Marines need a support role

MuYeahMuYeah Join Date: 2006-12-26 Member: 59261Members
edited November 2010 in NS2 General Discussion
Otherwise all the people who play gorge/medic/engie are always going to be alien!



I like that commanders get to take over welding now, but I definitely hope the flamethrower gets nerfed a lot and becomes the NS2 version of the welder, relegated to removing DI and other buildings. Maybe a niche attack of clearing vents.




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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Support role = you walk into that room first and let's see if a Skulk eats you.
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  • AsranielAsraniel Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 724Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Retired Community Developer
    support role:

    You finish building a building after the MAC died.
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  • SewlekSewlek The programmer previously known as Schimmel Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16247Members, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, Subnautica Developer
    support role: you restore armor on team mates and repair buildings? :)
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  • NurEinMenschNurEinMensch Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14056Members, Constellation
    support role: Commander.
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  • SgtBarlowSgtBarlow Level Designer Join Date: 2003-11-13 Member: 22749Members, NS2 Developer
    <!--quoteo(post=1810545:date=Nov 25 2010, 10:58 PM:name=Asraniel)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Asraniel @ Nov 25 2010, 10:58 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1810545"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->support role:

    You finish building a building after the MAC died.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yup, Gorge and Marines can do this and have been able too for a very long time now.
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  • AsranielAsraniel Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 724Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Retired Community Developer
    that was actually what i wanted to say, sorry if that was not clear :)
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  • SgtBarlowSgtBarlow Level Designer Join Date: 2003-11-13 Member: 22749Members, NS2 Developer
    No it was clear, i was making it double clear build assist is in.
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  • ZekZek Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7962Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Helping with building and welding teammates is support enough IMO. Grenades should also be a support role like in NS1 IMO instead of the godmode kill everything weapon they are now.
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  • spellman23spellman23 NS1 Theorycraft Expert Join Date: 2007-05-17 Member: 60920Members
    We don't get welders?
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  • FocusedWolfFocusedWolf Join Date: 2005-01-09 Member: 34258Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1811008:date=Nov 26 2010, 10:18 PM:name=spellman23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (spellman23 @ Nov 26 2010, 10:18 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1811008"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->We don't get welders?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I think we will. Back in one of the previous builds i noticed an untextured welder model that looked like the one from ns1.
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  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    I don't know if you need a specific noncombat role, you could just make different combat roles, the flamethrower for example doesn't require you to aim, so give it some other skills to draw on, and suddenly players who can't aim but have other skills have a role on the marine team.

    Many ways to win is a good way to make a game fun for many people.
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  • LoeyLoey Join Date: 2009-10-31 Member: 69187Members
    ammo ######. he carries extra ammo to resupply you
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  • yourbonesakinyourbonesakin Join Date: 2005-08-06 Member: 57682Members
    The flamethrower could be the Marine's goto support weapon (once its damage is fixed and blinding fixed/removed) and Dynamic Infestation has actual effects instead of looking pretty (and is implemented).

    I'd like for Alien buildings to stop working if their line of DI is cut off from a hive. Thus, a flamethrower cutting lanes of DI would unpower alien structures. Pretty good support role (doing something useful which isn't just damage).
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  • Killpo1Killpo1 Join Date: 2009-11-13 Member: 69373Members
    Support Role: Being the poor guy that has to push the portable power node, and hoping his teammates will cover his ass
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  • OizonOizon Join Date: 2004-10-30 Member: 32524Members
    Go in with an lmg and hope the skulks go for you while the guy with the shotgun blasts em to pieces
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  • saltybp53saltybp53 Join Date: 2010-07-22 Member: 72675Members
    Support role: stand in front of heavy train in case of onos devour.
    NEW support role: stand in front of marine push in case of lerk snipers.
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  • princessprincess Yaaar&#33; Bristol Join Date: 2004-09-11 Member: 31605Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Subnautica Playtester
    I like support roles but then, NS1 didn't have specific marine roles but people who liked supporting still found ways to do it by welding armour, building and like people have said, being the one to jump in and let the people who can aim do the killing behind you :) So I'm sure there will be plenty of ways to support anyway in ns2.

    I do like the idea of the ammo person though.
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