Goonhub
04-06-2024, 12:41 AM
strange phenomenon where people seem to be interpreting this PR as a mindhack nerf (its just a captain buff PR), and this thread as a mindhack balance discussion thread
all it does really is shift captain further towards being a serious/responsible role, giving the job essentially the same dependability as a security officer, which makes perfect sense considering the captain should be at a similar level of authority and trust as a security officer (ideally higher since they're The Captain)
as for slippery slope fearmongering i honestly don't think anyone wants or has asked for HoP (or anyone else) to get a mindshield, it's unlikely that this string of captain-related tonal shift PRs is going to lead to mindshields being handed out like candy. i do agree that mindhacks could use either a re-imagining or a balance pass, as their current state is kind of boring and typically results in metafriends giving each other antag status, but that should really be handled in a different thread and a different PR
and disregarding literally everything else this is just a good change, it keeps consistency with non-antag/gamer geared roles getting mindshields and encourages people to go mindhack literally anyone other than the job with most gamer items (not that itll prevent it utterly but whatever)
all it does really is shift captain further towards being a serious/responsible role, giving the job essentially the same dependability as a security officer, which makes perfect sense considering the captain should be at a similar level of authority and trust as a security officer (ideally higher since they're The Captain)
as for slippery slope fearmongering i honestly don't think anyone wants or has asked for HoP (or anyone else) to get a mindshield, it's unlikely that this string of captain-related tonal shift PRs is going to lead to mindshields being handed out like candy. i do agree that mindhacks could use either a re-imagining or a balance pass, as their current state is kind of boring and typically results in metafriends giving each other antag status, but that should really be handled in a different thread and a different PR
and disregarding literally everything else this is just a good change, it keeps consistency with non-antag/gamer geared roles getting mindshields and encourages people to go mindhack literally anyone other than the job with most gamer items (not that itll prevent it utterly but whatever)