(08-18-2017, 04:11 AM)Roomba Wrote: Oh, nah, the brobocop is fine, it's a glorified assistant. I was referring more to the circumstances that would be needed for full on weapon-wielding borgs to return.

Youkcat Wrote:I was thinking something more that can arrest using an upgraded, self-recharging taser that has a long cooldown between shots (long enough for someone to get back up and run away), but the Brobocop seems pretty good. Though, it doesn't have any real way to murder people it looks like. The Hydroponics has a Chainsaw, Medical has Scalpels and Chems, Chem has Chems, Construction has Wirecutters, and I don't think the FUN Baton is enough to really murder someone considering it doesn't do damage (which is good, helps the borg's job). Perhaps give it a wrench as well for the portable flashes.

(08-18-2017, 01:09 AM)Technature Wrote: The other modules still give a fighting chance though.

You get stunned by a baton, you're not getting up, and if something that doesn't need to not kill you has ammunition as long as it has power, you can kiss your round goodbye right there.

While the other modules could kill a person without much effort, it's still SOME effort.  Even if you get the drop on someone, you still have to try.

• Smoke dispenser: Just starts spraying out the smoke that comes from the riot launcher, hopefully disarming perps or obscuring their vision as a way to soften them up before officers come in
  
• Oil Slick: Sprays some oil onto the floor to slip a fleeing suspect
  
• Deployable blockade: The borg wrenches themselves into the ground, becoming an immovable object to block escape routes
  
• Mobile armor: The Sec officer climbs into the borg and wears them as an exosuit, providing the officer with a boost in speed and defense
  
• Heat Tracking: Similar to the way old thermals worked, to help seek out hiding suspects. Maybe even spot people behind bushes/inside lockers?
  
• Securitron Dispensor: Can carry 1 secbot with them, and deploy it on the ground
  
• Mobile Recharger: Can accept rechargeable weaponry and use it's internal battery to refill it
  
• Mobile Gear Dispensor: Can dispense cuffs, flashes, flashbang, etc. All the stuff that is found in the regular sec vending machine
  

(08-18-2017, 09:13 AM)babayetu83 Wrote:

(08-18-2017, 01:09 AM)Technature Wrote: The other modules still give a fighting chance though.

You get stunned by a baton, you're not getting up, and if something that doesn't need to not kill you has ammunition as long as it has power, you can kiss your round goodbye right there.

While the other modules could kill a person without much effort, it's still SOME effort.  Even if you get the drop on someone, you still have to try.

med/chemborg have access to chemistry and can just sarinbomb/mix up some kind of poison to quickly murder you

construction borgs can depressurize areas quickly which is a death sentence unless you have internals/a space suit and can quickly beat you to death

botany borgs can just chainsaw you to death

so that's 4 out of 7-8 borg modules that have a way ruin your day with little to no effort

mining, standard, engineering are rarely ever used due to them being useless so im unfamiliar with their toolkit

(08-18-2017, 04:07 AM)Sundance Wrote:

(08-18-2017, 01:09 AM)Technature Wrote: The other modules still give a fighting chance though.

You get stunned by a baton, you're not getting up..

Roomba Wrote:Here's a thought I had:

The chief concern of people is that if secborgs are easily subverted, very few crewmembers would stand a fighting chance.

...Do they?

Are we still talking about the brobocop here, or some other concept of a secborg?