Merc-Idea: Toxic

(contemplativeObject) #1

Hi all, so i played Dirty Bomb for a while now and came to a merc-idea i wanna share. So there are mostly mercs with explosives or medic-mercs, so i wanted to share something different:

--------------------Toxic---------------------

Descripton:
Toxic isn´t the best shooter, so he found new ways to kill his enemies: (How the name says) Toxic gas-canister which can be placed in areas near enemies. The toxic canister explodes when some one hits them and sets gas free which injures enemies around this area for a while ( Like decreasing health or slowing them down, not sure about that yet). His second ability could be a injection which has the oposide effects like more speed.
Toxic is more meant to be support then being in close-combat, his weapon could be a SMG. And yes, he is a bit supposed to work against enemie medics.

Picture
(Work in Progress, this is just a first example)

Nothing sure about how exactly he should look like, this is just a quick sketch

Why?
Because many mercs like kinda familiar like soldier-guys/ millitairy guys, so i wanted to bring in something which is a bit apart from that.

How he should be played
Toxic is meant to play in middle range, so he is still able to throw and shoot his toxic-canister and is able to support his teammates. I thought also about a medium body.

Equiptment
A quick sketch how this gas-canisters could look like and also a sketch of the possible injection.

The Gas-canister could spread gas that slows down enemies or has the opposide effect of health-sations, but i also thought about a fog on the ground that makes enemie players unable to revive teammates.
Name could be also Hazard or something like this, not sure.

http://assets.enjin.com.s3.amazonaws.com/users/4800013/pics/full/3233328.jpg

Last Words
Im not sure if this Merc will take place, i just wanted to share my idea and hope you´ll enjoy it.
Sorry for bad english, its not my first language :slight_smile:

(GildedDark) #2

I would want him

(Fleshpound) #3

Well,you want to have his gas carnister by radio??

Better suggestion (from me) is bigger than normal grenade filled with gas.

1-2 ammo and lasts for few seconds dealing dmg in and without(less dmg since character don’t have contact with gas).

Second abillity can be antidote syringe.

(contemplativeObject) #4

Thanks for the comment :slight_smile:

[quote=“BanditFleshpound;22038”]Well,you want to have his gas carnister by radio??

Better suggestion (from me) is bigger than normal grenade filled with gas.

1-2 ammo and lasts for few seconds dealing dmg in and without(less dmg since character don’t have contact with gas).

Second abillity can be antidote syringe.[/quote]
With radio you mean radioactive? thought more about like chemical fog

I thought about using them like grenades too, but maybe it would be the same as the merc with the fire-grenades then…

-Thought the same about dmg that lasts for some time, even when the enemie is not near the gas

antidote sound nice, but i don´t know how it is with teammates then, so if the would also need it

Thanks for suggestion :slight_smile:

(contemplativeObject) #5

Just made a better sketch

(goodField) #6

[quote=“BanditFleshpound;22038”]Well,you want to have his gas carnister by radio??

Better suggestion (from me) is bigger than normal grenade filled with gas.

1-2 ammo and lasts for few seconds dealing dmg in and without(less dmg since character don’t have contact with gas).

Second abillity can be antidote syringe.[/quote]

Makes him a little too much like Stoker don’t ya think? Stoker’s got a Molotov Grenade and an Ammo Station, that may be the playstyle you’re after.

But for the Suggested one, my idea is something like an under powered Aura. His cannisters could heal teammates at a very slow rate, or deny access to enemies with a damaging field. Placed similarly to a health station. His second ability could be to fire syringes to give a short buff to his station’s healing factor, or a debuff causing enemies to take more damage from it. I don’t know, kinda feel like its a niche that really doesn’t need filling (but neither is my Merc idea but I posted that as well).