Steelpoint wrote:The Head of Security, like any other head role, in theory is meant to represent the very 'best' that department has to offer.
In the past, the reason why the Head of Security is so easily identifiable was because the Head of Security was is* the most powerful (combat related) character on station, his armour was leaps and bounds better than anything else on station, and he had access to a armoury's worth of old Energy Guns (pre-nerf) and other powerful tools.
That still holds true to a extent today, he's made to be easily identified because he is in a far better position to get shit done than a normal Security Officer. A Head of Security has a lot of leeyway to act and do as they want in a round, whereas a Security Officer is far more constrained in what they can do, both in their equipment and authority.
*Cough*
Final Boss *Cough*
He shouldn't be getting shit done firsthand without actually committing to a operation where they are flanked with officers, without first understanding what is at stake to lose. If you are not first going to over-prepare the HOS with a counter to everything, then scale them back and refocus like this suggestion puts forward, you talk like nothing in the armory (since the HOS has unlimited access to it) would be even of use to a HOS so instead all the best stuff is shoved into a largely unsecure locker.
> I applaud HOS's who are hands on with dealing with revs in a situation of helping out a operation to take cargo, i don't approve of HOS's walking randomly down the halls fully equipped or running through maintenance. A solo HOS is the most vunerable person on the station for giving out the keys to have everything go to shit and should take heavy responsibility in league with the captain (who's loss can literally end the round with the nuke disk/unlimited access)
Also mekhi, how you play is a edge case, im thinking about those without 'established characters' who would be dipping into the role for the first time (or first chance to play in a while) etc. rather than your whitelist setting to high BS back to back round meme head.
> Iamgoofball if you rise to the aggro you're no better than the tiders, you could use a lesson in slight of hand to stop drawing aggro to yourself immediately in the starting minutes of a round. I also highly doubt that anybody would get ahelped for not valid hunting 'enough' and that highlights a issue with security having no depth other than to mindlessly patrol (obviously something a highly armed but not infallable HOS shouldn't be doing because once they drop, captain & command are as good as GG as shitters flood the armory)
Next time i get HOS i might just do that Jacough.
iamgoofball wrote:having a police commissioner outfit isn't going to stop minor IC crime from spraypainting dicks on my brig windows before smashing them
and it isn't going to stop them from roundstart raiding the HoP's office and beating him to an inch of his life screaming VIVA because last round was a rev round.
Its another barrier to tackle, but if you don't smell of loot drop (= the best combat gear on the station / they taste the all-access on the HOP) then the horde flitters right past you unless they want your ID, and then there's plenty of secuity knick-knacks without having to go LITERALLY over the top to ensure your personal survival
Editing Disclaimer - I am still processing caffiene.
