Doom3: anyone noticed how the enemies never have to reload?

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?)

Of course I'm referring to the enemies who use firearms (pistols, shotguns,
machine guns and chainguns). I've just noticed this, they just keep firing
and firing. Even Half Life's (the original) enemies had to reload! It's just
another reason not be impressed by Doom3 and another reason I won't be
buying the expansion pack. I'll probably wait off on buying QuakeIV until I
hear some feedback on it as well.
This coupled w/the fact that enemies can't seem to find me crouched under
stairways or in crawlspaces make me wonder if Doom3 was released before it
was actually done...

--
Remove nospam to email

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?)

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005, Doug wrote:

> Of course I'm referring to the enemies who use firearms (pistols, shotguns,

I didn't notice this in D3 because most probably I killed them before they
needed to reload, but another thing that bugs me in FPS is that although
the enemies fire tons of ammo at you, reloading or not , after you kill
them they leave only one magazine or less. The same applies to NPC allies.

--
Werner Spahl (spahl@cup.uni-muenchen.de) Freedom for
"The meaning of my life is to make me crazy" Vorlonships

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?)

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:50:43 -0700, "Doug" <pigdos@nospamcharter.net>
wrote:

>This coupled w/the fact that enemies can't seem to find me crouched under
>stairways or in crawlspaces make me wonder if Doom3 was released before it
>was actually done...

Playing Doom3 for the first time, I was really nervous about crawling
around, as it felt very claustrophobic and intense. However, after a
while I noticed that none of the enemies could in fact crawl, so they
became a safe haven. They do "see" you, though, but they can't follow
you. A wasted opportunity, really.

/g00golster

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?)

"g00golster" <g00golster@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:v93q5159jmfcpm7u8e1h9tplhvj9ifrmrd@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:50:43 -0700, "Doug" <pigdos@nospamcharter.net>
> wrote:
>
>>This coupled w/the fact that enemies can't seem to find me crouched under
>>stairways or in crawlspaces make me wonder if Doom3 was released before it
>>was actually done...
>
> Playing Doom3 for the first time, I was really nervous about crawling
> around, as it felt very claustrophobic and intense. However, after a
> while I noticed that none of the enemies could in fact crawl, so they
> became a safe haven. They do "see" you, though, but they can't follow
> you. A wasted opportunity, really.
>
> /g00golster
>

Yeah, except for when you go around that corner and that crawl space opens
up into a room with a baddie right there in your face.

 

[william]

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?)

"Doug" <pigdos@nospamcharter.net> wrote:

>Of course I'm referring to the enemies who use firearms (pistols, shotguns,
>machine guns and chainguns). I've just noticed this, they just keep firing
>and firing. Even Half Life's (the original) enemies had to reload! It's just
>another reason not be impressed by Doom3 and another reason I won't be
>buying the expansion pack. I'll probably wait off on buying QuakeIV until I
>hear some feedback on it as well.
>This coupled w/the fact that enemies can't seem to find me crouched under
>stairways or in crawlspaces make me wonder if Doom3 was released before it
>was actually done...

Of course they don't have to reload! They're magical creatures send
from hell. Satan is reloading for them, haven't you figured that out
yet?
The human enemies in HL1 en HL2 *do* have to reload because they are
just human. Although there no empty clips lying around when you
examine the dead bodies.
I agree that if enemies could crouch, follow you into an air duct or
something, it would add to the suspense, but I wont like that at all,
I often hide in those places, and shoot the enemy in the foot, heh
heh!


W.