Onos shield and controls

KamamuraKamamura Join Date: 2013-03-06 Member: 183736Members, Reinforced - Gold
edited September 2013 in NS2 General Discussion
I like the new onos ability to block bullets for a limited time, it suits his tank role rather well.

However, I resent the controls, because I would like to have the shield on the right button, and attacks (gore or stomp) on the left. Block with right, attack with left - fighting games like Mount and Blade use it, it's intuitive and good, while stomp is situational, and I can switch weapons to have it, but switching weapons to block is just clumsy. It's the principle of fencing, boxing, and every other form of combat - after defending successfully, you need to come with a counter attack as fast as possible.

Please give us more freedom on button and mouse configuration, and if that's not possible, just put the shield on right button and stomp on left to alternate with the regular attack.
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Comments

  • Mattk50Mattk50 Join Date: 2013-02-04 Member: 182824Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    using boneshield properly requires quick switching in and out of it; when the main attack and boneshield are on separate slots it means you need to switch nearly constantly if you are using it properly. Meanwhile stomp is a rarer usage meant to knock down marines. So yeah, swap bonewall and stomp on the config.
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  • sotanahtsotanaht Join Date: 2013-01-12 Member: 179215Members
    edited September 2013
    Sounds good to me.

    I originally expected bone shield to have something to do with the crouch button, like activating anytime you were crouching and not moving.
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  • KamamuraKamamura Join Date: 2013-03-06 Member: 183736Members, Reinforced - Gold
    sotanaht wrote: »
    Sounds good to me.

    I originally expected bone shield to have something to do with the crouch button, like activating anytime you were crouching and not moving.

    That would be even better.

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  • DaveodethDaveodeth Join Date: 2012-11-21 Member: 172717Members
    sotanaht wrote: »
    Sounds good to me.

    I originally expected bone shield to have something to do with the crouch button, like activating anytime you were crouching and not moving.

    That's actually awesome, seeing as crouch no longer does the silent movement thing anymore.

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  • clankill3rclankill3r Join Date: 2007-09-03 Member: 62145Members, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow
    Only crouch is not enough since bone shield drains energy.
    I would say crouch and right mouse at the same time.

    And i really agree that it would be better if it's more easy to switch between shield and attack.

    Also it could be left mouse and right mouse at the same time (but i like the crouch more).
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