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	Re: Marathon - Ex Pluribus
	Posted By: listener	Date: 4/18/12 4:02 p.m.
	In Response To: Marathon - Ex Pluribus (PerseusSpartacus) : ***INCOMING MESSAGE FROM PERSEUSSPARTACUS*** : Goodness, that computer really has gone insane. I'll see if Leela can do : anything about that. Anyhow, on to the announcement. : MARATHON - EX PLURIBUS: : In Ex Pluribus , you will encounter many creatures, some of whom will be : friendly, others hostile. : Pfhor Fighter: Same as bepfhore. ;) : Wasp: Much like their original selves, these guys are friends with nobody, : except other Wasps. When they come at you, they come at you in hordes. : Browns aren't really a big deal, Whites can be a bit of a nuisance, and : Blacks can be a pain in the rear at the best of times. : Pfhor Trooper: The same old guys we know and love, except that they've : changed their colors. Instead of the old Green and Purple, we now have Red : and Blue. Red can be a danger, but if you see a Blue, just go back the way : you came, else you'll get a serious toasting. : S'pht Compiler: Used to be the enemy, now these guys are your best friends. : Well, at least until near the end. : S'pht Defender: Just like old, except you briefly get a chance to fight : them. Yikes! : Guardian: Nobody really knows much about this race, aside from the Pfhor : who have enslaved them. They are the enemy's equivalent of the S'pht : Defender, with a powerful energy beam that can blow up a small area. The : Blue ones are dangerous at the best of times, but the Purple ones have : heat-seeking beams that can tear you limb from limb if you're not careful. : The pure Grey ones will blow up in your face if they get the chance. : Remember that no matter what kind of Guardian you face, they will blow up : when they hit the ground, so stay back when they start to fall. : Drinniol Hulk: The infamous ammo-sink has returned. However, these guys are : faster than before, and if they berserk, they can just barely out-run you. : One swipe of their claw on Easy is the effect of a grenade, with enough : force to launch you off of a ledge the way a SPNKr Missile would. Even : worse is when the Orange Hulks come into play. They can move the same : speed as you, and can survive three times as long as you can. The worst : part is the Brown Hulks. If you see one, running won't help. The only : thing that can deal with a Brown Hulk is SPNKr Missiles or Flechette Ammo, : both of which are somewhat scarce. : Pfhor Hunter: Much like their old selves, except now they have two : shoulder-mounted blasters. That's right, double the weapons, double the : pain. It just gets worse once you meet the Mother of all Hunters, : identified by its Black armor. : Pfhor Cyborg: Same old guys we know and hate, but now with a new backstory: : they are actual Pfhor, grafted to machines their builders did : understand. ;) : Pfhor Enforcer: These guys just got a new look. Doesn't Crimson look good : on them? These guys act a lot like the ones from the original Marathon , : except they are more numerous and much more hostile to you. If you : encounter some of the truly Red ones, turn tail and run away, because the : only thing that can save you then is a well-placed Grenade or two. : Pfhor Juggernaut: They look just like the M2 ones, except their secondary : weapons are more like the ones they had in M1. : Bob: Just like the M2 ones, except at the very end they are your main : enemies. Yikes and away! : Tiny Bob: The first time you see these guys, you'll think 'what the heck?!' : They are the results of hideous Pfhor experimentation, and are also good : sources of sadistic fun, due to their adorable little screams. ;) : To combat your multitude of foes, you will need weapons. : Revolver: The Revolver is more powerful than your old Magnum, but it is a : little more inaccurate too. It is also completely useless against the : Juggernaut, but then again, why would you even be using it that way? ;) : Assault Rifle: Slightly more accurate and powerful than your old MA-75, the : downside is that the muzzle flash will highly obscure your view as soon as : you start firing. The Grenades are the one thing that makes this weapon : worth keeping, as they can be used for flipping switches, blowing up : monsters and hopping to high ledges. : Shotgun: Ah, the almighty Shotgun. Sadly, it's larger and thus not : dual-wieldable, but it can easily tear down weaker foes, smite larger : ones, and the best part is that it's pump-action, so you don't even need : to shout something to taunt your fallen enemy. : Fusion Pistol: The usual Fusion Pistol. It can fire slightly faster than : before, and it also can fire more shots. All in all, great for dealing : with machine-based foes. : SMG: With the appearance of a Thompson-MP5 hybrid and a larger clip than : before, this thing is the terror of the Pfhor. The best part is that the : bullets can literally go through enemies, making it excellent for : hallways. The only enemy it is useless against is the Juggernaut. : Flamethrower: With better power than before, the Flamethrower can be used : for longer distances, and can also be used to 'fly' short distances even : on normal-gravity maps. The downside is that a lot of enemies are immune : to it, and it runs out of ammo quickly. : Rocket Launcher: Ah, the almighty SPNKr. Capable of blowing holes the size : of Compilers in Juggernauts, it is the perfect machine of destruction. : Alien Weapon: A mix of the M1 and M2 versions, this can fire fairly : accurate napalm bullets either forwards or at diagonals, turning it into a : terror for medium-sized rooms. : On your adventures, you shall fight your way through a Human base on Lh'owon, : a Pfhor ship orbiting a moon, the mysterious Rozinante , a S'pht temple, : and a Jjaro ship known as the Manus Celer Dei . : History will never be the same. : ***END MESSAGE*** Four things; -The thing that made the shotgun the most satisfying is that you just could mow down enemies, if you had ammo. -The hulks were removed because the were ammo sinks, why bring them back? ) Other than that (heck, even with that) it sounds great! Need a beta tester?

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