Grineer Turret Design - Idea

[--Q--JoeTheBanshee]

Instead of having specific turrets to accommodate the array of weapons that turrets are generally associated with, why not take a different approach....

 

The Grineer are not stupid. They have an incredible amount of architectural intelligence. Their guns range from Gorgons to Orgrises and have a plethora of projectiles. So let's start with a word: mount. Think of whatever you want to when I say that word, but my main purpose in mentioning it is "technical". 

 

My idea:

Make most/all Grineer Primary firearms have notches on them to allow them to fit inside of a generic turret design. 

 

The brilliance:

Why make multiple turrets when the Grineer can use one design that fits all of their weapons? This allows any Grineer passerby to hone his/her skills with the weapon they cherish most! This also allows Tenno with the appropriate Grineer weaponry to mount their gun inside the turret as well.

 

Things to note: (These aren't cons of the idea so much as they are cons of actually using the turrets as a player)

-Putting your gun in here is a huge advantage, less recoil, protection, etc..., however, mounting/dismounting takes time and reloading can be tough when you can't maneuver your gun very much.

-The time it takes to put in and take out your Grineer weapon can severely cripple you if you need to get out of one quickly.

-They are extremely vulnerable to damage from behind and/or AOE damage.

 

Extra ideas:

-Maybe you can leave your gun there and allow other players to use it like a hostage would use your sidearm. The drawback of this is that it might allow enemies to use it and nobody wants to see their Ogris with 5 polarizations from the muzzle end. Nobody.

-Permanently destroying the turret. This could be damage done or a special action, either way there would be pros and cons of doing so.

 

 

Thoughts? Criticism? Keep it objective and start a discussion!

[Utarious]

This is a pretty cool idea, but I don't see how this would work on a normal non-survival/defense/mobile defense map due to the fast pace nature of the game, so maybe make a troop that can spawn that can actually "construct" this generic turret design. Imagine it you enter a room and there are 4 heavy gunners on turrets and you see this troop building more for other A.I., would be pretty cool see.

Edited April 1, 2014 by Utarious

[--Q--JoeTheBanshee]

This is a pretty cool idea, but I don't see how this would work on a normal non-survival/defense/mobile defense map due to the fast pace nature of the game, so maybe make a troop that can spawn that can actually "construct" this generic turret design. Imagine it you enter a room and there are 4 heavy gunners on turrets and you see this troop building more for other A.I., would be pretty cool see.

That's a really good idea. Kind of like an Engineer Lancer.