Make lerk spikes ineffective against buildings.

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  • RobustPenguinRobustPenguin Join Date: 2012-08-17 Member: 155719Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2042435:date=Dec 9 2012, 03:57 PM:name=ComboBreaker)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ComboBreaker @ Dec 9 2012, 03:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2042435"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->1).To end the game marines need to kill a structure which has a lot of health.Lerk needs to kill a powerndode which does not have a lot of health.This does not end game right here and now,but it really endangers marines.
    2).Marines,even with jetpacks cant run away as effective as lerk.
    3).Marines do not have camo and regeneration,while lerk can chip-and-run powernode for a long time.
    4).Marines in the same room as hive are not "annoying",this is actually a coordinated push which made it through the map on foot and thus it either kills your hive or dies.

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    1) A cyst has alot less HP than a powernode and by killing it you can neutralise a large chunk of alien buildings and resources
    2) Marines should be more mobile than the most mobile class? Ok...
    3) Aliens dont have medpacks or nanoshield, nor do they get +30% damage passively...
    4) And a lerk sitting in the right place is making a concerted effort to hurt the power node...
  • SyriquezSyriquez Join Date: 2005-01-29 Member: 38979Members
    The real problem is the map, not the weapon. Docking is a poorly-designed map for multiple reasons. One of which is the Power Node being visible through that window (I have nothing against the window itself) and the possibility of the first Alien Hive being Departures. Don't extrapolate bad map design to being bad gameplay balance.
  • MiniH0wieMiniH0wie Join Date: 2007-11-25 Member: 63013Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2043293:date=Dec 10 2012, 08:08 PM:name=Katana314)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Katana314 @ Dec 10 2012, 08:08 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2043293"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Lerks sniping power nodes has been annoying as hell for me, but I think it's largely just a map design issue. It makes no sense to me for one particular attack not to affect buildings.
    I think it's "dock"...? Has one particularly annoying spot where a Lerk can snipe the power node through a window from a long distance away. I've seen it happening as marine and been completely unable to see the Lerk without running out into the landing pad area.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yes but if you've tried this as a lerk, you'll realize that it takes a very long time to actually take out the power node. If I can sit there for 5 mins and take out the PN without the marines noticing, then that is their fault.
    If they notice, usually a welder or mac is enough to make this futile.
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