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Imagine Sab at a party.

Probably lots of beat up people shortly after her arrival.

I love it.

B!tch please.

She is the party.

As for what she'd do at the party? A magic trick where a cartoon of hot sauce suddenly disappeared. And laxatives.

Lots of laxatives.

And some viagra for extra keks but mainly, laxatives. Most likely prompting the great prank war that would he told im grief and sorrow for centuries to come.

However, if she got drunk (which would be quiet easy since, for a Tenno, Sab is an extremely light weight) she'd probably end up hospitalising twenty people and/or hook up with someone.

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So how about then Acolytes.

 

All the "ohhh so edgy, so shady, so cooool"-Stalker fanboys/-girls are now canon.

*deep sigh* 

Well, it's not like that's gonna improve their often less-than-mediocre characters the tiniest bit. 

 

The event itself is fun.

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All the "ohhh so edgy, so shady, so cooool"-Stalker fanboys/-girls are now canon.

*deep sigh* 

Well, it's not like that's gonna improve their often less-than-mediocre characters the tiniest bit. 

 

The event itself is fun.

Stalker is Kylo Ren confirmed.

Complete with Knights of Ren

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Haven't seen it. lulzed

 

In regards to the party question:

 

Gaius would get drunk, take up on the nearest stage or make one himself, and then headbutt Tyl Regor.

 

Sebastian would get drunk, tell stories and then fight a person or two.

 

Quinn would walk-in and then walk-out. She's not big on crowds.

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Alright everyone, though it's already sort of been in progress, I believe I need to say it anyway.

 

Posting frequency has gone down for all of us significantly, and though some of the blame is my own, I do believe a portion of it is story fatigue. Time has taken it's toll on us and our attentions are beginning to wane, and that's okay.

 

After all, all good relationships require some time apart.

 

As some of you are already aware, I started a new thread. Babysitting and nursing it have taken my narrative talent's focus from here, and while I have already have the story planned out here, I've been busy elsewhere.

 

Now, don't go start spouting doom for the Setup; that isn't my intention here. What I'm suggesting is a bit of a hiatus for all of us to take a break from each other and build our desires once again. I'm not shutting anything down, and if you all like, you can remain here and speak with each other about all manner of subjects.

 

Come a couple weeks, we can resume with a resurgence of vitality and vigor. 

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I've joined a couple of non-Aussie servers and as far as I can tell there's either minimal lag, or it doesn't register clientside.
Worst I have seen is the one occasional guy teleporting (in a game where the only teleport is an emergency 'don't die' teleport) here and there, but nothing major.

 

And dear god is it Fun.

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BOTH

 

Okay, there are three factions, right? The Zerg, Protoss and Terrans Bugs, Illuminate and Cyborgs.
The Bugs, at the start, field some heavy hitting bastards, but are all weak to shotgun spam. And they're all melee, so running and gunning is generally the best idea.
Then you get to meet their heavy troops: Tanks (which can only be damaged from the back) Impailers (which can only be damaged from the front when they are doing their murder attack) and Behemoths (which can only be damaged by anti-tank weapons.) By the way, tanks and behemoths can sprint at you and crush you under their weight, so don't stand still if you hear what is basically a horse in full gallop when you are fighting the Tyranids.

Oh, they also have Lictors weird praying mantis things that go invisible, poison the entire team (which isn't even that lethal) and pisses off. More of an annoyance than a threat.

Their boss is basically a Sand Worm. Easy way to kill is to grab the DLC that gives you C4 and spam it the moment it comes out of the ground.

 

The Cyborgs are weak at the start, No biggie.
Then at level 3, they start fielding dogs. Imagine a homing missile. Now give it teeth and knockdown upon charge attack. Now put them in groups of three and spawning every three @(*()$ meters. If you are lucky, you kill them before they get close. If not, you start with them not two feet away and they @(*()$ eat your throat almost the exact second you spawn. Oh, and their AI forces them to attack downed players.
Then at level 6, they field Infantry Fighting Vehicles. AKA Tanks. What do they do? Oh not much. Just spawn Grotesques (mid-tier melee infantry) and SOUND THE @(*()$ ALARM THE INSTANT YOU GET CLOSE TO THEM. Oh, they need Anti-Tank weapons to take down, too. Can't use regular bullets.
Around about the same time, they start deploying Warlords (Giant fully armoured @(&*@#$#s with a tank cannon for one arm and a hammer for the other. Requires anti-tank to take down)

Their boss is a Siegemech (read: fuckheug tank/mech thing.) Easy way to kill is to upgrade the anti-personnel mines to level 3 (which makes them anti-tank) get the DLC that gives all-terrain shoes (since the arena is deep snow and that S#&$ slows you down) and just run around spamming mine drops until he dies, occasionally stopping to revive the one guy who doesn't have the cash to buy the shoes.

 

Then there's the Illuminate. So long as you don't sound the alarm, you;re fine.
Their non-alarm patrol unit is basically the worst sniper in existence. They take 3 seconds to charge their insta-kill attack, but the beam is so damn obvious you can just spin around and cap them. But the probes flying cameras...invisible until they start sounding the alarm, and their bigger brother is shielded and armoured.

Illuminate Alarms are the worst @(*()$ pieces of bullS#&$ in the game.

They summon dragoons Tripods practically right next to you, and the @(*()$ things just do not let go. Their only attack is a short range electro-shock, but they come in packs of five. On higher levels, you can accidentally trigger five @(*()$ camera drones and end up fighting 25 striders, which are basically Tripods but worse.

And the Obelisk. Oh jesus @(*()$ christ, the Obelisk. Take the shield lancer and make him lethal. It's a mobile forcefield generator with an AI designed to split the team (if it can, it will always put a wall between 2/4 players to isolate the team) This wall blocks passage to everything EXCEPT Illuminates. Oh, and if it forms on top of you, it kills you. It takes about .5 seconds to generate. Have fun. Saving grace is once you hit their core (which is exposed upon activation) they die in one hit. Problem? They have some seriously @(*()$ heavy duty shields around it.

And then the Dark Templars Outcasts. Invisible, and you can only see their glowing blades clearly. In the heat of the moment, you probably won't see them. More of a nuisance, but just like the Starcraft example, you do not want a @(*()$ DT in the base.
And then the Council Members/Yuri Primes. Oh my @(*()$ god. Take the Fafnir bossfight from Magicka/Confuse spell. Now make it a homing ball of plasma with an AoE detonation. That's the Council members. The lower tier guy can only spam the confuse balls, while the top tier @(&*@#$# has an AoE Confuse aura and instant kill shock grenades. But surely something to dangerous is easily killed, right?
JESUS MONKEYFUCK NO.
THEY HAVE THE SAME SHIELDS AS A @(*()$ OBELISK AND CAN EAT ABOUT A QUARTER OF A DREADNAUGHTS MINIGUN MAGAZINE. THEY TAKE TWO ANTI-ROCKETS TO THE FACE TO KILL. THE HIGH-RANKING COUNCIL MEMBER TAKES ABOUT A THIRD OF A MAGAZINE OR FOUR ROCKETS.

Their boss is a giant eye laser thing. Easiest way to defeat is to go into a corner, isolate yourselves behind a wall of napalm and just spam artillery strikes on the other side (the eye spams shock bombs, insta-kill shock bombs and mind control bombs. All of these can be destroyed before they hit, and usually the firewall takes care of that. Oh, and it has a sweeping laser attack, so be careful.)

 

tl;dr
Bugs are easy to kill
Cyborgs are a challenge
Illuminates are @(*()$ cheating @#&*(s and should be removed from existance.

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On the topic of gaming, is anyone else here excited for the release of XCOM 2 in a couple days? I know for sure I am.

I have that S#&$ pre-ordered.

The hype train from the first trailer hit me like...well...a train

The second one...

I COULDN'T TELL THEM TO SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY, THEY ALREADY TOOK IT, FIRAXIS DON'T DROP THE BALL ON THIS PLEASE THIS S#&$ HAS ME HARDER THAN TERMINATOR ARMOUR

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I have that S#&$ pre-ordered.

The hype train from the first trailer hit me like...well...a train

The second one...

I COULDN'T TELL THEM TO SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY, THEY ALREADY TOOK IT, FIRAXIS DON'T DROP THE BALL ON THIS PLEASE THIS S#&$ HAS ME HARDER THAN TERMINATOR ARMOUR

 

I'd be disturbed, only...

 

I COMPLETELY AGREE! Pre-ordered the game and the reinforcement pack; going in balls-deep. No blood too precious, no dollar too costly. Love the new aliens, love the new classes, love SCIENCE, *@##$!

 

All I have to do is bide my time until Friday...

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I also read a pre-release article someone did. Apparently the game occasionally forces you to leave someone behind.
*cracks knuckles* *@##$, I've played Long War. I managed four missions in a row with zero casualties.
I'm not scared of Berserkers, Chrysalids, Sectopods or Etherials, because I have fought giant versions of all of those AND KICKED THEIR ARSES INTO THE @(*()$ GROUND, THEN CAPTURED THEM AND SOLD THEM FOR MONEY ON THE GREY MARKET.
I AIN'T LEAVING NO-ONE BEHIND IF I CAN HELP IT

 

Though to be fair, I did have to bring in four Sid Meier's just to destroy the Giant Sectopod.
Four rifts, right on top of it.
It ate them all.

 

 

I dread the moment the Long War team creates a Long War mod for XCOM 2.

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If you just have one guy sit out in the open and everyone else juuuuust out of reach, the 'lids will swarm him.
For bonus points, arm everyone with grenades and have the bait use Archangel Armour, Ghost Armour or the Skeleton suit.
Once they swarm, Spiderman/Jump Jet outta there and spam grenades.

Pretty much how Site Recon went for me, except I always had a couple of MECs with me.

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