Thwarting Jet-packers

MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
in Kharaa Strategy
<div class="IPBDescription">Using Offense Chambers</div> I don't know if this has been posted before, because a search for "Hive Defense" brings up many, many pages of topics.

So, I'm not really an alien player, but I had an idea, and I'm fairly sure it works.

You alien players hate us Jet-Packers sitting on your hive and knifing, right? Well, heres your defense:


1. Stay a Skulk.

2. Wall-walk up, and then stand on top of the hive.

3. Gestate to a Gorge.

4. (Use careful planning) Build Offense Chambers all over the top of the Hive.



I tested this (by myself, of course), and I managed to **** about 7 OCs on top of the hive. I don't know if they can shoot down, but this will cause some probelms for Marines.
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  • TheKillingTreeTheKillingTree Join Date: 2003-09-14 Member: 20866Members
    When your placing oc's you need to spread them out. 1 or 2 on top is good but the amount that you had will be a waste beacuse if they even find one blind spot thats a huge waste of res. Place them all around so jps will constantly be bombarded with spikes, trust me even 4 well placed ocs around the hive can stop a jp as long as hes not med spamed heh.
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  • DC_DarklingDC_Darkling Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18068Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver
    In the old days WOLs ruled. In the new days a OCspread rules. Think about it.
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    More than one oc on top of a hive is a waste. Sometimes it's a good place to stick other chambers, because they can't be knifed there <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> Of course, save yourself 10 res to regorge by dropping this stuff on the way to dropping other stuff, ie things that are on the ground.

    Yeah, the new ocs work best when spread out (so few blindspots) and usually placed in pairs to give the ground-based marines some trouble. Even just 2 ocs placed randomly in a hive room is useful against a jetpacker, as he will have a hard time dodging both the oc fire and skulks. Wearing down their armor with the ocs doesn't hurt either.
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  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    ZoLs are nice but be aware that a person can just hide under the hive, or can lob grenades to the top of the hive and decimate the OCs.



    Its nice but I wouldn't overdo it.
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  • Jean_Luc_PicardJean_Luc_Picard Join Date: 2003-02-03 Member: 13051Members
    Hehe, actually, I spam DC's in the center, put an SC up the very top, then OC's on top of the DC"s/ring around em
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