Hive poisoning
nikodimus86
Join Date: 2012-10-22 Member: 163188Members
Join Date: 2012-10-22 Member: 163188Members
Guys I was thinking about what I would like to see in the game. Someone mentioned it was possible to ninja kill a hive in NS1 and how it was possible to turn the tide of battle.
Right now its not possible to kill a hive single handedly. So I was thinking about introducing a marine weapon that can poison alien buildings. I could look like a heavy medical syringe. Once injected the it would function like a poison and slowly deal damage for a limited amount of time. To counter, aliens could dedicate a gorge to heal the hive until the poison runs out. That way if aliens are all playing as onos or fades then they will be forced to adapt or lose a hive.
How do aliens know if their hive is poisoned.
1. When the hive takes damage there is a message notifying the player (already in the game)
2. A medium size symbol can appear in the middle of the hive, similar to the circles locating aliens on the marine HUD, which looks like a poison sign (maybe skull with two bones crossed).
Make it so that the poison is not strong enough to take out the whole hive. So then marines need to deal a small amount (maybe one whole rifle magazine) of damage which cumulative with the poison can destroy the hive. Also the poison needs to be researched so its not something aliens need to worry about at start of the game. Talking about res cost it should be a more expensive weapon than a shotgun and cheaper than an exo (the one with a fist)
What do you think guys?
Right now its not possible to kill a hive single handedly. So I was thinking about introducing a marine weapon that can poison alien buildings. I could look like a heavy medical syringe. Once injected the it would function like a poison and slowly deal damage for a limited amount of time. To counter, aliens could dedicate a gorge to heal the hive until the poison runs out. That way if aliens are all playing as onos or fades then they will be forced to adapt or lose a hive.
How do aliens know if their hive is poisoned.
1. When the hive takes damage there is a message notifying the player (already in the game)
2. A medium size symbol can appear in the middle of the hive, similar to the circles locating aliens on the marine HUD, which looks like a poison sign (maybe skull with two bones crossed).
Make it so that the poison is not strong enough to take out the whole hive. So then marines need to deal a small amount (maybe one whole rifle magazine) of damage which cumulative with the poison can destroy the hive. Also the poison needs to be researched so its not something aliens need to worry about at start of the game. Talking about res cost it should be a more expensive weapon than a shotgun and cheaper than an exo (the one with a fist)
What do you think guys?
Comments
This game is all about PvP, and counter rushing a Hive when the Onos are up and running is a valid tactic. similarly to how the aliens can counter rush an EXO or ARC train... And brings it all in the realm of PvP and maneuvering on the map with your team...