Question About 1.1
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Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Yeah yeah, another 1.1 thread</div> I know that all the regs are sick of the 1.1 threads to one degree or another, but I have an important question that has to be asked.
Will the Ping Of Death still be in operation in 1.1?
I have searched, but found nothing conclusive on it. I might have missed it in the change logs, if so, I bow my head in stupidity and retract the question.
But it is an important question to ask nonetheless. Marines have become so dependent on PoD to do their dirty work for them it's just about intolerable.
Simply kill the hive, hear the ping and relax. If there is no ping, or it stops, hunt for the aliens hive which can be in only three locations on the entire map.
It essentially gives the marines an overpowered advantage over the aliens. Personally, I would like to see it removed and the marines have to hunt down aliens just like the old days.
Back when PoD was introduced, F4 was NOT an option. The entire team had to F4 to concede the round, and usually the lamers that camped in obscure vents would never F4 it. Now, only a few people need to F4 to concede the round, negating the original purpose of the PoD.
Removing PoD may reintroduce endgame laming, but so what? If the alien team gets sick of twiddling their thumbs (which they usually do when they lose) they can simply F4 it and begin a new round. And comms can always scanner sweep. It also allows the psycho gorge to return. I remember some good 1.00 games where the aliens came back from Zero hives to win the game in an epic match. I would like to see a return to that, when aliens could come back from no hives, even if for a loss it would reintroduce some of that fighting spirit that is now only relegated to camping on a DC farm from PoD...
In summation, PoD is a crutch for marines that are either inexperienced or are too lazy to kill the remaining aliens.
Will the Ping Of Death still be in operation in 1.1?
I have searched, but found nothing conclusive on it. I might have missed it in the change logs, if so, I bow my head in stupidity and retract the question.
But it is an important question to ask nonetheless. Marines have become so dependent on PoD to do their dirty work for them it's just about intolerable.
Simply kill the hive, hear the ping and relax. If there is no ping, or it stops, hunt for the aliens hive which can be in only three locations on the entire map.
It essentially gives the marines an overpowered advantage over the aliens. Personally, I would like to see it removed and the marines have to hunt down aliens just like the old days.
Back when PoD was introduced, F4 was NOT an option. The entire team had to F4 to concede the round, and usually the lamers that camped in obscure vents would never F4 it. Now, only a few people need to F4 to concede the round, negating the original purpose of the PoD.
Removing PoD may reintroduce endgame laming, but so what? If the alien team gets sick of twiddling their thumbs (which they usually do when they lose) they can simply F4 it and begin a new round. And comms can always scanner sweep. It also allows the psycho gorge to return. I remember some good 1.00 games where the aliens came back from Zero hives to win the game in an epic match. I would like to see a return to that, when aliens could come back from no hives, even if for a loss it would reintroduce some of that fighting spirit that is now only relegated to camping on a DC farm from PoD...
In summation, PoD is a crutch for marines that are either inexperienced or are too lazy to kill the remaining aliens.
Comments
Exactly.
The purpose was to prevent "lame" gorgs/skulks from delaying the round... but then Flayra implemented a %-based F4 in addition to the ping and never dropped the ping. I'd like to see fun comeback games again (especially with the ability to cloak hives). The true lamers will be specced out by their team and the team will F4.
Agreed.
Down with the PoD and up with come-back games and Sensory!
However there is just a small chance you can pull the game back if it comes to that anyway. Its just the truth.
Even with decreased time for hive construction to ..I think 2 mins, I think your only chance is to build the other 2 hives fast and try and hold them off from taking down 1 of them so that at least 1 hive has a chance to go up. This is also assuming there are 2 hives open, and they dont have motion, and they have an unexperienced comm.
As far as the story of NS goes, aliens are supported by the bacteria. Without it, they slowly die off. However, I still think it should be gotten rid of. At the very least, get rid of the sound for the marines.
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PoD=Ping of Death. This is for the aliens after they have no hives. There is the pinging noise, and all aliens quickly lose health, so it is impossible to live long without regen or being by d chambers
In 1.04, the game ends if everyone dies and there is no hive, but there is a hive going up. Is this still in 1.1?
I would elaborate but it's 5 in the morning, I need to go sleepy