#### Summary
Defender loses the ability to tail-spin, head-butt, fortify, AND ALL of it's armor but gains an ability called 'Vent'.
#### Details
The Defender drops all abilities.
They gain a 'Push' or 'Vent' Ability (whichever devs prefer) is described primarily as an anti-grenade ability.
This ability does NOT push back mobs (E.G: Humans, Xenomorphs, Naera, etc.).
This ability DOES however, push ITEMS on the ground that are 'medium' or smaller dropped objects away from the Defender.
The reason I say medium or smaller is because I don't want a defender that can push a spec-weapon near the front-line all the way into a corner of the map with 0 counter-play there.
Since the Defender would be working around grenades, they would have stun immunity from grenades.
#### Benefits
Currently there is 0 counter-play to grenades other than 'GRENADE Run the fuck away!' BOOM ... or 'GRENA-!' BOOM because marines LOVE to hold that timer until the veeery last second.
There USED to be a counter-play of Steel-crested defenders rushing in after hearing a grenade prime, have it hit them, back off, have it blow up right there next to the 'cades while the defender in fortify doesn't get stunned as they back off, but now grenades go through mobs and over 'cades like it's nothing so they removed that counter-play.
#### Implementation
If it were up to me what I would do is when the 'Push' or 'Vent' ability activates, just make an explosion that is -1,-1,2,-1 in size centered on the Defender that pushes 'medium' items or lower away from the center.
In other words that's an explosion that consist of a:
-1, for a no 'gibbing' or 'heavy' damage radius
-1, for a no 'light' damage radius
2, for the 'Push-back' radius zone (5x5 square centered on the defender)
-1, for a no 'stun' radius
This suggestion was made off of the idea of ERA armor.
It is also known as Explosive Reactive Armor, which contains a tiny amount of explosive material that is meant to 'push back' highly penetrating rounds or explosions.
E.G: HEAT rounds, GRENADES, Squash-Head rounds, Etc.
What do you guys think?
Should something be changed about the suggestion?
If so, what?