Leap, Best Seige Skill Besides Charge
skulkswerenerfed
Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10633Members
Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10633Members
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wow. all i can say is wow.
aliens own as it is ... never reveal this plz ... <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
probably like a 70 damage or something along those lines
its probably something where the leap attack is actually more powerful than most people think it is, like instead of a tool to get across to the other side of the room in a map, its probably like a unholy powerful attack that will knock out sentrys in 2 leaps ... dealing more than just 15 damage
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i dunno, just like use leap on sentrys and then see for yourself
you'll probably get seizures or start seeing pink animals appear out of nowhere that attack the marines
I still havent figured it out <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
I did have 5-6 leap kills one game but the marines were hurt by teh fades I just went to the armory and leaped them <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
must be a bugger to stay ON the turret tho ;D
Umm I never said per hit I said per TOUCH.
A leap attack thus does about 1000 damage per every 12 seconds if you have adrenaline, as you need to recharge your energy. Biting does about 1500 damage in the same time. However, if the marines have built two turrets close to each other so you can squeeze up against both of them, then leap really comes into its own. Both turrets gets damaged by just one leap attack.
[1] This, bw, means that the Onos charge does about 700 pts of damage per second...
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Ah .. you can do five leap attacks in five seconds, if you got adrenaline. Which means you can take a turret in that time. However, its devilishly hard to take out a freestanding turret in that fashion.
However, many marines skimp on turrets by putting the turret factory towards a wall, or a turret very close to the wall. Where this strategy will work, and work very well.
Unfortunately, it only works if you got two hives. And then, fades and lerks will do the job even faster and with less pain and difficulty.
But mass-killing marines with leap is much more fun cuz every1 thinks leap sucks <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
But mass-killing marines with leap is much more fun cuz every1 thinks leap sucks <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Leap is THE best ability an alien could get, if you ask me. If anyone says Leap sucks, I'm gonna... I'm gonna....! Well, I'm going to Leap kill him!
Edit: actually its not even instakill
Leap is still deadlier used as a way to avoid getting shot while getting in melee range with the marines. But I'm not complaining that I can do some damage with it, too <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
<b>if you figure it out don't reply and tell everyone</b>
I don't want to write a guide on it resulting on LEAP nerfs<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's <i>in the manual</i>. It's no secret, and it's not going to get nerfed. It's hard to use well against a target moving in any direction other than parallel to your motion, and not that effective against turrets. You can do over 200 points of damage on a quality leap; plenty to one-shot the unsuspecting marine until they have the second armor upgrade. Also effective against heavy armor. You probably won't solo him, but two skulks can leap in, then put him down in a bite or two. Just like the Onos charge, it's all about nailing the center of your target and "sticking" there with your forward key down. Switch to bite ASAP for maximum effectiveness.
This has never been a secret. It's been posted before. I believe the term used was "it makes you like a flaming ball of skulk which damages anything that touches it"
you guys trying to tell me that you stay Skulk after 2nd hive is up?
I for one, go Lerk immedietly after 2nd Hive is up and stay that way....anyone else do this?
you guys trying to tell me that you stay Skulk after 2nd hive is up?
I for one, go Lerk immedietly after 2nd Hive is up and stay that way....anyone else do this?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It depends if the gorges have been doing their work, sometimes theres not enough resources to evolve to what you want. Lerk is relatively cheap at 33 rp, but if resources are coming in slowly, it can be a little wait before you can get your Fade, instead of standing around and waiting its better to go use your new abilities as Skulk or Gorge.
i then get carapace/celerity and leap at marines sitting in their bases while the fades spam acid at them. i get all the kills and then then downtalk the fades that do nothing but spam acid <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->