Akimbo weapons has been around since the dawn of FPSs? Wait, what?
Maybe if you think Halo was the first FPS.
Maybe if you think Halo was the first FPS.
Very incorrect - Halo didn't have dual wielding.number2301 said:Akimbo weapons has been around since the dawn of FPSs? Wait, what?
Maybe if you think Halo was the first FPS.
i have a solution for the shotgun twat, a good rifle or sniper at long range =) keep doing that u get a hurl of abuse from them, hehe eee the fun times of pissing off a noob =)Foggy_Fishburne said:I cannot agree more on your part deux point: Overpowered doesn't even begin to cover it... Yeah they broke the realism thing which is sad because that's what made MW so badass. Like Yahtzee said: It's little more like James Bond mixed with Michael Bay. And secondly the multiplayer ain't nearly as fun anymore. Not when you know that those rediculous shotguns are jumping around the map, one-shooting everything that moves.KhaineII said:So, ever since the first FPS was born, players have constantly been given the option to dual wield their weapons, or use them "akimbo." I'm kind of on the fence about this gameplay mechanic, and here's why:
PROS: It's fun as fuck.
Who doesn't love scooping up a couple of pistols in L4D and L4D2 and going to town on the zombie masses, screaming bloody murder and profanities about their mothers? Plus, you look like a badass.
Take John Woo's Stranglehold for instance. You slide down banisters, jump tables, ride serving carts, and gyrate in the middle of the room systematically downing people with your "dualies." It's almost like an art form. Wet makes this mechanic even more beautiful when it allows you to target to enemies at once. Watch as you skid across the floor, in slow motion, clearing an entire room of people in a matter of seconds like your Angelina Jolie out of Wanted. It's a great time in games like L4D, and Wet where a major aspect of player enjoyment is the absurdity of it all.
But this leads me to the other side of the "fence..."
CONS - Part 1: Broken Realism
Modern Warfare 2. Oh, and I apologise for bringing it up. I know there is a million threads on it thus far, but it's such a good example.
MW2 is supposed to be a realistic representation of warfare. Or, so it's developers would have us believe. But nothing gets to me more than working through an entire campaign as a hardened, experienced, well trained Marine/SAS trooper than to suddenly find myself staggering through a market spraying bullets everywhere because I can't keep both my P90's steady. This suddenly begs the question as to what the hell my superior officers are doing? They go so far as to memorise callsigns should communications go out, but the second they see my ass flailing around two shotguns, arms fully extended outwards like a jackass, they compliment me on my fantastic skills as a Marine and let me carry on about my day?
Realism my ass.
CONS - Part Deux: It's cheap as fuck.
Akimbo Model 1887's in Multiplayer. Need I say more? At close range the Model 1887 can turn a person into pulpy oatmeal with just one shot. So give a man two of these, and suddenly he's clearing out buildings like he's John fucking Rambo. Sure, this relates back to my "PROS" which state that this can be fun as arse...and it is, but only if you're the one doing it. Getting constantly mowed down by the same fucker carrying akimbo shotguns gets pretty frustrating in a manner of seconds. Akimbo SMG's are balanced out by the fact that they're so inaccurate that you couldn't shoot yourself with them if you wanted to, but with a shotgun, the Model 1887 in particular, this isn't an issue. It's a single shot weapon, so recoil is no longer an issue.
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So, there it is. What do you all think? Agree? Disagree? Is it cheap, is it fun, is it realistic? Anything else that comes up when you think akimbo weaponry?
Does the word "akimbo" look sexy to you? Well, okay, I don't want that last question answered...
A shame. I still regard MW1 multiplayer as the best I've ever played. Maps - perfect, gameplay - solid, weapons - as balanced as they can get = fun! MW2 works but... there is that niggling thought that somewhere on the map, a shotgun dualwielding dickhead is spraying bullets everywhere and getting everyone without effort or tactics. Which kinda throws the whole "fair play" part out the window.
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Pretty much this. For game balance, there should be a tradeoff for double the ammunition load and twice the rate of fire.Kollega said:I say keep it, just make it inaccurate and inconvinient to reload in multiplayer.
Really? It pisses me off no end when if I can't shoot. Sure, I might miss, but a jump down a staircase will bring me within point-blank range, and if I'm faster on the trigger I'd appreciate being able to capitalise on the suprise attack.Danny Ocean said:Although, for me, the one thing I wish they'd do is make it impossible to shoot whilst you're jumping. That really is retarded. Winds me right up.
Oh by all means make the person able to shoot as soon as they land, but stop people doing that jumping-side-to-side-spraying-you crap they so love.wordsmith said:Really? It pisses me off no end when if I can't shoot. Sure, I might miss, but a jump down a staircase will bring me within point-blank range, and if I'm faster on the trigger I'd appreciate being able to capitalise on the suprise attack.Danny Ocean said:Although, for me, the one thing I wish they'd do is make it impossible to shoot whilst you're jumping. That really is retarded. Winds me right up.
Lead your shots, man, lead your shots.Danny Ocean said:Oh by all means make the person able to shoot as soon as they land, but stop people doing that jumping-side-to-side-spraying-you crap they so love.wordsmith said:Really? It pisses me off no end when if I can't shoot. Sure, I might miss, but a jump down a staircase will bring me within point-blank range, and if I'm faster on the trigger I'd appreciate being able to capitalise on the suprise attack.Danny Ocean said:Although, for me, the one thing I wish they'd do is make it impossible to shoot whilst you're jumping. That really is retarded. Winds me right up.
Shot em in the face and they still are able to knife you?Evil Jak said:Since when dont shotguns kill people at close range? You were talking about realism... there is your realism.
You could remove "running around with akimbo P90's" and that would be a MUCH better reason to quit <silent rage against idiots + domination>Naturalized said:I hate akimbo in MW2 multiplayer. I stopped playing multiplayer due to the amount of idiots running around with akimbo P90's. Despite what you say, whenever they are used against me they are extremely accurate.
It ruins the game for me and I think it should be tossed or at the very least balanced.