Alien Hive Order

[ZERO]

However if the marines have two tech points before you get cloak once you do the logical response is to lock down, defend and tech b/c with obs you can not go in for the kill. Then they tech up all the way and puch out. If they have you locked to 2 hives and hold out they should win if you went shade/creg. However their com has to be good.

But yes the faster cloak is a lot better now.

[Tickle Me Emo]

And the patch has hit. Doubled out-of-combat activation time for regen and cloak to 3 seconds. Ah well, was fun while it lasted.

[Chikun]

It's still OP as hell early game for easy map control and to make the marines extremely paranoid if a gang of skulks are about to pop out of camouflage and rape their face.

I had an excellent game yesterday on a UWE server going Shade>Shift>Crag

[ZERO]

Why u no play on our server

[Chikun]

It's always full.

[ZERO]

Reserved slot works now...

[Tickle Me Emo]

It's still OP as hell early game for easy map control and to make the marines extremely paranoid if a gang of skulks are about to pop out of camouflage and rape their face.

I had an excellent game yesterday on a UWE server going Shade>Shift>Crag

I would say it's still good, for the reasons you've stated, but not OP as hell. OP as hell is what it was before, allowing you to engage multiple marines as a skulk with virtually no risk. I feel like this patch made it an option for the commander, not a requirement, which is good.

[Chikun]

Word from the wise. Don't go shade hive first when half the team is green.