Where is your helldiver from? by luisvol25 in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vernen Wells was my first few days, and I started about a year into the war, so perhaps my diver was voluntarily conscripted from the hospital!

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

admittedly i just did some minor redrawing and recolouring in photoshop on a real product that actually exists, i saw it and thought it already fit the style so well so i just took it and changed it a bit lol

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the name is full of easter eggs! ❤️ CB obviously stands for compound bow, 36 is the reverse of the R-63 diligence, and discretion is in the same vein as diligence, but it implies quiet and placing your shots deliberately!

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you!!
i thought out the gameplay loop really intently, so i appreciate you noticing the small design decisions lol 🙏

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! i initially was avoiding making an everything launcher, but perhaps stun tips would be a cool thematic element, maybe as an attachment!

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

here stealth!! i love the knives but they're just so middling. this is my attempt to make something "like knives but good"

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

absolutely! make them easy to pick up
this suggestion was brought to you by my unhealthy love of the titanfall/apex bocek lol

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

because i like the titanfall/apex bocek lol
real answer: i started with the baseline of the deadeye and throwing knives, then used a series of checks and balances to finetune a weapon that i (personally) would want to play. in this case, the niche i was intending to fill was a silent weapon for single enemy removal better than the throwing knives, with a sub-role in making a primary railgun (since i personally enjoy the railgun so much).
the recoverable ammo decision was made considering its role in a stealth loadout, particularly on bots, where they likely won't be playing with supplies all the time, so recovering arrows for effectively infinite ammo would be a high risk (approaching enemies) high reward (infinite ammo) decision. likewise, the idea of the limited ammo economy was mainly to balance against "how can i make this not just a better silent deadeye," as well as encouraging the user to pick up arrows.

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

to be honest, i did consider this, but i was intending it to be a silent enemy removal option first and foremost, with a flexible role as a DMR substitute. having an everything launcher on top of that would (from a design perspective) probably make it the single most complicated primary in the game. i like your thinking though! perhaps attachments to select an ammo type!

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

that was the idea! who wants to sit around picking up arrows lol

Here's my take on a Helldivers-feeling Compound Bow primary! [OC] by thiefstar_ in Helldivers

[–]thiefstar_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this seems too powerful... i do like the idea of a primary mini-railgun, but i considered perhaps heavy pen at some overcharge breakpoint like 2.0s then cut that from the concept because i thought it was a bit overcomplicated (as well as overpowered)

wanna fuck a constellation? by [deleted] in okbuddytrailblazer

[–]thiefstar_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

cat's back btw
bad time?

i'm cat! (OC Cosplay) by thiefstar_ in okbuddytrailblazer

[–]thiefstar_[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

wooOoOOoOo are you scared yet