Goonhub
09-26-2016, 09:15 AM
I think your minds are going the wrong way with this already. (on the whole, if im talking, people will take advantage and kill me thing)
Add the feature anyway.
As some have already commented, part of our playerbase would actually stop and give the guy a chance to speak instead of going right to battle. For this reason the feature is worth adding alone. All those times in which you've wanted to be a little more dastardly, but didnt have time to type and make it interesting -- this is an opening for more of that.
Meanwhile, yes, some folks would specifically take advantage of being able to tell when you're typing, and they might attack you during the time in which you're typing instead of moving or clicking. However, these players who would specifically look for this advantage are probably addicted to behaving this way. So if jimmy poo never gives you a chance to finish a sentence without stabbing you in the chest, next time you're in the middle of doing something cool and jimmy poo wants to talk, you're probably gonna get a bad feeling about jimmy poo and it might change how you react. (vs other players that havent habitually exploited attacking dudes mid-sentence)
Tl;Dr
Im always in favor of anything that can help with our inability to walk and talk simultaneously in SS13.
If certain folks are shit with this feature, im sure the worst offenders will stick in memory. Kick their asses and publicly shame them for being unrobust and rude, or just shoot them in the face without any prelude if you're licensed to kill.
The feature is neat enough to add despite the potential negatives, imo.
Add the feature anyway.
As some have already commented, part of our playerbase would actually stop and give the guy a chance to speak instead of going right to battle. For this reason the feature is worth adding alone. All those times in which you've wanted to be a little more dastardly, but didnt have time to type and make it interesting -- this is an opening for more of that.
Meanwhile, yes, some folks would specifically take advantage of being able to tell when you're typing, and they might attack you during the time in which you're typing instead of moving or clicking. However, these players who would specifically look for this advantage are probably addicted to behaving this way. So if jimmy poo never gives you a chance to finish a sentence without stabbing you in the chest, next time you're in the middle of doing something cool and jimmy poo wants to talk, you're probably gonna get a bad feeling about jimmy poo and it might change how you react. (vs other players that havent habitually exploited attacking dudes mid-sentence)
Tl;Dr
Im always in favor of anything that can help with our inability to walk and talk simultaneously in SS13.
If certain folks are shit with this feature, im sure the worst offenders will stick in memory. Kick their asses and publicly shame them for being unrobust and rude, or just shoot them in the face without any prelude if you're licensed to kill.
The feature is neat enough to add despite the potential negatives, imo.