Bob's abilities

Graheim · May 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">What does bob bring to the party?</div>Disclaimer: Ok, I realize that the information I'm about to ask for is probably already listed somewhere in the forums. However, running a search on "Bob" would be like running a search on "the". It's probably in 90% of the threads that were started since he was named.

It seems like every alien has a niche to fill besides Bob. Builders will always be needed no matter how far into a game you are. Lvls 3-5 all have very unique combat abilities which make all of them necessary. But Bob just seems to be a starting point and nothing else. Would there be any reason to play as a Bob after you earned enough points for something else? I know he can climb walls, but is there anything else particularly cool he can do?

Lazarus · May 2002

make suiside and turn himself into organic bomb, I think kaboom!

Comprox · May 2002

Bob also has the parasite, which he shoots into a marine, and they become a permanent sight on hive sight (means you can track him anywhere in the level, until he dies). Also, once 3 hives are online, he has a suicide bomb which is amazing for taking out marine bases or groups of marines <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

hArk · May 2002

because hes is bob need no more

TychoCelchuuu · May 2002

sheesh when you climb walls yer pretty useful on yer own <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

RhoadsToNowhere · May 2002

I see Bob being used as a scout. He can go just about anywhere in the map and stay there, and when he sees a few marines walking by, all of his fellow aliens see them too. So I could definitely Bob being used as kind of a mobile security camera with jaws of death. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I'd also imagine Bob's great for surprise attacks against small groups of marines.

DruBo · May 2002

yeah, 4 bobs vs. 3 (very surprised) marines, right in the beginning of the game.... definintely a possible tactic. Be like a zergling rush.

Graheim · May 2002

Does Bob have any attacks besides melee and blowing himself up?

Talion · May 2002

You don't count the parasite ability as an attack then?
Aren't those abilities enough for you?

Unknown · May 2002

Bah, just use our l33t h4xx0r skillz, I'll pwn j00 all.

coil · May 2002

Bob's a very dangerous enemy, in his element. 1v1, if he has the element of surprise, the marine is toast.

Graheim · May 2002

The parasite is great for intel. but it's not really an attack. I was looking for a distance attack. Flick boogers or something.

Darkness · May 2002

Wont there be a lot of fighting over the resources as an alien? think of the bobs that want their own barbie dreamhouse with webs and spiekturrets in it?

or is there another unique system for distributing resources here?

and how is the new bob supposed to be able to climb walls with the clumsy design?

Slycaster · May 2002

bob is a melee fighter, not a ranged <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>, i think it would be cool to have a stronger lower recoil chomp once 2 hives are online, that would teh rock.

Greedo · May 2002

All I have to say is that later on in the game, there are still people using the level 1, myself included. I know that, even with enough resources to evolve up, I like to at least stick around as the level 1 for a while. He is certainly not going to be forgotten. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

Lazarus · May 2002

/me images bob waiting in the ceiling, ready to jump down and explode.

/me images the same bob has a tatto on his back "death above"

hee hee

man, bob is gonna rock

Merkaba · May 2002

Once NS is released, if you ever run across me as a bob on ns_hera, and the leap ability has been unlocked, *RUN*.

<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

Slycaster · May 2002

i'm really going to have to agree with merk here, i've had multiple heart attacks from that.

the_stalker · May 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (coil @ May 06 2002,13:43)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Bob's a very dangerous enemy, in his element. 1v1, if he has the element of surprise, the marine is toast.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
sry coil, but im not the hunted, im the hunter...

Slycaster · May 2002

actually i'm going to have to agree with coil, if bob can suprise a marine, the marine is TOAST.

the_stalker · May 2002

have you been jumped by a bob before?

Graheim · May 2002

Well, those who have actually played seem to agree that the Bob has a place long after other evolutions have been made available. I'm satisfied. I can't wait to play the little bugger.

One question though. Can he stick to ceilings? His anatomy looks great for walls but I'm dubious about ceilings.

Greedo · May 2002

Yeah, he can stick to ceilings all right. Get the NSTR2 and check it out for yourself, if you want. Those claws are pretty sharp. Wall-climbing isn't just for walls any more. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

Gazaar · May 2002

I have all the confidence in my shotgun skills to say that I can defeat any bob as a marine once I get my hands on a shotgun...however I haven't played so I could be wrong, but perhaps I'm not.../me strokes chin

Us3r · May 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Greedo386 @ May 06 2002,23:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Yeah, he can stick to ceilings all right. Get the NSTR2 and check it out for yourself, if you want. Those claws are pretty sharp. Wall-climbing isn't just for walls any more. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Bob is coded into the NSTR2?

Everytime I tried to join the alien team, it just walked right through and I was still Mr. Freeman.

Explain yourself greedo.

Sinister · May 2002

hrm... I didnt know either... explain how!

Greedo · May 2002

Well, if the team joins don't work, try pressing F1 to join the marine team or F2 to join the alien team. That's all pretty standard stuff. If you're still having problems, make sure that cheats are on (sv_cheats 1). And if that still doesn't work, just make sure you've got the join entities set up correctly in your map (I know they work right in the maps that came with the NSTR2).

IMPORTANT: I also forgot to mention that you need to be holding the crouch button when you want to walk on the walls.

Sinister · May 2002

tried it, doesnt work... <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

Freestyler · May 2002

It does work. The map your playing on needs an alien spawn point though, I don't think a standrad spawn point will work.

Infamous · May 2002

On Hera I most definatly had an ambush on 4 marines, and I jumped down to pick the last one off in a column of 4, and they heard my clicking claws. That was a sad sad day. It looked like it would work, from my roost in the foggy corridor.

DruBo · May 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Once NS is released, if you ever run across me as a bob on ns_hera, and the leap ability has been unlocked, *RUN*.
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what's the point of that? you made the map. I wouldn't be able to hide anywhere. Or are you saying go get reinforcements?

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