Blink Will Be Gone

philmcneal · February 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">I bet you anything!</div> A new ability will replace blink! Watch me be right =)

Zenn · February 2003

Probably, and Hopefully...I hate blink. Nothing like trying to blink away, and having your little claws flail in the air and you go NO WHERE.

p4Prospero · February 2003

Well, I hope you're wrong. Blink is a devastating ability when used properly. On bast it's incredible to be able to blink up to the elevator then to the com chair in less than 2 seconds. And getting out is just as easy. Blink just needs some tweaking to make it feel a little cleaner.

Prosp

James_H4xwell · February 2003

i agree with both people, blink is devastating, when it works. Emphasis on when. Also there is another thread about an idea to give the fade teleportation to any spot on the map. Time is determined by the number of walls he goes through. Part of him is there and the old location while hes doing this so he can be shot at both locations if he does it in a stupid place. I agree that would be more helpful than blink.

Snidely · February 2003

Well, as long as they do something with it. As it is, I daren't use it for fear of getting trapped. Oh, sure, Mr.Replying is great with it, and he has the anecdotes to prove it. Well, good for you. But that doesn't mean it shouldn't be more intuitive. As it is, it's too much of a risk. I'd prefer a Phase ability.

p4Samwise · February 2003

Blink is TEH 0WNZ0R. As long as you don't get stuck in things. But yeah, without it I'd never go fade - too many people as it is play the fade like it's just a tank. It's supposed to be a hit-and-run class.

*blink* *blink* =hack hack hack= "poof" *blink*
"Where'd our observatory go?"
"Bwahaha! Ninja fade strikes again!"

nuff said

Ahnteis · February 2003

I'd be happy if blink were changed to leap.

murta · February 2003

I think the only people who have a problem with blink just don't know how to use it well

Windelkron · February 2003

blink won't be taken out because that was one of the very first ideas they had for the fade. afaik. so it's old school and it won't be gone. it rules anyhow, bugfixes also means blink reliability hmmm?

murta · February 2003

Blink never fails! As long as nobody/nothing is in your way, you're aiming at the right angle and jumping and/or crouching, it will work every time

redeemed_darkness · February 2003

I just hope they found a way to balance the old blink

Blinking through wall would be cool but as you would image it will make a big difference in the balance the reason why the blink is changed to the way it is

The blink ability is basically what fades were based on being the first ability thought up for them (doesn’t the name fade give you a clue)

SemperFi1 · February 2003

The very name of the alien relies on its blink ability. They wont change it.

i hope

coil · February 2003

Blink will be fixed, not removed.

IMO.

dexion · February 2003

I can use blink as it is and love it. I use it when I know it will work though...hardly ever use it running away, but getting in there <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Umbraed_Monkey · February 2003

How was the old blink exactly? fade teleports to location of crosshair, no matter what the fade has to go through?

Sirus · February 2003

Here's my lowdown of aliens. Each has their certain characteristics that make them unique.

Skulks = Climbing on Walls

Gorge = Building, Duh.

Lerk = Fly, Double duh

Fade = Blink, teleportation, take away blink and the fade isnt so special, he just has claws and can shoot, theres alot of aliens along the lines of that.

Onos = Massive Tank

Understand my point though ?

JusticeBlade · February 2003

Blink should allow you to teleport to anything on hive sight, you just have to put your crosshairs on it and blink. Making parasite more useful and creating a team work scenario. OMG I'm so smrt <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

James_H4xwell · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Fade = Blink, teleportation, take away blink and the fade isnt so special, he just has claws and can shoot, theres alot of aliens along the lines of that.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Well blink is what people should think of when they think of Fade, not acid rocket... Really fade was meant to be a heavy skulk, not some sort of acid tank that can nock down marine bases in a single bound like it is now, which is why most people want blink and acid rocket switched. (1.1 rumor all aliens will be available from 1 hive. ) Or people like me want blink replaced with something really good like the teleport idea which is basically what justace blade said.

SemperFi1 · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JusticeBlade @ Feb 25 2003, 10:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Blink should allow you to teleport to anything on hive sight, you just have to put your crosshairs on it and blink. Making parasite more useful and creating a team work scenario. OMG I'm so smrt <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
I REALLY like this idea! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Church · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (||SemperFi|| @ Feb 25 2003, 10:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JusticeBlade @ Feb 25 2003, 10:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Blink should allow you to teleport to anything on hive sight, you just have to put your crosshairs on it and blink. Making parasite more useful and creating a team work scenario. OMG I'm so smrt <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
I REALLY like this idea! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Do you realize how BROKEN that would be? Aliens would never lose...

Ego · February 2003

i love blink

ugh, ok listin complaing annoying newbies -

crowch <b>BEFORE</b> blinking, i garontee you will have 60% mroe success.

direct long hallways work nicely <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> ( many in ns, supposidly marine friendly pfft, blink friendly is more like it! )

entities like lights seem to effect blink, ( the entitity itsself ) so try not to blink into a light <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

ns_eclipse ( great map imo ) the marine start loves blink <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> just a few mins ago, blinked passed 3 heavies, thought i blinked backwards, waited till they left, bye bye base <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>, fools

REMOVE BLINK!?!!? where the HELL do you think the name F A D E comes from!? jebus hipes!

erm were going to call them.. " Acid Skulks " from now on.. lets make them leap too, hell lets cut there usfeulness in half and make them use there teeth and walk on all FOURS to PLEASE all 4 people that have a problem with it..

>(.. oviosuly im angered by your lack of respect... code a fade your dam self and find out how difcult it is in the first place grr, ingrate..(s)

anyways, this applies only to those that have a problem with it...

* alternitive to blink * have the fade go invisible for a few seconds? ( totaly invis not sensory invis ) then reaper in a blue puffy cloud weeee <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> that be fun... be more noob friendly too..

- edit: millions of erros, but im tired, and im going to bed, work around it... -
Ego

[FACT] - R E S P E C T C O D E R S

Dunkin_Dynamite · February 2003

although they didn't mention long hallways, such are actually advantageous for acid spammers. Unless 1v1 a constantly welded ha.

and yeah, teleporting to anything hivesight will not work, unless the idea is modified heavily. Aliens would appear to appear (heh) from another dimension, and, when marine response mounts, aliens would appear to disappear, just vanish.

sender · February 2003

If they could get blink working 100% of the time, I'd have no problem with them lowering the acid rocket damage. Might balance things a bit (would probably have to lower cost again).

Boy_Wonder · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ego @ Feb 25 2003, 11:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> i love blink

ugh, ok listin complaing annoying newbies -

crowch <b>BEFORE</b> blinking, i garontee you will have 60% mroe success.

direct long hallways work nicely <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> ( many in ns, supposidly marine friendly pfft, blink friendly is more like it! )

entities like lights seem to effect blink, ( the entitity itsself ) so try not to blink into a light <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

ns_eclipse ( great map imo ) the marine start loves blink <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> just a few mins ago, blinked passed 3 heavies, thought i blinked backwards, waited till they left, bye bye base <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>, fools

REMOVE BLINK!?!!? where the HELL do you think the name F A D E comes from!? jebus hipes!

erm were going to call them.. " Acid Skulks " from now on.. lets make them leap too, hell lets cut there usfeulness in half and make them use there teeth and walk on all FOURS to PLEASE all 4 people that have a problem with it..

>(.. oviosuly im angered by your lack of respect... code a fade your dam self and find out how difcult it is in the first place grr, ingrate..(s)

anyways, this applies only to those that have a problem with it...

* alternitive to blink * have the fade go invisible for a few seconds? ( totaly invis not sensory invis ) then reaper in a blue puffy cloud weeee <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> that be fun... be more noob friendly too..

- edit: millions of erros, but im tired, and im going to bed, work around it... -
Ego

[FACT] - R E S P E C T C O D E R S  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
i know we arent suppose to be correcting spelling. But man this guy butched his words lol. crowch... lol. Anyways no need to call us newbs:

1. Its old its dumb and it shows what a punk you are.

2.Mostly counter strike players through the word newb around.

3.If anything we need more newbs.

ZERG · February 2003

What they really should get rid of is acid rocket...

Fam · February 2003

Blink works almost 100% of the time for me. Admittedly I sometimes accidently blink somewhere with a large drop, but that is my fault. I have no idea what people are talking about when they say it doesnt work. Maybe if you are aiming at your feet, that might be the problem.

I would, however, love to see Ollying.

Vyvn · February 2003

It's not that hard to avoid getting stuck. Just don't blink at elevators, grating, other brush entities, into small spaces, or at models and you should be fine. If you're good, you can blink just about anywhere you can see with a little timing and precise aiming.

No, I don't see blink being taken away anytime soon. Like Sirus said, Blink is the Fade's flagship ability, take it away and he becomes really boring. Switching acid rocket and blink is a really good idea, especially if all alien classes will be available from the start. I've never actually had to rely on my claws as a primary weapon, and I could really see liking that.

SoBe_Dragon · February 2003

I would love to see blink replaced with something different...its fun yeah, but it never works when you need it to....thats my experience with it anyway. More often then not I always blink into the geometry, so I would like to see the fades get something a little bit better...

ViPr · February 2003

acid rocket is my favourite thing in the whole game. it cannot be removed. i wouldn't mind if it was changed a little though such as be affected by gravity and your own velocity and maybe do less splash damage in exchange for more direct damage or add recoil like the game American Army. i wouldn't mind that just as long as they don't do something stupid like add randomness to it to make the game "noob friendly" like counter-strike.

PvtLohne · February 2003

If blinkwas actuelly an ability that was intutive and worked every time, I'd use it more often, but then it would make fades even STRONGER than they allready are.

Personal l33tness and incredable skillz aside, there Is a reason most games do end once the fades start to show up. I dont know exactly when it happend, but fades have as of late gotten ridiculsy harder to kill. If blink becomes far easier and more reliable, imo the fade armor or health should be weakend. A strong, melee/range alien that can choose whether to ingage at range or not whenver it likes is a bit much, but that's just an opnion.

Gazaar · February 2003

I can blink very well, and will be very angry if it's removed.

Blink Will Be Gone

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