Xen Wildlife

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#61

One of the trailers (I think Trailer 3), took place during the final battle.

And honestly, it was just one huge clusterfuck made of epic and win. Rebels fighting Combine Soldiers everywhere. Gunships strafing the player as they pass overhead (but not specifically targeting you), Combine Soldiers with RPG’s firing at Rebel Outposts. And all the while you had to go take out the Striders.

It seemed the like best battle ever, then I got the game. It sucked. Striders and Hunters, nothing else. Where’s my epic finale valve? Well turns out the playtesters thought there was too much going on and thought some parts were too hard. As a result it was severely dumbed down to the point where it became “Throw this thing at that thing and shoot it”.

#62

Valve is bad at only one thing:pickin’out playtesters.I guess they look into some random phone book and just go choose some random people.

#63

Whoever they picked, they definately aren’t real gamers, or very intellegent (the puzzles in HL2 are so damn easy).

#64

Portal’s playtesters got it right. Just the right combination of ‘WTF’ and ‘oohhhh’.

#65

Pretty sure the point is to find bugs and tell the devs your opinion on what can be improved and such.

#66

To get a good idea of what the average gamer’s reaction to your content is.

#67

Ok, I did a search on this and a few other threads to see if this was talked about, but since it wasn’t, I figured I’ld bring it up here. Now, we have Mantas, and we have Manta poop chutes. So my question is what do the Mantas eat?

#68

Which begs the question; what are the Devs looking forward to most? Releasing the Mod so is over and done with, or getting the subsequent and inevitable stream of complaints, criticisms and it-would-have-been-better-if’s that they can then blissfully ignore.

…not that they’re not doing that already, mind. :wink:

Xen sky plankton? Love and happiness (through epidermal-love-o-synthesis)? Other mantas? Does it matter?

#69

Inquiring minds wish to know! For SCIENCE!

#70

to keep you happy:they eat cake.

#71

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Did you say… cake?

#72

yes I said cake.

#73

kake?

#74

…YES I SAID DAMN [COLOR=‘Red’]CAKE!!!DO I REALLY NEED TO REPEAT MYSELF TWICE?!

#75

[COLOR=‘Red’]Topic, fuckbags. Next person to mention cake gets an infraction.

#76

so anyway:why would you care 'bout what fictional alliens that don’t even excist eat in the first place,robo jesus?

#77

To know how they taste, you dumbass! :smiley:

#78

The creators put the time and effort into making poop-chutes for the Manta models, so the question of what the Manta’s eat is just as valid as the question that was asked of why the original Manta models lacked realistic features such as areas for biological waste disposal (poop chutes).

#79

Sometimes?

#80

Honestly, I don’t see why not have sounds of Xen Wildlife in the background…
And Raminator…

Could you possibly add some Kingpins? Archers? It would add to the difficulty. And maybe some Panthereyes?

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