Why don't barnacles die with 1 crowbar hit?

[Snake_4K]

You know, like in all Half Life games.

[J o n e x]

It never made sense how you could kill them in one crowbar hit. Surely something that is unable to move would be a little more robust right?

[Snake_4K]

Postat inițial de J o n e x:

It never made sense how you could kill them in one crowbar hit. Surely something that is unable to move would be a little more robust right?

Well, since it can't move, you can inflinge a massive critical damage. on a vital point. with a sharpy tool.

[Maki]

Postat inițial de J o n e x:

It never made sense how you could kill them in one crowbar hit. Surely something that is unable to move would be a little more robust right?

Eh, one might argue that because it's latched way up on the ceiling, it doesn't have to worry much about blunt force trauma. It's about as practical as beating a light fixture on the ceiling of a Wal-Mart.

Either way, it's just one of those little gameplay tricks. A lot of gamers who get snared by Barnacles pull out their guns and start firing like crazy, but those who are aware of the trick just patiently wait for the right time to club it with the Crowbar. It's not like there's no risk, since IIRC a Barnacle is more-or-less an instant kill to the player if they do it wrong.

[JamaicanDave]

Perhaps it's to make the barnacles a bit more of a threat rather than a simple annoyance?

I think previous incarnations of barnacle used to do a moderate amount of damage on the first 'bite' and the second 'bite' was death. I assumed this was the case in BM. But I recently tried getting a barnacle to kill me and it only did about 15 damage per bite. Felt like an age until dying.

[elderstyx]

That scientist at the beginning of Office Complex...
"Oh, no! You're stuck!"
(gurgles) "Don't worry, I have a crow-" (gets eaten alive by barnacle just as Gordon shows up.)

[Maki]

Postat inițial de JamaicanDave:

Perhaps it's to make the barnacles a bit more of a threat rather than a simple annoyance?

I think previous incarnations of barnacle used to do a moderate amount of damage on the first 'bite' and the second 'bite' was death. I assumed this was the case in BM. But I recently tried getting a barnacle to kill me and it only did about 15 damage per bite. Felt like an age until dying.

Ah, well, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense either.

[ΣΔΜ]

Most barnacles in the later game were placed on higher ceilings, making the one-hit crowbar kill a bit of a risk vs. reward type thing. If caught, do you shoot it, or wait to hit it with the crowbar and then risk falling damage?

[Snake_4K]

Postat inițial de ΣΔΜ:

Most barnacles in the later game were placed on higher ceilings, making the one-hit crowbar kill a bit of a risk vs. reward type thing. If caught, do you shoot it, or wait to hit it with the crowbar and then risk falling damage?

The same amout of barnacles that appear in high ceilings are the one that are easy to avoid. So it's a win win.

[Snake_4K]

OFC if caught better shoot it. But in the early game ammo for powerful guns like 357 or shotgun are scarce. And so better to kill it with crowbar, well, unless they won't die on first hit and chew half of your hev juice.

[ΣΔΜ]

I would always just shoot them with the glock, myself, when taking that option.

[Snake_4K]

Postat inițial de ΣΔΜ:

I would always just shoot them with the glock, myself, when taking that option.

Yeah but considering the distance in early games, you could not escape unharmed from that COA preety much I didn't when trying to use crowbar on this game lol

[thray]

The crowbar was nerfed and is still being adjusted.

[Snake_4K]

Postat inițial de RedEye:

The crowbar was nerfed and is still being adjusted.

hm, so it will eventually be able to kill barnacles 1 hit, i thought it was going to be like that forever.

[thray]

Postat inițial de Lion_4K:

Postat inițial de RedEye:

The crowbar was nerfed and is still being adjusted.

hm, so it will eventually be able to kill barnacles 1 hit, i thought it was going to be like that forever.

Don't know about that, but damage dealt and range are still being adjusted. The barnacle hitpoints may or may not be tweaked, they gotta om nom nom too.

[Snake_4K]

Postat inițial de RedEye:

Postat inițial de Lion_4K:

hm, so it will eventually be able to kill barnacles 1 hit, i thought it was going to be like that forever.

Don't know about that, but damage dealt and range are still being adjusted. The barnacle hitpoints may or may not be tweaked, they gotta om nom nom too.

Guess we better rely on the mod then. xD