Is it even possible or probable?

[Free Thinker]

After a few rounds of CoD...yes, I'm actually pretty good. 1.96 K/D ratio and proud of it. But I didn't type this to brag...My topic is camping. Yes. Another camping topic.

Now camping is highly frowned upon in the gaming world, but so widely used. After faceplanting from campers, I began to think, what if there were an FPS where players couldn't camp? Or a game that penalizes campers? Wouldn't it be perfect? But my mind still can't seem to grasp any slight idea of how.

Any input/opinions/reasons to support the "No Camping Act of Gaming"?

 

[FinalDream]

There was one where you could only stand/crouch still for about 30 seconds before you died. I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called though.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

The only thing about campers is once they've killed you, you know where they are and they don't know where you'll come from. You have the advantage. So while I doubt it's possible to remove camping, it does have it's upsides.

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[DazZ.]

I've played in loads of servers that have anti camping things.

Some CSS servers (And even a TF2 server I've played in) have a beacon that bleeps loudly and makes you really obvious to see if you stand still for too long, I played in a few Call of Duty servers that had something like it as well.

There are loads of anti camping things in games.

 

[dsmops2003]

In unreal tournament if you sat in one spot too long you would get dropped from the game.

 

[Petromir]

The only thing about campers is once they've killed you, you know where they are and they don't know where you'll come from. You have the advantage. So while I doubt it's possible to remove camping, it does have it's upsides.

If a levels designed right thats true. A proper sniper moves between shots, even without kill cams. Team games make camping alot more troublesome, as the approaches to the sniper can be protected.

I have played maps over the years where a sniping location covers the only ways up to it. A sniper in that situation can be almost imposible to shift.


I'm a fan of games that use level design and the like to encourage proper shoot and move tactics, rather than cheesy anti camp timers/beacons.

 

[Civint]

Camping in some respects is a respectable way to play a game, if you can find a good enough spot, and not be found surely you're playing well?

I'm not a big fan of CoD, but where you have team based objectives camping is surely a valid way to help your team?

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Make guns really loud and don't give people silencers, effective, realistic, and awesome. Also, muzzle flash is awesome. Just wanted to say that.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

The only thing about campers is once they've killed you, you know where they are and they don't know where you'll come from. You have the advantage. So while I doubt it's possible to remove camping, it does have it's upsides.

If a levels designed right thats true. A proper sniper moves between shots, even without kill cams. Team games make camping alot more troublesome, as the approaches to the sniper can be protected.

I have played maps over the years where a sniping location covers the only ways up to it. A sniper in that situation can be almost imposible to shift.

That's when you snipe them from below. Very hard but usually manageable.

 

[SwitchUK]

I don't do a great deal of camping but to be honest its a core route in game play. The idea that games are better the more 2 opposing forces run into each other at high speeds all guns blazing is to miss the point of the FPS genre somewhat. Camping is a core part of games like TF2 and even makes the odd CSS game a little more interesting. Yeah its annoying that you get pwnd occasionally but your only really mad that you didnt check properly before running into an open space spotted by snipers.


*Facepalm*

 

[Civint]

I don't do a great deal of camping but to be honest its a core route in game play. The idea that games are better the more 2 opposing forces run into each other at high speeds all guns blazing is to miss the point of the FPS genre somewhat. Camping is a core part of games like TF2 and even makes the odd CSS game a little more interesting. Yeah its annoying that you get pwnd occasionally but your only really mad that you didnt check properly before running into an open space spotted by snipers.

+1, the more people who camp, the more you have to play differently rather than just, as you say, run in guns blazing.

After all, variety is the spice of life!

 

[run_forrest_run]

An anti camper missle which can detect a lack of movement and will seek it out and destroy it.

 

[FaithorFire]

I think the problem is level design. COD4 and MW2 are games with lots of nasty camper spots, but NONE of them are unmovable with a bit of planning and teamwork. I personally love playing MW2 but ONLY with two particular friends of mine. We operate as a team and we've won games by ourselves holding capture points and won death-matches by putting our sniper or machine gunner in a good spot while the other two protect him.
It only seems right for snipers to be able to camp, because 99% of the job of a real scout sniper or sharpshooter is just that! (My cousin is a former USMC Scout Sniper)
Games should decide what they want to be and design levels to fit. Halo3 is an individual game. COD4 and, especially MW2, are squad-based games. (Our trifecta holds an average KtD Ratio of 4.1 to 1 in MW2)
Now I'm rambling, if it is actually a game where camping is bogus, then level design and weapon balance are the answers.