Gorge Defense

Steve0

<div class="IPBDescription">Probably the umpteenth time but!</div>I listened to the 5th podcast where flayra spoke about hardened shell like a turtle , to me that sounds really hard to make reflecting a bullet etc <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> i dont even know if thats possible in source engine.

But an alternative easy to develop but also cool and not overpowered would be, for gorge to drop a cloud of gas like a fart (lol) think ocotopus ink escape tool that would make the screen blur if a marine was to run through it abit like tear gas in Rainbow six Raven shield if anyone has ever played it. Could cost gorge small amount of res and/or maybe have a cooldow,n and/or the effect would last long enough just for him to get away , or chased down and killed still by the more sinister skilled players. Who knows what Georges fate could be!

Example:

Dave: Ahah! theres the little bugger! "George the Gorge"! ive got you this time! *dave takes aim*

Commander: No Dave! ITS A TRAP!!

George panics and fills the marines face with a hot fart and runs away...

Dave: Ahhh my eyes ! they burn!

Commander : What happend dave!?! are you ok?!

Dave: I think George has had 1 to many currys, sneaky git!

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Was just an idea , and couldnt think of a more humorus way to put it (if you find it funny <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />).

hookeyed

Sounds a lot like umbra. Which costs no res. : )

corpsman

<!--quoteo(post=1654670:date=Oct 8 2007, 10:01 AM:name=hookeyed)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hookeyed @ Oct 8 2007, 10:01 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1654670"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sounds a lot like umbra. Which costs no res. : )<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

A defensive umbra! Could work, maybe has the blur effect to anyone who steps in it, lastnig 5 seconds or so... I like it, but the marines would just stand back from it so they are not effected by it, and shoot the gorgies through it. Around corners and short areas this would be great, but unless the gorge can aim and "shoot it into an area", the marines could easily just NOT walk into it, and still shoot the aliens.

This would turn into a crazy offensive weapon with a couple gorges and one fade teamed up, we would gas the marines then the fade goes in for 100% of the kills! I like it <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

kyliegirl

i think a very good defensive ability for gorges would be a decoy, ie babblers <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> so the gorge can spawn babblers,, the more hives the more babblers you will spawn.

babblers would be extremely distracting.
I think its fair considering marines comm doesnt get touched at all during the game until near the end when aliens attack the comm chair.. a gorge is like a mobile commander.

yoda

Why didnt anyone like my idea <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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ozbirdboy

<!--quoteo(post=1654765:date=Oct 9 2007, 09:06 AM:name=kyliegirl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kyliegirl @ Oct 9 2007, 09:06 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1654765"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->i think a very good defensive ability for gorges would be a decoy, ie babblers <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> so the gorge can spawn babblers,, the more hives the more babblers you will spawn.

babblers would be extremely distracting.
I think its fair considering marines comm doesnt get touched at all during the game until near the end when aliens attack the comm chair.. a gorge is like a mobile commander.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Yeah totally agree with you, we need our babblers back!

yoda

babblers with some good AI would be fine, but all i can really envisage is snarks still lol. perhaps if they ran ahead of the gorge and could be set to defend or attack, if the gorge got attacked when the babblers are in defend mode they jump into the line of fire like mini body guards absorbing most of the damage? and when in attack mode well, yer they attack.