I won't realy miss them as I was always like (in the coup de grace known as 3 hiveness) "hay, you cheep babblers are stealing kills from my cheep gassing of the marines".... but they were funny... i mean the way they moved was insain breakdanceing-ness.
I'm in no way telling the makers of this game to DO anything, this is just a mere suggestion.
I was talking with a couple of guys, and I think that everybody can agree that Babblers was one of the coolest weapons in natural-selection. Unfortunatly the gorge is giong to lose this ability, so why not give babblers to Fades?
In my opinion that would give Fades a different edge on the game, and it would be hilarous.
just my 2cents
agree? disagree? flames? bring it on!
- roachems[AR]
edit - this thread should have been in suggetions , but i didn't realize until 2 seconds ago that it was re-opened
babblers were pretty funny especially when you were a skulk in a pile of them you would watch the marine freak out (Ah...4 skulks)
and wait for the right moment then CHOMP <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo-->
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edited May 2003
<!--QuoteBegin--FireStorm+May 22 2003, 02:43 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (FireStorm @ May 22 2003, 02:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> But they are too dumb to be used as a normal weapon... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Agreed.
<!--QuoteBegin--FireStorm+May 22 2003, 01:43 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (FireStorm @ May 22 2003, 01:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> But they are too dumb to be used as a normal weapon... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Pff, you're just not wise to the Tao of Babbler
<!--QuoteBegin---NegaBenji-+May 22 2003, 08:04 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-NegaBenji- @ May 22 2003, 08:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--FireStorm+May 22 2003, 01:43 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (FireStorm @ May 22 2003, 01:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> But they are too dumb to be used as a normal weapon... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Pff, you're just not wise to the Tao of Babbler <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> They're not useful unless you spam them and the marines are busy killing real aliens.
The problem is that babblers are an endgame weapon, and most of the team will either be fade or onos at this stage. But you can still get kills with them, which goes to show that even little gorges can join in the fun
Although I am saddened that Babblers were taken out I do believe that they weren’t really appropriate for the Gorge, or any Kharaa life form for that matter. I personally think that the hive should have them as a defense system.
<!--QuoteBegin--BOZO+May 22 2003, 02:20 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BOZO @ May 22 2003, 02:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I personally think that the hive should have them as a defense system.
<!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> ::HIVE:: <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> See there's the whole problem, your babblers are going the wrong way and on the wrong side of the hive <!--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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They did look funny as hell, gotta admit that.
I was talking with a couple of guys, and I think that everybody can agree that Babblers was one of the coolest weapons in natural-selection. Unfortunatly the gorge is giong to lose this ability, so why not give babblers to Fades?
In my opinion that would give Fades a different edge on the game, and it would be hilarous.
just my 2cents
agree? disagree? flames?
bring it on!
- roachems[AR]
edit - this thread should have been in suggetions , but i didn't realize until 2 seconds ago that it was re-opened
babblers were pretty funny
especially when you were a skulk in a pile of them
you would watch the marine freak out (Ah...4 skulks)
and wait for the right moment then CHOMP <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo-->
Babblers set off mines...
Agreed.
I won't miss the babblers.
Pff, you're just not wise to the Tao of Babbler
Pff, you're just not wise to the Tao of Babbler <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
They're not useful unless you spam them and the marines are busy killing real aliens.
Elevated gorge+multidirectional babbler launch=death from above
Surprised gorge+ambushing marine+babblers=handy diversion
Fleeing marine+closed door+babblers=dead marine
The problem is that babblers are an endgame weapon, and most of the team will either be fade or onos at this stage. But you can still get kills with them, which goes to show that even little gorges can join in the fun
<!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> ::HIVE:: <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.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--> ::HIVE:: <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
See there's the whole problem, your babblers are going the wrong way and on the wrong side of the hive <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Improved hive defense system:
<!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> ::HIVE::
Seriously though I agree that they are a counter to mines, unless the gorge bile bomb or xenocide can destroy the mines aliens are in trouble.