What does this suggestion change/add/remove:
Adds a higher tier item of the "Scientific Sample Syringe" to aid in sampling sessions.
Item Name: Scientific Sample Siphon Pump
Item Flavor Text: Siphon pump and tank for taking large quantities of samples from SCPs and other objects.
Item Physical Description: Siphon pump consists of two main parts: a sample syringe and a large backpack-like tank capable of holding a conical flask. The bottom of the syringe has a tube connected to it and it runs to the top of the tank. The tank has straps that the user can put their arms through to wear on their back.
Item Clearance Level: Clearance Level 3+
Item Mechanics:
Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
Unknown. I have seen other speak out about sampling sessions in the past so I imagine at least one suggestion has been made (Perhaps something like simply a faster syringe). This is different in that is proposes a higher clearance required item that would only be accessible to higher level personnel making it more likely to only be used for HCZ sampling.
Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
- Reduces the time it takes to sample SCPs.
- Sampling sessions requiring more than one Class-D subject would only need one subject to perform a mass sampling.
Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
- Reduces the time it takes to sample SCPs. A large majority of "tests" are just sampling an SCP which would reduce the overall amount of human interaction SCP player receive while in breach queue.
- Could be abused to acquire more samples that allowed by sampling guidelines. More of an in character issue but still a possible negative.
Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
I believe that this suggestiong should be accepted because it would help the RP that occurs between SCPs and the rest of the players. I have been playing Class-D for the past two weeks to try and measure this issue since I had been gone for a while and the issue still stands, all sampling tests are the same and provide little to no fun for another involved. Each sampling becomes the researcher asking the SCP to be nice so they can be sampled, the SCP either actually RPing an SCP and not giving free samples or them standing in the doorway, and then the Class-D subjects just spamming left click for the next 5-10 minutes depending on how many are needed. This is not a fun gameplay loop and adding this equipment could reduce the time spent sampling and allow for actual RP to occur elsewhere.
Adds a higher tier item of the "Scientific Sample Syringe" to aid in sampling sessions.
Item Name: Scientific Sample Siphon Pump
Item Flavor Text: Siphon pump and tank for taking large quantities of samples from SCPs and other objects.
Item Physical Description: Siphon pump consists of two main parts: a sample syringe and a large backpack-like tank capable of holding a conical flask. The bottom of the syringe has a tube connected to it and it runs to the top of the tank. The tank has straps that the user can put their arms through to wear on their back.
Item Clearance Level: Clearance Level 3+
Item Mechanics:
- User prints the siphon pump.
- User loads the tank portion with a conical flask.
- User equips the tank portion on their back.
- User holds left click on a sampleable entity for 5 seconds.
- The syringe then begins to extract samples from the connected entity at a rate of 50 mL / s (About double the rate of the current syringe and removes need to empty between every 200 mL).
- Once the conical flask that was loaded is full, the syringe automatically disconnects from the sampled entity and notifies the user to empty the tank.
- User unequips the tank to retrieve the filled flask.
- Repeat steps 2-7 until sampling is finished.
Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
Unknown. I have seen other speak out about sampling sessions in the past so I imagine at least one suggestion has been made (Perhaps something like simply a faster syringe). This is different in that is proposes a higher clearance required item that would only be accessible to higher level personnel making it more likely to only be used for HCZ sampling.
Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
- Reduces the time it takes to sample SCPs.
- Sampling sessions requiring more than one Class-D subject would only need one subject to perform a mass sampling.
Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
- Reduces the time it takes to sample SCPs. A large majority of "tests" are just sampling an SCP which would reduce the overall amount of human interaction SCP player receive while in breach queue.
- Could be abused to acquire more samples that allowed by sampling guidelines. More of an in character issue but still a possible negative.
Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
I believe that this suggestiong should be accepted because it would help the RP that occurs between SCPs and the rest of the players. I have been playing Class-D for the past two weeks to try and measure this issue since I had been gone for a while and the issue still stands, all sampling tests are the same and provide little to no fun for another involved. Each sampling becomes the researcher asking the SCP to be nice so they can be sampled, the SCP either actually RPing an SCP and not giving free samples or them standing in the doorway, and then the Class-D subjects just spamming left click for the next 5-10 minutes depending on how many are needed. This is not a fun gameplay loop and adding this equipment could reduce the time spent sampling and allow for actual RP to occur elsewhere.
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