New NPC rank: "Ally," for custom allies in MA
By
That1GuyUKnow,
Posted on: 2009-04-18 10:57 in Suggestions and Ideas
Sounds like a good idea. The 'pet' rank of an NPC (ex. Fusionette) is apparently stronger than a Lt but weaker than a Boss. Would be a nice balance indeed.
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I think we need a new rank for custom NPC allies used in Mission Architect missions. Bosses are typically too strong and do most of the heavy lifting, and Lieutenants are typically too weak and just die uselessly. And forget about minions or Elite Bosses. However, the NPC allies present in Mender Silos's TF seem to have the perfect mix of survivability and damage. If that rank were made available to players, if would let us make much better custom arcs.
Obviously NPCs using this rank could only be used for the Ally and Hostage objectives. It would need a new name, too, since they just appear as Arch-Villain or Hero in the Mender Silos TF.
Issue 16 made me feel like this.
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