Change my mind: Thumpers should not be part of this game.

[OMEGA]

have you realized that (if you played the game enough) you can deal basically easily with any mob in this game without too much effort, and killing it, although it is an option for some of them, it isn't necessary. Thumpers on the other hand, do not give you any other way to deal with them other than to evacuate as fast as possible or to kill them with a heavy ass sign/shovel. This mob just sucks the fun out of this game and it renders the two of the medium moons basically unplayable.
before the last update i managed to escape him a couple of time but for some reason it always managed to find me even thought it shouldn't have the ability to figure out where i am unless he sees me, but now he does that even faster.
here's my balancing idea for the Thumper:
- Thumpers should have very slow acceleration, the more speed they have the less turning radius the have, so at max speed, the Thumper basically can't turn unless he rams into a wall.
- After hitting a wall, the Thumper gets stunned for 5 seconds, this should allow you to calculate where you want to go and recharge your stamina until his next attack.
- reduce the speed penalty for 2 handed items, this would make the medium moons (which have a higher 2 handed items spawn rate) more friendly for deep exploration and could even reduce frustration.

let me know what you think,
sorry for any typos English is not my first language

[AutismoGamer]

Womp womp. They got buffed this update and I hope they get even more difficult just to make you mad. Use mods to remove the Thumper if it's such a thorn in your side.

[OMEGA]

Originally posted by AutismoGamer:

Womp womp. They got buffed this update and I hope they get even more difficult just to make you mad. Use mods to remove the Thumper if it's such a thorn in your side.

you have 14 hours in the game, i dont think you met this mob yet.
also im trying to make the game better for eveyrone, it seems that im not the only one that complained about this mob in the recent update, and you are just trying to make fun of me for that? true clown.

if you know any mods that remove the thumpers, let me know

[Derpykat5]

Thumpers are a different kind of enemy from most others. Unlike Brackens or Coil Heads that require constant vigilance no matter where you are, the Thumper is super loud and obvious. It is very clear when you draw near to a Thumper and that should be your queue to turn around and check a different wing of the facility. If you've been spotted, you already failed the check.

They're like the Forest Keepers of the inside; the idea is to avoid being detected in the first place.

[Derpykat5]

Originally posted by RusinBrusin:

Originally posted by AutismoGamer:

Womp womp. They got buffed this update and I hope they get even more difficult just to make you mad. Use mods to remove the Thumper if it's such a thorn in your side.

you have 14 hours in the game, i dont think you met this mob yet.

Don't bother. They've been going around acting super aggressively towards everyone on basically every post for the last few hours. They're clearly trying to bait a reaction.
(Although 14 hours is more than enough to encounter a Thumper for the first time. I've got 14 hours and I've seen 3 thumpers and heard 1 more)

[AutismoGamer]

Originally posted by Derpykat5:

Originally posted by RusinBrusin:

you have 14 hours in the game, i dont think you met this mob yet.

Don't bother. They've been going around acting super aggressively towards everyone on basically every post for the last few hours. They're clearly trying to bait a reaction.
(Although 14 hours is more than enough to encounter a Thumper for the first time. I've got 14 hours and I've seen 3 thumpers and heard 1 more)

If you think acting "aggressive" is bait then you obviously aren't reading the ♥♥♥♥ I comment on. It's all useless complaints that can be resolved with a simple google search or a simple file wipe of the game.

[Derpykat5]

Originally posted by AutismoGamer:

Originally posted by Derpykat5:

Don't bother. They've been going around acting super aggressively towards everyone on basically every post for the last few hours. They're clearly trying to bait a reaction.
(Although 14 hours is more than enough to encounter a Thumper for the first time. I've got 14 hours and I've seen 3 thumpers and heard 1 more)

If you think acting "aggressive" is bait then you obviously aren't reading the ♥♥♥♥ I comment on. It's all useless complaints that can be resolved with a simple google search or a simple file wipe of the game.

I'd rather assume it's bait than assume you just have anger issues.

Pointless questions are annoying, yes, but that doesn't make that kind of behavior acceptable. Not to mention you've displayed similar behavior on multiple posts that cannot be "solved with a google search or file wipe".

[Magnate]

Thumper is literally one of the easiest enemies to deal with.
His rework in v47-49 patch made him even weaker.

Not only is it loud and obnoxious so you know he's present, but his turn rate got capped so you can either escape him at a loop with ease or abuse his turn to circle him and kill him.

At least it's not as weak as the spider though.

[RazakelKairo]

Playing solo, escaping a Thumper has never been easier. They were notorious for being needlessly annoying due to it building up speed after seeing a player once. They not only fixed that, they actively bump into walls and completely lose sight of you in mere moments. They're quite fine where they are, sans the vocal minority.

The shovel buff alone is already an indirect nerf to them, let alone how easily kited they are. You can jump over them, circle strafe them, do the rodeo-thing and take it patiently, heck, even zig-zag walk patterns work.

But yeah if they're unfun to ya, best to mod them out.

[Lord Marshmal]

Thumpers can definitely dominate everyone's attention inside, but to me their nuisance level arguably pales in comparison to having just ONE coil-head around - I think I've been killed more often by coil-heads than I have thumpers, hell the coil-head was the one to get me on 2 occasions where both spawned and I was busy trying to get the thumper off my tail
Coil-heads:
- Are extremely fast; so are thumpers if they get a good hallway but coil-heads are always just that fast
- Are quiet enough that you can't even hear their footsteps until they're like less than a second away from destroying you; thumpers you can hear bumbling about from a mile away
- Only take up 1 power point apiece for the mechanics of spawning monsters; thumpers rightfully take up 3, for reference the bracken, jester and weirdly the spider (even though I think it's by far the easiest of the 3-point monsters) all take up 3 points as well
- Pretty much demand someone keep watch of it at all times, so you're effectively one man down on top of however you/your crew mates die; thumpers' footsteps can give the team plenty of warning to start clearing out before anyone even sees the thing
- Can also be somewhat inconsistent with how their line-of-sight mechanics work around corners and through non-wall obstacles