tentacle doesn't fucking work

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Reproduction:

When you use a harm tentacle, it is SUPPOSED to aggro grab, and pull the person close. However, sometimes it chooses to just... not do this, when moving, which can very easily get you killed.

Abilities should work.

[Shoddd]

this has been the case for over 5 years at this point, I've always considered it a feature and honestly should be kept this way, even as one of tentacles biggest lovers and users buying it everytime Im a ling its a super busted power that deserves some counterplay beyond "dont get hit"

This only happens when the target moves away from the ling or the ling moves away from them, if the target/ling does not move away from the other they are yoinked close and brought into a instant aggro grab, also making the ling automatically hit the person with off hand item if they are holding something sharp (armblade) without click cooldown basically being instant two hits and since this is also a aggro grab its a instant fight winner if you pull it off. I think its fine to leave this level of counter play especially since the tentacle has a right click that disarms them and yoinks their item towards you and it works 100% of the time(unless anti drop of some kind) if you want a safe also strong option. Its also only 10 chems and useable repeatedly.

tldr; Should be left as a feature as without this, its a power that can instantly aggro grab and nearly instantly kill (due to armblade hit) anyone in the game 0 counterplay beyond not getting hit by a 10 chem spammable power. Along with having a second option that always disarms I think this power would need some sorta other change before buffing since it really is the arguably strongest ling power.
I have more I could say or honestly probably reword this comment a bit since I dont think it conveys the best but I mean gonna present to admins to call this feature or something and talk then rather than refine this comment.

[Shoddd]

one thing to add is this can also be outplayed by the ling running at the person running away and such. its counterplayable counterplay and really mostly skill. Obviously first time users aren't gonna know this and have to learn over time but thats kinda the case of all powers and use cases + combos and synergy and suchs. like a mansus hand into a shove stun.

[Shoddd]

forgot to label

meh I can see both sides, needs a rebalance if fixed since if it has a 100% grab rate into instant aggro grab stun + 2 instant armblade hits way to busted. I think just removing the aggro grab would be good personally although kinda meh. probably some better ideas Im missing

[RandomDudeFromTheRim]

forgot to label

meh I can see both sides, needs a rebalance if fixed since if it has a 100% grab rate into instant aggro grab stun + 2 instant armblade hits way to busted. I think just removing the aggro grab would be good personally although kinda meh. probably some better ideas Im missing

I think I got an idea! What if the tentacle was to act like how the emergency grappling hook modsuit module does (the engineering one). It'd wrap around the target and allow you to shorten the tentacle to forcefully drag the target closer. Downside would be is that the tentacle would fall apart if damaged enough and maybe hurt the ling's arm