Make it so Xenos can't slash you when hugged.

[Skycave1]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary):It's really annoying when you get facehugged then decapitated, and it disgruntles all of us. The xeno's task is to infect the hosts and get more for the hive. Not to kill once you have the guy down with a hugger on his face. I'm thinking maybe put in a system where it doesn't allow such an act?

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): Gives the Xenos a chance to play it a bit smarter instead of running in and hugging, then killing the host. And gives the marines a chance if they get hugged, either from escape or if the squad decides to come by and save him.

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): Like I said before, it would make it so Xenos had to be smart when and where they hugger a marine. And cause for some longer battles and less hugger and slash.

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it): Like when a marine is dead is says "Ew! It's already dead, why would you touch that" Have it say something like "It has already been hugged, keep it alive for the hive"

[wastedfate]

From what I hear that's already going away.

[Derpislav]

Apop said that it's a legit tactic and I've never disagreed with him on anything more, but hugger mechanics are getting changed so hopefully it won't be a thing soon.

The workaround I can think of is - doing this kills the hugger, so you can't use a single hugger to decap the entire Sulaco. Also, killing the hugger that way should allow the marine to wake up way faster.

[Abbysynth]

There's a queen toggle that does exactly this, maybe queens should stop letting xenos go hog wild right out of the starting gate

[Eenkogneeto]

Being infected and not nested is already the single hardest counter to ayys to the point where people like boris run off and get infected in order to break stalemates. Anything that increases the chance of rambo marines running into your hive and not being stunnable is a -1 from me.

[Abbysynth]

Not being stunnable? Pounce, neurospit, tackle, screech, stomp, boiler gas, boiler spray, charge..

[Polkjm]

-1 hugger combat is an integral part of xenomorph stragtegy. Sometimes you don't have a nest nearby or you're under fire. And other sources of stun work, of course, but would never turn into victory without hugging stuns into slash. I do think slashing the head should kill the hugger however.

[Eenkogneeto]

Not being stunnable? Pounce, neurospit, tackle, screech, stomp, boiler gas, boiler spray, charge..

Disables disarm, Disables Disarm and is only a stunlock if they are elite+ spitter, High failure rate, Disables disarm, Disables disarm, Funny joke, RNG, Like ravager? Yeah I guess it works but how often?

[Boltersam]

Hugger combat update. All I have to say on the matter.

[Crab_Spider]

Neutral. The only way this can work is by the alien embryo restricting the host from attacking other xenos directly and xenos being unable to attack the host.

[Heckenshutze]

-1 hugger combat is an integral part of xenomorph stragtegy. .

Nevermore.

[Snypehunter007]

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