Handheld flashes knockdown instead of hardstun

[ynot01]

Document the changes in your pull request

Revival of #16951

Flashes will remain useful, disarms and slows are very powerful and blinding someone means that A. they can't pick up the weapons they dropped and B. they can't fight back

With this, it will just no longer be a one click win and as a result officers will have to use their (actually balanced) batons to arrest

Clicking someone once and their game being over immediately is not healthy for the game

Also, no, "chain stuns" are not the problem. 8-12 seconds is PLENTY time to end your game.

Changelog

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tweak: Handheld flashes now knockdown instead of paralyze
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[TheRyeGuyWhoWillNowDie]

ided

[SapphicOverload]

good pr, seeing a bright light shouldn't completely paralyze you anyway

[Moltijoe]

Also, no, "chain stuns" are not the problem. 8-12 seconds is PLENTY time to end your game.

i don't think they are, but if jamie is gonna keep closing prs like this, removing chain stuns at least helps

[Moja10]

Actual ided, was on to see it

[SapphicOverload]

I would also like to add that the status quo creates an over-reliance on a tool that can be rendered completely useless by anyone that's prepared for it. With this PR it would still be a very useful tool that could easily be followed up by pretty much any baton or weapon you can think of, but not something that can end a fight all by itself. Not that it even makes sense that looking at a bright light paralyzes you anyway.

[SapphicOverload]

I suggest increasing the blindness and confusion though, but that's just my take

[Simplehorror]

we literally just had this fucking PR will you leave flashes alone

[Simplehorror]

the issue is not flashes, the issue is handcuffs. stuns work fine on league of legends because I don't get handcuffed after the fact

[TheRyeGuyWhoWillNowDie]

we literally just had this fucking simplehorror shitpost comment will you leave the github alone

[Bibby0110]

we don't want to take flashes in this direction