Poll: Would FPS games be better without "explosives"?

[ethaninja]

Hey folks, so this thread is practically the same as the snipers one: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.189374-Poll-Would-multiplayer-FPS-Games-be-better-without-snipers

But this question is: Would FPS games be better without explosives? Now, when I say exlosives, I don't mean grenades, but more towards the rocket propelled ones. People seem to complain a lot when they are killed via explosive means. For eg: the word that has been filling the net these days called N00btubing (am I saying it right?), where you kill someone via an M203 grenade launcher, and from what I have heard, RPG's aren't well looked up to in games.

The the gaming world be better of without explosive weaponry?

 

[Fidelias]

'Splosions are necessary in games.

 

[FinalDream]

Its the system that needs changing, if your going to reward players for killing as many enemies as possible then they are bound to use every advantage they have. If these FPS games rewarded players more for shooting (with bullets) then I'm sure the whole grenade/rocket spam culture would die down.

 

[MrSalamandra]

In practically every game, the problem is weapon balancing, not whether or not the weapon exists. The M203 Grenade Launcher in MW2 can be somewhat annoying, but it's nothing too major. I don't think there's a problem of loads people running around with RPGs shooting them at people at all.

Obviously removing explosives from games that are supposed to have them is a pretty bad idea.

 

[wasalp]

Absolutely not. For the reason the if they are no fun it is because they weren't meant to be there or weren't balanced properly. An example of proper propelled explosives would be team fortress 2. Tf2 could be said to have an excess of explosives compared to other(lesser) titles, what with having 2 classes(popular ones) using them as main weapon but since they are so well balanced(not as much as they used to be) they don't cause any trouble.

 

[JamesJoltWolf]

ok think of Battlefield bad company 2 without Explosions D:

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

Screw grenades; I need me some real explosions. My favorite weapon in most FPS games tends to be whatever makes the most stuff explode or the biggest explosions or something involving things blowing up. I <3 my Soldier in TF2, my rocket launcher in Q3A, and my SPNKR in Marathon. 'Splosions and me go waaaaay back.

 

[ReinofFire]

No it would not be better but I would sure survive more. Reward for bullets is what I want.

Also not a lot of shooters have it open to find an "explosive" weapon. If there is ANY weapon like that at all on the map it is probably hidden. Unless you can choose your weapon from the start, then your being cheap on purpose.

 

[Gardenclaw]

I say leave them in. Yeah being killed by a N00btube can be annoying at times, but explosions normally cause the most comedic deaths.

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

I say yes on this one simpley because if big explosions we're suddenly removed from fps games than they'd be forced to think of new and creative ways to fill the void. I think the genere would be better for it.

 

[ethaninja]

Fuck no! How else am I supposed to check if a room is clear? Wait are you including grenades... Grenades are necessary. RPG's are necessary and "noob tubes" if used properly are necessary.

Yes grenades can be used. "Now, when I say exlosives, I don't mean grenades, but more towards the rocket propelled ones"

 

[Davey Woo]

Grenade launchers and RPG's maybe.
But if they get rid of my C4 on BC2 somebody's gonna pay...

 

[ethaninja]

I say yes on this one simpley because if big explosions we're suddenly removed from fps games than they'd be forced to think of new and creative ways to fill the void. I think the genere would be better for it.

Aye thats excactly what I was thinking. Plus it would give people less to ***** about

 

[Megacherv]

God no

An FPS without explosions...that's like a pig that doesn't make bacon...

EDIT: What we need is more old-school multiplayer FPSs, and to market them more to get them out there. The last ones were UT3 and Quake:Live. Fuck classes (bar TF2), get rid of levelling up, you have a range of weapon types and ammo dotted around the map, and the weapons are all as deadly as each other when used properly, and the Rocket Launcher is the weapon everyone wants.

That, my friends, is an FPS I will fucking buy.

 

[Infinatex]

Grenade launchers and RPG's maybe.
But if they get rid of my C4 on BC2 somebody's gonna pay...

Represent! There's nothing that a couple of blocks of C4 can't fix! It's pretty much my primary weapon in MW2

 

[FinalDream]

Fuck no! How else am I supposed to check if a room is clear? Wait are you including grenades... Grenades are necessary. RPG's are necessary and "noob tubes" if used properly are necessary.

I don't mind someone using grenades properly, like in room clearing, but those people who just throw grenades randomly at the start of the map annoy the hell out me. Limit the amount of grenades!

 

[lukemdizzle]

Halo has a pretty good system where the rocket launcher has very limited ammo and is inaccurate with so that one player can't dominate the map with it. also the grenades aren't overpowered so you need enough skill aim them in just the right spot. Thats just in multiplayer, in singleplayer bigger, more creative explosions should be encouraged

 

[ethaninja]

Fuck no! How else am I supposed to check if a room is clear? Wait are you including grenades... Grenades are necessary. RPG's are necessary and "noob tubes" if used properly are necessary.

I don't mind someone using grenades properly, like in room clearing, but those people who just throw grenades randomly at the start of the map annoy the hell out me. Limit the amount of grenades!

Except in CS when they don't do shit

 

[ethaninja]

ok think of Battlefield bad company 2 without Explosions D:

That game is well deserving of explosions =)

 

[awsome117]

I think they would be better without guns. I mean really, guns are so cheap, you should just use your hands instead, that way it's fair for everyone!