not much of an ideaguys thread but rather a discussion if this feature is needed at all
CO gets a Bodyguard (Honor Guard?) whose job is to protect CO and to be an errand boy
Bodyguard will only spawn after CO has joined the round
Things to consider:
Will this make HG kits for MPs obsolete? (i dont think so)
Should COs have control over Bodyguards spawn at all? (some people would prefer to be left alone but honestly i think its more fun to roleplay your way out of it instead of flat out disabling spawn)
Would anyone play this? (i would… honest)
branching honor guard from MP seems pretty unwise, besides it gives the most pointless role in the game an actual reason and also is fun for when the rounds are silent, many great points have been made against this concept before and now.
thats what i think too, but currently HG has a problem with MPs mostly playing to chill shipside while marines are getting mauled groundside and because of that I rarely see it used (and you also wouldnt assign an HG to run around with you shipside i think?)
if CO decides not to deploy, bodyguard (im not calling it honor guard thats kind of a stupid name imho) can run errands given out by a whitelisted RP focused role and i see nothing wrong with that, CM already has 2 RP-focused roles (CC and CL)
playing MP in order to become HG is also a bad idea since youre expected to, well, be a military policeman first and honor guard second
having a dedicated role with expectancy to follow COs into combat, which can spawn only with CO present, in my opinion would be overall beneficial
im also waiting for some maintainer response
they respond in ideaguys right?? r right?
Bodyguard role is hella boring. As from my experience guarding CL as surv goon. Unless there’s actually something going on you’re just gonna be standing there like an observer ghost. I’d much rather prefer MPs turning into honor guards than another role.
but currently HG has a problem with MPs mostly playing to chill shipside while marines are getting mauled groundside and because of that I rarely see it used
The reason it doesnt get used is because MPs are usually unrobust and only get the CO killed and provide no benefit, they are too busy griefing marines to play marine roles.
CL usually stays shipside and runs around talking to people, while most COs I see deploy to lead the charge
besides, CL is literally a clerk. nobody cares about pen pushers. ship’s commanding officer on the other hand is quite often subject to danger of sorts during events and what not
what if as an alternative, we add a new role to the MP department whose job it is to ensure the survival of the officer corps, prioritising protection according to rank? the ship officers are important, why wouldn’t the space MPs have a guy dedicated to keeping tabs on them, they should be similarly ranked to CMP, but without the job of leading the entire department, but high enough ranked to boss around the officers when they get a smidge suicidal like CMO getting a little too close to the face hugger containment cell, or the CO solo parachuting into the frontlines
