The Gun I Hate To Love

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Well as I mentioned yesterday I somehow got the urge to start writing editorial content. Not sure how long it will last but the current plan is to pick a topic, and make a fool of myself talking about it every Thursday. To start things off I'm going to come out of the closet on something that has irked me for a while, the instant shot / instant kill weapon. AKA Railgun. The gun I hate to love.

... instant and great rewards for a well placed shot. Big highs and big lows with nothing in between. A truly addictive nature. It's great fun to watch a Railgun duel between two great players, they hit amazing shots and its like a fireworks show. Oh I love to watch that stuff. But then I get to thinking, man does this weapon dumb down the game. I mean bad. Where is the depth? Shouldnt we try to harness and reward more skills than just aim? [snip]

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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