Posted by {GiB}DarkZenith on February 13, 1999 at 09:26:45:
In Reply to: Re: Railgun not too powerful.. posted by Crunchy Bat on February 12, 1999 at 18:27:40:
You guys should really base the power levels of the weapons based on ping, an HPB should have more powerful weapons and an lpb should have normal weapons. The one problem that comes in that makes the rail too powerful is the fact that it does have a faster than normal fire rate. If it is meant for stealth, why should it have a faster fire rate. Either decrease the fire rate or decrease the damage, not both.
As for tips, Camp at teleporter exits, play follow the leader, go through the teleporter with marines following you, strafe sideways, turn around and target the following marine. (Don't go forward since they always fire as soon as they go through).
One more thing, I am just saying that play balancing is still a big issue.
: Here is some help for pp with hp.
: I play using a 56k modem getting 280-330 ping
: on the NH server here btw.
: Tips
: If you are new use chase cam/observer mode and watch how different preds play and marines hunt. After a while you'll get the idea and/or form your own strategies
: Being a hp pred REALLY forces you to be sneaky. Camping is a good start and legal in NH. But camping too long in one spot doesn't do much on your ROI (return on investment ;> ) so
: think of many nice sneaky places to snipe at marines.
: here is a nice little algorithm I use:-
: 1) kill pred 5 sec delay -think about map
: 2) become pred find nice spot to hide or snipe
: 3) get a kill
: 4) switch to rl
: 5) run away or use teleport
: 6) find new spot switch back to rg to snipe and regen
: 7) repeat steps 3-6 until you die
: 8) become marine repeat step 1
: Understand the maps well.
: HP preds can't lead shots worth squat so leading a target is really hard. I haven't been able to do this effectively with 300+ ping. hints anyone?
: Also know your enemies/competition. Fight on YOUR own terms not the enemy. When in doubt run like hell
: Remember a sniper's motto is "1 shot 1 kill" then run like hell :)
: Crunchy