vampire fixed, misc gripes itt

[Karakoran]

changelings are the absolute buffest 1-on-1 fighters but they've got fuck all for crowd-control so all you really need to do is attack them in a group. Once they've used their acid and their sting they've really got nothing until they recharge. Abominations are better but transforming essentially throws out a big "I'M TAKING ALL YOUR FUCKERS ON" siren out to the entire crew.

vampires, meanwhile, used to be fucking garbage at everything and then once they were buffed became the supreme crowd control masters which made the usual tactic of blind angry mob justice not work on them.

Changelings are actually quite nice in that way though. They're virtually impossible to beat solo, but are easily crushed by a mob. Just two games ago I got like 14 kills somehow, but when I decided to try my luck at rampaging in Escape before the Shuttle arrived two guys with lasers beat the piss out of me. Honestly though, I kind of like that. The Shambling Abomination is more of a last resort option for if you're cornered, not a rampage mode. In this, the Changeling is well balanced in that they lose crowd control for complete dominance in single fights.

Syndicates are very similar in that they are excellent at crowd control but not particularly focused on single fights. A Syndicate can easily drop a sarin beaker-assembly on a mob, but has little more than a revolver if he plans on fighting a lone vigilante. Traitors/Wizards get to choose which routes they take. Golems are good crowd control, C-Swords are good at single fights, etc.

The vampire, on the other hand, never has that dynamic in play. They've just gone from great at everything to bad at everything. They're not unfixable, they just need to find a proper niche of gameplay.