Goonhub
06-13-2015, 06:52 AM
Right now, Dragon's Breath is a stunningly powerful chemical inside sleepy pens - this is due to the fact that not only does it kill within seconds, it also completely disintegrates you, leaving no evidence and no chance for revival. I have been killed more times by Dragon's Breath disintegration in the last few weeks than I have been killed by all other poisons combined in the entire time I've been playing SS13.
Essentially, right now, Dragon's Breath is Shocking Grasp. Except Dragon's Breath is more powerful - you don't even need to stand next to them, you just need to slip by and deliver an injection.
Hence the following nerf: limit disintegration to ingestion (swallowing pills, drinking, et cetera). The most important thing this would do is allow a brief moment to react before you're killed - unlike the current sleepy pen situation, where once someone's gotten near you, they can permanently kill you without you ever knowing who they were. You'd still be able to ash people easily, but not without a chance for the victim to react.
On injection, you wouldn't get the "Your throat burns terribly!" message, but it might still deal significant burn damage (blood loss and unconsciousness as well?). I get that it's supposed to be a super secret uber-powerful drink, but holy crap, shouldn't you at least have to DRINK it to get permanently erased from existence?
Essentially, right now, Dragon's Breath is Shocking Grasp. Except Dragon's Breath is more powerful - you don't even need to stand next to them, you just need to slip by and deliver an injection.
Hence the following nerf: limit disintegration to ingestion (swallowing pills, drinking, et cetera). The most important thing this would do is allow a brief moment to react before you're killed - unlike the current sleepy pen situation, where once someone's gotten near you, they can permanently kill you without you ever knowing who they were. You'd still be able to ash people easily, but not without a chance for the victim to react.
On injection, you wouldn't get the "Your throat burns terribly!" message, but it might still deal significant burn damage (blood loss and unconsciousness as well?). I get that it's supposed to be a super secret uber-powerful drink, but holy crap, shouldn't you at least have to DRINK it to get permanently erased from existence?