Do Aliens want To Use Phase Gates?

bikini_jones · December 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">I never do.</div>Trying to chomp away at a phase gate and dodge sentry fire, I too often find that I've strafed into the gate and end up getting shredded by turrets and marines at the other end. I know they're supposed to allow aliens to rush through to an undefended marine base on the other side but I've never come across an undefended base at the other end of a phase. I'm just wondering if anyone else would prefer not to be able to use phases at all as an alien. It's too easy to mis-step and end up somewhere you'd rather not be.

Agent_Buckshot_Moose · December 2002

Useful for scouting.

Useful for causing a bit of havoc if you have the dodging skills and health to spare (Get to the main Marine spawn... heh heh heh).

Ginger · December 2002

i think it is good that aliens can go in phase gates coz it scares the hell out of the marines if you are a onos going in a phase gate.

TheGlow · December 2002

I accidently use them all the time. But I try to quickly catch my bearings and make a dash to the com chair. Yea I wont take it down, but I know it aggrevates the hell out of them <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>.

Pika-Cthulhu · December 2002

Personally, I try to save em, Even if it means the marines have a way out, I like the ability to use it as a backdoor into their base (Usually only if its not in a hive, in na out of the way place, and almost forgotten) ITs a pity the Gorge cant corrupt it so that it can be used by the aliens but turns off marine transport, so say he bacterias it, it registered itself out of loop of gates,a nd the marines think it destroyed, only to have aliens pour through it 10 minutes later when the base is under assault.

Twitchy · December 2002

Aliens like phase gates, they make them feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

steamedhams · December 2002

I think it would be cool if you could launch acid rockets / bilebombs through phase gates :O
also i think it would be fun if marines could use movements

porp · December 2002

I've successfully used phasegates to finish off the Marines early on. We attacked their one hive outpost, but saved the phasegate. We all charged up and about 4 or 5 fades and lerks just ran into the gate, all in a row, directly into Marine Start, bypassing the defenses they had coming from outside their base. We won about 60 seconds later.

Olfred · December 2002

It should be that you have to jump on a phase and press the "use key"
That would protect for unwanted teleports.

TheGlow · December 2002

Damn, Id like a use key function as well.
Sometimes im chewing on one and I cant see its life ring to determine my progress, I move or something to look at it and I phase to my death.

Error404 · December 2002

There was one time I was chewing up a phase gate as a skulk, and fell into it, ended up leaping from phase gate to phase gate like Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap! Caused a bit of havoc, but managed to get back before my team finished eating it!

bigbadbunny · December 2002

its bad if u teleport into their base and 10 seconds later 2 hmg marines come in , just a second befor u finish the gate ...

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Do Aliens want To Use Phase Gates?