Allow aliens to choose their spawn
maesse
Join Date: 2010-04-08 Member: 71213Members
Join Date: 2010-04-08 Member: 71213Members
Currently you can do that... kind of. The way it works now is that <b>it selects the spawn that is closest to the player you're spectating while dead</b>.
That's cool, you can basically choose your own spawn.
There are some problems though:
* Toggling between players is very laggy and jittery. You have to spend a second looking at the minimap to figure out where he is.
* When someone you spectate dies, you instant start spectating someone else.
* Most people are not aware of this mechanic at all, I only know about it because I read it somewhere.
This can create situations where marines are pushing up towards hive A. Anyone spawning at hive A runs out and dies. So those who are dead are now spectating those who spawned at hive B. Now they <b>also</b> spawn at hive B. So marines send a small squad to hive B just to be annoying, and hive A is free to take. The marines should not be able to take a hive for free, just because the aliens didn't play the spectate game.
Instead of doing this, I propose simply letting aliens select their spawn while they are dead - ala Battlefield. Or just remove it completely.
(This could be a problem for marines also, it's just something I've particularly noticed when alien)
That's cool, you can basically choose your own spawn.
There are some problems though:
* Toggling between players is very laggy and jittery. You have to spend a second looking at the minimap to figure out where he is.
* When someone you spectate dies, you instant start spectating someone else.
* Most people are not aware of this mechanic at all, I only know about it because I read it somewhere.
This can create situations where marines are pushing up towards hive A. Anyone spawning at hive A runs out and dies. So those who are dead are now spectating those who spawned at hive B. Now they <b>also</b> spawn at hive B. So marines send a small squad to hive B just to be annoying, and hive A is free to take. The marines should not be able to take a hive for free, just because the aliens didn't play the spectate game.
Instead of doing this, I propose simply letting aliens select their spawn while they are dead - ala Battlefield. Or just remove it completely.
(This could be a problem for marines also, it's just something I've particularly noticed when alien)
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Since alien spwns are not limited like the IP timer.
They are just based on egg count. You can essentailly spawn 8 skulks at a base at once.
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The game is already balanced since
If aliens destroy a power node or Portal - marines have to run across the map to save that CC \ Base.
WTF is that sound?. Ujhhhhhcrraashbuuuuubanng beep beep beep whooopp all marines appear and defends base no problemo.
Dafaq?
Thats my first reaction when i saw that happen. Then i wondered, why doesnt aliens have that. The marines can just instantly walk back through the Phasegate anyways.
edit: or is cooincidence that folks tend to be speccing the alien nearest the shift I just trigged..