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Posted by: Hylebos
Posted by: Br0wnieBandit
Posted by: Hylebos
Doesn't really fit the key concept behind equipment.
Unlike weapons, equipment don't give a direct advantage to one side or another, it really depends on how you use the equipment.
Take the power drain. It kills shields, so you might throw it at an enemy to get an easy kill. Only to find out that your flag carrier was planning to run that direction so to escape from the base he either has to turn around and try to kill his pursuers or he has to run through the energy drain. Had you timed it differently, it would have ensured his escape from the base.
Equipment really just changes the scenery of the battle field. Like, imagine that you are playing on a forged map and five minutes into the game a sniper tower spawns in the center of the map. Immediately everyone would run towards it and use it, and the map gets played in an entirely different fashion.
Equipment is like that, though more local, and only lasts for 30 seconds.
So C4 would not really make good equipment as a result, as it only offers a direct advantage to one side.
The tripmine is an equipment that works somewhat similarly to my idea except it isn't as powerful, detonates through contact to other players, and doesn't stick to objects. The beta version of it was even more similar, with higher damage and actual magnetic properties. How can you say that my idea doesn't fit into the idea of equipment, when a similar equipment exists.
In addition, you can inform your teammates of the tripmine so that they know to crouch over it to not set it off. This basically is one-sided.
Because the tripmine kills indiscriminately. Team mate or enemy alike. Your C4 has a trigger that someone specifically pulls to kill the enemy. Huge difference.
In addition, just because you can tell your team mates that you planted a tripmine doesn't mean the tripmine is one sided. If you are driving a vehicle, you still need to avoid paths with the tripmine or else you will die. If you are crouching over it, it slows you down so you get to your destination later than you had planned, and if an enemy ambushes you when you are crouching on top of the tripmine you are screwed.
I've got to agree with you on that part. Even if the C-4 doesn't fit in as an equipment, it might as well fit in as a weapon.