Why Does Everyone Like The Lerk?
VidaL-life
Join Date: 2003-06-26 Member: 17712Members
Whenever i play, and people have enough to onos or Fade, they always choose the lerk? why do people like the lerk, i would like to find out <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::lerk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'><!--endemo-->
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It's a versatile class and, with skill, can win in almost any situation. Plus it's good for dodging bullets and getting away fast.
I usually use the adrenaline upgrade, cuz then i can make LOT of ubmbra or/and still have energy to fly or shoot, it's very effective <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Brave brave brave sir robin.
Though IMO, the fatty is the funnest of them all...too bad there can only be one most of the time. Ah well, looking forward to 1.1 multiple fatty love.
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I like the Lerk because you play a valuable role in supporting assaulting Fades in Umbraing the vicinity. Sometimes spiking away a badly guarded TF phasegate, or simply distracting Marine forces by spiking stuff that would get destroyed wouldnt the COMM send troops to save it.
I LOVE the Lerk for having the spore cloud <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
It's really a mean thing <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Best Lerk Moment:
We lost our last hive. I was hanging out by a defense chamber on the bridge that runs across the top of the viaduct hive. (NS Nothing)
Not wanting to drag the game out for my teammates, I decided to make one final stand.
I jumped off from the bridge with a quick flap or two and zoomed directly down on top of an unfortunate marine. I was able to finish him off with a few quick chomps before his teammates nailed me.
I havn't had a chance to pull off a dive-bomb maneuver like that since. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> I'd love to have seen how it looked from the marine?s perspective. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Experiment with bite b4 u diss it. Anyways I'm out. Good luck chompin' the marines <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Best moment as a lerk:
Hiding in corner after corner in Engine room hive on ns_bast and spiking a marine once every 30 seconds just to keep 4 of them pinned down looking for me.
Worst moment as a lerk:
Getting knifed out of the air while retreating from a base assualt on ns_eclipse. That marine won bragging rights for the next 5 games....
So i just gather up some fades and get them to attack a marine position, and protect them with umbra while they do little work of the marines. I also like to fire spikes as support, just to add even more damage..
Just makes me feel better <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::lerk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'><!--endemo-->
It's the alien class that is the closest to the scorpians. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
edit: erm, if this is a thread about second hive lerks I must say that as soon as i have 33 res and there are 3 dc's up (so, first hive) I'll go lerk...
It's the alien class that is the closest to the scorpians. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You mean hovar? Scorpians don't flap.
Thank you!! This is probably the best post I've seen as to why bite should be removed in 1.1. I'm very sorry to go so far off topic like this, but this is one of the very first intellegent posts on the subject I've seen so far. Way to go meatshield!
Go to the Suggestions and Ideas forum and you'll find it stickied at the top.
but thats only if i have less kills per death. Im not a statwhore or anythign i just dont like having less kills per death it makes me feel pathetic.
so when u own the marines base i just spore it and get a heap of kills.. <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo-->
Thank you!! This is probably the best post I've seen as to why bite should be removed in 1.1. I'm very sorry to go so far off topic like this, but this is one of the very first intellegent posts on the subject I've seen so far. Way to go meatshield! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
ugh, lerks are <b>not</b> better killing machines then fades. Unless your comparing a skilled lerk to a nub fade. In 1.04 fades are usually required to win. An army of lerks could be taken out really quickly by HMG fire. Kill wise, I usually find it tough to keep up with fades. I hope you know that by taking out bite and putting spores in its place will make the lerk less supportive and there will be a ton of kill-hogs. So as for the 1.04 lerk being overpowered, you are completely wrong. If anything the 1.1 lerk will be overpowered due to its easiness. At least in order to bite you were required to practice. I guess that's ok for your pub games but in <b>competitive play</b> this 1.1 lerk will not cut it.
The 1.04 lerk made a perfect hive guard. Since the 1.1 lerk cant kill quickly anymore what class will we use for hiveguard?
skulk <-- to weak
fade <-- cannot hide, plus it had better things to do.
onos<-- lol, by the time u get an onos your hive will already be gone.
The problem with yesterday's lerk argument is that I was thinking in terms of match play not the average pub.
of course this is only really fun against green rines, pros will take you out too fast without umbra, but when you can, you should stalk some newbies and discover the best aspect (imho) of NS.
*note* offer valid only untill 1.1 when 'sadly' (?) youll no longer be able to swoop in for dramatic bites.
just once again, for those with short term memory problems, silence + lerks + bite = fun!