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Re: Doom is DEAD

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From: gmi... Gordan Miller
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 03:39
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     There seems to be some confusion between "strategy" and "tactics" here.
I'll fully agree that DOOM is not just a mindless shoot-'em-up, but the 
decisions the player must make (especially at difficulty 3 & 4... only 
psychos play 5... it's a joke, okay?) i.e., do I dodge and sprint across 
the room or hole up in a corner?, do I take out the Caco with the RL and 
the Imps with the chaingun, or vice versa?, are tactical ones, rather 
than strategic ones.  
    That said, let me be the first to express the belief that the 
previous paragraph was a classic case of "pickin' gnat-shit out of 
pepper."  Doubtless, there are those who sneer at tactical games and love 
strategically oriented ones, and vice versa, just for the sake of 
principal, but I would guess that most people feel that one is not really 
intrinsically superior to the other.
    I would also guess that most people would not equate "number two" 
with "dead", either.
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Subject: Re: Doom is DEAD
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Date: 24 Jul 1994 03:39:57 GMT
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