Gorge crops

Racer1

<div class="IPBDescription">tending</div>I'd like to see gorges have the ability to somehow improve existing alien structures by "tending" them. Applicable structures (perhaps hydras and resource nodes, and maybe extending to others) could be "tended" by the gorge by healing it.

Each time it is tended, the structure would provide some minor visual/auditory feedback that has begun growing/improving. The gorge would have to wait 90 seconds, after which the structure would indicate that it is ready to be tended again.

After being tended a specific number of times, the structure would gain an incremental ability or efficiency. This would be indicated via a visual and/or auditory change to the structure.

Tending is intended to be a side-job for gorges aware of their environment. If it becomes a full-time job, it would detract from other helpful gorge activities. If necessary, tending could be limited to prevent this.

- Tending the same structure multiple times would provide a marginally better result then tending multiple structures once
- The structure abilities/improvements garnered by tending could not be given by a commander
- Tending would only work if the structure is at 100% health

"What ways will it improve the structures", you ask? That is open for discussion.

Kalabalana

Maybe a 5% health/armor buff while being healed, which drains back to normal numbers when healing stops? (Drain rate same as if structure were not on infestation.)

It's small, but it's something.

Twiggeh

The gain would have to be minimal, otherwise gorges would be "forced" by the team to go chainheal all the structures constantly, which would just make the Gorge tedious.

ScardyBob

While this would add some hilarity (hydra farmers ho!), I have to -1 because it seems like it would turn into gorge busywork.

On the other hand, I'd support it if the bonuses (added health, etc) were temporarily applied to other alien classes. It would promote the gorge's support class role.

Hybridclaw

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While the role of the gorge does need to be flushed out more to make its role more useful, I would have to agree with ScardyBob. This is just busy work for the gorge.