Vortex idea that would make it viable.
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<div class="IPBDescription">Small idea, Big impact.</div>Let vortex be applied to allies as well.
Not allied buildings, but only lifeforms.
Having two fades vortex two gorges running into an enemy siege line to kill arcs that are behind it?
Using it to break marine turtles, Vortex gorges to go behind the com chair and wreck stuff.
Save a low HP runing onos from dieing by vortexing it so it can run to safety.
Same would go for gorges in terms of saving.
If i had to realistically look at the research cost and time, i wouldn't pick this last anymore, And It can certainly be used in many different ways.
The only thing i dislike about this idea myself, Is that the fade shouldn't AT ALL feel like a support or utility role, on top of umbra, on top of gorge heal.
But in terms of taking progression, i think this, for now would make vortex a lot more worthwhile and viable to get.
Not allied buildings, but only lifeforms.
Having two fades vortex two gorges running into an enemy siege line to kill arcs that are behind it?
Using it to break marine turtles, Vortex gorges to go behind the com chair and wreck stuff.
Save a low HP runing onos from dieing by vortexing it so it can run to safety.
Same would go for gorges in terms of saving.
If i had to realistically look at the research cost and time, i wouldn't pick this last anymore, And It can certainly be used in many different ways.
The only thing i dislike about this idea myself, Is that the fade shouldn't AT ALL feel like a support or utility role, on top of umbra, on top of gorge heal.
But in terms of taking progression, i think this, for now would make vortex a lot more worthwhile and viable to get.
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That way the fade would become a sort of jack-of-all-trades. You would be able to play defensively and offensively with it.
Perhaps it would only work for lifeforms below a fade (not onos and not self...fade has blink anyway).
Certainly a different slant on it to the normal (allow aliens to kill marines in vortex) suggestion.
Fade blinks in, vortex a marine (aoe could mean multiple marines)
Fade now has 10-15 seconds to place another vortex
Any players under the effect for vortex are moved from one vortex to the other(make exo and jp swap places anyone?)
Max 2 vortexes at once
Can be used to remove high tech marines from turtled bases and deny advanced tech. Vortex out the last exo and murder it -> take the under defended base
Can be used to split apart marine squads so the fade can still use hit-and-run tactics, even with armories healing armor