Skipping the discussion is the fade worthless or not since that really comes down to skill as well as hardware one owns so as a general statement in this discussion it is taken as a fact that current (vanilla) fade functions as developers intended.
SO my question would be directed to fade upgrades: Stab and Vortex.
Stab: Slow animation and limits prior to execution of the move make it really... well persistently most useless ability in ns2. In a game where twitch aim and reflexes are meant to be key to win on a lifeform that exists only on mobility I find it highly challenging to find its usage. In pro games it would be highly amusing to see how many kilos would that fade weight more from all the flack it picked up while executing this near pro-Wrestling quality move. In pubs on green server new guy can empty his lungs 3 times over screaming and then kill the fade before strike landed. Its timing is no better. 8 biomass. Game is already won by aliens at that point in large percentage of times, and even if was not, stab does not play any kind of role.
Vortex. Not as funny as stab but still it struggles in finding its place beyond "exibition move" by pro players.
Shadow step while it can be utilized more practically than rest is not really a reason to go for fade upgrades over rest of lifeforms.
That being said I, as a comm, leave fade upgrades persistently last, even going so far to prioritize (in already won game) 4th hive and will do so until player(s) requests a fade upgrade. It is commonly seen as a collectionner's accessory rather than game changer tear such as gorge, skulk, lerk or an onos upgrade. As a player I really don't waste my time with those, axe kill brings more joy than stab kill. It even feels less forced and natural in gameplay sense.
Is there any plan to update/change before mentioned abilities? If so, what can changes can we welcome?
SO my question would be directed to fade upgrades: Stab and Vortex.
Stab: Slow animation and limits prior to execution of the move make it really... well persistently most useless ability in ns2. In a game where twitch aim and reflexes are meant to be key to win on a lifeform that exists only on mobility I find it highly challenging to find its usage. In pro games it would be highly amusing to see how many kilos would that fade weight more from all the flack it picked up while executing this near pro-Wrestling quality move. In pubs on green server new guy can empty his lungs 3 times over screaming and then kill the fade before strike landed. Its timing is no better. 8 biomass. Game is already won by aliens at that point in large percentage of times, and even if was not, stab does not play any kind of role.
Vortex. Not as funny as stab but still it struggles in finding its place beyond "exibition move" by pro players.
Shadow step while it can be utilized more practically than rest is not really a reason to go for fade upgrades over rest of lifeforms.
That being said I, as a comm, leave fade upgrades persistently last, even going so far to prioritize (in already won game) 4th hive and will do so until player(s) requests a fade upgrade. It is commonly seen as a collectionner's accessory rather than game changer tear such as gorge, skulk, lerk or an onos upgrade. As a player I really don't waste my time with those, axe kill brings more joy than stab kill. It even feels less forced and natural in gameplay sense.
Is there any plan to update/change before mentioned abilities? If so, what can changes can we welcome?