Which Side Do You Prefer?

JackPoT_OwNeR · November 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">Marines or the Aliens.</div> This topic is just to get people's opinion on which side they prefer and why? I personally prefer the Marines because for me, it's easier to kill with Marines than it is to kill with Aliens. Of course, I like Onos as they make the job much more easier. But overall, I'd go with Marines.

sender · November 2002

I almost always play marines.

uranium_235 · November 2002

I like playing marines beacuse it's much more fun: Teamwork is FUN!

But I like playing aliens because you are almost always gaurenteed a total rape of the marines.

zoda · November 2002

Aliens... having to stay in one spot forever and stick in teams makes me lag a lot.. with aliens there are many times I can do stuff alone, yet still be very much a team player.... Also I am just tired of being humans, Aliens are different.. It's not like every other FPS... , not to say that marine is the same as any FPS fighter, but the fighting is.. IMO it's much easier to kill a marine as a skulk than it is to kill a skulk as a marine..

Of course, I am improving, but I still like Kharaa better

Thraka · November 2002

In the first few days after release, I was alien, b/c they were always outnumbered. These days I'm still primarily alien, due to people still flooding the marine line, but every now and then you can catch me playing jarhead... I'm the one who can't aim.

Secret_Ninja · November 2002

In general, I prefer aliens. It isn't because I like to win (although I DO like to win), but I like the style of gameplay. It is so different then all other FPS's, it's kinda refreshing. I played aliens with 1.00, 1.01, and now 1.02, and I've always had fun. Nothing beats chomping marines as a skulk or lerk...and if you get killed? Well, I just say to myself "He's a marine, he has the advantage!", even though I know deep down that <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='skulk.gif'> vs. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> =satisfied skulk most of the time.

It kinda boils down to that. As an alien, you have control of the environment around you. The marines, even the ones that play well, are predictable; I just pull their strings a little here, and they fall into my land of pain.

JooJooFlop · November 2002

Whichever side has fewer idiots.

Paranoia2MB · November 2002

Either or for me.

But I mainly prefer aliens because they win most of the time and lossing 5 rounds in a row kinda lowers the quality of how fun the game is.
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Cruzz · November 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kilmster @ Nov 23 2002, 01:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JooJooFlop @ Nov 23 2002, 06:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Whichever side has fewer idiots.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
I'll second that ;P</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Agreed <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Testament · November 2002

Either. I've found a love for commanding though.

Stoneburg · November 2002

When I started I was always Alien (resource thingy ment everyone wanted to be marine...)

Now I like playing both. I get frustrated when I have a poor COMM (or I am COMM and have poor marines) of course, but that's also tru for Aliens. A poor gorg (or worse, several gorgs), or team-mates that don't know what they are supposed to do...

I mostly play COMM or Gorg, but I think I play marines and aliens about the same.

Foggy · November 2002

I usually play marine, despite my more alien-looking sig pic, but every few games (or if there's a line to get into marine) I spice up my life and play as alien.

I think that the only fun alien to be is the skulk, since it is just so much fun to lure a marine out and jump down from a dark corner onto his face, give him a good chomp, and circle around confusing him and then eating his ankles for the kill. Skulk rushes on a fledgeling marine base are also great fun.

I still like the marines more though, because winning as a team feels so much better, and there seems to be a lot more communication, which is good.

Kung_Fool · November 2002

I love to play aliens because it almost feels like playing the thief-series for me. You are hanging above a doorway, hoping that the marine who is slowly sneaking through the corridor won´t recognize you. If he does, you are almost entirely screwed, but if you manage to remain unnoticed you can always draw your "blackjack" and get him from behind without causing too much alert if he is alone. <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'> Also great fun with fade when you are cloaked or able to blink up to a spot out of the marine´s sight. Your acid rockets are the arrows and your claws are the sword.

Dunno why but trying to remain really stealthy is always more fun for me than simply sprayin´ and prayin´. Maybe I am just that kind of person who likes to play with his brain instead of his brawn. <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Jorec · November 2002

I like both sides alot, I prefer to play Marines( Love the shotgun! ) but also really like the alien side ( Lerks woot!)

What it boils down to is.. well, which side has fewer idiots <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'>

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='skulk.gif'>

ShingyBoy · November 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>What it boils down to is.. well, which side has fewer idiots </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Yea That Too
and people who will work with u instead of going off deathmatch style

I always wait til game starts and go on random team i dont actually care who i play coz i like both sides as long as teams are balanced then its fine for me

BlackWolf · November 2002

Generally, I hop onto whatever team happens to have the least players--due to this, I tend to be an Alien....of course, some games, the teams switch sides on their own, keeping it even, so I get to have fun as either side.
Oh, and Lerks and Jetpack/HMG/Mine(Or Welder) marines rock.
(Which reminds me..we need a lerk icon for the smilies...we want recognition too!)

Sancho · November 2002

I auto-assign, always. I like aliens the best.

n00blet · November 2002

I constantly random to aliens since everyone else is opting for marines, so I'm getting a bit tired of the Kharaa - especially when teammates refuse to utilize sub-species comboes like Lerk/Fade or Gorge/Onos. The marine set-up generally _forces_ teamwork whereas sub-standard alien players can still do a little damage and think they're actually making a difference (when they're not.)

But the best advantage about the Kharaa is each player is individually responsible for his own upgrades and not forced to hassle the commander every time he respawns. And that of course is the biggest draw-back of being a Marine. If the marines aren't properly equipped when the second hive comes online and the fades start pouring out of the woodworks, it's over.

ViPr · November 2002

for the first few weeks i played marines exclusively coz i wanted to feel like i was a person in a horror movie trying to survive. but now i've tried aliens and i think i like it a lot more. i'm sick how as a marine the muzzle flash stops you seeing what you are shooting at. i've never had this problem with other first person shooters. also i'm kinda annoyed by the higher up equipment coz the bullets spread so much you don't really get to show off your elite aiming skills and you move so slow you don't get to show off your elite maneuvering skills. also i was getting sick of commanders that never gave me ammo or health even though we had like 1000 resources, or team-mates that never welded me. aliens don't have to rely on their team as much. also as a fade i get ridiculous ratios i feel so powerful like in those horror movies that just have one monster that is so hard to kill, i feel like that monster terrorizing all the people. when i play skulk though i get really frustrated. i lose track of my enemy so easily and get killed. i get really annoyed as alien though when gorges build sensory chambers first or build so many offense chambers with no defense chambers and i have to go all the way back to a hive to get healed. that happens rarely though.

Dr_Evil · November 2002

if i feel like winning then i pick aliens, if i feel like getting my **obscenity** kicked then i pick marines. pretty simple. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='confused.gif'>

J2002R · November 2002

Aliens... Cuz it's SO **obscenity** FUN TO RAPE A WHOLE TEAM!! Yes baby always rape the team not "1" guy.

Hannebambel · November 2002

I like both.

Both have their attractions. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Nyogtha · November 2002

There's an other side to choose from besides Aliens?
Never noticed that, hehe.

Oooh wait, the spectator team is kinda cool too. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Shockeh · November 2002

I will almost always play Aliens if I come to a balanced game.

A) the next f00 is bound to pick Marines, 90% do.
B) Aliens are different to play than most FPS.

However I almost always end up changing if I find myself on the team of n00b aliens who seem to think dying as a Skulk is a bad thing.

And I am too sick of climbing over the sentry farm to get out of my own base.

Battousaix · November 2002

This image summs up, what team i usually play =)

Injury · November 2002

I play both teams, though I prefer aliens by far. However, I never do seem to be able to get on a Marine team because of the stacking..

Wolf · November 2002

Kharaa. Most definately.

I love the taste of marine flesh, when he runs past my cloaked, regenerating, celeritized skulk **obscenity** and I run and get a taste of the back of his head. Satisfying.

Crenshaw · November 2002

It depends on what mood I am...
But mostly I play as marine.

Spetz · November 2002

I always do auto assign if i am there at the begging of a map, otherwise i join the team with least players or auto assign if the teams are balanced.

UngaBunga · November 2002

Random always seems to land me as an alein so I've adapted well to playing alien. I love the up close and personal touch of the skulk. I need to learn to use the leap. I can only imagine the havoc I could wreak as a leaping Skulk with Celerity. Oh the confusion that would ensue with me flashing across their field of fire with little chance of being hit. Better break out your shotties.

No win can compare to the satisfaction of being the Marine Commander and guiding your team to victory. You can almost feel your team's admiration as they secure their second hive, firm in the knowledge that their HA and HMG will mow down anything in their paths on their march to the last hive. I have to say that it is more of a tribute to their own discipline that they have taken two hives and are poised to take the last with little resistance. A commander can do little without a dedicated core of marines to carry out his orders.

Evil_Timmy · November 2002

I prefer aliens, mostly because it's a more varied style of play. There's plenty of games where the point is to have the most accurate aim and unload all you've got; there's very few where you get such a choice. Go skulk, rush, munch, and hide. Go gorge, build and anticipate where your enemy will be. Go lerk, use guerilla tactics. Go fade, pop around corners and unload a lot of damage. Go onos, trash everything in your path.

And, of course, since I'm stuck on mostly Asian servers, everyone thinks it's CS and goes Marines. I should post some screenies of pileups in the Marine part of the readyroom.

Which Side Do You Prefer?

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