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Title: Natural Selection 2 is out (October 30th 2012)
Post by: jr2 on November 03, 2012, 04:02:01 pm
For those that didn't know, if there were any.

http://www.naturalselection2.com/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/4920/
Title: Re: Natural Selection 2 is out (October 30th 2012)
Post by: Polpolion on November 10, 2012, 02:44:33 pm
This game is pretty great, btw. Just started playing it last night and I wouldn't have stopped if not for the fact that I was sick and needed sleep. :p I think that NS is as close as we can get to a good X-COM FPS, too. I've only tried marines so far but this game is seriously awesome, you should all check it out.
Title: Re: Natural Selection 2 is out (October 30th 2012)
Post by: Veers on November 10, 2012, 06:42:02 pm
The interesting thing of NS2 is that the game appears to be completely unbalanced, however that is actually deceptive. As the balance really comes from the people playing. It is possible to
Spoiler:
survive a charge by 3 Onus and still win the game. Doesnt happen often though
.

And it is a great improvement over the original NS, they've done a fantastic job at bringing NS forward while keeping it fresh and original. :)
Title: Re: Natural Selection 2 is out (October 30th 2012)
Post by: Hades on November 11, 2012, 01:21:08 pm
Quote from: Polpolion on November 10, 2012, 02:44:33 pm
This game is pretty great, btw. Just started playing it last night and I wouldn't have stopped if not for the fact that I was sick and needed sleep. :p I think that NS is as close as we can get to a good X-COM FPS, too. I've only tried marines so far but this game is seriously awesome, you should all check it out.
I've got this but have barely delved into it. Hit me up next time you start playing.
Title: Re: Natural Selection 2 is out (October 30th 2012)
Post by: Polpolion on November 12, 2012, 05:29:27 pm
Played a game today and the skulks got mad at me for sitting in front of a vent with a shotgun blasting them as soon as they poked their head out. Not sure what they expected to happen if they kept trying the same thing over and over; there were at least three other entrances to the area I was defending.
Title: Re: Natural Selection 2 is out (October 30th 2012)
Post by: Nemesis6 on November 13, 2012, 08:25:51 pm
Quote from: Veers on November 10, 2012, 06:42:02 pm
It is possible to
Spoiler:
survive a charge by 3 Onus and still win the game. Doesnt happen often though
.

Happened to me -- We had a standard outpost, marines stretched thin between Lava Falls, and Repair... can't remember the map name. Anyway, they three oni came around the corner and charged at what was 3-4 marines including me. This proved to be overconfident because as soon as they did, our commander beaconed us all in and since they were in between the mishmash of buildings and stuff it was total confusion for them as one was killed almost instantly, and another while trying to escape. After that, the game turned completely around. I think it was the shotguns.

It seems like either you win at that point, or you not only waste your chance, but you also turn the tide in the enemies' favor.
Title: Re: Natural Selection 2 is out (October 30th 2012)
Post by: Veers on November 14, 2012, 07:44:57 am
It is certainly an interesting game, the ability of the commander really does count.

Played a game about 4 days ago that went for just over 90 minutes (the server crashed). We (marines) held the base for over an hr, couldnt expand out without being nuked effectively. And the Aliens couldnt beat us.

Was rather amusing overall, complete and utter stalemate.. followed by severe lag and death of server. Oops..