Medibot Buff Feedback
Abstract
Due to the problem of medibots being an unreliable source of healing, I have changed their round-start contents to include a TriaMed bag (40u bicaridine, 40u kelotane and 20u epi) to teach players that they still exist and can be used to heal. In addition Medbay’s which lacked a medibot has been given one.
PR
Background
Currently as it stands, medibots are practically useless and ignored. After their change (similar to the sleeper change) to accept any customized chemical, they have been unjustifiably nerfed to the point of teaching both old and new players that medibots will not heal you. On the off chance that a chemist or doctor does fill it, they will still be ignored due to the players’ incorrect perception of medibots not being an option to heal you.
Part of the problem is that medibots used to be available to heal you on round-start and its capability of healing you would scale with R&D research in their respective field. Since the PR changing medibots, they now only start with epinephrine.
Goal
- Make Medibots a more attractive method of healing.
- Teach players that the Medibot will heal them.
Method
To make them able to heal anyone, including oozlings, they have been given a customized bag I’ve called “TriaMed” containing 40 units of bicaridine, 40 units of kelotane and 20 units of epinephrine. This will easily stabilize those on the brink of death and even those slightly wounded. This has been applied to all medibots in Medbay. In effect, this change will teach players that any medibot on round-start will be able to heal you and make them more attractive, solving both goals.
In addition. Medbay’s previously missing a medibot has been given one, all the prefilled chemistry fridges has been given a bag of TriaMed and all Chemistries has also been given one bag of TriaMed.
Future
Hopefully this will teach players the usefulness of medibots and make them a more reliable source of healing when required in a pinch. This will hopefully have the side effect of making departments desire them again such as Security, Mining and Exploration.