Threat Level: Changing how SCP spawns work

[Cpt.Haxray 774 / 13,605]

This is a suggestion that several people bounced around, but FAIK no one has ever actually posted it or shared the idea with Xy. The idea is rather simple on paper, at least, but im worried it might be convoluted on the coding angle.

 

Instead of having a simple "random scps spawn, up to X amount of scps allowed depending on player size', there would be a max 'THREAT LEVEL' cap. Each scp has their own threat level, ranging from 1 to 5. The max threat level goes up depending on player cap, starting at 5 and going up to 10 depending on the current player count. Every round the spawns attempt to match the current allowed Threat Level cap, which results in larger amount of scps if the scps themselves are weaker, and less for stronger scps. In addition, in order to keep the element of surprise, scps would not be displayed on the scoreboard at all until encountered. This should make it so players can't instantly tell what scps are inplay simply by counting the amount of scps currently spawned. After spotting a SCP, it is forever on the scoreboard for you. This also makes communication as to what scp is in play even more important.

 

This system is a way to get around certain SCPS inevitably being stronger than others, and a way to balance out some of the top tier SCPS by making them spawn with greatly reduced amount of teammates. This system also makes it easier to make unique scps who rely on spawning in as a giant swarm(the Pink Flamingos, for example). It also opens up more possibilities for SCPS or scps with weird/unique mechanics to play with the threat level(A scp that has a 0 threat level rating but is incredibly weak/acts weirdly, for example), as well as ways for foundation sided scps to also interact with threat levels. 

 

There IS some downsides to this system, however. Ignoring the possible coding disaster it could cause for XY to try to implement, you also need to decide what SCP deserves to be what threat level, which could be time consuming. I have a rough list in mind, but i can't post it currently due to limited time(Thanks, evening shift).  There is also the chance of it commonly picking threat level 5 scps way too often leading to a lot of rounds featuring only one SCP(threat level 5 scps should be rare spawns/picks for this exact reason to counter-act this happening, but it could still be an issue), or rounds that pick only level 1 SCPs.

 

Description of each threat level briefly:

Level 1: The weakest scps, consisting of mostly humanoid-scps who behave almost exactly the same as a normal person or weak anomalies. 

Level 2: Scps who tend to be on the weaker side but can be dangerous/annoying in specific situations. 

Level 3: An 'average' scp. Not the strongest scps but better than lvl 1 and lvl2s.

Level 4: Above average SCPs, these are dangerous but still not the absolute best scps.

Level 5: The best scps in the game, the strongest and scariest out there. *glares at 378*

[Male_08 403 / 0]

5 minutes ago, Cpt.Haxray said:

After spotting a SCP, it is forever on the scoreboard for you

Will players who heard about a scp also see it on the scoreboard?

[Cpt.Haxray 774 / 13,605]

6 minutes ago, Supreme leader 049 said:

Will players who heard about a scp also see it on the scoreboard?

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Too difficult to actually code, especially since people could ust start naming off scp numbers til they guessed the right ones.

[ShadowjabUltra 9 / 900]

This is an interesting concept. The mystery of what SCP is roaming every round would certainly make for some fun. It would make you even more cautious of any Researcher as you can no longer tell if there is a 939.

 

Multiple Breaches could be the random SCP Special Round that has no set Threat Level cap for SCPs.