Removing Parasites - with the help of a Phase Gate
mikemike86
Chester Join Date: 2013-11-28 Member: 189612Members, WC 2013 - Supporter
Chester Join Date: 2013-11-28 Member: 189612Members, WC 2013 - Supporter
Had an idea for a while that may have already been spoken about, so apologies if it has...
At present there is no way to remove a parasite from a marine. Once you're hit you will show up on alien screens for a certain amount of time (about a minute?).
I propose a way to remove the parasite from a marine. The obvious way that comes to mind is via a welder - this makes the most sense from a realism point of view, but would make the parasites near useless for competitive play or against anyone who isn't doing a rambo.
The best way I can think of achieving this would be using the Phase Gates. If you phase with a parasite it gets removed. This is probably quite easy to implement from a development point of view, keeps in line with realism (maybe the PG can recognise foreign bodies and remove them?) and, more importantly, keeps the game fair.
Thoughts?
At present there is no way to remove a parasite from a marine. Once you're hit you will show up on alien screens for a certain amount of time (about a minute?).
I propose a way to remove the parasite from a marine. The obvious way that comes to mind is via a welder - this makes the most sense from a realism point of view, but would make the parasites near useless for competitive play or against anyone who isn't doing a rambo.
The best way I can think of achieving this would be using the Phase Gates. If you phase with a parasite it gets removed. This is probably quite easy to implement from a development point of view, keeps in line with realism (maybe the PG can recognise foreign bodies and remove them?) and, more importantly, keeps the game fair.
Thoughts?
Comments
lets not minimize parasite even more please.
From a balance perceptive however, parasite is... not quite underpowered, but could be slightly better. Somehow.
As for now id say keep as is.
Two bites one para, not the other way around.
WHAT?! Why aren't you dead?!
Also as Marine you can mislead a whole bunch of Aliens when you see you got parasited. Don't underestimate that too! A Marine showing on map draws a lot hardly neglectable attention.
(you can do as if you're wielding something, but you're aiming at the vent. Or stray off somewhere alone and get some Aliens to for them disadvantaging side of the map)