I can also say short <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
there was one game on Hera, we went to relocate to processing, and we thought aliens had ventilation, so we went trough holo, but they had archiving, they got to our base trough the vent and slauchtered everyting, the commander just had enough time to give us some extra ammo and with 5 marines we went to archiving and killed the hive, they died because they didnt have a hive ... while we never had spawn portals ... that was one of the most awesome games i played as marine <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
GG whoever i played with <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Twex+Jun 18 2003, 02:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Twex @ Jun 18 2003, 02:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> "Epic" doesn't just mean very long, it implies a certain quality of being noteworthy, memorable and generally exciting all along. I'm certain everybody would like such epic games. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yep, right on that one!
Most of the epic games i've ever played have been a nightmare.
Note: this story is also a rant. you do not have to read the following. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
I was on a frech canadian server because my ping was good and i thought well i can still follow orders cause i kno roughly what they are doing. How wrong was i. The comm was doing nothing he was basically building a wall of mines on the doors of our base thinking that if we stayed here long enough the aliens would kill themselves or somthing. I would venture out and try and get res nodes (unsuccessfully) and at the same time check which hives they had because i couldn't speak french so i couldn't really ask the comm. I was in eclipse and found they had a hive there, got chomped down and repawned. I then went to comp core and killed thier gorge and the D-chambers he was buidling. I shot off all my lmg ammo at skulks while i was there waiting for backup to secure the hive. It was quite amazing because i'd swat off 2 or 3 at a time. The gorge tried to take me on and i wasted my last lmg bullets killing him. So now i'm sitting in comp core with a pistol and 9 health waiting for the comm to give me some health and ammo at least. nope. a skulk just ran up to me after i killed his buddy and was reloading. i doubt i could have taken him anyway with 3 pistol bullets. I respawnb again and was amazed. 2 TFs for either side of the room and 2 turrets, 1 for each door. I was **** by then. It was obvious that the aliens now had at least 2 hives and soon a third. I couldn't eject the comm cause all the french people where his buddy and they would get jp hmg and i'd sit there trying to get him to recycle. Well the fades came to keep up at bay while the gorge built up generator. Naturally all the other guys were sitting about 2 feet away from the mines facing the door waiting to take on the fades. The explotion was quite amazing really. hmgs all over the floor so i grab one and start taing down a fade with the comm ignoring me and building another TF (the others where destroyed quickly since there was only 1 turret per factory). Naturally i died and just said f*** it. Left the server and vowed never to return.
I just played a mighty 94 minute game...It was kind of ga y because we had 2 hives all along and there wasnt a lot of teamwork...Although they tried taking our hive like 5 times in 2 minutes ... great times <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Epic games can be fun if the losing team makes the come back .. but the come backs rely on good team communication and working together as a group ..
yet i have some really good short games too..
(the map with Satalite, Fusion & Waste Handling hives.. unsure of the map name)
Round 1. (1-2 minute game)
the marines all rushed for reactor room (relocation) .. the skulks rushed reactor room too .. the pod of skulks killed of the marines and headed for marine start; finding a frantic commander trying to build an infantry portal .. his/her corpse soon layed next to he commander chair .. Aliens won.
Round 2. (2-5 minute game)
the marines all rushed Satalite hive (relocation) .. all the marines made it with no deaths; Satalite hive was the alien main/first hive; it was empty .. rather than attack the hive the marines waited for the commander to build; another commander chair, an infantry portal and armoury .. the commander drops 2-3 sets of mines, the marines humped the armoury till their clips were full .. on the mark of 3 the marines blazed away at the hive with their light machine guns .. the hive choked after about 2 clips from each marine .. the aliens died of frost bite before they knew what had happened .. they had no upgrades no resourse; they were doomed..
it's games like this that a keeping me playing 1.04 for now .. again epic games can be fun, but the commander can draw them out with tech. research and turret farming to the point that people either leave the server or F4 for some ready room conversation..
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there was one game on Hera, we went to relocate to processing, and we thought aliens had ventilation, so we went trough holo, but they had archiving, they got to our base trough the vent and slauchtered everyting, the commander just had enough time to give us some extra ammo and with 5 marines we went to archiving and killed the hive, they died because they didnt have a hive ... while we never had spawn portals ... that was one of the most awesome games i played as marine <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
GG whoever i played with <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Yep, right on that one!
Everyone seems to want epic games, yet the devs are shooting for shorter games.. Hmmmmmmmm...
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Note: this story is also a rant. you do not have to read the following. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
I was on a frech canadian server because my ping was good and i thought well i can still follow orders cause i kno roughly what they are doing. How wrong was i. The comm was doing nothing he was basically building a wall of mines on the doors of our base thinking that if we stayed here long enough the aliens would kill themselves or somthing. I would venture out and try and get res nodes (unsuccessfully) and at the same time check which hives they had because i couldn't speak french so i couldn't really ask the comm. I was in eclipse and found they had a hive there, got chomped down and repawned. I then went to comp core and killed thier gorge and the D-chambers he was buidling. I shot off all my lmg ammo at skulks while i was there waiting for backup to secure the hive. It was quite amazing because i'd swat off 2 or 3 at a time. The gorge tried to take me on and i wasted my last lmg bullets killing him. So now i'm sitting in comp core with a pistol and 9 health waiting for the comm to give me some health and ammo at least. nope. a skulk just ran up to me after i killed his buddy and was reloading. i doubt i could have taken him anyway with 3 pistol bullets. I respawnb again and was amazed. 2 TFs for either side of the room and 2 turrets, 1 for each door. I was **** by then. It was obvious that the aliens now had at least 2 hives and soon a third. I couldn't eject the comm cause all the french people where his buddy and they would get jp hmg and i'd sit there trying to get him to recycle. Well the fades came to keep up at bay while the gorge built up generator. Naturally all the other guys were sitting about 2 feet away from the mines facing the door waiting to take on the fades. The explotion was quite amazing really. hmgs all over the floor so i grab one and start taing down a fade with the comm ignoring me and building another TF (the others where destroyed quickly since there was only 1 turret per factory). Naturally i died and just said f*** it. Left the server and vowed never to return.
/rant.
yet i have some really good short games too..
(the map with Satalite, Fusion & Waste Handling hives.. unsure of the map name)
Round 1. (1-2 minute game)
the marines all rushed for reactor room (relocation) .. the skulks rushed reactor room too .. the pod of skulks killed of the marines and headed for marine start; finding a frantic commander trying to build an infantry portal .. his/her corpse soon layed next to he commander chair .. Aliens won.
Round 2. (2-5 minute game)
the marines all rushed Satalite hive (relocation) .. all the marines made it with no deaths; Satalite hive was the alien main/first hive; it was empty .. rather than attack the hive the marines waited for the commander to build; another commander chair, an infantry portal and armoury .. the commander drops 2-3 sets of mines, the marines humped the armoury till their clips were full .. on the mark of 3 the marines blazed away at the hive with their light machine guns .. the hive choked after about 2 clips from each marine .. the aliens died of frost bite before they knew what had happened .. they had no upgrades no resourse; they were doomed..
it's games like this that a keeping me playing 1.04 for now .. again epic games can be fun, but the commander can draw them out with tech. research and turret farming to the point that people either leave the server or F4 for some ready room conversation..