Goonhub
07-21-2015, 07:08 PM
As far as cost goes I am looking at it from an overarching station progression and budget standpoint. The problem is most of the powerful tools given to departments are just that, given. Qm really doesn't have much actual use in the end. The station has all these money making options and yet nowhere to put it. Starting off all sec with free powerful upgrades leaves antags with an amped up sec which makes their current startion position at more of a disadvantage.
Say you added a bundle to qm called "security upgrade" which included the belt, some black insulated gloves, and a stun baton that was self recharging and you made it cost 10 to 15k. There is a genuine desire for more budget, a use for qm, and at the same time you pop one for free at the start for low pop times. This means qm suddenly becomes more important part to the station experience. So about twenty minutes in your antag is more established and the crates arrive. It's a tiered level of risk and challenge, also incentivizing qm as a potential target.
While it would be nice to have these things instantly for sec, you have to look at overall station progression and how they would immediately impact every other department. With the new ways to make money it's also nice to have a way to make qm a more important part of the station.
Say you added a bundle to qm called "security upgrade" which included the belt, some black insulated gloves, and a stun baton that was self recharging and you made it cost 10 to 15k. There is a genuine desire for more budget, a use for qm, and at the same time you pop one for free at the start for low pop times. This means qm suddenly becomes more important part to the station experience. So about twenty minutes in your antag is more established and the crates arrive. It's a tiered level of risk and challenge, also incentivizing qm as a potential target.
While it would be nice to have these things instantly for sec, you have to look at overall station progression and how they would immediately impact every other department. With the new ways to make money it's also nice to have a way to make qm a more important part of the station.