Punisher Variant

[Majik]

After reading a discussion on the OF about combining support tools to save inventory space, I came up with an idea I thought might merit some discussion.

What about a variant on the Punisher, which instead of having a grenade launcher on the bottom, had a Nano Dispenser. This would obviously require the user to have both the MA and Eng certs.

I can't tell you the number of times I have been trying to get tubes or a turret up and come under fire, only to die because I couldn't get a weapon out fast enough. With this idea, it would just be a matter of switching from the alternate fire mode while fixing something, back into the primary fire to defend yourself.

Idea, comments, flamers?

[DeepStrikeck]

I like it

[TheN00b]

Hey, even better, we could do an even more drastic modification. The Punisher would become a standard machinegun with a nine-millimeter. As soon as you get it at an EQ terminal, you get a pop-up bar that gives you a choice between adding a grenade launcher, a nano-dispenser/BANK, a MedApp, or a REK. You can only get the last three mods if you have the appropriate basic certification. Thoughts?

[Manitou]

[Incompetent]

Sounds like a decent enough idea, but I think accidental TKs might spike without some sort of warning feature to keep people from accidently shooting there own wounded. Like if you have your reticle on a target close enough to heal, but you've got your primary fire selected, it'll display a warning in big red letters or something.

[TheN00b]

Well, I don't think that TKing would be much of a problem: Once you realize that you're firing bullets at a friendly, you'll stop, and since you were gong to repair them anyway, it just takes longer. One addendum, though, to my idea: The ammo packs for the support-attachments of the Punisher would the size of normal pistol ammunition. I don't want to completely supplant the BANK, MedApp and REK.

[JetRaiden]

Originally Posted by Manitou

[xenoputtss]

Maybe different sights (i think thats how it is spelled) could be used for the different modes. Have the regular cross hairs for the primary attack, and for the secondary, switch to something like a circle or a triangle in green.

But also, if you are dumb enough to not pay attention to the fireing modes (which I am) then you should not use this weapon mod.

[EarlyDawn]

I'd rather see the supressor be the modifiable gun.

[Majik]

Originally Posted by EarlyDawn

I'd rather see the supressor be the modifiable gun.

I only used the Punisher as an example since the artwork and functionability of secondary mode are already there. The suppressor would be good since it wouldn't require the MA cert, just the support certs. I just think the Punisher would be easier for them to implement.

[TheN00b]

Originally Posted by Majik

I only used the Punisher as an example since the artwork and functionability of secondary mode are already there. The suppressor would be good since it wouldn't require the MA cert, just the support certs. I just think the Punisher would be easier for them to implement.

Yes, the Punisher would not only be easier to implement, but it would actually be useful as a combat-effective weapon, something the Suppressor really isn't. This would give Agile support-characters with Medium Assault an effective, highly versatile, and inventory-efficient gun, something I think is worth doing.

[Lartnev]

Including a Nano dispenser with a Punisher is an awesome idea, but it'd have to have less capacity than a standard nano dispenser (just like it has less capacity than a thumper for example).

I'm not so sure about REKs BANKs and MAs.

[Destroyeron]

I like the idea. I'm not really with the rek idea, but I also think it'd be awesome if we could say, launch ace's and have them automatically turn into a whatever you selected before you shot it. that'd be helpful.

[DeltaForceAlpha]

*imagines being able to shoot boomers onto a guy knowing he can't do anything but accept inevitable death*

*drools*

I like the idea but I think it should only work with the glue gun and maybe the MA and handheld armor replenisher(forgot the name lol), REk would be weird because what would be the use of it if you could get a weapon with it attached.

[BUGGER]

I agree and disagree with some of this.

Putting a REK into a Punisher would be all that good/apealing.... Its a smaller weapon and doesn't really take up nothing put a handgun slot (and the only people who would use a handgun would be a cloaker and if we use 2 slots, the other is for a grenade). Therefore, I wouldn't want to see the REK in the Punisher. Yet that would also include the BANK and the medical thingy (and REK if you will). Those would have to be a new hand held weapon.


Though notice once these are implemented, there is barely any use for the actual repairing/hacking weapons. Who would still use those, especally the gluegun when you can use the punisher and just right click back to a gun? It would jsut be another useless thing on the menu.