Lazer Firing Mechanic Rework

[iskandarzulkarnaien]

Based on the recent playtest, most players dislike our current lazer firing mechanic.

The common complaints are:

• Dislike charge up time (too long)
• Dislike movement lock
• No incentive to use mirrors
• Projectile speed too low
• Projectile range too short
• Projectile reflect level too low

Proposed Rework:

1. Change firing mechanic to use "drones" (Implemented in #103)
   • Drones are deployed when the player attacks, and performs the lazer charge-up and firing on behalf of the player
   • Players are no longer movement-locked
   • Players have drone charges, which are consumed when firing and regenerate at a fixed rate up to a max capacity
   • Players are (hopefully) more incentivized to use reflects and such, since their damage is now made more indirect
2. More powerful lazers
   • Buff projectile speed
   • Buff projectile range (experiment with infinite range)
   • Buff projectile reflect level to 3 (a reasonably visible amount of reflects)
   • Experiment with lazer pierce
   • Note: Increases to powerup values and/or spawn rate can also remedy the above issues

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Issue History:

There are two solutions, and the community has been engaged to pick one.

1. Cooldown/Ammo System

   • Instant firing of lazer, no charging!
   • You can fire as many times as you have ammo
   • Ammo refills by 1 every x seconds (up to your capacity)

2. "Bomb" system

   • Similar to bomberman bombs
   • You leave behind a drone, which does the charging and firing for you so you are free to move about
   • The drone also blocks other players' movement, watch out that you dont trap yourself!

The results will be tallied tonight (3 Apr), 2359 and this issue will be updated. Edit: Results are a tie, the team has decided to go for the bomb system.

[iskandarzulkarnaien]

We should find a time to review this and determine which have yet to be solved