Oh yes, stat-based gameplay. A long standing pet peeve of mine that has gotten countless goats from me. It's somewhat forgivable in games where you can't actually aim yourself (see: Fallout 1/2), but it can still be dreadfully annoying when you miss a 95% chance-to-hit shot twice in a row. It's beyond the players control, and that's what really gets me. If the computer decides that you are to fail, then you fail. No amount of skill is going to save you from that, which is why i typically avoid games where player skill falls secondary to arbitrary numbers. The most jarring example i can think of is Morrowind (sorry guys, i'm sure it's a great game but that accuracy thing killed it for me), as has been mentioned. If i swing my sword into someones face, then i damn well expect him to be hit by it!
Also, auto-attacking. I don't like pressing a button and then have my character start swinging ad infinitum, i'd much rather be able to move around dynamically and launch my attack when it's most opportune to do so. I don't mind cooldowns as long as they aren't ridiculous, because i still decide when to launch the attack again.
Basically, most things that take control away from the player, really. Stunlocks very much included. Also, that thing in many FPS's where your crosshair jumps up after getting hit. I know it's realistic to be flinching from the bullets hitting your face, but god DAMN it's annoying as well! Realism should not take precedence over fun. I mean sure, go nuts with the realism if it's fun, but don't skimp on the fun to make it more realistic.
Also, auto-attacking. I don't like pressing a button and then have my character start swinging ad infinitum, i'd much rather be able to move around dynamically and launch my attack when it's most opportune to do so. I don't mind cooldowns as long as they aren't ridiculous, because i still decide when to launch the attack again.
Basically, most things that take control away from the player, really. Stunlocks very much included. Also, that thing in many FPS's where your crosshair jumps up after getting hit. I know it's realistic to be flinching from the bullets hitting your face, but god DAMN it's annoying as well! Realism should not take precedence over fun. I mean sure, go nuts with the realism if it's fun, but don't skimp on the fun to make it more realistic.
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Attacking in The Witcher is particularly bad, and it ruined a decent game for me.
I don't like FPS's where not being scoped in makes your gun randomly shoot at random angles. If I'm pointing my gun at the guy's head it won't hit him in the foot. That's all there is to it.
Stun locks in AoS's piss me off too. It's one thing to be ganked, and it's another thing to be stun locked for 2 minutes by a string of shit. The feel when you can't do anything for all that time as you are very slowly killed...
I don't like FPS's where not being scoped in makes your gun randomly shoot at random angles. If I'm pointing my gun at the guy's head it won't hit him in the foot. That's all there is to it.
Stun locks in AoS's piss me off too. It's one thing to be ganked, and it's another thing to be stun locked for 2 minutes by a string of shit. The feel when you can't do anything for all that time as you are very slowly killed...
I'll have to agree with you guys and jump on the "Heavily stats-based game" bandwagon - but only in games wherein it feels out of place.
Like the aforementioned Morrowind. You can even go into 3rd person and see your magnificent two-handed dai-katana slice your enemy clean through the torso and yet... *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH* no hits for you ma' boy.
iirc even arrows act like this, including throwing weapons like shuriken.
Granted Morrowind was entirely a number-crunchy RPG with a FPS/Action RPG façade.
Which was why I fell in love with Oblivion after seeing my sword not go *swoosh* through anything.
I also agree with the above post's mention of non-scoping resulting in all your bullets going off at a tangent. If I have a 1.5m long sniper rifle, 2m of space between me and my target, and the gun pointed towards his chest I'm going to expect that the bullet will make very violent contact with his vital organs. NOT go flying off at 45 degrees and disintegrate an unfortunately placed garden gnome because I didn't stick my eye in its scope.
Like the aforementioned Morrowind. You can even go into 3rd person and see your magnificent two-handed dai-katana slice your enemy clean through the torso and yet... *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH* no hits for you ma' boy.
iirc even arrows act like this, including throwing weapons like shuriken.
Granted Morrowind was entirely a number-crunchy RPG with a FPS/Action RPG façade.
Which was why I fell in love with Oblivion after seeing my sword not go *swoosh* through anything.
I also agree with the above post's mention of non-scoping resulting in all your bullets going off at a tangent. If I have a 1.5m long sniper rifle, 2m of space between me and my target, and the gun pointed towards his chest I'm going to expect that the bullet will make very violent contact with his vital organs. NOT go flying off at 45 degrees and disintegrate an unfortunately placed garden gnome because I didn't stick my eye in its scope.
Originally Posted by 4zb41
I also agree with the above post's mention of non-scoping resulting in all your bullets going off at a tangent. If I have a 1.5m long sniper rifle, 2m of space between me and my target, and the gun pointed towards his chest I'm going to expect that the bullet will make very violent contact with his vital organs. NOT go flying off at 45 degrees and disintegrate an unfortunately placed garden gnome because I didn't stick my eye in its scope.
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In Iraq I heard the US troops were trained to sprint around with sniper rifles then quickscope anyone they see.
Gone are the days when snipers would engage at 1200m range, now it's 12m.
Gone are the days when snipers would engage at 1200m range, now it's 12m.
