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Multiplayer shooters should get "pure" healers that can't shoot (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 3 months ago by Allero to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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One way to breathe a new life into multiplayer shooters could be removing any guns from healers.

Make them potent, but vulnerable!

Why is it important:

Players that don't like shooting, but love teamwork would finally be represented (yes, I'm speaking of your girlfriend!)
Having to protect healers would benefit more organized teams, rewarding teamwork
Healers would have a more dynamic gameplay revolving around avoiding damage: stealthy movement, ability to quickly traverse dangerous zones, coordination with fellow teammates are all required to benefit your team as a healer

What might need to be tweaked:

Healers should be made into the only revivors, and we should either punish death more (which we'd better be careful of if that's a dynamic game) or give buffs on revival
Healers should get more movement abilities to increase survivability. They may also get speed boost when running towards teammates (similar to Conduit Savior's Speed in Apex Legends)
Team compositions should accommodate for several healers as to not introduce a single point of failure

Overall, I think it could introduce a new dynamic to team arenas and skirmishes, as winning now requires more coordination within a team and better understanding of everyone's roles.

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[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Since so many people played the original overwatch at it's prime, it was a good way to see what people played and how. The dps queue was sometimes 30 to 40min, while as a healer you got into a game instantly. When Ana dropped, people just played ana and didn't heal people, because she had a sniper rifle. When moira dropped, people just played her as a dps who could heal herself. Support is very niche already, making it more niche, and only a handful of people would even consider support.

I think the finals did a good job in giving the medium class a healing beam. It's supper powerful on it's own, and if your team dies, you can still whip out a very good if not the best gun.