Lerk Bile Bomb
Triggerman
Graphic Artist Join Date: 2004-11-10 Member: 32724Members, WC 2013 - Supporter
Graphic Artist Join Date: 2004-11-10 Member: 32724Members, WC 2013 - Supporter
<div class="IPBDescription">Add +% melee damage taken and reduce DoT</div><b>Lerk Bile Bomb damage over time effect also increase all incoming melee damage taken by 20%.</b>
Synergy with Skulks, Fades and Onos and making Lerk-only rushes not viable.
Could take stacks into account, adding 5% each stack up to a maximum of e.g. 30%.
Damage over time component would be scaled down if this was added.
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Of course, numbers are just placeholder. But the idea is that such a change would lessen the effectiveness of Lerk-only rushes, and instead work best with diversity in the team. Another idea would be for the Bile Bomb also increase damage taken on marines. I don't know the proper word for it, but I imagine Bile Bomb on a marine would make their armour 'brittle'.
Anyway, I&S forum is never really read by the devs it seems like, but I wanted to share it. There.
*goes back to lurking*
Synergy with Skulks, Fades and Onos and making Lerk-only rushes not viable.
Could take stacks into account, adding 5% each stack up to a maximum of e.g. 30%.
Damage over time component would be scaled down if this was added.
---
Of course, numbers are just placeholder. But the idea is that such a change would lessen the effectiveness of Lerk-only rushes, and instead work best with diversity in the team. Another idea would be for the Bile Bomb also increase damage taken on marines. I don't know the proper word for it, but I imagine Bile Bomb on a marine would make their armour 'brittle'.
Anyway, I&S forum is never really read by the devs it seems like, but I wanted to share it. There.
*goes back to lurking*
Comments
Bile bomb doesn't need to do anything other than damage. I made an extensive thread a few weeks ago about changes you could make to the bile bomb, but the only way for it to be balanced is to remove the damage from it if it does any crowd control effects like this. Either bile bomb is a AoE damager or it's an AoE crowd control, not both.
Also, would have appreciated a link but I found your topic.
I agree, but then again both the +% melee damage taken and DoT effect are all numbers that can be balanced out. It does not simply go into the category of "No.", although I do see your point why you'd think that.
For those that are reading this topic, here's Champlo0's topic in question: <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=117963&hl=" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....=117963&hl=</a>
Also, I did say "Damage over time component would be scaled down if this was added."
Bile bomb doesn't need to do anything other than damage. I made an extensive thread a few weeks ago about changes you could make to the bile bomb, but the only way for it to be balanced is to remove the damage from it if it does any crowd control effects like this. Either bile bomb is a AoE damager or it's an AoE crowd control, not both.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Your way is not the only way.
The idea of making bile bomb synergise with other lifeforms has been around for a while, and is quite obvious. There must be some reason UWE hasn't taken that route, its not immediately obvious to me though.