Weapons too seldomly used
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I'd love to play a game where I could use the Davy CrocketNeonbob said:
Actually, what I really want to see is improvised weapons. I usually only see this sort of thing in horror games or as the close-range weapon in a shooter, but that's it. Fallout did a pretty good job with this, allowing me to use pool cues, rolling pins, kitchen knives, etc. but I want moar. I assume dead rising is based on this principle, but I don't have an xbox and I'm sick of zombies. I want to pick up scissors and stab people with them. I want hit people with reading lamps, I want to shoot people with nailguns. There's a mature rating for a reason; USE IT!
One more thing: I want to dual-wield flaming katanas. I don't care if it's unrealistic or impracticle. It's awesome. I can duel weild katanas in Tales of Symphonia and Demon's Souls and I can use flaming katanas in Muramasa, why not both dammit!?
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MGS4 combines the two.Jane-Doe44 said:
Eeeeeh....I would say so in actuality. Being the guy with the flamethrower back when they were still used was very dangerous. One bullet could make you burst into flames so if the game incorperated this into the game in multiplayer, it would solve the balance issue that you say would exist. Plus the flamethrowers only have an range of 40 meters, compared to a pistol which usually have a range of 100 yardsFuturenerd said:
The problem is to truly and accurately represent one would require damn good processing power and graphics card. Maybe next generation.KissofKetchup said:
A fair warning though: The official game was rushed out the door because the company was going out of business(people were literally working out of their homes for free to finish the game). The game is buggy as hell, but nothing game destroying. There are fan-made patches. I can't recommend any since I don't which are the good ones.Gahars said:
A spoon.
In all seriousness though, I'd like to see more gamer weapons. By that, I mean weapons that tabletop gamers could come up with and actually be semi-plausible.
Weight sets, whether they be dumbells or the bench press bar, would be cool. I think it would be cool to be able to beat someone to death with a radioflyer wagon or something. XD
In all seriousness though, I'd like to see more gamer weapons. By that, I mean weapons that tabletop gamers could come up with and actually be semi-plausible.
Weight sets, whether they be dumbells or the bench press bar, would be cool. I think it would be cool to be able to beat someone to death with a radioflyer wagon or something. XD
Spears and other polearms in any game with melee combat in a medieval/fantasy setting. Everyone has massive hardons for swords, but in history polearms were the most widely used weapons and probably killed more people than swords ever did. Give me a good halberd over a sword anyday.
You need to play Condemned if you haven't already. Nothing like smashing the faces of homicidal homeless people with wooden planksDeath God said:A good old 2x4 plank of wood. Rather than than a big huge gun in a horror game, make it harder by using a board of wood. Nothing says business like a bloody plank in a mad man's hands.
You see a lot of very standard combat knives in games, but one that has always stood out in my mind as particularly bad ass is the incredibly vicious Linder SAS Commando knife. What's specific, in perhaps not unique, to it's design is a 7' blade, sharp on both sides that's designed to be able to reach the heart from any entry point on the human torso. Nasty weapon, illegal for civilians in most countries.
How many games let you use an actual enemy as a weapon, you know, just pick some random uy up, and swing im around hitting othr guys?
Polearms and spears do better in formations, groups, and range. Swords allow for more maneuverability and better at close range. Going toe-to-toe if the polearm doesn't get the swordsman at range, he will quickly lose. I can't remember what game it was but a spear was the "power" option of a game(if I remember correctly).Brawndo said:
A vulcan cannon that actually acts like a vulcan cannon. Most in games spit out a pathetically slow stream of fire (sure, it's the highest in the game, but pathetically slow for a real vulcan or minigun). Descent is the only game that got it right; ammo for the bastard came in packs of 10,000 and you could burn through that in about 3 seconds. THAT is a fucking vulcan cannon.
Also, grenades that kill like a grenade should, instead of slightly irritating everything in a 5 foot radius and doing not a goddamn thing else. Exception is launched grenades with an impact trigger; those usually turn out pretty good in games.
Also, grenades that kill like a grenade should, instead of slightly irritating everything in a 5 foot radius and doing not a goddamn thing else. Exception is launched grenades with an impact trigger; those usually turn out pretty good in games.
How have you not played Day of Defeat? a Shovel is the melee weapon for the German side, and it kills in one hit to the back of the head with a satisfying "konk" sound.AjimboB said:
Half Life 2, God of war.WanderingFool said:
Yeah, and that's MAXIMUM range on the flamethrower, vs "effective" range on the pistol; the pistol can still kill from further away. Besides, flamethrowers draw a lot of enemy fire towards them since they are pretty goddamn horrible to get hit by. The Fallout games do a decent job with flamethowers; they're very powerful at close range but not broken.KissofKetchup said:
My D&D group tried to do that against a Kobold. The sneaky little bugger ate it and regained health then natural 20d the team rogue and knocked him out. [sub]damn kobolds[/sub]tellmeimaninja said:
Blunt weapons in general are usually abandoned in favor of swords. But let me tell you I fear a man armed with a mace a whole lot more than one with a sword.
I cant even get a plastic bag to hold a sandwich, much less a person.YoBadMama said:
on topic: a flail