Fleshing out drifters
Wheeee
Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
<div class="IPBDescription">don't listen to the haters, UWE</div>i think the new drifter mechanics are amazing. However, I think right now they're a little too spammable and exploitable (blocking rt's with them, etc). They're also too powerful for their cost, especially with the auto-cloaking abilities.
In addition to raising their res cost to make them less spammable, I'd like to propose that each different hive evolution gives them different abilities: Crag hive gives them flare (or increases health), shade hives give them auto-cloaking, and shift hives make them move faster. This would give extra incentives for different hive types to start, besides the obvious lifeform upgrades, with a shade hive you would be able to have much better scouting abilities and have your scouts stay alive in many useful positions, with a shift hive you could micro your drifters to cover more area or escape from marines, with crag hive your drifters might become more offensive.
In addition to raising their res cost to make them less spammable, I'd like to propose that each different hive evolution gives them different abilities: Crag hive gives them flare (or increases health), shade hives give them auto-cloaking, and shift hives make them move faster. This would give extra incentives for different hive types to start, besides the obvious lifeform upgrades, with a shade hive you would be able to have much better scouting abilities and have your scouts stay alive in many useful positions, with a shift hive you could micro your drifters to cover more area or escape from marines, with crag hive your drifters might become more offensive.
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In addition to raising their res cost to make them less spammable, I'd like to propose that each different hive evolution gives them different abilities: Crag hive gives them flare (or increases health), shade hives give them auto-cloaking, and shift hives make them move faster. This would give extra incentives for different hive types to start, besides the obvious lifeform upgrades, with a shade hive you would be able to have much better scouting abilities and have your scouts stay alive in many useful positions, with a shift hive you could micro your drifters to cover more area or escape from marines, with crag hive your drifters might become more offensive.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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