Minor Schools and factions
I'd like to see something like a minor school that only allows for punches or kicks. Maybe one that focuses on simple direct moves(It's all about GUTS!) and one that focuses on obscure hidden moves (windfall and drunk style comes to mind...) and ofc one that focuses on dirty disrespectful moves (street fighters united!).
Have these minor factions use styles that are already in the game and moves that follow certain rules (boxers don't use feet for example).
Then you pit them against one another. Maybe a little territorial war where the pc's are allied to their own faction's npc's and can join in and help as they move about a map trying to take over as much as they can, rewards can be cosmetics earned based on the point you helped capture. This makes the pc's want to help out on all front's to gather the items (gotta get that faction set tho!).
Oh and if no pc is around then the npc's just duke it out themselves, tho in a bit of a standstill. Maybe a rare mob spawn could be a faction leader who drop opposing factions mask (while the mobs have a small chance to drop their gear as usual ^^).
All in all this doesn't sound too difficult to do. The most time consuming part would be designing a new area that is up to snuff with the current stuff. The rest is just making the npc's recognise one another as enemies and adding in a pathing system. Oh right the gear could just be alternative coloration of the current stuff so that shouldn't be too hard. Maybe theme them to something relateable like black leather jackets and Pompadour hair(cus... you gotta have that...) for the dirty style and bare upper body, boxing gloves and shorts for the boxers etc.
Anyway that's just one or two ideas. Enjoy! ^^
Have these minor factions use styles that are already in the game and moves that follow certain rules (boxers don't use feet for example).
Then you pit them against one another. Maybe a little territorial war where the pc's are allied to their own faction's npc's and can join in and help as they move about a map trying to take over as much as they can, rewards can be cosmetics earned based on the point you helped capture. This makes the pc's want to help out on all front's to gather the items (gotta get that faction set tho!).
Oh and if no pc is around then the npc's just duke it out themselves, tho in a bit of a standstill. Maybe a rare mob spawn could be a faction leader who drop opposing factions mask (while the mobs have a small chance to drop their gear as usual ^^).
All in all this doesn't sound too difficult to do. The most time consuming part would be designing a new area that is up to snuff with the current stuff. The rest is just making the npc's recognise one another as enemies and adding in a pathing system. Oh right the gear could just be alternative coloration of the current stuff so that shouldn't be too hard. Maybe theme them to something relateable like black leather jackets and Pompadour hair(cus... you gotta have that...) for the dirty style and bare upper body, boxing gloves and shorts for the boxers etc.
Anyway that's just one or two ideas. Enjoy! ^^