Stupid Firearms

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-04-21 12:56am

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.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-04-21 05:29am

What game now ?

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-04-21 05:46am

aphexmonster wrote:What game now ?

Firearms is a mod for Half-Life, AFAIK.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-04-21 12:22pm

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.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-04-21 01:28pm

AK, spray and pray. Own.

Sektor31 · Post by **Sektor31** » 2003-04-21 01:57pm

I have firearms installed, but I have yet to play it. What's so special about it compared to CS?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-04-21 02:19pm

Gah. I want to get all these cool mods, yet Half-Life is screwy on my system.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-04-21 04:28pm

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.

Posbi · Post by **Posbi** » 2003-04-21 04:34pm

Just play DoD and rock the beaches with the KAR 98.

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-04-21 04:40pm

You can't get a stupider firearm than the Type II phaser.

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

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2003-04-22 07:49am

Here's the URL for Firearms website if someone cannot be arsed to look for their website: http://www.firearmsmod.com/

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-04-22 05:42pm

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.

Rubberanvil · Post by **Rubberanvil** » 2003-04-22 10:11pm

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.