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[RickVoid]

I know it's undoomish, but we do have a few in-game already. (Spear, Adv RL, Adv Pistol (AoM Challenge))

And since we have these new traits, I think it gives us a lot of opportunity.

Examples:
The Texas Chainsaw
More damage than a standard chainsaw, faster attack speed (made of super-light, space-age materials)

Ebony & Ivory
Pair of unique pistols, faster attack speed, extra damage (but only when both are used in dualgunner)*

Plasteel Boots with cheap plastic wings
Reduces movement time, increases dodge chance (I think boots have been ignored so far, do they only protect from acid/lava?)

Boomstick
Unique combat shotgun, rediculous capacity, slower firing time

I can probably think of more, if anybody thinks this is a good idea.

*Is this even code-able?

[Malek Deneith]

One note - Adv RL and Adv Pistol are not unique

[RickVoid]

That is true.

But I needed some more items listed first to add to my claim. :)
I don't actually know if there are unique weapons other than the spear in the game.

[Kornel Kisielewicz]

Well, LS is unique, and it's supposed to be unique, like AA. I'd like to keep uniqeness to realy powerfull artifact rewards -- like it is now. That is NOT something met in a normal game. Anyway LS pays homage to another ID game ;].

But I'm open to discussion.

[Derek]

I wouldn't be against having "named" creatures and weapons in the normal game.  Wouldn't be all that unDoomish and it certainly would be a little more Roguelikeish.  I guess the question is would it change the normal gameplay and I think it wouldn't, really.  Might just make it a little more interesting!  The names have to be good, though.  I like "Ebony and Ivory."  I don't really like "Boomstick" as that's really just another slang term for shotgun.  I remember hearing about some cannon called "Baby Babylon" which I thought was pretty cool.  Maybe something like that!

The plasteel boots could be called "Icarus Boots" or "Icarus Feet."

But yeah, could be fun to walk into a chamber and see a named Baron named "Asmodeus," surrounded by two regular Barons (bodyguards) and some Hellknights. :)

Here are some demon names to look at!

[Kornel Kisielewicz]

Okay, point taken. Yet, my vision of Doom, goes more in the direction of Angels and Demons, than in the direction of biogenetics and comic-action. I realy love the names of the original doom levels, they inspire my imagination... If adding unique items I'd rather go for Early Christian/Jewish/Islamic Mythology, then pop-culture names, so the demon names are a yes, but the boomstick turns me off.

As for the demon names, I knew Amy had to be a demon :-P (inside joke).

Further comments and ideas, welcome!

[Santiago Zapata]

Amy Wanggun: Discourages enemies on performing overworked attacks

Or was it another amy?

[RickVoid]

"Boomstick" was reference to Evil Dead. It strikes me that the static marine we play as would, if he could talk, call his shotty a boomstick.

In other, unrelated news, I had a dream entirely in ASCII Saturday night. I blew up the Cyberdemon!

Sadly, in real-life, I died seven times on level 15. On easy. :(

[Kornel Kisielewicz]

Nah, he would called it "a trusted friend if there ever was one" :)

[Santiago Zapata]

In other, unrelated news, I had a dream entirely in ASCII Saturday night. I blew up the Cyberdemon!

That must have been acid :P