Alternatives to queen concepts

[alphaghoul]

So, what if instead of a queen that you had to kill three times to win you played as something else that played differently? Well I myself have come with three ideas based on the other weapons besides sword (and powerups). Now obviously I had to name them after nobility titles and whatnot, so if anyone has better ideas for the names then don't hesitate to tell me. They're each based on a weapon (or powerups) but play differently than the standard warrior, same as how the Queen plays differently than a standard sword warrior. Now without further ado:

1. Name: King, Weapon: Mace.

Now this one is the most obvious in name and playstyle as well as simple and striaghtforward in said playstyle, the only difference between him and the mace warrior is that his goes in an oval instead of a circle, this gives both wider and shorter range depending on where around him you are, to be clear it has two short sides around him and two long sides around him. Lastly, he can change the position of the oval slowly with what is otherwise an unused set of controls, just two buttons. Lasts as long as standard warrior.

2. Name: Chancellor, Weapon: Gun, and berry throwing sorta.

Not to sure about the name, probably shoulda gone with Sheikh or something. Anyway their gun fires three times in a row and then takes three times as long as the soldiers gun to fire again, so it has to be used strategically to have the most effect. To defend themselves against attackers they throw grenades. They have the same physics as throwing berries, the difference being that they can't be picked up and they explode after one second. Not too good in flight pursuits seeing as they sink back down to the ground but great at crowd control when it comes to the ground and corridors. Takes about two seconds or shorter between being able to throw a grenade so that you can't flood the map with them and they aren't left defenseless.

3. Name: Duke/Duchess, Weapon: Shield and Speed powerups

Now the last one I think should probably just be Duke or something, maybe a genderneutral title. Anyway I know that this isn't technically based on a weapon but I just had to do it, that being said it's the most unorthodox playstyle. Also this is the hardest one to kill and consequently the hardest to do the killing with. So the shield buff goes all the way around the worker right? So how about the Duke's shield is unbreakable and always either infront of him and/or always in the direction that he's moving. If I'm wrong and the shield buff for workers is already only in front of them then instead the Duke's shield is the same but takes three hits instead of one to break and takes three times as long as a worker shield to regenerate, however they get even faster so that it's harder to kill them. But that's not where the speed buff part lies, I came up with the faster without shield part later. The way that they attack is by performing an unstoppable charge (this is the speed buff) that pushes enemies instead of outright killing them (great for crowd control). However if they collide with a wall while pushing one or more enemies, well you get it, splat. alternately, after a charge ends they will be sent flying and then die when they collide with the wall, but they're less likely to die or be launched if they're pushed at the end of a charge as opposed to the beginning of a charge, likewise while being pushed you can choose to manually slide off the shield to avoid your fate which of course you have more time to do and are more successful with if you start getting pushed at the beginning of the charge. Ofcourse it should go without saying that when two dukes charge eachother they cancel eathother out and waste their charge times pushing eachother, if your a duke and get charged by another it could be used to save your life.

I was gonna end it there but then I remembered that I also came up with an assassin type weapon spec for the soldier as well as a subsequent noble. (also I think I mixed up Duke/Duchess and chancellor.)

New weapon type! Cloak and Dagger!

Icon: the symbol on the gate is a swirled piece of cloth overlayed by a diagonal dagger
Playstyle: When you press attack the soldier covers themselves in the cloak and then becomes very translucent or maybe a thin dust cloud or a shadowy silhouette, meaning they're really hard to see and you can't see them unless your looking for them. Remember that you are by no means immune to damage while stealthed, being hit by a berry or something will reveal you. When you press attack again while right next to an enemy you will become visible for half a second before immediately killing your target. Your opponent has a brief window to get out of the way before it's too late. Being stealthed lasts about thirty seconds maximum, there's a five second cooldown between being able to enter stealth again.

4. Name: Sheikh, Weapon: Cloak and Dagger.

So the name I thought makes sense because the word assassin originally comes from the Muslim middle east world otherwise you could go with Sultan if you think that fits better. Anyway, they play mostly the same as the basic cloak and dagger warrior assassin thing. With some differences ofcourse.
a. Instead of being constantly barely visible you constantly switch between a very visible dust cloud to being completely invisible, each lasting one second.
b. You atfirst have no cooldown with stealth and can regain it immediately if you so choose, however after the third time you have a ten second cooldown until you can stealth again, but can dash through opponents just in case.
c. As for stealth it lasts fifteen seconds instead of thirty, maybe it should be twenty.

So whatayaguys think? I know zilch about game balance but I'm interested in learning so feedback would be really appreciated, including in both the names that i used and the playstyle.

[NemesisLeon44]

idea threads are always fun. I hope the non-idea people receive it well though. I'm a fan of new roles / classes in games. Duke / Duchess is probably my fav.

[alphaghoul]

Originally posted by Nemesis☯莱昂:

idea threads are always fun. I hope the non-idea people receive it well though. I'm a fan of new roles / classes in games. Duke / Duchess is probably my fav.

Thanks, is it because it's based around powerups instead of weapons? The Unorthodox playstyle?

[Crack Panther]

I'm confused, does this game have mods?

[alphaghoul]

Originally posted by Dextrome:

I'm confused, does this game have mods?

Not that I know of.