Marine Heavy Weapons

Fastshot

I think it might be cool if Marines could have some sort of deployable heavy machine gun. I haven't given much thought to how it would operate other than the marine carrying it would move a bit slower, had to take some time to deploy and undeploy, and it wouldn't cost too much more than other upgrades (maybe 35 res?). I just think it would be a cool way for marines to hold down hallways or certain rooms and add another mechanic to both sides play style.

Emoo

Marines are already very good at defending, they don't need more help with that. They need more ways to be offensive, a slow deployable machine gun is pretty much useless in that regard, especially given how fast aliens move.

Azaral

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Slow machine gun = exo suits.

Fastshot

The marine carrying the gun could be very offensive with it. Defend him until he's set up and let him wreck some havoc, the point of the weapon is power. I don't know what damage should be and all that, but it would probably rival a grenade launcher. And I understand the concern with slowing a marine down even further, but I'll just say that if a marine is caught alone he should die unless he's fighting one skulk. The marine carrying the heavy machine gun should be with a group so he doesn't get taken down. Maybe he can still have his rifle? And the machine gun is on his back until he deploys? Kinda spit balling here. And with the exos, this is meant to be the halfway point before exos. Like I said 35 res would be good I think and maybe only needs one chair.

I appreciate your guys' feedback. I'm just trying to come up with ideas to make the game better or more interesting. I agree that marines can be very good at defending, but they're also good at attacking, just depends on the team. I'm open to other ideas and what not so keep em coming.

SquishpokePOOPFACE

You are thinking of the Exo.

Fastshot

Okay time to make some adjustments. Instead of a deployable machine gun, maybe it can be a minigun or some other bigger gun that the marine can buy at an armory. Still 35 res. No speed penalty unless he's firing the weapon, even then it'd be minor. You all keep saying that I'm just suggesting an exo. Not at all. Let's look at exos shall we. It's a big expensive mech that once bought and a marine goes in it, it's either win or die in order to get out. It's all armor so it always has to have welders with it. It can't phase or beacon back to base. And it's slow as heck. Any good alien team will force a beacon when faced with an exo push. The minigun/heavy machine gun idea is meant to give the marines something powerful that can fill in the exo's gaps. It can phase through and beacon with a marine. A marine can drop it if something else is needed more. The marine can go to an armory to get healed rather than have people sit around him the whole time.

Again I'm open to new ideas and suggestions. Telling me that my idea is stupid or is already something else isn't helping anyone. The point of coming up with new ideas is to help give input to the devs and make the game better for all of us. I didn't bring this idea to the table at is final stage, very much a baby stage. I'm not expecting to be implemented either I just like to come up with new stuff for the game. Anyhow...yeah that's my revision on it.

deathshroud

in ns1 marines had access to the heavy machine gun