Weapons that should exist in games but don't
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//EDIT: I screwed up and deleted the quotes... bah. Couldn't find the post again before my patience wore out. The stuff before the /quote is not my comment///
How about a Teleportation gun? Not in Portal's sense, like a gun where you target an enemy, and then fire where you want him to go. Akin to the Gravity Gun, but can move people long distances.[/quote]
You can do this in City of Heors, but only to your allies. Some people would aggro a bunch of guys, then run by others and keep teleporting them back to the enemies.
I think poo on a stick would make a pretty good melee weapon.[/quote]
There's a couple enemy-teleporting abilities, actually. One of them (gravity controller set) drags an entire group through a portal, smacks them together, and spits them out nicely clustered and stunned wherever you feel like. Of course, another power in the same set teleports in a random object (for example, a Buick chassis) and then hurls it at an enemy.
Half-Life: Opposing Force also had a gun I affectionately named the "portal spawner." It fires an unstable portal at foes which drops their body parts into a variety of random dimensions, instead of teleporting them anywhere (read: instant kill gun).
The gun I want? Well, first of all a shotgun that isn't effectively a melee weapon (ok, ok, Left 4 Dead did this, and Unreal (sort of, the Flak Gun), but I want to see it more often).
The gun I REALLY want: A belt-fed fully automatic shotgun. Preferably with a backpack-fed ammunition supply. Also, a flamethrower that actually acts like a real flamethrower; as in, it coats enemies and terrain in flammable liquid (that it conveniently ignited), rather than just spraying generic flames that never seem to light things on fire, just do some damage.
How about a Teleportation gun? Not in Portal's sense, like a gun where you target an enemy, and then fire where you want him to go. Akin to the Gravity Gun, but can move people long distances.[/quote]
You can do this in City of Heors, but only to your allies. Some people would aggro a bunch of guys, then run by others and keep teleporting them back to the enemies.
I think poo on a stick would make a pretty good melee weapon.[/quote]
There's a couple enemy-teleporting abilities, actually. One of them (gravity controller set) drags an entire group through a portal, smacks them together, and spits them out nicely clustered and stunned wherever you feel like. Of course, another power in the same set teleports in a random object (for example, a Buick chassis) and then hurls it at an enemy.
Half-Life: Opposing Force also had a gun I affectionately named the "portal spawner." It fires an unstable portal at foes which drops their body parts into a variety of random dimensions, instead of teleporting them anywhere (read: instant kill gun).
The gun I want? Well, first of all a shotgun that isn't effectively a melee weapon (ok, ok, Left 4 Dead did this, and Unreal (sort of, the Flak Gun), but I want to see it more often).
The gun I REALLY want: A belt-fed fully automatic shotgun. Preferably with a backpack-fed ammunition supply. Also, a flamethrower that actually acts like a real flamethrower; as in, it coats enemies and terrain in flammable liquid (that it conveniently ignited), rather than just spraying generic flames that never seem to light things on fire, just do some damage.
Or, you know, try something that isn't a flash game. Farcry had the Pancor Jackhammer in it, and it was awesome. Particularly when a mutant was leaping at your face, the Jackhammer was about the only thing on earth that could save your ass.MasTerHacK said:
I actually wish more shooters took after Farcry. Sure, enemies could shoot you from half a mile away, but you could do the same fucking thing to them, and with an assault rifle, not just the sniper. Most modern shooters seem to think that automatic weapons MUST absolutely suck nuts on accuracy.
I didn't find it, but there is a gun like this in Fallout 3. The MIRV launcher, fires 8 mini-nukes at once. Don't use in close quarters...Singularly Datarific said:
Technically, most guns do this. Admittedly, the only flaw they point out is "you forgot to duck" but still.Halceon said:
Oh yeah. And I want a plasma gun that actually HITS like a plasma gun; as in, their flesh melts and pops out (I'd settle for vaporizing) when hit, as opposed to the Doom take on plasma guns being glorified assault rifles.
The gun in Half-Life: Opposing Force did this, though a bit differently; appropriate to the "black hole" thing, enemies don't come out somewhere else, they're just fucked.Gormourn said:
Apparently, they're planning to have those in L4D2:dantheman931 said:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92078-UPDATE-Microsoft-Announces-Left-4-Dead-2
And air strike air strike marker.
It's a marker for an airstrike of airstrike markers, which mark even more air strikes...
It's a marker for an airstrike of airstrike markers, which mark even more air strikes...
Yeah, I got the idea from that monster, it was too inefficient, so it needs tracking systems in it.klakkat said:
Lols - Imagine the fun with that on bad guys - "Get hi...*poof*..m! wait, since when is there a camel in the base?"soaringbiscuit said:
Or even in multiplayer - just about to capture the flag *poof* minefield.
I want a gun the fires shoes. just so then when you get killed by it you can shout "oh come on, Who throws a shoe" or make comparisons with GW bush too. Just imagine getting a shoe in the face from long range. Lols.
Like a shoe sniper! But it would have to be like a high heel to be sleek enough to fly that far. Or like a shotgun that fires many tiny shoes. Or a Boot rocket launcher. The fun goes on and on!Insanum said: