I don't mind the idea of an Alien comm if it turns out to be more of a Marshal: marshalling troops and resources, perhaps communicating important messages through the Hive mind and having a leadership role. But having some guy on voicecom telling the Aliens what to do wouldn't work very well for the feel of the game, imo. They should try to make it so the Alien comm needs to use a mic as little as possible and can use the Hivemind easily to contrast with how the Marines comm works.
So far I like the announced abilities of the Alien comm.
Does anyone have a clue about how alien global resources will work? I'm assuming the alien commander(s) in whatever form they are will being drawing from some sort of resource pool to do things. Will they bring back ole 1.04 gorge format for that?
I hope you have to evolve into the lifeform that is able to interface with the hive <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />. I also hope each hive is commandable <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />!.
remember guys, if you don't like a mechanic like the alien comm, chances are someone will make a game mode changing it back to the old version soon after release.
Well, I am excited for NS2 and will undoubtedly buy and religiously play it regardless of the gameplay mechanics they settle on, but I'm really not so hot on the idea of alien commanders. The charm of NS for me is that the game is one big model of asymmetric warfare. Directed, controlled, structured marines (well, sometimes <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />) versus chaotic, self-directed aliens using guerrilla tactics and as much teamwork as needed or as suited to the individual. Switching teams and having your entire play style mixed up has helped keep the game fresh for me since the mod's first release.
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So far I like the announced abilities of the Alien comm.
I hope you have to evolve into the lifeform that is able to interface with the hive <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />. I also hope each hive is commandable <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />!.