The Forth Weapon
TreaclyWheat
Join Date: 2003-08-09 Member: 19261Members
Join Date: 2003-08-09 Member: 19261Members
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And btw there is no plan to fill that weapons slot ever. The marines do not need 4 weapons slots, plain and simple. They've got all the bases covered with the 3 they have.
Actually it was more than that. But flayra couldn't get the flamethrower to behave properly.
How bout some sort of grenade? Smoke, HE, FB? Or maybe some sort of grenade to highlight aliens... Maybe some thing to choke them so you can hear them choke...
They have something better....a....GRENADE LAUNCHER! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Weren't hand grenades originally planned for NS, but scrapped? I'm sure I remember something about that. GLs don't show up for a long time(they are expensive), at least not in decent numbers for a long time. And a solider is unsafe in some situations(close range) with a GL. So hand grenades could fill a perfect role. Imagine:
1)Lerk or skulk in vent? Toss a grenade.
2)OCs? Toss a grenade.
3)Onos incoming? Toss a grenade.
How bout some sort of grenade? Smoke, HE, FB? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
get back to CS.
marines dont need a fo<b>u</b>rth weapon. we own enough with three
The reason there's support for a flamethrower is that it fills a unique role (that and most people just want one cuz it'd look cool, bah). And, it wouldn't be a fourth weapon, it'd likely be a primary. In fact, the reason for primary/secondary/melee is to make each marine into at most a 2-piece affair, with a major primary and some limited defense/support in terms of a secondary weapon. The melee, of course, is actually to stab yourself with. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
And I was thinking about some sort of concussion grenades (like the ones in TFC :p ) that would toss aliens around and make them stagger. For example when aliens are trying to lock marines in their base, rines could throw a concussion gren behind the corner and attack while aliens are in disorder. It would temporarily make skulks very uneffective. And I guess that onos wouldn't get thrown around... It could look... strange (?) :)
I never liked dropping my nice pistol only to get a welder instead...
Yeah, that's true.
In a nutshell: Yes.
I never liked dropping my nice pistol only to get a welder instead...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I feel your pain. So, nothing fills the role, but it would be cool (to me anyway) if the welder went to slot 4.
I never liked dropping my nice pistol only to get a welder instead... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Always thought it should replace the knife....
How bout some sort of grenade? Smoke, HE, FB? Or maybe some sort of grenade to highlight aliens... Maybe some thing to choke them so you can hear them choke... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Then we can get ski mask upgrades. Purchasable guns to. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
ok the person who said something about the flamethrower.. Flayra said that he would only think of putting a flamethrower in IF it would be volumetric... that means shorter in open areas and longer in vents.. i think HL2 has this capability <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
ermm but seriously, only thing I could think fit there is the welder so you dont lose your pistol =(
As for the welder, it would make much more sense to have it replace the knife than the pistol. If I were out there on the field, nothing short of having my pistol eaten would make me leave it behind. However, the welder is WAY heavier than a knife, so it would make you slow down a fair amount more than replacing the pistol with it.
The only thing slot 4 would get any use of is grenades. As often as I would really love to have a single grenade (like when there's a pesky skulk in a vent), it would really shift the game balance. It's probably best that explosives don't exist except as a primary weapon.