Introducing a new Rebellion staff member to AvP-Galaxy

[FrankO]

Why is the species balancing so off?

When I do species death-match, I want six-vs-six-vs-six, or an equivalent ratio!

Not something like six preds, three marines, and one effing Alien!!! 

[Tyranix]

Agree with you Franko, I find the balancing is either too hardcore, where you don't have any say in your race, or you find the numbers so unbalanced you want to cry alittle lol

[mavox1]

i agree also with franco, i know for fact there are ppl playing ranked species DM, but i can rarely find i full game with equal amounts, its always like 2 preds, 1 marine, 1 alien.. its like the search isnt finding players and linking them up..


i think a search option for species DM, or any other slot oriented game, should be able to search with that race in mind. if the game can't find that, you should THEN be forced to use another species, at least offer the chance jeez



i consider myself a hardcore player, but i cannot use the alien, it gives me a headache from hell watching the vision switch so much

imo, when the alien transitions to a wall, the movement should be more circular in motion, not a blunt flip...it doenst allow your mind to adjust

[kroenen77]

WHY NO 1080p UPSCALLING ON THE PS3?

and about the bugs..:there comes a patch today..but the soundbug did not gone away.sometimes the voice of mr. weyland in the videos is gone away...in the laborlevel its often..and other soundbugs.(one second sound away) thats all only on ps3..and the game is bucking heavy sometimes in the marine campaign.

[Steve C]

Not sure if this has been asked, but what's the ETA on those dedicated servers?  And will there be a fix for the feature where every time a ranked match is over the lobby closes and you have to find a new game?  That makes everything a bit tedious.

[Cybrex]

I would like to know a few things:

What's up with the distribution of this game? I know Monday was a holiday and probably caused shipping delays but my Best Buy only received a few copies of the 360 version but had several PS3 and PC versions come in.

The Hunter Edition is severely back ordered even if some ordered it weeks if not months ago.

Lastly: Do you have any plans on offering refunds, replacements, or repairs on the Hunter Edition's Face Hugger?

I am hoping I will be able to pick the game up from Best Buy's next shipment(which will hopefully be soon).

I was wondering the same thing DemskeetSkeet,

I'm in Canada, and we have yet to receive our PC copies, in fact, they just informed us today that we wont be getting them till the 22nd now.  The 360's arrived today, and the PS3 was out on Tuesday as scheduled.  I spoke to a couple of Clan mates over in Europe and they wont be getting their copies till a week after when they were suppose to get theirs as well.

It may not be rebellions department on shipment, but you know damn well that Sony is not going to reply to our questions, they have never been good with customer relations.  If anything, Rebellion has contacts with them, and shouldn't have a problem with finding out whats causing the hold-ups.

[Baasje92]

I have a question for mister rebellion....
As i do know the game is cool, BUT! Yea yea yea theres a but.

How come im told that i have to wait ANOTHER week for my special edition to arive and they told me that it havent even been freakking SHIPPED yet???

I've been mailed it was 100% sure it would arrive tomorrow and now when it's almost time... They swat it around 100% sure it WON'T arive 

Yayyyyy Another disappointment ^^

[xboxgamer4life]

i have an idea for a game mode there are 2 teams 1 human marines and 1 aliens. its the marines job to protect themselves and the scientists/civilians. the aliens start as facehuggers. they grab a scientist,civilian,or marian if there balsy enough. then they burst out of the chest and try to grow. they can eat mice ,and cats untill there big enough to take out children or adults.
   for the points system the aliens only have a limited amount of lives maybe 3. they get a small amount of points for every scientst,civilian they kill but they get like 20X the points when they kill a marine. marines get points for killing aliens. aliens also get masive points for killing marine as facehugger. so after all the aliens are dead or the 20 minute time ends the sides switch. and the guys who were marines are now aliens. so after 2 rounds who ever gets the most points wins

so if you like this could be added to avp as a dlc or to a avp sequel. i think this game mode could be huge.

[Tyranix]

For those who keep asking questions about why their game isn't in store yet or why the shipping delays, please stop bugging Rebellion Staff

Rebellion was the company who made the game. Sega is the company in charge of sales, advertising, and all that goes with it. Just don't feel it's fair that Rebellion is taking the blame for something they have no say in.

I suggest you go here http://forums.sega.com/forumdisplay.php?f=89 to make your complaints about the game not being out yet.

[mavox1]

i have an idea for a game mode there are 2 teams 1 human marines and 1 aliens. its the marines job to protect themselves and the scientists/civilians. the aliens start as facehuggers. they grab a scientist,civilian,or marian if there balsy enough. then they burst out of the chest and try to grow. they can eat mice ,and cats untill there big enough to take out children or adults.
   for the points system the aliens only have a limited amount of lives maybe 3. they get a small amount of points for every scientst,civilian they kill but they get like 20X the points when they kill a marine. marines get points for killing aliens. aliens also get masive points for killing marine as facehugger. so after all the aliens are dead or the 20 minute time ends the sides switch. and the guys who were marines are now aliens. so after 2 rounds who ever gets the most points wins

so if you like this could be added to avp as a dlc or to a avp sequel. i think this game mode could be huge.

i actually would like an escort type game mode, i just like a more simple formula, marines protecting a civilian

[JediMasterGabe]

I have a question, why the hell can't I find a game on Live? I have no trouble finding a game on halo, GoW, or MW2, so why is it impossible for me to get in a game? I party up with my friend and he keeps joining games while I'm continually booted from the game. I've tried searching just by myself and it still takes forever to join a damn game (if I join one at all). When I do get in games I don't lag so I don't get it and it's really pissing me off. I mean is ur matchmaking system just really cheap or what?

[Inglorious]

The big issues:

When is voice over ip stutter and matchmaking system going to be fixed?

Why weren't Dedicated Servers available at launch?

I think it's a great game, but there's really no excuse for this. These problems existed since the demo's launch, there is no excuse not fix these issues before the game launches.

I think the balance is fine except for some glaring issues, I'd be curious to know your feedback.

Alien: Being able to jump while wall-crawling and sticking to whatever surface without aiming. I really have to point this out as being a big flaw with playing as the Alien. It takes away from being intuitive and becomes incredibly frustrating. Being able to Trophy Kill while wall-walking. Giving them the Stealth Kill while wall walking would be over powered. As is, some Alien players run right past you and go for a cheap Stealth Kill. The Trophy Kill while wall-crawling gives Alien player's another significant advantage and would add to the cinematic experience you're team has worked on.

Predator: Spear does not de-cloak. As is, there's really no reason to use Spear over the other weapons. It's one of those weapons in an FPS that you pick up just because you haven't gotten one of the better weapons yet. It would be fair, and give us a reason to use it over the Disk and Shoulder Cannon. The spear needs a real advantage over the other weapons, plus it doesn't make sense that the Spear doesn't decloak in single player, but does so in multiplayer. That will throw off a lot of players who just finished the campaign.

Marine: A buff and a nerf. Buff Flamethrower. This desperately needs to be buffed in effectiveness in that it either (A) sets enemies on fire and they stay on fire (like in AVP 2000) or (B) give it some push-back or up the damage. Smartgun shouldn't stop an enemy it is firing on from running. The only thing I don't like is that the Smartgun can stop a player in their tracks as it fires on them. I can handle it being able to pick up enemies instantly, but giving it the ability to stop you from running is too much. I've had it happen many times in Predator Hunt where (I've yet to get a weapon) and some Marine with the Smart Gun gets me because I moved slightly, and I can't run away, and he got an easy kill.

[Sifer2]

If the Spear didn't decloak you it would be pretty damn cheap. Just like the Speargun was in the previous games. I think the Spear not using Energy an not having a laser sight is advantage enough. They just need to nerf the Disc to use Energy.

[ninjaxams]

hey guys, thanks for the fantastic game. alot of hard work and love for the source material seems to have been present during development

[Inglorious]

Speargun wasn't an instant kill in AVP 2 unless you got a headshot. And good luck getting that on a moving target. The Spear needs something to separate it from the other weapons. Not having a targeting laser isn't enough, by the time you kill someone in a group with it, they know you're there anyway.