So, since the general consensus is that the list sucks (what, you mean something that came from G4 sucks? I am shocked and horrified!), what do you guys think should be 'the' list?
The R.Y.N.O. (Ratchet & Clank series) -- The RYNOs are a simple weapon at first: A hand-held multiple-missile launcher. But it symbolizes so much more. When a RYNO is in your hands, you have passed from fighting your enemies to slaughtering them.
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"I salute your genetic superiority, now Get off my planet!!" -- Adam Stiener, 1st Somerset Strikers
Ryoga wrote:So, since the general consensus is that the list sucks (what, you mean something that came from G4 sucks? I am shocked and horrified!), what do you guys think should be 'the' list?
Red Koopa Shell? What about the Blue Koopa Shell? It has 100% accuracy- I've only managed to dodge it once, by an incredible stroke of luck I could never replicate, and always strikes the person in first place and takes out them and anyone nearby.
Also, I think Fire Flower and Screw Attack count as power-ups.
The R.Y.N.O. (Ratchet & Clank series) -- The RYNOs are a simple weapon at first: A hand-held multiple-missile launcher. But it symbolizes so much more. When a RYNO is in your hands, you have passed from fighting your enemies to slaughtering them.
So is there anything more you can give other than the same type of hyperbole seen in the video?
I believe in a sign of Zeta.
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"And besides, who cares if a monster destroys Australia?"
Biggoron's sword?
The Keyblade?
Ganondorf's crotch plate in Super Smash Bros Melee? (the only weapon that could make your opponent fall out of their chairs if you paused at the right moment)
Oooh! oooh! I got it!
The Mega Mushroom from New Super Mario Bros! The final bosses- I walked over the first and jumped on the second and won.
Given my limited game playing here's some of my favourites.
Chainsaw (Doom) - It's a chainsaw and it rocks. It's iconic of the Doom games and is generally a hell of a lot of fun.
Lightsabre (Jedi Knight) - A melee weapons that does more than kill it's opponents, first one I encountered in an FPS.
Plasma Grenades (Halo) - A hilarious grenade that makes multiplayer that little bit more entertaining.
Shock Rifle/ASMD (Unreal) - A truly challenging weapon to use, nailing someone with a well-timed (and aimed) shock combo is one of the most satisfying things in an FPS.
The R.Y.N.O. (Ratchet & Clank series) -- The RYNOs are a simple weapon at first: A hand-held multiple-missile launcher. But it symbolizes so much more. When a RYNO is in your hands, you have passed from fighting your enemies to slaughtering them.
So is there anything more you can give other than the same type of hyperbole seen in the video?
RYNO -- Fires nine independently-tracking missiles, each at least as powerful as the Devestator(regular missile launcher)
RYNO II -- Fires auto-homing, indepently-targeting missiles at a rate of three to four a second.
RY3NO/Rynocirator -- Starts off similar to the original RYNO, but after the first upgrade or so, the missiles become disentergration beams that can usually kill an enemy even if they survive the initial power of the hit. The final upgrade is the Rynocirator, where the beams, instead of seeking enemies, converge on a single point and detonate in a flash of energy that burns everything but you to ash, literally.
Of course, damn near all the weapons in the series could count as my favorites. At least 65% of them would be unbalancing in most FPS multiplayer games, especially when properly upgraded. Ratchet: Deadlocked is one of the few games I've seen where the sniper rifle is considered as powerful a close-range weapon as it is at a distance.
Not an armored Jigglypuff
"I salute your genetic superiority, now Get off my planet!!" -- Adam Stiener, 1st Somerset Strikers
The R.Y.N.O. (Ratchet & Clank series) -- The RYNOs are a simple weapon at first: A hand-held multiple-missile launcher. But it symbolizes so much more. When a RYNO is in your hands, you have passed from fighting your enemies to slaughtering them.
So is there anything more you can give other than the same type of hyperbole seen in the video?
RYNO -- Fires nine independently-tracking missiles, each at least as powerful as the Devestator(regular missile launcher)
RYNO II -- Fires auto-homing, indepently-targeting missiles at a rate of three to four a second.
RY3NO/Rynocirator -- Starts off similar to the original RYNO, but after the first upgrade or so, the missiles become disentergration beams that can usually kill an enemy even if they survive the initial power of the hit. The final upgrade is the Rynocirator, where the beams, instead of seeking enemies, converge on a single point and detonate in a flash of energy that burns everything but you to ash, literally.
Of course, damn near all the weapons in the series could count as my favorites. At least 65% of them would be unbalancing in most FPS multiplayer games, especially when properly upgraded. Ratchet: Deadlocked is one of the few games I've seen where the sniper rifle is considered as powerful a close-range weapon as it is at a distance.
Ohhh yeah, the fusion rifle and its variants is always one of my favorite weapons. It's followed closely by the Suck Cannon and the morph-weapon-du-jour.
Incidentally, for anyone who hasn't played the games, "RYNO" is an acronym for "Rip You a New One". The RY3NO, therefore, is "Rip You Three New Ones", something I always thought was amusing.
M134, motherfuckers. Amiga 'Dogs of War'
Honorable mention to the M203 from the same game.
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
Able to spit out ~100 rounds per second, and the smallest burst you could fire was ~25 rounds. A single tap was all that was required to turn any enemy in the game into a shower of blood and limbs. Add to that you could carry up to 80,000 rounds, which was enough for 13 minutes of sustained earsplitting fire
The SR-25 Widow Maker from that Rainbow Six mod the name of which I can't remember.
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
I loved the red shock rifle from Unreal Tourney instagib matches.
"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark." - Muhammad Ali
"Dating is not supposed to be easy. It's supposed to be a heart-pounding, stomach-wrenching, gut-churning exercise in pitting your fear of rejection and public humiliation against your desire to find a mate. Enjoy." - Darth Wong
The Land Shark gun from Armed and Dangerous was brilliant. It was a good area weapon, with a dash of humor sprinkled in. There was another great weapon on that game, the anti gravity bomb- basically a giant corkscrew that flipped the world upside down. You, the character, would dangle onto the handles while all the enemies would fall off the planet. When it switched off, then all the enemies would fall to their doom.
So yeah, put those two in there. And the fact that the Jedi Knight series lightsaber is not on the list is a tragedy of epic proportions.
I'd also like to suggest a weapon of skill. The piano wire from Hitman series. While not as gory or visualy awesome as other weapon, sneaking up on some poor fucker and watching 47 choke the shit out of him has always been a good stress reliever for me.
They say, "the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots." I suppose it never occurred to them that they are the tyrants, not the patriots. Those weapons are not being used to fight some kind of tyranny; they are bringing them to an event where people are getting together to talk. -Mike Wong
But as far as board culture in general, I do think that young male overaggression is a contributing factor to the general atmosphere of hostility. It's not SOS and the Mess throwing hand grenades all over the forum- Red
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Ok, I did some digging and you're right about them not teleporting. They just moved extremely fast, and they'd often pop in while you weren't looking and start their bit, thus making me think they could teleport. Likewise, they could be killed with any weapon, but they are extremelty resistent to damage, and so the BFG was the only thing that could take them down fairly quickly. 10 years and the fact that the bastards were so damn fast made me think they simply teleported, and I can distinctly recall emptying many weapons at them and not bringing them down, which led me to think that they could only be killed by the BFG.
Sorry about the OT Necromancy, but for some reason, the Arch-Vile was a lot weaker while it was resurrecting something. Or maybe it was just that it had to stand still for a few seconds while you shoot it. Anyway, that's how I dealt with them. Pain elementals pissed me off, though; Try to shoot them, and it spawns out a Lost Soul to take the rocket, like a good little meatshield.
"So you want to live on a planet?"
"No. I think I'd find it a bit small and wierd."
"Aren't they dangerous? Don't they get hit by stuff?"
Spinfusor was just another rocket launcher with a new model and you know it.
Do not meddle in the affairs of insomniacs, for they are cranky and can do things to you while you sleep. The Realm of Confusion
"Every time you talk about Teal'c, I keep imagining Thor's ass. Thank you very much for that, you fucking fucker." -Marcao SG-14: Because in some cases, "Recon" means "Blow up a fucking planet or die trying." SilCore Wiki! Come take a look!
