1) Lower the speed of the onos charge by half 2) Reduce radius of primal screen by half 3) Reduce damage and rate of fire of acid rockets by half 4) Make Xenocide work in hive areas only
But seriously, if they got webs, the alien team should be tedious; but as it stands right now, the marine team still have a very good chance of coming back from three hives, as opposed to aliens coming back from a two hive lockdown against top-tier marine technology.
Hive three abilities are already quite weak, nerfing webs would make things worse.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Webs totally suck on large games of combat and make it even harder for marines to win. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I've found that nadespam usually takes care of webs. And anything that gives marines more incentive to weld is good.
It's probably best used for stopping jp rambos, which I think you would agree, need stopping.
I'd love to see the look on the guys face when he tries to take on a gorge with jp and shotgun only to have the gorge shoot web at him and kill him with spit <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
No, he would not kill the marine with spit. Instead, he would keep th marine webbed and build an OC to take care of him -I did, just last evening. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Tails+Feb 29 2004, 05:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tails @ Feb 29 2004, 05:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> No, he would not kill the marine with spit. Instead, he would keep th marine webbed and build an OC to take care of him -I did, just last evening. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I belive he's refering to combat.
<!--QuoteBegin-Ajurian+Feb 29 2004, 10:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ajurian @ Feb 29 2004, 10:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'd love to see the look on the guys face when he tries to take on a gorge with jp and shotgun only to have the gorge shoot web at him and kill him with spit <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> What else are focus gorges for? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Honestly, it's a bit energy dependant to be able to web someone and spit them to death. Web doesn't seem to last as long as it used to. It's easier to web a marine and wait for backup to come for an easy snack.
As for it having to go, I think it's fine as is. I hate the fact that grenade launchers can take them down (making gls pretty universal), but it does keep the JP rambos down who think bouncing around a hive room shotgunning skulks makes them "leet". <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Ahnteis+Feb 29 2004, 08:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ahnteis @ Feb 29 2004, 08:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Webs are the only real counter to JP aliens have. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Other than skill
<!--QuoteBegin-othell+Feb 29 2004, 04:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (othell @ Feb 29 2004, 04:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> GL and welders get rid of webs. Nothing unbalancing about webs. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> even with gl and web, gorges can keep spamming webs to lock down the marines
had this happen a few times, me + 2 or 3 marines moving in a group, gorge starts spamming web around us, bringing welder out is semi-useless as you get disabled again as soon as the gorge gets another web up, ridiculous if you ask me
well..i wld say it is a matter of skill..and the way marines clear webs..
it is just like a marine GL spamming and campin at marine start with a few shotties camping.
fhere was this match i had which the gorges did mass webbing like wat u had described...but gorges got owned by th GLs which were deployed by the marines
definitely, webs mus stay cos if it were to be removed, ppl wun realli play gorge in combat.
most prolly is limit teh amt of webs in combat slightly lower
pardon my english..i am juz down with flu and lazy to type properly
<!--QuoteBegin-OrangeSlice+Feb 29 2004, 10:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OrangeSlice @ Feb 29 2004, 10:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> had this happen a few times, me + 2 or 3 marines moving in a group, gorge starts spamming web around us, bringing welder out is semi-useless as you get disabled again as soon as the gorge gets another web up, ridiculous if you ask me <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> For the gorge to confront 2-3 marines at all is risky, if he pulls it off, kudos <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
As it stands webs are the most annoying thing about combat. Welders seem to fail all the time, the number of times ive had my welder out and still been webbed makes me want to cry.
make welders like they were in 1.04, if your welder is out and your holding fire webs shouldnt hit you, no matter which way your looking. right now it seems if the welder isnt dead on the web (even sometimes when it is) you likely to be webbed, which just sucks when youv gone to the trouble of upgrading welder (and are using it correctly!)
perhaps gorgs shouldnt be allowed to activly web aswell, I mean; no throwing webs directly onto marines? if you stand still a gorg shouldnt be able to hold you indefinatly [imho].
grenades kill webs yes, but who wants a grenade launcher anyway??!!!111 (i get bored of spam spam spam after a few mins)
dude the gl is to good imo to be able to remove web... i think webs need a boost to like 30 or 40 webs for the game that would make the game more interesting cause as is i think the rambo shotties and the gls cause to much destruction as is
keep it as it is: I love being the lone gorge that makes the difference - first defending the onslaught of marines by webbing over and over agian, and then breaking the base by webing up marine start and bb the com chair (combat). Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than being the lone gorge causing so much trouble for an entire marine team. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' /><!--endemo--> > <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo-->
If in the first place (except in some places) you arent observant enough to see a web trap ESPECIALLY if there are mas webs. Then it doesn't really matter if you get web spammed because you would have gotten owned by a skulk.
Also if we got rid of web what would you suggest gorges get for a 4th wep, babblers again?
Gorges WERE removed from combat (aka webs were removed), and yah know what.
They had to be put back in to balance the game out.
I ONLY play gorge (well sometimes super skulk) in CO, and trust me, though I am a good webber I still can't hold off THAT many rines at one time.
It generasly works better as a suport/trap weapon.
Web+SoF = no one ever gets near my hive with out me (generaly) being able to atleast slow em down.
However, with the amount of crapy gorges out there (those that put 10 webs in one doorway, and make it bloody obvious), I don't know why any one would ever complain about web.
Yes, it is frusterationg to have a gorge hold you down till the skulk bites off your face... but then again getting stomped sucks just as much (if not more) and it is a 2 3rd slot weapon.
Instead of nerfing/removing webs I send out a plea to all silly gorges to learn HOW to web:
Drop one line acrose a brite/white well traversed floor.
If you have JP Problems, a single web near the top of a door and one of the floor should cover em.
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Actually, in 1.04 webs were really powerful. A skillful 1.04 webber could hold 2-3 HA marines helpless until his friends got there.
Since then, web has been moved to 3rd hive and seriously nerfed. It now takes 2+ seconds from a web being laid until it can catch anything, it only lasts 4(?) seconds instead of 6, and the limits on number of webs laid is much lower. l
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->CO is STILL suposed to be team based.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> never saw any teamwork in co... combat is not a teamplay based mode, you can if you want but it is not required at all.
I think gorges should be removed from co along with welders, nearly all the game i played without anyone welding/healing was around 10min and was really cool, as soon as a gorge/welder comes,the game become endless and boring for aliens and marines. For the HA, i think it should only be considered in combat only as a powerfull armor not a weldable armor like classic.
And i wonder why xp for welding/healing was put back in...
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1) Lower the speed of the onos charge by half
2) Reduce radius of primal screen by half
3) Reduce damage and rate of fire of acid rockets by half
4) Make Xenocide work in hive areas only
But seriously, if they got webs, the alien team should be tedious; but as it stands right now, the marine team still have a very good chance of coming back from three hives, as opposed to aliens coming back from a two hive lockdown against top-tier marine technology.
Hive three abilities are already quite weak, nerfing webs would make things worse.
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I've found that nadespam usually takes care of webs. And anything that gives marines more incentive to weld is good.
It's probably best used for stopping jp rambos, which I think you would agree, need stopping.
I belive he's refering to combat.
What else are focus gorges for? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Honestly, it's a bit energy dependant to be able to web someone and spit them to death. Web doesn't seem to last as long as it used to. It's easier to web a marine and wait for backup to come for an easy snack.
As for it having to go, I think it's fine as is. I hate the fact that grenade launchers can take them down (making gls pretty universal), but it does keep the JP rambos down who think bouncing around a hive room shotgunning skulks makes them "leet". <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
nades and wielders remove webs. i dun see any unbalance in it.
so in short. webs mus stay
Other than skill
Which is a tid bit retarded
(But I guess there comes a point.....)
even with gl and web, gorges can keep spamming webs to lock down the marines
had this happen a few times, me + 2 or 3 marines moving in a group, gorge starts spamming web around us, bringing welder out is semi-useless as you get disabled again as soon as the gorge gets another web up, ridiculous if you ask me
it is just like a marine GL spamming and campin at marine start with a few shotties camping.
fhere was this match i had which the gorges did mass webbing like wat u had described...but gorges got owned by th GLs which were deployed by the marines
definitely, webs mus stay cos if it were to be removed, ppl wun realli play gorge in combat.
most prolly is limit teh amt of webs in combat slightly lower
pardon my english..i am juz down with flu and lazy to type properly
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For the gorge to confront 2-3 marines at all is risky, if he pulls it off, kudos <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Welders seem to fail all the time, the number of times ive had my welder out and still been webbed makes me want to cry.
make welders like they were in 1.04, if your welder is out and your holding fire webs shouldnt hit you, no matter which way your looking.
right now it seems if the welder isnt dead on the web (even sometimes when it is) you likely to be webbed, which just sucks when youv gone to the trouble of upgrading welder (and are using it correctly!)
perhaps gorgs shouldnt be allowed to activly web aswell, I mean; no throwing webs directly onto marines?
if you stand still a gorg shouldnt be able to hold you indefinatly [imho].
grenades kill webs yes, but who wants a grenade launcher anyway??!!!111 (i get bored of spam spam spam after a few mins)
The real problem here is that once again, we're trying to balance combat and forgetting NS.
Also if we got rid of web what would you suggest gorges get for a 4th wep, babblers again?
Gorges WERE removed from combat (aka webs were removed), and yah know what.
They had to be put back in to balance the game out.
I ONLY play gorge (well sometimes super skulk) in CO, and trust me, though I am a good webber I still can't hold off THAT many rines at one time.
It generasly works better as a suport/trap weapon.
Web+SoF = no one ever gets near my hive with out me (generaly) being able to atleast slow em down.
However, with the amount of crapy gorges out there (those that put 10 webs in one doorway, and make it bloody obvious), I don't know why any one would ever complain about web.
Yes, it is frusterationg to have a gorge hold you down till the skulk bites off your face... but then again getting stomped sucks just as much (if not more) and it is a 2 3rd slot weapon.
Instead of nerfing/removing webs I send out a plea to all silly gorges to learn HOW to web:
Drop one line acrose a brite/white well traversed floor.
If you have JP Problems, a single web near the top of a door and one of the floor should cover em.
it forces organized teamwork making combat more like a faster paced game of classic without the building parts
combat is supposed to fun and not as team based as classic
aliens dont have to suffer under the excruciating process of getting a team to work together, why must marines
you just shot down all your arguments.
CO is STILL suposed to be team based.
If either team gets teamwork going then they are gona do ALOT better.
Georges REALY need a decent team t oback em up (As they can't just plop down an OC to kill the rine as the web him down)
This is what I normaly do:
Get SoF, Regen, Web
Sit in Hive and basicaly tell my team mates WHERE rines are comming from, and then web em up.
If my team dosn't do anytihng about my nice little packages I eventualy mess up (or another rine comes along and nades me)
so basicaly gorge web encourages Rines to use Team work... THIS IS A GOOD THING!.
Since then, web has been moved to 3rd hive and seriously nerfed. It now takes 2+ seconds from a web being laid until it can catch anything, it only lasts 4(?) seconds instead of 6, and the limits on number of webs laid is much lower.
l
never saw any teamwork in co... combat is not a teamplay based mode, you can if you want but it is not required at all.
I think gorges should be removed from co along with welders, nearly all the game i played without anyone welding/healing was around 10min and was really cool, as soon as a gorge/welder comes,the game become endless and boring for aliens and marines.
For the HA, i think it should only be considered in combat only as a powerfull armor not a weldable armor like classic.
And i wonder why xp for welding/healing was put back in...