power weapons type overhaul

[Anvillior]

So this has been something I've been thinking about ever since launch about power weapons. Smart weapons needs cyberware to activate the ability that brings them to their full usefulness, power weapons (in theory) are very similar. They require certain cyberware to let you maximize their ricochet chance and visibility, but in practice vanilla power weapons just show you an arrow of where the bullet will go. I'm sure this can be used in certain rare situations, but in practicality it just forces you to look away from what you're usually trying to shoot and blindly guess if you're hitting properly.

 

To that end I have a couple suggestions, though I have no idea how implementable they are.

 

Ideas to remedy this are:

 

• Have the ricochet line snap to closest enemy in the area.
• Have the ricochet line change color when lined up for the shot to hit
• Change the underlying mechanic of power weapons away from ricochet, perhaps to knockdown, stagger, or even limb damage.

Like I said, no idea how feasible any of it is, but I thought I'd throw it out there in case someone has the tools and the talent.