Hello again, I am making a sequel to my original gaming commandments; The Commandments for Making GamerTags, Screennames, ect. In this one I will be addressing playing survival horror games. Enjoy!
General:
Rule 1: When in doubt, shoot its face off. If you think there is something in the shadows, shoot. Even if ammo is scarce, at least get out your melee weapon. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people notice something slithering in the darkness, get close to it, and proceed to notice that they are missing a limb.
Rule 2: If the lights are flickering, there WILL be something scary in the corridor. Once I realized this, the flickering lights became the point where there was no suspense because I KNEW there was going to be an alien/lunatic/zombie/ghost right there. If you see flickering lights, reload your shotgun.
Rule 3: Default weapon=shotgun. Let's think about this for a second, if a monster pops up 50 feet away, you don't really get scared, right? How about 10 feet? Maybe a little startled. What about 2 inches? Now there is an indentation in the ceiling above your chair. My point is that in horror games, the scary parts are when the monsters are near you. If they are far away, switch weapons, but in close combat, you don't have time to switch weapons. So stick with the shotgun.
Rule 4: If you hear a scream, don't run toward it. Unless a timer appears, go slowly. Odds are, the person will either be mauled, gone, or fighting for their life no matter how fast you run and by running as fast as you can, you will probably be hurt by some random enemies.
Rule 5: If there aren't any enemies around, save. Don't wait until you are in the middle of a fight to save otherwise your screen might go from Loading... to GAME OVER because you weren't prepared for it.
Multiplayer:
Rule 6: STOP SCREAMING! When under attack by 50 monsters, screaming will not help anyone at all and will annoy your teammates. If you are in a team with screaming idiots, issue one loud SHUT UP! and then say what you need to say. Otherwise you are trying to extinguish a fire with gasoline.
Rule 7: Tell someone if you are being mauled by an alien! In the game, odds are that your allies are occupied as well and if you are really in trouble, you need to tell them. Sometimes, it is better to have a screaming idiot than a mute genius.
Rule 8: No one likes a Leeroy Jenkins. If you run into enemy infested territory, you will be killed and your teammates will be down a man. The point behind the original Leeroy Jenkins video was about how one single idiot can ruin something easily. It's like a pileup on the interstate, one person caused it, but it affected many people.
Rule 9: Don't hog the ammo. If you have 400 pistol rounds and everyone has a pistol, give some out. You probably won't even be able to survive long enough to use them all if you are such a n00b that you won't even give other people ammo.
Rule 10: LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU! For the love of god, TELL ME WHEN THERE IS A 500 FOOT MONSTER BEHIND ME! In a multiplayer survival horror game, it is your duty to warn your teammates about nearby enemies. There is a reason it's multiplayer! Just don't overdo it by screaming everytime a zombie kitten is right behind someone.
Comments:
Rule 11: Don't always go for the achievement. If you want the "Hunter Punter" achievement in L4D, play by yourself. If you're online, SHOOT THE STUPID INFECTED!! -RagnorakTres
Rule 12: Be helpful. If you have 78% health and a medpack, use it on the guy with 34% health, even if he's an NPC - RagnorakTres
Rule 13: Windows are not your friends. To you, a window is doorway to the imagination. To an un-Godly monster, a window is a doorway to your brain. -WanderFreak
Rule 14: If you see a horribly grotesque, flesh monster disappear around a corner, automatically assume that it's going to pop out of a vent behind you the second you decide to follow it. -Vegeta187x
Rule 15: Silence is not golden.... Just because you can't hear it, doesn't mean its not right behind you about to perform a lobotomy... -Aegwadar
Rule 16: -Sunlight commonly damages your enemies. Use panoramic windows to your advantage!
-If it seems small and innocent, it's WORSE than the big guys. Kill it before it decides to eat you.
-That orchestra behind you usually has purpose. Listen to the background music to assess the situation.
-If it seems just TOO calm, it probably is. Now is the time to prepare youself for a big-ass fight.
-Maybe that zombie dropped some health packs! Be on the lookout for health items where you'd least expect them. -Klagermeister
Rule 17: a) You will always be safest on your own, if you've been stuck with another person (in a single player game) you can usually guarentee that someone's going to die/be injured and soon.
b) There is no such thing as 'overkill', only 'just about enough-kill'.
c) Don't be a red shirt, don't be the first person to enter a mysterious and unexplored room/building and don't volunteer to 'split up to cover more ground'.
d) If your friend is dying, don't put yourself in danger to rescue them, you'll probably just end up joining them in Hell(sometimes the kindest thing to do is blow a kiss goodbye and walk on).
e) If all else fails, nuke it (or pull out a rocket launcher/plasma cannon depending on the game). -Iron Mal
Don't forget, I will add any commandments that I deem good enough on here and credit you. Just be sure to quote this post so that I get a message.
Thanks! If you have any ideas for future commandment posts, feel free to tell me via private message!
General:
Rule 1: When in doubt, shoot its face off. If you think there is something in the shadows, shoot. Even if ammo is scarce, at least get out your melee weapon. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people notice something slithering in the darkness, get close to it, and proceed to notice that they are missing a limb.
Rule 2: If the lights are flickering, there WILL be something scary in the corridor. Once I realized this, the flickering lights became the point where there was no suspense because I KNEW there was going to be an alien/lunatic/zombie/ghost right there. If you see flickering lights, reload your shotgun.
Rule 3: Default weapon=shotgun. Let's think about this for a second, if a monster pops up 50 feet away, you don't really get scared, right? How about 10 feet? Maybe a little startled. What about 2 inches? Now there is an indentation in the ceiling above your chair. My point is that in horror games, the scary parts are when the monsters are near you. If they are far away, switch weapons, but in close combat, you don't have time to switch weapons. So stick with the shotgun.
Rule 4: If you hear a scream, don't run toward it. Unless a timer appears, go slowly. Odds are, the person will either be mauled, gone, or fighting for their life no matter how fast you run and by running as fast as you can, you will probably be hurt by some random enemies.
Rule 5: If there aren't any enemies around, save. Don't wait until you are in the middle of a fight to save otherwise your screen might go from Loading... to GAME OVER because you weren't prepared for it.
Multiplayer:
Rule 6: STOP SCREAMING! When under attack by 50 monsters, screaming will not help anyone at all and will annoy your teammates. If you are in a team with screaming idiots, issue one loud SHUT UP! and then say what you need to say. Otherwise you are trying to extinguish a fire with gasoline.
Rule 7: Tell someone if you are being mauled by an alien! In the game, odds are that your allies are occupied as well and if you are really in trouble, you need to tell them. Sometimes, it is better to have a screaming idiot than a mute genius.
Rule 8: No one likes a Leeroy Jenkins. If you run into enemy infested territory, you will be killed and your teammates will be down a man. The point behind the original Leeroy Jenkins video was about how one single idiot can ruin something easily. It's like a pileup on the interstate, one person caused it, but it affected many people.
Rule 9: Don't hog the ammo. If you have 400 pistol rounds and everyone has a pistol, give some out. You probably won't even be able to survive long enough to use them all if you are such a n00b that you won't even give other people ammo.
Rule 10: LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU! For the love of god, TELL ME WHEN THERE IS A 500 FOOT MONSTER BEHIND ME! In a multiplayer survival horror game, it is your duty to warn your teammates about nearby enemies. There is a reason it's multiplayer! Just don't overdo it by screaming everytime a zombie kitten is right behind someone.
Comments:
Rule 11: Don't always go for the achievement. If you want the "Hunter Punter" achievement in L4D, play by yourself. If you're online, SHOOT THE STUPID INFECTED!! -RagnorakTres
Rule 12: Be helpful. If you have 78% health and a medpack, use it on the guy with 34% health, even if he's an NPC - RagnorakTres
Rule 13: Windows are not your friends. To you, a window is doorway to the imagination. To an un-Godly monster, a window is a doorway to your brain. -WanderFreak
Rule 14: If you see a horribly grotesque, flesh monster disappear around a corner, automatically assume that it's going to pop out of a vent behind you the second you decide to follow it. -Vegeta187x
Rule 15: Silence is not golden.... Just because you can't hear it, doesn't mean its not right behind you about to perform a lobotomy... -Aegwadar
Rule 16: -Sunlight commonly damages your enemies. Use panoramic windows to your advantage!
-If it seems small and innocent, it's WORSE than the big guys. Kill it before it decides to eat you.
-That orchestra behind you usually has purpose. Listen to the background music to assess the situation.
-If it seems just TOO calm, it probably is. Now is the time to prepare youself for a big-ass fight.
-Maybe that zombie dropped some health packs! Be on the lookout for health items where you'd least expect them. -Klagermeister
Rule 17: a) You will always be safest on your own, if you've been stuck with another person (in a single player game) you can usually guarentee that someone's going to die/be injured and soon.
b) There is no such thing as 'overkill', only 'just about enough-kill'.
c) Don't be a red shirt, don't be the first person to enter a mysterious and unexplored room/building and don't volunteer to 'split up to cover more ground'.
d) If your friend is dying, don't put yourself in danger to rescue them, you'll probably just end up joining them in Hell(sometimes the kindest thing to do is blow a kiss goodbye and walk on).
e) If all else fails, nuke it (or pull out a rocket launcher/plasma cannon depending on the game). -Iron Mal
Don't forget, I will add any commandments that I deem good enough on here and credit you. Just be sure to quote this post so that I get a message.
Thanks! If you have any ideas for future commandment posts, feel free to tell me via private message!
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