skylander cater even more towards the gamers play style!

Hopes
To see our chase variant being in game? I wanna play as my crystal blue bash :I also so we can see pumpkin eye brawl like that in game. Do that with some chase variants.

Online be cool problem are the people who would swear and stuff we need keep eye on that too.

I'm going to play devil's advocate here. You do realize this game is designed for kids right? My 6 yo loves adding hats and trinkets and such so if it makes the kids happy, then it's more than likely going to stay. As for mini's, his favorite is Spry. Now that they are usable in the game and can level up they are finally worth having. If I had to pay for my previous mini's only to find out they didn't do anything I would have been upset. Luckily, my previous mini's were all free promo items.

Hopes:
- That we won't need a new portal.
- Any Skylander would be able to open elemental gates.
- More Light and Dark Skylanders.
- That the gimmicklanders won't be bigger than the cores.
- More chapters.
- Villains are playable.
- More minigames, especially in the element zones. (I don't like how some of element zones in the TFB games are just small areas with nothing but the hats)
- Open world.

Doubts:
- No portal owner's pack.
- Gimmicks will cost no less than £15 just like the Giants/Swapper/Trap Masters.
- Being able to complete the game without buying a gimmicklander of each element.
- Open world.

Don't want:
- Too many cores. I think 1 per element is enough if the game will mainly require the gimmicks. Better yet, they should drop the cores completely in favour of just gimmicks as long as they cost the same as cores.

Hopes:
-Portal Owner's pack.
-They don't go too overboard with the gimmick that we need a new portal.
-More Light and Dark Skylanders.
-That we can still play as our trapped villains.
-Heroic Challenges (or at least something similar) to return.
-Either no reposes or just one per element.

Doubts:
-That they may cut corners due to all the characters they'd need to make backwards compatible.
-Wi-fi.

Personal Don't Wants:
-That they have Swap Force length levels.
-ANOTHER 70$ starter pack.

Hopes:

-Varient poster.
-No new portal.
-More chapters.
-Other stuff.
-PvP.

Doubts:

-Online PvP.
-Villains returning.
-Other stuff.

Hopes
-Variant Poster
-No new portal
-PvP
-S2 Ghost Roaster
-Cheaper Starter Pack
Doubts
-Cheaper Prices
-Less Characters
-Better Names

Quote: Pokypro

That's an awesome idea! Stat customisation would be great and give extra meaning to stats. It will make the Skylander cater even more towards the gamers play style!

It's not a my idea....first two games supported this with a flawed system called Heroics and Quests. Last game we at least had quests and legendary treasures....now we have neither heroics or quests or legendary treasures and now have nothing but hats. We've literally gone backwards two games in a row on having a supported, long term system of stat customization.

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It's not a my idea....first two games supported this with a flawed system called Heroics and Quests. Last game we at least had quests and legendary treasures....now we have neither heroics or quests or legendary treasures and now have nothing but hats. We've literally gone backwards two games in a row on having a supported, long term system of stat customization.

Yeah I guess so. Hoepfully they can come up with a better system!

My hopes

- Series 2 figures for those who haven't gotten one yet, especially , and .
- More Chapters and more story
- Even better gameplay
- Less focus on a gimmick
- No more
- No new portal
- More cool and original characters
- PvP and online co op

My doubts

- Not many first time reposes
- Forgetting sigh
- No focus on a new gimmick
- More chapters
- PvP returning

Hopes-

S2 Boomer, Ghost Roaster
S3 Zap
PVP
a Cool, New Gimmick
Keep light and dark
ONLINE
no more Gill Grunt
Use for old figures
no new portal
if there is a new portal, to make sure it's the last new portal

Doubts-

More gill grunt
reposes done to death

Hopes:

• More Minis
  
• The Villains returning from STT
  
• More Dark and Light Skylanders
  
• More Series 4 figures
  
• More Villains to capture, including old ones from previous games to become trappable Mesmeralda, Baron von Shellshock, Sheep Mage, Cluck, etc.)
  
• The Traptanium Portal to be used again for Skylanders 5
  

Doubts:

• Returning forgotten characters from SSA (Voodood, Boomer, Dino-Rang, etc.)
  
• New Giants of the Dark and Light elements
  
• New Swappers of the Dark and Light elements
  
• To be the final Skylanders game
  

Don't Want:

• No more Dark Editions and LightCores
  
• Kaos to be the main antagonist
  
• More than 3 new crystal Traps for each element
  

Hopes:
* Some form of stat upgrading is there. Maybe even every level you get to put 5 points into a stat other than health, as that increases with every level anyway.
* Usable traps in the sense of a magic item bomb, like the adventure packs.
* No new trappable villains.
* Feats of Strength for giants, one or two swap ability zones for swappers, and traptanium clusters for trap masters.
* New main villain now that Kaos is trapped in the Kaos trap in our world.
* Magic items that aren't rehashed old ones (Piggy Bank being the new Sky Diamond, which was the new Hidden Treasure).
* Two of each element, for gimmicks and cores, so I can have the fun of debating and choosing my favorite to get.

Doubt:
* Numbers 1, 4, and 5 in my hopes section.
* A portal owners pack.

Don't Want:
* Tons of minis and reposes to clog uo the waves.
* Light and Dark giants and swappers.
* A near useless gimmick for it own game.
* More content locked off unexpectedly (as with the elemental gates for Trap Team).

Hopes
Villains Playable (doesn't have to be any new ones).
That they don't nerf the elites

Doubts
Heroics
Adventure doing more

Don't want
Any reposes (except elites)

I'm pretty sure if they nerf elites they won't sell another one. That would be interesting to seem them drop the ball on that.

The last 8 Skylanders of SSA to get a repose, more villains and more Adventure Packs.

two words.....


online gameplay


other than that, they can do what ever they want.

Quote: CountMoneyBone

two words.....


online gameplay


other than that, they can do what ever they want.

Online play would be an entirely new game in itself .
They could even release It as a seperate game, no story line even needed and I would be completely happy.

Quote: wild_defender

Quote: CountMoneyBone

two words.....


online gameplay


other than that, they can do whatever they want.

Online play would be an entirely new game in itself .
They could even release It as a separate game, no story line even needed and I would be completely happy.

we can have co-op gameplay of the story mode, online pvp battles, online arena/kaos challenges, online swap force race zones, online skystones battles etc... everything is covered, no need for a separate game.

you guys now runescape?
Skylanders must be more like that

Quote: Yungleader

you guys now runescape?
Skylanders must be more like that

nope...

Quote: CountMoneyBone

Quote: wild_defender

Quote: CountMoneyBone

two words.....


online gameplay


other than that, they can do whatever they want.

Online play would be an entirely new game in itself .
They could even release It as a separate game, no story line even needed and I would be completely happy.

we can have co-op gameplay of the story mode, online pvp battles, online arena/kaos challenges, online swap force race zones, online skystones battles etc... everything is covered, no need for a separate game.

Yep. I would accept even 25% online capabilities of the above, but no progress made in this area is a deal breaker for me in #5.

Online Co-Op

Play as Kaos and his minions trying to take over Skylands. Tired of the hero angle.

Quote: INTIMIDAT3R

Online Co-Op

Play as Kaos and his minions trying to take over Skylands. Tired of the hero angle.

I wouldn't mind an anti-hero angle . But not using the villains. They game would lose too much appeal if skylanders were no longer the main characters in skylanders games. .

Maybe more of a portal master (your self) controlled game where by choosing specific missions you can go down the dark side and your self become the villain with a team of corrupted skylanders.

Quote: wild_defender

Quote: INTIMIDAT3R

Online Co-Op

Play as Kaos and his minions trying to take over Skylands. Tired of the hero angle.

I wouldn't mind an anti-hero angle . But not using the villains. They game would lose too much appeal if skylanders were no longer the main characters in skylanders games. .

Maybe more of a portal master (your self) controlled game where by choosing specific missions you can go down the dark side and your self become the villain with a team of corrupted skylanders.

Also did anyone else really prefer the mirror of mystery dimension? Versing evil ion and Flynn. Also the trolls were cooler then the mabu things. The Mabu are kind of annoying.

Realistic Hopes:

- Online pvp mode
- Customization options beyond hats: For instance I hate knigh lights helm, it would cool to be able to see his face and change his outfit.
- More villains to capture
- More light and dark skylanders
- New figure and mini for knight light
- Increase the max level cap where your skylander can be upgraded.
- No new portal, thanks.
- Increase the story mode length. Serious games nowadays last, at least, for 30 hours.
- Less NPC talking and explanations: Sometimes you feel sick of it. Not only that but sometimes the explanations are absurdly obvious.

Unlikely hopes:

- Larger areas: I liked the beach and sea which was featured in spyro's adventure headquarters, it was nice flying around that zone. I have missed larger areas like that one in trap team. Sometimes the levels feel a bit small and closed.

- An individual story progression for each skylander. I do not mean cinematic sequences for each of the characters, that would be tremendous work, but maybe some sort of tale/comic book pages for each skylander which are unlock throught the progression of the game. Those comics could be used to know more about the story and origin of each of the skylanders. We could beyond the bio of the characters and know more about our favorite skylanders.

- A "super skylander mode": A bar meter that fills with each enemy defeated. Once the bar is completely filled the skylander goes into a super mode where his appearance is changed and his powers are increased. Like when goku goes into super saiyan.

Very Unlikely hopes:

- Introduce new skylanders similar to superheroes: I do not mean licensed characters, but new ones, just like the rest of the skylanders. Those could be the "special" ones of the next game.

- Improve the flight mechanics: being able to go up and down would be cool.

- Be able to explore underwater.

- A more serious and adult approach: Sometimes the game feels excessively childish. There could be a way to make an argument and general game approach that could both fit younger and older audiences. Lego games are good examples.

Agreed I would like to see the last 8 not reposed in the newest one.

Quote: Captain Biggs

Agreed I would like to see the last 8 not reposed in the newest one.

Specifically at least a series 2. However, Swap Force or Giants isn't going to get one, so I'm at peace on having any reposes on any character moving forward. Simply not enough value for ongoing customers, but for newcomers it might make sense--but I think the message is clear that reposes are toned down (as well it should).

Honnestly, i'm just hoping for a better activision's support with next one.
For trap team, it's mostly "yeah it doesn't work so don't play with that toy, object, level, save..."????

I still got the feeling of a premature release with a lot of elements unfinished and others dropped in course.
Where is the magic doom raider? Why vilain quests are mainly useless? Why vilain repartition is so weird and unlogical?
Why putting Cali just to have one line of speech??
What was the idea behind the troll radios??

Try working harder next time...

Yeah, after capturing Chill Bill, it leaves a great big, gaping, plot hole.

Quote: mega spyro

Yeah, after capturing Chill Bill, it leaves a great big, gaping, plot hole.

He should've been replaced with Smoke Scream after Chill Bill was gone. Considering he's kinda dim, it would've been funny hearing him try to commentate and it would've fixed it for the rest of the game (except the APs, but chronologically they're pretty messed up anyhow).

Quote: FaboulousFab

Honnestly, i'm just hoping for a better activision's support with next one.
For trap team, it's mostly "yeah it doesn't work so don't play with that toy, object, level, save..."????

I still got the feeling of a premature release with a lot of elements unfinished and others dropped in course.
Where is the magic doom raider? Why vilain quests are mainly useless? Why vilain repartition is so weird and unlogical?
Why putting Cali just to have one line of speech??
What was the idea behind the troll radios??

Try working harder next time...

There's a lot of imbalance and a sense there's generally "too much" in terms of characters.

Hopes:

- The story scrolls to go back to world building and lore and not just trying to make Flynn Skylands' Chuck Norris
- Challenging puzzles, the ones in Trap Team were almost insultingly easy
- Platforming within the main stages, not hidden behind elemental gates
- Elemental gates not requiring the latest gimmick Skylanders to open like needed Trap Masters to open the gates in this game
- a bank of sorts to store money so other Skylanders can withdraw from it and use it for upgrades and such

Doubts:

- Online in any form. If they're making a Wii version, you can say goodbye to online. The Wii version is holding back the rest of the consoles from getting online due to how much of a hassle it is to even get online working on the Wii.
- The elemental gates not requiring the latest gimmick Skylanders to open
- Previous game Adventure Packs having a use
- Mini-games that are actually worth doing because they actually reward something worthwhile

Hopes
. Series 2 funnybone
. Online Battle mode!!
. around 45 levels
Don't want
. Series 5s
.traps

Hopes:
the elites get Wow pow and bottom upgrade paths available
Play new Skylanders in older games
a separated downloadable game that contains all heroic challanges, all quests, all arena battles, and Kaos mode.
The ability to fight 3DS villains in the console version.
revisit the old adventure packs and give them some puzzles and villains.
Skylanders that don't have a series 2
Characters mentioned in many Skylanders bio make an appearance.

don't want:
reposes that are done to death,
Kaos as the main console villain.

at this point i have lost the hope totally... acti will not be able to bring the skylanders5 game back up to past glories. i have already ruled out any hope for online gaming in a skylanders console game. we all had our fun and now its time to pack it up and move on.

Quote: CountMoneyBone

at this point i have lost the hope totally... acti will not be able to bring the skylanders5 game back up to past glories. i have already ruled out any hope for online gaming in a skylanders console game. we all had our fun and now its time to pack it up and move on.

I'm still holding up hope, but even if it doesnt happen I'm not going anywhere. I adore skylanders and will stick with it til the very end

Quote: SkyScratch

Quote: CountMoneyBone

at this point i have lost the hope totally... acti will not be able to bring the skylanders5 game back up to past glories. i have already ruled out any hope for online gaming in a skylanders console game. we all had our fun and now its time to pack it up and move on.

I'm still holding up hope, but even if it doesnt happen I'm not going anywhere. I adore skylanders and will stick with it til the very end

Agreed

I was thinking this morning that maybe skylanders 5 are planning to release 2 different starter packs.

1 light and 1 dark . They have the same game in them obviously but each would contain figures and or a special gimmick for iether the new light or dark elements . Which is an incredibly easy way to make more money by making exclusive characters to starter sets.

I spose the theme of the game could be more about the Star Wars/xmen game concepts where you could go down the light or dark side mission paths.

What about Glumshanks is the new villain, and he sends the NPCs to earth, you must put them on the portal of power to save skylands.
anyone?
no?
*sits in the corner and cries*

This is my idea:
Skylanders: Return of Evilon

Evilon escapes through the mirror of mystery portal! He has took over Skylands and now you have to claim it back!

Gimmick:
2 core Skuylanders per element(Including Light and Dark) One regular Skylander and one Evil Skylander you need evil Skylanders to get into places like Evilon's castle etc.

Each Skylander is £9.99 or $9.99 and the Starter pack has a regular Skylander and a evil Skylander.

Regular Skylanders are cores and so are evil Skylanders

Quote: epicLLOYD

This is my idea:
Skylanders: Return of Evilon

Evilon escapes through the mirror of mystery portal! He has took over Skylands and now you have to claim it back!

Gimmick:
2 core Skuylanders per element(Including Light and Dark) One regular Skylander and one Evil Skylander you need evil Skylanders to get into places like Evilon's castle etc.

Each Skylander is £9.99 or $9.99 and the Starter pack has a regular Skylander and a evil Skylander.

Regular Skylanders are cores and so are evil Skylanders

I really did like the Evilon universe, he was a good villain and evil skylanders figures sounds cool. I wouldn't even mind if they were just reposes