#Soldier and the Government + Mayor security advancement

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zealous ice
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As we know in real life, the government is the one to administer the army, so put that into SOR2!
Soldiers will be automatically loyal to any government agent (and aligned to the mayor/president)
i dont know if politician is considered Government Agent, but if he does Soldiers are loyal to him.
The playable Soldier Big Quest goes directly against the government (he is on a fight for power after all), Government starts off friendly with you, but as you go through your big quest they will be more and more annoyed, and when you've completed it, Government agents will be hostile (or annoyed if thats more balanced). And Soldiers SSA is different, instead he gets team building expert and can recruit soldiers for free (no free gun ammo or 5 accuracy), Doctor Super Special Abilities are kept the same.

Another thing: Mayors security will scale as you go to more powerful cities. the weakest mayors would have the basic from the demos, just some super goons and such. Mid-term security mayors would be of soldiers, and the president would be the classic supercops bodyguards.

Inspired by the user Gilipheoun commentary when we we're talking.

chilly sparrow
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yes and no yes the military is under the overall direction and administration of a country's government they are the own entity's as well actuality government officials are fearful of the military and leaders within the the military getting power Hungary idea's that’s why throughout history many key military figures have been imprisoned or excuted or have had to give up there power as they no longer have the support of the military or there various acts are in place to prevent the military from being deployed except in the cases of state of emergency/ martial law

chilly sparrow
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as for gameplay i think they should be neutral maybe there could be a martial law mutator or random event where a city or the capital city is locked down with soldiers patrolling the streets checkpoints on the main entrances curfews EG or you could win them over doing jobs for them or persuading a general on the map to lead a croup with you

zealous ice
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Wdym they should be neutral.

chilly sparrow
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neutral as in they should not have allegiance to any one faction but if you continue to cause trouble kill citizens damage property EG you will gain negative rep with them but if you do jobs for them help their members out you can gain favor you can call on them for back up or if you get 100 good relations you can lead a coup d'état against the mayor or you can choose another city or town for them to take over

zealous ice
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Thats a cop thing, not soldier thing

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about the getting hostile for crimes.

chilly sparrow
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The military still called on to enforce law and order they not since they’re not fighting hostile invading armies Besides monsters and whatnot that may potentially be in the game and I wasn’t referring to petty crimes yes that’s for civilian law enforcement. And yes they met very well like that. You’re doing them a favour and getting rid of thugs. And what not but if you continue to cause trouble against citizens. Citizens that pay their wages Major trouble like destroying whole buildings or even taking out cities. You will start to gain a negative rep with them. Potentially even. Seeing them take over the roles of police to deal with you as they have stronger equipment. And you’ve become too much of a threat / trouble for civilian enforcement to deal with

chilly sparrow
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I think police would be better suited for this as they deal with the mayor and politicians more often and even form part of their security and potentially the mayor has bribed/persuaded and has some crooked cops on his side as the military and soldiers at least in the first game I haven’t played much of the demo so it may be different don’t really appear much outside of events and their bases

zealous ice
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There is already the upper-cruster...

zealous ice
zealous ice
chilly sparrow
zealous ice
chilly sparrow
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The way I see it honestly the upper cross is pretty useless already really investment banker. But at the same time that’s why I love the streets of rogue. With the cast wacky characters you’ve got hacker gorilla soldier burglar. Gangster and then investment banker just gets thrown in there. It’s completely up to us how we wanna go about. It

nova rapids
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@zealous ice@chilly sparrowSo first i want to say thank you Juni for the crediting me. But I have been thinking about this a bit.
I don't see the reason why the military couldn't be controlled by the president. HE corrupt after all. And he still needs the security to protect from other Countries?
soldier doesn't quite make sense as a general term. In SOR1 his BQ has him blowing up generators that on military grounds in Park

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I think soldier Should be separated into Mercenary. Then keep the military as is. IF we want to assume Super Cops are The Pres' Personals squad or LAW enforcement. But Mercs just seem more like a fit with someone radical. The military, if not controlled by the Pres, themselves would already overthrow the Pres because its Their families paying the price for corruption. Military is to protect their homeland after all. Inside or Outside the country.

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we would then assume that the military could be separated into 3 factions. or even further a Tier list for law.

chilly sparrow
nova rapids
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so like goons, then, gangs, then mobs, then detectives, then cops, then super cops, then military,

chilly sparrow
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Yes, I like the ideas. The military being kept as their own faction. There’s a plethora of other games with a dictator like a leader. Where the military are the generic oppressive occupying force. Nothing wrong with that but I like that streets of rogue is doing something different. And that’s not to say I know streets of rogue isn’t going that deep. But it’s stands to reason. If the president started getting a bit too tyrannical. Individual soldiers. And the military at large would disagree. / mutiny disobey orders. EG their duty Is also to the country they serve not just the one that sits behind the desk.

nova rapids
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yes exactly

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so we can assume that the pres is doing bare minimum. and the military hasn't really gotten involved. but like in GTA they are their to stop your rampage

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you are efectivle becoming a terrorist so if your going to casue masss destruction there needs to be a challenge to that

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i think police and military should innately work together. but there's no reason for them to turn on police right away

chilly sparrow
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Agreed and let’s face it the player will have better weaponry and equipment that even super thugs and cops will struggle to deal with than makes sense that military units would they be dispatched with your idea or sub groups I like that I’d be nice to see some variance of soldiers a nice mediator between the two military police. Like their real life counterparts, they are seen patrolling military installations. Maybe even wearing a white helmet with black MP. Stamped on it instead of the cap. If you’ve been causing exceeding amounts of trouble they’ll be dispatched to key locations such as City Hall requiring you to have additional passes to enter the building but also being stationed in additional rooms along with patrols to make it just that bit harder

zealous ice
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My english already is poor and your guys are making the hell of a text, i dont even know what are you guys going on about anymore

nova rapids
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Simply put. Military is left alone.
Change Soldier to Merc.
Super cops are Pres Elite guard.
Military are used against the player to stop their rampage,

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cops are deterrants

chilly sparrow
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Yeah, we may have gotten a little carried away with it. I think we just like many people are really excited.

nova rapids
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Facts.

zealous ice
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sigh.... wdym cops deterrants i dont know what is "deterrants"

nova rapids
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cops are a way to stop the player from doing bad stuff. and be a challenge for low level play

chilly sparrow
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Will cops act as a deterrent as in to stop you or at least make you reconsider about causing trouble

nova rapids
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yes

zealous ice
nova rapids
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or have to be more clever about a situation

nova rapids
zealous ice
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The only thing im 100% sure, is that Roguebots are terrorists, probably because they have something agaisnt humans, i mean they are actively hostile agaisnt all humans.

chilly sparrow
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Honestly, I think mercenary would work quite well. As the president has hired them directly. And entice them with money, maybe even drugs. And the ability to do basically whatever they want as long as they serve him.

zealous ice
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Oh wait wait wait

nova rapids
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every charecter can be a terrorist. And i think its the players story that they can "act" out. Min maxing needs to be ignored

zealous ice
nova rapids
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hmm...

nova rapids
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thats why they are NPCs

chilly sparrow
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Well, cannibals are probably considered terrorists.

zealous ice
nova rapids
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they are just living their life.

zealous ice
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As iirc in SOR2 soldiers and cannibals arent rivals anymore

chilly sparrow
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No I mean as in how they act they literally a group of people that terrorised civilians and causes general disorder so they probably would be considered a terrorist

nova rapids
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they dont have higher goals like we do. were player one. were the main charecter. its OUR story.

chilly sparrow
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Awwwww that kinda makes sense that they would be hostile to each other.

zealous ice
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Of course the player is a terrorist with any character, he is the player after all

nova rapids
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why not. they riot and shoot guns 2. not blowing up a whole city and doing drive by shootings. you can be a chef and do that

chilly sparrow
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Exactly the choice is up to you we don’t have to go down the chaos route

zealous ice
nova rapids
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a character is just a path goal. and some have a challenge added on or are meant to be OP in one way or another

zealous ice
nova rapids
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if they are not programmed to

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i have a counter point

zealous ice
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Anyways i think we discussing something useless right now

nova rapids
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if you play firefighter in SOR 1. slum dwellers will throw molotves at buildings for you to put out.

zealous ice
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Doesnt matter if NPCs are considered Terrorists or not just because the player can play as them.

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Doesnt really change anything.

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For the game

zealous ice
chilly sparrow
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I’m gonna counter argue there and say yes, that would bring something even if they’re not part of a particular group they’re their own unique and PC with their own unique behaviours a wild card for example the head himself even said he wanted to make the world as alive as possible

nova rapids
zealous ice
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its irrelevant

chilly sparrow
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He is referring to the play style of us not an actual class or entity we could be considered a terrorist by causing general disorder so by our actions alone, we would be considered a terrorist if we kept blowing up buildings for example

nova rapids
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the world and NPCS are just a backdrop

zealous ice
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Ok i checked out here.

nova rapids
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terrorist's isnt a character

zealous ice
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Idk if they added it now, if it was different from a previous demo

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but yeah cannibals and soldiers ARE hostile towards each other

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im honestly surprised how many factions are hostile to soldiers

nova rapids
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same tbh

zealous ice
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WHY ARE ALIENS HERE???

nova rapids
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why not?

chilly sparrow
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Well I suppose people with heavy weapons intruding on your personal lives and telling you what to do and what not to do people aren’t gonna like it

zealous ice
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Hmmm.

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Im kinda unsure if that makes sense or not

nova rapids
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it does

zealous ice
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Im not sure

chilly sparrow
# zealous ice WHY ARE ALIENS HERE???

Why are gorillas in the game? Why are vampires in the game? Why are cultists in the game? Why are wher wolves in the game? It streets of rogue it doesn’t need to make sense. It’s just wacky fun.

zealous ice
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No dude

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now you completely misunderstood what i meant

zealous ice
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i meant why are aliens soldiers rivals

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soldiers are hostile to aliens lmao

nova rapids
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becasue they arent from the same planet. they are invaders

chilly sparrow
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Well, they’re aliens they’re from another planet wouldn’t you be a little bit hostile towards them if you don’t know what their intentions are?

zealous ice
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just because they are not human they are a threat

chilly sparrow
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And it could be a trope on classic alien movies of the 1950s as well. Where are you often saw aliens in the military fighting out

zealous ice
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But ill not make a scene

nova rapids
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okay and what about a bear in your house. you racist toward the bear now?

zealous ice
nova rapids
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so are we

zealous ice
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Alien in SOR2 are clearly conscious just like humans

nova rapids
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a human IS an Animal

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so would an alien. be an animal

zealous ice
nova rapids
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intelligence is irrelevant. they could be hive mind. or like ants...

zealous ice
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Nah

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i think i know

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Their ability, mind control

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imagine a guy comes up to you and starts controlling everybody from your city and starts making them kill each other

nova rapids
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then yes absolutely a threat

zealous ice
zealous ice
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Ants casually starting a warfare with other ants species

nova rapids
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its happens more often then you think

zealous ice
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I know

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they are just small for us to notice

chilly sparrow
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It does actually they’re quite hostile to each other

zealous ice
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'-'

chilly sparrow
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I had already pressed enter before yours popped up

zealous ice
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alright

nova rapids
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Soldier should Be Merc 2025 - This guy

zealous ice
nova rapids
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playable

zealous ice
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At the same time it makes sense it saddens me a bit.

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I find it funny and quite gratificating playing as a military dude.

chilly sparrow
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I don’t think it should be replaced because I quite like playing as a soldier too I don’t see a reason though why it can’t be an additional class there’s already quite a few what’s one more these plans to add more anyway

nova rapids
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its the same thing. just your not APARt of the army force

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your a lone wolf

zealous ice
nova rapids
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yes really

zealous ice
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if you play as a Merc it doesnt make sense for you to have modern warfarer.

nova rapids
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thats the definition of a merc

zealous ice
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which is a pretty nice trait for a gun based guy

chilly sparrow
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Yes, it is most mercenaries actually usually are prior soldiers

zealous ice
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prior soldiers? i dont understand a thing about the concept of mercs

chilly sparrow
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Well, most mercenaries that in our privately employed used to be soldiers as they’ve had the experience

nova rapids
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A mercenary is a special class if corrupt solider or a Private task force that specialize on above law actions

zealous ice
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Maybe the Playable Merc would just be like.

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Our good old playable soldier but he got tired of military bullshit

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Could be*

chilly sparrow
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That’s basically more or less what a Merc could be

zealous ice
nova rapids
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The core difference between a mercenary and a soldier lies in their primary motivation: mercenaries are primarily motivated by payment, while soldiers are typically motivated by patriotism, loyalty, or other moral duties

chilly sparrow
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That actually would be a good backstory for that class

zealous ice
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I'd imagine he get mad because he has nobody to fight and leave the military

nova rapids
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as the player you are always doing jobs

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making money

chilly sparrow
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Maybe, if you run into soldiers while they’re not actually friends with you, they might drop a line are good to see you. It’s been awhile or something.

nova rapids
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you are a merc

zealous ice
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Although they would be neutral.

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But can i be honest here? i dont think Matt will change playable soldier to a playable merc.

nova rapids
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yes start neutral unless you start messing with them

zealous ice
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i think in the final product we will have playable soldier as it is

nova rapids
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would have to ask him about the idea and see what he thinks. or he might just add it as another charecter.

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but based around his current lore it would fit nice

chilly sparrow
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Personally speaking, I think it would work just as another character.

zealous ice
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Im not saying your idea is bad, but i dont think matt would see a reason to change him to a merc, BUT WHO KNOWS! maybe you could change him to a "new" character Gilipheoun.

chilly sparrow
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The soldier is one of my favourite classes to play. I wouldn’t want to see him removed entirely.

nova rapids
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I agree with this statement

zealous ice
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BEFORE you say anything, the reason is not because he is bad.

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He is good... and thats the problem xD

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i got so good at SOR1 Soldier is like if i was playing in baby mode

nova rapids
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i dont think he is bad at all. just idk... straightforward

zealous ice
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just too easy to do anything.

nova rapids
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i mean we like shooty shooty bang bang

chilly sparrow
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That’s exactly why he’s good every character feels a particular role or style the soldier is a good all-rounder and good for new players

zealous ice
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For guns blazing i like much more Goon

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BQ demands your HP, basic gun instead of OP machine gun, good stats

nova rapids
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and you would once you had a runthough with soldier looking for something more

zealous ice
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still has kill ammunizer

chilly sparrow
nova rapids
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i like the mob now casue hes even easier than soldier IMO but now you get to boss people around and not boring generators lol

zealous ice
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Im repeating myself, i find him bad not because he is actually bad, he is good, the thing is that I, ME, got too good at the game to find him fun to play.

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But yeah soldier is a good character.

nova rapids
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we find someone we really like and roll with it

zealous ice
chilly sparrow
zealous ice
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Thats why i said he is not bad, hes a nice character, especially for people who are not that good at the game (or games in general) and newbies that want to take the aggresive approach

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im thinking here about what Gili said about playable soldier replaced by playable Merc.

nova rapids
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im just thinking about story wise and would be interesting. cause the soldier as is just doesn't have much depth.
Merc makes him more interesting as a character. And being that one random soldier overthrowing the pres jsut seems flat

zealous ice
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I'd say there would be very small changes.

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just two things: removal of modern warfarer (im not sure if this makes sense correct me if needed)

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And the other is pretty logic, machine gun replaced by the classic AK-47

nova rapids
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no it stays thats the power of bieng good with healing yourself

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thats the survival skills

zealous ice
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i mean the job is about fighting all the time too

chilly sparrow
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I made my own story for him, actually he got sick and tired of the presidents leadership and corruption so I took it upon himself as a guardian of the country along with these fellow soldiers to out him I actually took him out with a group of soldiers by my side actually sort of like a joint effort

nova rapids
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it can start weaker though. and have you upgrrade it over the playthrough'

zealous ice
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SOoo... basically the entire military rebelled against the president?

nova rapids
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no just a group did

chilly sparrow
chilly sparrow
zealous ice
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Good version you have there. I'll stick with what i thought of tho

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Its funny thinking like that: Soldier just gave up on military because no wars and he turned down to a Merc.

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"Grrr no wars? fack u [leaves]"

chilly sparrow
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Well, not just wars maybe just got sick of military life. Sick of waking up early in the morning having to clean the toilet with his toothbrush commanding officer bossing around all the time decided to go into business for himself using the skills he learned

zealous ice
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THe soldier himself is funny tbh

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I mean his backstory is basically: he is bored because he has nobody to fight, he has probably an awkward passion for war.

chilly sparrow
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That’s what I like about it though it’s wacky and stupid Matt wasn’t taking it really seriously

zealous ice
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just like SOR does

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and its lovable.

chilly sparrow
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It wasn’t an overcomplicated story. He’s a soldier. He likes guns. He got bored oh well let’s join the resistance and overthrow the president.

zealous ice
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theres no character that is full on seriousness, SOR has comedy and i love it

zealous ice
chilly sparrow
zealous ice
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ALSO about the cannibal.

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How da f#ck in warzone they have such a precise aim for me, but when i play with him it looks like he has no experience with a gun?

chilly sparrow
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Nooooooooo 👀

zealous ice
chilly sparrow
zealous ice
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not that they have different stats

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its just that as Machines they are well... more precise than we are. Probably guns are their highest advantage

zealous ice
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AI: More precise to land bullest on use. downside: take an eternity to shoot and shoot slow.

nova rapids
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im glad you guys started talking about the wacky side of things. cause yes I can agree that the vision was jut good ole fun.

zealous ice
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Player: less precise on shots but makes a pistol machine gun 2.0

zealous ice
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lol

nova rapids
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feeding the pets

zealous ice
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The only reason Cannibal keeps up with soldier power is cause his ability is OP asf

nova rapids
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anyways going to take a break from chatting. gunan think about it some more

zealous ice
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we've been mostly just chilling rather than talking about the suggestion this point over.

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About the politician, i think i'll just wait and see what will matt give him, i really dont have much ideas for that guy.

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anyways bye

chilly sparrow
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Honestly, I think we’ve discussed this suggestion I think we’ve all given some pretty good options for it. Yeah, just been shooting the breeze.

zealous ice
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@chilly sparrow

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@nova rapids

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guys, remember when @nova rapids had the idea of a terrorist replacing playable soldier?

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so, today i was messing around creating "Super" variants of the default characters just for fun, talking with chatgpt about it, ChatGPT gave me an excellent idea.

nova rapids
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no? i said any player can become a terrorist based on playstyle. I wanted the soldier to be split or remade into a mercenary. I dont have time to chat now but i came up with something

zealous ice
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But that doesnt really matter you get the point

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when you have time you tell the idea.

nova rapids
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Cheers! yeah going out for a date for my Wifes B day. Take care!!

zealous ice
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huh, wife? what is your age? not that theres anything wrong with it, SOR is peak.

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anyways you tell me later, cya.

nova rapids
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@zealous ice 34. Anyways, i will probably post it separately tomorrow.

zealous ice
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aight.

chilly sparrow
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Never too old to enjoy video games. They’re such a fun way to relax. Specially after work. You can just get lost in another world and forget for awhile. Especially when it’s older games from your childhood

zealous ice
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its just an unusual situation, normally younger people like to play games, but its nice even older people can enjoy them

chilly sparrow
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Actually seen many seniors starting to play there was one lady in her 60s that actually used to stream Skyrim till quite recently as she finished playing it and had a fun with it she was quite popular if I remember correctly

nova rapids
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i posted my new suggestion

nova rapids
chilly sparrow
zealous ice
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my start when i was little was with sonic games.

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i would play sonic 2d games 1 2 3 over and over and over again

chilly sparrow
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i loved sonic heros on the ps2

zealous ice
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i never played sonic heroes 3d

zealous ice
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beeing honest here: i barely played any 3d games

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the only one i've played is the "worst" 3d sonic game.

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sonic 2006