Shadeykins Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 So! First time I've actually ever gotten to play Vampire, and this ability leaves a lot to be desired. It takes two seconds to pop, costs twenty blood annnd... Provides a stun that lasts for about 4 seconds. If you're able to hold a person for two seconds, chances are you're trying to use this ability to incapacitate them and stop them from screaming so you can drain them. It's functionally useless, since glare or a stunprod provides basically the same length of stun and neither of those require a person to hold still for two seconds. My proposal is to either lengthen the stun time or turn it into a muting ability so it's got a solid use. Ideally it should be mean you get slightly less usable blood from a victim (since you use some) in exchange for keeping them from screaming. Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plotron Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 Vampires have really weak stuns. Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/#findComment-53980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldflame Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 That's not a bad thing, given the amount they have and their free pass to kill anyone they want. That said, hypnotize is useless outside of very specific circumstances, so I'd support a change to it. Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/#findComment-53982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcakes_n_Hacksaws Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 Pretty much. Costs 20 usable blood AND it's stun is worse than a stun prod, not sure why they thought this would be a good idea seeing as how it charges up. FFS, it doesn't even mute them. Vampires are truly amongst the weakest and boring antags there are. Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/#findComment-54000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habalabam Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 To me it's weird that the person is paralyzed, but still yapping and operating the radio headset. Alternatively, hypnotize could be a silent ability until the two seconds was passed. Or the red text could appear only when/if the subject (inadvertently) broke eye contact. So people would be hesitant about facing and talking to a suspected vampire. Which makes sense, lore wise. Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/#findComment-54057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinatacolada Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 I think it's only useful'ish to escape from the officer dragging you to brig, and even so... Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/#findComment-54092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadeykins Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 I think it's only useful'ish to escape from the officer dragging you to brig, and even so... Glare works better, provides relatively the same stun, has a lower cooldown, and doesn't cost blood. Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/#findComment-54141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinatacolada Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 I thought it was glare, then it just sounds redundant... Link to comment https://www.paradisestation.org/forum/topic/6576-buff-vampire-hypnotize/#findComment-54143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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