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Perk system

Post by Predator » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:17 pm

I'm planning on doing a COD style forum battle (Don't expect it anytime soon though!) which uses a perk and attachement system.

Perk slot 1:
Sleight of Hand: +1 attacks.
Bling: 2 Attachements.
Scavenger: When you roll a crit fail, your weapon is not out of ammo (you may re-roll.).

Perk slot 2:
Stopping power: +2 to damage rolls.
Danger close: Huge ass explosions (+4 inches of radius, huge ass explosions indeed.)
Lightweight: + 3" to move.
Cold blooded: Cannot be attacked by sentryguns, chopper gunners and all other killstreaks.

Perk slot 3:
Commando: +4 angry inches.
Steady aim: +2 to skill.
Last stand: If killed, gets one more turn as a last stander.
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Post by Predator » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:49 pm

I like a lot of games, and COD is one. Battlefield is also one. So is HALO.
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Re: Perk system

Post by IVhorseman » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:55 pm

Predator wrote:killstreaks.
This is the only good idea here. Once again, as was the problem of MW2, there's no reason to do anything but slight of hand > stopping power > steady aim.

If you REALLY WANT a perk system, my suggestion is to go for subtlety. Danger-close only needs +1" to explostions, and quite frankly having only +1 to all those various stats (even lightweight!) would be plenty noticeable.

EDIT: also battlefield 3 looks like it's no fun at all

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Re: Perk system

Post by Predator » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:59 pm

IVhorseman wrote:
Predator wrote:killstreaks.
This is the only good idea here. Once again, as was the problem of MW2, there's no reason to do anything but slight of hand > stopping power > steady aim.

If you REALLY WANT a perk system, my suggestion is to go for subtlety. Danger-close only needs +1" to explostions, and quite frankly having only +1 to all those various stats (even lightweight!) would be plenty noticeable.

EDIT: also battlefield 3 looks like it's no fun at all
Thanks. I'll start working on them streaks.
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Post by samuelzz10 » Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:41 pm

Good idea, but I've seen similar concepts about 5 or 6 times. Even I've made one, only it covers whole factions.

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Post by Gungnir » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:43 am

Do we really need perks? Why not just add them to units as regular abilities? It doesn't need to be a thing if it's already another thing.
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Post by IVhorseman » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:18 pm

Gungnir wrote:Do we really need perks? Why not just add them to units as regular abilities? It doesn't need to be a thing if it's already another thing.
Because COD HURR DURR WE GOTTA CALL EM PERKS

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Post by samuelzz10 » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:40 pm

IVhorseman wrote:
Gungnir wrote:Do we really need perks? Why not just add them to units as regular abilities? It doesn't need to be a thing if it's already another thing.
Because COD HURR DURR WE GOTTA CALL EM PERKS
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Post by OneEye589 » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:48 pm

If he's making them for a CoD-style battle, then they can be called perks. If you don't want to call them that and use them anyway, whatever.

I do like the idea of killstreaks, too. I was thinking of doing equal squads for the forum battle I'm contemplating. Killstreaks sound like a good idea.

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Post by IVhorseman » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:28 am

I'd imagine you get a little marker each time you kill something, and markers can be "cashed in" the longer you hold them? Here's just a tentative thrown-together list:

*2 kills = new weapon
*3 kills = new explosive
*4 kills = new minifig (or vehicle under 4")
*X kills = new vehicle of size X (double for flying)"


I'm also assuming you're building UAV's and motorcycles and tanks or chopper gunners on the side. I guess that's one way to control your killstreaks, no?

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Post by Keldoclock » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:32 am

why not simply award CP for kills?
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Post by IVhorseman » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:45 am

To reduce the need to calculate the exact CP of all the vehicles and ammunition and pilots and blah blah blah. COD encourages stupid bullshit that scales disproportionally with the amount of effort you've put in; 3 kills awards you a radar system that tells you where guys are, while 7 kills calls in a harrier to park on top of the field, and shoot everything that moves (including other killstreak rewards!). 25 gives you a nuke and everybody dies, and then you win. Total. Bullshit.

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Post by OneEye589 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:36 am

Or even new abilities. Kind of the way Warhead did it. If the figure was awesome enough (got enough kills), they get new abilities, become heroes, etc.

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Post by Gungnir » Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:21 pm

Keldoclock wrote:why not simply award CP for kills?
Because people could just spend kill points on units, which could make a game last forever.
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