2.0 Spores

Young_Trotsky

<div class="IPBDescription">They don't stack at all?</div> From the changelog it seems that lerk spores no longer stack even from multiple lerks. I can see that a single lerk with adrenaline shouldnt be able to kill off a group of marines on his own by stacking spores on them, but one of the PT's suggested making multiple lerks spores stack once for each lerk. This seems like a good idea to me as it would encourage lerks to gather together to fight off a rush and give them some reward for working together. Has this been implemented or is this being planned for before 2.0 release?

SeraphyGoodness

It shouldn't matter, since with multiple lerks (or one adren'd lerk), you can cover more ground. The spores may not stack, but if you have to travel through twice the distance of spored corridor, you still take twice the damage. I think a nasty strat is going to evolve where a couple of lerks cut off the marine retreat route with a spore carpet, and then when the fades chase the marines off, Ack, cough choke, splat.

Birdy

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Young_Trotsky

<!--QuoteBegin--SeraphyGoodness+Jul 15 2003, 01:43 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SeraphyGoodness @ Jul 15 2003, 01:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It shouldn't matter, since with multiple lerks (or one adren'd lerk), you can cover more ground. The spores may not stack, but if you have to travel through twice the distance of spored corridor, you still take twice the damage. I think a nasty strat is going to evolve where a couple of lerks cut off the marine retreat route with a spore carpet, and then when the fades chase the marines off, Ack, cough choke, splat. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
One adrenaline lerk could cover a very large area on its own.

Majin

No one has addressed his point correctly.

Hes saying that he understands that a lerk can fill a hall with Spores, but now that they won't be able to kill you in 10 seconds from stacking (Shooting 4 times in the same spot) the use of spore (in 2.0) is more like just hurting someone, plus HA marines wont be able to be killed with spore anymore. Hes asking if Stacking could be done by 2 or 3 lerks all shooting in the same place, instead of 1.04 where you can have 3 lerks fire 3 shots at the same spot and it hits for 9 Spore clouds. In 2.0 the most you could do is 3 Spore clouds stacked by 3 different lerks.. I think this is a good Idea!
makes Spore non leathal, with 1 lerk, but effective with 3.

Cereal_KillR

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I want it back too, but it has been said oh a million times - it's not in 2.0 (maybe reimplemented later)

It might be more flavorful/just as good as well, so we'll see how it is before whining.

Young_Trotsky

<!--QuoteBegin--Majin+Jul 15 2003, 03:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Majin @ Jul 15 2003, 03:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> In 2.0 the most you could do is 3 Spore clouds stacked by 3 different lerks.. I think this is a good Idea!
makes Spore non leathal, with 1 lerk, but effective with 3. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is this a fact or your suggestion? I havent seen in any of the changelogs that multiple lerks can do more spore damage than one lerk on its own. I think it would encourage team lerk defence if the spores did damage for each individual lerk, which would be a good thing imo.