I like to play on both teams, but i think that aliens are the most funnest to play when we have two hives.... Cuz then i get a leap to my skulk <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> It's so fun to jump long distances and then bite the marine to death. Well of course in three hive stages xenocide is very funny too. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Align+May 13 2003, 03:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Align @ May 13 2003, 03:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Cereal_KillR+May 12 2003, 10:16 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cereal_KillR @ May 12 2003, 10:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ...One hive -either silence or <b>celery</b>, depending on my estimation of their status... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> celery upgrade! Makes you lose 5 pounds! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
I usually prefer aliens, but with JPHMGOMGZLOL rush, I tend to go marine when I want to have fun when playing. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> lol, owned Cereal <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
We've got a consensus that the Kharaa team is the funierrest team. To play on , or with... aliens are less predictable , and don't have cheap attacks really... seeing little terrors flying about or big monsters charging is great fun , even if you know your lifespan just shrank to a few seconds. Seeing firing marines isn't that entertaining...
Being a comm is tedious at times , you have to deal with whiners who ask for weapons/medpacks or question your strategy all the time , and sometimes eject you. Gorges , on the other hand , only have to drop 3 DCs , a few RTs and the first hive to make the alien team happy , then can build WoLs anywhere.
Killing aliens mostly takes aiming skills , which aren't that hard to train , and cheap hopping/crouching avoiding moves. Killing marines needs prediction , sneaking abilities , and melee leading (to catch thoses damned bunnyhoppers)
Alien rely mostly on agility , marines rely mostly on shooting. The game is funnier when you have to move a lot instead of just aiming.
Back in Quake 3 I was a Gauntlet Warrior. Shooting random people with a plain machinegun , racking up a few luck frags , was boring. That's why I was always running with the gauntlet until I found a rocket launcher or a railgun. Pummelling players was quite hard , but so rewarding... When playing on overcrowded demo servers , I enjoyed the smashing frenzy while others had a senseless life , shooting and dying in seconds.
Melee fights are funnier and more exciting than ranged fights , for biological reasons. The "feeling" (an illusion in video games) of the contact with the ennemy triggers massive bursts of adrenaline (or testosterone , not sure) that also sharpen coordination , virtually increasing the melee fighter's skill.
Anyone who liked Thief , loves playing as a skulk. That's why sneaky marines are so rare...
Finally , the Frontiersmen are just marines. They're realistic. Like counterstrike characters... most of the stuff they use can be found in real life , or alternatively , in any realism/futuristic mod. They attack in groups , shoot , die and respawn mostly.
The Kharaa , on the other hand , aren't common aliens. Since Blizzard doomed every single StarCraft FSP mod , they're pretty unique. They're more funny than scary... their abilities are original , but not useless or unbalanced. The Kharaa side combines serious play and fun.
haha some of these posts are hilarious. I find the alien side more challenging, plus, being a cs player, it fullfills my desire to rambo. Nothing is better than flying and BITING marines. Besides, playing an alien, standing above doors and dropping down on some poor marines head is fun.
Marines is a fun team too. I LOVE the games when we don't have a commander for ten minutes, so I go comm, build an ip, give shotguns all around, and upgrade weapons and announce that the marines are having an iron man game.
<!--QuoteBegin--Stakhanov+May 13 2003, 08:12 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Stakhanov @ May 13 2003, 08:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The "feeling" (an illusion in video games) of the contact with the ennemy triggers massive bursts of adrenaline (or testosterone , not sure) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yes that would be adrenaline.
The thoughs you put in my head there were quite disgusting I have to say.
<!--QuoteBegin--Roobubba+May 13 2003, 09:39 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Roobubba @ May 13 2003, 09:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Stakhanov+May 13 2003, 08:12 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Stakhanov @ May 13 2003, 08:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The "feeling" (an illusion in video games) of the contact with the ennemy triggers massive bursts of adrenaline (or testosterone , not sure) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Yes that would be adrenaline.
The thoughs you put in my head there were quite disgusting I have to say.
First post at the forum but ok, gotta start sometime right... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
Anyway marines rule!!!!
Your comm gives you a hmg/ha and tells you to guard the base... You say: /me Light cigar.... You say: It's time to kick *** and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum You say: /me grines/smiles
And then you start shooting skulks/fades/lerks/gorges
Welcome to the forums, Raser <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> You have been allocated a Flame Shield 3000 - go pick it up at the armory. And congrats on spelling skulk correctly.
To me, the better and funnier team to play with are the marines. Being part of the elite kr3w. Knowing that you are outnumbered, that you are alone most of the time, against a team of aliens that want you dead. That want you and your team dead. Thats why I use my auto join on marines 99% of the time except on scrims or clan matches. (Yes , You have to play BOTH sides on those <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> )
I like taking on many aliens at once. My love is jetpacking. I despise HA. It makes me too slow. I am all about mobility and firepower. I rush the skulks, most of the time take one or two down then get overwhelmed / swarmed / ambushed and die.
I play as marine, thinking as a marine. I try to not be predictable. I am a jetpacker lover.
Theres nothing more lovely to me than killing aliens. NOTHING.
Well. except being a lerk. LERK BITING = teh win.
Too bad that the better I become less servers welcome me, and less I like. I cant stand newbie comms or marines. I cant stand when I see a marine not kill the skulk that is gonna come down on me then get himself killed by the same one. I cant accept marines that got bad aim.(Yes, I have seen 3 marines die to a non carapaced skulk that rushed them from 10 feet apart, while bhopping. And yes, I sighed)
I am more of a rambo. The first second, unless there is no one at base, I will step out of the door and locate the main hive, intending to kill the gorge. Sometimes I fail. Sometimes I suceed. Its all about luck gentlemen, all about luck.
I am not the best marine, but plan to. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
I dont intend to boast about the little skills I have. I just like being a marine.
Welcome (7)NSPlayer Commander. He is a known rambo that will try to get the job done. GL handling im <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> And please. Get the damn marine a jetpack <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Maian+May 13 2003, 04:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maian @ May 13 2003, 04:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Welcome to the forums, Raser <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> You have been allocated a Flame Shield 3000 - go pick it up at the armory. And congrats on spelling skulk correctly.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> H? man thx for the shield, might need it later on..... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
For now, need to read a lot of info on version 1.1.....
pfff, just started to learn the tactics of 1.04.... now I have to start all over again, cuz it's a completely different game. But alas it's supposed to be better also <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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It does get boring playing on one team for like 10 maps.
celery upgrade! Makes you lose 5 pounds!
<!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
I usually prefer aliens, but with JPHMGOMGZLOL rush, I tend to go marine when I want to have fun when playing. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
lol, owned Cereal <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Being a comm is tedious at times , you have to deal with whiners who ask for weapons/medpacks or question your strategy all the time , and sometimes eject you. Gorges , on the other hand , only have to drop 3 DCs , a few RTs and the first hive to make the alien team happy , then can build WoLs anywhere.
Killing aliens mostly takes aiming skills , which aren't that hard to train , and cheap hopping/crouching avoiding moves. Killing marines needs prediction , sneaking abilities , and melee leading (to catch thoses damned bunnyhoppers)
Alien rely mostly on agility , marines rely mostly on shooting. The game is funnier when you have to move a lot instead of just aiming.
Back in Quake 3 I was a Gauntlet Warrior. Shooting random people with a plain machinegun , racking up a few luck frags , was boring. That's why I was always running with the gauntlet until I found a rocket launcher or a railgun.
Pummelling players was quite hard , but so rewarding... When playing on overcrowded demo servers , I enjoyed the smashing frenzy while others had a senseless life , shooting and dying in seconds.
Melee fights are funnier and more exciting than ranged fights , for biological reasons. The "feeling" (an illusion in video games) of the contact with the ennemy triggers massive bursts of adrenaline (or testosterone , not sure) that also sharpen coordination , virtually increasing the melee fighter's skill.
Anyone who liked Thief , loves playing as a skulk. That's why sneaky marines are so rare...
Finally , the Frontiersmen are just marines. They're realistic. Like counterstrike characters... most of the stuff they use can be found in real life , or alternatively , in any realism/futuristic mod. They attack in groups , shoot , die and respawn mostly.
The Kharaa , on the other hand , aren't common aliens. Since Blizzard doomed every single StarCraft FSP mod , they're pretty unique.
They're more funny than scary... their abilities are original , but not useless or unbalanced. The Kharaa side combines serious play and fun.
Marines is a fun team too. I LOVE the games when we don't have a commander for ten minutes, so I go comm, build an ip, give shotguns all around, and upgrade weapons and announce that the marines are having an iron man game.
/me eagerly awaits the iron man games in 1.1
Yes that would be adrenaline.
The thoughs you put in my head there were quite disgusting I have to say.
Amusing, but disgusting.
Yes that would be adrenaline.
The thoughs you put in my head there were quite disgusting I have to say.
Amusing, but disgusting. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
hehehe, inter-species relationships eh.... *shudder*
the first Khar-rine
Anyway marines rule!!!!
Your comm gives you a hmg/ha and tells you to guard the base...
You say: /me Light cigar....
You say: It's time to kick *** and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum
You say: /me grines/smiles
And then you start shooting skulks/fades/lerks/gorges
<!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
You say: /Your face your ***, what's the difference
And when the are all dead, you say:
H? fellas, dinnertime!!!! Come and get me you walking spare-rip
Although If you dy it's a little less fun, but always more fun than alien
To me, the better and funnier team to play with are the marines. Being part of the elite kr3w. Knowing that you are outnumbered, that you are alone most of the time, against a team of aliens that want you dead. That want you and your team dead. Thats why I use my auto join on marines 99% of the time except on scrims or clan matches. (Yes , You have to play BOTH sides on those <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> )
I like taking on many aliens at once. My love is jetpacking. I despise HA. It makes me too slow. I am all about mobility and firepower. I rush the skulks, most of the time take one or two down then get overwhelmed / swarmed / ambushed and die.
I play as marine, thinking as a marine. I try to not be predictable. I am a jetpacker lover.
Theres nothing more lovely to me than killing aliens. NOTHING.
Well. except being a lerk. LERK BITING = teh win.
Too bad that the better I become less servers welcome me, and less I like. I cant stand newbie comms or marines. I cant stand when I see a marine not kill the skulk that is gonna come down on me then get himself killed by the same one. I cant accept marines that got bad aim.(Yes, I have seen 3 marines die to a non carapaced skulk that rushed them from 10 feet apart, while bhopping. And yes, I sighed)
I am more of a rambo. The first second, unless there is no one at base, I will step out of the door and locate the main hive, intending to kill the gorge. Sometimes I fail. Sometimes I suceed. Its all about luck gentlemen, all about luck.
I am not the best marine, but plan to. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
I dont intend to boast about the little skills I have. I just like being a marine.
Welcome (7)NSPlayer Commander. He is a known rambo that will try to get the job done. GL handling im <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> And please. Get the damn marine a jetpack <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
H? man thx for the shield, might need it later on..... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
For now, need to read a lot of info on version 1.1.....
pfff, just started to learn the tactics of 1.04.... now I have to start all over again, cuz it's a completely different game. But alas it's supposed to be better also <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->