Bile Bomb as a Spit Upgrade?

Fallen GreatlyFallen Greatly Join Date: 2011-01-12 Member: 77263Members, Reinforced - Shadow
in Ideas and Suggestions
Pretty simple topic for consideration. Would bile bomb work better as a upgrade to the existing spit ability? The way I see it, bile bomb could be tied into spit as a charged shot once the upgrade is purchased by the comm and/or individual player. Holding down mouse1 would begin charging the bomb and once a sufficient charge is reached a bile bomb is produced instead of spit upon release. This charge time provides a limit on bomb spamming and negates the need for a separate ability. If Gorges running around with a charged shot ready to fire is a concern then perhaps the charge dissipates if mouse1 is held down for too long. Perhaps the charge loss could be explained to the player through a visual and auditory effect similar to someone having a painful indigestion burp.

So what are your thoughts on making bile bomb an extension of the spit ability?
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  • PsiWarpPsiWarp Gifted Gorge Richmond, B.C., Canada Join Date: 2010-08-28 Member: 73810Members
    I think it could work. Maybe when held down, energy drains to the appropriate amount as you charge, then immediately releases the bile bomb. You wouldn't be able to charge if there isn't sufficient energy in reserves.

    It'll also turn Spit into focus Spit since you can't hold left mouse, pretty interesting.
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  • FehaFeha Join Date: 2006-11-16 Member: 58633Members
    I like the idea, mentioned in another thread how I think spit is redundant, this would solve that. Maybe make spit always follow an arc, even when not upgraded, and when upgraded, the spits dmg is in proportion to the time charged/energy drained (its the same thing).
    Maybe make holding still able to auto fire, where if it charge for a long enoguh time (or drains enoguh adrenaline, again, its the same thing in this system), it fires the spit even if you didnt release, and starts charging the next one.
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  • HarimauHarimau Join Date: 2007-12-24 Member: 63250Members
    edited June 2011
    I love it.

    Regarding autofire, you could always move stuff like that to mouse2...

    Edit: OR the other way around.
    Mouse1: Hold for autofiring spit. Alternatively, do as Feha suggests and have medium-power bile bombs (replaces "spit" entirely, but is a slightly different firing mode to Mouse2 "bile bomb").
    Mouse2: Hold to charge and release for high-powered bile bomb.
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