Conspiracy game mode

[Calebc789]

Does one of the rebels get a Wrestling Belt and a Roddy Piper outfit?

Seriously though, not sure how I feel about this as a game mode. I think if this was going to be used it would work best as a gimmick round rather than an actual game mode. On paper it kinda sounds like a more complex Revolution, and that probably isn't coming back any time soon. The subversion mechanic needs to be fleshed out, but the problem is that Rev probably handled that mechanic the best. Metagaming-wise, even if the updates were sent via Centcomm, a bunch of violent and aggressive people wearing sunglasses saying 'IT'S A CONSPIRACY' will either A) give away the round quickly or B) incite random acts of violence against authority/the station. Both of these aren't TERRIBLE, per se, but I can see it becoming old really quickly.

, but yea

I am planning the subversion mechanic to be so that anyone who sees or examines an object with a subliminal message on it (The device wouldive worked like a labeler, which would be able to place the message on literally anything) would get a message that is basically an order that they cannot avoid doing, such as "CONSUME", "OBEY", or perhaps even more direct orders like "KILL X WITH Y" or "CARRY ON" and generally whatever the antag put in as the message. It may sound good on paper, but it assumes the guy seeing it would actually cooperate instead of going "CONSPIRACY!" (Look at how many times you usually see an AI mess up a "do not state this law" law). A revised version of this may work, but I am currently not seeing if this will work despite the potential for shenanigans.

Also, a heavy emphasis on stealth is the key here, because (on paper, anyway) people openly saying that it is all a conspiracy like that would not really accomplish anything other than making themselves easy targets for the alien team (not to mention the aliens could counter with a "DONT BELIEVE THEIR LIES" subliminal message. You do have a point though, it is probably more suited as a gimmick round than an actual game mode.