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Quick Pitch: Vision-oriented support/utility style character that focuses on gathering information for the team and controlling space.
The game is set in ~1950s New York City and we don't have somebody in a Press hat snapping pictures of the ritual or the maelstrom? Come on, people...
My idea is kinda loose and I haven't put a ton of thought into it, which is probably better because I'm not an experienced and talented game designer like the folks workin' at Valve.
Lore
The maelstrom and ritual are probably interesting events, right? Lots of powerful people with unique stories coming together to fight for something they really want. Scoops on scoops. What does this character want from the ritual? That they aren't getting from interviewing the participants and spying on them? No clue. Could be a Drifter situation, where they're just there for the actual event. That or something mundane, like some money for a fundraiser on top of what they're getting from just being there.
Design
Fedora with a press card tucked into the band and a camera on a strap around the neck for sure. I was thinking an African-American woman, but it's not really essential to the concept. You just don't see a lot of cutesy AA girls in media, y'know?
Her hair could be an afro that's kinda pushed down by the hat.
Gun
Definitely a pistol. I'm thinking something between a Luger, Detective Special Revolver, or a Woodsman. She's not here to mow people down so much as observe, document and report. Something like Lady Geist's gun, but with a slightly faster fire rate and better accuracy in exchange for lower DPS. Or the same DPS. Depending on how you guys would wanna balance her against her more utility-focused abilities.
Animations
She isn't meek, nervous, bored or cool. She's excited. I'd suggest a rig to start from, but I can't think of somebody with the vibe I'm imagining. Somewhere between Lash and Paige, y'know?
A1
She pulls out a megaphone and yells into it that she's press or some similar "stop shooting at me" thing. It deals damage and applies knockback to all enemy targets within. Maybe it applies a debuff to those hit? Kinda the weakest ability idea on here. I just know her A1 should probably be some form of AOE damaging CC because that is lacking in the rest of her kit. She's supposed to be focused on utility, infiltration and information. Y'know, like Highlander Spy but fun!
A2
She can go invisible and increase her move speed. During this, she can also use her third ability without losing the invisibility. Probably some other bonus.
A3
She plants a camera in an area. She can mount them on walls, tuck them in windows or behind props, and they will act as a player's camera for the purposes of revealing players on the map. They'd be like Venator's traps, where they are visible and destructible by the enemy team. It's also an ability with charges and she could have multiple of these cameras set up on the map.
A4
She points her neck-mounted camera and snaps a picture with the flash on. Everybody looking at her when she does this is stunned (or silenced+interrupted) or some other form of CC. She could say something corny like, "Say Cheese!" during it.
Maybe one of the upgrades makes it so her planted cameras also flash?
I don't have any ideas for upgrades beyond those listed.
Uh, if you read all this, thanks! You're cool.
The game is set in ~1950s New York City and we don't have somebody in a Press hat snapping pictures of the ritual or the maelstrom? Come on, people...
My idea is kinda loose and I haven't put a ton of thought into it, which is probably better because I'm not an experienced and talented game designer like the folks workin' at Valve.
Lore
The maelstrom and ritual are probably interesting events, right? Lots of powerful people with unique stories coming together to fight for something they really want. Scoops on scoops. What does this character want from the ritual? That they aren't getting from interviewing the participants and spying on them? No clue. Could be a Drifter situation, where they're just there for the actual event. That or something mundane, like some money for a fundraiser on top of what they're getting from just being there.
Design
Fedora with a press card tucked into the band and a camera on a strap around the neck for sure. I was thinking an African-American woman, but it's not really essential to the concept. You just don't see a lot of cutesy AA girls in media, y'know?
Her hair could be an afro that's kinda pushed down by the hat.
Gun
Definitely a pistol. I'm thinking something between a Luger, Detective Special Revolver, or a Woodsman. She's not here to mow people down so much as observe, document and report. Something like Lady Geist's gun, but with a slightly faster fire rate and better accuracy in exchange for lower DPS. Or the same DPS. Depending on how you guys would wanna balance her against her more utility-focused abilities.
Animations
She isn't meek, nervous, bored or cool. She's excited. I'd suggest a rig to start from, but I can't think of somebody with the vibe I'm imagining. Somewhere between Lash and Paige, y'know?
A1
She pulls out a megaphone and yells into it that she's press or some similar "stop shooting at me" thing. It deals damage and applies knockback to all enemy targets within. Maybe it applies a debuff to those hit? Kinda the weakest ability idea on here. I just know her A1 should probably be some form of AOE damaging CC because that is lacking in the rest of her kit. She's supposed to be focused on utility, infiltration and information. Y'know, like Highlander Spy but fun!
A2
She can go invisible and increase her move speed. During this, she can also use her third ability without losing the invisibility. Probably some other bonus.
A3
She plants a camera in an area. She can mount them on walls, tuck them in windows or behind props, and they will act as a player's camera for the purposes of revealing players on the map. They'd be like Venator's traps, where they are visible and destructible by the enemy team. It's also an ability with charges and she could have multiple of these cameras set up on the map.
A4
She points her neck-mounted camera and snaps a picture with the flash on. Everybody looking at her when she does this is stunned (or silenced+interrupted) or some other form of CC. She could say something corny like, "Say Cheese!" during it.
Maybe one of the upgrades makes it so her planted cameras also flash?
I don't have any ideas for upgrades beyond those listed.
Uh, if you read all this, thanks! You're cool.
