Remove genetic things from lings entirely.

[BlackPhoenix]

Ok maybe it makes sense for if they get the genes from eating somebody, but not if it's from genetics fuckery. And a bunch of the genes would logically only work for humans, and can only be given to humans. Eating human DNA and replicating how it looks externally ≠ actually being anything like that DNA.

There's literally nothing that says they don't have genetic structure capable of using genes implanted in them in the same way a human would, especially when taking human form. You're trying to make up backstory and information about a creature that part of the point is we don't actually know how it works. The best we have is that it escaped from some sort of bio-lab that Nanotrasen runs, and even that much isn't -that- clear, it's just from the printout that happens at the start of the round. Your headcanon isn't necessarily true.

Ok so it's functionally identical to a hardmode traitor.

Ok I guess they are functionally identical to a normal traitor. Nevermind.

I mean. One could argue that Wizards are also this, as well as...literally any antagonist that isn't a blob? If you really want to reduce it down to "An entity that is given tools to do bad things to the crew"? "Instead of traitor items they get spells" "Instead of traitor items they get vampire powers", etcetera. 

Too bad nobody ever does.

I've found that actually, most people try to complete their objective as an antagonist unless they're a traitor with some particularly difficult or boring objective. It gives a good structure to what you should do. Changelings/Vampires especially do, as it literally benefits them and makes them more powerful to do so.

You can tell by the three pages of nonsensical and/or conflicting explanations as to why.

I think you're the only one who thinks any of the replies to you have been nonsensical. There's really no point trying to convince you that you're wrong here, I guess, aside from the fact that I don't think a single person has really agreed that this should be a thing. It sounds to me like you got fucked up by one or a few changelings with Genetic powers and like...I'm sorry, I guess? That's not a good enough reason, though.