TestECull said:
They should be a seperate avenue for players who prefer to take their targets out from the next town over, not for those who want to practice endlessly.
At least for SP. Which is the only game mode that matters to me. 'Competetive' multiplayer can go fornicate with a very rusty, very pointy metal rod for all I care. You want to play it? Go right ahead. Have the multiplayer half of my copy of whatever games have it while you're at it, 'cause I sure don't want it.
Yes, that's just great, good for you, if you can't handle the competition, then don't take part, but if you read the OP, it clearly refers to competitive multiplayer games. Which is what I was referring to, if you wanna go play something lacking any sort of depth and strategy, than sure, there are games for that. But this thread isn't referring to those.
That's all fine and dandy but I fail to see how realism like that matters when you're sighting in aliens, zombies, ghoulies, deathclaw, headcrabs, antlions, cazadores, bloatflies, giant geckos and the like.
Okay, if realism doesn't matter in those situations, then stop aiming for the head in VATS...
Also, like I said before, this is about COMPETITIVE MULTIPLAYER
In this context, doing what it says on the tin means blasting the target to kingdom come in about six pieces. It doesn't mean absolute realistic damage where if you don't hit a major organ they shrug it off...god I wish we could get off of this realism kick. It's ruining shooters. Games like Fallout 3, Fallout: NV and Half Life 2 are fun. They're anything but realistic, and that adds to the fun.
Yeah, sniper rifles don't do that really.. AMRs with the right ammo, maybe... And a lot of people like realism, it adds to the believability of the game world. And when you say those games are fun, you say it like it's a fact, realize that not everyone may share your view... (And those games you mentioned are actually realistic in the context we're talking about, which would be different hit locations)
I'm not the one assuming every gamer does competitive shooters of the deathmatch/team deathmatch/free for all/capture the flag variety, and I definitely aren't assuming that every single player likes a challenge.
You want flawed logic? Look at your own, specifically the part that makes you think all gamers want the same thing you want out of games. They don't.
Your logic if flawed again, you assumed I assumed that, no, obviously not, because for one, you obviously don't enjoy competitive multiplayer games. Nowhered did I state that all players wanted anything, I was discussing this in the realm of the OP, which IS about competitive MP games...
But hey, in the end, if you wanna play easy games, then you go right ahead, I have nothing against you slaying mindless drones to boost your ego, whatever floats your boat.