Unlockable Hero Skins // Clan Tabard
I think it would be a cool idea if you could unlock or purchase new skins for the heroes. In my current war, one of their members has a soccer field decoy layout for prep day, with the king and queen patrolling the middle and all I thought of was how sick it would look if they were in referee uniforms.
I feel like the skins should be unlocked based on achievements. Each achievement or certain achievements have unique skin rewards. I really think this is a feature that should be "gem-proof," which is why I suggest achievements. I think it is a good idea to have a couple unique gem only skins, but the majority should come from completing challenging achievements.
Another idea I have is to have clan tabards that the heroes wear. This could be customized by the clan leader and each new clan level can unlock a new alterable aspect of the tabard or something like that. I don't know.
I feel like it's either one or the other for this idea and the skins idea, but I like the skins idea better. There are just so many themes and different costumes you could make and it would be really cool. It would give a new element for players to strive for without interrupting or changing gameplay whatsoever.
I just feel like there is so much more that could be done with the heroes than what it is right now. The small graphics changes at the level checkpoints doesn't really incite me to level up faster as much as the obvious statistics gains. I would say also throw in the idea of unlockable skins for all troops, but that is kind of pushing it. Baby steps