Cosmetic Changes to Abilities

[DarthDymond]

Just an idea for a new class of item that could be added to the CM: Cosmetic changes to abilites.

 

They would probably work best as "mood" type items, that when you use them, for example:

Change an Inquisitor's Force Lightning from purple to red, light blue, or another color

Change the color of a Smuggler's portable cover shield

Change the design of the Medical Probes a Trooper deploys

Change the color of the flames from a Bounty Hunter's Flame Sweep

Change the animation of a Knight's saber attacks (this last one may not be feasible, I'm not sure how much work it would actually take to change animations).

 

If PVPers were to raise valid concerns about competitive play-balance from not having abilities as easily recognizable (not saying these concerns are necessarily valid, but they might be) then it could be set up so these appearance changes don't display in Warzones or small-group PVP areas like Outlaw's Den or the PVP area on Ilum.