Harpoon

Harpoon

<div class="IPBDescription">Alien ranged weapons</div>What type of ranged weapons do the Aliens have? I saw the green stuff one fired in the trailer... In the playtesting, do the aliens use them more than their claws/melee attacks? I think aliens pouncing on marines is cooler than marines and aliens circle strafing each other and firing their appropriate weapons <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

coil

Try right <a href="http://www.natural-selection.org/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=6196" target="_blank">here</a>.

Harpoon

hmm I see... too many ranged weapons for aliens tho... I think they'll be spitting/spiking from a distance rather than charging the machinegun-bearing marines..

Trane

it all depends on your style.  Want to charge and bite? try the Skulk and Onos.  Want to shoot? Lerk fits the role nicely.  Want to do both?  There is always that nasty Fade.  I think its rather nice to have a completely customizable playing style.  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

CMEast

People will either learn to play to the aliens strengths or die. Id much rather get in close and it makes sense seeing as the marines normally have superior fire power.
You could try and take them out with shooting but unless you play a lerk (which obviously has ranged weapons as it flies) youll probably be outgunned.

Thansal

hehe, not much out guns an acid rocket ;D

however, yes the aliens strongest attackes (generaly) are the melee ones

but then again bile bomb and spore cloud I believe are very nasty

coil

Circle strafing doesn't work in NS.  Strafing to dodge?  Yes.  But circle strafing, no - mostly because each player type either moves too fast or too slow.  The marines - especially with heavy weaponry - move too slow for circle strafing to be effective.

TychoCelchuuu

It usually isn't whether(sp?) you are too fast or too slow, just how close you are to their speed. If they are much faster or slower then you, THEN circle-strafing is a problem. But in all the Mech games, (at least MW2:Mercs) yer all so slow, it evens out.