[Dowly]

Somehow I knew you'd hop in to defend the Predator.

I dont see the point if you ask me, the disc is fine like this or do you rather have that homing one from AvP2? there it did costs energy and heck you could home in on anyone without beeing seen as you remained cloaked and the targeting laser was just a small red dot and you would be lucky to see it at all if it wheren't too late.

the thing is easy to dodge if you ask me, done it plenty of time in MP

Yes, it's all good if people use it properly. But people abuse it, they use it as a quick getaway from melee (block+retreat+disc, rinse and repeat). Having it cost energy would make the Predator think twice when to use it instead of spamming it all the time.

And no, I didn't say I wanted it like in AvP 2, I said I want it to cost energy.

Having fought melee battles as a predator against the alien in MP they block my light attacks well if you ask me....but if the Predator blocks your quik attack too an then does a light attack your block wont save you as you get knocked down and then the predator has a go at you while your on the ground.

Yes, alien blocks the attack, but loses health. Add to that that Pred has the most powerful and the fastest light attack and you see what I mean. Also, Predator doesn't seem to have much problems blocking the alien's heavy attack (at times they stagger abit, but even then it lasts just for a second, just enough for the alien to recover from executing the attack).

Ranges the predator is better?
the Marines win in that compartment, the only problem is seeying the predator as he is cloaked...but if he is stupid enough to giveaway his position he's screwed if you have capable marines around especially armed with that sniper rifle. the only usefull ranged weapon as a predator is the spear...it's slow but it doesn't give your position away if you aim for someone.

Wouldn't that be like saying that the Marine is best in melee given the Pred and alien players are stupid enough to just stand still and not react?

Melee? well to stand and fight it wins, but a alien is too quik if you fail to take him by suprise and manage to lay one hit..

In a perfect world, yes. But the melee system is twitchy with even slight lag, even if you manage to get back on your feet as Alien after an melee encounter with Pred, there's a very good chance that you will either be A) "homed in" by the Predator's heavy attack or B) grabbed from 5 meters away. (this happens with both aliens and predators, which is why I'd like to see more balance between the two when it comes to melee).

Teamwork is always good...the alien nor the marine can really stand on their own.

Which proves my point why they need to be balanced, there's deathmatch mode too, you know.