[anticipating antags, looting, gateway busting (meta-gaming/power-gaming discussion)]

It's meta-gaming until you find an IC reason for it. So I think it's completely ok to powergame by preparing for any threats. ( And it's allowed. )

 

[New telescience calculator]

Why would I use this instead of any other calculator?

[Get sick for eating food that was on the floor]

13 minutes ago, Alriac said:

Let's add realism to the game:

The game isn't supposed to be realistic though, it's supposed to be fun.

[Regarding Changelings Transformation Sting]

I think it's time for me to give feedback on this: It's a really good strategy to cause chaos. Security will have a hard time catching you if everybody is you. I don't think we should nerf a perfectly valid and balanced strategy ( It's the most expensive changeling ability ) just for roleplaying purposes. Not like it matters anyways, it's too late: It already got nerfed to be basically useless ( Takes 8 seconds and people get warned when they're being transformed. Like it wasn't already obvious enough ). It isn't, in any way, worth 3 DNA points and 40 Chemicals. So why transform people when I can just kill them instead?

[Assistants 2.0]

I personally don't see the point of this. Why not just be an engineer instead of an engineering assistant? And why would you make the Civilian role basically unplayable by removing its access to maintenance?

[Secondary character?]

On 21/09/2017 at 9:07 AM, James5734 said:

I'm afraid this might also cause meta as people will begin to notice when a secondary character is around and henceforth, realize it is an antag.

You can just use a randomized name and character. And if you don't, it's just your fault if people meta that.

[Rework the Karama System]

On 19/09/2017 at 6:51 AM, finlay3110 said:

Why should we rework the Karma System?This is a question you may be asking as you read the title of this post. Well kind reader I am here to answer that question for you. Below will be some numerous reasons why the karama system should be re-worked. 

1. Half of the things in the karma system people do not want (I mean who wants to spend 5KP to be a barber) 

2. I shall provide a small example of something recent that happend. Someome in the bar was playing a lovely rendiction of a rick and morty melody and i have checked and no such SS13 music sheet exsists yet. Many people watched and he got praise in LOOC and yet for 4 rounds he got ZERO KP. I thought karma was created so that if you do ejoyable things you get rewarded.

3. Karma is currently being used ot reward Low rp and power gamers. For example if a clown slips half the crew/sec he gets rewarded. Or if someome robusts half the sec crew he gets rewarded. The current Karama System is being used to just reward people who do LOW rp and power game. 

4. Most people dont even provide karama during the round and if they do its normally to there friends.

 

So I suggest a change to the current karma system. 

1. Add rules to the current karma system meaning you cant give it for certain reasons (For example power gamers)

2. Remove certain karma roles/races which are not being used and decrease some of the prices (For example IPC) 

3. Add a reason to why you have karma to that player 

4. Force players at round end to provide karma to a player they believe is worthy 

Well, some people can RP and powergame at the same time. But still.

1. No. This is a MRP server, and you don't need to be rewarded for HRP.

2. Sure, but allow people who already spent their karma on those roles/races to refund them.

3. That's fine too.

4. If it was forced, I'd just give karma to a random person, probably. I just forget to give people karma midround.

[New race idea: the Qi'Vetaan]

It would need a lot of balancing.

"Mostly immune to EMP, taser stun, radiation, and electric shock*"

Nope, that's downright broken.

"Rapid regeneration of brute and burn damage when at high energy"

So they can just carry a bluespace power cell for almost infinite healing?

"Very slightly faster, but this is not needed"

Even if they are just "very slightly faster", it actually matters.

"Breathe oxygen, but perform better with more present O2"

Perform better how?

"Alien, energy-based blood can shock nearby people and cannot be transfused; must regenerate by being exposed to high energy levels"

That's arguably a disadvantage.

"Use a lot of energy; must be constantly managed"

APCs are almost everywhere, so that's not too much of a disadvantage.

"High energy will regenerate health slowly"

That contradicts "Rapid regeneration of brute and burn damage when at high energy".

"EMP damage, shock damage, radiation, and tasers will add energy and can hold a Qi’ over their limit; this stuns them and can kill"

Those damage sources can also heal them.

"Immune to all chemicals except for acids"

"Cannot regenerate from toxin and oxyloss damage by energizing"

So how are they supposed to regenerate toxin and oxyloss damage?

 

[Hijacking, and Antags in general]

5 minutes ago, tzo said:

The karma system could work for this.

Right now, people give karma mostly for 'robust' behavior. Not actual RP.

But, if we required you to give a reason for each karma point you awarded... and had someone moderating it to enforce this... we could do it.

I really disagree with that. People should be able to award karma for whatever reasons they want, not just for roleplaying. Also, it's your own choice to RP instead of being robust.