Hive Bombing Runs
keep_it_Gangsta
Join Date: 2003-06-23 Member: 17632Members
Join Date: 2003-06-23 Member: 17632Members
<div class="IPBDescription">effective marine co strat</div> Well anyone with half a clue about NS will realise that after the first few levels aliens become significantly stronger in combat.
Ive have found that the only real way to win the game as marines is to get a level 2 GL and a JP and do hive bombing runs.
This simply consists of, spawn, fly to hive, shoot hive, die, repeat.
Effective because, GL (level 2) does massive damage to hive, and also clears webs, and can kill eggs quickly aswell. It forces a gorge, making aliens have one less combat effective player.
Downside, you gotta have some JP skill to stay alive long enough.
Ive have found that the only real way to win the game as marines is to get a level 2 GL and a JP and do hive bombing runs.
This simply consists of, spawn, fly to hive, shoot hive, die, repeat.
Effective because, GL (level 2) does massive damage to hive, and also clears webs, and can kill eggs quickly aswell. It forces a gorge, making aliens have one less combat effective player.
Downside, you gotta have some JP skill to stay alive long enough.
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I would actually prefer if you didn't try it, since it becomes really old, really fast. The GL even negates webs, the otherswise most effective JP counter. Gets the leap-focus skulks too.
A jp shotgunner or three should have no problem damaging the hive faster than it can be healed. The rest of your team can go hump the armory and wait for doom, and you can still win.
Equivalent things can be said of some kharaa strats, btw. For that matter, there's a whole thread talking about this flaw in combat (and some older ones), but I'm feeling entirely too lazy to link it at the moment.
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