This. Bad Company 2 is awesome for this, as the shotguns have the range of an acutaly, you know, gun.Berserker119 said:
Poll: damage or fire rate
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In any game, I'd usually pick a high damage, for that satisfying 'BOOM' followed by a 'thump' but if i'm in a silly mood, i'd pick fire rate for some reason. Saving ammo and using my aiming skills with a high damage weapon is good, but sometimes, just picking up a bad-ass chaingun and lettin' rip on the weakest enemy i can find is just so satisfying. Turn the volume up and wake up evereyone with the inane and primal rip of that chaingun... so much fun. But damage is more suited to the current economical climate, saving ammo and all. Although i'd go for accuracy overall but thats just a tad off topic isnt it.
depends on the game. in cod put rapid fire and stopping power on the vector ant it took people out in less then a millisecond. I like guns that put the SoB down with minimal damage to me.
EVERYTHING I DO IS SERIOUS!!! Kidding. Nah, man, it's not serious business, but i prefer to have a chance against a tank if i don't have one myself, thus, damage remains my choice. And by "damage" i mean an orbital strike...JourneyThroughHell said:
And what's this about a full-auto RPG? Where did you find that?!
Well, there has to be a balance between the damage and ROF. Low rate of fire is good, because it conserves ammo, but if it does low damage, it will take too long to kill the other guy. So, a high rate of damage and a medium rate of fire works best for me.
Nowhere, actually. It's just something that entered my mind.Ironman126 said:
But it would be cool to see those more often in games.
Non-multiplayer games.
Come to think of it, i believe Serious Sam has one such missile launcher/RPG. But your argument rings a little hollow considering that an explosive rocket is just about as damaging as you can get with an infantry weapon.JourneyThroughHell said:
I know.Ironman126 said:
I wasn't really even being serious, I just enjoy using fully-automatic weaponry in games more, even if the damage sucks hard.
I was aware of your lack of seriousness, Sam, however, is always serious...
Full auto is fun if in certain conditions (one or more may apply):
1. If there is lots of ammo (like a machine gun).
2. If suppressing fire is need (more for paintball/airsoft than games).
3. If the gun in question is a minigun.
4. If stealth is not a concern (like in BBC2 or Blops).
5. If it is a large Russian man wielding a minigun.
6. If zombies are involved.
I still go with damage, tho. One shot, one kill, move to next location, and repeat. Or in my case, 10 shots, one kill, get fragged, respawn, repeat.
Full auto is fun if in certain conditions (one or more may apply):
1. If there is lots of ammo (like a machine gun).
2. If suppressing fire is need (more for paintball/airsoft than games).
3. If the gun in question is a minigun.
4. If stealth is not a concern (like in BBC2 or Blops).
5. If it is a large Russian man wielding a minigun.
6. If zombies are involved.
I still go with damage, tho. One shot, one kill, move to next location, and repeat. Or in my case, 10 shots, one kill, get fragged, respawn, repeat.
Depends on what I'm going to play as. If my team needs a runner (I always refer to Socom when I'm talking about shooters...), then I'll opt out of an assault rifle sometimes, never touching an LMG. I'll grab an SMG or a shotgun. Now, in Socom, bullets do less damage at a distance, so if I'm going to play mid-game, I'd have to unload a whole clip if I play with an SMG, so I'll go with an assault rifle but sometimes use an LMG if we need someone to suppress a target with fire.
That being said, when my role isn't chosen because of necessity but I'm choosing out of preference...I like damage. I like shotguns, and at a range I like assault rifles, that don't necessarily have the fastest fire rate but maybe only take 2 or so hits to drop someone.
That being said, when my role isn't chosen because of necessity but I'm choosing out of preference...I like damage. I like shotguns, and at a range I like assault rifles, that don't necessarily have the fastest fire rate but maybe only take 2 or so hits to drop someone.
I really prefer Semi-Automatic weapons over anything else, so I always tend to pick them, or I'll set my weapon to it; like the BAUR in BF2142.
Then again, I tend to try and get the biggest gun avaliable, so usually I get stuck with an automatic, IE: The Heavy in TF2.
Then again, I tend to try and get the biggest gun avaliable, so usually I get stuck with an automatic, IE: The Heavy in TF2.
