The push/pull controversy

It looks like the push/pull feature in LOX is starting to be abused once again. It was an issue in the past but most people who dared to enter a LOX server knew to bind the hook to a key that was very close at hand. Now that LOX is gaining popularity again this issues has reared its ugly head again.

Anyways, I think it is time to implement an angel that we had though about implementing years ago – the angel of gravity. This angel should negate the effects of the push/pull beam. To help balance this angel maybe it should make jumping and going up more difficult. Also, it maybe should negate or minimize the effects of having the hook pull you in. Also, the air cannon effects should be minimized by the angel as well.... Now that I think about it here is a running list of things that the angel of gravity should affect (comments are welcome to anything else the angel should affect):

• Push/Pull
• -Hook
• air cannon
• Jumping/climbing
• kenetic grenade
• energy vortex

Basically the angel of gravity should negate anything that might push, pull, flying, etc. a player. But it should increase the effects of something like falling.

Hopefully by adding this angel we will be able to reintroduce a sense of balance that was lost when the push/pull beam was added to the mod.


Modified 07/12/2005 to incorporate Booya's feedback changes are in bold