1 Question About 1.1
Mercior
Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4019Members, Reinforced - Shadow
1.1 sounds pretty awesome, but I have 1 question about the balance:
What is there to stop an alien team having say, 4 gorges who all suck res at the start of the game, and 2 skulks who keep them safe (easy to defend when you have gorges to heal you...) . the gorges all go onos, during which time the other aliens could also save for onos or a hive. I'm not sure how fast res will be sucked, but I imagine that you could save up for Onos before the marines had chance to get level 2 weapons or a proto lab, and 4 onos vs marines perhaps with a couple of HMG's and lvl 1 weapons really would be an uneven fight, especially combined with a skulk and a lerk?
It just seems the obvious way to win the game as khaara to me, perhaps I am missing something out?
What is there to stop an alien team having say, 4 gorges who all suck res at the start of the game, and 2 skulks who keep them safe (easy to defend when you have gorges to heal you...) . the gorges all go onos, during which time the other aliens could also save for onos or a hive. I'm not sure how fast res will be sucked, but I imagine that you could save up for Onos before the marines had chance to get level 2 weapons or a proto lab, and 4 onos vs marines perhaps with a couple of HMG's and lvl 1 weapons really would be an uneven fight, especially combined with a skulk and a lerk?
It just seems the obvious way to win the game as khaara to me, perhaps I am missing something out?
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- RD
On the other hand... that OC may delay the rine long enough to get your rover-skulk there in time.
Depending on that, if more than one gorge per node (with no slow down becuase > 1 gorge) , then everyone go gorge, build 3 movments( by res node), every one upgrade to adrenalin then any marines that attack get splated by heal spray.
Or if each gorge has to use their own res node, all separate (leave 2 as skulks) and go gorge, then every one build a sensory by there res node.
Also 1 more question is Pheromones effect viewable though walls? or do you need LOS to the affected area?
That's my experience from gorging in a scrim.
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Yes , more than 1 gorge can suck res from the same node . But the res are divided , let's say if there are 2 gorges sucking they will get the res 1/2 as fast . If there are 3 , 1/3 as fast ...
So, you'd see four Oni, without any upgrades, with nothing but Stomp and Bite, against marines, who can at least afford mines, shotguns, turrets, and lvl2 weaponry.
Sure, it might work, provided your four Oni are hellishly good, but the risk is <i>high</i>.