Which FPS Actually Takes Skill?
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Rainbow Six was very unforgiving in its early incarnations, though I've not played anything in the franchise for about ten years. CS 1.6, or maybe Quake 3 Arena?
A solid gaming engine goes without saying. Aside from this, a game must have:
Appropriate recoil on guns
A variety of weapons with them having strengths and weaknesses with nothing being generally overpowered (if it kills incredibly quickly then it usually has some realistic drawback, like a grenade launcher. Never the easiest thing to aim.)
No machine gun should kill in a couple of seconds.
Generally, skill would mean that just because you shot first doesn't mean you're going to win. Getting the first shot doesn't constitute skill, you just got the jump on the other guy (unless you've gone to the trouble of doing a wild west standoff. In which case, why?)
All in all, I would say Halo currently fulfills most of this criteria for me.
Appropriate recoil on guns
A variety of weapons with them having strengths and weaknesses with nothing being generally overpowered (if it kills incredibly quickly then it usually has some realistic drawback, like a grenade launcher. Never the easiest thing to aim.)
No machine gun should kill in a couple of seconds.
Generally, skill would mean that just because you shot first doesn't mean you're going to win. Getting the first shot doesn't constitute skill, you just got the jump on the other guy (unless you've gone to the trouble of doing a wild west standoff. In which case, why?)
All in all, I would say Halo currently fulfills most of this criteria for me.
This is true. Unlike most FPSs where player advantages are determined mostly by the equipment and how you use it, TF2 actually has classes that the player has to master individually. Take Scout, for example. Scout is very fast and fun, but if you don't know how to use your speed to your advantage (I.E. tricking the enemy by going down one corridor and then going back up it when they've stopped pursuit to try and head you off down another one) then you're going to get mowed down pretty quick. Then there's Spy, where subtlety and patience are the best options. And sniper, which requires you to learn good hiding spots and monitor the enemy's patterns for maximum damage and safety.HT_Black said:
As another replier has informed me, Killzone 2 has no/very little aim assist which is probably why i had it so bad. In retrospect i did kill a bunch'a fools when my aformentioned buddy let me play AC130 Gunner in that spec ops level of MW2.Pyro Paul said:
My fav. is when there chasing somebody and they shout "POLICE, STOP!".thenumberthirteen said:
1) your the police, thats why there running!
2) Your chasing them 'cos they broke the law, you telling them to stop running isn't going to make them reconsider there actions and just stop or is the worst thing they ahve done.
On topic. I would assume any game that the real pro's play, you know like fatal1ty, the ones were you can win big money.
If other game mechanics come into play that balance these out, then none of those are problems. Take TF2, for example. The force a nature gun for Scout has so much recoil it will cause both the enemy and the player to fly backward. However, this can be used to your advantage--it can break your fall as you go down and it can push enemies out of your way as you run. The sniper's gun has a small charge time, but if you get a fully charged head or well-placed body shot it's almost always an instant kill. Extremely precise, too. And a fully upgraded engineer turret will take any class out within a couple of seconds.binnsyboy said:
But each of these can be easily counter-acted with the advantages of other classes. For example, heavies and pyros are good against scout because the heavy can take a lot of hits and the pyro can do latent damage by setting the enemy on fire. Snipers can find other snipers with ease, and snipers are prime targets for spies to sneak up on, considering they're facing front most of the time. And Engineer guns can be disabled by spies, too--or taken out by characters who have been made invulnerable by medics.
So sure, what you said matters if the only choices a player has involves equipment, however if other mechanics are involved the system can be much more flexible and elaborate.
It's also funny when they're running away shouting "You'll never catch me alive Coppa'!" or something like that, and I'm the one who gets a bollocking if I shoot him in the leg.omega 616 said:
Hmm... guess i've never noticed, or maybe its just because of my super awesome internet connectionfeather240 said:
I resent the fact that CoD games take no skill. CoD 2 and before take a fair bit of skill and map knowledge to play properly. CoD 4 takes a bit less skill but is a fairly balanced game except for P90 on HC. Other like BO don't take a lot of skill but there is a bit of skill there.
Every game takes skill just different skills this even goes for genre. Just because you are good at one FPS does not mean you are good at another. In fact I stopped playing CoD for a year and started playing other FPS games then when I back to the "skilless" CoD games my skills were a shadow of my former self so don't blame CoD for your bad performance in CS especially after an 8 month break.
Every game takes skill just different skills this even goes for genre. Just because you are good at one FPS does not mean you are good at another. In fact I stopped playing CoD for a year and started playing other FPS games then when I back to the "skilless" CoD games my skills were a shadow of my former self so don't blame CoD for your bad performance in CS especially after an 8 month break.