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Subject: Game Variant - The Epidemic
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Hi, I made a game variant called The Epidemic (alt codes), and i was wondering if you guys could comment on maybe some ways i can make it better. Here's the rules:
Start off with 1 or 2 green people (disease) and everyone else is blue or w/e (doctors). disease can only use needlers and melee, while doctors can use anything. If a doctor ever dies somehow he must switch into the disease. The point of the game is to survive as doctor for 4-5 minutes or wipe out the disease. Unlike zombies the disease has a limited number of lives so you can win if they are eliminated.

Starting Weapon: Needler
Secondary: Carbine
Round Limit: 4-5 mins
Lives per round: 4-9 lives
Starting grenades
Shields: Normal ( gives disease a chance cause carbine > needler )

Please post any suggestions for the game that I might be able to improve.

  • 09.01.2007 12:05 PM PDT

releasing the gametype file maybe? let us download it and see how we can help you.

  • 09.01.2007 12:13 PM PDT
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there's nothing needed to be downloaded. Just play on my server while i have it up.

  • 09.01.2007 12:25 PM PDT

Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are destiny.

You know, I was about to be a bastard enough to start flaming about there being an already existing variant called zombie, but nevermind. This must be way more fun the Zombie, as in Zombie, humans pretty much always die, and there's no real way a human team can win. :\
Good job on fixing such a problem, seriously, thank you.

  • 09.01.2007 11:14 PM PDT
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I've been in Zombie games where the Humans have won, but indeed it is rare. It requires teamwork and skill, which the majority of the players do not have.

  • 09.02.2007 1:18 AM PDT
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Hmm, are the people allowed to use grenades in this epidemic scenario? It'd severely increase the doctor's chances.

On another point, infinite lives zombies is winnable, if you can find a spot that's defensible enough that the other team just gives up. I've played one match on Geyrophopbia and won by incredibly cheap tactics; while my team's brains were being munched on in blue base, I was busy stockpiling pistol and sniper ammo, and jumped onto the light-beam above red base and went to the very top. It took them 15 minutes to find me, and when they tried attacking, it was an easy 3sk for all of them, or two sniper shots through 3 attackers at once. They gave up after a while.

Yeah, that was a laugh.

  • 09.02.2007 3:07 AM PDT
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What weapon do Zombies use in Halo 1? I wasn't aware people played Zombies on Halo 1...

  • 09.02.2007 3:11 AM PDT
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Reaver yes you can use grenades and yeah what do zombies use in halo 1.

[Edited on 09.02.2007 3:59 AM PDT]

  • 09.02.2007 3:32 AM PDT
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any more suggestions?

  • 09.03.2007 2:26 PM PDT
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how u play zomby?

  • 09.03.2007 2:50 PM PDT
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well zombies is where if u get killed by a zombie you switch.

  • 09.03.2007 2:52 PM PDT
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oh ok ty man i played that befor

  • 09.03.2007 2:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: daniel simmons
well zombies is where if u get killed by a zombie you switch.

But it's deeper than that... Zombies may only use the Plasma Sword, Humans may only use the Magnum, there are no shields, no weapons on map. At least, that's the way a proper Zombie game should be played.

  • 09.03.2007 3:21 PM PDT
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I start my zombie game with a shotgun and put rifles on map. gives zombies a chance ya know. anyways this is getting off topic i think.

  • 09.04.2007 12:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: daniel simmons
I start my zombie game with a shotgun and put rifles on map. gives zombies a chance ya know. anyways this is getting off topic i think.
You pretty much doom the zombies if you decide to put rifles on the map. There's nothing easier than blasting a bunch of zombies with a weapon that has a medium range like the battle rifle.

  • 09.04.2007 12:54 PM PDT