Farie82's Tier Guide for Virologists

farie82 · March 24, 2020

A quick reference guide for how I myself see virologist tiers.

F Tier: The greentide

Uses their access to steal medical supplies from medbay.
Only makes bad viruses that always accidentally seem to get out into the public while they themselves have the vaccine already for themselves alone.
Healing virus? You mean private virus. Never shares a virus they create no matter the situation
Will fight till the death if the CMO tries to demote them for releasing a third beard growing virus that makes everybody pale as an irish while they are puking all over the station.
Wonders himself why he is not job banned.

E Tier: The clueless

Usually ends up SSD on the spot them spawn on.
Has no clue what to do or why he is even there to begin with.
The words "wiki guide" or "asking for help" are unknown to them.
Generally a waste of a slot and usually ends up roaming the station if he does not lay SSD in his office.

D Tier: The trying virologist

Is ready to learn the job. Yet does not know how to do it.
Will stare blankly at the machine and maybe experiment on the virology monkeys resulting in an accidental release of the cold virus.
Might ask people that come visit for help. But usually tries to figure it all out on his own.
Usually not that helpful unless they ask for help and then move up to C Tier.

C Tier: Virologists first virus

Managed to make their first beneficial virus. While not perfect it will provide a boon to the station.
Knows the basics about curing a virus and how to make vaccines if needed.
Might forget to get the virus approved by the CMO but does not force people to take it.
Might add sneezing to the beneficial virus to "improve spread". Yet does not prepare a vaccine before releasing it.
Is better than 70% of the virologists who attempted the job.

B Tier: The reliable virologist

Knows how to use the advanced chemicals like virus plasma to speed up the creation of his virus.
Knows that a virus can hold 6 symptoms max. This is done by mixing two different viruses together.
Will notify the CMO about any beneficial virus he creates and makes sure it's approved and the samples are brought to chemistry to be put into pills.
Does not add sneezing to the benefical virus!
When they hear a level 7 biohazard alert they will notify the crew to go to medbay if they feel sick. Helps the medical doctors with curing the virus and prepares vaccines once they got a patient cured.
Most likely has dabbled in creating lethal viruses. But never allowed them to be released upon the crew (unless it was his intention)
Helps other learning virologists learn the job.
A true boon to the station. Or a curse if they decide to be one.

A Tier: The Viromancer

Pumps out a fully worked out beneficial virus at a fast pace every shift. No matter the random chance he gets on the symptom generation
Prepares a monkey with an antibodies virus just for that 0.01% chance that a real lethal non advanced virus is let loose on the station. Viruses like real GBS and Lycancoughy.
Makes sure to not just notify the CMO when their virus is complete but also the entire crew once it is available. Bonus points for PDAing people about it.
Helps other learning virologists learn the job while not doing the job himself. This is different from the B tier in the sense that the person does all the steps themselves. This requires a lot of patience but will help new people learn the job the best.
The level 7 biohazards are no match for what this viromancer can make if he decides to. The station will be down on their knees before they have cured the many lethal viruses this person created.
Usually gets bored after creating the virus and antibodies monkey and will request a job transfer to help in another field. Asks to keep virology access in case of an emergency.
Their beneficial viruses become common knowledge among the longer playing crew members and will help create stories about players going against the odds and winning.

Edited March 24, 2020 by farie82

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