A Brief Interval Of Usefulness
ubermensch
Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11692Banned
Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11692Banned
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Why, oh why did they bring the lerk back to near useless proportions?
I realize it's still 1/2 of what energy it used to cost to fly, but you just can't get the same effect as before, being able to fly completely unhindered. Now you're lucky to squeeze in enough energy to pull off enough bites to get your kill, and FORGET about using spores like before (by before I mean in the beta 4 patch).
Another thread I see active this moment is one discussing the <b>fact</b> that skulk > marine. This is true, to a certain extent, and the beta 4 lerk helped balance this out. But now it's back to nothing, a toy for when you have 2 hives and not enough res to go fade.
Sad night for NS IMO.
Why, oh why did they bring the lerk back to near useless proportions?
I realize it's still 1/2 of what energy it used to cost to fly, but you just can't get the same effect as before, being able to fly completely unhindered. Now you're lucky to squeeze in enough energy to pull off enough bites to get your kill, and FORGET about using spores like before (by before I mean in the beta 4 patch).
Another thread I see active this moment is one discussing the <b>fact</b> that skulk > marine. This is true, to a certain extent, and the beta 4 lerk helped balance this out. But now it's back to nothing, a toy for when you have 2 hives and not enough res to go fade.
Sad night for NS IMO.
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Then they should have capped the vertical speed instead of reinstating the energy cost.
He never said that the Dev team thinks it is ok. He never said they did not think it is ok.
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How can you say that it is useless...Even in 3.03b it was very usefull and not hard to control in any way...You simply did not have enough energy for an effective "head on" attack....So you had to conserve your energy better.
Imho the Lerk is fine...its no where near "useless" and I can still flap all day long and use a few abilities and get out with enough health to regenerate back at the hive or in a vent. heres a quick note...the lerk does glide...use it..you get your nergy back while you do it...I have even tried pancaking just to see if it would work with the reduced energy cost...and yes you still can..just not indefinately...The Lerk is just fine, but thats ust my opinion