Personally I like the idea of unlimited ammunition but still forcing you to think about reloading.
Poll: Infinite Ammunition?
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If I get infinite ammo, I want infinite ammo. Why do I still reload when I can't run out? It's not quite infinite then is it? It's infinite bullets with the constraint of clip size.
That's like the universe; it's infinite but you're constrained to it by the distance you can travel before you die.
That's like the universe; it's infinite but you're constrained to it by the distance you can travel before you die.
I think it's a little silly to try and balance out infinite ammo by tying it into the "you still have to reload" thing. If you're going to provide something like that as an unlockable or as a cheat, why not just go all the way and give a bottomless mag? Anything else just seems nonsensical to me.
I'm good with either, whether it be the infinite supply of Serious Sam or L4D2 (Gib Fest mutation), or the bottomless magazines of SR2 and Conker's BFD.
i prefer the inf ammo with RELOAD option... the other one with UNLIMITED ammo without reloaded ever... sucks...
In case I double post, I do apologize; but take Mass Effect 2 as an example.
In ME2 you have infinite bullets (like in the first game), BUT in this universe set 2-3 years after the first game technology has been remodelled and now guns can no longer cool down after having been fired for an extended period of time, even in snow cold tundras, or by waiting for a long time. To solve this the EA (and bioware) gave us Thermal clips. These act as heat sinks that never let go of heat. Suddenly you were no longer infinite in your bullet storm. If you ran out of thermal clips you could kiss you boomstick bye bye until you found a new one.
In ME1 by contrast you had infinite ammo, but only to the extent that you could fire before the gun overheated. Then you had to wait for a few seconds before resuming. The best solution was to not overheat at all and therefore not have to wait for the gun temperature to reach 0.
Both of these instances you had infinite ammo constrained to limiting factors (thermal clip size, or temperature of weapon)
In ME2 you have infinite bullets (like in the first game), BUT in this universe set 2-3 years after the first game technology has been remodelled and now guns can no longer cool down after having been fired for an extended period of time, even in snow cold tundras, or by waiting for a long time. To solve this the EA (and bioware) gave us Thermal clips. These act as heat sinks that never let go of heat. Suddenly you were no longer infinite in your bullet storm. If you ran out of thermal clips you could kiss you boomstick bye bye until you found a new one.
In ME1 by contrast you had infinite ammo, but only to the extent that you could fire before the gun overheated. Then you had to wait for a few seconds before resuming. The best solution was to not overheat at all and therefore not have to wait for the gun temperature to reach 0.
Both of these instances you had infinite ammo constrained to limiting factors (thermal clip size, or temperature of weapon)
Well me and my cousin just played a game of Halo Reach firefight where it was all grunts and we had bottomless rocket magazines with infinite jet-packs. It was freaking hilarious.
However in any other game I like having to reload just because otherwise it is horrendously overpowered.
However in any other game I like having to reload just because otherwise it is horrendously overpowered.
Holding down the trigger to win is boring, having unlimited mags is only slightly better since there is a point at which you have to stop shooting.
What about a bottomless m14 then? Also, pointing out that difference is an english teacher going in here and highlighting every improper use of "Whom" and "I/me".EightGaugeHippo said:
Bottomless works in DOOM style, infinite supply works.. somewhere.
Unless you mean magazines that when unloaded at 20 rounds just add 20 to your stock and you always load full mags? Because the whole having half full magazines doesn't work for games.
That's always fun, especially when the force of the bullets sends their ragdolls scraping across the ground. Great fun and the reason I prefer the bottomless magazine. To be honest though, infinite ammo is infinite ammo. Changing up clips and reloading shotguns doesn't take that much time.V8 Ninja said:
I WOULD say bottomless mag after playing RE5 for so long, but in a different game, if you had to take cover (COD, Mass Effect) a bottomless mag would make the game too easy.
I have to say bottomless mag simply because I have had more situations where I need to reload just at the wrong momentthan I care to remember
Depends on the game. Some games need the restriction of clip size, but not total ammo, or vice versa.
I like the feeling of switching magazines. It's got a nice finality to it.
Empty magazine on enemy, reload as he falls dead.
Snipe several sentries, reload and move on.
Empty your magazine on a boss, take cover and reload before opening fire on them.
I think having to reload improves the flow of the game. It adds a small change that slightly breaks up the monotony of shooting stuff. And can open up a few tactics (run up to enemy as he reloads, shotgun him in face).
Empty magazine on enemy, reload as he falls dead.
Snipe several sentries, reload and move on.
Empty your magazine on a boss, take cover and reload before opening fire on them.
I think having to reload improves the flow of the game. It adds a small change that slightly breaks up the monotony of shooting stuff. And can open up a few tactics (run up to enemy as he reloads, shotgun him in face).
My favourite "bottomless mag" is the grenade launcher in COD4.EightGaugeHippo said:
It fires as fast as a machine gun!
You don't even have to tap the fire button, just hold it down and it fires faster than even the turret mounted grenade launchers you find riding shotgun on the helicopter. It has to be the most fun and most overpowered gun I have ever played in any game, especially how every enemy gets flung 20 feet by every explosion.