I took out 2 skulks the other day on the ns_bast in the dual resource room, they were rushing too fast and my lmg clip was empty so I popped out the welder, had my comm drop 2 medpacks and took both of em down.
<!--QuoteBegin--Technomancer+Nov 12 2002, 06:50 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Technomancer @ Nov 12 2002, 06:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The welder is a great multipurpose tool. It works wonders on single offense chambers. Just circle strafe around them and they'll be fried in no time.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Yeah, but how often do you see a lone offensive chamer? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Whenever I see em, there are at least 3, supported by like 5 defensive chambers.
The welder i've heard reduces armour on a target + danmages it...but it only takes a few <b>minutes</b> to kill an onos with it...and longer if it has regeneration. So therefore im not to sure about its effectivness as a weapon vs units.
I prefer using my LMG <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
As an Onos, I was actually killed with a Welder <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> But that was AFTER I was taken down to like 2 health by 4 HMG toating HA marines <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
I accidently fired off a pistol shot when quickly switching to my hmg and killed a cloaked Ono. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Welder should be given out to any marines with heavy armor, I fixes it up to full in no time, also another one of my favorite strategies with welders is to give a HA marine one and have a Light armor marine with a welder behind him, the HA goes up and welds all the alien turrets while the light heals him, drop the occasional health pack and thats one dead bunch of turrets
Not to mention you can shut off some vents with welders and fix buildings
<!--QuoteBegin--Jeebus+Nov 12 2002, 11:20 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jeebus @ Nov 12 2002, 11:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Welder should be given out to any marines with heavy armor, I fixes it up to full in no time, also another one of my favorite strategies with welders is to give a HA marine one and have a Light armor marine with a welder behind him, the HA goes up and welds all the alien turrets while the light heals him, drop the occasional health pack and thats one dead bunch of turrets<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I was playing a game (almost at the end), and we all had HMGs or shotties, heavy armor, and a welder. I don't think we lost a single marine for the last 25 minutes of the game. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
I like to take shotgun/GL, jetpack, and of cource WELDER. This is a nice, mobile support class. Hide behind a huge wall of heavies and heal them up or shoot grenades when not doing this. If a vent needs cleaning or welding, you're there for that too. A very nice, if underused (or improperly used at least) class.
I had a repairman once with a welder and jetpack weld up a vent while he was inside it, and then build a Factory and 3 siege turrets - those aliens couldn't figure out *where* the hell we were attacking their last Hive from. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
our CC got hit hard (no bars left on the health display) so I started welding with another guy. I heard a skulk coming so I stopped welding and took out my lmg. The commadner yelled at me to get back, and I said I heard a skulk coming. So he told me to keep welding and just use the welder (probaly as joke) Then a skulk did attack again and I got it with the welder.
<!--QuoteBegin--monoxide marine+Nov 14 2002, 11:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (monoxide marine @ Nov 14 2002, 11:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Can I weld doors with the welder? How the hell do I weld vents?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> You can't weld doors. If you see a vent with an icon floating around it, I think it means that you can weld it up so the aliens can't use it.
Most embarrassing Skulk moments. I spawned in a hive that was being attacked by a single marine. The guy had a HMG that was running out of ammo. I was circling around the area for the best way to try to take him out when I suddenly hear "commander, I need ammo!". I peeked around the corner, and he didn't shoot me, truly being out of ammo. Stupid not to call for ammo b4 running out... anyway, I jumped from behind the corner in all my Skulkey glory. I started jumping back and forth, left and right, like "hehee, I'm gonna play with you and you're gonna die".
Then he pulled up his welder, rushed and killed me. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
That's not too bad - I've had some guys take out Onos with welders before. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
The welder does 14 damage, and I think it does damage every "tsssh" sounnd it makes (kind of sounds like a gasleak). Quite deadly, especially against buildings. They go down twice as fast than with a knife.
The welder can be used for opening switches (hera for one), closing shafts, reparing armor (mandatory if you got armor upgrades) reparing strctures and destroying alien buildings. You can also use it against yourself. I saw in console someone kill himself with a welder, allthough I have no idea how he could do that...
<!--QuoteBegin--MeltedSnowman+Nov 12 2002, 09:17 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MeltedSnowman @ Nov 12 2002, 09:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I chased two fades off with my mighty welder of doom.
noobs. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> LOL! I love the welder, beginners see it and they think it's like a taser or something. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
It's especially good when you build your little 'fireteams' of troops. I like to make (with experienced players that I know, naturally), little squads that have a balanced loadout of weapons. So a late-game example might be to have a fireteam of four - 3 with Heavy armor and various weaps and 1 with a welder and LMG, carrying a jetpack. He can scout for the slow troops (and leave in a hurry), then also dance around the HA's as they assault, repairing them like a flying medic. Really makes the Marine attacks brutal and in the longterm saves buckets of RP's for that siege-cannon finale.
<!--QuoteBegin--zoda+Nov 11 2002, 01:18 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (zoda @ Nov 11 2002, 01:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Is the welder just good for building and repairing or does it do a good amount of damage??<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> the welder also works to repair armor, destroy webs, break 'breakable barriers', weld shut some vents, damage alien life including their buildings. for all i know the welders does nothing to actually -build-.
Its been said before by me and otheres, Welder, Jets and a shotty. Elite flying bucket brigade.
FEAR THE WELDER.
Oh ya. Ive caught Richter and Monkey lighting smokes with it too. Ya told Richter not to right before a Skulk took off his helmet for him. Dyed his hair green that night.
Here is a hint for you load up a lan game with ns_nancy and get your self a welder. Now go down to the mess and weld the big window there... hear how fast the welder is damaging the window... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Da_SargeOld School SuckJoin Date: 2002-10-15Member: 1502Members
Wow...unless I missed something, no one mentioned that welders can take down those pesky webs those gorges everyone loves to hate put up. They can save your lives at a point like that. When they said "multi-purpose tool", they weren't joking around.
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it does a LOT of damage to alien buildings. it's not even funny
Yeah, but how often do you see a lone offensive chamer? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Whenever I see em, there are at least 3, supported by like 5 defensive chambers.
I prefer using my LMG <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> ---------> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo-->
noobs. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Not to mention you can shut off some vents with welders and fix buildings
I was playing a game (almost at the end), and we all had HMGs or shotties, heavy armor, and a welder. I don't think we lost a single marine for the last 25 minutes of the game. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
our CC got hit hard (no bars left on the health display) so I started welding with another guy. I heard a skulk coming so I stopped welding and took out my lmg. The commadner yelled at me to get back, and I said I heard a skulk coming. So he told me to keep welding and just use the welder (probaly as joke) Then a skulk did attack again and I got it with the welder.
You can't weld doors. If you see a vent with an icon floating around it, I think it means that you can weld it up so the aliens can't use it.
Then he pulled up his welder, rushed and killed me. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Quite deadly, especially against buildings. They go down twice as fast than with a knife.
The welder can be used for opening switches (hera for one), closing shafts, reparing armor (mandatory if you got armor upgrades) reparing strctures and destroying alien buildings. You can also use it against yourself. I saw in console someone kill himself with a welder, allthough I have no idea how he could do that...
noobs. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
LOL! I love the welder, beginners see it and they think it's like a taser or something. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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the welder also works to repair armor, destroy webs, break 'breakable barriers', weld shut some vents, damage alien life including their buildings.
for all i know the welders does nothing to actually -build-.
FEAR THE WELDER.
Oh ya. Ive caught Richter and Monkey lighting smokes with it too. Ya told Richter not to right before a Skulk took off his helmet for him. Dyed his hair green that night.