Weird hypno enjoyer

· straightforwardly fun to use your opponent's specialized weapons and positioning against them.

· (in 40k) fits both the paranoiac nature of crumbling empires and their oppressive surveillance apparatuses, AND the treacherous powers of the Warp (blinding rage, mental compulsions, twisting illusions).

· low risk of mixing up component ownership, or exposure of secret information since armies are usually distinct and unit stats are public.

· themes of corruption and subversion being core to Chaos, Tyranid Genestealers, and Necrons (superior control over machines).

In practice GW has sandblasted most instances of this despite once letting Imperial Assassin models overwrite opponent's models midgame for surprise strike from the back ranks.

Tbh it's also not especially surprising to see why: this introduces immediately a lot of friction and swinginess to the game. The units capable of inflicting such effects would need to be costed as if they had one shot access to heaviest weapons in the entire game at an enhanced range. The players facing against lists capable of this would need to plan on having multiple layers of defense for their vulnerable linchpin units to account for possibility of bodyguards or defensive snipers getting turned on them. And if your mind control effect has managed to bypass your enemy juggernaut's willpower/leadership save why not just straightforwardly command it to self-destruct?

I am leaning back to my old thought that lose aversion that makes designers avoid stun mechanics is to blame. Gamers need to get more comfortable with entropy of needing to plan around awkward and catastrophic circumstances for hypnokink friendly game design to thrive.

· straightforwardly fun to use your opponent's specialized weapons and positioning against them.

· (in 40k) fits both the paranoiac nature of crumbling empires and their oppressive surveillance apparatuses, AND the treacherous powers of the Warp (blinding rage, mental compulsions, twisting illusions).

· low risk of mixing up component ownership, or exposure of secret information since armies are usually distinct and unit stats are public.

· themes of corruption and subversion being core to Chaos, Tyranid Genestealers, and Necrons (superior control over machines).

In practice GW has sandblasted most instances of this despite once letting Imperial Assassin models overwrite opponent's models midgame for surprise strike from the back ranks.

Tbh it's also not especially surprising to see why: this introduces immediately a lot of friction and swinginess to the game. The units capable of inflicting such effects would need to be costed as if they had one shot access to heaviest weapons in the entire game at an enhanced range. The players facing against lists capable of this would need to plan on having multiple layers of defense for their vulnerable linchpin units to account for possibility of bodyguards or defensive snipers getting turned on them. And if your mind control effect has managed to bypass your enemy juggernaut's willpower/leadership save why not just straightforwardly command it to self-destruct?

I am leaning back to my old thought that lose aversion that makes designers avoid stun mechanics is to blame. Gamers need to get more comfortable with entropy of needing to plan around awkward and catastrophic circumstances for hypnokink friendly game design to thrive.

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