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Stupid Firearms

Posted: 2003-04-21 12:56am
by Brother-Captain Gaius
Gah. Day of Defeat, America's Army, and all those games, yet deep-down I still remain loyal to Firearms. I've been waiting and waiting for 2.7, waiting to see the cool new stuff they put in and fixed, to make it compete with the other games out there. Wow, I couldn't have been let down more. They didn't fix jack shit. The only improvement I've noticed is the M249, which is admittedly fairly fun. Everything, if anything, sucks more shit. Automatic SMGs still rule the day, be it at long range or short. All you have to do is bunny hop around with the MP5 or Bizon and you automatically win. Fuck that game. -1 Firearms supporter for them.

Posted: 2003-04-21 05:29am
by aphexmonster
What game now ?

Posted: 2003-04-21 05:46am
by Companion Cube
aphexmonster wrote:What game now ?
Firearms is a mod for Half-Life, AFAIK.

Posted: 2003-04-21 12:22pm
by Pablo Sanchez
I didn't have a problem. I can still beat SMG users fairly regularly by using my M16 on burst :) Of course, I have an above average connection.

Posted: 2003-04-21 01:28pm
by Exonerate
AK, spray and pray. Own.

Posted: 2003-04-21 01:57pm
by Sektor31
I have firearms installed, but I have yet to play it. What's so special about it compared to CS?

Posted: 2003-04-21 02:19pm
by HemlockGrey
Gah. I want to get all these cool mods, yet Half-Life is screwy on my system.

Posted: 2003-04-21 04:28pm
by Pablo Sanchez
Sektor31 wrote:I have firearms installed, but I have yet to play it. What's so special about it compared to CS?
More weapons, better combat modeling, different gameplay. Probably the best part is the interaction between weapons. Due to the well-tuned (arguably so, cough cough) balance, it's necessary to understand the strengths and weaknesses of weapons and use them in cooperation.

For example, the AK-47 or SMGs can rip anyone a new one at short and medium range, but it's a bit pants at long range. So, I stick with a teammate who's using a long-range weapon, and we back eachother up. It's more fun than the CS system of "every weapon is good enough for you to go commando and win," in my opinion.

Posted: 2003-04-21 04:34pm
by Posbi
Just play DoD and rock the beaches with the KAR 98. :D

Posted: 2003-04-21 04:40pm
by Iceberg
You can't get a stupider firearm than the Type II phaser.

Oh wait, that's not what you were talking about.

Posted: 2003-04-22 07:49am
by Oberleutnant
Here's the URL for Firearms website if someone cannot be arsed to look for their website: http://www.firearmsmod.com/

Posted: 2003-04-22 05:42pm
by Brother-Captain Gaius
Well, after playing it a little more I must concede that it can still be fun. I've spent most of the time with the M249 w/ bipod, and it can hold its own at medium range+. A shame the game doesn't have any modern grenades though. :?

Posted: 2003-04-22 10:11pm
by Rubberanvil
JediNeophyte wrote: A shame the game doesn't have any modern grenades though. :?
No it is a real shame you can't pick up more handgrenedes at the ammo boxes. :cry: