Just Some Thoughts

MajorJello

I play pub and it's gettin kinda repetitive. Here's just some ideas, before you flame me and say it's an old idea, I don't care. lol These do not apply to "NS Combat"

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Kharaa max armor should be related to the number of hives they have and the number of defense chambers they have. Then there would be 12 steps to normal uncarapaced armor. 1 hive 0 DCs/ 1 hive 2 DCs/ 1 hive 3 DCs/ 2 hives 0 DCs/ etc...
(ie. An early res**** who goes onos with 1 hive should be much weaker than Onos with 2 hives and 3 DCs, etc.)

Same concept to the relationship between # of Hives/Movement chambers and recovery of stamina (without adrenaline upgrade)

Same concept to relationship between # of Hives/Sensory chambers and effectiveness cloaking near a SC (without cloaked upgrade)

Then there would be more of a reward for expansion rather than reswhoring. Onos will be weaker in the beginning of a game and it helps quell untouchable fades early in the game.

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Another idea is that jetpacks rip through webs unaffected, but the maximum armor while wearing a JP is ZERO. With this, make lerks cheaper (maybe 20 res?). Also, JPs should have a slightly shorter "burn" time just or link the JP burn time to upgraded armor. (ie. Level 3 armor creates JPs with the longest burn time while level 0 armor JPs create short jet bursts.)

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As aliens can heal natural armor, marines should be able to repair their own armor at an armory.

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rknZ

Armour is already more effective with more hives (each point can take more dmg)

Jetpacks and webs are just fine, especially on classic maps where you can have so few of them.

An amoury repair for armour might be a good idea, in organised pubs you can hand out 2 welders, but in most you would get them running off and losing the welder.

Tho this would make people too dependant on the armoury, I personally dont like the idea.

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rockst4r

i like the idea with stronger lifeforms at the end of the game by hive dependency. an hive 1 onos would be considerably weaker than at hive 3 which would limit the res **** capability. this would certainly lead to more hives and more fun for all alien players. i rarely see 3 hives in public games because so much res **** run around which eihter win the game or loose it all alone. all the other player are stuck at skulk/gorge and 3 dcs. we need more variety in gameplay, more hives = more chambers = more variety!

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RSMemphis

Actually, I am not sure it would solve the res wh*ring problems, since a lot of people who do may not know that the Onos now behaves like that. So they save, die, cry "omg h4x0r", and save again.
I do like the idea though of making hives more important, still. I just would not expect it to solve that particular problem.

MajorJello

I think it will help.

Maybe adding that each additional active working hive (+1 for 2 hives, +2 for 3 hives) also acts as a res tower?