Combat: The Ideal Pub Game
boberto
Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6306Members
Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6306Members
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Of course, there's still that aggrivating newb with 0 kills and 10 deaths who rambos off all the time and begs for HMGs.
Just the almost no brainer action of justkilling without a commander and/or buildings is pretty fun <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
keep up the good work
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this guy actually said "ffs i'm playing combat... i dont have to listen to ANYONE"
lol gg... needless to say our team got owned
But after I've had my fill of combat I'll go to a heathy balance of both, and TS.
But after I've had my fill of combat I'll go to a heathy balance of both, and TS. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Same here, cept Im rather sick of combat... no real tactics no real strategy no real commanders that pwn **** *wink *wink
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but combat IS better suited for pubs than regular ns, no doubt
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Funny...I was just on my way to a game of TS now after NS...intresting.
I'm extremely tired of 'rine stackers. Most pubs I've visited have about 6 people waiting in the 'rine entrance as soon as a new map starts. As you can guess, I tend to play aliens.... a LOT. On the few occasions that I do actually want to play as a 'rine I can't. I'd rather be playing the game than jerking off in the 'rine entrance waiting for a spot that likely won't come around for me so I state my standard curses and deroggatory statements and promptly join aliens AGAIN.
and AGAIN...
and YET AGAIN...
and the MOST annoying part of it all is that the 'rines are usually stacked not with a bunch of nubs but more often than not the 1337 regulars to the server. Now I'll be the first to admit that I absolutely LOVE playing as an Alien... I prefer it even... however when I repeatedly get stuck with the vast majority of nubs game after game with a kill disparity of 40 between me and the rest of my team only to lose miserably because we can't really do **** against 4 jp's + 4 ha's organized with an array of shotties hmgs and gls with 1 lvl 10 guy and a bunch of lvl 2 guys.
I just don't know why everyone has such an addictive anal fascination with joining the 'rine team. Is it easier to play as a 'rine? Too easy as an alien for the 1337 among us to be satisfied? I just don't get it.
It's the core of the problem with Combat at the moment... For whatever reason, marines just seem more 'fun' to play for some reason. I haven't quite figured it out myself quite yet. I think it's got to do with the fact that as you progress as a marine, you get not just more powerful things, but 'different' things. Your playstyle changes constantly. From pecking with the LMG, to close combat with the shotgun, to flight with the jetpack, etc. Aliens seem to stagnate in combat. As the game goes on you get a little tougher, but thats about it.
Its the upgrade variety thats drawing people to marines so much.
That's not exactly a long time in a game. Usually people grab shotguns around 0:45 - 1:30, around there, if they really trying to get it.
As aliens, never stay skulk, never get cloaking, or hopefully you won't need to gorge and if you do go gorge then just heal up the hive on your way to a bigger lifeform
As a marine, only get the GL and Shotty, and chose the shotty over the GL in most area's, take the jetpack unless it's kestral.
These ways are generally the most satisfying way to play I've found.
Reason is this: Super skulks, while cool, lack the HP to finish off the game
Cloaking is useless for attacking, so it's a wasted skill point
GL is nice for killing the hive, and so is the shotgun, whereas the HMG is not. So while the HMG will kill all the aliens, it's terrible at actually killing the hive. Also, the shotgun can be just as effective as the HMG when used properly, and using the shotgun properly is immensely satisfying.
really funny to do
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and the rines go <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo--> : **** cloaked ********* skulks
like going sc first on a pub <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Funny...I was just on my way to a game of TS now after NS...intresting. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
/ts pimpage
The natural selection marine takes on the hellish worlds of The Specialists...and Halflife!!
The NS marine gets his arse kicked by the 1337 h4x0ring agent. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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I'm very team-play oriented player in NS classic, mostly playing comm as marine and I care strictly about team victory..
But in combat.. heal hive, weld cc? Who really cares, if game ends, another starts and its all the same.. it's just a combat for me, just DM style, I dont need cooperation, i dont need objectives, I just jump from marine and to marine with my superskulk in kestrel and kill them.. Or just rush whole game with xeno only skulk, nothing else just leap+xeno (was great with previous spawn times :-) I dont need to think much in this game, its so similar to CS, but faster.. (CS pub is in my eyes similar no-brain action, if you are good you can ignore team and just do whatever you like :-)..
In NS you feel great if your team wins, especially if its victory against odds and you made some turn over.. but in combat? Who really cares, people sometimes dont even notice who win..
Sure, there are issues, especially with players who now moan and moan and moan when the server changes to Classic. Or with arses who refuse any sort of teamwork in Combat (yeah, I'm big on the dm-y side too, but c'mon, just a LITTLE). And, of course, the hive healing bug, which is really hurting aliens (cuz, I mean, c'mon, who's gonna skulkavator you up?)
And, Forlorn, I think, for many of us, it's not about effectiveness or winning (though, even then, wouldn't you want an hmg or two on your team?), but rather, about practice and experimentation. Skulk practice, and lerk practice, for example, are great, because we get to work with the two low level classes. Heck, even GORGE practice is fun.