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Feedback and Suggestions / New Weapon Idea: The Water Cannon
« on: June 23, 2014, 02:26:18 pm »
So yesterday morning I had what I think might be a brilliant idea for a new weapon in the game: a water cannon. A facsimile of the water cannons used on fire-fighting ships, the water cannon would be able to extinguish fires on other ships (friendly or enemy) and in the process pushes the ship from whatever you hit it.
We already have guns that start fires, and guns that pull ships towards you, the water cannon is the opposite of both of these, and introduces a huge range of new combat dynamics. Allied ships would be able to heal for the first time in the game, but in the process they disrupt the position of their allies, requiring cooperation to use without disrupting shooting angles.
The repulsive force of the cannon would provide a new defense against ramming vessels and mine spam. This can make confined maps where sandwiching and close quarters are common a stronger playing field for less maneuverable ships. Mines could be pushed or repositioned with the water cannon, allowing both defense against mines and the use of mines in a more offensive manner (think a junker with mine launchers and water cannons, pushing the mines at opponents).
Want nothing more than for that Galleon to stop broadsiding you? Disrupt their aim by hitting their fore with a water cannon blast. Allied ship need to turn desperately but has no turning engines? Hit them with a water burst.
There are enough drawbacks and considerations to keep the water cannon an interesting weapon that would easily be incorporated without disrupting the balancing of GOI. Using the cannon on an enemy can disrupt their positioning or slow their momentum, but in the process you might extinguish any fires on the vessel. Also, I think it goes without saying that this weapon would do minimal damage, which reduces the overall DPS potential of your ship in exchange for more map control.
I think this would be a great addition to the GOI arsenal and I would love to hear comments/ideas that can make it even better. Please give feedback!
Clear Skies,
Zeuce
We already have guns that start fires, and guns that pull ships towards you, the water cannon is the opposite of both of these, and introduces a huge range of new combat dynamics. Allied ships would be able to heal for the first time in the game, but in the process they disrupt the position of their allies, requiring cooperation to use without disrupting shooting angles.
The repulsive force of the cannon would provide a new defense against ramming vessels and mine spam. This can make confined maps where sandwiching and close quarters are common a stronger playing field for less maneuverable ships. Mines could be pushed or repositioned with the water cannon, allowing both defense against mines and the use of mines in a more offensive manner (think a junker with mine launchers and water cannons, pushing the mines at opponents).
Want nothing more than for that Galleon to stop broadsiding you? Disrupt their aim by hitting their fore with a water cannon blast. Allied ship need to turn desperately but has no turning engines? Hit them with a water burst.
There are enough drawbacks and considerations to keep the water cannon an interesting weapon that would easily be incorporated without disrupting the balancing of GOI. Using the cannon on an enemy can disrupt their positioning or slow their momentum, but in the process you might extinguish any fires on the vessel. Also, I think it goes without saying that this weapon would do minimal damage, which reduces the overall DPS potential of your ship in exchange for more map control.
I think this would be a great addition to the GOI arsenal and I would love to hear comments/ideas that can make it even better. Please give feedback!
Clear Skies,
Zeuce