The Thing Paragraph (survivor) idea
DLC: The Thing Paragraph
New Survivor: R.J. MacReady
Description: R.J. MacReady was an American helicopter pilot stationed at an Antarctic research station, where he and his crew came across an enigmatic shapeshifter from another world that put his survival abilities to test while slowly consuming his crew members one by one, by driving them paranoid and through its devious assimilation skills.
His personal perks Observant, Against All Odds, and Fight Back allow him to overcome the lurking threats and increase his chances of living for another day.
- Observant (R.J. Macready Perk)
You know that the best way to deal with your enemies is by being aware of its steps.
Whenever a survivor gets injured, the killer's aura is revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.
"This thing doesn't want to show itself"
- Fight Back (R.J. Macready Perk)
After repairing 70% of a generator, Fight Back activates. Whenever you get injured, you drop a flare that blinds and deafens the killer for 3 seconds and hides your scratch marks for 3/4/5 seconds. Fight Back can only be triggered once per match.
"Yeah, ######### you too!"
- Against All Odds (R.J. Macready Perk)
Acknowledging a bad situation doesn't mean instantly giving up.
After cleansing a totem of any kind, Against All Odds gets activated. When you are the last survivor remaining, receive 8/9/10% speed boost to unlocking the exit gates. If the hatch is closed by the killer, Against All Odds grants you the ability to open the hatch by yourself without a key.
"why don't we just wait here for a while... see what happens..."
So, as a huge fan of The Thing, I must say I'd love to see MacReady included in game along with other characters that I also love. Personally, I think The Thing is kind of a complicated theme for a whole chapter, considering the nature of the "killer", BUT we've seen that BeHaviour is good on adapting complicated characters to fit in game (like with Pinhead and most recently Sadako), so who knows? I still think the Thing (the creature, not the movie) lacks enough of a "personality" to be worked with when you compare it to other characters already adapted to the game, but when you look at the protagonist of the movie though, you gotta admit that he has great potential as a survivor. So thinking about it for a good while I decided to fantasize about having MacReady joing the cast in a Paragraph, since after all I think it is clear that the devs do still intend on using this format for some characters when fit (like with Mikaela and Pinhead again). I tried to think about perks that made some sort of homage for the movie, while also being useful and somehow innovative to the game while still being grounded on existing mechanics. So, I guess that's it, here's the sharing of the idea as I envisioned it, feel free to share your thoughts! Meanwhile I'll still be dreaming for the day I can play with MacReady and Helen Ripley in the same lobby, cause that would be the crossover of my dreams and I just feel like DBD is the best place to see it happening someday.