Picking a side and sticking to it.
Paajtor
Join Date: 2012-11-09 Member: 168634Members
Join Date: 2012-11-09 Member: 168634Members
<div class="IPBDescription">..always playing as Alien.</div>Hello all,
I wonder if there are more players out there like me, who picked a side right from the start.
I picked the Alien side, when I bought NS2 on Steam-release, and never went Marines ever since.
Never ever fired a single Marine bullet...just watched a fair number of live-streams and some replays on YouTube, to get familiar with the Marines point of view.
The thing is, when NS2 was announced on Steam, it was the 1st time I heard of it....beats me why so late lol.
But I immeadiatly liked the asymmetrical setup when I watched some vids.
It reminded me of ETQW, which has a similar setup...I played it for almost 3 years and loved it too!
And in ETQW, I also picked one side: the Strogg (Aliens), and stuck to it.
I only played the GDF (human marine-ish) if I wanted to play on that server in particular, but had to even up teams untill next round (so I could switch to the Strogg side).
Turns out my playing-style has stuck with me as well.
In ETQW, I mostly played Infiltrator (stealth class), and Technician (Strogg medic class), and gained so much experience in those 2, that I became a top Strogg-player.
Now in NS2 - after the initial Skulk minutes at round-start - I find myself back as either the Lerk, or a Gorge.
The last one I really got to love, and allthough playing as a battle-gorge usually means I end up somewhere near the bottom of the scoreboard, an Alien victory wouldn't have been the same without me, that's for sure.
I don't mind ending up down low, as long as we win.
I tend so see the whole Alien force as 1 life-form. XD
I love playing the Aliens.
I wonder if there are more players out there like me, who picked a side right from the start.
I picked the Alien side, when I bought NS2 on Steam-release, and never went Marines ever since.
Never ever fired a single Marine bullet...just watched a fair number of live-streams and some replays on YouTube, to get familiar with the Marines point of view.
The thing is, when NS2 was announced on Steam, it was the 1st time I heard of it....beats me why so late lol.
But I immeadiatly liked the asymmetrical setup when I watched some vids.
It reminded me of ETQW, which has a similar setup...I played it for almost 3 years and loved it too!
And in ETQW, I also picked one side: the Strogg (Aliens), and stuck to it.
I only played the GDF (human marine-ish) if I wanted to play on that server in particular, but had to even up teams untill next round (so I could switch to the Strogg side).
Turns out my playing-style has stuck with me as well.
In ETQW, I mostly played Infiltrator (stealth class), and Technician (Strogg medic class), and gained so much experience in those 2, that I became a top Strogg-player.
Now in NS2 - after the initial Skulk minutes at round-start - I find myself back as either the Lerk, or a Gorge.
The last one I really got to love, and allthough playing as a battle-gorge usually means I end up somewhere near the bottom of the scoreboard, an Alien victory wouldn't have been the same without me, that's for sure.
I don't mind ending up down low, as long as we win.
I tend so see the whole Alien force as 1 life-form. XD
I love playing the Aliens.
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Me, too.
rarely feel like joining a particular team.
But usually I wait until teams are even and than join up so that it is really random and not just balancing the teams.
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So basically you only play aliens? :]
:)
Tactics-wise you will become a far greater player if you play and command both sides than if you stick with one
The trade off is that you won't be as good of a shot
Can't wait for an NS1 mod to NS2.
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Tactics-wise you will become a far greater player if you play and command both sides than if you stick with one
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I had anticipated those comments, but if you play just Aliens long enough, you'll get to know the Marine's tactics for sure...especially when Aliens are losing, it becomes appearant :P
There's no difference in how NS2 and ETQW play, regarding this.
I don't care that I miss the Marine gameplay.
Having played dozens of (tactical) shooters over the years, I've had my share of gunfights.
If a game offers great depth for both sides, I prefer exploring only 1 to it's extend...the side that offers something refreshing, so for me personally, Aliens it will be.
It's also a kind of roleplaying - like as I said, I tend to see the Alien invasion as 1 big life form.
So I set myself the goal to explore every life-form that evolves from it, and be good at every class, to be as flexible as possible.
Still to do: Fade, Onos, and maybe even one day I decide to jump the commander-seat.
I will go Lerk as soon as I have the pres.
I will stay that way forever, ignoring any Onos or Fade eggs the commander may drop (and in the latter case, curse him for being an idiot)
And I will (51% likely) leave any game where the commander researches chameleon without getting silence, or blink before getting spores (see above)
I may be an extreme case and I admit that, but I'm going to play the game where it's most fun, which also enables me to be the great Lerk specialist that I am.
There's no difference in how NS2 and ETQW play, regarding this.
I don't care that I miss the Marine gameplay.
Having played dozens of (tactical) shooters over the years, I've had my share of gunfights.
If a game offers great depth for both sides, I prefer exploring only 1 to it's extend...the side that offers something refreshing, so for me personally, Aliens it will be.
It's also a kind of roleplaying - like as I said, I tend to see the Alien invasion as 1 big life form.
So I set myself the goal to explore every life-form that evolves from it, and be good at every class, to be as flexible as possible.
Still to do: Fade, Onos, and maybe even one day I decide to jump the commander-seat.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well I'm glad your stubborn, intentional ignorance has made you somehow imagine that you enjoy the game more than if you played both sides.. Have fun with that.
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The basic of marine-play (shooting and killing) is much easier then Aliens of course. If you talk about tactics, then allot players makes the same mistake to play alien-style/ COD-style as marine and go alone and are killed right away. Only when you have perfect shooting-skills you can do a little lone-wolf.
It's pretty normal to "pick" a lifeform, or a gun, or the command chair respectively, and do that primarily, although I personally haven't really been training one thing primarily for a long time, I mix and match a lot.
His enjoyment of a specific style is 'stubborn, intentional ignorance'?
What?
Am I intentionally ignorant because I always do my damnedest to get Alien commander as it's the only way I really have a lot of fun with the game? Because I hate playing as an alien foot soldier? Is someone who hates commanding 'intentionally ignorant' because they hate the RTS elements of commanding?
Get your head out of your ass, with a game like this, obviously preferences will pop up.
What?
Am I intentionally ignorant because I always do my damnedest to get Alien commander as it's the only way I really have a lot of fun with the game? Because I hate playing as an alien foot soldier? Is someone who hates commanding 'intentionally ignorant' because they hate the RTS elements of commanding?
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The OP has 'decided' what he liked best without trying the other forms of playing the game.. so yes that is ignorant. Go ahead and google the definition of ignorant if you want. He even went so far as to google videos of people playing as marines instead of just PLAYING as marines himself! So that is why I called him stubborn.
Preferences are based on personal experiences. Meaning you have actually tried playing as all forms and decided you enjoy a certain playing style best. The OP is saying he only plays as aliens and refuses to ever try marines. Its the most retarded thing I've ever read on this forum and you are agreeing with him.. although you sound like you have tried other forms of the game and decided you like alien kham best , which means you are not actually agreeing with him after all.. so it sounds like it is you that should pop your head out of your ###### and look around.
I watched many NS2 movies, before I bought it...and so my choice was based on that.
I immeadiatly liked the Alien way of things, and found the Marines a bit boring, so I had a clear picture of how I would like MY game to be.
And so - with that awesome ETQW in mind - I picked the Aliens again.
Again, in MY game, I can do anything I like.
You can call me stubborn, ok...so what?
Can me an Alien, I don't care.
After all, it's also a bit of roleplay for me XD
That's the extra I got out of it.
oh and read that again ^^
That was my question, and not the opposite.
I watched many NS2 movies, before I bought it...and so my choice was based on that.
I immeadiatly liked the Alien way of things, and found the Marines a bit boring, so I had a clear picture of how I would like MY game to be.
And so - with that awesome ETQW in mind - I picked the Aliens again.
Again, in MY game, I can do anything I like.
You can call me stubborn, ok...so what?
Can me an Alien, I don't care.
After all, it's also a bit of roleplay for me XD
That's the extra I got out of it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I am sincerely glad you enjoy your choice, you are free to do whatever you want. I am also free to judge your decisions since you proudly posted it on a public forum.
I think you are really missing out by not giving marines a chance. Both sides are very fun to play on. But you clearly stated you refuse to try marines, and intentional ignorance is one of my pet peeves =)