My opinions on ns
Mecra
Join Date: 2002-04-09 Member: 400Members
Join Date: 2002-04-09 Member: 400Members
First off, I'd like to say that NS is a very good game! The level design is generally rather well done, the graphics are well done, and the interface is good too.
My beef is unfortunately the same as all the other alien players out there. All the games I've played, we've been outnumbered, outgunned, and out-hived. The Marines are way too good at sentry gun camping hive spots and because all of our good upgrades take 3 hives, I have never seen xenocide, nor a level 5 running around. Never.
What can be done to fix this? I'm not sure. However I do think that certain upgrades should be able to be gotten at 2 hives and that the aliens hand to hand should be upgraded. (Not their HP, just their attack damage.) I've played AvP2 a LOT and I somewhat know how to attack as an alien. However in this game its more or less random whether I can kill the marine. Especially if there are more than one! The fear factor isn't here because the basic alien that I've been playing all the time (Mainly because we don't have many hives.) is the Skulk. The skulk is cool, but not deadly IMO. Sure there are great stories of some god-like player taking down 3-4 noob marines, but I'm no newbie to the FPS genre. I should be able to kill marines at least 1/2 like a pro. Can't though. *shrug*
So, that's my beef. It's a great game and it will be VERY fun to play once the aliens manage to win every now and then. (Instead of being hive camped by 5-6 sentry guns and NO way to take them out because of no upgrades.)
My beef is unfortunately the same as all the other alien players out there. All the games I've played, we've been outnumbered, outgunned, and out-hived. The Marines are way too good at sentry gun camping hive spots and because all of our good upgrades take 3 hives, I have never seen xenocide, nor a level 5 running around. Never.
What can be done to fix this? I'm not sure. However I do think that certain upgrades should be able to be gotten at 2 hives and that the aliens hand to hand should be upgraded. (Not their HP, just their attack damage.) I've played AvP2 a LOT and I somewhat know how to attack as an alien. However in this game its more or less random whether I can kill the marine. Especially if there are more than one! The fear factor isn't here because the basic alien that I've been playing all the time (Mainly because we don't have many hives.) is the Skulk. The skulk is cool, but not deadly IMO. Sure there are great stories of some god-like player taking down 3-4 noob marines, but I'm no newbie to the FPS genre. I should be able to kill marines at least 1/2 like a pro. Can't though. *shrug*
So, that's my beef. It's a great game and it will be VERY fun to play once the aliens manage to win every now and then. (Instead of being hive camped by 5-6 sentry guns and NO way to take them out because of no upgrades.)
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i saw 3 onos once... in spawn. <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
and we lasted half a hour, too!!! <!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->
but it was only becuase we let them. two hives are trouble, if you choose your upgrades right, use the right stratagies, and yes, even teamwork on the alien side you CAN win it!
they sure did...
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PS: you prolly wont see xenocide because it happens in a split second. *BOOM* and the skulk is gone; but so if almost everything else within a radius.