Parasite Lure - Simple Kharaa Strategy
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Join Date: 2003-07-06 Member: 17965Members, Reinforced - Supporter
Join Date: 2003-07-06 Member: 17965Members, Reinforced - Supporter
<div class="IPBDescription">Lure them, they are only human</div> This worked wonders just before, thought I would share it, I cant see why this wont work with v2 either, I'm prolly beating a dead cow, as this may have been talked about before, but i've been a Lurker on the boards (Mind the pun) for a while, and havent seen it.
On NS_Caged (Generator, Sewer, Ventilation), we had an overly active Gorge, and he was setting up WOL's everywhere, anyways, he set one up just to the left of Marine start, right at the first door towards Generator. It was nice simply because it had OC's up first, then enough DC's to heal me in a second or less.
So I started helping the team by parasiting EVERY marine that spawned, I would hear the respawn noise, run in, *splap* (love that sound), or I would run up, hear them humping *splat*, Eventually I noticed that as soon as I tagged someone after they had humped for all their ammo, they would go Rambo because they were full of ammo, and I'd just tagged them, and they wanted revenge. After biting a few of them, I tagged a new humper and he did the same, came out to kill me, being down on health, I ran back to the WOL and got a nice bit of heal, but the Rambo Marine was still on my tail.. Walking straight into the WOL, being the Rambo he was started to shoot at the WOL hoping he might get one. *click* out of ammo, and sporting a new Skulk on the butt.
I did this for AGES, parasite a humping marine, then they would chase me to the WOL, maybe hit me a bit.. by the time I got there I was healed, and he used up his clip on the WOL, so I would jump out from behind and eat him.
It was EXTREMELY effective, because its using the natural instinct to shoot the WOL, and since they were pretty much indestructable from the DC's, its Win/Win.
Eventually they got annoyed with me and stopped chasing, but that was after about 15 kills, and the only problem with it, is if your up against a real crafty Marine who is a pistol fiend and manages to down you with the pistol, tho with Carapace its alot easier.
Any thoughts?
On NS_Caged (Generator, Sewer, Ventilation), we had an overly active Gorge, and he was setting up WOL's everywhere, anyways, he set one up just to the left of Marine start, right at the first door towards Generator. It was nice simply because it had OC's up first, then enough DC's to heal me in a second or less.
So I started helping the team by parasiting EVERY marine that spawned, I would hear the respawn noise, run in, *splap* (love that sound), or I would run up, hear them humping *splat*, Eventually I noticed that as soon as I tagged someone after they had humped for all their ammo, they would go Rambo because they were full of ammo, and I'd just tagged them, and they wanted revenge. After biting a few of them, I tagged a new humper and he did the same, came out to kill me, being down on health, I ran back to the WOL and got a nice bit of heal, but the Rambo Marine was still on my tail.. Walking straight into the WOL, being the Rambo he was started to shoot at the WOL hoping he might get one. *click* out of ammo, and sporting a new Skulk on the butt.
I did this for AGES, parasite a humping marine, then they would chase me to the WOL, maybe hit me a bit.. by the time I got there I was healed, and he used up his clip on the WOL, so I would jump out from behind and eat him.
It was EXTREMELY effective, because its using the natural instinct to shoot the WOL, and since they were pretty much indestructable from the DC's, its Win/Win.
Eventually they got annoyed with me and stopped chasing, but that was after about 15 kills, and the only problem with it, is if your up against a real crafty Marine who is a pistol fiend and manages to down you with the pistol, tho with Carapace its alot easier.
Any thoughts?
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He is marked for death. And often enough, he goes and hastens his own death. When I am marine, I generally will just hold a base if I get parasted and have any equipment, or if there is a respawn line. I also have had limited success playing skulks who think because I have parasite, I don't know where they are... MT anyone? heh.
But, more often than not, the parasite DOES get me killed. And even knowing and saying the things I've said, I still sometimes go and rambo since I figure I might as well get rid of that parasite and maybe take a skulk with me...
I think the concept behind MT is a little more subtle than a little bug that's been bored into your skull(what parasite is). So, no aliens don't need a notice that marines have MT.
Also, it's not that hard to figure out when marines have MT anyways.
Step 1: die from a marine
Step 2: say "OMG Wallh4x!1"
Step 3: Marine says "MT u nub"
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It is a good strategy, it is helpfull to the team, highly annoying to the marines and it's fun to do ^_^
But you're kind of beating a half dead cow <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Most people read about it in the forums, but they won't try it or see it's benefits. So welcome to the club of believers <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Imho, especially early game when you basically don't stand a chance vs a normal marine with a decent field of fire, parasite is HIGHLY usefull. Why? Well I think it's important to know where they are, and if they are para'd, you can hang around the corner, and you will have a chance to take them down if need to be.
Cheers
Then again... that's kind of abusing people's nature, so you prolly shouldn't do it <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'><!--endemo-->
Once again reloading has proven to be the number one killer of all marines, next to being spawned ontop of, third in the running is a string of neatly placed mines and an acid rocket.
Personally after you had parasited and eaten the first three marines I would've found a nice place to get a shot off of you when you tried it again and I'm one of those pistola fanatics. I hate the lmg, the shotgun, and the gl. If I had my choice I'd be carrying one of those new .50 caliber pistols Smithin Wesson is producing. I don't care what kind of carapace your slimy butt has one shot from that and you're wallpaper.
Even after I get parasited I have sense enough to not just go get killed, that is dumb. I just go along with the program or go look for the gorge.
If you're a good skulk player, and hide in ambush for enemies, you'll be able to tell when they have MT.
Trust me.
k.
Knowing where your enemy is going and what he is doing is half the victory. (I was in reconnaissance in army <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> )
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Oh yea, about luring with parasite. Get one of your fellow skulks to go hide in some nice spot in the ceiling/camping spot and go parasite a marine nearby. He prolly starts chasing you, so just run away. When he is concentrating on you, he wont notice your friend jumping on him when he passes. Works wonders, time after time =)
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If your standing still, and the marines have MT and u parasite them is that counted as moving....so they know your there?