Content Suggestion Make 096 more fun!

[Lonix]

What does this suggestion change/add/remove?​

This suggestion adds a 3–10 second delay between the moment SCP-096’s face is seen and the moment he is able to kill his target.
During this delay, SCP-096 would:
-Enter his screaming/crying state
-Cover his face
-Stay unable to kill his target.

This allows the target a short window to run or hide before 096 begins the chase.
Nothing is removed only a delay is added to improve realism and gameplay balance.

Maybe add where 096 covers his face if this change is accepted?

Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?​

Not that I had seen.

Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):​

-Lore Accuracy: SCP-096 is supposed to scream and cry for a few seconds before sprinting toward his target. Adding this delay makes his behavior closer to official lore.
-Improved Gameplay Balance: The delay gives players a fair chance to escape or react making 096 encounters less instant.
-More Intense RP Moments: The screaming phase creates tension and immersion making interactions with SCP-096 more dramatic!

Possible Negatives of the suggestion:​

-Slight Nerf to 096?: It may make 096 slightly less effective at instantly securing kills, especially in close-quarters situations.
-Potential for Abuse: Some players may try to use the delay to exploit escape routes or stall 096 unfairly.

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Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted?​

This suggestion should be accepted because it improves realism, enhances roleplay, and balances gameplay without removing the lethality or threat of 096.
Overall it makes SCP-096 encounters more fun, fair, and accurate to its lore!

 

[Ganch]

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-Improved Gameplay Balance: The delay gives players a fair chance to escape or react making 096 encounters less instant.

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cant wait to escape from the SCP that will not stop chasing me until i die

anyway if this change is to go through it will make it so experienced players will just run towards 096's cc to get him to contain himself or get someone to bucket him, and minges will just get more time to run into a crowded area to get everyone to die to 096

 

[Damian 'Damned']

uuh this would kill 096, might aswell just remove him. Lore accuracy doesn’t really work on this server. It would so easy to just put a bucket on 096 or run to his cc eventually recontaning him.

 

[Advil Smith]

-support how do you justify this in character? Also yeah 096 is already like a 90% chance you immediately get recontained.

 

[Niox]

-support how do you justify this in character? Also yeah 096 is already like a 90% chance you immediately get recontained.

"when someone views SCP-096's face, whether it be directly, via video recording, or even a photograph, it will enter a stage of considerable emotional distress. SCP-096 will cover its face with its hands and begin screaming, crying, and babbling incoherently."

lock in.

Anyways -Support, personally agree with what Ganch said.

 

[Emilia Foddg]

As an 096 player, I like the idea - This is definitely more fitting with how 096 would be, but has massive opportunities to extend its breach just by virtue of being a cognitohazard that just has to be there and exposed. This wouldn't be fun to fight against, either - And would just generally result in what Ganch said, which for a long time people used to do before it kinda just stopped and was mostly replaced with the dogshit, mechanic-abusing stairwell meta. I would take this if it were done with minimal impact to breach severity and also only if the bucket didn't remove the picture (Yes, be prepared for me to mention this for every subsequent 096 suggestion now)

Given that neither of those are likely nor feasible,
-Support
I think we should probably fix the extant problems with 096 first before making significant changes to it.

 

[Advil Smith]

"when someone views SCP-096's face, whether it be directly, via video recording, or even a photograph, it will enter a stage of considerable emotional distress. SCP-096 will cover its face with its hands and begin screaming, crying, and babbling incoherently."

lock in.

Anyways -Support, personally agree with what Ganch said.

i just read the title i dont got time to read all that smh

 

[Marvin Garden]

This is something I've thought about for a long time. I play 096 quite often, and my biggest lament is that it doesn't have any kind of windup or suspense.
However, the point that it would be simply used to either lure 096 back to his CC, or run into a crowd to get them killed, is not lost on me. I think if this change was to go through, there would be other changes needed to make 096 more natural to play, such as Amelia suggested to make the picture not vanish upon being bucketed.