lucangell
New member
I don't think I've ever felt as mildly inconvenienced by something in a video game as I have been with The Doorman's weapon, so I took that feeling and used it for something creative.
The item tree that branches from High-Velocity Rounds has always felt weird to me ever since the shop rework. After buying a nice, simple, QoL T1 weapon item, your choices to upgrade it are either for a unique mechanic that eats through your ammo economy and only truly shines on certain heroes and abilities, or a T4 defense piercer that only extremely dedicated gun heroes would buy as a counter to bullet resistance. It feels like a less extreme option is missing to fit in-between the power gap of HVR and its upgrades, and that's what I wanted to come up with.
I envision Aerodynamic Ammo as a go-to for people that want to make a spirit or vitality-focused, build but still want to give their weapon a small boost so it doesn't feel clunky and underwhelming otherwise. Obviously with the focus on bullet velocity, the best heroes to make good use of this would be ones like Kelvin, Viscous, Warden, Sinclair, Dynamo, Grey Talon, and of course, The Doorman my beloved. I could also see Aero Ammo working great as a holdover for gun heroes who want to build into Armor-Piercing Rounds but don't have the souls to buy it or want to buy other items more critical at the current moment. Warden, Vyper, Vindicta, Wraith, and even characters with already high bullet velocity like Seven, McGinnis, Infernus, Haze and Mirage might consider picking this up under those circumstances.
Shout-out to Fred_ for creating the fantastic Deadlock Graphic Designer I used to visualize the item concept, and feel free to discuss and leave feedback on this idea! This is my first time using a forum so it might take a bit for me to check back on any replies, but I really love this game and wanted to try contributing something to it!
The item tree that branches from High-Velocity Rounds has always felt weird to me ever since the shop rework. After buying a nice, simple, QoL T1 weapon item, your choices to upgrade it are either for a unique mechanic that eats through your ammo economy and only truly shines on certain heroes and abilities, or a T4 defense piercer that only extremely dedicated gun heroes would buy as a counter to bullet resistance. It feels like a less extreme option is missing to fit in-between the power gap of HVR and its upgrades, and that's what I wanted to come up with.
I envision Aerodynamic Ammo as a go-to for people that want to make a spirit or vitality-focused, build but still want to give their weapon a small boost so it doesn't feel clunky and underwhelming otherwise. Obviously with the focus on bullet velocity, the best heroes to make good use of this would be ones like Kelvin, Viscous, Warden, Sinclair, Dynamo, Grey Talon, and of course, The Doorman my beloved. I could also see Aero Ammo working great as a holdover for gun heroes who want to build into Armor-Piercing Rounds but don't have the souls to buy it or want to buy other items more critical at the current moment. Warden, Vyper, Vindicta, Wraith, and even characters with already high bullet velocity like Seven, McGinnis, Infernus, Haze and Mirage might consider picking this up under those circumstances.
Shout-out to Fred_ for creating the fantastic Deadlock Graphic Designer I used to visualize the item concept, and feel free to discuss and leave feedback on this idea! This is my first time using a forum so it might take a bit for me to check back on any replies, but I really love this game and wanted to try contributing something to it!
