Loadout Review - Gun Porn
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Just in terms of the micro transactions, I feel the pricing is way to expensive. Where a nice full items in every slot can be over $25 :/
The review is pretty spot on from my experience, fun gameplay and a fair business model with some matchmaking problems.
I also like that there is a Co-op mode vs bots, though in my experience the bot's aim is a bit too good.
I also like that there is a Co-op mode vs bots, though in my experience the bot's aim is a bit too good.
I enjoy the game
And the point that all the basic weapons are almost the best is quite true.
Example: If you think a rocket launcher with a quad-rotary 'clip' is good for spamming lots of explosions, then keep in mind that those rockets are a lot smaller than normal 1-shot-1-reload rocket guns, like your starter rocket launcher.
If anything, I'd say that the game doesn't reward specializing and going deep into the various weapon tech trees that much. The default guns are so efficient that it can be difficult to see any reason to bother 'upgrading'
A chaingun upgrade to a rifle means more bullets, but equally reduces how much dmg each bullet does
A sniper barrel and scope upgrade makes it a sniper rifle - but... much slower fire rate.
Basically there is - AFAIK - no way to really 'up' how much damage you do. What you can do is level up weapon components through repeated use, and I'm guessing that doing that will up your damage a bit, but I doubt it'll be enough to tip the scales in any meaningful way.
And the point that all the basic weapons are almost the best is quite true.
Example: If you think a rocket launcher with a quad-rotary 'clip' is good for spamming lots of explosions, then keep in mind that those rockets are a lot smaller than normal 1-shot-1-reload rocket guns, like your starter rocket launcher.
If anything, I'd say that the game doesn't reward specializing and going deep into the various weapon tech trees that much. The default guns are so efficient that it can be difficult to see any reason to bother 'upgrading'
A chaingun upgrade to a rifle means more bullets, but equally reduces how much dmg each bullet does
A sniper barrel and scope upgrade makes it a sniper rifle - but... much slower fire rate.
Basically there is - AFAIK - no way to really 'up' how much damage you do. What you can do is level up weapon components through repeated use, and I'm guessing that doing that will up your damage a bit, but I doubt it'll be enough to tip the scales in any meaningful way.
This look pretty fun, actually, and I'm going to go check it out; I've been looking for a new multiplayer game to play whilst completely bankrupt and this looks like it fits the bill perfectly. Glad I saw this!
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Its designed not to reward players for playing Loadout specifically longer, but rather designed to reward players for having general experience in basic FPS mechanics.webkilla said:
For example; players who are good at sniping are probably going to go with the sniper barrel for increased damage, since they don't need multiple shots to kill someone. But a player who isn't that good at sniping will probably want the increased fire rate, since they may not be as accurate.
Its a customization system that rewards player skill, rather than just having a straight up damage bonus, and I can get behind that kind of design.
Customization in Loadout is miles ahead of games like Blacklight, but in a few cases it suffers from the same mistakes.
Certain parts aren't just designed around a certain purpose, they pidgeonhole you into the combination they're meant for.
If you get a Sniper Barrel, it's only worth it if you go full sniper.
If you're using a Pulse gun, anything but bouncing amo is a handicap.
Ect.
To it's credit though, Rocket Launchers are free of any of that, and the sheer number of parts means that even in those optimal use combos there's decent variety.
Certain parts aren't just designed around a certain purpose, they pidgeonhole you into the combination they're meant for.
If you get a Sniper Barrel, it's only worth it if you go full sniper.
If you're using a Pulse gun, anything but bouncing amo is a handicap.
Ect.
To it's credit though, Rocket Launchers are free of any of that, and the sheer number of parts means that even in those optimal use combos there's decent variety.
The game is awesome. But I think I may be getting sensitive with age. I can't stand gore in this game. I had to turn it off. All that blood and dismemberment. It's awful IMO.
Decided to pick this up today. It's really entertaining. Not a big fan of the character models, a bit to grimy for my liking, but oh well. There is a pretty big difficulty curve though. It starts out great, but around the time I hit level 4 I was suddenly getting owned by everyone in each game. Not sure how their matchmaking algorithm works but it might want to be tweaked a bit.
Game is fun, I hope it gets the recognition it deserves. My only problem is finding matches more local to where I am to not have connection issues, but that's not the games fault.
It sounds like a plus to me. Making it so no gun can be better than any other makes the game sound pretty balanced.webkilla said:
But you said earlier that the default guns are pretty much the best... now you say its dumb if no thought or effort was needed to make an effective gun. Those two kinda fit together, which is sort of my point.hakkarin said:
plus, anything but healing ray-guns heals over time, while healing ray-guns (the closest you get to a TF2 medigun) heals directly, instead of giving you a heal over time effect.
A healing minigun would in that respect truly suck: the combined healing effect is spread out to ensure a technically identical DPS or healing per second effect. So each bullet would only heal a tiny bit - and miniguns aren't that accurate, so you'd have to be VERY close to people to use it - AND people don't really stand still in the game if they know what's good for them, so its pretty much impossible to use anything but a healing ray-gun to any useful effect
In that way the stock weapons are both superior - and more or less disincentivise doing any kind of 'extreme' gun modding. Sure, you can get a 6-round rocket launcher, but by the time you've emptied that clip the other guy, who has a default rocket launcher, has hit you once and taken 60% of your health, while each of your lil bottle rockets only take 10% of his health... if they hit...
The loadout guns are made to all have equal DPS. What's not accounted for is burst damage.