Goonhub
01-07-2026, 05:08 PM
My reply MAY BE INCOMPREHENSIBLE but I’d like to offer my thoughts anyhow
This PR honestly doesn’t seem too huge for me. As somebody who gets cloned somewhat frequently and plays a ton of security with the clone defect trait I’d welcome more cloning defects. This feels like a small deterrent toward running head first into danger because “I got a scan at minute 3”
I’m also on the side of “death should mean more”. The amount of times I’ve heard people apathetic to somebody being killed or being killed themselves because “oh I got a clonescan this morning” lessens a lot of antagonist interactions. I’ve had people say almost verbatim “shoot me I’m scanned”
I agree with others in saying make sure this change is noted beyond just the change log, either automated PDA messages or yellow/orange lights. But if you get a scan at round start and manage to die at minute 75 a major defect seems like a decent way to make that death mean a little more.
(Plus like 80% of clone defects are just missing arms or coming out a little burnt I doubt this change will be super noticeable)
This PR honestly doesn’t seem too huge for me. As somebody who gets cloned somewhat frequently and plays a ton of security with the clone defect trait I’d welcome more cloning defects. This feels like a small deterrent toward running head first into danger because “I got a scan at minute 3”
I’m also on the side of “death should mean more”. The amount of times I’ve heard people apathetic to somebody being killed or being killed themselves because “oh I got a clonescan this morning” lessens a lot of antagonist interactions. I’ve had people say almost verbatim “shoot me I’m scanned”
I agree with others in saying make sure this change is noted beyond just the change log, either automated PDA messages or yellow/orange lights. But if you get a scan at round start and manage to die at minute 75 a major defect seems like a decent way to make that death mean a little more.
(Plus like 80% of clone defects are just missing arms or coming out a little burnt I doubt this change will be super noticeable)