Babblers
heathenSlayer
Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6088Members
Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6088Members
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as a marine, when i see babblers i don't feel threatened at all. whereas with spit, webs, and healing spray i approach the situation with more caution. i've never been babbled to death and i've only gotten one or two babbler kills in my time as a gorge and this is after many encounters with them and many tries at using them, so i don't bother with them. in fact i put their use below sensory upgrades which almost never use. would be nice if the dev team beefed up their effectiveness but of course they won't.
They are a good annoyance for turrets
They are a good pita for the marines that are trying to take out a hive
They are just so CUTE!!!!!!!!
Reasons not to use them:
They are stupid as a slug
They are a pain to spawn
They are an annoying excuse for a half dead and dying skulk
They dont climb stairs (They can do ramps)
They cant go up those little inclines on maps such as NS_Bast unless you throw them up there
THEY ARE JUST TO DAMN ANNOYING TO USE!!! (I like webbing them spiting in thier faces)
-spawn 1 babbler, 2 if there are more marines
-web the marine
-spawn more babblers.
-watch killcount increase
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but yeah, the way i get babblers to come out is basically the same way i blink with a fade- if you jump it's easier, if nothing is in the way it's easier, if you aim up a bit it's easier. think blink and babblers will come <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
I like babblers, I just think they're way too weak for a 4th slot attack. They are good at attacking structures, but by that point most of the structures are gone, because the onos have arrived, the bile bombs are flying, and spore clouds are killing the marines as fast as they spawn. They're such a fun weapon, I wish they would turn spit into a vicious killing machine suitable as a final attack, then switch babblers for spit as slots 1 and 4.
babbler uses:
1) annoying marine turretfarm around the corner? babblers will make relatively quick, and completely painfree work of it.
2) assaulting marine base? babblers can be almost as effective as umbra since it gives marines other things to shoot at, confusing the heck outta them, drawing fire from the actual targets, doing damage of their own, and expending their ammo.
3) webbed a marine? babbler him and cackle as the babbler kill icon comes up next to yr name.
4) being rushed by a marine? commence with use #3.
5) wanna just **obscenity** marines off and waste their time? they really cant move on unless they know that yr babbler spitting butt is dealt with. noone wants to leave an outpost knowing babblers will be flying at it over and over, cos eventually, they'll get thru no matter how many turrets are there.
theres a million other uses, including making 3 diff types of fries and cleaning yr room, however to the point? you now do real damage as a gorge. its a priviledge, not a right. and 2, its a 4th attack. dont expect to get them and dont rely on them.
Why babblers are so good:
- the best offensive weapon for gorges
- the best defensivve weapon to use too
- Good for annoying marines and turrets
- marines waste ammo on these
- marines keep getting hit by babblers (really bad for marines if you make a hell a lot of babblers)
-marines sturcutres will die when babblers keep striking it (really deadly if you make babblers attack the infrantry portal, they respawn, they're automatically attacked by 10 babblers <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> )
Babblers are great when you combine them with other players, or if you make oc and help attack
Why babblers suck
- uses up a lot of energy (won't be a problem with lvl 3 andrenaline)
- won't spawn if you aim too low
- very weak (spawn a lot then they are really deadly)
- Very dumb (what did you espect? if the bablers are smart, it'll frigging overwhelm the marines)