Do you target big ones or little ones first?

[Svizzara]

In a shooter, what sorts of enemies do you prefer to take out first? The big ones or the little ones? Give specific examples if you have any.

I always go for the little ones first, since they're usually packed in large numbers and can deal a lot of damage very quickly, which is really annoying.

 

[PureChaos]

i usually go for the little ones, get them out the way so i can concentrate on the big one uninterrupted.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Whatever's the closest.

 

[BolognaBaloney]

i usually go for the little ones, get them out the way so i can concentrate on the big one uninterrupted.

This is always my strategy.

 

[Vriggchan]

I target the big ones first, and knock off any smaller ones that are in the way.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

In Halo 3, I always shoot the grunts first. Why? Because they're usually in front, they love using plasma grenades, they can die with one well aimed head shot, and if I have the skull turned on, they burst into confetti whenever I do get a head shot (which is often.)

Honestly, I think Bungie showed us the best way to train people to get head shots; simply fill the enemy's head with a confetti surprise, and you'll never miss again.

Back on topic, I shoot the little ones first.

 

[Avaholic03]

Depends on what weapons I'm carrying. If I can, I like to take out the little ones quickly without wasting too much ammo. But if I've got an overpowered weapon like a rocket launcher, I'll aim for the biggest enemy and hope for some collateral damage to the little ones.

 

[CoverYourHead]

Whichever has the unlucky-luck to get seen by me first. Or... well, "Grenade!"

 

[El Poncho]

Don't know what ever one is easier to kill at that moment in time.

 

[Sigel]

Go after the big bad first, hack it for a bit, and destroy any little ones that get in my way.
Are we talking about any game specifically?

 

[JRCB]

Depends on what weapon I have, what weapons they have, proximity, and whether or not they could be a threat if I ran around them to go for another target.

 

[MeTheMe]

Depends. If the larger enemy is going to be easier to avoid, and there are a lot of smaller enemies, yeah, i'd take out the smaler guys first. If the big enemy is just going to be too much of a pain while I'm clearing the room of smaller threats, then it might be easier to just avoid the smaller enemies and concetrate on taking out the bigger enemy.

 

[Schlorgan]

Whichever one is closest

 

[Biek]

The big ones tend to have deadlier weapons like rocket launchers. So ill take those down first. Small ones tend to be faster or more mobile and require more concentration.

 

[stabnex]

The little ones usually do as much damage as the big ones and since there's always a bloody swarm of them their compounded damage puts the single big one to absolute shame. They're my first targets, usually a single grenade or whirlwind attack will clear them so it's wisest to clear the little buggers first before then pulling out the big-boy ammunition and concentrating on the larger enemy.

 

[randommaster]

I usually go after my teammates first, to reduce the risk of friendly fire.

Afterwards, the enemies are usually dead because they stepped into the firefight.

 

[xXGeckoXx]

Whatever's the closest.

This Except for in HL2 in which case it is poison head crabs over EVERYTHING.

 

[Jirlond]

I go after the easiest to kill - if they are heavily armoured and slow you can dance round them.

if they are heavy armoured and fast I usually try to take them down

 

[Soxafloppin]

Depends what im in the mood for!

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

In shooter's I'll usually use grenades and a shotgun to get rid of all the little ankle biters before I use heavier weapons to kill the big enemies.