Red Balloon - Tier 2 weapon item

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Red Balloon
Weapon Tier 2
§1250 Souls

• +1 Stamina

Active (10s Cooldown):

After a short delay, deploy a balloon that causes you to float straight upward. Costs 1 stamina. Bullets cause the balloon to pop.

• 175 Balloon Health (+1 x Spirit)
• 1.25s Deploy
• 6s Duration

additional info:

• float speed is slightly faster than normal ropes
• damage done to balloons do not suffer from range falloff
• recast to untie the balloon and stop floating
• little to no horizontal movement while floating upward

 

[nathanieljbrill]

I like the design. I do think it needs some weapon incorporation to justify it being a weapon item. Maybe better zoom and bullet velocity while being lifted?

 

[Дедлокер]

I like the idea, but the ballon design seems a little bit silly. My suggestion is to rename it to something like a "Gargoyle Lift", and make it summon a small flying gargoyle that takes you up, also i think a little horizontal movement is reguired, we all saw how only vertical movement worked for Abrams Ult. And to justify it bein a weapon item, make the gargoyle something like a mini turret that shoots enemies, or give a slight buff to your gun during flight.

 

[gibnewitems]

I like the idea, but the ballon design seems a little bit silly. My suggestion is to rename it to something like a "Gargoyle Lift", and make it summon a small flying gargoyle that takes you up, also i think a little horizontal movement is reguired, we all saw how only vertical movement worked for Abrams Ult. And to justify it bein a weapon item, make the gargoyle something like a mini turret that shoots enemies, or give a slight buff to your gun during flight.

You know what knockdown is, right?

 

[Дедлокер]

You know what knockdown is, right?

In my opinion an anvil is less silly than a baloon )

 

[gibnewitems]

In my opinion an anvil is less silly than a baloon )

So a long standing trope directly lifted out of the golden age of rubberhose cartoons is somehow less silly than a balloon? The fact that you managed to misspell the word balloon two different times over two posts really shows how seriously your feedback should be taken.

 

[Дедлокер]

So a long standing trope directly lifted out of the golden age of rubberhose cartoons is somehow less silly than a balloon? The fact that you managed to misspell the word balloon two different times over two posts really shows how seriously your feedback should be taken.

Then lets add an item that lets you walk on air as long as you do not look down, or a FLATTENER item that is a door slamming in your face, which makes your hitbox flat? One trope is already enough, no need to turn the game into a circus. The point is that in my opinion an anvil fits the game thematic more than a shiny red baLOON. Also me managing to misspell the word baLOOn shows how english is not my first language. And you can take my feedback as serious as you want, i said what i wanted to.