Riot shield
magicboom
Join Date: 2009-10-02 Member: 68928Members
Join Date: 2009-10-02 Member: 68928Members
I still want HA. The NS2 have worked hard on it so people should give up on trying to replace it with something.
Instead, I was wondering if there could be a cheaper alternative to HA if you can't afford it or haven't gone far enough in the tech tree.
This could be the riot shield. Like the Onos who can group together and use their hard exoskeleton to make a barrier, marines could have a similar ability. Of course, the riot shield should be weaker than the Onos defense.
Any comments?
Instead, I was wondering if there could be a cheaper alternative to HA if you can't afford it or haven't gone far enough in the tech tree.
This could be the riot shield. Like the Onos who can group together and use their hard exoskeleton to make a barrier, marines could have a similar ability. Of course, the riot shield should be weaker than the Onos defense.
Any comments?
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Instead, I was wondering if there could be a cheaper alternative to HA if you can't afford it or haven't gone far enough in the tech tree.
This could be the riot shield. Like the Onos who can group together and use their hard exoskeleton to make a barrier, marines could have a similar ability. Of course, the riot shield should be weaker than the Onos defense.
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i'm not sure i understand...how would the a shield protect you against aliens which are mainly melee based and can run circles around you?
you wouldn't want them to get anywhere near you - much better off shooting them at a distance i reckon
you wouldn't want them to get anywhere near you - much better off shooting them at a distance i reckon<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
For example, when you are advancing on an alien position. You can have marines with riot shields at the front and marines firing from behind. The shield would protect you against ranged attacks from lerks, gorges and offensive chambers.
The shield could also have an ability to ram and throw skulks back if they get too close. And you can be much more mobile when you're not using the shield. If a skulks tries to run around, that's why you would have multiple shields and the remaining vectors of attack would be covered by marines with rifles. It's a mechanic which requires strategy, it can't be too easy. Obviously skulks can run circles around you but that's what makes it more balanced or else it would be too easy. From what you brought up, the shield would be more useful in narrow corridors or when you're cornered. It's a tool to assist you in certain situations, not to make you invincible. The riot shield would also have other attributes to help balancing. It would take minimal dmg from skulks or lerks or offensive chambers. Fades however could damage it with each successive attack. Onos could completely knock the marine with the riot shield down rendering him immobile and vulnerable, however, the marine would take much less damage on the initial take down.
Like I said, it could be a cheaper alternative.
Plus, a riot shield is expendable unlike a HA. Besides, unless HA are made tougher, they were never THAT powerful. An Onos or Fade could kill a HA pretty fast unless he was in a group of HAs with welders.
Perfect solution
*THE RIOT SHIELD*
Perfect solution
*THE RIOT SHIELD*<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
this, Dem rascally Rebellious Skulks and their Piss Filled Vodka bottles!
lmfao
Remember people... the goal is to NOT kill the aliens.
NO deadly weapons in NS2, you stun and catch the aliens...
There's a high demand on gorge rugs on earth :D
Ontopic,Because riot shields has been one of the most rediculous suggestions thats not a troll(seriously, alot of suggestions might be off but not rediculous stupid). Riot shields are meant for riots..... not aliens, with jaws that will probably break it in one bite)...
I said riot shield just to give the general idea of the image....you obviously wouldn't call it that. i guess you should go tell blizzard they dont know what the f*ck they are doing by giving their marines shields as well. I hope you also realize that the real military has such things to use in combat as well. The whole point is to have a lightweight and mobile defense against hoards of aliens or projectile attacks. Good for advancing on an alien base thats filled with offensive chambers.
by, i love your spelling of ridiculous
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Satisfied? They aren't riot shields. They are tactical and ballistics shields. You would use them to create cover against ranged attacks from lerks, gorges and offensive chambers
As well, it is a good way to defend against a skulk attack. If a skulk leaps at you, you can simply block it or knock it back. And unlike HA, you are much more mobile with something like this. While it would be less resistant than HA and would only cover 1 side at a time, you could make it cheaper and the added mobility could lead to interesting strategy.
No very "rediculous" now is it?
Thats "rediculous."
<a href="http://www.unitedshield.com/ballistic_shields/images/police_tactical.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.unitedshield.com/ballistic_shie...ce_tactical.jpg</a>
<a href="http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.unitedshield.com/ballistic_shields/images/police_tactical.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.unitedshield.com/ballistic_shields/ballistic_shields.html&usg=__XduFaYhRhbKI3BTarbJJSxqsUyc=&h=500&w=333&sz=107&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=bcJt21JiDfRejM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpolice%2Btactical%2Bshield%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1" target="_blank">http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http...sa%3DG%26um%3D1</a>
Satisfied? They aren't riot shields. They are tactical and ballistics shields. You would use them to create cover against ranged attacks from lerks, gorges and offensive chambers
As well, it is a good way to defend against a skulk attack. If a skulk leaps at you, you can simply block it or knock it back. And unlike HA, you are much more mobile with something like this. While it would be less resistant than HA and would only cover 1 side at a time, you could make it cheaper and the added mobility could lead to interesting strategy.
No very "rediculous" now is it?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes it is..
"No" very rediculous now is it?
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