I want to talk about the (CO) plugin that allows you to "catch-up" levels if you fall behind your team.

I used to think this was a really good plugin at first (because I suck, and being able to get free ups is great). Now I think its a crappy plugin thats being abused, and here's why. You get somebody like Enigma on the alien team, and lets face is, he's a damn good alien. You get him on the alien team and all the rest of the aliens have to do is just sit back and let him get 5 or 6 levels so they an get all their up-grades without having to do any of the work that goes into getting them. Now look at it from the marine POV. Instead of having 1 super strong alien to contend with, you got 1 super strong alien, and 2 or 3 strong aliens to contend with who put no work into getting those levels. There's no chance the marines have to catch up, since the rest of the aliens have all their ups (thanks to Enigma going 20 and zero) there isnt a "weak" alien so the marines can score exp from.

That's why I feel that a lot of these CO games have been one sided. You get a really good marine, or a really good alien, and the rest of the team just has to sit back and get levels until they get their shotguns and then they go out of the marine base. I feel removing this plugin will force the rest of the team to actually get kills on their own making a more balanced CO game.

Besides, this game already have a way for the teams to "share" exp. Just group together. If a marine scores a kill, then all the marines around him share in the exp.

Now for the late joiners. Yes, I hate joining a CO game at level one, so here is an idea. Make the plugin so it only effects you when you join the game and not during the game. This way, a late joiner isnt the weakest player, yet he isnt the strongest player. He is still killable, but he can still has a chance to survive (comes down to personal skill, and not somebody else's).


On a personal note: I know we dont take CO seriously, but its the only thing that can get played until more people show up (which is usually around 7 PM EST, some times later). And as it is right now, CO is frustrating since you get a group of aliens (or marines) who just depend on that 1 good player to get all their levels from. I found myself doing it today when on Enigma's team and I have noticed that a lot of people do it and TBH, its just not fair for the other team, especially when that other team isnt all that great. Nothing beats today on faceoff, it was 3 on 3, Enigma joined aliens and nobody wanted to join the marine side because they know full well that they're going to be the losing team.

thank you.