Gameplay Discussion: Predators

[MrJJJ]

With machetes, you can keep hitting a Predator and it will knock them out, leaving them defenceless, if a marine keeps hitting the KO'd predator with the machete, it will kill them, there is no way for the Predator to defend themselves.

Yeah...no, seems like you forgot your own report
https://i.gyazo.com/e906c071775694dfcbc ... 629373.png
around 10 hits, nope, still able to get up and shoot plasma, despite the KO's as stated later by said predator

[doodeeda]

If predators were there solely to RP, then why not give them the big stats. But, duels and killing are still being done, and if you choose to fight (and take someone out of the round) then you should choose to do so with comparative stats as a strong T3 xeno. Heck, I'd be willing to play as a nerfed predator as a test bunny if I'm accepted.

[Boltersam]

Yeah...no, seems like you forgot your own report
https://i.gyazo.com/e906c071775694dfcbc ... 629373.png
around 10 hits, nope, still able to get up and shoot plasma, despite the KO's as stated later by said predator

Oh, that's because Hayter wasn't an arse so he didn't keep hitting the Predator when he was down, stunlocking him.
And if there weren't any KOs, then it's possible they only happen when striking the head.

Seems like you never saw a Predator fighting Isaac Miller in melee.

I'm looking at you Isaac

[Renomaki]

Oh, how I yearn to become a predator one of these days..

A shame there isn't a lot of info about them, meaning first time players are going to struggle to understand all their tools.

[Boltersam]

Oh, how I yearn to become a predator one of these days..

A shame there isn't a lot of info about them, meaning first time players are going to struggle to understand all their tools.

There's a section on the forums called The Hunt. It has most of our info on one of the threads.

[Renomaki]

There's a section on the forums called The Hunt. It has most of our info on one of the threads.

I'm guessing whitelisted only? Cuz I can't find it.

[Topwaza]

If it were only up to me, I'd make preds a little harder to play, powerful, but only in short bursts. I'd make cloaking and most abilities dependent on an energy system, and more of an emphasis on maneuverability over being tanky.

[Boltersam]

I'm guessing whitelisted only? Cuz I can't find it.

No. It's public. viewforum.php?f=137

[doodeeda]

No. It's public. viewforum.php?f=137

Can't view it.

[Renomaki]

Can't view it.

Quite understandable, really, since it probably has some sensitive intel that people could metagame with.

[Boltersam]

Quite understandable, really, since it probably has some sensitive intel that people could metagame with.

The only way to make only Whitelisted be able to access it would be to put little snowflake titles under our names, we had a discussion with Apop about it, who in turn had a discussion with headstaff, and they said it was going to be a public forum. Strange.

[Feweh]

The only way to make only Whitelisted be able to access it would be to put little snowflake titles under our names, we had a discussion with Apop about it, who in turn had a discussion with headstaff, and they said it was going to be a public forum. Strange.

Youre in a hidden snowflake group that doesnt show up.

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

Youre in a hidden snowflake group that doesnt show up.

We are the snowflakiest of the snowflakes. Now we just need predators with floor length braid hair, and we'll be sooper dooper snowflakes.

[ParadoxSpace]

We are the snowflakiest of the snowflakes. Now we just need predators with floor length braid hair, and we'll be sooper dooper snowflakes.

Floor length dreads.

[Iatots]

Alright so the "last name" of a pred is his clan right? People who want a clan surname already in use have to ask a member if they can "join" the clan.

But I am seeing predators of different clans play house! I was expecting some rivalry RP, maybe "oh you guys here too?" at the most if they were on good terms, yet I see individuals who all act as brothers, sometimes even talking about ""The Clan"" as if only 1 existed and everyone is part of it.
I haven't seen anyone actually HUNT together, but this still feels a bit too tightly knit to me.

Sometimes there is an elder around, and I realize predators would gravitate around better hunters, but I have seen this happen in rounds void of their presence, and between what I would call "equally experienced" predators.

And just to point some fingers around:

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[Sarah_U.]

Tbh I unchecked the round-start pred draft since I was ALWAYS getting picked and I was generally one of the few people that kept constantly getting it. I hate doing the same role over and over and I varry my play while sticking to what my app says... So yea, I did get drafted a lot, but much less lately.

Also, I never get the other roles I'm trying to get drafted for so yea.

[forwardslashN]

Alright so the "last name" of a pred is his clan right? People who want a clan surname already in use have to ask a member if they can "join" the clan.

But I am seeing predators of different clans play house! I was expecting some rivalry RP, maybe "oh you guys here too?" at the most if they were on good terms, yet I see individuals who all act as brothers, sometimes even talking about ""The Clan"" as if only 1 existed and everyone is part of it.
I haven't seen anyone actually HUNT together, but this still feels a bit too tightly knit to me.

Sometimes there is an elder around, and I realize predators would gravitate around better hunters, but I have seen this happen in rounds void of their presence, and between what I would call "equally experienced" predators.

And just to point some fingers around:

The thing about their last names isn't really a hard rule. It can be one's clan or some other designation, not really that important. The one thing that does bother me about playing pred is that everyone is from a different clan as a character, when lore predators Hunt as a single clan. You wouldn't normally see like five snowflakes from different clans on a mystical adventure to some boondocks planet just to hunt some xenomorphs. It would be a clan outing or some other relevant test of skill. So it makes sense for preds to be tightly knit, because that's really how they should be relating to one another, on the other hand it's very bizarre. I think it would be overall a more coherent experience if we just rolled all predators into a single clan and went with that.

[Boltersam]

Alright so the "last name" of a pred is his clan right? People who want a clan surname already in use have to ask a member if they can "join" the clan.

But I am seeing predators of different clans play house! I was expecting some rivalry RP, maybe "oh you guys here too?" at the most if they were on good terms, yet I see individuals who all act as brothers, sometimes even talking about ""The Clan"" as if only 1 existed and everyone is part of it.
I haven't seen anyone actually HUNT together, but this still feels a bit too tightly knit to me.

Sometimes there is an elder around, and I realize predators would gravitate around better hunters, but I have seen this happen in rounds void of their presence, and between what I would call "equally experienced" predators.

And just to point some fingers around:

I don't know about you

But if somebody had their entire clan absolutely destroyed, with only shreds of it remaining,

Pretty sure they wouldn't go around insulting anyone. Having someone's clan destroyed is also something a Predator wouldn't wish on any, even the worst of rivals, so Dhi would be more the target of pity than anything else.

I've never said "The Clan", I've always said "My Clan", "Your Clan", I don't know where you pulled that from, since all of the people I've played with have referred to our clans as separate.

As for close relationships between individuals, there's only one that Dhi has actively interacted with and become close with, and that was because they spoke several times after he arrived on the ship, and because of them reminding him of someone from his stories, which you can find in the art and stories section.

[SecretStamos (Joshuu)]

I'd be down for saying we all belong to some overarching clan. I think it would help strengthen the bond between Predators a bit.

[Fritigern]

I'd be down for saying we all belong to some overarching clan. I think it would help strengthen the bond between Predators a bit.

It opens up good story ideas, something we don't really have a lot of which is funny since it's supposed to be an RP server.

[Iatots]

Now that makes me wonder, if two predator players who didn't really talk before the hunting befriend eachother to a certain point, is there any rule against one of them joining the others clan, changing its last name in the process? Of course, admins would be contacted in the process.

[northcote4]

Now that makes me wonder, if two predator players who didn't really talk before the hunting befriend eachother to a certain point, is there any rule against one of them joining the others clan, changing its last name in the process? Of course, admins would be contacted in the process.

While I definitely can't speak on behalf of staff, nor the predator community as a whole, that definitely seems like it would be a very significant decision for a predator to make. Abandoning one's clan to join another, even if their own was annihilated (perhaps even especially so).

After all, in doing so are they not abandoning their heritage? And as we all know, honour is paramount to the yautka's way of life.

[ParadoxSpace]

there needs to be a tighter grip on metagaming the honor code
'yes this guy with a sword is here killing people I'll put away my weapon and he won't bother me, fuck defending myself'

[EMT_321]

there needs to be a tighter grip on metagaming the honor code
'yes this guy with a sword is here killing people I'll put away my weapon and he won't bother me, fuck defending myself'

I've been legtrapped/captured without having a weapon as a medic, so thats evidently not a valid strategy.

[Iatots]

there needs to be a tighter grip on metagaming the honor code
'yes this guy with a sword is here killing people I'll put away my weapon and he won't bother me, fuck defending myself'

I agree wholeheartedly.
If a pred is going around killing marines, and you as a trained soldier drop your gun when you spot him instead of filling it with lead, you are a scumbag and a traitor.