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Mega Man 8-bit Deathmatch => MM8BDM Discussion => Topic started by: Rawk Hawk on November 23, 2010, 03:23:51 AM
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1) Have you noticed changes in mobility?
2) Feeling your insides are starting to react with higher temperatures?
3) Is your body green with a reddish glow?
4) Are you able to climb almost any wall at a slow pace?
5) Have you been touched recently by someone with the above symptoms?
If you answered yes to a majority of these (especially number 3) then congratulations! You have been recruited by Dr. Wily to become a member of the Roboenza apocalypse! Well what does this mean? Nothing shorter than you will be a help in the destruction of all man and robot kind! Isn't that something?
Now I'm sure you're wondering, "What can I do?" Well you have three simple options.
1) Zombicide - Can't stand being infected? Well just jump into the nearest pit. A more simpler method would be to dissipate and become a "spectator."
2) Shamble on your own - Not sure what to do? Maybe just wander the level, avoiding contact from infect or uninfected. This is generally boring and is almost guaranteed death.
3) Join the Hoard! - Find the nearest group of infected and join in on the fun! If no group is there, make your own by infecting innocent bots. Remember, no opponent is too difficult to catch. Just play it smart.
If you answered 3, then good news for you. The following is a series of strategies and tactics to infect other robots and bring destruction to all! But before that is done, let's first take a look at how your new and improved body operates.
The two weaknesses all infect have is A) The inability to use weapons B) Decrease in speed. But these are all minor setbacks. Who needs weapons when you can infect someone with a single touch? Decreased speed? With enough infected, even the toughest players can be flushed out.
The Improvements are your ability to increase your numbers with a single touch and now you can scale about any wall with ease! Just don't make the mistake new infected make when climbing. Once at the top of your climb, aim downwards to climb off the wall.
There are also perks in being what has been dubbed the alpha infected. This player is the first person to be infected with Roboenza. This player has amazing health and armor and won't flinch at even Water Wave spam. This no-flinching is lost once another robot is infected, but no matter. The newly infected will have decent armor and will be able to help you infect other players, as long as it isn't cowered and commits Zombicide.
CAUTION: With your new abilities comes a price. You can only serve your term for about 90 seconds. Heck, my time is winding down typing this, so use this guide wisely. Just be sure to at least infect one robot during your infected period and you should be fine.
Now that you're adjusted to your new body, don't go running out like a mad hound. Think about where your prey is, and come up with a strategy to get them. Here are a few. Fell free to experiment with your own methods.
1) Find the lone robot - There is almost always one. A single robot off on its own. Generally an easy target, but never underestimate them. Try and out flank them.
2) Find the group - Generally only a good idea in the absence of Water Wave and Crash Bombs, find the large group of people and attack them. Most of the time they'll be doing something stupid like a "Pharaoh Rave Party" or making a "Totem Poll" which will only hinder their movements and help you infect them.
3) Find the strongest player - A more difficult strategy, but one all the same. Find the player with the most tactical advantage to yourself. If this person has generally good aim and knows how to escape well, they know how to infect well. However, the odds are they will be the last to be infected.
4) Out flank them - Once you have your own hoard backing you up, even the greatest robot will succumb to you, with enough infected blocking. Remember, they only have so much ammo. And fool who wants to go solo against 6 infected is in for a rough trip into servitude.
5) Camping - Others will do this, so why not you? Ideal places are behind corners, behind teleporters (not on!), and generally any place players are found camping. Get there first and they're bound to show up.
6) Leading uninfected to their doom - There are always fool hearty robots who will think they can take you on. Let them think that and run away. Once you make a turn around a corner, turn back the direction you came and infect the other player as they attempt to run backwards, only to be too late. Their mistake is your gain.
7) Get out of being spammed - Eventually, all infected will run into Crash Bombs, Water Wave, Quick Boomerang, ect. However, instead of panicking in a corner, turn around and run backwards towards the enemy. This will give you a push away due to knock-back, and out of their firing range. Be careful around teleporters.
Now that you know how to fight, use caution and look out for the following things (any weapon tactic 7 works on will be tabled 7) -
1) Crash Bombs (7) - Arg! These things are a pain. Luckily they consume a lot of the living's ammo, and they will run out quickly. Just keep your distance and try to avoid these buggers at all cost!
2) Water Wave (7) - Jump. That's all you can do.
3) Quick Boomerang (7) - This thing is fast and consumes little ammo. Try your best to use 7 against them.
4) Teleporters - Best to almost never use teleporters. Even if you chase someone into it and get a "telefrag" it means nothing, unless they are the last player. High chance it is a trap. Turn around and get the player behind you, if you are one of the first 3 infected.
Remember, these aren't the only techniques available to infected, so experiment. Dr. Wily is counting on us! Oh, and to any non-infected reading this, just by opening this, you have contaminated your computer with Roboenza. Ha!
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Uhh.. I think im starting to get number 3, but in real life.. :s
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Then you got sunburn, my friend.
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Pardon the double post but I Thought about a potential idea for a Roboenza Guide to Infecting.
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Thanks for the guide! Now I know that the first infected starts without flinching, when I thought it was unintentional. However, I have seen someone claim that strafing will make an infected move faster. Anyone want to share their opinions on that? Or better yet, host an infected vs. strafing infected vs. uninfected 100 meter dash to provide some evidence?
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Strafing always makes you move faster.
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why would you not constantly strafe anyway?
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why would you not constantly strafe anyway?
So you can see where you're going and not many people think of strafing in 90 degree angles enabling them to drift through turns without losing much speed.
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Actually, the way strafe running works is that run forward and strafe, not just strafe. This is because the DOOM engine blah blah blah all you really need to know is that you're getting both x and y thrust instead of a singular xy thrust.
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What Xuta is trying to say...
The speed from you running is minorly amplified whilst strafing, adding a burst of speed when you move the mouse just right so you turn around a corner.
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No, you just run much faster strafe running.