Bunny Hopping

DAD

<div class="IPBDescription">Alien bunny hopping exploit</div> I have been playing NS for I think 2 years now and I have seen quite a few exploits in my day, some map related others game related. I am hoping that the alien bunny hopping will be dealt with in upcoming patches as I consider it an exploit and would like to see it taken out. I see it as an exploit because it gives an alien the ability to move faster than it is supposed to and it is not something that can be done just by jumping a bunch of times. I am tired of being a marine and chasing gorges who are 2x as fast as I am with only 1 hive and regen. Skulks as well become deadly with no leap because they can close the distance to a marine in 1/2 the time if they bunny hop, and while they are coming at you they move so fast that they are almost impossible to hit unless you can catch them at more than 20 metres, even then they are hard to kill. I personally would like to see alien bunny hopping eliminated from the game if possible so that ppl would learn to acquire "real" dodging skills. I know that many vet's are going to argue that it is a skill and that it is not exploiting, but if you break down bunny hopping it boils down to exploiting the game code. This is my opinion on alien bunny hopping and I hope that it will be taken out in eventually, will it be taken out? or is it going to be left in?

Minstrel_Knight

This has already been classified as a a feature.

Naxo

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o_O

Anyway, indeed, bunnyhop is a feature now. That's why 2.0 removed the marine BH but let the aliens hop around like little fluffy bunnies. And believe me, bunnyhopping is fun as well.

Dubbilex

Well....you must be an <i>exclusive</i> player, considering NS was only publically released a little less than a year ago <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

And no, I don't regard bunnyhopping as an exploit - if you're tired of chasing gorges, stop chasing the,. Don'y be a rambo. it's as simple as that <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Eclipse

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Wow really? Thats amazing cuz it hasnt even reached its 1 year anniversery!

Like Ministrel said its a feature. Aliens are suppose to be more oriented towards those skilled in FPS games, and thus are allowed to bunny hop.

Ballisto

i think it's "realistic" enough for aliens to have amazing speed and hoppiness

i thought ns was more than a year old... hmm

kavasa

HAY LET'S DO THIS THREAD AGAIN CRUSHING DEAD HORSE WITH TRASH COMPACTOR ALSO FRYING IT WITH EYEBEAMS (SERVING COOKED FLESH TO YOU (WITH POISON))

ALSO PLEASE DON'T STEAL THE WIDELY USED QUOTE IN MY SIGNATURE SINCE I HAD IT FIRST, THANKS.

Gliss

I believe Aliens should be allowed to bunnyhop, it keeps the theme of Aliens being fast and the like.

Jefe

Ow! That hurt my ears <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

Hunty

So you guys dont see something wrong in having one skulk being able to close to bite a group of mairnes in a corridor,when ordinarily,he would hvae died?

Trevelyan

i like bunnies...

Ohh bunny, sweet bunny... cute bunny, wait... bad bunny! BAD BUNNY!!!

*crushes bunny's head*

NOOO Bunny!!!! oh little bunny, i didnt mean to hurt you

*cradles dead bunny in arms*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!111111

Forlorn

Bhopping is VITAL to the alien game. Balance would be screwed if aliens couldn't bhop.


Just like marine pushback (even though I really hate it) is vital to the game, so is pushback. Flayra realizes this and this is why aliens can bhop.

Teioh

I love hop! In ns_eclipse with celerity and leap, you can cross from maint to eclipse hive with one leap and bunny hop in about 7 seconds.

Not to mention bunny hop is a rather rare skill since it is much more than just jumping.

coil

Re: playing for 2 years -- NS turns 1 year old this Friday.

Re: aliens moving twice as fast -- bunnyhop speed is capped at (I believe) 140% (i.e. 1.4x, not 2x).

Re: alien bhop in NS -- Flayra decided that while it was unbalancing and un-atmospheric to have marines able to bunnyhop, the ability to do so as an alien helped balance and added to the experience. So it stays.

Re: this topic -- been there. Done that. Made the glue.