Games are truly going from bad to worse. Some ppl taking example on clans (maybe) are producing the same kind of tactics.
Marines have improved enough now to brag on any kill they do. I'm always surprised to see someone kill a distant target in total darkness. That particular target which looks grey on a grey wall. Marine are so confident sometimes they just upgrade armory and don't even take time to make jetpack and Exos. They just burn, or nade everything.
but...
Behold the 1st seconds skulk rush
It looks like NS 1.2. Rush marine base in order to end the game or at least slow marines. Pretty efficient if done properly. Game last 1 or 2 minutes if not seconds. Boring meter growing fast.
Behold the gorge rush
At start 3 gorges in a marine base; building hydra and protecting each other is kind of a deadly thing. NS2 is a joke meter going up up up.
Behold the Lerk spam
As a response to get something in early game; lerks come in. Lerks are doing ok. A trade. More lerk means late fade or no fade. So it becomes a lerk spam. It seems to work depending on the accuracy of marines (which truly amaze me sometimes). And/Or depending on support (gorge). The problem is : it's kind of repetitive and the unique thing to do.
At last the so called Marine running with constant erection on the map starts to stack alien side (public). I'm gonna ask it gently : pls back off, you don't deserve it. These aliens have tested and made it work; enduring hours of bashing and lost games (plus + shity keybindings).
Marine side is supposed to rely on teamwork. Work with your team.
PS: just hoping that NS2.251 will be better on many things.