Video game weapons you found most useless!

[Aeshi]

ANYTHING with a Ballistics Arc.

A specific example? the Hunting Shotgun (aka *unting Sh*tgun) from Killing Floor.

Runs out of ammo quickly, only two shots before reload, guaranteed to miss at anything short of point-blank range. It's only upside is the high damage but by the time enemies with enough health to warrant using it show up you can usually get the far superior AA12.

The worse part? at level 6 you start with it when at level 5 you start with the regular (pump-action) shotgun, a much better weapon. (why am I being punished for leveling up?)

 

[Nanissimov]

Assault Rifle (Halo)- Uhh, excuse me. I wanted this thing to die before the 60 bullet mark. My pistol can get the deed done in before it hits double digits. I just can never find ammo for the damn thing.

#1) Experimental MIRV (Fallout 3) I could not find a use for it. The gun wasted 8 mini nukes which are 300 a pop (Depending on your barter skill) and were rare finds. But mind you, it only took 1 mini nuke to kill an enemy, 2 for the really hard ones (Even at a low big gun skill 2 at most) but this thing was wasting 8, 4x the amount required at most.

#2) Chinese pistol/32 pistol (Fallout 3) Yes i understand there 2 different guns but they were both utterly useless and i am not going to make two entries for each one of them. Anyways the guns were extremely weak and would earn you an instant game over if you so much as pulled it out on anything larger than a rad roach (Radiated Cockroach)

#3) M4/Shotgun (Hitman Blood money) These guns were useless in hitman because as the title implies your supposed to be a Hitman, not Marcus Fenix. They were non concealable and loud, but my biggest problem with these things is why you would want them, the pistol could be upgraded with magnum rounds, extended clips, and there was also an upgrade to make it automatic, making it a concealable silent M4. Same problems for the shotgun

#4) Poison stab (Assassins Creed 2) This had no purpose for anything other than giggles (or ad least i could not find one) it made enemies take out there swords and start waving them around.

Anyways thats what i could think of. What about you?

1. That thing was meant to be completely ridiculous. You were meant to have fun with it. Example: I shot a Behemoth with one, I literally sieged Springvale, etc. They were all hilarious and great fun. There were a lot of things that were just novelty items. The fun was in them actually existing(to a lesser extent using them).

2. I completely agree.

3. The game literally catered to everyone in their demographic. They had gameplay decisions for silent assassins and people who just want to shoot shit. These are both fun and acceptable ways to play the game.

4. I see your point. Then again this goes back to the MIRV argument. It is just hilarious to have and use.

The game is called hitman, am i the only one under the influence that you should, ohh say play like a hitman in a game called hitman? I'm sure your not supposed to storm the place guns blazing, i under stand they put the weapons in there to cater to people who like shooty shooty bang bang but if you do you certainly shouldn't have picked up hitman

 

[Nanissimov]

Wait, the MIRV and Poison Hidden Blade are totally NOT useless.

I have very fond memories of the MIRV. I loaded up on Mini Nukes, headed to the Capitol Building, and blew the #%@^ out of a Super Mutant Behemoth. Also, bridge filled with cars + 600 mines + MIRV = WIN

As for the Poison Hidden Blade, besides allowing you to kill a guard completely unnoticed (even stealthier than the Hidden Blade) the psychotic guard would make a great distraction, and attract nearby guards (as well as civilians.) Then, you just need to throw some money on the ground and let the good times roll as people get smacked.

OP: Most of the weapons in Crackdown 1 and 2 are pointless. Once you get the machine gun with massive clips, the Firefly homing rocket launcher, and a couple of novelty items, you're pretty much set for the game.

I disagree with you about the fallout 3 & AC though you got crackdown right on the money, i found very few of the weapons useful and even less when i got my throwing and jumping skill high enough that i could kick you in the face from a mile away

 

[luigiisawsome85]

The poison mushroom from Super Mario: the lost worlds, what can be worse than a weapon that hurts you?

 

[crudus]

The game is called hitman, am i the only one under the influence that you should, ohh say play like a hitman in a game called hitman? I'm sure your not supposed to storm the place guns blazing, i under stand they put the weapons in there to cater to people who like shooty shooty bang bang but if you do you certainly shouldn't have picked up hitman

A hitman just kills people for money which is what you do in Hitman: Blood Money. It really is up to the hitman how it gets done. You will not find a definition of hitman that includes the word "subtle".

 

[guardian001]

Not sure if they count as "Weapons," but every plasmid from Bioshock other than the Electric Shock one. Shock enemy to stun, shoot in face. No need to ever equip anything else.

Even the developer seemed to realize this. As you get into the later parts of the game, Thuggish Splicers (the melee ones) gain immunity to being stunned by it. Luckily they never gain immunity to a crossbow bolt to the face.

 

[kommando367]

Flamethrower from Dead Space. fastest ammo consumption except for PR secondary fire, crap damage, and made the game lag.

 

[chif-ii]

The poison mushroom from Super Mario: the lost worlds, what can be worse than a weapon that hurts you?

Well as long as we're going to mention Mario, I found the Bee powerup to be the most useless piece of s*** ever in Galaxy 2. The boo could turn invisible and fly indefinitely, what can the Bee do? Climb on honey?

 

[Psycho Cat Industries]

Most uzi-small-style smg weapons

 

[MoNKeyYy]

Half of the Melee weapons in Left 4 Dead 2... why would you take a Frying Pan or a Police Baton when you can have a Katana?

Because if beating a zombiefied head off a fat southerner in a theme park with a guitar was not in the top 10 most satisfying experiences in your video game life you need to step back and re-evaluate how you think.

 

[Nanissimov]

The game is called hitman, am i the only one under the influence that you should, ohh say play like a hitman in a game called hitman? I'm sure your not supposed to storm the place guns blazing, i under stand they put the weapons in there to cater to people who like shooty shooty bang bang but if you do you certainly shouldn't have picked up hitman

A hitman just kills people for money which is what you do in Hitman: Blood Money. It really is up to the hitman how it gets done. You will not find a definition of hitman that includes the word "subtle".

Good point but still don't you think shooting up a hotel is a better idea then sneaking in and poisoning one man?

 

[Vigormortis]

Not sure if anyone else has picked this one yet, but if not I've got all the others beat.

The Klobb from Goldeneye. (N64 era) That thing was the biggest (smallest?) piece of crap I've ever had the misfortune of using. It made any other crap weapon in any game seem like a BFG. A full clip from that thing would deal less damage than a 1/2 of a clip from the basic PP7. Plus, beyond 2 inches you'd not even want to bother aiming as you'd be just as likely to hit the target regardless.

[/edit] Oop, never mind. Apparently I was beaten to the punch. Good show Drakmeire.

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Half of the Melee weapons in Left 4 Dead 2... why would you take a Frying Pan or a Police Baton when you can have a Katana?

Because the Katana has TERRIBLE hit detection and the Baton is a beast of a Tank killer. You can get at least 4 or 5 swings in on a Tank as he's going through the animation of throwing a rock. And, since all melee weapons essentially deal the same damage per hit on a Tank, it'll kill the Tank faster than a Katana could EVER hope to. Not to mention you can quick switch to and from the Baton or Crowbar faster than most of the other melee weapons.

However, you're absolutely right. For style points the Katana wins out-right. (though, personally I'd go with the Crowbar or Ax. less style, but they have that utilitarian-like coolness.)

 

[crudus]

Good point but still don't you think shooting up a hotel is a better idea then sneaking in and poisoning one man?

It depends on my mood. Sometimes I do want to be patient and clever. Other times I just want things to die. I would have gotten bored with this game very quickly if it forced you to be subtle.

 

[luckshotpro]

anything found in the toy store in Dead Rising

I wouldn't say the toy helicopter-machete combo is useless. Slicey death that is.
i haven't played Dead Rising 2 yet, so when i do, i'll be sure to combine the toy helicopter and machete, thanks

 

[Geekosaurus]

At first I thought that the garrotte wire in Hitman Blood Money was simply inferior to the poison syringes because it was harder to use. Then I realised it was awesome.

 

[Nanissimov]

Good point but still don't you think shooting up a hotel is a better idea then sneaking in and poisoning one man?

It depends on my mood. Sometimes I do want to be patient and clever. Other times I just want things to die. I would have gotten bored with this game very quickly if it forced you to be subtle.

Yeah but isn't that the point? If you wanted a shooting game go rent, i unno splinter cell or Call of duty?

 

[Squidden]

That damn portal gun. Got through the entire game without it.

 

[Nanissimov]

At first I thought that the garrotte wire in Hitman Blood Money was simply inferior to the poison syringes because it was harder to use. Then I realised it was awesome.

I preferred the Syringes due to the fact they were quicker that garrote wire (Unless you did the glitch where he quickly moved his arms with the wire and the guy died) and it didn't make a difference in the rating as long as the guy was killed silently, and isn't always fun to play mystery doctor with the syringe? Or is that just me?

 

[Nanissimov]

#4) Poison stab (Assassins Creed 2) This had no purpose for anything other than giggles (or ad least i could not find one) it made enemies take out there swords and start waving them around.

Anyways thats what i could think of. What about you?

You are wrong. There's a clear intention to the poison stab and i frequently used it... Although you may have miss the point. It's a stealth tool. Your mission as a assassin is to kill without being seen and that's where it shine. First off, you can kill your mark without being near (not the story one otherwise you are teleported back to him) but you can also make that a diversion to enter place without notice. When you have a moderate to low wanted level, you can actually poison's a neighboring guard and while everyone look at him, you can slip in to (for example) steal a codex page. It's very useful but you got to know how to use it. On the other hand, the money throwing trick is worse and it doesn't really affect guard.

Back on track: The Pistol in any Medal of Honor game. You always meet people with different gun and the very first one you kill, you'll always gonna steal his gun in throw your pistol aways.

Dude, i don't know about you though i got by just fine without it and using it would've probably made the game even more easier, nobody really posed a threat and when i received the gun the missions became absolutely trivial because the thing had PERFECT accuracy (When aimed for a second, though there was never a reason not to due to the fact of that nobody saw the gun when it was being aimed), true people did see you but then you just sit on a bench and scowl for a couple seconds until they go away.

 

[Geekosaurus]

At first I thought that the garrotte wire in Hitman Blood Money was simply inferior to the poison syringes because it was harder to use. Then I realised it was awesome.

I preferred the Syringes due to the fact they were quicker that garrote wire (Unless you did the glitch where he quickly moved his arms with the wire and the guy died) and it didn't make a difference in the rating as long as the guy was killed silently, and isn't always fun to play mystery doctor with the syringe? Or is that just me?

That's exactly what I thought. The syringes are way more practical, but taking away 47's garrotte wire would be like taking away his trademark suit. I learnt to live with them.