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The Ready Room => General => Topic started by: Manta on June 26, 2005, 09:37:57 PM

Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on June 26, 2005, 09:37:57 PM
Another crazy endgame whackamole phasegate strategy. Thanks to 2_of_8 leaving due to ping issues, I lost the chance to get my second win as commander. Marines just don't listen these days; they couldn't even phase kill one onos.

(http://x4.putfile.com/6/17622391410.jpg)

EDIT: Fixed resolution.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Asal on June 26, 2005, 11:52:16 PM
What?!  no phase kills?!  PATHETIC!

You obviously need my amazing skillzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *snores*
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on June 27, 2005, 07:19:55 AM
I've thought long and hard about this, and I think I've figured out the optimal PG placement to kill the onos.

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|O  O
| O
|[][][]

That's one way, with the lines being walls and the circles being the phase gates. The bracket squares can be anything, be it a structure, such as a TF or arms lab, or another wall.

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 O O
O [] O
  O O

That way, with the square brackets in the center representing a turret factory, the onos that attempts to kill the turret factory in an attempt to stop the numerous turrets sitting in base will have to set the rest of his body on top of a phase gate. That's almost a guaranteed kill.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: aeroripper on June 27, 2005, 10:34:48 AM
nice
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: mhawk on June 27, 2005, 01:11:30 PM
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nice
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The best way to kill an onos is put 20 mines within 1 in of each other and he will casualy walk by and lose 680 hp.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on June 27, 2005, 02:33:10 PM
Of course that works, but there are a few problems:
1) Costs a LOT of res.
2) Disposable - once he steps on it, it's gone.
3) One gorge can easily destroy it in the blink of an eye.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Goldy on June 27, 2005, 03:20:25 PM
1) Compared to your phase gate thing?! The second version anyway
2) Have marines there to shoot him. edit: Oh, you meant it only works once. Blah. Well I'm only contradicting you because I'm upset about the 24 comment! :p
3) True. Although if the gorge steps on it instead of spitting or biling, it'll be pretty damn funny
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on June 27, 2005, 09:02:12 PM
1) Well, it depends on how many of these minefields you're using. A 20-mine field costs 50 res.
3) I would be pissed if the gorge wasted my precious 20 mines.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on July 02, 2005, 07:42:04 PM
(http://x2.putfile.com/7/18220403627.jpg)

I had to relocate after monkey left, leaving me with half a team of people who wouldn't build. This was my fallback, hoping that the onos would walk through and get fragged.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: mhawk on July 02, 2005, 10:48:19 PM
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(http://x2.putfile.com/7/18220403627.jpg)

I had to relocate after monkey left, leaving me with half a team of people who wouldn't build. This was my fallback, hoping that the onos would walk through and get fragged.
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You could have just launched an escape pod from that position ;)
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on July 03, 2005, 07:49:27 AM
To my detractors, by the way: I don't ever command with the intention of turning the game into this. It just happens due to a combination of marines not listening and my lack of a detailed backup plan when the main plan goes awry.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Knappe on July 29, 2005, 06:26:30 PM
:cool:

Manta comm'ing for the win.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Tooky on July 30, 2005, 02:50:25 PM
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:cool:

Manta comm'ing for the win.
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don't worry, you're only 26 days late
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: 2_of_8 on July 30, 2005, 03:04:53 PM
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Manta comm'ing for the win.
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don't worry, you're only 26 days late
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26.5, +-0.1
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on July 30, 2005, 04:52:36 PM
Hey, it's never a bad time to compliment my commanding.
Title: You thought it was gone
Post by: Manta on August 04, 2005, 04:26:18 PM
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5636/metalbase2pd.jpg)

Archi and X-S-Z were fooling around the whole game. Thanks a lot guys, this is all your fault!