Xeno deaths

[Meatshield]

Playing xeno, what have been your main cause of death? I tend to be a drone, or ancient defender. Tried runner a few times. I also like Sentinel -> Spitter -> Boiler but only managed to get to boiler once.

Me:

approx 40% OBs
approx 20% running into group of marines alone (mainly with Runner)
approx 20% being too ballsy and not retreating fast enough
approx 10% tank
approx 10% engineer goodies (mines/sentries)


For me, I think I have been killed by OB the most (although I remember them better). I didn't realise but a well placed OB can nearly one shot an ancient defender, and make mince meat of boilers. One reason why, as SO, I always want marines to place OBs. It is - by far - the most efficient way to take out xenos. Most T3s in the centre of an OB will have a low life expectancy.

[DasCorncakes]

I don't play xeno very often but nine times out of ten it's either me getting grenades or getting cornered and cut off from any way out or being too ballsy

[Gut_TC]

It's either because:
Of my own stupidity.
Body blocked in middle of chaos.
Martyrdom myself in very aggressive push as weaker caste with every sisters.
Getting hit by OB while I look away from my PC and headset off for a moment.

Or. Of course. Trying to RP with Predators.

[Meatshield]

I don't play xeno very often but nine times out of ten it's either me getting grenades or getting cornered and cut off from any way out or being too ballsy

Yeah, I recall some grenades. Although, I find an ancient defender can take a lot of nades before dying. Runners and spitters are kind of screwed with a well timed nade.

Shotgun + rifle fire are lethal, and a shotgun will often force me to retreat.

[DasCorncakes]

Yeah, I recall some grenades. Although, I find an ancient defender can take a lot of nades before dying. Runners and spitters are kind of screwed with a well timed nade.

Shotgun + rifle fire are lethal, and a shotgun will often force me to retreat.

if you're a good shot, put a flamer on your shotgun and fill it with slug/buck/slug/buck/slug/buck.

slug them to stun, go up and shoot them point blank with buckshot and then miniflame them. it will almost certainly kill them.

[Jackattack41498]

Most of my deaths are either tank memes, bodyblocking dumbasses who refuse to have the hive HUD on, or glorious last stands.

[zoboomafoo]

Claymores.

[Jeser]

When I play xenos, I main Spitter caste, because I find only Boiler fun to play and, most important, suitable for me. As sentinel/spitter I die only because of my own impatience if I go near frontline as young. As boiler, OBs, CAS and armor-less ungas. Never was killed by tank. Probably because I'm smart enough not to be in open area when tank is near.

[Marine Tickler]

Memes

[FGRSentinel]

I think my favorite death as a xeno was this:

I was 481 and this happened on Big Red. I decided to book it down the tunnel and died literally right at the edge of the OB's AoE, but the event was so comical I couldn't help but laugh afterwards.

[Schall Meister]

40% attacking marines alone
20% random explosion
20% tank
10% stupid teamwork
10% predators

[Khlorghaal]

Well the other day I was queen and forgot how to de-ovi so someone got out of their nest and unloaded a shotgun on me.

[Build_R_]

Point blank buckshot usually gets me down quicker than anything else. That or a slug and a bunch of other marines firing rifles.

[Grubstank]

50% tank (especially instagibs from off screen)
30% overextending/being too ballsy
20% unrobustness

[RevealingFortune]

50% - I'M FAST AS FUKK BOOOOIII (Boom, a landmine)
40% - Tanks
10% - Earning my way to Xeno Valhalla as one of the last living lizards.

[NeverLoseHope]

getting body blocked by other xenos, gibbed by tank, going incapacitated without help being recieved from my sisters, stun lasting way longer than it normally would, airstrikes, fire, never have i once been killed by a predator... wonder what its like lol

[Butlerblock]

Roughly 50% mines, 30% 100-0 PB buckshot, 15% predators, 5% other means (Including multiple buckshot/slugs).

[David Stormwell]

25% Tanks
50% Soloing it
25% HELP ME IM RIGHT THERE!

[GoliathTheDespoiler]

40% Tank LTB rounds at long range.

20% Flamers + Specialists

20% Marine Infantry

5% Predator Hunts

15% CAS/Orbital Bombardment

[Loco52]

100% not gitin gud

[Ruse]

90% of my deaths are from my lack of skill lol
10% broken tackle system

I hate the new nest and tackle chance

[AcuteCircle]

I mostly die from an unfortunate buckshot to the chest, overextending or getting cornered :c

[Dolth]

The rare time I play as a xeno I die over-extending and thus getting flanked.

[MattAtlas]

80% PB buckshot
10% claymores
5% RPG
5% rifles

[Frans_Feiffer]

Claymores and RPGs get me more then i’d like to admit, heh.