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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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[–] Surp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So you're respawning and no DPS are near you and you encounter an enemy DPS in a narrow corridor. No thanks.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that mean death for you either way? Unless the healer has a massive weapon, I guess.

[–] Surp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

See team fortress 2 for healing done properly