Quote from: MadassAlex on May 07, 2010, 12:05:44 PM
Quote from: 08yeyinde on May 07, 2010, 11:54:48 AMCeltic did it also.
I don't see the difference. Preds have perfect abilities, and they can hear aliens. Sneaking is not only aliens game, not to mention that preds know aliens, and xenos don't know it. this knowledge is a very important advantage.
I have no skills, just because I hear someone sneaking up on me, and stab him in the heart.
In P1 and P2, we don't get examples of them having advanced hearing. Sure, we hear things louder, but at the ranges presented to us, they wouldn't be out of earshot. Plus, they're all distorted as f**k.
So there's no absolute that says Predators can always hear sneaking Aliens. Aliens are the sneak masters. Think about how soundless Spike was when he pulled his victims above into the ventilation system. Small sound for dragging a still-living body up by one hand. Perhaps Predators are better at detecting Aliens in general. Fair point. But that's not to say that they automatically perceive Aliens when they're present. Gill got gutted by an Alien earlier, which is the point of comparison.
Gill, who did shit all (and yet is still presented to us as a competent Predator) got wtfpwned by an Alien sneak attack. Celtic almost got taken in as well, but died despite his fast reactions. Scar, alone, came to the Alien's playing board and cleaned up.
Being distorted doesn't matter.. for them it's maybe something that make it hear things from distance. It's the same with the vision problem at the end of p1. 'How can theycreate technology like this, or with heat vision'?? It's normal for them, they don't perceive things like us. and they clearly hear things normally you wouldn't, like murmuring to itself in a crowded city, from a top of a skyscraper.
No absolute, of course. there are no absolutes in an argument about fictional caharacters. Highly probable though. preds are masters of sneaking too. I don't deny, aliens had the upper hand in that pyramid. But again, Celtic could make what Scar did also. I see no difference. I saw it equal to Scar's action. They both took action after perception. Only in Scar's case the alien didn't know about that very perception. The hunter wasn't making any moves, or lure the alien, simply spotted it. As Celtic did. Both are good moves, but won't present skill. Or not that much. I don't say that move wasn't good. I'm refering to lack of skill in general, and according the ninja jumpy thing.
And I didn't say they hear aliens all the time, and can easily spot them. What would be the meaning? I only say they have a good potential to do that, but if they get sloppy, they will die, no question (as seen). But since normally they can perceive aliens, it's not a big thing that Scar or Celtic did. And well, if someone is retarded, he will get what he deserves. poor Gill
