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What if we did the same? You could still be a loyalist, but a merc-loyalist that don't ever switch.
As opposed of having to gather 24 players to get an Invasion, why don't we just merc it up with simply 8 players, 4v4, and we're to assist AI? That means the introduction of tanks, infantries, helicopters, maybe evens stock mechs?
Yes AI would be dumb, they are rather rigid that "adheres to protocols". The dumb AI would provide a sense of power-play, but the enemy-merc is where it's at. With secondary objectives, it will feel a lot more like a mission.
To make things interesting, what if we also made Equipments and Mech Destructible and requires repair proportional to their worth? You don't completely lose a mech, but you have to rebuy armor points, rebuy destroyed weapons and ammunition, heatsinks that weren't salvaged, that kind of thing.
Because of this, there's a bit of advantage in bringing lights. They are cheaper to get, they are cheaper to also repair.
And with that, you could theoretically introduce a ++ version of standard weapons, and different manufacturers. This is specifically balanced because they could be destroyed permanently, and could only be gotten randomly. Maybe:
> Federator AC20++: +50% Range, +50% velocity, 2x Pellet shell (10x2) damage
> Lyrian Arms RAC5++: -50% damage, +50% ROF, +50% Velocity
> ExoStar Large Laser++: -20% Beam Duration, -20% Heat
> Holly SRM6++: +20% damage, +50% velocity, 5x Missile Health, Streamfire (0.1 interval)
The different weapon behavior should somehow make things a bit more or less synergistic, so less meta builds, I guess.
Note that these custom weapons are only available for FP use, once you drop at QP they will be replaced by standard weapons.
I'm not sure that this is balanced, hell lets say that these aren't balanced. But hey, at least they would be interesting right?
Edited by The6thMessenger, 04 June 2019 - 03:17 PM.
