I have a friend who joined after Planet Panic was canned and we’ve discussed the Game World in great detail. I’ve compiled some of our ideas here and will be linking other Planet Panic Suggestions threads here for ease of use. If you have any ideas, feel free to either add them to this thread or link this thread to yours (so they can all be connected)!
The Issues of Planet Panic
Even in the time it was playable, Planet Panic was noticeably unpolished (I believe it even used Dev textures for some time?). With few and small lobbies, its gameplay noticeably suffered. Some issues in my time there was the lack of strategy and somewhat tedious gameplay. It also really didn’t help that there was only one map.
The Suggestions
I’ll start off with the most important piece of this suggestion, the Classes!
In order to promote teamwork and diversify gameplay, three classes would be added. Each are made unique by giving a Passive and Active abilities while also reshuffling their stats to match their needs. The variable stats are Health, Firepower, Speed, and Orb Capacity.
In further detail:
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Tank
Fulfills the niche of DPS and Tank. Is very poor at delivering Orbs, but is better at dispatching enemies and protecting their base. While their damage output is quite formidable, it’s short-ranged and requires a charge between each blast. If tracking a single target, they can use their Sniper Shot to precisely blast them. -
Courier
Fulfills the niche of a Scout. The most basic class (and essentially the original Planet Panic gameplay), it works best in Orb delivery, but won’t survive long on their own. The Courier relies on speed and maneuverability. If in a tight situation, they can use their Dash ability to charge over enemies and turn them to roadkill. -
Medic
In order to keep teammates alive, one needs a medic. A medic helps their team by remaining close to them and healing them with their aura. Their guns are pitiful at range, but let an enemy get within their aura they’ll be zapped to a crisp.
While each class works well together, a hellish free-for-all is still possible.
Beyond just classes, there are fundamental additions to the foundation of the gameplay. Pinging is used to help teammates easily and quickly communicate without voice and direct attention to specific points on the map.
Other additions could include rewarding kill streaks with an extra orb (3 downed enemies gives the team a captured orb).
Scattered around maps are gameplay objects in order to spice up the battlefields themselves. Need to get to the other side of the map quickly or pass by and enemy bottleneck? Use the cannons to soar where you’re needed! Pesky enemies converging near you? Unleash a contraption on them!
Use the environment to your advantage for a swift and/or deadly victory.
Maps
One map is simply not enough for a Game World such as this. Here are some suggestions beyond the Two-Fort map.
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Sweet Dreams
Similar to Kingdom, this is a crossover map between two Gameworlds. In this case, it takes place in a Sweet Tooth inspired location at night time. The centerpiece being a large rotating peppermint holding that round’s Orb pile. -
Cat Island
Misty with winding terrain, this Japanese themed map serves as the “Home Field” for the Cats. Multiple secluded paths separate this map from others’ open battlefield. Each team must climb to a mountain shrine to obtain their share of the Orbs pile. Beware of massive yarn balls! -
Dog Stadium
What may seem like war to one side, is a sport to the other. This map is the most open battlefield with very little cover. On a flat terrain you better make you Orb trips quick. Dogs and Cats line the bleachers and cheer (or boo) for the winning team while the Jumbotron follows a player on the field.