Poll: Are you a compulsive reloader?

[Lyx]

Not really. When i reload depends on the combination of how safe i feel, and how many shots i have left.

So, if i'm in a very safe situation, then i will use the opportunity to reload, even if i've almost full ammo. I would however not do this when enemies are nearby, even if i'm behind cover. Reloading when enemies are nearby only happens for me, when i'm low on ammo.

 

[Mr Pantomime]

I have a class set up on Blak Ops to deal with my Reload obsession. Dual Mag, Speed Reload, Slight of Hand Perk etc. Just so I can reload faster.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

If im using an assault rifle or an smg or something else with a low capacity, i'll reload after every 1-2 kills almost as a reflex, though if i can tell its a bad time i sometimes manage to stop myself
however if im using an lmg or a sniper rifle i'll only reload once i get to like 20% of the magazine

 

[Torrasque]

I used to be like this:
Most of the time, whenever I am done engaging an enemy, just killed an enemy, am running away from an enemy, or have a period of a few seconds where I have a reasonable guarantee of not being engaged, I reload.

But after many games of MW2 where that would lead to my death, I only reload after dispatching an enemy.
It still happens where I subconsciously decide to reload in the middle of a fight on Reach, because I killed someone, but at least I don't reload every 5 seconds like I used to =|

 

[Sejs Cube]

Really depends on the gun. Rifle with a large capacity? Nah, half a mag is fine. Some small pistol where I might need to drop 4 out of 6 rounds to kill a guy? Yeah that's staying full as often as possible.

 

[DanielDeFig]

The idea is that if you reload manually whenever you have the chance, you won't be stuck automatically reloading while you're exposed (like popping out of cover, only to realize you only had one shot left). But as OP noted, the time taken to reload can leave you vulnerable too often, if you reload compulsively as soon as you defeat all foes on screen. I have yet to find the balance.

 

[Hyper-space]

I used to reload after every kill. I got over that a while ago as it wasn't doing me any favors. Now if only my brothers could learn to do the same.

Oh god this. I need to stop reloading every goddamn second.

 

[jonnosferatu]

I used to be, and I'm gradually breaking out of it by forcing myself to avoid reloading unless I'm hidden (in games where it's relevant, anyway - in TF2 it was never an issue, Black Ops it's a huge liability).

For BlOps I tend to use Slight of Hand and Extended/Dual mags for my secondary perk and primary attachment, though, so it's usually somewhat negligible.

 

[Sun Flash]

After every firefight. I loves me a full clip.

 

[Estarc]

I certainly am. Every time I kill someone or something, I reload. I have died countless time because of this when playing various FPS online.

 

[Cpt. Awesome]

Yeah i do but I seek out cover before reloading making me survive longer.

 

[The Youth Counselor]

YES! Most of the time, it saves my life.

But it annoys the piss out of me when games (off the top of my head Mafia and NeoTokyo) make it part of their mechanic to discard all your ammo in your gun when reloading. Why would you drop a clip or magazine on the ground? Even if you drop it on the ground, why can't you pick it up again?

 

[BENZOOKA]

I'm more of the opposite. In games I'm rather good and comfortable at, like CS:S, I can walk around very well with a clip that's half full, if I don't have all the time in the world to reload. I know how many bullets I'll need if I know what kind of the next counter will be. And I sure as hell am not reloading after a kill, without a clip going empty, if I assume there's another enemy approaching as well.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Yeah, it's been my undoing on more than 34,782 occasions. For some reason I feel the need to constantly have a fresh mag in place, even if I've only fired one three round burst from a thirty or even fifty round mag/drum.

 

[Kenko]

Any game that doest make you lose the clip when you reload is for morons.

As for compulsive reloading, I only reload if the clip is less then half and i expect to meet heavy resistance. Dont want to get into a fight and have the clip run out gettin me killed. But its not compulsive if theres no time for a mid-fight reload i'll just engage them in CQB or switch to a side-arm.

 

[Bloo_Orchid]

You... you mean there's lots of others out there like me....? Ohhhh. I'm not alone anymore!!! LOL

 

[Aiden_the-Joker1]

Yes every time I get a chance I reload and sometimes it does get me killed. I just need to have a full magazine.

 

[Reallink]

When I do rarely venture into shooters, I will be reloading after most kills. Though this is also in cover based games like Gears and Uncharted, where its not a case of running away to reload, but just ducking back behind cover.

 

[Goody]

I reload after every engagement. Not kill, necessarily, but every time the shooting stops or i get a break, i change mags. Whether it's in a video game or paintball, it makes no difference.

As a side note, if you're like a lot of people who reload and then get shot because of it, you should try paintball or airsoft. You will never reload at an inopportune time or without covering fire again.

This is what I'm like, and I'm also an airsofter so I don't reload unless I have to and it's safe to. I also have a pistol for if I don't have time to reload in a shootout. Although in video games where you have a pocket ammo count I relaod every chance I get, but in Socom, Ghost Recon, or Mercenaries, only when it is necessary.

 

[Blazing Steel]

Yes, but I always run some sort of speedy reload thing so it's never a problem. For example on Black Ops I'm running slight of hand and double tape ammo so if I reload mid fire fight I'm normally ok and the pro version give you faster ADS shorterning the point from reload to kill.