Yeah love shacks can be fun sometimes. Once, when i was afk for most of the game, I had 100 res. Realise my team was doomed, 2 hives being sieged (me sitting on a ceiling in a high room) i built a bunch of dcs and scs in said high room (custom map, it was massive). Made a giant tower out of them, me at the top, hiding on 4 dcs and a sc, watching the rines run around looking in vents for the gorges who hid. they killed us all in the end, but it took 3 minutes for the marines to find me. Those gits
<!--QuoteBegin-Rushakra+Feb 1 2005, 12:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rushakra @ Feb 1 2005, 12:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Generally, as long as you have people on your team who are playing for fun and not just domination, you'll get cheered on for a minute or two as you harass Marines with spit. Most of the people who seem to have a problem with it are the "l33t klan3r vetzz" or those who think they're one of those. If you're bored, F4. Play on a server where chambers are disabled after all the hives are down. Don't curse and scream and type in Caps lock. Doing that sort of thing only makes people want to hide MORE, just to spite you. Have some fun at the Marine's expense and see how long you can chill. Make a sandwich or something ffs. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> all of the people who do this are idiots who havent spent their res all game, thus helping their team lose. why should i (btw, im 100% pubber and think nothing else of myself) cheer at them and congratulate every spit kill they get on marines (this has also bothered me: why is a spit kill so remarkable when youre sitting on top of 6 oc's) ? it's boring, its certainly not FUN for anyone. except said idiots. but who cares about their opinion anyway?
Quite the contrary - I know everyone on aliens enjoys watching good shacking. It's like a TV show, especially when teh gorges are in very nice spots. Anyone ever got under the metal frame thingys in the floor in the vents in origin? I did that with one of my good friends, .SST. DarkSideHorizon. The marine bullets didnt work! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> They had to seige.
It's exciting watching shackers especially if they have enuff res to get the hive. "RUN GORGEY RUN".
But why build a new hive? If the marines aren't completely stupid it'll go down in a few moments.
Most people want to start a new round when it's over, instead of delaying the end. Pubbers and clanners! Why should we split them into groups in this case?
<!--QuoteBegin-Rushakra+Feb 1 2005, 12:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rushakra @ Feb 1 2005, 12:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you're bored, F4. Play on a server where chambers are disabled after all the hives are down. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Wait, there's plugins for this? Anyone got a link?
Love Shacking is fun, it's always funny to watch from spectator when you're one of the dead aliens as the last 2 gorges spit for all they're worth to prolong the inevitable (I've seen them drop heavies and all, so funny)
I love loveshaking.Its kinda like in a horror/sky-fi/alien movie with the usuall oh no 1 egg left "to be continued..." or just we killed them all,oh no 1 more themed movies.So in natural selection loveshaking is that kinda of ending.Mmmm now if we could only make a plugin that after the hivs have been destoryed gorges can build a egg that hatches aliens slowly back.
<!--QuoteBegin-Scrap+Feb 1 2005, 01:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Scrap @ Feb 1 2005, 01:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I love loveshaking.Its kinda like in a horror/sky-fi/alien movie with the usuall oh no 1 egg left "to be continued..." or just we killed them all,oh no 1 more themed movies.So in natural selection loveshaking is that kinda of ending.Mmmm now if we could only make a plugin that after the hivs have been destoryed gorges can build a egg that hatches aliens slowly back. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> right so then we could have a **** never ending film game! great thinking.
Seriously though i don't get as mad as people who do this (refuse to call it love shacking, good name someone please) as i might because i used to do this all the time in 1.02-4 with a group of friends i played with, and it could be quite fun. However now that i've been playing the game for god knows how long and the atmosphere has long worn off i think it's just a lame way to selfishly prolong a game. i guess it depends what server type you play on as to how it is recieved but generally on any decent server people will just f4 and call you an idiot.
It's all about who you're playing with. If you've got a group that's cracking jokes, and just enjoying the game and laughing about it, a gorge fort can be a hilarious end to a long, good game. If the game sucked though, or if you're playing with diehard competitive people, it's usually better to pass on it.
I figure it's a good time for people to have a last laugh after a long hard game, the coms can kill you in some extravagant or goofy way, and you get to be comedically defiant until the end. It can really help get everyone ready for another round.
currently, my favorite "love shack" was one i built in the bottom of the sub pool in altair. The game had gone on a long time, and we'd had all 3 hives, up until a good portion of the players were leaving, and less skilled were joining. So i had managed to accumulate several DC's, MC's, and SC's underwater, and was just staying under there, taking a breath every few minutes, and letting the DC's halt my drowning. It took a while for them to find me, but then they assaulted me with the HA diving squad, and made very short work of my shack and me.
I've always found gorge shacking to be fun. Whether Im marines or aliens, some people are just to uptight, it's just a game. Though what does get me is when sombody is wasting team resources in order to build a gorge hut when they should be saving the hive. But, for example, a day ago I was playing as aliens. I had gone to secure one of the other hives. I had just gorged when our hive started getting sieged. Remember this was fairly early in the game (aka we were getting rocked, hard). I had about 18 res, and I was on the opposite side of the map. There was no way I could make it there on time, so naturally I dropped a DC and an OC in the nearby corner. I eventually got rocked by a GL but fun was had.
Ok... if aliens get roxxored and its like a 4 minute game.... and some idiot is in a vent with DC... i get flipping ****....
However if its the end of a 20 minute or 40 minute game and some nub is hiding somewheres.. ill goad him on cuz thats more fun since at least the game was a good fight, not total pwnage
Anther no no is people who drop 80 res in DC... because it just shows me ur an idiot who diddnt play all game... which is most likely why we are in that situation to begin with
On a few servers after the hive goes down it disables the towers... however its fun sometimes but i hate **** who shack up way to early... when they could have dropped more important things... ive seen so many right from the start go in a vent and save up 100 res then just drop a load of dcs and ocs... kinda annoying...
BadMouthIt ceases to be exclusive when you can have a custom member titlJoin Date: 2004-05-21Member: 28815Members
as a rule, i dun love shack as it generally pisses ppl off. the only time it is fun is when the marines immediately know your position and they start whacking. Or if it is in a unique place i have nvr seen b4.
GrendelAll that is fear...Join Date: 2002-07-19Member: 970Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Playtester
Let's assume:
o - 15 other people on the server.
o - 2 minutes until the noob dies.
Congratulations. You've just wasted half an hour of people's time collectively.
It's funny the first time. For a lot of players that was over a year ago. <b>It's old now.</b>
As tomekki points out, if you have that sort of res to **** away on chambers, why weren't you helping your team to win? If you want to create geometric patterns with chambers, start your own server.
I dont see a problem with it imo I consider it the eqivilent of marines locked in spawn turret farming and holding on for as long as they can, when there locked like that you dont expect marines to just sell everything and f4 so why should aliens.
Also in some clan matches your team can be winning by score but in the last 25 mins something goes wrong and u end up being raped if you can hold out for the last 5 mins and the timelimit expires your team still wins. This can be true for both aliens love shacking and marines turreting in.
BadMouthIt ceases to be exclusive when you can have a custom member titlJoin Date: 2004-05-21Member: 28815Members
i also dun like marines turret farming. annoys the heck outta me. but turret farming is different from love shacking. love shacking, u have to go round the eintire map looking for it but for turret farming, u definately know where the turrets are. and turret farms can be taken down quite fast anyways.
<!--QuoteBegin-Grendel+Feb 3 2005, 07:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grendel @ Feb 3 2005, 07:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As tomekki points out, if you have that sort of res to **** away on chambers, why weren't you helping your team to win? If you want to create geometric patterns with chambers, start your own server. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Keep in mind that sometimes chambers get built in a vent from the start of a round to keep them safe and for a healing station in a tactical position on the map.
<!--QuoteBegin-Sukit+Feb 1 2005, 12:58 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sukit @ Feb 1 2005, 12:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> just it sorta gets annoying if ppl set out to shack it up from like midway through the game.
you get people who go "oh well all is lost time to shack" even if theres still potential for the team to win, but there too busy wasting res doing nothing.
Sukit. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I banned you from the SLAK servers PERMANENTLY for doing exactly this before you get up on your high horse
<!--QuoteBegin-Twelve+Feb 4 2005, 12:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Twelve @ Feb 4 2005, 12:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Grendel+Feb 3 2005, 07:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grendel @ Feb 3 2005, 07:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As tomekki points out, if you have that sort of res to **** away on chambers, why weren't you helping your team to win? If you want to create geometric patterns with chambers, start your own server. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Keep in mind that sometimes chambers get built in a vent from the start of a round to keep them safe and for a healing station in a tactical position on the map. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> that is not an excuse, dont consider it as one.
QuaunautThe longest seven days in history...Join Date: 2003-03-21Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
Love shacking to me is pretty fun, even if I'm not involved(note: This is the first time I've heard this term)- I find it almost like a castle siege, in my head. Heheh.
I know how to make a rather wicked shack for up to three small lifeforms in the vent by West Skylights which is impervious to nades and Marines coming in. It also doubles as a heal station for anyone outside, and I usually start it up at the beginning of the game after I drop an RT. I can harass the Marines at West and Overlook constantly with my spit, and if things take a turn for the worse.. HEY! SHACK!
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if your team is saying ... $#$@#$ gorge just kill yourself!!!! then you should do that
but if your teamis saying .... go gorgies go! spit that rine spit him... yay he got a kill.... then you should totally fight till your dying breath.
it just really matters on the mood your team is in.
Generally, as long as you have people on your team who are playing for fun and not just domination, you'll get cheered on for a minute or two as you harass Marines with spit. Most of the people who seem to have a problem with it are the "l33t klan3r vetzz" or those who think they're one of those. If you're bored, F4. Play on a server where chambers are disabled after all the hives are down. Don't curse and scream and type in Caps lock. Doing that sort of thing only makes people want to hide MORE, just to spite you. Have some fun at the Marine's expense and see how long you can chill. Make a sandwich or something ffs.
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all of the people who do this are idiots who havent spent their res all game, thus helping their team lose. why should i (btw, im 100% pubber and think nothing else of myself) cheer at them and congratulate every spit kill they get on marines (this has also bothered me: why is a spit kill so remarkable when youre sitting on top of 6 oc's) ? it's boring, its certainly not FUN for anyone. except said idiots. but who cares about their opinion anyway?
It's exciting watching shackers especially if they have enuff res to get the hive. "RUN GORGEY RUN".
It all depends, really.
Most people want to start a new round when it's over, instead of delaying the end. Pubbers and clanners! Why should we split them into groups in this case?
Wait, there's plugins for this? Anyone got a link?
Love Shacking is fun, it's always funny to watch from spectator when you're one of the dead aliens as the last 2 gorges spit for all they're worth to prolong the inevitable (I've seen them drop heavies and all, so funny)
right so then we could have a **** never ending film game! great thinking.
Seriously though i don't get as mad as people who do this (refuse to call it love shacking, good name someone please) as i might because i used to do this all the time in 1.02-4 with a group of friends i played with, and it could be quite fun. However now that i've been playing the game for god knows how long and the atmosphere has long worn off i think it's just a lame way to selfishly prolong a game. i guess it depends what server type you play on as to how it is recieved but generally on any decent server people will just f4 and call you an idiot.
If Aliens (and Marines) are asking you to stop, just suicide.
I figure it's a good time for people to have a last laugh after a long hard game, the coms can kill you in some extravagant or goofy way, and you get to be comedically defiant until the end. It can really help get everyone ready for another round.
currently, my favorite "love shack" was one i built in the bottom of the sub pool in altair. The game had gone on a long time, and we'd had all 3 hives, up until a good portion of the players were leaving, and less skilled were joining. So i had managed to accumulate several DC's, MC's, and SC's underwater, and was just staying under there, taking a breath every few minutes, and letting the DC's halt my drowning. It took a while for them to find me, but then they assaulted me with the HA diving squad, and made very short work of my shack and me.
However if its the end of a 20 minute or 40 minute game and some nub is hiding somewheres.. ill goad him on cuz thats more fun since at least the game was a good fight, not total pwnage
Anther no no is people who drop 80 res in DC... because it just shows me ur an idiot who diddnt play all game... which is most likely why we are in that situation to begin with
~Jason
o - 15 other people on the server.
o - 2 minutes until the noob dies.
Congratulations. You've just wasted half an hour of people's time collectively.
It's funny the first time. For a lot of players that was over a year ago. <b>It's old now.</b>
As tomekki points out, if you have that sort of res to **** away on chambers, why weren't you helping your team to win? If you want to create geometric patterns with chambers, start your own server.
Also in some clan matches your team can be winning by score but in the last 25 mins something goes wrong and u end up being raped if you can hold out for the last 5 mins and the timelimit expires your team still wins. This can be true for both aliens love shacking and marines turreting in.
Keep in mind that sometimes chambers get built in a vent from the start of a round to keep them safe and for a healing station in a tactical position on the map.
you get people who go "oh well all is lost time to shack" even if theres still potential for the team to win, but there too busy wasting res doing nothing.
Sukit. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I banned you from the SLAK servers PERMANENTLY for doing exactly this before you get up on your high horse
Keep in mind that sometimes chambers get built in a vent from the start of a round to keep them safe and for a healing station in a tactical position on the map. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
that is not an excuse, dont consider it as one.
If someone said they didn't like it, then how can everyone like it?