Block gun?

[Gorman]

I would love to see gameplay move back towards battlefield manipulation rather than just sniping skill. Guns that encourage destruction or construction are highly encouraged!

Dirt mortar would be pretty awesome. Perhaps some kind of mid-ranged block launcher for supporting team mates, you could safely construct barricades for the front lines, for example making some for your team to move up. Dirt grenades are another option, or perhaps a bouncing grenade that will leave a trail of dirt. You could go more extreme, for example a dirt bomb that explodes straight up making a pillar 10 blocks high or something, you could stand on it to quickly get height.

On the destruction end of things there are regular mortars, HMGs (with set up time), perhaps explosives like satchel charges for taking our larger areas, and RPGs or rocket launchers for taking out structures at a distance.

I am very vocal about not wanting to have many combat weapon choices, but as for battlefield manipulation I am happy to have a few more choices, for example 3 construction/3 destruction items. For example:
Main: semi, smg, shotgun
Destruction: grenades (as normal), RPG (2 or 3 shots, less damage than grenade similar splash), satchel charge (bigger aoe than grenades but very short range throw)
Construction: blocks, dirt grenades (grenades but make dirt :I), block gun (shoots blocks, not as much ammo as blocks, perhaps 30)

[ChaosTLW]

I'm with you there, Gorman. I kinda liked that script of the Dirt Nade some time ago, I just didn't liked it was for SMG only.
Maybe this block gun replaces regular blocks? You get less blocks (e.g 35 or 30) but have the ability to build at a distance.

[MrMeow]

You mean something like a shield.

DID SOMEONE SAY SHIELD!?
I love defensive weapons.
Protection in the front but not the sides or the back.
Maybe a bashing ability too?
Or, You have to change to a spade.

Edit: Oh, He meant a brick shooting tool.

[beastydool1]

Just a gun or something that when you shoot it a block appears just like using regular blocks.. since you have 50 blocks each block you use deducts the blocks by 1 just like using them normally. And whoever said its not realistic, Why does it matter?

[ThisFrickinSite]

I know it sounds stupid but I think it would be a great use/help to players, They could shoot the gun and from a distance they could make a block!Maybe it could be your fourth weapon.. In an order like this, Spade/Blocks/Primary/Block gun/Grenade. And again I know it sounds stupid but anyone else think It would be a good attachment to AOS?
I myself like the idea.

**ALSO IT COULD DO NO DAMAGE TO ANY PLAYER**

i had this idea yesterday (where you playing babel when this thought crept into your mind?) and i realized that it should have a maximum range of 20 blocks or so, 50 blocks ammo, and a 5 second recharge time in which you will be able to place 5 blocks before triggering the recharge time again. This will keep people from being able to infinitely holding up towers that others are knocking down and being able to make towers at the speed of light.

[Stiivais]

I guess that he wanted...

...dirt nades.
YEEAAAAH!

But i really want a shield in this game :(

[DrunkenChild]

TERE IS ALREADY THE duck caps, drag techunique so it seams pointless.

[ThisFrickinSite]

People being able to trap teammates in blocks/blockspam from a distance. Eaither way, I don't see the point. In real life, you can't build a wall from 20 feet away. And even if you decreased the distance, there's no point because you could just walk over there instead.

if you were playing babel or something and the enemies would not allow you to get to the top for long enough to make progress, you could build it from the bottom with the aid of somebody at the top putting down base blocks instead of exposing himself as much as he would doing the whole thing by hand.

[RonPaul]

Peple beingZ forced to trap noobs ina blocks/blocksperm fom ah dickstance. Eanalither wuy, I don't pee teh poizt. Ina reaL l1fe, U can buildd ah wallz fromn 50000000000000000000 mile @way.

Yeah is AoS like real life? Great Idea.. But instead of another attachment how bout you hit a certain key while wielding the block, to make things easier. Oh & English please?

[icyhate]

if there was a more mod friendly server client then servers could just make a mod that does that. it seems like it could be cool in certain circumstances

[DoomSplitter]

Peple beingZ forced to trap noobs ina blocks/blocksperm fom ah dickstance. Eanalither wuy, I don't pee teh poizt. Ina reaL l1fe, U can buildd ah wallz fromn 50000000000000000000 mile @way.

Yeah is AoS like real life? Great Idea.. But instead of another attachment how bout you hit a certain key while wielding the block, to make things easier. Oh & English please?

Trying to make me look like an idiot only makes you look like a deuce, bro.

[xEric]

So It can destroy and make blocks?

>Griefing Is more fun ( For griefers )
>Spamming blocks Is more fun
>Trapping Is more fun

[RonPaul]

Peple beingZ forced to trap noobs ina blocks/blocksperm fom ah dickstance. Eanalither wuy, I don't pee teh poizt. Ina reaL l1fe, U can buildd ah wallz fromn 50000000000000000000 mile @way.

Yeah is AoS like real life? Great Idea.. But instead of another attachment how bout you hit a certain key while wielding the block, to make things easier. Oh & English please?

Trying to make me look like an idiot only makes you look like a deuce, bro.

Sorry. That was a while ago and I just wanted to see how much I could edit a quote,