Quote: --- Original message by: IcePhoenix
1.) you do know that berserking is a huge weakness right? It gives you 3 seconds to attack the eltie without retaliation. Unless you change their berserk mode to fire rapidly (instead of the current running-at-player-trying-but-failing-to-melee mechanic) so it's actually a danger. And that's assuming they live long enough to do something. If they berserk at low health, that's 3 seconds you have to finish them off (which is extremely easy when they're stationary).
2.) good, I was gonna say that but it didn't fit in my post because I was talking about no berserking. Spec Ops shouldn't berserk. Do you think specially trained infiltration troops lose their cool and start screaming?
3.) are the flaws intended? I want to see elties that are added to levels as semi-boss fights, like a pair of spec ops appearing where a normal zealot would, and brutes taking up the rest. kind of like in The Package, brutes come and die in tens, while elites only come in small squads.
or you can make the mainstream elites with these flaws, and have a few special elites without these weaknesses (a zealot which takes 2-3 overcharges to drop shields and never berserks, or a pair of spec ops who move slightly faster, do everything slightly faster, never berserk, and perhaps also chase the player into cover)
definitely do something about zealots, they're pathetic in the original game, you just noob combo them because unlike the other competent elites, they keep rushing head-on into your pistol bullet instead of hiding away.

Quote: --- Original message by: IcePhoenix
change to increased damage modifiers, zealots need the extra protection from noob-combos. I cannot see how they can be actually feared without this "multi-layered shield".

Quote: --- Original message by: darkassassin14
lol shock tactics. yea running in a straight line with an instant kill sword is definitely shock tactics. yea they do scare me sometimes. but with the right weapons i always prevail (sniper and pistol).

Quote: --- Original message by: IcePhoenix
nah i only cross the bridge to play with the zealot. kill the others, let him come out, shoot the glass floor down when he's over it, jump down and whack him from behind.
or just make him roll around with my plasma nades.

the thing is, zealots are not unfazed by overcharges and plasma grenades. their overshields are worthless against them, and their lack of ranged weapon and mediocre health make them extremely easy to kill.
you have to make them at least capable of surviving 2 overcharges and survive a single plasma nade on heroic/legendary.
it's not that bad, it'll buff them enough so you actually find yourself running instead of laughing at the idiot running right at you.

Quote: --- Original message by: Gamma927
If they're downloading modified actor variants, they're probably not gonna modify the plasma pistol themselves ._.