Goonhub
05-22-2024, 01:27 PM
Tbh, I have mixed feelings about this. I dislike stabilized smes as "Haha, now you can't attack us anymore!" counter, at the same time arcfiend has wire ride which makes them slippery and they could just snuck in to armory, chem, or whatever place to get weapons. Though, maybe, I feel like regular smes human should not block all arcfiend ability. Maybe it can counter knockback from the electric punch, but not the AOE knockback (because it's hard to ran off from a hoard of officers with smes human). Or the opposite where the AOE is less effective but the punch still hit. I don't know how to balance it.
On the other hand, I feel like the smes gene doesn't seem like an issue to me. It's limited in the gene booth, classic gene booth is rarely used, it is rng based, and not all geneticist are the type who would get every "good gene" asap. The only time I really see it as an issue is probably sec players on RP who rush smes gene only because "arcfiend exists!" but before arcfiends are given any chance to fight, even then, I rarely seen this happen.
On the other hand, I feel like the smes gene doesn't seem like an issue to me. It's limited in the gene booth, classic gene booth is rarely used, it is rng based, and not all geneticist are the type who would get every "good gene" asap. The only time I really see it as an issue is probably sec players on RP who rush smes gene only because "arcfiend exists!" but before arcfiends are given any chance to fight, even then, I rarely seen this happen.