Drifters

meows · April 2012

<div class="IPBDescription">Had an idea...</div>So was chilling out, outside on a slow day a work enjoying the Spring come Summer weather and I was watching a bee, a bee that systematically went from one dandelion bloom to another doing it's and natures bidding, for and entire patch of grass.

Watch this bee made me wonder, why can't drifters behave in a similar way, to be semi-autonomous, to just go about a duty to what is needed, either healing a damaged structure or fixing an interrupted cyst path way.

Perhaps have a max/set amount of drifters per hive, if a drifter dies have it re-spawn at the hive where they'll go back to that duties autonomously.

Just a thought as I know you guys really want to keep the drifter concept but not interfere with the khammander gardener role.

cheers

/drunkenmeows

PsiWarp · April 2012

Now that I think about it, the new Drifter is different from the devs original art vision for it (that being tons of glowies floating in Hive rooms), but gameplay-wise it is shaping up to be a spy/scout/support unit that often operates alone; this also makes the name "Drifter" quite fitting :P

I wouldn't mind seeing the Drifter do something other than stay invisible. With the Maturation mechanic introduced, perhaps there can be more "organic" methods involved for Kharaa units.

biniecki · April 2012

With the recent update (build 206) of drifters not morphing into structures, they are pretty useless. I like the idea of them being able to be mobile attackers but they are far under powered compared to the marines ARC. I think that like the ARCs, drifters should be turned into a mobile support unit that has upgrades to make them more powerful and actually useful again. I think this would bring more balance to the game as well. I think the ARCs are a pretty powerful force for the marines and they alone can usually bring the aliens to their end.

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