Most useless weapons in gaming

[TheLastSamurai14]

Strange version of the Boston Basher

I'm so sorry. Irony like that must really suck. I don't have a Strange weapon, but I've got a friend (read: Fayathon) who has Strange Jarate, while I don't even have my achievement Jarate. He tries to rub it in my face whenever he can.[footnote]Also, Fayathon, if you're reading this, don't deny that you do that![/footnote]

But what can I say? I'm a horrible Sniper, which is odd, because I prefer and excel at sniping in all other FPS games I play.

Also, are you interested in trading sometime? I've got a few weapons I'm looking for.

 

[ianeddy44]

I've gotta say the shortswords in Terraria are absolutely shit. They're only applicable to things that come at you on flat ground and that don't jump about. And even then if there's more than one coming at you, you're screwed.

 

[Richardplex]

Any sniper rifle in Borderlands.

I loved the idea of the hunter with SR subclass, for the fluff of the concept and because hell, I could, in theory, one or two hit kill and pick off dudes from across the desert before they could reach me to beat my head in. a sound strategy.

I then realized that unless you score a headshot, you could spend an entire clip trying to kill one dude, and scoring a headshot was next to impossible because the area of affect (idk the technical term) was so tiny it was equivalent to hitting a pinhead with a fucking dart at range. My character was about as useful to the party as Navi.

Hitbox I believe the term is. I couldn't get into sniping because of the bullets not going where I point the gun at. Not cool doing that on SR's Borderlands, not cool.

OT: Ratchet & Clank 2: the Clank backpack laser thing. You get it so late, and it does so little damage. The Tesla Shield and mini turrets were also passive weapons that did more dps by a long shot.

If you pick up any of the volcano snipers towards the end you might find them pretty effective. I could usually down an enemy in one shot, and they always caught fire. I really wish you could hold your breath or something though, as the constantly moving sight did make headshots a tad too difficult to pull off.

Yeah, but as you said, towards the end. I like sticking to one combat style per playthrough, so changing to snipers when I'd prefer to be chilling with whatever I had been beforehand wouldn't suit me.

 

[Treblaine]

The wrench from Bioshock.

"Wat you got ter do is zap em, den whack em. Remember, deh One-Two punch!"

Beyond that kindly Irish accented advice is an indication of quite how ridiculously powerful the Wrench is. As when the enemies are stunned, the wrench does 400% damage and that is ON TOP OF base damage-enhancement + unaware bonuses.

http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/Wrench

So a single Wrench hit can deal ALMOST FOUR THOUSAND HP OF DAMAGE!!! That will insta-kill ANYTHING in the game except a big-daddy (that only take 25% from any wrench attack) even then that means some can be killed with only 3 stun-hit combos.

When I play Bioshock I always have the wrench selected for general encounters, if I came across a splicer I'd run right over and bop them in the head before they noticed me. BAM! Insta kill. I even got good hitting spider splicers on the ceiling jumping up and swinging at just the right moment, my god it's so god damn satisfying cracking splicer's skulls and sending them flying. Nothing was safe. Also, with thuggish splicers I really got good at dodging their attack, dipping in and out of striking range and dodging to the left against large lunges (that are quite telegraphed) even leadhead splicers can be exploited at close range circle strafing. Any time a spider splicer tries to backflip away from me I whack their cranium with the wrench on the

See, in Bioshock the only tonics that increase your weapon damage are for the wrench. It becomes the most powerful weapon in the game when used correctly.

Now. Would you kindly go play Bioshock again and give the Wrench another chance.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

Either the Foam Hand in Dead Rising 2, Flamethrower in Dead Space, or the Fat Man in Fallout 3. I just sold the Fat Man whenever I got it.

 

[scoopz]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Giant's Knife. Or was the Biggorin Sword? I forget which one sucked. Remember how that went down? You spent all that time getting the bigger wallets to hold the cash to get the sword, FINNALLY did it, went "WAHOO!!!" and started hitting the walls until "CLANG!!!"

...

It broke... IT BROKE?!?!?

Obviously the most frustrating moment in that game. All the time you spent getting the sword, gone... Just like that...

I'm pretty sure that's the Giant's Knife because the Biggorin Sword doesn't break. Atleat thats what I can remember. (I don't feel like looking it up to double check)

Edit: Forgot to contribute to the OT.

OT: For me it would have to be the minigun/chaingunthing from Doom2. I never used the damn thing unless I ran out of ammo on the other weapons. I can't really think of anything else...

Oh the PEPS thing from Deus Ex: HR, useless.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

The crossbow from Deus Ex 1.

Silent takedowns my augmented ass.

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

The starting weapons in Borderlands. Made even more useless by the fact that there's a weapons chest with better weapons right there in the starting area.

I wonder if anybody has ever tried to a run through with just the starting weapon?

 

[Panzervaughn]

I wonder if anybody has ever tried to a run through with just the starting weapon?

Destroyer would take goddamn HOURS.

Im actually going to say the 5-seeker missle shot frm metroid Prime 2/3 I only ever used it to open doors, or on whatever boss demanded to be touched in 5 places at once. Anything else you might as well spend 5 missles to shove a proper Super-missle into their brain.

 

[JaceArveduin]

Without going through 7 pages to see if it's been said before, I'm going with the Fork of Horripilation from the Shivering Isle's

Though it is, without a doubt, one of the more satisfying weapons to kill things with.

 

[Wamble]

THIS! my god this!! in any and every cart/racing game that has the banana peel as a weapon just uses it as a pointless fill.

It barely takes up a few inches on a tracks that could easily be 15-20 feet wide. It also sticks out like a sore thumb, and can be seen for miles down the track.

if anyone gets this (and don't tell me that you don't) would go "F@ck this Sh!t" and drop it instantly prefering to rather go on empty than carry it around. Even the NPC dose this.

and what do you get if the stars lined up and allowed for a competitor to hit it. About a second delay.

>:-(

 

[Exius Xavarus]

Demon's Souls: Broken Sword
Dark Souls: Sword Hilt/Broken Straightsword
Assassin's Creed: Anything and everything that isn't the Hidden Blade(s)

 

[Lucian The Lugia]

I'd say the Razorback in Team Fortress 2, unless the Spy backstabbing you is a complete retard.

Honestly, if you check and see if the Sniper you're about to kill has one, then it's simple; switch to the revolver and BANG.

 

[Ninjat_126]

It's odd how you can miss and hit a wall or the ground, and it won't make you bleed, but if you hit nothing, it will.

Because if you miss altogether, the heavy bat swings around and smacks you in the head. If you hit something (anything), it hits that thing and stops.

I'd say the Razorback in Team Fortress 2, unless the Spy backstabbing you is a complete retard.

Honestly, if you check and see if the Sniper you're about to kill has one, then it's simple; switch to the revolver and BANG.

If it was invisible, it might be good. On the same note, Darwin's Danger Shield, which gives you a bonus to HP but removes your only reliable close-range weapon. Sure, you've got extra health, but you'll take that much damage in close quarters.

On a similar note, Your Eternal Reward. You can't disguise and decloaking is painfully slow, so you're reduced to using good 'ol fashioned stealth to avoid enemies until you backstab one. And when you do, they just tell their friends over voice chat.

 

[vietfighter]

Did anyone say blaster rifles from Knights of the Old Republic? I hope not.

Those things do as much damage as a blaster pistol, cannot be dual-wielded, and act as a single handed weapon! Come to think of it, much of the ranged weapons are pretty bad in the KoTORs compared to melee and force powers. Force Wave + Force Storm + Master Flurry for the win. Yes, I play Paragon, I mean Light side.

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

I'm gonna have to go with the chinese pistol in fallout 3 also, followed by the .32 pistol in the same game; both sucked.

 

[dave1004]

Uh, what was the game called...Ghouls 'n' Ghosts? Or, uh, Ghosts 'n' Goblins? Whatever, something like that. In the original one, there were a lot of cool weapons, but the crappiest one was this magic-holy-water attack thingie. I mean, any weapon that arcs OVER the head of every enemy and can't be used versus aerial units is freakin' pointless. Though the special attack with it was cool...Basically a holy hand grenade. Otherwise crappy.

 

[Do4600]

FatMan from Fallout 3.
It causes "save for later, never use" syndrome. :|

I had the same problem with The Cain in Mass Effect 2.

I liked The Cain, it was that weapon I was sure I would never use but just made my weapons table that much more ridiculous. When I knew the end of the game had come, I dusted that sucker off and brought it with me, I only grabbed it when I knew I was looking at the final boss. Gritted my teeth, muttered, "Smile you son of a *****" and lit him up, that bastard never knew what hit him.

 

[Quijiboh]

The crossbow from Deus Ex 1.

Silent takedowns my augmented ass.

Totally this. Guy runs around screaming whilst slowly succumbing to tranquilizer does not a stealthy approach make.

 

[Small Waves]

Klobb and Throwing Knives in Goldeneye 007.
Bonesaw the minute you get ANY other Medic melee weapon in TF2.
That one weapon in FFVII that Barrett has that isn't a gun for some reason, and any weapon with no Materia slots.
All melee and unarmed weapons in Fallout 3.