I don't understand the hate for the poison headcrabs. Those things only lead to my death once or twice.
There is literally only a single state(Something like when your health is at a particular value below ten) where it's possible for them to kill you - They're hard-coded to take away your health in such a way that they can't kill you(except in that one particular state, by accident), no matter how hard they try.
Those antlion pits. Those antlion pits when you don't know to close them off yet. I do like those fuckers now though. Ridiculous hivemind.
I got kinda attached to them, in the prison. My little bug minions of death.
I don't understand the hate for the poison headcrabs. Those things only lead to my death once or twice.
There is literally only a single state(Something like when your health is at a particular value below ten) where it's possible for them to kill you - They're hard-coded to take away your health in such a way that they can't kill you(except in that one particular state, by accident), no matter how hard they try.
This is precisely why I hate them. They are there precisely to be annoying and make you panic. It works every single time. It's a masterful job on Valve's part, and I hate them for it.
All this HL2 talk has reminded me of the Hunters at the end of Episode 2. FUCK THOSE THINGS.
Fuck 'em, with their zipping around, popping up outta nowhere, shooting exploding flechettes while I'm just minding my own business trying to kill Striders. Fuck them so hard. Bleargh.
Though I must admit that since they were SO awful, it was pretty fun when you managed to run 'em over with the car.
i agree with joe. toughs things suck. they through a poison head crab at you and it brings your hp to 1 and then the does physical damage that kills you with one hit.
Isabella: Oh, hey, Erathaol, I could really use some Mathematics, and seeing as how I've spawned adjacent to you for the last 8 games in a row, I figured we'd gotten to know each other to the point where we could be quite civil. Normally I wouldn't ask, but you see, I've fallen on such hard times lately. You understand? Me: Sure, Isabella. I know we've had our differences in the past, but I've been teching up pretty quickly, and Mathematics doesn't seem like such a huge thing to ask. Here ya go, lets be friends. Isabella: ...
Turn ends. New turn begins. [Isabella has converted to Judaism]
Isabella: WHY DO YOU PROFANE MY GODS?! Me: But, it's not my turn yet. I never even got the chance to- Isbella: FUCK YOOOOOU
[Isabella's stack of 85 Chariots has materialized out of subspace directly adjacent to your capital city] [Isabella has renamed her stack of chariots "Fuck Your Heathen Mom In Her Tumorous Heathen Penis"] [You lose.]
I quite enjoyed the ant lions. The constant respawning when you are standing on sand makes for a fun challenge.
The antlions were only a problem when you don't realize that standing on sand makes them show up. For the first minute, I didn't get it, so it was rough.
The antlions were only a problem when you don't realize that standing on sand makes them show up. For the first minute, I didn't get it, so it was rough.
One of the few situations where NPCs are useful - Before that occurs, an NPC shouts out to you that walking on the sand attracts Antlions.
I have a habit of playing with the subtitles on, so I tend to miss these things less, as I just automatically skim them. To be fair, it's not hard to miss, if you've not got the subtitles on, and you're not really paying attention to the NPCs - who admittedly spout off a lot of annoying, useless babble.
Things HL2 should not do: 1) Driving sections. 2) Platforming sections.
Platforming with a gravity gun, where you pull platforms to step on, is quite fun. For about a minute. In the end just running, getting to high ground, then defeating the batch is more fun.
Poison Headcrabs were really scary when you first encounter them, but I've played that game and its episodes so often and realized that those things can't kill me at all, that I don't fear them anymore.
A HL2 enemy that really annoys the fuck out of me and I hate with a passion are the Hunters in EP2, especially in the last chapter when those assholes shoot down the Strider bombs.
As for Antlions: A friend of mine once stated that on his first playthrough, the game glitched and he didn't get the pheromone ball. I haven't been able to confirm it, but even attempting to, much less getting through Nova Prospekt with the Antlions as enemies and not as friends has shudders run down my spine.
Also, I nominate the Kryll from Gears of War. Step out of the light and bam, a million of those assholes crash down on you and rip you to shreds. Them or the Locust Monk Archers or whatever. Exploding arrows = no fun.
The antlions were only a problem when you don't realize that standing on sand makes them show up. For the first minute, I didn't get it, so it was rough.
The first time you come across them NPCs tell you to NOT stand on the sand. Or am I mixing chronology now? Been a while.
Poison head crabs are dangerous when paired with other enemies or when they come out of nowhere while you're shimmying along a ledge, thus knocking you off with only 10 hp when you hit the ground.
Barnacles are kinda a pain too, but they get kinda predictable.
Poison head crabs are dangerous when paired with other enemies or when they come out of nowhere while you're shimmying along a ledge, thus knocking you off with only 10 hp when you hit the ground.
Urgh, they're super dangerous when there are other enemies around - They drop you to 1 HP when they poison you, so you're essentially as vulnerable as a naked baby. If anything hits you or happens to you, you're boned.
The worst - Got jumped by a Poison headcrab in Ravenhome and dropped to 1 HP. However, the headcrab had leaped over a flaming zombie corpse to get me, and was on fire when it hit me. Dies at my feet, and the fire takes away my last HP. FUUUUUUUUUUU
Poison head crabs are dangerous when paired with other enemies or when they come out of nowhere while you're shimmying along a ledge, thus knocking you off with only 10 hp when you hit the ground.
Urgh, they're super dangerous when there are other enemies around - They drop you to 1 HP when they poison you, so you're essentially as vulnerable as a naked baby. If anything hits you or happens to you, you're boned.
The worst - Got jumped by a Poison headcrab in Ravenhome and dropped to 1 HP. However, the headcrab had leaped over a flaming zombie corpse to get me, and was on fire when it hit me. Dies at my feet, and the fire takes away my last HP. FUUUUUUUUUUU
Am I missing something here? They take your health to 1, but they don't do anything to your armor. That stays the same, right? As long as you don't fall off something high you should be fine for the time it takes to get your health back.
When you take damage (I think it depends on the kind.) It doesn't wear just your armor. If you had full armor and 1hp, you'd die before your armor runs out.
When you take damage (I think it depends on the kind.) It doesn't wear just your armor. If you had full armor and 1hp, you'd die before your armor runs out.
I guess I just never had a problem with staying alive with 1 HP. Also, sidestepping is good for any kind of headcrab.
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Fuck 'em, with their zipping around, popping up outta nowhere, shooting exploding flechettes while I'm just minding my own business trying to kill Striders. Fuck them so hard. Bleargh.
Though I must admit that since they were SO awful, it was pretty fun when you managed to run 'em over with the car.
Isabella: Oh, hey, Erathaol, I could really use some Mathematics, and seeing as how I've spawned adjacent to you for the last 8 games in a row, I figured we'd gotten to know each other to the point where we could be quite civil. Normally I wouldn't ask, but you see, I've fallen on such hard times lately. You understand?
Me: Sure, Isabella. I know we've had our differences in the past, but I've been teching up pretty quickly, and Mathematics doesn't seem like such a huge thing to ask. Here ya go, lets be friends.
Isabella: ...
Turn ends.
New turn begins.
[Isabella has converted to Judaism]
Isabella: WHY DO YOU PROFANE MY GODS?!
Me: But, it's not my turn yet. I never even got the chance to-
Isbella: FUCK YOOOOOU
[Isabella's stack of 85 Chariots has materialized out of subspace directly adjacent to your capital city]
[Isabella has renamed her stack of chariots "Fuck Your Heathen Mom In Her Tumorous Heathen Penis"]
[You lose.]
I echo your other sentiments.
1) Driving sections.
2) Platforming sections.
A HL2 enemy that really annoys the fuck out of me and I hate with a passion are the Hunters in EP2, especially in the last chapter when those assholes shoot down the Strider bombs.
As for Antlions: A friend of mine once stated that on his first playthrough, the game glitched and he didn't get the pheromone ball. I haven't been able to confirm it, but even attempting to, much less getting through Nova Prospekt with the Antlions as enemies and not as friends has shudders run down my spine.
Also, I nominate the Kryll from Gears of War. Step out of the light and bam, a million of those assholes crash down on you and rip you to shreds. Them or the Locust Monk Archers or whatever. Exploding arrows = no fun.
Barnacles are kinda a pain too, but they get kinda predictable.
The worst - Got jumped by a Poison headcrab in Ravenhome and dropped to 1 HP. However, the headcrab had leaped over a flaming zombie corpse to get me, and was on fire when it hit me. Dies at my feet, and the fire takes away my last HP. FUUUUUUUUUUU