04-15-2016, 11:52 AM
(04-15-2016, 10:31 AM)Camnui Wrote: Hat items shouldn't prevent strangling/changeling-grabbing/vampire biting, there's no logical reason they should. Helmets, facemasks and such are fine, but some silly hat that would provide no protection at all really shouldn't prevent a horrible demise, there is currently no reason to not wear a hat, and the only antag with a reliable way to remove them is the ling, all others have to spend around 30 seconds or so removing a hat, then a mask, when realistically speaking it would only take a couple seconds to remove a hat or even just ignore it.
It may not make sense from a purely logical perspective, but it's absolutely necessary from a balance perspective.
As it is, some form of hat or mask is almost mandatory due to potential for near instant choke outs.
Plus, while I don't know much about the code, I feel like making exceptions for each and every hat that should or should not protect from choking would be a massive headache.