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I think it would be cool to have alternate firing options like in unreal.
Goliath wrote in message ...
>Is anyone worried about the way that the weapons in Q3 (from what I've
>heard) are going to be spookily similar to the weapons in Q1/Q2/Doom?
>>From what I've heard, there is going to be a rocket launcher, 2 sorts of
>shotgun, a railgun, and a plasma gun (like in Doom). It's beginning to
>sound like id are basically sticking to what they believe is a perfect
>formula for the weapons (which are, of course, very important in a
>deathmatch-orientated game), without bothering to innovate in any way.
>This sucks, IMO. Half-life (eg) has weapons which are almost completely
>different to those in the id games, because they all have features which
>makes the weapons subtle, tactical and fun to use (anyone who's thrown
>half a dozen snarks at some hapless camper and then sat back to watch
>will know what I mean). id should really be aiming at expanding other
>areas of the game rather than just the graphics and networking code.
>--
>Goliath

> I think it would be cool to have alternate firing options like in unreal.

Yeah, or like Half-Life.  Neither game invented the concept.  You can
look back to Dark Forces to see at least one game that used that.

Trejkaz

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In article <7b5bto$d6b$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, dpn...@hotmail.com writes
>
>> I think it would be cool to have alternate firing options like in unreal.
>
>Yeah, or like Half-Life.  Neither game invented the concept.  You can
>look back to Dark Forces to see at least one game that used that.
It don't matter who invented the concept - it's executed really well in
Half-life... (don't talk to me about Unreal)
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Goliath

It will be an alternate firing option in Q3 after what I've heard...

Cheers,
Anders Steinlein

Mike Jones wrote:

> I think it would be cool to have alternate firing options like in unreal.

> Goliath wrote in message ...
> >Is anyone worried about the way that the weapons in Q3 (from what I've
> >heard) are going to be spookily similar to the weapons in Q1/Q2/Doom?
> >From what I've heard, there is going to be a rocket launcher, 2 sorts of
> >shotgun, a railgun, and a plasma gun (like in Doom). It's beginning to
> >sound like id are basically sticking to what they believe is a perfect
> >formula for the weapons (which are, of course, very important in a
> >deathmatch-orientated game), without bothering to innovate in any way.
> >This sucks, IMO. Half-life (eg) has weapons which are almost completely
> >different to those in the id games, because they all have features which
> >makes the weapons subtle, tactical and fun to use (anyone who's thrown
> >half a dozen snarks at some hapless camper and then sat back to watch
> >will know what I mean). id should really be aiming at expanding other
> >areas of the game rather than just the graphics and networking code.
> >--
> >Goliath

I heard all the weapons would have alternate gire modes as in half-life.
But i'm pretty glad they're sticking to what works. Most of the weapons
that appeared in half-life were pretty tame compared to those in q2. 
Apart from the machine guns of course which has the best weapon sound
i've ever heard. 
In article <36D82DC3...@online.no>, Anders Steinlein
<din...@online.no> writes
>It will be an alternate firing option in Q3 after what I've heard...
>
>Cheers,
>Anders Steinlein
>
>Mike Jones wrote:
>
>> I think it would be cool to have alternate firing options like in unreal.
>
>> Goliath wrote in message ...
>> >Is anyone worried about the way that the weapons in Q3 (from what I've
>> >heard) are going to be spookily similar to the weapons in Q1/Q2/Doom?
>> >From what I've heard, there is going to be a rocket launcher, 2 sorts of
>> >shotgun, a railgun, and a plasma gun (like in Doom). It's beginning to
>> >sound like id are basically sticking to what they believe is a perfect
>> >formula for the weapons (which are, of course, very important in a
>> >deathmatch-orientated game), without bothering to innovate in any way.
>> >This sucks, IMO. Half-life (eg) has weapons which are almost completely
>> >different to those in the id games, because they all have features which
>> >makes the weapons subtle, tactical and fun to use (anyone who's thrown
>> >half a dozen snarks at some hapless camper and then sat back to watch
>> >will know what I mean). id should really be aiming at expanding other
>> >areas of the game rather than just the graphics and networking code.
>> >--
>> >Goliath
>

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Bish

In article <D89sUIAn...@jerez.demon.co.uk>, Bish
<Ne...@jerez.demon.co.uk> writes
>I heard all the weapons would have alternate gire modes as in half-life.
>But i'm pretty glad they're sticking to what works. Most of the weapons
>that appeared in half-life were pretty tame compared to those in q2. 
>Apart from the machine guns of course which has the best weapon sound
>i've ever heard. 
I suppose it's a matter of opinion, but as far as I'm concerned the
weapons in HL kick the weapons in Q2's ass out of a 20-storey window.
They are (IMO) tactically, visually, and audibly(?) superior to those in
Q2 (except MAYBE the railgun), and devastate the countryside and/or the
other players with dazzling effectiveness. Sorry, Q2 fans, but compared
to the laser-guided RPG, the Q2 rocket launcher is a stick of celery,
and if you want blue spirals of death, choose the gluon gun, not the
railgun. None of the Q2 weapons shoot through walls, neither :P

(As for Unreal - don't even bother mentioning Unreal)
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Goliath

In article <7bhb2o$ggm$2...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>, Dylan <dylan@quakeheads.f
reeserve.co.uk> writes
>Goliath wrote in message <96JJrCAH...@harriben.demon.co.uk>...
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>>other players with dazzling effectiveness. Sorry, Q2 fans, but compared
>>to the laser-guided RPG, the Q2 rocket launcher is a stick of celery,
>>
>
>Compared to Doom2's _chainsaw_, Q2's rl is a stick of celery.
Doom2's chainsaw was the best (as in 'coolest') weapon in the game. But
I know what you mean :)
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Goliath