05-19-2012, 10:11 PM
Ok thanks kojn, I get what you're saying. I agree now, though I would like to have this discussion in another thread if there is one active somewhere.
Soooo....Back to the laser/shotgun discussion. I think everyone should be asking, a few questions like:
1) What sort of weapon roles is this game missing?
2) What role does the shotgun serve as a weapon?
3) Will the game be broken if that role is removed?
4) Should the roles of 2 weapons actually be squeezed into 1 weapon?
5) How does cutting 1 of the starting weapons actually improve gameplay?
#1 none that i can think of
for #2 and #3, the shotgun is a hitscan weapon with good spread and dps. It nothing special as a starting weapon, but as a finisher, it's wonderful. Would the new laser fill that role, or would we be losing 1 finisher weapon all together? Also, the shotgun is a good weapon for people with poor ping as well. Personally I think you could remove the melee all together and I would not care.
#4 absolutely, if the 2 weapons aren't fully useful, and it can be done gracefully. Of the current lineup, the laser alt-fire, crylink alt-fire, and MG alt-fire are pretty useless. Just sayin.
#5 I would like to hear about because Quake and UT both have 2 starting weapons and I've never heard anyone complain, except maybe that the AR in UT2K4 was too weak.
Actually, looking at my answers has helped me see that I don't want to lose the current shotgun primary fire. :/
Soooo....Back to the laser/shotgun discussion. I think everyone should be asking, a few questions like:
1) What sort of weapon roles is this game missing?
2) What role does the shotgun serve as a weapon?
3) Will the game be broken if that role is removed?
4) Should the roles of 2 weapons actually be squeezed into 1 weapon?
5) How does cutting 1 of the starting weapons actually improve gameplay?
#1 none that i can think of
for #2 and #3, the shotgun is a hitscan weapon with good spread and dps. It nothing special as a starting weapon, but as a finisher, it's wonderful. Would the new laser fill that role, or would we be losing 1 finisher weapon all together? Also, the shotgun is a good weapon for people with poor ping as well. Personally I think you could remove the melee all together and I would not care.
#4 absolutely, if the 2 weapons aren't fully useful, and it can be done gracefully. Of the current lineup, the laser alt-fire, crylink alt-fire, and MG alt-fire are pretty useless. Just sayin.
#5 I would like to hear about because Quake and UT both have 2 starting weapons and I've never heard anyone complain, except maybe that the AR in UT2K4 was too weak.
Actually, looking at my answers has helped me see that I don't want to lose the current shotgun primary fire. :/
