Jetpack+welder+health Kits = Dead Hive
Flak50C
Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7247Members
<div class="IPBDescription">exploit or legit strategy?</div> I've seen similar things done with people getting on top of hives before, but today I played a game where this guy was ridiculous.
He'd fly over all our defenses, land directly atop the hive and start welding. The commander spammed health kits. He was virtually unkillable.
The skirt of the hive extends so far out acid rockets barely touched him. He killed our hives around 4 times (mostly the same one, we just rebuilt it) before the game ended.
At one point I had to de-evolve from a fade to a skulk just to get there to kill him, because acid rockets weren't damaging him at all... I'd see "+4 health" from the kits the commander was dropping after a volley of 5 rockets...
Its not like we were ignoring the hives either... one time he killed it we had 3 fades shooting at him...
He'd fly over all our defenses, land directly atop the hive and start welding. The commander spammed health kits. He was virtually unkillable.
The skirt of the hive extends so far out acid rockets barely touched him. He killed our hives around 4 times (mostly the same one, we just rebuilt it) before the game ended.
At one point I had to de-evolve from a fade to a skulk just to get there to kill him, because acid rockets weren't damaging him at all... I'd see "+4 health" from the kits the commander was dropping after a volley of 5 rockets...
Its not like we were ignoring the hives either... one time he killed it we had 3 fades shooting at him...
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And what were the Lerk's doin? Snoozin? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
In the refinery we were building siege cannons atop one hive <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
I don't see how you can call this an exploit just because what he did forced you to de-evolve to a skulk to kill him.
Blinking on top of hive = stuck in hive
I'm tired of people getting their rears handed to them and then come here moaning and groaning because they were out played. Get a life people. That marine used everything he had the way they were meant to be used. If you strategy is not working try something different.
Blinking on top of hive = stuck in hive<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yep, blinkin to the hive gets ya stuck...
Wrong!! I use the jet pack and weld the hive tactic all the time and never get hit by the OCs below, their spit just hits the hive and doesn't pass through.
Besides I see nothing wrong with this tactic it's a cheap (resource wise that is) way of taking out a hive and coming back from the death. At the very least it forces the aliens to divert units from a base siege away to defend the hive.
An idea for how to stop it: if you've seen someone do it, and want to stop their next run, put some webbing up above your closest OC/DC farm. Hopefully he'll fly into it, be stopped, and die in a rain of acid. Then again, I don't know how webs treat jetpacks, or midair marines, and if he had his welder out and running, he might just torch straight through it.
Just an idea. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Just an idea. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Works like a charm <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Just an idea. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
the one time I ran into a web with a jetpack I fell to the ground and cursed( I thought I could hit one fly away and repeat)
About the whole jetpack thing: Jetpack = flying. Flying = Fly. Fly + spider = dead fly
It should do more than 4 damage and kill him rather quick as he doesnt have ha!
I jp'd to the top of a hive, sat there and welded it to death.. had 5 OC's 2 fades and a skulk all trying to kill me and i would take very small amounts of damage.. by the time the hive died i had taken about 30 points..
I think its the same problem you get with humans in the vents and the hitboxes getting all messed up. It is cheap, and a respectable player shouldnt be doing it, because taking that little damage from near direct hits with acid and a skulk biting me the whole time means there is a bug somewhere.
I jp'd to the top of a hive, sat there and welded it to death.. had 5 OC's 2 fades and a skulk all trying to kill me and i would take very small amounts of damage.. by the time the hive died i had taken about 30 points..
I think its the same problem you get with humans in the vents and the hitboxes getting all messed up. It is cheap, and a respectable player shouldnt be doing it, because taking that little damage from near direct hits with acid and a skulk biting me the whole time means there is a bug somewhere.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
LOL.... Thought police coming to get us. Please. Jetpacking up to the top of a hive is very effective. I've done it often, but ya know what?? I've died from it often too. Wanna know why? Because the other team did more than just look up there and say "uhhh.... I cant get to him. Where's the next marine?"