yup remade this for no reason really. its 2 am and i have no idea what i am writing :D hopefully it'll be of some use, though.
Chapter 1. Life as a gorge
A) How should I play combat out?
You'll want to get leap, adren, xeno. gorge with next point, then redempt and cara. sof if you find yourself able to leave the hive(which you should, after all, you're a world domination gorge) and then whatever you prefer, maybe drop sof for focus, depends on your situation.
B) What about classic NS?
Usually you can't count on getting web in classic, so you have to stick back with what you can hold in ocs. start in a common fought-for point(like cargo on tanith) and start building ocs from the start there. if your team goes sens or mcs, make sure to place one nearby where you will be standing, so you can use it to its fullest. once your team gets two hives, get upgrades to go along(you get sof, adren, and redempt[unless they have gl/hmgs, get cara]) push out when you get the chance, stick ocs where you can get more rfk. its just really oc whoring, and guarding the siege points. no chance to get a hive = you keep bb = you can get web. once you have web the fun begins :) go slaughter!
Chapter 2. Fighting
A) How to fight (NS)
Gorges are basically fragile, once marines get armor1+ you're going to have trouble taking them down without ocs. so basically you sit near your guarded position and wait for your teammates to be useful and push out so you can get a new oc setup. eventually you can cover the entire map aside the marine base, and if it isn't the final hive you can get web and destroy :) if it is a hive, you'll have to sacrifice yourself on a bb run if you lack redempt(try to get the mines on this run, then get redempt+regorge on respawn). then you bb run trying to take down whatever you can, and save up res for the hive. if your team got MCs you can do a rush, if not, use it as a distraction and aim for an important structure(advanced armory, arms lab) once you get the arms lab down, you can start domination! marines with armor0 are basically cake, 5 spits they die :D 4 with no armor and 100h, memorize the number of spits as this is important!
B) How to fight (CO)
When you're finally a gorge in co, use web on any marine you encounter. try to find the solo marines, they're usually easiest to take out. if none are going solo, you'll usually be able to heal the hive for exp between rushes, so do it! free xp is still xp! once you're level 10 you can solo jetpackers easily, heavy armor with some difficulty but still possible. just use web then spit the player down, or healspray once between focus spits if you opted for that.
Chapter 3. WEB!!#$
Ah web, love it, hate it, love to hate it. evil when you're a marine, and your lifeblood as a gorge. web is so overpowered atm its not even funny. could use a minor fix or two, that would really be helpful. but in combat its just silly. NS it isn't as bad, as far as i've seen, due to the fact its over before 3 hives or right when you get it usually :( weldes/gls do crap vs web if you use it correctly. abuse it to its fullest!
never, ever, ever pre-set webs. ever. always set them up when you're engaging a marine, this way you have all of them(limit, after all. per area in co, and overall in ns). shoot a wall behind the marine, then the floor in front. he'll be webbed. shoot the wall/floor next to him, then other side but more towards/away depending on where you shot, try to make it a diagnol line every time. usually the marine will duck, so once hes fully webbed(the next web will draw over him, but not take effect until it can be useful) start spitting. if you get it right, he'll die before he gets unwebbed, unless he gets meds. in which case, when he does, set the webs again. and repeat! adren makes this possible, without it its nearly impossible.
If you kill the marine before he uses up your webs, or you or some other gorge screws up some webs in the area, bilebomb the ceiling. it will destroy any webs attatched to it, near it, whatever. then you're free to use them up again! very important to do this before you engage a marine again, every web counts.
Chapter 4. Hive Defense
Even if you are a domination gorge, you still have to defend. that is the nature of the game, can't do much about that. if you're forced to defend against siege cannons, build a mc away from the sieges so you can perma-healspray the hive. if a marine walks in, web if you have it, then spit him down next to the mc. you'll basically have infinite adren, domination worthy! once the marines make the mistake of beaconing, try to bilebomb the structure that is in the dead center of a bunch of other ones. it seems that if you hit a structure dead on with bb, it will do full damage to everything nearby. so be sure to hit it! if you can, try to distract the sieges(provided the comm is pinging while you're near them BBing) with an oc near their PG, incase someone phases in. run back if marineS start phasing in though, gorges lack a counter to that, even with web :(
Chapter 5. Domination!
A) Outside the Marine Base
When you finally push the marines back to their base, you can begin domination. setup a sensory outside the base next to some well placed ocs(see next sub-chapter) and two MCs, and 8 dcs. no point in getting more than two mcs really, unless you have insane overflow in a small game. pick your target before you enter(if the marines are all together, pick out how to best setup some webs so if they move they'll get stuck) and throw some spit if you decide to web, or bb if you do not. usually a marine will chase you since you're so cute, then you can sit next to your mcs and permaweb/spit him. once he dies make sure you chuckle, after all, you're invulnerable until they start using those damn exploits they call siege cannons!
B) OC Placement
You don't want to place OCs in direct vision of a hallway connecting to a room. An example would be cargo on tanith; place one oc up on the tank(evolve up there) then one covering one of the entrances(either one from waste side or upper acidic ent, depending on which side doesn't have the hive[it goes there]) then place one in the middle of the room so if someone rushes in they'll die to that+spit. make sure none are visible from the main entrances though! visible = it'll die to lmg, which basically wastes 10 res in most cases(sometimes it will be a pg there, but usually one marine trying to do something)
overall basically, find strange positions for your ocs. keep them away from entrances but tight together enough so that they support each other, and kill any JPers that may fly through with ease.
Closing Statement
Overall gorge is a nice lifeform, but really needs web to be able to kill any marines with armor. its very anti-ninja and anti-base, though, if used correctly. relies on two+ hives to function, with one its mostly an oc setup machine. shotguns and gls basically tear a gorge in half, it lacks the health to withstand very much. but in combat you can really dominate, since you're mostly self-sufficient in the terms of upgrades :) in ns its more team-based, as the game is. fun either way though, imo!
now go dominate :)
Topic: Gorge's Guide to World Domination (Read 5265 times)
