[PR-COOP] Tank difficulty reforming?

I would appreciate when the Knight doing Earthquakes faster than hes doing now, instead of that hes following the next attacking Player. Easy Reward....in my Eyes

Also please bring back the SI during the Tank Time.....

 

Stefeman always has clever, insightful and very true-to-the-numbers ideas.

However, this would make us careen into the realm of serious over-modding.

For the same reason, that is why we will not add things like Charger Steering to PR.

 

That means you'll get black & white faster, so for those who got Moribund Farming buff... well,...

 

I think it would be way to difficult. Dying after 3 incaps, even fighting para would become challenge especially with raising price of health items.

But if it was time based for example you get incaped teammate helps you and you would have to wait 2 (any figure) seconds before next incap or you will go b/w next time.

 

Let's look at the Paranoia tank and the actual definition of Paranoia..

par·a·noi·a(pr-noi)n.
1. A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution with or without grandeur, often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason.
2. Extreme, irrational distrust of others.

Let's use definition 2 to describe a new ability

The Paranoia could project this distrust out every 20 seconds, which will increase survivors friendly fire damage.

Why? At the moment, people can run around freely spamming their gun into each other in the hope of hitting the tank. Well, let's increase FF by about 50% or higher for 10 seconds and see how many people get incapped because of it.

It takes roughly 4-5 mins to kill a Paranoia, so in that time you could end up with 5-6 people incapped/dead because of FF. Now you actually have to aim at the tank and be especially careful where you shoot. Let's not forget, the Paranoia will use Earthquake when people are incapped, making this even more difficult if precaution isn't taken.

A second option or ability uses definition 1 as it's basis. "A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions".. what if on tank hit you become infected with a drug effect that causes "delusions" (maybe some psychedelic effect, not too insane to cause nausea but maybe change the particles and things to be not normal during this state).

 

Shaman new or upgraded abilities

Defensive:
Invisible after his teleport for 5 seconds
Freezes the nearest player for 3 seconds with a 2min cooldown time
Spawns 2 baby tanks when it reaches 50,000HP and 3 baby tanks when it reaches 25,000HP (depending how fast you get it to 25K, you could end up with 5 baby tanks and a Shaman) NOTE: Baby tanks give no finale toasters during Shaman battle

Offensive:
Tornado Slap: throws the survivor back like the boomer slap if survivor is inside a certain radius and using revive on an incapped player. More powerful than boomer slap, so landing from height will incap or kill.

Firestorm: Sets the closest survivor(s) on fire but does not cause damage to that player, the player will cause FF burn damage to anyone inside a set radius. If you are on fire and another survivor is on fire, you will cause damage to each other.

Moribund Hunter: If using Moribund Farming buff and you are B&W during Shaman battle, Shaman will target you for 12 seconds if you get inside a certain radius

Mutation: needs an upgrade, maybe if you help a mutated player off the ground you have 10-20% of contracting mutation from that player.

As you can see, some of these abilities are based on choices the player has to make. I don't think that makes them OP, because the players decide. (Do I pick up that mutated player while he's still mutated? Am I too close to tank for Firestorm? Will I get a Tornado Slap for picking up that incapped player?)

 

I would love to see those para abilities on versus actually.. Right now the para is like a normal tank and you can kill it off easily if you use a magnum. It's supposed to be feared, not like a toy tank - but still remain balanced.

 

Agreed, I like the extended ideas and do NOT think it is over-modding. I think it's exciting.

Yeah, you can kill the Para Tank with a Vet Magnum easily. However, that minor frustration is miniscule compared to the initial PRVS Para, which regenerated faster than you can fight one, and was honestly just invincible... plus was just randomized rape for those who bought the buff.

A PRVS Para with more abilities is a good ides. It must be killable, like anything else though. The invincible paras just caused negativity.