Primal Scream

Mastodon · September 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">puts shame to HMG</div> I know this is not a new thing but playing today I discovered that, as a lerk of course, coupling primal scream with darts turns our lerking friends into a veritable mobile machine gun! With adrenaline you can shoot darts pretty much infinitely so if you throw in a scream every now and again you the darts start a'flyin and you can take down rines quite easily; especially if they've been softened up by spores. This doesn't work well with HA's but it yet another tactic to use in our airborne war against the Jet Packers.

cheers.

Trevelyan · September 2003

Duh... you should be primaling and Umbraing your teamates... not going for teh leetxors killz!!!!

Your the reason everyone wants to nerf the lerk, a spore and spikemonkey going for kills kills and MROE KILLS

Insanity_Gizmo · September 2003

Nevertheless, It's still a good idea to remind people of it. I myself tend to forget about the 3rd hive stuff (except for Xeno) And Primal scream is powerful, but I find it rarely used, at least at the server I play on.

Mastodon · September 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Trevelyan @ Sep 16 2003, 03:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Duh... you should be primaling and Umbraing your teamates... not going for teh leetxors killz!!!!

Your the reason everyone wants to nerf the lerk, a spore and spikemonkey going for kills kills and MROE KILLS  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
<b>rofl.</b>

A little militant aren't we?
I know the lerk is a support unit and supporting is what I do. I mean to use this in a situation when I'm on my own and need to get some killing done to surivive. Chill out dude.

Sarisel · September 2003

The Lerk should be supporting when units need support, but that doesn't stop the Lerk from attacking as well, even while supporting. Primal scream, umbra, spore, darts - rinse and repeat, or throw in an umbra if more is needed.

DragonMech · September 2003

Try this tactic: 1 lerk does primal scream and 3+ shoot. you can even tear HA's apart with co-ordination and adrenaline. If 'rines have that outside their base, they are pretty much screwed. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif'>

Stakhanov · September 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dragon_Mech @ Sep 26 2003, 12:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> 1 lerk does primal scream and 3+ shoot.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Then 1 GLer shows up and the lerk group goes boom...

Norml_E_High · September 2003

Yeah, I like primal scream, but I rarely have the time to do that and switch back to spikes. Usually if I'm primal screaming, its for my team, and then I start the umbra. I love being a lerk to tell you the truth, its what I do best, and not just for spores either. I like umbraing for my team. The best part is when marines start making fun of me for umbraing them instead of spores. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>. That is, until the fade appears right in front of the umbraed rine and reams him with little to no damage because of the umbra. Same with structures, marines wondering why they are getting umbraed until its too late <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>. But, primal scream does need some more use. Usually lerks are just umbraing and sporing, and tend to forget about it IMO.

Fat_Wang · September 2003

I admit primal scream is awesum but lets get real... a ha hmg will probably kill u every time. I 2 like the lerk alot and i usually play it unless they r turret farming or have 2 many has. lets face it, lerks cant really do anything to a ha unless there r more than 2. Unfortunately, other players rnt gonna want to go lerk to help u kill sum1 when they r an onos or fade or saving for onos or fade cuase u r supposed to help THEM get kills, not the other way around. Despite this, the lerk is quite fun to play.

Trevelyan · September 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mastodon @ Sep 16 2003, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Trevelyan @ Sep 16 2003, 03:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Duh... you should be primaling and Umbraing your teamates... not going for teh leetxors killz!!!!

Your the reason everyone wants to nerf the lerk, a spore and spikemonkey going for kills kills and MORE KILLS </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
<b>rofl.</b>

A little militant aren't we?
I know the lerk is a support unit and supporting is what I do. I mean to use this in a situation when I'm on my own and need to get some killing done to surivive. Chill out dude. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
i was a little "off" (ie: high) at that moment when i posted :-P

Unless they have HA, umbra + spores should be enough for the team... the spores will take alot marines down to one hit kills for the fades/skulks flying around, and the umbra keeps them fighting longer.

Primal against HA with any evolution is a killer. Skulks are chainsaws, fades are a blur of razor blades, onos kills HA in mere moments... Ever see 3 gorges web and heal spray a heavy to death with primal by their side? takes seconds... silly rambos ^_^

Munterman · September 2003

using lerk like that may be a little kill-max orientated, but lets face it, its annoying and fun. One designated lerk doing that is good while the other 1 or 2 supply umbra for the team, but when all start doing it it begins to defeat the purpose of lerks

Acidophilus_Cultures · October 2003

Telling someone off for wanting kills as lerk is like yelling at skulks who continually die when attacking marine advancements while someone else is gorging with their fav.chamber so they can onos early.

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'>

(STUPID SKULK RES ****)> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'>

Freddeh · October 2003

lol primal is so much fun...one time i sat atop sewer in caged and they were taking sewer and i was the only one there (wasn't goin too well for us, but we managed to sneak sewer up) and we had 3 hives for a limited period of time...i chaingun spiked at least 3 hvys...i was laughin sooooo hard it was hilarious... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

r3dsk4r3 · October 2003

sometimes lerks are better than fades, or even the onos (!!!). lerks have several long range weapons (spore,umbra,spike) which, when used in conjunction with each other, can decimate marines from a considerable distance.

think of engine room, its rather hard to get an onos to the top of the engine (thing in middle) in any graceful fashion, especially when you have people shooting at you. the incline, railing, and pipes don't help fades any either, and they have no acid rocket at this stage. refinery is a similar situation, except there's more room for blink, but much more room for spikes.

la drop like flies to the lerk.

not trying to toot my own horn, but another lerk and myself acutally became the main prongs of an assault on engine room, using the other classes as support. fades as a distraction, and onos to kill any marines brave enough to chase us. we took down engine with just two lerks using spore and spikes. and at 30 res you can afford to replace them, which isn't the case (usually) with onos.

yelling at someone for using a lerk as a role other than support is only justified when other things,i.e. onos, can better attack using your support, which oftentimes isn't the case.

Wirhe · October 2003

Nice title, btw. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

Anyway, people really should use primal scream more often, especially in those "lockdown" situations. If onos has 5 sec lifespan, with primal scream that 5 seconds might actually result some seriously permanent damage. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Cold_NiTe · October 2003

Hey You guys realize that despite his using primal scream to benefit his own attacks it <i>still</i> affects everyone around him, he is still benefitting the team. Geez... He just doesn't get to umbra, but if he switches fast enough he can be support & offence at the same time.

Juchel_Zero · October 2003

One time I tryed silence+primal+spikes, my first reaction was: wow, now that kills people freaking fast without even endangering yourself <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'> . The situation goes like this: I get to a door comming from maintenance(ns_hera), the door with a switch looking at marine spawn. I get to the door, look at the marine looking away from me on top of the box(the big green box), activate primal scream, open the door and begin to spike him. A second later he realises he's getting shot at(silence), he turns at me, shoots out 2 shots that miss and suddently die, primal stop from being active. Diagnostic: an invisible projectile that is unhearable kills, alot, but coupled primal scream(250 % dmg) it's like an auto-sniper.

Primal Scream

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