Poll: Are you a compulsive reloader?

[CyanideSandwich]

It has come to my attention in a recent thread: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.265326-Strange-In-Game-Habits-Compulsions?page=6#10091100 that many people, like myself, compulsively reload, even when it's a bad time to do so. I can't count how many times I've been killed because of this. So I was wondering just how many of us do this.

It also makes me really annoyed when watching someone play who never manually reloads, but maybe that's just me.

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

Every time I kill an enemy, if I get a split second I'll attempt a reload. I often get caught in the act and it costs my life.

 

[ShockValue]

Yeah I tend to do it quite often which usually results in my death >.<

 

[Onoto]

I figure it makes more sense to take a chance on a reload than guarantee death by running around empty. I've had to train myself to not reload if I've got ammo and somebody's already shooting at me though.

 

[Hairetos]

It's very fun to take advantage of compulsive reloaders.

Fun tip: Next time you're shot from behind, go behind cover and then immediately come out. Chances are you'll catch them in a really stupid reload.

 

[Frotality]

every damn kill...ill run away from large groups just to reload after i kill one. i refuse to ever be caught with a low clip in a fight and die from auto-reloads. same way i hit F5 after every fight...

 

[Neverhoodian]

Yep. I'm always obsessed with having a full magazine, and I take every opportunity to reload "just in case." It has led to my death on several occasions.

 

[Ensiferum]

Yes, I'm a compulsive reloader and it's a real problem. For some reason I just can't get over not having a full clip. I'm nowhere near that OCD in real life but when it comes to FPS I can't help myself. I just finished playing a few hours worth of BFBC2 and about a third of my deaths were a result of compulsive reloading.

 

[phoenix352]

since its rather easy to know where enemies are in say CoD i reload when i know its safe which is often...

my usual routine is reloading after every 1-2 kills unless i feel there is danger.

 

[Ganthrinor]

I am a compulsive reloader. It gets me killed less often than it saves my life.

It drives me insane to see somebody walk around with 5 rounds left in a clip. Then they whine when they get shot down when they have to reload two seconds into a firefight.


I've managed to control myself more or less to the point where I'm not mashing the reload button after *every* kill if I know there's more than one enemy around.

 

[thedeathscythe]

Socom Confrontation has this feature that if you fire during your reload, you cancel the reload and can then protect your self at the cost of a botched reload. So I often reload when I feel safe but then defend myself if someone jumps me while reloading. When I play a different game I sometimes think that the same rules applied, but instead I get caught with my pants down every single time...

 

[Omikron009]

Absolutely. I'll reload a machine gun after firing a single burst if I can. In games like Mercenaries where you lose the whole magazine whenever you reload I'll run out of ammo constantly unless I pay attention to my reloading.

 

[Captain Epic]

If there's one guy I reload after killing him, but if there's more then one I try to resist until they're all dead.

 

[Phlakes]

Depends on the situation and the gun I'm using. If there's another enemy nearby and I have a decent amount of rounds left, I wait until it's safe, and if the weapon I'm using has a long reload time I wait until a good break. Otherwise, all the time.

 

[Keith Reedy]

Yeah I do this most of the time unless I am using an lmg which gets me killed in Black OPs cause the dang things have assault rifle clips the only lmg in black ops is the m60 feh bull crap

 

[Thaluikhain]

Depends...I sometimes prefer to keep using a half full magazine if I don't expect immediate serious trouble for a bit, rather than keep reloading and get stuck with a bunch of half full magazines.

I tend to reload before attacking groups of enemies, of course, and when using a weapon like a shotgun, where you load individual rounds, not magazines, I always try to keep fully loaded.

 

[Watchmacallit]

I used to be...but then I realised theres a time and a place and suddenly MWF2 got a hell of a lot easier...I think coincidence.

 

[Death on Trapezoids]

I reload when it seems like a good time.

Sure, I've died from being shot while reloading, but better to die a few times than to be always wounding your enemy and not killing because you run out of bullets a half a second into shooting.

 

[Alakaizer]

First off, thanks for the link!

Second, I've got the opposite problem. I'll be using the XS-2 Ultimax shotgun in Saints Row 2, then get killed by a mob of mooks because I ran out of ammo in the clip.