Going to do my best to get 1.47 beta online for people to play. Going to be a busy week packing everything and getting ready for the move north next Monday.
Suggested to Rugger a new perk. Sounded like a neat idea to him so we are going to try it out. Its a little complicated to keep it balanced. And what is it?
Its called 'Heist'. Its in tier 2 (scavenger moved to 1 so 8 perks per tier). Some rules:
Once you spawn you can steal one killstreak, and only one, from a frozen player in that lifetime. If you die you lose it.
You must be in proximity, like defrosting or care packages. Same 'timer bar'.
It is a separate streak, not part of the three.
The frozen player must have at least one award to take. If more than one available, the one taken is random among them.
You wont know if a player has a streak until you try. Also you wont know what it is until you complete.
Weapons disabled while you make the attempt. Consistent with other things.
Oh and yes it includes the tac nuke, *IF* you dont already have one. So you cant have two at the same time.
It might be a fun little bit of chaos. Or people might hate it. I guess it depends on whether or not you succeed in stealing a Reaper from Sharpe, or if he steals one from you. Might also depend on whether or not you succeed in stealing a nuke from the usual suspects that shall remain nameless. It might also encourage people to use them a little quicker lest they get stolen.
If you snipe, or camp from a distance, the perk obviously does you no good. Though you might be generous and another friendly might get it.