Concept for a pyromaniac survivor (And a Firecracker expansion)
This is my first time "designing" an idea for a new survivor with acceptably powerfull perks, so please go easy on me ^^
I think it'd be cool to have a Pyromaniac survivor. Maybe someone who accidentally set a house on fire, and the killer took the opportunity to lock them inside - a bit of ambiguity in terms of who is truly at fault for an event that peaked the entity's interest
With this chapter i'd also expand the existance of firecrackers to a consistent item, instead of a rare event one - i think they are a fun and flashy alternative to flashlights, higher security in use vs lower usage. I'd like to see them getting a bit more of a space of their own.
New Item: Green rarity: Bog standard firecracker. Mechanically identical to the existing ones
New Item: Red rarity: High yield banger, increased blind duration and deafness duration by 33% compared to a regular firecracker, but 0,5 second increased timer to detonation
New Brown addon: Safety fuse: Adds 0,5 seconds delay to a firecrackers detonation timer
New Brown addon: Glinting fuse: Automatically activates the firecracker when you get hit
New Yellow addon: Gunpowder Charge: The firecracker no longer blinds, but now deafens anyone affected by it for 6 seconds. Also causes the loud noise notification to be visible to everyone.
New Yellow addon: Wrapped grip: Firecracker activation can now be charged to throw it for up to 4 meters
New Green Addon: Fuse Tar: Adds 1 second delay to the firecracker detonation timer
New Green Addon: Magnesium charge: Adds 1 second to the blinding duration of this firecracker
New Purple Addon: Wire shrapnel: Anyone within 8 meters of the firecracker explosion suffers the Hindered status effect for 5 seconds (Survivors AND Killer)
New Red Addon: Secondary charge. Pretty self explanatory, adds a 2nd activation to the firecracker
Now let's design some stuff for our fire-loving audiophile
New Survivor perk: Audiophile - Every time another survivor creates a loud noise notification, you can see their aura for 3/4/5 seconds. This has a cooldown of 20 seconds.
(Basically I'm all ears for survivors, to gain information about where your teammates are and what they're doing. In terms of lore you could combine this with the survivor having an obsession for cassette tapes or LPs, some of which ended up as his first burning material)
New Survivor perk: Pyrotechnics scavenger. The 3rd/2nd/1st chest you search is guaranteed to award you an explosive item. This perk reactivates whenever you use a firecracker. "You think i can't blow this up? Try me!"
Pretty self-explanatory - just more stuff to blow up, and being able to scrap anything into explosives
New Survivor perk: Chemical insurance - You are immune to blindness and deafness effects. Niche perk but some nice applications around firecrackers as well as no longer being information-starved in lockers.
So, let me know, what do you think of my ideas? Would a cassette burning pyromanic survivor work? Should firecrackers be a "standard" item in the game? Did i overtune the addons in my desire to create addons of all rarities? :)
See you in the fog