[quote]An interesting idea, kinda like oddball with a dark twist. I like it. Some suggestions: Revive should be enabled, to add an element of choice in. "Do I run away, or drop the Shade and revive my teammate?" At the very least there should be normal re-spawning. I also think that melee kills while holding the Shade provide a 1-3 second pause on the DoT tick. Just enough to maybe stabilize, but not to fully recharge. Last suggestion which would be quite deadly, when the player carrying the Shade dies, there is a somewhat potent AoE that goes off, damaging any player nearby, sort of like a self-defense response from the Shade itself. Would add a level of interest if someone kills the Shade carrier and isn't at full health, only to die themselves, leaving the Shade unattended. Maybe make the Shade move slightly if/when it is left alone for too long...say after 30 seconds...just a slight drift to make players panic a bit.[/quote] This would work very well to make this game type balanced and crucially fun. The melee kill cooldown thing is a neat touch