Goonhub
09-01-2015, 11:11 PM
RE: The armory
For me, the armory is for situations when due process has officially left the station and the security team needs to turn themselves into an impromptu strike team to deal with particularly big and nasty threats to the station, like a nuke ops team or rampant stimulant abusers. It's for when tasers, stun batons, and standard-issue armor just isn't gonna cut it and you need something bigger to not get your shit kicked in if whatever you're fighting so much as looks at you. Riot shotguns basically function as super-powerful tasers, letting them serve as security's ace in the hole for when shit gets really bad, and helping put them on about the same playing field with the super-powerful antagonists they're fighting.
Basically, the armory should contain what amounts to Security Gear+, with riot shotguns functioning as super-tasers, heavy armor giving a solid upgrade over the standard-issue security armor, some lethal weapons for when stunning shit isn't quite as viable, and a few specialty tools. I wouldn't be opposed to putting a tactical grenade or two in there, though flamethrowers seem a bit excessive.
For me, the armory is for situations when due process has officially left the station and the security team needs to turn themselves into an impromptu strike team to deal with particularly big and nasty threats to the station, like a nuke ops team or rampant stimulant abusers. It's for when tasers, stun batons, and standard-issue armor just isn't gonna cut it and you need something bigger to not get your shit kicked in if whatever you're fighting so much as looks at you. Riot shotguns basically function as super-powerful tasers, letting them serve as security's ace in the hole for when shit gets really bad, and helping put them on about the same playing field with the super-powerful antagonists they're fighting.
Basically, the armory should contain what amounts to Security Gear+, with riot shotguns functioning as super-tasers, heavy armor giving a solid upgrade over the standard-issue security armor, some lethal weapons for when stunning shit isn't quite as viable, and a few specialty tools. I wouldn't be opposed to putting a tactical grenade or two in there, though flamethrowers seem a bit excessive.