Revert the "You cannot resist" after tackle

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Sephoris
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Revert the "You cannot resist" after tackle

Post by Sephoris » 21 May 2017, 14:52

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Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary): Tackle spam & RNG method for getting up from being tackled doesn't work, as Xeno's can just keep clicking whilst dragging you away, meaning the RNG doesn't even get a chance to kick in. Bring back the old method of pressing resist to counter the tackle spam, as it worked perfectly.

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): In short It'll add survival as an option when you're being dragged off. Currently as soon as I'm tackled, I give up hope for escape, which means I loose interest and want to quit as soon as it happens. It was hard enough to escape once you were tackled and being dragged off in the older mechanics. With the tackle spam and 0 hope of escape, I give up as soon as I'm being dragged away, which Humans (especially soldiers) naturally wouldn't do. The slim chance of escape adds to immersion, that slim possibility of survival is what keeps me using the radio and talking whilst being dragged off. It may sound silly but pressing a button to resist, psychologically adds to immersion too. On an IRL note, that's why they have the placebo buttons at pedestrian crossings, and in elevators as It makes people feel they have some control. (See here: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/p ... .html?_r=0)

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): Before the major updates you could press Resist whilst being tackle spammed, this actually gave a chance to be able to escape (albeit a small one). From the months of playing during the pre-Omega era, I guesstimate that I escaped from the tackle spam dragging around 3/10 times. Even when escaping, most of the combat castes who captured me were able to recapture me regardless of my attempted escape.

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it): Just revert the "You cannot resist in this current state" change, back to the old method of resisting. I have no idea of the mathematics of the RNG method, nor the old resist method so I can't really go more in depth than this.
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Re: Revert the RNG Tackle

Post by danmax67 » 21 May 2017, 15:00

+1 yes, this is a yes.

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